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Oh good! My Unbuntu 8.10 Server edition has arrived, and this means play time. I requested it from the website and got it a couple weeks later. Did the same with Ubuntu desktop edition.
I am yet to install it and I want to see if I could create a webserver out of it and see how it performs against other Linux/Unix operating systems thats hosting websites. So I will let you know how it goes.

Tags: linux, server, ubuntu, web hosting, website

Well the installation finished and took roundabout an hour. I played around a bit to see what’s going on. It immediately picked up 192 updates that needed to be installed, this was automatically downloaded from the internet and installed.
The add/remove programs feature works in another way, there is preset programs ready to be installed. They came with Ubuntu but you need to be connected to the internet to install them, it looks like it actually has to download them. There is loads of software, anything you need. I found the function very handy since you don’t have to worry about your software on CDs, it’s always there whenever you install Ubuntu.
Another great thing is the driver support, omg, it picked up and installed all the drivers for all of the devices on my laptop, sound, vga, lan etc. without any problems, what other operating system can do that.
Connecting to a Microsoft network share for example is quick and easy. You just need the ip address of the server or machine and the sharename you’re connecting to. You can’t run any exe’s or programs though because Ubuntu is Linux based.

There’s still lots of playing around to do so I will add another article in the future when I’m all clued up with Ubuntu.

Tags: linux, networking, ubuntu, ubuntu driver support, ubuntu updates

The Ubuntu installation is pretty standard with some extra settings to help you. You boot of the CD like you would usually do with any OS. If you have Windows XP already installed on your machine, the Ubuntu installer can modify and resize your whole harddrive to create an extra partition so that you can keep your Windows installation and do a dual boot with Ubuntu. During this process you can even import your Windows XP user accounts so that your documents and settings are available in Ubuntu. The installation is straight forward with no problems. So far so good.

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My one friend showed me Ubuntu in action yesterday and hell…….. it looks great, so many features. You have a virtual 3D desktop in which you can switch between different running desktops. There are so many little things that for example the other major OS don’t have. It is so custumizable, I’m very impressed with Ubuntu. You can choose between a desktop version and a server version.
Ubuntu is a free, Debian derived Linux-based operating system, available with both community and professional support. This OS is free of charge and will always be. You get free security updates for at least 18 months on the desktop and server version.
You can download Ubuntu from their website for free and you can even request a CD/DVD to be sent to you via postage. That is also totally free.
Check out their website: http://www.ubuntu.com
Well, my Ubuntu download has finished, I’m going to install it now and play around a bit. Will get back to you guys.

Tags: desktop, linux, operating system, os, server, ubuntu, version

Website statistics are very important when you need to publish your website. There’s very handy tools to check your webstats. When you’re running cPanel you get utilities like these: AWStats, Webalizer, Raw Log Manager, Referrer Logs, Error Logs.
With these you can see how many bandwitdh are transferred every day and how much space you’re website is using, therefore monitoring if your webhosting package is sufficient for your needs. You can also see how much unique visitors you get every day and how many hits which of your webpages get. It also shows from which countries your visitors are and how many pages they accessed and for how long. IP addresses are shown and you can track your visitors with that information. Awstats shows you which search engines are accessing your websites and how many pages thay have downloaded. These are all very important when you are trying to get your websites noticed. You can work with this information for better marketing. It shows you how often google and other search engines access your site. I prefer Awstats, it’s all this info on one page and it helps a lot.

Tags: awstats, bandwidth, cpanel, logs, web hosting, website statistics

These days its not a question of who has a website, it’s a question of who doesn’t have a website. More and more small companies are getting websites set up for them. Normal internet users set up sites and domains to advertise their skills for better jobs. Wedding websites are also becoming a more regular thing where they post their photos and so on. All of us knows of at least minimum one person who owns a website and domain. It’s becoming an everyday thing and webhosts like us(Definite Web Hosting) can’t complain. So my question here is: How many people do you know who has at least one website or domain on the net, and what do they use it for?

Tags: companies, internet users, webhost, website