A recent Ubuntu bug has gotten slashdotted, and has started raising a lot of questions about the safety of using ext4. The essential “problem” is that ext4 implements something called delayed allocation.

One of the most overlooked features of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 amidst the attention is the ability to add repositories via Apt-URL. Apt-URL is a tool that lets anyone put a link on their website that essentially runs the command apt-get install . For example, click here to install tux paint.

John Dvorak, a well known PC Mag columnist and cranky geek, announced today that Ubuntu 8.10 is "a winner." Even the cranky geek likes Linux? It must be great. It is, and that's why we'll be seeing a lot more of this soon.

I recently downloaded Ubuntu 9.04 alpha 5, "Jaunty Jackalope," to see for myself what's in the works for the next release of Ubuntu, set to come out in stable form on April 23.  Following are some observations, with screenshots.

From time to time, I see someone remark that Ubuntu uses packages from Debian unstable, and that they don’t think this is a very good idea. I would like to explain why we do this and how it works, and hope that this will enable a less one-sided view of the subject.

I have been using Ubuntu since version 5.04 came out. And let me add, this is the damnest Linux distro out there today !! I was a Debian devotee but after 4 years of Ubuntu, now I am a born-again Ubuntu convert.

Earlier this week, I previewed Kubuntu 9.04, so I thought it would be a logical next step to preview Ubuntu 9.04 as well.