Ubuntu Buzz !: October 2017 : Unofficial Ubuntu Blog

Ade Malsasa Akbar Friday, October 27, 2017 at 22:47

GNU/Linux Review: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark"

This is a review for Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" that was released at 19 October 2017 which features the new GNOME Desktop, new user interface, with GNOME 3.26 applications, and new wallpapers. The freshly installed system runs at ±1GiB of RAM and is slower on old machine. This review contains links for more information such as Artful download links, installation guide, and also newbie's guide. I hope you find this review helpful!

Ade Malsasa Akbar Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 20:54

Reducing Ubuntu 17.10 Memory Usage (Down to ~600MiB)

Do you feel Ubuntu 17.10 is slow and heavy? Do you find it's difficult to run Firefox and others without lagging? That's because Ubuntu has so many processes running at once that are unnecessary for most users. Among them are redundant gnome-shell, gsd-somethings, evolution-somethings, and many more. Ubuntu 17.10 uses at least 1GiB of RAM at idle and that is too heavy for a desktop system. This article explains some experiments in reducing RAM usage down to ±600MiB by disabling those unnecessary processes from Ubuntu. The final result is for you wanting to run Ubuntu 17.10 faster and more stable (without lagging). Please do these experiments at your own risk. Enjoy!

Ade Malsasa Akbar Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 23:59

What To Do After Installing Ubuntu 17.10

These are easy tips for first-timer users of Ubuntu 17.10. These including recommended apps (with lightweight browser) and Firefox add-ons, disabling Natural Scrolling, playing MP3 and any video formats, adding download/upload indicator at top panel, and finally further links to learn more in operating Ubuntu. I hope this article helps you in using Ubuntu easily!

Ade Malsasa Akbar Monday, October 23, 2017 at 21:28

Recommended Applications for Ubuntu 17.10

Here I list useful free software applications for Ubuntu 17.10 users. This including lightweight web browsers, video player, and also alternatives to Adobe Photoshop, CorelDRAW, or such nonfree software applications. You also can read how to install them here. I hope this list will help you in your first days using Artful Aardvark!

Ade Malsasa Akbar Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 20:05

How To Install Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark

This is a step-by-step tutorial to install Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark". You can read this to install in single-boot or dual-boot mode. You will prepare 2 blank partitions first, then making a bootable USB drive, then installing Ubuntu in 10 steps. Make sure you did a proper data backup before and never lost focus when installing. Have nice experiences with Ubuntu!

Ade Malsasa Akbar Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 19:37

Newbie's Guide to Ubuntu 17.10 Part 3

This is Part 3 of the newbie's guide to operate Ubuntu 17.10. Here you'll learn most basic settings in Ubuntu divided in 2 parts (basics & installing applications) plus special part (GNOME Tweaks and Shell Extensions) at end. Basic needs such as changing wallpaper and enabling touchpad are explained with pictures, including repositioning the dock to bottom (many users will like it) and choosing repository mirror source too. I wish this simple tutorial helps you to operate Ubuntu fluently. This is the last part and I will republish them soon as an ebook. Enjoy!

Ade Malsasa Akbar Friday, October 20, 2017 at 17:20

How To Download Ubuntu 17.10 via Torrent

This simple tutorial explains you 3 steps to download Ubuntu via BitTorrent. This unique way of downloading often faster (e.g. 1.5GB in only 12 minutes) and by using this you helped Ubuntu official servers to reduce its heavy load. You will use Transmission BitTorrent client (it's already in your Ubuntu) to download the .torrent file and finally download the .iso file of Ubuntu 17.10. This tutorial is applicable to any other torrent downloading. Happy downloading!

Ade Malsasa Akbar Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 23:25

Finally, Ubuntu 17.10 All Flavors Download Links

Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" finally released at today Thursday, 19 October 2017. This 2017's latest version of Ubuntu really brings the biggest change in its user interface: switch from Unity to GNOME 3! And Ubuntu 17.10 doesn't come alone, it released along with all the Ubuntu Official Flavors (Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, etc.). Here I listed direct download links + torrents from all flavors (but remember that the regular Ubuntu no longer ships 32bit ISO anymore). Enjoy!

Ade Malsasa Akbar Monday, October 16, 2017 at 21:40

Install GNOME Shell Extensions on Ubuntu 17.10

Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" is using GNOME but we cannot install GNOME Shell Extensions (GSE) from GNOME website by default. This happens because Artful doesn't ship with special feature "to connect" between the Extensions Repo and the Desktop. This short tutorial shows you how to install that feature and then install any GSE you love as you wish. Enjoy!

Ade Malsasa Akbar Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 22:47

Newbie's Guide to Ubuntu 17.10 Part 2

This is Part 2 of the newbie's guide to operate Ubuntu 17.10. Here you'll learn how to operate the Nautilus File Manager. You'll do most of daily activities in Nautilus because it is your file manager, like Finder in Mac OS X or Explorer in Windows. You'll learn basic skills such as selecting & navigating, creating & deleting, searching & sorting files/folders, and also basic knowledge for keyboard shortcuts and the user interface. I wish this article helps you best to run Ubuntu 17.10 easily and happily. Enjoy!

Ade Malsasa Akbar Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 16:29

Quick Look to Uruk GNU/Linux

Uruk GNU/Linux is a complete, user-friendly desktop operating system with strong commitment in free software that is derived from Trisquel. Uruk 2.0 is derived from Trisquel 8 Flidas (that is still in Beta now) that is derived from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Uruk features MATE Desktop as its interface, with LibreOffice and VLC there, plus Emacs and GIMP preinstalled, and completed with Ubiquity to easily install the system. If you kindly want a 100% free distro (despite for now, it hasn't been recognized by FSF) that is user-friendly and actively developed, I wish you'll be happy with Uruk. So here's a quick look to its live session. Enjoy!

Ade Malsasa Akbar Sunday, October 8, 2017 at 21:27

Newbie's Guide to Ubuntu 17.10 Part 1

This is a tutorial series for newbies to operate Ubuntu 17.10. This is targeted to help newbies from MS Windows environment to run Ubuntu. This series is divided into 3 parts: first operating the desktop, second navigating the file manager, and third setting the system so it suits your needs. After the final part, this will be re-published as an ebook of UbuntuBuzz. So start your Ubuntu and enjoy this!

Ade Malsasa Akbar Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 23:20

Setup Java Programming Tools on Ubuntu for Beginners

This tutorial is for you to setup Java tools and text editor so you can do Java programming on Ubuntu. The tools are OpenJDK and the editor is Geany, a lightweight & user-friendly IDE. The platform used here is Java Standard Edition (Java SE). This tutorial is intended for students especially those switching from Windows and those who avoiding resource-hungry editor like Netbeans/Eclipse. Enjoy!

Ade Malsasa Akbar Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 23:36

Ubuntu MATE: Writing Japanese (Kanji, Katakana, Hiragana) Easily

How to write Japanese characters like 「ウブントゥ」 on Ubuntu MATE? Do you want to type document in Japanese Kanji, Hiragana, or Katakana? You can do it easily using Fcitx Mozc program on Ubuntu MATE, as I introduced previously at Kubuntu. This tutorial applies to Ubuntu MATE and any Debian-based GNU/Linux using MATE Desktop. Enjoy!

Ade Malsasa Akbar Sunday, October 1, 2017 at 22:38

Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" Preview Part 7: Beta 2

Artful Beta 2 (aka the Final Beta) released recently at 29 September 2017. This is the last Beta before the real final stable later at 19 October. We can download the Beta 2 now and see how will the stable be. The important news of this Part 7 are there is no 32bit version, the desktop is really moved to GNOME, memory consumption is still huge, new wallpapers and user experience. We hope the final stable will be ultimately better and wonderful. Enjoy!