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I can’t remember where I learned this but I use it whenever I need to reinstall Ubuntu on my machines, or when I am doing a fresh install on a new machine. What this does is very simple. The first step creates a text file with a list of installed programs and after reinstalling Ubuntu you will be able to apply that list and reinstall all of the programs without searching through endless amounts of packages trying to find out what programs you are missing. Pros: Very easy to do. Just three commands and you are back up and running. Not much interaction from the user.It just works. Cons: Requires some initial setup. Depending on the amount of applications you originally had installed, downloading and installing those packages may take some time. Prerequisites: Your ‘home’ folder must be on a separate partition. I will explain later in this article. Let’s get started. The first step you will have to do is create a text file.

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So you want that app… yes… THAT app, so you goto the website… but… DAMN no .deb file only source files.
If you’re anything like me, you hate ./configure, make, make install you just want an easy .deb package, for easy install and removing.

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Since Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron), and now Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) it come the Likewise Open package that makes basic Active Directory authentication in Ubuntu a breeze.

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One of the first things I do for my desktops is set them with a static IP. Below is how I go about it.

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You can find out different ways in ubuntu:

Solution 1

cat /etc/issue

The file /etc/issue holds the version of Ubuntu installed on your system

Solution 2

lsb_release -a

or

cat /etc/lsb-release