KnowUbuntu

Most of my posts will deal with the issues I face personally at home and at work. My default OS (for now) is Ubuntu 9.04 for both work and play. Some of the issues I face might be simply the result of the system I am on. However, problems that I face at both home and work are probably OS issues, since the three machines I run are very different. Below are the specs for these three systems. If there is something else about the systems that you feel is important and would like to know just let me know.

HOME PC - This is a custom built machine.

• AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor
• G Skill 2 GB (2 x 1 GB) DDR2 SDRAM
• NVIDIA GeForce 6150
• WD 500 GB 5400 to 7200 RPM SATA 3.0 Gb/s Hard Drive
• Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Edition (64 bit)
• My monitor sucks and is old.

• HP Compaq dc7800 Small Form Factor
• Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00GHz (64 bit)
• DIMM Synchronous 800 MHz 4 GB (2 x 2 GB)
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
• Seagate 250 GB (ST3250310AS)
• Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop Edition (32 bit)
• HP LP3065 30″ Monitor (oh ya!)

• HP Compaq 6910p (RH243AV) Notebook
• Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7800 @ 2.60GHz (64 bit)
• SODIMM Synchronous 667 MHz 2 GB (2 x 1 GB)
• ATI M64-S Mobility Radeon X2300
• Seagate 120 GB (ST9120823AS)
• Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Edition (64 bit)

uname -a

Displays the version of Linux you are running. This is very useful if you need to find out which kernel you are using or whether you are using a 32 bit (i686) version or a 64 bit (x86_64).

sudo lshw

Gives you all the hardware specs for your system. if you add the -html option it will output the results in html format.

lsb_release -a

Displays the version of Linux you are running.