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Change date format globally in Ubuntu

Recently, I was twice asked about how to change the date format in Ubuntu. I have never bothered to tweak this part in my own setup. So, when asked, I assumed it would be easy to do at first. However, upon searching the Ubuntu desktop, I couldn’t find anything that might change the date format [...]

Posted 14 November 2008 § Ubuntu Linux ‡ Comments (12) ° Also tagged: , , ,

How to format a thumbdrive in Ubuntu

While the Linux OS in general, and Ubuntu in particular, has progressed so much in the user’s desktop (and in my opinion, to the point superior to other competing OSes), there is still room for improvement. I occasionally encountered situations where Ubuntu seemed to be lacking in some fundamental use cases. Just the other day, [...]

Posted 10 November 2008 § Ubuntu Linux ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,