Now that you have Ubuntu 8.10 installed, we are going to add all the basic programs, codecs, and customizations that you may need on Ubuntu.
Services
Your new install probably has some services running that you don’t need. Let’s remove those to free up some system resources. To do this select System > Administration > Services. Unlock the services tab by entering your password. Then remove the services you do not need.

**UPDATE 2** – This appears to be working again. Please post a comment and let me know if it works, or doesn’t work for you!
**UPDATE** – This method no longer works. I believe you can install it by downloading the .deb files, however I am attempting to find a way to upgrade from the repositories. If you know how, please post a comment explaining how and I will update this guide.
Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex (Due out on October 30, 2008) will not be shipping with the newest version of Open …

We are going to go over how to install Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex onto your computer.
1. Creating bootable media
Download the software and create in installation disk. You can download Ubuntu 8.10 from http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/810rc PLEASE NOTE: This is currently the Release Candidate version. After downloading Ubuntu, create an install CD.

With Ubuntu 8.10 coming out in just a couple of days, I am going to show you how to get prepared to upgrade your 8.04 install. Ubuntu 8.10 (Inrepid Ibex) is supposed to be released on October 30th, and it is suggested that you not perform this upgrade until the final version. Please remember that the beta version is NOT considered stable.

I decided that I needed to start backing up my websites as well as my home computers, and I wanted to do this at a third party location, that way if my local backups failed, I would still have another option. After doing some research I decided to use Rsync Palace. The three default packages that they offered didn’t suit my needs so I spoke with the owner Otto Yiu and was able to setup a custom package for me. In no time I had my account setup.

This tutorial will go over installing Squid using Webmin to configure it. We won’t be going over installing Webmin, so if you need help there is an excellent tutorial at HowtoForge. You’re going to want to install Squid first so that Webmin will automatically detect that you have Squid installed and install the correct modules. Don’t worry though, if you already have webmin installed, you can add the Squid module from the Webmin admin area.