This is a list of keyboard shortcuts in Ubuntu 8.10 that will make your life easier. This list includes the GNOME Desktop, Nautilus, and FireFox 3.

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.

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.

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.

I’m going to explain how to setup a lightweight Apache and MySQL to work on a smaller server such as SliceHost’s 256mb VPS. This will work on both Debian and Ubuntu servers. You are going to install Apache 2 and MySQL like you normally would. After you install it, we are going to edit the config files to better utilize your available memory. To do this you need to be logged in via SSH to your server.