Upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 from 11.10 using Ubuntu CD / DVD

What if you want upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) from 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) but can’t do over the Internet? Maybe your connection is not fast enough or just not reliable to perform the upgrade. Well, you can always upgrade using a CD/DVD ISO image.

If you have access to faster more reliable connections like from a library or school, download the image from Ubuntu site and burn it onto a CD/DVD. Then when you get home use it to upgrade your system. This brief tutorial is going to show you how to do it.

FileSharing in Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04,11.10 (Precise Pangolin)

This brief tutorial shows you how to enable file sharing between Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 easily. If you want to access Ubuntu files from Windows or vice versa, you may have to enable file sharing. When file sharing is enabled, you will be able to access, modify and delete files on either machine remotely. This is one good way to make sure that both your Windows and Ubuntu machines can communicate share documents.

In order for this to work both machines must be on the same sub-network (plugged into the same switch / router). If they’re not, it probably won’t work.