Ubuntu includes the Avahi service, which uses the .local domain as a multicast DNS zone. For example, if you have a Ubuntu system named "ubuntu" on your network, it can be accessed at the address ...

If your Ubuntu-based Web server receives a dynamic IP address from your company's Internet Service Provider, the server will automatically be configured to use the ISP's Domain Name System (DNS) ...

Since Google decided to launch its own DNS service, we've dug into finding the fastest domain name server and knowing if yours failed. If you're on a GNOME-based Linux system, you can also try any DNS ...