Category Archives: Linux Mint

A branch of Ubuntu that is more elegant and easy to use in my opinion. It also has more tools installed by default which makes some things easier.

MythTV how-to video – Part 2

This is a continuation of Part 1 and in this video I just walk you through a Mythbuntu installation and what options you want to use. The next parts will be about configuring the software past the initial installation. Sorry for the sound quality. I had to use my digital camera for video (which is

MythTV how-to video – Part 1

I have been working on my MythTV box for some time now and finally got around to editing the first part of the how to I recorded when setting it up. The first part is just about setting up the hardware (not much new), but the second part (and probably third and forth) is going

How-to Modify the Default User Settings in Linux

Just like my other two posts here is how you can modify your default user settings in Linux. This is similar to OSX but instead of “/System/Library/User\ Templates/English.lproj” being our template directory. It is “/etc/skel”. The skel directory stands for skeleton and it is where the default files and settings come from when you create

Linux Mint 7 review

Linux Mint 7 “Gloria” RC came out this past week and I spent some time installing it this morning. While it is based on Ubuntu 9.04, my first impressions of Linux Mint 7 are drastically different. Here is a mini review of why I still use Linux Mint as my main OS at home. The

Ubuntu (9.04) Jaunty Jackalope first impressions

I installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my main laptop (HP Compaq 8510p) and I wanted to post what my first impressions: My first issue was with the installation. I am not sure if this feature was taken out or if there was just some other reason I couldn’t do it, but what happened to the ability

Error with CIFS on shutdown in Linux

I kept getting this error with Linux Mint and my NAS. When I shutdown I got an error saying: CIFS VFS server not responding and the system would hang before shutting down and sometimes not shutdown at all. Of course with so many people using Linux the problem was only a Google search away. I