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...
Read more →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....
Read more →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...
Read more →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....
Read more →I recently traded in my Mac Mini for a AOpen mp945-dr to see if it would work any better with MythTV and Boxee. I started off with Ubuntu 8.10 installed but found some random problems with video not displaying every time the computer would start so I went back to 8.04. On problem I...
Read more →I ran across a couple of tips in Linux to open a file as root without having to use a terminal. The first is a shortcut on your desktop. To make this one just right click on your desktop and then select “Create Launcher…”. When the dialog box pops up you can put in...
Read more →Another random site I found the other day had this little tip on tethering your Windows Mobile phone to Ubuntu. Seems pretty straight forward. I haven’t tried it yet but I don’t think it would be too complicated. apt-get install subversion svn co https://synce.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/synce/trunk/usb-rndis-lite cd usb-rndis-lite/ make sudo ./clean.sh sudo make install Then you...
Read more →I ran across a good article on how to scale your processor in Ubuntu. For me this was turned on by default and it really helped my battery life on my laptop and now it is nice to know how to configure it. Here is the link to the full page. I am going...
Read more →It has been a while since my last update but I have been really busy with lots of stuff. Here is a quick update I have for now. I will start with saying that the Ubuntu developers saw it fit to ask its users for good ideas to put into the operating system. The...
Read more →I got some Motorola headphones a couple of years ago for my birthday and I love them. Only problem I have had was that I never figured out how to get the headphones to work under Ubuntu. I am currently using Ubuntu 7.10 and although Ubuntu detected my bluetooth adapter just fine I have...
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