Linux Mint 12 Gnome Shell distribution review.
This video is showcasing the new features of the Linux Mint 12 distribution. This distribution includes the MATE source code fork of the Gnome 2.XX source code.
View ArticleMoving to Linux Mint & Wagga Wagga flood emergency.
I have got a Linux Mint Live DVD and I am switching to that distribution as soon as possible. I am sitting in an evacuation center right now, due to the risk of flooding, the levee banks supposedly can...
View ArticleDisplaying GRUB 2 boot menu by default with Linux Mint 12.
This is my /etc/default/grub file, and this is how I got my GRUB 2 boot menu to display by default with Linux Mint 12. You just need to add the GRUB_HIDDEN=0 line to the menu and ensure the rest of the...
View ArticleThoughts on Linux Mint 13 and Unity.
The Linux Mint 13 distribution will have a nicer desktop interface than the Ubuntu distribution that goes without saying; I have just loaded up Linux Mint 12 for a quick look at the Cinnamon desktop...
View ArticleInstalling gcc 4.7.0 from source on Linux Mint 12.
After downloading the source tarball for the gcc 4.7.0 release, and unpacking the tarball, enter the source directory: cd gcc-4.7.0/ Then we need to create an empty folder under the gcc-4.7.0/ folder...
View ArticleAnother way to gain root permissions on a Debian Linux installation.
This is another way to gain root permissions on a Debian system; this is a script that will elevate the user to root for a specific command; like using the sudo command. [flynn@flynn-grid-runner ~]$...
View ArticleUsing a Wacom graphics tablet on Ubuntu 12.10.
I have just tried a Wacom Bamboo tablet on my Ubuntu 12.10 machine and it worked perfectly. Using the tablet as a large touch pad to navigate the Gnome Shell desktop is quite fun indeed. You may use...
View ArticleHow to rip a DVD on Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal. The Acid::Rip application...
I was trying to install the Handbrake application on Ubuntu to rip a couple of DVDs and I had no luck as the dependencies were broken. So I installed the Acid::Rip package instead and that gave me a...
View ArticleHow to enable the HTTP proxy in OpenSuse 12.3.
See the original page here: this is how to add a http proxy to OpenSUSE so that the zypper command will work correctly:...
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