How to repair the missing upper panel on Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook
After my last update I was not able to visualize my upper panel on Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook. After some internet searches and tests I found these two solutions which were useful to me: Solution A - right...
View ArticleRemote Control your Ubuntu
Managing the Remote Desktop on Ubuntu is quite easy. You can allow users to access your desktop with VNC Viewer utility that is included in Ubuntu pack and can be downloaded for free also in Windows...
View ArticleGet Kindle for PC to Ubuntu (if you really don’t like Calibre)
Amazon’s Kindle a popular portable e-book reader device, lately made Kindle for PC application that allows you to download and have books on your computer rather than having a portable e-book reader...
View ArticleHow to Install Inkscape on Linux (with special instructions for Ubuntu)
Inkscape is an open-source SVG editor with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, Visio, etc. Supported SVG features include basic shapes, paths, text, alpha blending, transforms, gradients,...
View ArticleSearching a Gmail notifier for Ubuntu 10.04… an unpredictable Odyssey!
Finding a versatile Gmail notifier for my laptop seemed to be not so difficult and, after a first quick search, I selected a bunch of software I believed interesting. But when I tested them I was not...
View ArticleThe good third choice: MATE desktop environment. The traditional but rock...
My first Linux OS was a Knoppix but I had so many problems with the hardware drivers, the LAN configuration and the monitor settings that I was really discouraged. After many tests I decided that...
View ArticleHow to install Ubuntu 12.04 on old computers with non PAE CPU
When I tried to install Ubuntu 12.04 on an old ThinkPad X40 I was surprised to discover this warning on my screen: This kernel requires the following features not present on the CPU: pae. Unable to...
View ArticleUpdate from Fedora 18 to 20 or 21 in few simple clicks and without (I hope)...
Sometimes simple things become hard problems. This happened to me when I discovered that my Fedora 18 OS was obsolete (very old indeed) and I tried to upgrade it to the Fedora 20 version. Fedora 18...
View ArticleGNOME Extensions Website Has A New Look by http://bit.ly/2npBDPo
Every GNOME Shell user will visit the official GNOME Shell Extensions website at least once. And if those users do so this weekend they’ll notice a small difference as the GNOME Shell Extensions...
View ArticleHow To Back Up Your Linux Installation: Gnome Disk Utility by...
For new Linux users, it can be a bit daunting to back up your Linux installation. Many articles go over setting up complicated command-line based systems, persuade users to purchase expensive cloud...
View ArticleMake GNOME Shell Look Exactly Like Unity 7 with this Theme by...
We’ve looked at ways to make GNOME Shell look like Unity before, but a new theme from the b00merang project provides what is perhaps the closest clone yet. It’s a Unity 7 GNOME Shell theme that...
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