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Top 10 Linux FUD Patterns, Part 4

In this installment of my series on the Top 10 Linux FUD patterns, I address two patterns that have more to do with software packages that run on the Linux platform than with the Linux OS itself. As … more »

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Top 10 Linux FUD Patterns, Part 4 — 4 comments

brinkleybw wrote 5 months ago: In this installment of my series on the Top 10 Linux FUD patterns, I address two patterns that have … more »

Tags: fud, FUD Series, Gaming, Linux, dwg, DXF, file, format, Metrics

How to Reset Ubuntu/Gnome Settings to Defaults without Re-installing — 60 comments

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: As a new user, there comes a time (or there will come a time) when you are playing around with Ubunt … more »

Tags: HOW TO?, Linux, Theming & Customization, Tips and Tricks, ubuntu, Default, Desktop, Gnome, Linux

Amarok Suddenly Stops Playing MP3s — 29 comments

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: I noticed today that Amarok suddenly decided to stop supporting MP3 playback. I would try to load a … more »

Tags: xine

Ubuntu Tool Highlight: StartUp-Manager - Configure GRUB and Usplash — 9 comments

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: While perusing the Ubuntu forums for a way to fix my disappeared bootup and shutdown usplash, I foun … more »

Tags: General, Linux, Security, Tips and Tricks, ubuntu, start-up-manager, usplash

How to Recover Ubuntu After Installing Microsoft Windows — 7 comments

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: Lost your GRUB boot menu because you installed or re-installed Windows? Follow these steps to reco … more »

Tags: Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Tips and Tricks, ubuntu, Vista

How to Fix the OpenOffice Copy and Paste Crash Bug — 7 comments

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: The new version of Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) shipped with a version of OpenOffice that contains a criti … more »

Tags: Tips and Tricks, ubuntu, Linux, Repositories, OpenOffice

Adventures in a New Ubuntu 6.10 Clean Install: Day 4 — 6 comments

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: Day 4 How to Install the Most Common Applications in Ubuntu 6.10 in One (or Two) Click(s)! My next t … more »

Tags: FUD Series, General, Linux, Multimedia, Tips and Tricks, ubuntu, O.G.G

Adventures in a New Ubuntu 6.10 Clean Install: Day 3

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: Day 3 How to Mount a FAT32 Drive/Partition with Read and Write Access for All Users The next step I … more »

Tags: FUD Series, Linux, Tips and Tricks, ubuntu, Partition, Permissions

Adventures in a New Ubuntu 6.10 Clean Install – Day 2, Part 1

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: Day 2, Part 1 Configuring Display Settings and Resolution The first thing I had to do once I got to … more »

Tags: Hardware, drivers, Tips and Tricks, FUD Series, xorg

Accessing Linux Partitions from Windows XP — 6 comments

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: As you may have read in my last post, I toasted my Ubuntu last night when installing the Release Can … more »

Tags: Microsoft, Tips and Tricks, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Partition

How to Kill Your Ubuntu: Impatience! — 1 comment

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: Okay. I was impatient. I killed my Ubuntu system. How? Despite what I said in a previous post, despi … more »

Tags: backup, Hardware, Linux, Shell & Command Line (CLI), ubuntu, backup, Linux, Partition, RC

Ubuntu Crashes on Start and Returns to the Login Screen — 19 comments

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: While customizing my Ubuntu Desktop, I installed Murrine by following this thread on Ubuntu Forums. … more »

Tags: ubuntu, Shell & Command Line (CLI), xorg, Panels, xServer, Murrine, xnest, Terminal

Ubuntu Panel Menu Bar Applet Loses Transparency / KDE affects Gnome — 2 comments

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: At one point or another during all of the customizing I’ve been doing since I installed Ubuntu … more »

Tags: Tips and Tricks, Panels, Transparency

Fixing MSN Connection Problem: Can't Connect in Gaim, aMSN, or Kopete — 19 comments

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: For the last couple of weeks or so (maybe it’s just been a week, I don’t know), I haven … more »

Tags: ubuntu, Linux, Security, ubuntu, Linux, Kubuntu, MSN, MoBlock, Gaim

GDM (Login Screen) Resolution Too Big to Fit Screen? Try this... — 25 comments

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: For the longest time after installing KDE in Ubuntu, my login screen became too big to fit my screen … more »

Tags: Hardware, Kubuntu, Linux, Tips and Tricks, ubuntu, Display, GDM, KDE, Kubuntu

Troubleshooting and Fixing Sound Issues in (K)Ubuntu Linux — 1 comment

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: As always, the great community called Ubuntu Forums has a great guide to troubleshooting your sound … more »

Tags: drivers, Hardware, Kubuntu, Tips and Tricks, ubuntu, sound

How to Restore the Official Firefox and Thunderbird icons in (K)Ubuntu

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: One of the first things I didn’t like about (K)Ubuntu was that Firefox and Thunderbird didn … more »

Tags: Tips and Tricks, ubuntu, Kubuntu, Thunderbird

Lexmark x1110 Driver For Ubuntu Linux

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: One of my biggest issues with using Linux with my computer is getting ALL of the hardware to work. … more »

Tags: drivers, Hardware, Kubuntu, Linux, ubuntu, cordless, driver, Kubuntu, Lexmark

Adventures in a New Ubuntu 6.10 Clean Install – Day 2, Part 2 — 1 comment

Kevin Guertin wrote 1 year ago: Day 2, Part 2 The First Bug Encountered in Ubuntu I actually wrote Day 2, Part 1 in OpenOffice Write … more »

Tags: General, Linux, Repositories, ubuntu, OpenOffice


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