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Posted in November 10th, 2011
The Perfect Desktop – Fedora 16 i686 (GNOME)
This tutorial shows how you can set up a Fedora 16
desktop (GNOME) that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows
desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the
things they do on their…
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Posted in November 9th, 2011
Enabling Compiz Fusion On Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)
This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on an Ubuntu
Linux 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) Unity desktop (the system must have a
3D-capable
graphics card – I’m using an NVIDIA GeForce 8200 h…
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Posted in November 9th, 2011
How To Upgrade From Fedora 15 To Fedora 16 (Desktop & Server)
This article describes how you can upgrade your Fedora 15 system to
Fedora 16. The upgrade procedure works for both desktop and server
installations.
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Posted in November 2nd, 2011
How To Let Your Wallpapers Rotate With Webilder (Linux Mint 11)
This article is about how to automatically change your desktop
wallpaper on prespecified intervals with a software called Webilder that also downloads new wallpapers from
flickr and&nbs…
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Posted in October 31st, 2011
Installing Windows Software With Wine (Linux Mint 11)
This tutorial is supposed to show you how to install .exe files on your Linux system. I am using Linux Mint 11 as an operating system, however the steps
should not differ greatly from other distr…
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Posted in October 23rd, 2011
The Perfect Desktop – Ubuntu Studio 11.10
This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu Studio 11.10
desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e.
that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on
their…
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Posted in October 18th, 2011
The Perfect Desktop – Kubuntu 11.10
This tutorial shows how you can set up a Kubuntu 11.10
desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e.
that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on
their Windows desk…
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Posted in October 16th, 2011
The Perfect Desktop – Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)
This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric
Ocelot) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows
desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the
th…
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Posted in October 13th, 2011
How To Upgrade Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) To 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) (Desktop & Server)
The new Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) has just been released. This
guide shows how you can upgrade your Ubuntu 11.04 desktop and server
installations to Ub…
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Posted in October 11th, 2011
Changing Desktop Appearance On Linux Mint 11 (Advanced)
This tutorial is supposed to show you how to change the GNOME
desktop’s appearance on Linux Mint further than the standard options of
the Appearance section in the Control Center allow. I am goin…
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Posted in October 9th, 2011
Editing Images With Pinta
This article is about how to use the Pinta graphical editor to edit pictures and covers some of its most important features. Pinta is a lightweight image editor for Linux and is far more easier
to handle than Gimp but still ha…
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Posted in October 3rd, 2011
Ripping An MP3 CD On Linux Mint 11
This
article describes how to rip music off an audio CD in acceptable shape
with a moderate bitrate and in MP3 format on Linux Mint 11. There are are numerous ways of ripping a CD on Linux, but not all of
them pro…
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Posted in September 30th, 2011
Android Smartphone USB Tethering (Linux Mint 11)
This
article is about how to tether your Android smartphone with Linux Mint
11 and similar operating systems via USB, meaning how to use your
smartphone’s network to access the Internet on your compute…
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Posted in September 23rd, 2011
Creating A Bootable USB Device On Linux Mint 11
This tutorial will show you how to make your USB hard disk device a bootable Linux system. Linux Mint 11 needs about 4.7 gigabyte of free space on your hard
drive, so make sure your device has at least …
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Posted in September 15th, 2011
The Perfect Desktop – Mepis 11
This tutorial shows how you can set up a Mepis
11 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e.
that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on
their Windows desktops. Th…
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Posted in September 1st, 2011
The Perfect Desktop – Pinguy OS 11.04
This tutorial shows how you can set up a Pinguy OS
desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e.
that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on
their Windows deskt…
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Posted in September 1st, 2011
Converting Audio Files On Linux Mint
This
article covers the issue of converting audio files on Linux Mint.
Converting audio files can be a hard thing to accomplish if one does
not have the proper tools to do so, that is why I will also cover a few
dif…
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Posted in August 31st, 2011
How To Install VMware Player On Ubuntu 11.04/Linux Mint 11
This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install
VMware Player on an Ubuntu 11.04 or Linux Mint 11 desktop system. With
VMware Player you can create and run guest operating…
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Posted in August 26th, 2011
Having made an earlier defection from KDE to Gnome, Linus Torvalds has now rejected both in favor of Xfce. It’s only natural that the actions of the creator of the Linux kernel would attract e…
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Posted in August 26th, 2011
Having made an earlier defection from KDE to Gnome, Linus Torvalds has now rejected both in favor of Xfce. It’s only natural that the actions of the creator of the Linux kernel would attract e…
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Posted in August 26th, 2011
Having made an earlier defection from KDE to Gnome, Linus Torvalds has now rejected both in favor of Xfce. It’s only natural that the actions of the creator of the Linux kernel would attract e…
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Posted in August 26th, 2011
Having made an earlier defection from KDE to Gnome, Linus Torvalds has now rejected both in favor of Xfce. It’s only natural that the actions of the creator of the Linux kernel would attract e…
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Posted in August 26th, 2011
Having made an earlier defection from KDE to Gnome, Linus Torvalds has now rejected both in favor of Xfce. It’s only natural that the actions of the creator of the Linux kernel would attract e…
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Posted in August 26th, 2011
Having made an earlier defection from KDE to Gnome, Linus Torvalds has now rejected both in favor of Xfce. It’s only natural that the actions of the creator of the Linux kernel would attract e…
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Posted in August 26th, 2011
Having made an earlier defection from KDE to Gnome, Linus Torvalds has now rejected both in favor of Xfce. It’s only natural that the actions of the creator of the Linux kernel would attract e…
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Posted in August 26th, 2011
Using An Android Smartphone As A WLAN Hotspot
To access Wireless LAN you usually need
to find a so-called hotspot where you can use the local Wireless LAN to
access the Internet. Android smartphones however have a feature which
enables them to become…
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Posted in August 25th, 2011
Burning An Audio CD On Linux Mint
This
article is about how you can convert your mp3 audio files to a format
accepted for burning audio CDs and burning them on a blank CD
afterwards on Linux Mint 11. There are multiple ways and applications to convert…
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Posted in August 24th, 2011
Changing Desktop Appearance On Linux Mint 11
This tutorial is supposed to show how to change the desktop’s appearance to people
who are new to Linux. For this tutorial I am using Linux Mint 11
with the Gnome desktop. This is the default desktop you…
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Posted in August 16th, 2011
Introduction To The Ubuntu Unity Desktop
This tutorial is supposed to guide the reader through some new features of the Unity desktop, Ubuntu’s new desktop environment used since Ubuntu 11.04. The prime subject will be the launcher, which is somethin…
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Posted in August 15th, 2011
How To Take Screenshots Of Your Android Smartphone
Unfortunately it is not possible to directly take screenshots of an
Android phone (e.g. by tapping on a button). This tutorial shows you how
you can take screenshots of an Android smartphone with t…
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