I have just tried out the Alien Arena multiplayer game on Ubuntu. Running it with the default settings with my 1 Gigabyte ATI Radeon card and 6 Gigabytes of RAM, this was one enjoyable game. The focus of this shooter is multiplayer online action. Rather like another quality Linux game Corebreach. You can create your … Read more
The alien command is used to convert Linux packages from one format to another. Install this on Linux by typing this command: homer@lollinux-machina:~/Desktop$ sudo apt-get install alienhomer@lollinux-machina:~/Desktop$ sudo apt-get install alien Then you may convert a package using this command. Below is an example. homer@lollinux-machina:~/Desktop$ sudo alien me-tv-1.3.6-1.fc14.x86_64.rpm warning: me-tv-1.3.6-1.fc14.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key … Read more
1 – What is Linux Mint: Linux Mint is an operating system designed to work on most modern systems, including two typical systems x86 and x64 . Linux Mint can be thought of as similar to Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS and another copy of Linux. Linux Mint is also designed to work with other … Read more
FreeBSD is lagging behind Linux on the desktop. Why is this? Linux has an advantage over FreeBSD. The usability of the aforementioned operating system is not up to the standards set by Linux that has the Red Hat Linux Enterprise distribution that is fully capable of powering servers and uses a simple GUI installer and … Read more
When it comes to server hosting, there are two options available to every user. These options are Linux based hosting options and Windows-based hosting options. You will come across people who are firmly in one camp and many who are confused and in the middle. What about me, you ask? Well when it comes to … Read more
The transmission remote interface is very good for accessing your torrent client over a network. Use the command below to access a transmission session and see the progress of your torrents. The syntax is: username:password@IP:PORT. transmission-remote-cli -c jim:[email protected]:9091transmission-remote-cli -c jim:[email protected]:9091 You may also access the transmission client over a web interface. This gives you an … Read more
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A website that will explain the workings of any Linux command in plain english. http://explainshell.com/. This website allows you to type in a Linux command that you are unsure of and it will be explained to you in plain english. I just found this website linked in a Reddit posting and it is very cool … Read more
Getting the Most From Your Next Adventure with Technology: 7 Gadgets Worth a Look Traveling at home or abroad is always an adventure no matter what happens. Savvy travelers have learned that getting the most from any trip comes down to being prepared. In the Digital Age, streamlined gadgets that enhance the travel experience are … Read more
Bash fork bomb. This will lock up your computer and cause all sorts of problems. Do not run this. :(){ :|:& };::(){ :|:& };: The bash fork bomb is an obfuscated version of this code. This will fork() over and over again until the computer locks up. fork() { fork | fork & }fork() { … Read more
Useful tips and commands for absolute Linux beginners. The Linux command line has many useful commands that are useful for managing files and installing software. I will cover a few in this post. cp. This command is used to copy a file from one location to the other. For example: cp myfile.txt Desktop/myfile.txt which will … Read more
The new Linux Mint 16 MATE desktop is better than ever, I am running it in VMware and it runs like a dream. It is based on the 3.11 Linux kernel and uses the same desktop theme and layout as the previous releases. But this is a good thing. The performance is extremely good. Firefox … Read more
Some beautiful green hills. This is a very attractive wallpaper. A field of Canola with trees in the distance. A lovely Autumn scene. A gorgeous sunset scene with red lighting and misty mountains. A nice HD Simpsons wallpaper. A pier on the ocean with a lovely long exposure and beautiful lighting. A cool picture of … Read more
Sometimes when you are using the apt-get command to install updates you can get errors when installing a deb package. This is easily remedied by using the -f parameter to the apt-get install command. Use it like this: homer@lollinux-machina:~$ sudo apt-get -f installhomer@lollinux-machina:~$ sudo apt-get -f install This will run the installation of the packages … Read more
Why desktop Linux is getting better and better all the time. The Linux desktop has evolved so far from the olden days of computing; the days of Gnome 1.0 and Red Hat Linux 6.2 are gone, but we have Ubuntu 14.04 and Linux Mint 16 Petra that are powering modern computers. Red Hat Linux 6.2 … Read more
Mounting a USB drive in Ubuntu without needing root access. If you want to be able to mount a USB drive in Ubuntu or Linux Mint without clicking the entry in the Nautilus file manager then this post is for you. Type this command to install the pmount utility. homer@lollinux-machina:~$ sudo apt-get install pmounthomer@lollinux-machina:~$ sudo … Read more
The Linux Mint 16 distribution is one that will take over from Windows 8.1. The Windows operating system has good gaming performance, but Linux does as well. I have played Corebreach on Fedora Core 19 and it ran very well indeed. There are a few good Linux games that are available for PC. There are … Read more
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The final ISO images for the Linux Mint 16 distribution have been released. This is based upon Linux kernel 3.11, and brings many improvements in terms of software and usability. The animated HTML5 login screens should still be there as well as new versions of the packages. This release is based upon the Ubuntu 13.10 … Read more
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