A good tip to speed up the Firefox UI easily on Ubuntu 20.04.

The Firefox UI on Ubuntu 20.04 was very slow for some reason. But this trick was a good way to help speed it back up. Go into about:config and then set the value below to true and then restart the browser. gfx.webrender.force-disabledgfx.webrender.force-disabled This seems to have sped it up greatly. I am not sure why … Read more

MATE weather applet on Ubuntu 18.04 not working. This is how to fix it.

The MATE weather applet on Ubuntu 18.04 was not working on my Ubuntu 18.04 installation. This is how I fixed it with a simple patch. sudo sed -i ‘s|https://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver_current/httpparam|https://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver1_3/httpparam\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0|’ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmateweather.so.1sudo sed -i ‘s|https://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver_current/httpparam|https://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver1_3/httpparam\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0|’ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmateweather.so.1 The patch above will fix the libmateweather library. Then the applet will work. Log out and back into the MATE desktop … Read more

A method to try and fix the forced restarts in Windows 10.

The forced restarts in Windows 10 are very annoying when you are working on something and then your machine restarts in the middle of your work. There is a way to turn this off. To do this go to this folder. %windir%\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator%windir%\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator Rename the “Restart” file and create a folder called “Restart” so that Windows … Read more

Restore the files in /etc/skel if they have been deleted.

The files in /etc/skel are for the creation of new user accounts, but if they are deleted accidentally, they are no good no anyone. This is how to re-download these files and restore them. Firstly, download the bash package to an empty directory. ason@Yog-Sothoth » bash » $ apt download bash Then extract it to … Read more

How to get uBlock Origin working with Firefox 55.

The current version of Firefox 55 broke uBlock Origin. To get it working again, install the version of uBlock from the development channel. Scroll down the bottom of this page and select the development channel button. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/?src=ss. This gets it working again instantly. This is the thing with free software, it gets a lot of … Read more

How to fix the read timeout with Me TV on Ubuntu GNU/Linux 16.04.

I was getting the read time-out error on Me TV on Ubuntu 16.04 and this is how I fixed it. Just run the application with this command line. ~$ me-tv –read-timeout 60~$ me-tv –read-timeout 60 This fixed the error. My ASUS My Cinema-U3100Mini Plus V2 device is now working and I am happy again. So … Read more

How I got the Internet connection working in Ubuntu server 14.03.

I installed Ubuntu server 14.03 in a Virtual Machine and after installation the Internet connection was not working. To fix this I added the nameservers to the /etc/resolv.conf file like this. nameserver 8.8.8.8 nameserver 8.8.4.4nameserver 8.8.8.8 nameserver 8.8.4.4 After saving this file, I ran this command. sudo service resolveconf restartsudo service resolveconf restart This fixed … Read more

Check if you are vulnerable to the shellshock bug. This is an easy way to find out.

A vulnerable cygwin shell. Using the shellshock vulnerability to run ls in cygwin. Homer@bejiitas ~ $ x='() { :;}; `/bin/ls -hula`’ bash -c : bash: total 53K drwxrwxr-x+ 1 Homer Homer 0 Sep 26 18:38 . drwxrwxrwt+ 1 Homer Homer 0 Sep 26 2013 .. -rw-rw—- 1 Homer Homer 222 Sep 26 2013 .bash_history -rwxrwxr-x … Read more

How I fixed the Java out of memory issue on an Amazon AWS instance.

I was trying to get openmeetings working on an Amazon AWS instance today and I kept getting Java out of memory errors. I fixed this with this simple solution I found: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18078859/java-run-out-of-memory-issue. This fixed my problem and allowed the java application to start with a limited amount of memory. Try this out if you have … Read more

How to fix the incorrect time in Linux Mint Debian Edition.

The time in Linux Mint Debian Edition can be wrong compared to your Windows installation; this is easily fixed though. Open the /etc/adjtime file in VIM. vim /etc/adjtimevim /etc/adjtime Then change the last line from UTC to LOCAL as shown below. deusexmachina ~ # cat /etc/adjtime 0.014261 1405441104 0.000000 1405441104 LOCALdeusexmachina ~ # cat /etc/adjtime … Read more