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
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
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
I am still using Ubuntu 14.04 and it is a worthwhile choice for the desktop. The stability of the desktop is fine now, that is with the default Unity desktop as well as the KDE 4.11 desktop environment. There are other desktops available, such as E17, Awesome, and Xfce4, but I like to use Unity … Read more
This long exposure of the river was taken at night and shows the flow of the water during the 1 minute exposure. I hope you like this image as a good wallpaper. The full moon was up; so the reflected light of the Sun could light up the sky.
A dual screen artwork depicting Shub Niggurath: http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3914/lovecraft1.jpg. An apocalyptic image that features the Louvre in an apocalyptic world: http://emerdelac.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/john_martin_le_pandemonium_louvre.jpg. Cthulhu Mad geometry Rlyeh wallpaper: download. Apocalyptic Brooklyn bridge wallpaper: http://www.wallpaperup.com/wallpapers/download/12365. Another very cool apocalyptic fantasy wallpaper: http://www.wallpaperup.com/wallpapers/download/25609. This one could be a post-post apocalypse wallpaper that depicts a possible future with humanity living in … Read more
This theme for Gnome or MATE desktops will theme your GTK applications to look like the old CDE desktop: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/GTK2-notif2?content=18886. Get this one if you want a classic look for your desktop. Download this theme here: https://dl.opendesktop.org/api/files/download/id/1460763624/18886-GTK2-notif2.tar.gz.
How you can install the Ubuntu Unity desktop on your Linux Mint 15 system. use this command to install the Lightdm login manager; the Unity desktop and other assorted paraphernalia that goes with it. I just did this today with Mint and this worked. You need the ubuntu-desktop package installed to make use of this … Read more
How to setup Windows Server 2012 in Virtualbox. I have just installed Windows Server 2012 in Virtualbox to experiment with and this works very well with the Virtualbox Guest Additions installed. Firstly, type this command to install the required software. homer@eren-titan /usr/share/virtualbox $ sudo apt-get install virtualbox virtualbox-guest-additions-isohomer@eren-titan /usr/share/virtualbox $ sudo apt-get install virtualbox virtualbox-guest-additions-iso … Read more
The new Linux Mint 16 distro will include the MATE 1.8 and Cinnamon 2.0. The new Linux Mint 16 distribution will include the MATE 1.8 desktop environment and the new Cinnamon 2.0 release. This will further improve the Linux Mint distribution. The new release will be named Petra and should be available at the end … Read more
I was using the Xfce4 desktop and I needed a Pulseaudio mixer application. This one is just fine. I am using a desktop that did not come with a Pulseaudio mixer by default and I found out that the pavucontrol is a perfect application for controlling audio. Type this command to install this very useful … Read more
This is a relatively painless process if you follow this tutorial. Note that I am using a 64bit operating system. First off; download the µtorrent client here: http://www.utorrent.com/downloads/linux. If it is in the ~/Downloads folder then type: tar -xvf utorrent-server-3.0-ubuntu-10.10-27079.tar.gztar -xvf utorrent-server-3.0-ubuntu-10.10-27079.tar.gz Install the required libssl component. sudo apt-get install libssl0.9.8sudo apt-get install libssl0.9.8 to … Read more
This is a lovely green Ubuntu wallpaper for your desktop. This is an amazing wallpaper with good detail in the background.
https://code.google.com/p/sayonara-player/. This player is now available on Google Code. This music player installed without any hassles on Linux Mint 15 and worked perfectly. I now prefer it over the Audacious player and Banshee. Banshee and Rhythmbox are bloated and slow to load, but this player is very fast to load and you are ready to … Read more
These themes that you can download from OMGUbuntu.co.uk theme the toolbars in Nautilus and make it much more attractive. These are very good themes to use with the MATE desktop as well. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/08/how-to-unify-the-look-of-the-toolbars-in-ambiance-and-radiance. http://www.fandigital.com/p/zoncolor.html. Zoncolor themes for Ubuntu and MATE. These are very customisable themes for your Linux desktop. Ubuntu Ambiance theme for KDE; this … Read more
Linux e-books. (PDF). There is a lot of information in this Linux E-Book: http://securitronlinux.com/lc/AdvancedLinuxPocketbook.pdf. This is the Advanced Linux Pocketbook and the information therein is very useful for anyone who is learning about networking and wants some pointers on using networking with Linux. This is a bit dated, but the information is still pertinent in … Read more