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Awesome wallpapers for your Linux and Windows desktops. These are very nice indeed.

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Winding road wallpaper: http://res1.windows.microsoft.com/resbox/en/windows/main/fc02eae6-095b-4e18-82aa-f37c9706f6b3_6.jpg. 3840 x 1200 pixels dual-screen wallpaper. beautiful waterfall wallpaper: http://res2.windows.microsoft.com/resbox/en/windows/main/324425b2-0405-4b0a-841a-f626bc36aa29_11.jpg. Tsing Ma Bridge (Hong Kong): http://res1.windows.microsoft.com/resbox/en/windows/main/73d5c047-18ac-4a85-83e3-370a2f4f5e80_6.jpg. 3840 x 1200 pixels dual-screen wallpaper. Cliffs at Sunset, Muriwai Regional Park (New Zealand): http://res2.windows.microsoft.com/resbox/en/windows/main/c9419d5a-dff2-42a0-9a35-fef4cd7d7adc_6.jpg. 3840 x 1200 pixels dual-screen wallpaper. Some more wallpaper examples in an older posting: http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/awesome-dual-and-quad-monitor-wallpapers-suitable-for-a-linux-desktop-environment/. An awesome quad-screen wallpaper looking … Read more

How to remove desktop icons with MATE 1.6 on Linux Mint 15.

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This screenshot shows how to remove the desktop icons with the dconf-editor on Linux Mint 15 MATE. Simply open the dconf-editor, which is in System Tools and then untick this value: org -> mate -> desktop -> background -> show-desktop-icons. This will instantly get rid of those pesky icons that cover your awesome desktop wallpaper. … Read more

Some very good Gnome Shell themes for Ubuntu and Linux Mint 15.

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http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/GNOME+Shell%3A+Nord?content=142971. Nord Gnome Shell theme, now compatible with Gnome 3.6. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/LittleBigMod_2nd?content=152088. LittleBigMod Gnome Shell 3.6 theme. A very good and sleek theme. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/London+Smoke+-+Gnome-Shell?content=142426. London Smoke theme for Gnome Shell 3.4. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/malys+-++GS?content=142262. Malys theme for Gnome Shell 3.4.1. Another quality theme for your Linux desktop. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Darkair+%28+3.4%2B3.6%2B3.8%2B3.9.2%29?content=156215. Darkair Gnome Shell theme. A theme with a lovely orange … Read more

How to enable LLVM rendering in Unity on Linux Mint and Ubuntu.

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The Unity desktop in Ubuntu 13.04 supports a different rendering mode that will increase performance on lower specced machines. To enable this, enter the command below to create an empty file in the /etc/X11/Xsession.d directory. sudo touch /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99force-llvmsudo touch /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99force-llvm Then type sudo vim.tiny /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99force-llvm and enter this text. export UNITY_LOW_GFX_MODE=1export UNITY_LOW_GFX_MODE=1 Then press ESC … Read more

How to install Sublime text in Linux Mint 15 with a PPA.

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The Sublime text 2 editor is an amazing new text editor for Linux and Windows that will make your text editing duties much easier. Firstly, you need to add the PPA for Linux Mint 15/Ubuntu 13.04. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/sublime-text-3sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/sublime-text-3 Then update the package repositories to enable the apt application to find the new … Read more

How to remove the ATI unsupported hardware watermark in Linux Mint 15.

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The ATI “unsupported hardware” watermark is a very annoying sight in Linux Mint 15. Here is how to remove it. This tip is for anyone who has installed the ATI drivers by typing sudo apt-get install fglrx fglrx-amdcccle. Firstly; download the ATI drivers from the website. http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13-4-linux-x86.x86_64.zip. Then move the downloaded file into a new … Read more

New Linux Mint minicomputer in the works. Very useful little device.

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There is a new mini-pc in the works, this is a diminutive fanless computer that runs Linux Mint and is perfect as a hidden computer in the living room. This computer has impressive specifications for the size. Intel Core i5 CPU. Intel HD integrated graphics. 4 Gigabytes of RAM. 500 Gigabyte HDD. Dual-Gigabit Ethernet ports. … Read more

Gnome Shell versus Unity on Linux Mint 15. What I think about the two competing desktops.

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The Gnome Shell desktop on Linux Mint 15 is a pretty good desktop environment for any Linux user, but after typing sudo apt-get install unity on Linux Mint 15 and trying it out, I actually think that the Unity desktop is the faster of the two. Despite the Macintosh styled interface. The ability to quickly … Read more

Linux Mint 16 release will be named “Petra”.

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The next release of the Linux Mint 16 distribution code named “Petra” will be released in November. This will include the new KDE 4.11 desktop interface as well as many other enhancements and upgrades. I am looking forward to this release. This is the best desktop environment around and is well worth the time taken … Read more

Lovely Linux Mint GDM themes that you can also use for the MDM login manager.

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There are some lovely MDM themes here: http://gnome-look.org/index.php?xsortmode=high&page=0&xcontentmode=150&PHPSESSID=677369a539b682bfcfaf4deb6bad7148. These would be perfect for any Linux Mint 15 machine. The MDM login manager in Linux Mint 15 has the ability to load GDM themes as well as new animated HTML5 themes. These themes are perfect for any user that wants to customise the login manager. This … Read more

How to install Virtualbox Guest Additions for Virtualbox in Linux Mint 15.

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To install Virtualbox guest additions in operating systems that are installed into a Virtualbox VM, use these commands. This will get you up and running in no time. deep-thought ~ # apt-get install virtualbox-guest-additions-isodeep-thought ~ # apt-get install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso This will install the ISO image containing the guest additions. The file can be found in … Read more

Awesome GTK themes for Linux Mint 15. Some even better themes for Linux desktops.

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Some awesome themes for the Linux Mint 15 MATE desktop. Numix: http://satya164.deviantart.com/art/Numix-GTK3-theme-360223962. This is a very nice flat theme for MATE that is very monochome and stylish. Clearlooks Phenix: http://www.jpfleury.net/en/software/clearlooks-phenix.php. This is a GTK 3 port of the venerable Clearlooks theme. Holo: http://tiheum.deviantart.com/art/Holo-280076980. This is a very good theme that mimics the look of the … Read more

Windows 7 in Virtualbox. And a look at the Linux Mint 15 distribution.

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The Linux Mint 15 distribution I have just installed is even better than the 14 release. Hopefully it will not have that annoying bug from the 14 release that would slow your computer to a crawl when you were copying large files from one location to another. The new login screen has many new HTML5 … Read more

New Linux Mint 15 distribution released. This is even better than the 14 release!

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The final stable release of Linux Mint 15 is now available. This is the next release of the popular Linux Mint distribution and comes with new software and enhancements to the login screen and the MATE desktop. Get this Linux distribution and enjoy a Linux distribution that does not come with Amazon spyware and the … Read more

New Windows 8 GTK theme available for Linux. This comes with a Metacity theme as well.

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Nice Windows 8 theme for Linux http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Windows8+%28GTK+theme+2.x+%26+GTK+3.x%29?content=158560. This is a theme for GTK 3.0 that allows you to theme Unity or MATE to look like Windows 8. Sure the Windows 8 and Server 2012 interfaces are ugly; but it is kind of cool to theme Unity and MATE to resemble Windows 8. This theme also … Read more

A look at the new features and wallpapers in Linux Mint 15.

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These are the new wallpapers that are available for Linux Mint 15. The railway one is very beautiful indeed. And the new MDM customisation application. This allows you to select new themes for the login manager. The new software manager allows users to select from categories and install software very easily. The Release Candidate of … Read more

Linux Mint 15 Release Candidate released. Try this new Linux distribution now.

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The release candidate of the Linux Mint 15 distribution has been released. This new version of the Linux Mint distribution brings new software and features that will please all users of Linux, the Mint distro comes with all codecs and required software that you need to surf the Internet and listen to music just by … Read more