This is what the Ubuntu Unity desktop looks like with a dual monitor configuration. The launcher bar is on both desktops; but the dash when clicked on either desktop is independent of the other. And the wallpaper will span both desktops. This is on Linux Mint 14 and it is clear to see that this … Read more
The Linux Mint 14 distribution is out and everything works well; but dual monitors will not work for me at all. I have two monitors; one connected via DVI and one via HDMI and they are both the same resolution. I am using an ATI graphics card and I can not get the dual monitor … Read more
I have just installed the Linux Mint 14 distribution to replace the execrable Ubuntu distribution that is not the best solution when you want to experiment with dual monitors and other things that do not work at all on Ubuntu. Mint 14 comes with Me TV 1.3.7 available in the repositories. This works better than … Read more
I have been trying to get dual monitors working in Ubuntu 12.10 and I have not had much luck at all; using the Linux Mint 13 distribution I managed to get this working; I used the arandr utility to set up the dual monitor desktop and it worked perfectly. I have a 3360*1050 pixels desktop … Read more
The Linux Mint 14 Nadia distribution is available now with new versions of the Linux Mint packages such as the MATE desktop and Cinnamon. MATE has been updated to version 1.4 and Cinnamon is version 1.6. The updated MATE desktop has many enhancements that make this desktop even better as your default desktop choice. One … Read more
The Windows 8 operating system forces you to re-boot to install updates. This is 2012; why can the operating system not install updates whilst the operating system is up and running and there is a user logged into the system doing their work? Apparently after 2 days it forces you to re-boot to install your … Read more
http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/how-to-install-the-linux-mint-13-mate-desktop-in-ubuntu-12-10-quantal-quetzal/ How to install the Linux Mint 13 MATE desktop in Ubuntu 12.10. http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/some-more-nice-themes-for-the-linux-mint-13-mate-desktop/ A list of lovely themes for the Linux Mint 13 MATE desktop. http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/another-selection-of-very-nice-linux-mint-mate-themes/ Another selection of very nice MATE themes. http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/mate-desktop-on-linux-mint-13-some-nice-gtk-and-icon-themes-to-make-it-look-very-nice/ A selection of very nice MATE icon themes and GTK styles to theme your desktop. http://www.securitronlinux.com/linux-mint-2/windows-7-lookalike-kde-themes-how-to-make-linux-look-like-vista-or-windows-7/ Some themes and icons for KDE 4.8.0 … Read more
A look at the MATE desktop in Linux Mint 13. I am showing how to remove and restore icons on the desktop and changing themes and icons. This desktop is laid out just like the Gnome 2.32.2 desktop was in Ubuntu 8.10. I like this desktop far more than the Unity or Gnome Shell desktops.
Do you ever wish that you could enable the su command on Linux Mint 13 or Ubuntu? Well read on and you will learn how to accomplish this. By default the sudo command is used to run a command as the superuser; this command is controlled by the /etc/sudoers. This is what the file looks … Read more
I have installed a fresh copy of Linux Mint 13 in Virtualbox to experiment with and I needed to install the guest additions to enable full desktop resolutions and many other features. I downloaded the guest additions ISO from here: http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.0/ and then added it to Virtualbox as a CDROM device. Once in Linux Mint … Read more
If you wish your Linux Mint MATE desktop to look like the Windows XP operating system from Redmond WA, then you only need to install these two themes into your ~/.themes folder and then select the XP Luna theme in the Preferences->Appearance window. I have my MATE desktop setup with the two panels in the … Read more
The VLC media player has been updated on Linux Mint 13, I just ran sudo apt-get dist-upgrade and the new version of the VLC player was pushed out to me. The V4L part of the player has been fixed in the VLC media player 2.0.3 Twoflower release, you can now select the input if you … Read more
Lovely Wagga Wagga night photo. Long exposure of the river at night.
This video shows how to install an instance of Windows 7 in a Virtualbox disk image, if you install the Virtualbox guest additions you can run Windows 7 at full resolution and copy and paste between the host and the virtualised operating system.
I recently wanted to connect my laptop running Linux Mint 12 Debian edition with my desktop machine running Linux Mint 13 Maya with a crossover cable, the desktop machine has two network cards, one connected to the Ethernet modem and one that I connected my crossover cable to. Then I clicked the Network icon on … Read more
Nice Cinnamon themes for Linux Mint 13 Maya. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=147807 Eleganse-Elementary dark themes for Cinnamon. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Mictlan+gnome+shell+%26+cinnamon+theme+?content=149542. Mictlan Gnome Shell and Cinnamon theme. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/GoldieBluez?content=150586. GoldieBluez Gnome & Cinnamon theme. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/GoldieBluez?content=150586. AnTaRtIkA Gnome Shell and Cinnamon theme. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Hacktivist+-+Cinnamon+Theme?content=148598. Hacktivist Cinnamon theme. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Elementary+Style+-+Gnome-Shell%2BCinnamon?content=145727. Elementary styled Gnome Shell and Cinnamon theme. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Smooth+Purple+-+Cinnamon+Theme?content=148725. Smooth Purple Cinnamon theme.
On Slashdot they have a story about the fall of the Gnome desktop, the team is losing members and the other desktops such as KDE and Cinnamon are taking over. Just as the Unity desktop is the death of the Ubuntu distribution, the Gnome 3 desktop will be the straw that breaks the camels back … Read more