Archive for October, 2008
[How to] Install NewHuman theme From Intrepid Ibex On Hardy Heron
This could be a very useful post for people who search about and want the new Intrepid Ibex and its NewHuman theme. There are many clones of the theme available all over the internet in websites like gnome-look.org. However there is also a way to get the original theme through the repositories.
Let’s see how [...]
[How To] Fix MBR after installing/uninstalling Windows/Linux in a dual boot
Many, who do a dual boot with any Linux and Windows will face the problem of Master Boot Record (MBR). In easier words, one of them (Windows or Linux) wont boot after installing/uninstalling the other. This is a small guide I hope many would find it useful.
FIXING WINDOWS BOOT AFTER UNINSTALLING LINUX
[Today Only!] Download your Copy of Crossover for FREE!
Codeweavers’ CrossOver software, which allows you to run Windows programs on your Linux and Mac machines, has a Lame Duck offer in which for today ONLY they’ve put up unlocked builds of Codeweavers’ CrossOver for Mac and Linux, and are allowing you to download them FREE OF COST.
Make the best use of this opportunity, head [...]
[How to] Tackling Screen Resolution Problems in Linux
Many of us may feel screen resolution as the biggest pest in any OS. If we don’t get the screen resolution we want we get real fed up with the UI (dont we?). Personally, I very much hate if screen resolution gets screwed up and also have faced a lot of problems on that.
So I [...]
[How to] Fix “Home Directory should be accesible only by the user” — Warning Message during login
I just encountered this problem recently so I thought I would drop a short note about it. Once I was trying to mount ext3 filesystems with read and write support and I, by mistake, did chmod my entire root partition as 775.
In this process, I made a warning message appear everytime I login, saying something [...]
Pre-order your Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex 8.10 CD’s!
With just few days ago to Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) ShipIt – Canonical’s service of sending Ubuntu CDs FREE of cost to your doorstop has now started accepting pre-orders for delivery requests of Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu 8.10). You can order either the Desktop edition or the server edition, and it will be delivered FREE [...]
[How to] Setting up Frontech Tv Tuner in Linux
Continue I am personally a Frontech tv tuner user. I dont currently use it now but i was using in the past. I faced hell a lot of problems to get it working. It was sheer luck that i ran into the info here which saved me!!!! Thanks to Mann.
Here’s an excerpt from it
13/06/07- I [...]
KDE Launches User Forums
KDE commnunity recently launched a dedicated forum over at forum.kde.org
The forum will complement the already existing and pretty exhaustive KDE User Base for support and other resources. Having a dedicated forum for a desktop environment is a really good thing, it should help users get help right from the horse’s mouth.
The forums include sections like [...]
[How-To]Send SMS from your Linux computer via your Mobile Phone
While exploring Fedora 10 Beta, I found this neat little app called Phone Manager.
The about page of PhoneManager states
Phone Manager is a program created to allow you to control aspects of your mobile phone from your GNOME 2 desktop..
Create a Fedora Bootable USB Pen/Flash Drive Easily using liveusb-creator
LiveCDs are a great way to try out (new) Linux distros on your system.
Unfortunately CDs get scratched pretty easily, and can turn into a coaster pretty soon.
With prices of USB pen drives at rock bottom, they’re probably the best way to try out LiveCDs. Generally its not that easy to make a bootable LiveCD [...]
