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Category Archives: Linux
Make an old laptop into a “Chromebook”
My father-in-law needed to use a web browser on an old laptop. He liked using Chrome, but Edge would open and not close. Random apps popped up and took up the screen. Windows 10 on an HP laptop was hogging … Continue reading
Red screen at night on Linux
f.lux and Redshift are the two major players for making your laptop screen turn red. I had f.lux working on Linux Mint but recently upgraded to Linux Mint 18 and it stopped working. I cannot get the applet to show … Continue reading
Have Linux access Windows hard drive again
In Windows 8 and 10, Microsoft added a “Fast Startup” feature that saves a state of the computer to disk. This is like Hibernation, which for a while has prevented Linux from mounting a Windows partition. This new feature makes … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Linux, Windows
Tagged fast startup, hibernation, Linux, mount partition, Windows 10, Windows 8
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Brother printing blank pages on Linux
The Brother HL 2140 is a good printer but getting it to work on Linux Mint is a bit of a hassle. There are many forums online with the problem of the Brother printing many blank pages. Finally, I found … Continue reading
Picking a Linux Distro for a Server
An old laptop that is going to be running a home server is going to be limited on computing resources, so it is worth looking into running your server with as little overhead as possible. I was looking for the … Continue reading
Posted in Linux, Reviews
Tagged GRUB, GUI, Linux, Linux Mint, server, Ubuntu, Ubuntu server
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Install NVidia on Linux Mint
If you have a NVidia graphics card, you will need to install drivers for your Linux Mint OS to use this hardware. If you got it, use it, especially if you are using multiple screens. Follow the instructions on this … Continue reading
Linux Mint 17.3 and OwnCloud Desktop Client
How to do it wrong, way 1 Using the OwnCloud client that is in the Software Sources provided in Linux Mint is wrong! This downloads an older version of the Desktop Client that will fail when connecting to your updated … Continue reading
Synergy – sharing your keyboard, mouse, and clipboard across computers
Having two computers at your desk does not mean two keyboards and two mouses. The software called Synergy hosted over on their webite can help you share your keyboard, mouse, and even clipboard across multiple computers. That is right, multiple, not … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Linux, Reviews
Tagged clipboard, hostname, ifconfig, ip address, keyboard, mouse, QuickSynergy, review, shared clipboard, shared keyboard, shared mouse, synergy, tips, tutorial
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Eclipse Luna Dark Theme on Linux Mint
Update 2 (4/6/2015): The best theme that seems to work flawlessly is “delorean-dark”. Be sure to select it for Desktop and Control in the Themes section. There are many themes are close but this one seems the best all around. … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Linux
Tagged dark theme, eclipse, Linux, Linux Mint, luna, nightfall, themes, tips
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Man and Keyboard 