Category Archives: Linux

Upgrading from Linux Petra to Qiana

If you followed my previous blog post of going from 15 to 16, well I am back with 16 to 17! https://manandkeyboard.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/upgrading-from-linux-mint-15-to-16/ This time I am following another great blog posted online: http://www.yourownlinux.com/2014/06/how-to-upgrade-to-linux-mint-17-qiana-from-linux-mint-16-petra.html Do your backup of files. The author … Continue reading

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Bitcoin ASIC Miner on Linux

Getting an ASCI Bitcoin Miner to run on Windows is straight forward but getting the correct drivers and terminal commands down to run it is actually more difficult than one would think. So, I would suggest sticking to Windows but … Continue reading

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Upgrading from Linux Mint 15 to 16

Using Linux Mint 15, I noticed that I was not notified when a newer version of Linux Mint was published. v15 was treating me well but I like to run the latest. A clean install is always an option but … Continue reading

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Netflix on Linux

Update! (11/30/2014) Running Netflix in Linux is much easier. More or less, if you have Google Chrome 37 or more, it should run out of the box. Chromium did not work for me but pure breed Chrome did. This just … Continue reading

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GPG error with public key

When I would run sudo apt-get update I would get and error that made using apt-get useless: Fetched 164 kB in 7s (20.9 kB/s)  Reading package lists… Done W: GPG error: http://download.opensuse.org Release: The following signatures couldn’t be verified because … Continue reading

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