Category Archives: Ubuntu

Latest Intel Linux Graphics Drivers Now Available on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Posted on August 11, 2014 by sherly

Latest Intel Linux Graphics Drivers Now Available on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.In version 1.0.6 the 2014Q2 graphics stack released at the end of June. The open-source utility offers an easy way to get the latest graphics and video drivers for supported

Latest Skype 4.3 Release Now Available from Ubuntu

Posted on August 11, 2014 by sherly

Skype 4.3 introduces a new look, improves chat features, makes file transfers more reliable and adds support for newer versions of PulseAudio, the sound server used by many Linux distributions, including Ubuntu.The latest stable release of Skype for Linux is

Ubuntu 14.10 Alpha 2 Now Available for Download

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Development on the newest version release of Ubuntu is continuing to move along, so if you like helping with the testing phase or simply want a peek at the newest features, then here is your chance for some fresh 14.10

Restore Desktop Icons in Linux

Posted on August 7, 2014 by sherly

The latest version of Gnome desktop has removed all of the desktop icons. The global configuration will not allow for the change that is needed and will require each user to implement the change within their shell. 1. Login to

Ubuntu 14.04 OpenVZ locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory

Posted on August 1, 2014 by admin

On a OpenVZ Ubuntu 14.04 image, when i run locale, i get following error This is fixed by editing /etc/environment Add Now you need to log off and log in, so environment variable is set. Now run

How to automatically run a script when logging into Ubuntu Desktop

Posted on July 29, 2014 by sherly

There are circumstances where you wish to have a script run automatically when you log in to Ubuntu Desktop. Such a script can configure various user-specific or system-wide settings on your Ubuntu system, upon user’s desktop login. In Linux, there

How to manage a wired network on Ubuntu Desktop

Posted on July 25, 2014 by sherly

Ubuntu Desktop, a separate GUI program called NetworkManager is responsible for configuring network settings (e.g., wired network, wireless network, proxy settings). However, on a fresh installation of Ubuntu Desktop, your wired network is NOT managed by NetworkManager. So if you

How do you switch to Linux?

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Annie

Most modern Linux distributions make it fairly easy to switch from Windows. Wubi lets you install Ubuntu in a dual-boot configuration from Windows. For most other distros, such as Linux Mint or Debian, it’s mostly a matter of grabbing the

Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS CD / DVD ISO

Posted on July 23, 2014 by sherly

Ubuntu Linux version 14.04 LTS has been released and available for download. Ubuntu Linux is a community-based Linux distribution. The latest release of Ubuntu brings the best open source technologies together on one platform, with the benefit of free updates

grub-install: warning: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot Partition; embedding won’t be possible.

Posted on July 22, 2014 by admin

When installing Ubuntu on 2 TB HDD i got following error. This is fixed by creating a 2 MB partition on the 2 TB hard disk and setting its flag to “bios_grub” Here “1” is the partition number for the

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