Boot-Repair is around from quite sometime, released under license GNU-GPL and it is great tool to fix the issues with your Grub and Boot, it repair frequent boot issues you may encounter in Ubuntu …
Source: Fix Ubuntu/Linux Mint boot and grub issues with Boot-Repair – NoobsLab
OpenShot video editor is an open-source video editor for Linux but also available for Windows and Mac, it is free and released under GNU GPL 3 license. Using OpenShot video editor you can create a film with your videos, photos, and audio tracks that you have always thought of. It lets you add transitions, effects, and sub-titles, and you can export to DVD, YouTube, Video, and many other common formats.
Source: OpenShot 2.0.x Crowd Funded Video Editor Available for Ubuntu/Linux Mint – NoobsLab
Explain how to undo or rollback an apt-get install command on a Debian or Ubuntu or Mint Linux.
Source: Rollback an apt-get upgrade if something goes wrong on Debian / Ubuntu Linux (nixCraft)
So if ipv6 is not supported on your network infrastructure, it might be useful to disable it all together. Why ? It can cause issues like delayed domain lookups, un-necessary attempts to connect to ipv6 addresses causing delay in network connection etc.
Source: How to disable Ipv6 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian (BinaryTides)
(This is also applicable to a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian, or some other Debian derivative such as RasPBX)
This article will show you how to install Linux Mint 17 side by side with Microsoft Windows 7. The desktop environment that will be installed will be the “Cinnamon Desktop”.
It is imperative that you follow every section especially the part about backing up your Microsoft Windows files. If you fail to back up your system and something goes wrong with the installation you run the risk of losing data.
Don’t let the last paragraph scare you. Installing Linux Mint is not that difficult and the rewards are incredible.
Linux Mint is currently the most popular version of Linux and boasts an impressive user interface and a great range of software and it can be installed and used for free.
Full article here:
How to install Linux Mint alongside Windows 7 (Everyday Linux User)
Sometimes your printer might not work with your Linux machine and you will have to install the necessary drivers to make it work like in Windows. Most printer manufacturers have printer drivers for Linux, but, some don’t. According the OS platform statistics posted on W3Schools, Linux has 5% and Macs around 10% market share and rest, Windows in the desktops market. With less market share Apple Macs also face peripheral compatibility issue. To tackle this, both Macs, which are Unix-based and Linux, which is Unix-like make use of CUPS (Common Unix Printing System.)
Full article here:
How to Add a Printer in Ubuntu or Linux Mint with CUPS (Linuxaria)
Do is an intelligent launcher tool that makes performing common tasks on your computer simple and efficient. Do not only allows you to search for items in your desktop environment (e.g. applications, contacts, bookmarks, files, music), it also allows you to specify actions to perform on search results (e.g. Run, Open, Email, Chat, Play, etc.) and it allows you to quickly search for many items present in your GNOME desktop environment (applications, Firefox bookmarks, files, artists and albums in Rhythmbox, Pidgin buddies, etc.).
Full article here:
Install “Gnome Do” an Application Launcher in Ubuntu/Linux Mint (NoobsLab)
As you may know ISPs can see those links you visit from your devices while using their service, this thing bother me and many users who knows about this stuff. Simply we can use SOCKS proxy using SSH. This approach is useful to surf web because things will be encrypted and your local administrator or ISP won’t be able to see what you are doing, they just can see encrypted packets are floating. 🙂
Also this method won’t eat much of your bandwidth but a little difference you may notice while testing your bandwidth using speedtest tools.
Full article here:
Browse Internet as Nobody knows what you are doing, Simple SOCKS Proxy setup under Linux (NoobsLab)
I have recently written a series of articles showing How to install PCLinuxOS alongside Windows XP.
There are a number of reasons why I chose to write about PCLinuxOS over say Ubuntu or Linux Mint.
Here are five reasons why I think PCLinuxOS is a better fit for Windows XP and Windows Vista users than Ubuntu.
Full article here:
5 Reasons Why PCLinuxOS Is Better For Windows XP Users Than Ubuntu (Everyday Linux User)
Related:
PCLinuxOS Makes Desktop Linux Look Good (LinuxInsider)
From the Ubuntu manuals page for xvidtune – video mode tuner for Xorg:
Xvidtune is a client interface to the X server video mode extension (XFree86-VidModeExtension).
When given one of the non-toolkit options, xvidtune provides a command line interface to either print or switch the video mode.
Without any options (or with only toolkit options) it presents the user with various buttons and sliders that can be used to interactively adjust existing video modes. It will also print the settings in a format suitable for inclusion in an xorg.conf file.
Normally the Xorg X servers only allow changes to be made with the XFree86-VidModeExtension from clients connected via a local connection type.
Note: The original mode settings can be restored by pressing the ‘R’ key, and this can be used to restore a stable screen in situations where the screen becomes unreadable.
Emphasis added. We had not heard of Xvidtune before, and it seems like it could be a handy tool to have in certain situations. See the manual page for your Linux distribution, or the Ubuntu manuals page for xvidtune for additional information. However, Tecmint warns:
Note: The Incorrect use of this program can do permanent damage to your monitor and/or Video card. If you don’t know what you are doing, don’t change anything and exit immediately.
Source: 8 Useful X-window (Gui Based) Linux Commands – Part I (Tecmint)
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