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Fixing GRUB installation error in Linux Mint 19
Recently I was installing Linux Mint 19 onto a computer and discovered that the installer consistently failed to setup GRUB correctly. This left the system […]
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Enabling remote desktop sharing (VNC) on Linux Mint 19
As of Linux Mint 19 there is no longer a menu option for the old vino-preference screen which allowed you to enable remote desktop at […]
Off to a rocky start with Zorin OS
In my previous post I mentioned that I installed Zorin OS onto an older laptop I had lying around. Since that post went up I […]
Blast from the Past: Going Linux, Once and for All
This post was originally published on December 23, 2009. The original can be found here. With the linux experiment coming to an end, and my […]
Blast from the Past: Linux from Scratch: I’ve had it up to here!
This post was originally published on November 27, 2011. The original can be found here. As you may be able to tell from my recent, […]
Blast from the Past: Linux Saves the Day
This post was originally published on December 23, 2009. The original can be found here. Earlier this week I had an experience where using Linux […]
Blast from the Past: Phoenix Rising
This post was originally published on December 12, 2009. The original can be found here. As we prepare to bring The Linux Experiment to a […]
Blast from the Past: Coming to Grips with Reality
This post was originally published on December 8, 2009. The original can be found here. The following is a cautionary tale about putting more trust […]
Blast from the Past: Top 10 things I have learned since the start of this experiment
This post was originally published on October 2, 2009. The original can be found here. In a nod to Dave’s classic top ten segment I […]
Stop screen tearing with Nvidia/Intel graphics combo
Ever since upgrading my laptop to Linux Mint 18 I’ve noticed some pronounced screen tearing happening. Initially I figured this was something I would simply […]
Removing old Kernels in Ubuntu 16.04/Linux Mint 18
Recently I’ve noticed that my /boot partition has become full and I’ve even had some new kernel updates fail as a result. It seems the culprit […]
Ubuntu 16.04 VNC woes? Try this!
You may recall a few years back I made a very similar post about Ubuntu 14.04’s ‘VNC woes’. Well unfortunately it seems things have changed […]
Fix: trying to overwrite ‘/usr/share/accounts/services/google-im.service’ installing kubuntu-desktop
I have an Ubuntu 16.04 desktop installation with Unity and wanted to try KDE, so I ran sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop. apt failed with the […]
Murdering misbehaving applications with xkill
Have you ever had a window in Linux freeze on you and no matter how many times you tried to close it, it just wouldn’t […]
Ubuntu 14.04 VNC woes? Try this!
If, like me, you’ve recently upgraded to Ubuntu 14.04 only to find out that for whatever reason you can no longer VNC to that machine […]
Change the default sort order in Nautilus
The default sort order in Nautilus has been changed to sorting alphabetically by name and the option to change this seems to be broken. For […]
A tale of a gillion installs
Install number one: LMDE 201303. I was hoping for the best of both worlds, but I got driver issues instead. LMDE has known ATI proprietary […]
Screen brightness work around (part 2)
As mentioned before I am having some issues with my laptop’s hardware and controlling the screen brightness. Previously my work around was to set acpi_backlight=vender […]
Fix annoying high-pitched sound
If you’re like me you’ve been suffering through a crazy high-pitched sound emanating from your laptop speakers. Apparently this is a common issue with certain […]
Fix no screen brightness on boot problem
I recently upgraded my laptop to a brand new Lenovo Y410P and promptly replaced Windows 8 with a Linux install. Unfortunately I immediately ran into […]