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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 […]
You’ll know when to use it.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]