Disabling the GNOME Nautilus navigation history
Previously I wrote about how to disable your GNOME Recent Documents menu. This post covers a second GNOME history menu: That which is contained at the bottom of your ‘Go’ Related posts: Disabling the...
View ArticleThe configuration defaults for GNOME Power Manager have not been installed
A friend brought me a Ubuntu system with the following issue: On entering gdm, the login prompt was displayed on a black background and the following message appeared in the Related posts: Ubuntu not...
View ArticleCrashPlan backup to Samba share on Linux
For about a week now I’ve been wrestling with implementing a system where CrashPlan would backup to my network drive. I ran into a really bit problem: When you mount Related posts: Synology DiskStation...
View ArticleSynology DiskStation and Samba mount permissions
So today I was using smbmount to mount a network share from my Synology DiskStation to my Linux PC when I noticed a rather annoying file permissions issue that I Related posts: CrashPlan backup to...
View ArticleHow to check your hard drives SMART status using a Ubuntu Live CD
Checking your hard drive’s SMART status is a good idea if you’re running into issues that make you think the hard drive may be bad. In this scenario, I’ll be Related posts: How to securely wipe hard...
View ArticleHow to easily create a multipart (multivolume) RAR file easily in Ubuntu
This explains how to quickly and easily create a multipart (multivolume) RAR file using Gnome / File Roller in Ubuntu. First, locate the file(s) / folder(s) you want to compress Related posts: How to...
View ArticleGnome places menu items give ‘File not found’ error
This is one of several issues that I ended up helping a friend with last night on his Ubuntu installation. When clicking an item in the ‘Places’ menu, such as Related posts: How to easily create a...
View ArticleGuild Wars on PlayOnLinux
Here’s a quick run-down of the steps that I took when setting up Guild Wars on a friends Ubuntu machine under PlayOnLinux. We chose PlayOnLinux because of the ability to Related posts: Installing...
View ArticleBroadcasting a multimedia stream using icecast2 and gst-launch in Ubuntu Linux
The following is (I hope) an adequately-documented procedure to stream desktop audio capture via icecast2. What you will need: Basic audio hardware An Internet connection Ability to accept inbound...
View ArticleHow to disable the screensaver in Ubuntu Classic Gnome
Note that screensaver preferences are a per-user setting, meaning each user has their own settings. If you’re experiencing issues with the screensaver (lack of OpenGL acceleration, system hanging, etc)...
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