This is a how-to article to install nvidia-352 in laptops running Nvidia optimus cards. Compatible operating systems are Ubuntu 14.04.x LTS and above. Tested on Ubuntu 14.04.2 running on NVIDIA Corporation GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M/820M / GT 620M/625M/630M/720M]. Read More >>:
Ubuntu 15.04 final release is just 3 days away and now it’s time for upgrades. This release, although not very exciting on the UI front, is shaping up quite well with some pretty under the hood improvements, plus the much needed upgrade to Gnome 3.14 (not the latest gnome version though!). I’ve been running this …
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We’ve been hearing about convergence for quite a few years now. It’s about time the real thing comes to life. And so, here its is! A working solution! No, we did not steal it from Windows or Mac OS X as others would like us to believe. This is real invention from the Linux guys! …
Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS, the second point release for the LTS version, was released last week. This release includes kernel 3.16, which contains improved and new features which includes support for new Kepler GPU support, many fixes to Btrfs file system, and many more. For detailed changelog and full list of changes made between Ubuntu 14.04.1 and Ubuntu 14.04.2 visit …
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Ubuntu’s very own Startup Disk Creator is a good application to create bootable usbs. However, it does have a mind of its own. Sometimes it gets stuck or freezes halfway through. Ubuntu also ships another application which restores ISO images to disks and can create bootable media. The application is Gnome Disks. The easiest way …
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If you are dualbooting Windows and Linux or if you have multiple disk partitions on your PC or laptop, you would generally like them to automount when your favourite Linux OS boots up. In all cases, you need to add entries to the /etc/fstab to make the automount work. For that, usually, you would need …
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The first stable 64bit version of Easylinux OS has been released. The version is named 0.4 . This is by far the most tweaked Unity interface with custom launchers and unity lenses. Most derivatives of Ubuntu has decided to stick to GNOME classic interface.However, since new users would be using Unity by default, it was …
I have tried many a times to try and run Google Talk using wine but have failed miserably. But now I have found a way to use Google Talk in Ubuntu. Thanks to an askubuntu.com member, puneet, who directed me to a nice way to get google talk on Ubuntu . The four simple steps …
Using Google Talk in Ubuntu 11.04 without wine in 4 simple steps. Read More »
Unity , which was released with Ubuntu 11.04 has one glaring error with compiz. It has a memory leak!
Last year, I had this issue with the pulseaudio engine . There was no sound at all and launching gnome-volume-control would say “waiting for sound system”. Then deleting the ~/.pulse folder did the trick. Today, after reinstalling my system with my newly built custom Easylinux OS, while keeping my /home folder intact, I fell prey …
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