The Linux desktop needs a change badly. There is an article and a video here: http://lunduke.com/?p=2953&cpage=1#comment-40465. Talking about what needs to change with the Linux distributions of today to improve the experience for the desktop users. I think that getting rid of the stupid and useless Unity desktop interface and implementing something that is actually … Read more
There is a mission planned to the International Space Station. This mission is planning to carry goods to the space station as the first private enterprise space mission to perform this duty. With the retirement of the space shuttle, private enterprise is one way that the future of space travel will be maintained. The idealistic … Read more
Private enterprise in America have constructed an unmanned space vehicle that is intending to launch into space and dock with the International Space Station making this the first private vehicle that will make the trip. The International Space Station is orbiting the Earth at 19,000 miles an hour and catching up with it must be … Read more
The Ubuntu 12.10 distribution has a new name and there are plans for a new look as well, with plans for a new form factor, is it finally time to remove the retarded Unity desktop and move to something that is less demanding on resources and more familiar to previous Windows users that might want … Read more
I am installing the FreeBSD 9.0 distribution on a spare hard disk, the first part of the installation is over and now I am installing the ports and other related packages. Once the system binaries and all other parts of the operating system are installed then I can try and set up the Xorg packages. … Read more
Very useful .cshrc file that will also work with the tcsh shell on Linux and UNIX. This gives you a nice prompt and a lovely colored ls output. This .cshrc file requires a .complete file for proper functioning, this is available here: http://www.securitronlinux.com/files/complete.tar.gz. # /etc/csh.login: This file contains login defaults used by csh and tcsh. … Read more
The Adobe flash plugin is ending its days on the Linux platform. The buggy and insecure plugin has been the only way to watch Youtube for many years and now it is winding down. Adobe flash has been a vector for Malware infestations on Windows and Linux platforms. It is time that this was put … Read more
This plugin for Compiz allows you to move the Unity launcher to the bottom of the screen, which makes more sense on a widescreen monitor, which comprises the majority of all computers around the world that will be using the Unity desktop. More information here: http://www.webupd8.org/2011/10/how-to-move-unity-launcher-to-bottom-of.html. Why does Unity not have this feature by default? … Read more
Burning a ISO image to a CD or DVD with GNU/Linux is very easy indeed. The wodim command that replaced the old cdrecord software that used to be shipped with Linux is the standard application for performing these tasks. The -speed parameter sets the speed that the ISO image will be written to the DVD … Read more
Installing the Ubuntu distribution is very easy and provides a secure and stable alternative to the Microsoft Windows operating system. Firstly you need to make sure that you have enough free space on the selected hard drive that you are intending to install the Ubuntu distribution to. Resizing a Windows partition is a good way … Read more
The Space Shuttle has made its last journey across country to the final resting place in a museum. This is a huge shame that America does not have any more interest in having regular expeditions into space, they are instead depending on other countries to carry their satellites into orbit, the heydays of space travel … Read more
This is the output of the uname command on my Android tablet. # uname Linux version 2.6.29-s70 ([email protected]) (gcc version 4.4.0 (GCC) ) #8 PREEMPT Wed Oct 27 21:55:55 CST 2010# uname Linux version 2.6.29-s70 ([email protected]) (gcc version 4.4.0 (GCC) ) #8 PREEMPT Wed Oct 27 21:55:55 CST 2010 And this is the output of … Read more
This terminal emulator application for the Google Android operating system allows the user to execute various commands on their Android devices. The command set is fairly restricted, but the ability to access the Linux command line on Android makes up for this. You may use the cat command to view the contents of files such … Read more
The Linux command-line has many powerful tools for viewing and managing running processes on your UNIX/Linux machine. The lsof command is a very useful command, it will display a list of all open files owned by active processes running on your system. Below is an excerpt from the output this command will give you. root@deusexmachina:/home/neo# … Read more
The Linux kernel 3.4-rc2 seems to have given Debian quite a speed boost, the performance of my machine, and the boot time seems to have been improved over the 3.3 kernel I was running before. This is a good sign, the Linux kernel needs more speed and performance to make it even more appealing on … Read more
The Google Android application store is taking over from conventional methods of software distribution. The marketplace available on Android devices allows you to install applications such as Winamp for playing music and the Opera Mobile web browser, which is superior to the built in web browser on the Huawei S7, which does not allow image … Read more
I recently bought a Telstra T Tab tablet and I found out that it already had a previous Google account on it and I could not reset it with the factory reset option under Settings-Privacy-Factory Data Reset. I have discovered that the way to do this is to switch the tablet off, then press and … Read more
How to switch on panel editing mode in the Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop. If you want to move the window buttons on to the bottom panel just like they are in the Gnome 2 desktop, then read on. Firstly, navigate to the panel settings dialog pictured in the screenshot and tick the panel edit mode … Read more
Hosting a website on a Virtual Private Server, or VPS for short is a good way to enjoy the benefits of your own domain name and large amounts of server space for all of your valuable content. Now that we have SSD solid state disks offering even more speed than a 7200 RPM conventional hard … Read more
The Gnome Shell desktop is still getting flak after all this time, the tablet interface is not suited to the desktop at all. But if you do not like the desktop install another one and then you will be happier. The constant whining about whether the Linux desktop is going downhill is grating. At least … Read more