Linux is still a good desktop choice and a look at some command-line partitioning utilities.

Linux is still a great desktop option The Linux desktop operating system is still a good choice for a desktop operating system after all these years. Even though the desktop has changed a bit since the first Linux distribution I ever used; Red Hat Linux 6.2; this is still a good choice for a person … Read more

A lovely GTK 3.0 theme and wallpaper set for MATE and Gnome Shell.

I have recently installed the Gnome Shell desktop on Linux Mint 14 and I have found a nice theme set for that desktop. Type this command to install the Bluebird theme and some nice wallpapers. sudo apt-get install shimmer-themes shimmer-wallpaperssudo apt-get install shimmer-themes shimmer-wallpapers This installs the GTK theme engine, some wallpapers and a nice … Read more

How to install Google Earth on Linux Mint 14 Nadia with the Google deb package.

I was trying to install the Google Earth 64bit *.deb package on Linux Mint 14 and I had some dependency errors. john@adeptus-mechanicus ~/Downloads $ sudo dpkg -i google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb [sudo] password for john: Selecting previously unselected package google-earth-stable. (Reading database … 282027 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking google-earth-stable (from google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb) … dpkg: dependency problems prevent … Read more

Steam client on Linux Mint 14 working perfectly well and the future of gaming on Linux.

The Steam client on Linux is working very well now; there are not that many games available yet but the ones that are available are great examples of gaming. The upcoming Doom4 game that ID Software are working on will be available on Steam as well as other top rated titles once they have a … Read more

Ubuntu Satanic Edition. Send your PC to hell with this awesome theme pack for Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

http://ubuntusatanic.org/installation.php. This is a an awesome theme pack for Ubuntu and Linux Mint that will install a satanic theme for Linux computers. This is well worth a look if you want a nice dark theme for your computer that is a little different to the usual themes from gnome-look.org. More information here: http://ubuntusatanic.org/news/about/. The wallpapers are … Read more

I have just installed the Linux Mint 14 distribution and it is very good indeed. A perfect desktop OS.

I have just installed the Linux Mint 14 distribution to replace the execrable Ubuntu distribution that is not the best solution when you want to experiment with dual monitors and other things that do not work at all on Ubuntu. Mint 14 comes with Me TV 1.3.7 available in the repositories. This works better than … Read more

Linux Mint 14 Nadia to include new version of the MATE desktop and other cool updates.

The Linux Mint 14 Nadia distribution is available now with new versions of the Linux Mint packages such as the MATE desktop and Cinnamon. MATE has been updated to version 1.4 and Cinnamon is version 1.6. The updated MATE desktop has many enhancements that make this desktop even better as your default desktop choice. One … Read more

Huge Solar Flare not as damaging as predicted. But the possibility is still there for major events in the future.

The July 14 Solar Flare was not as destructive as we all thought it would be, but in the future there could be another more destructive Solar Flare that could cause some real damage to Earth. The 2009 movie “Knowing” featured a massive Coronal Mass Ejection of stellar matter that hit the Earth and incinerated … Read more