Ubuntu Linux tips and tricks for using it on the desktop. The main thing about using Linux is getting it installed is one thing, but getting various hardware working and configured is another. Nvidia drivers are one major stumbling block for willing Ubuntu users. Here is a nice tutorial that explains how to install Nvidia … Read more
Get ahold of the Mac OSX Sierra password files This is how to list the password files on a Macintosh machine, but the folder is only readable by the superuser. deusexmachina:~ jason$ sudo ls -l /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/usersdeusexmachina:~ jason$ sudo ls -l /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users This will return a listing of many files that contain passwords. But these are … Read more
If you are running Ubuntu in Virtualbox and you need the Virtualbox Guest Additions to get better performance and higher resolutions, then type this command to install the required drivers. You will need the kernel headers installed to enable this command to complete sucessfully. But this works very well. sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-x11 I tried … Read more
How to setup Ubuntu in Virtualbox and create a VM. Download Virtualbox Guest Addition ISO images here: http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/. After installing Ubuntu in Virtualbox on a suitably sized VDI image; add the Virtualbox Guest Additions ISO as a CDROM disk and then start the Ubuntu VM. Install the build essentials in Ubuntu thusly: sudo apt-get install … Read more
How to reset your Ubuntu password when you are running in Virtualbox. The Ubuntu distribution works quite well in Virtualbox, but sometimes you can forget the password for the user you created and you need to reset the password. This is very easy. Firstly; boot your Virtualbox instance. Then hold the shift key to get … Read more
The Linux Mint 15 distribution I have just installed is even better than the 14 release. Hopefully it will not have that annoying bug from the 14 release that would slow your computer to a crawl when you were copying large files from one location to another. The new login screen has many new HTML5 … Read more
The Ubuntu 12.10 Linux distribution is getting a workout here and I have noticed quite a few cool changes in the final release. The annoying bugs from the alpha and beta releases are gone and in their place is quite a fast distribution indeed. The Unity desktop running in Virtualbox without the Virtualbox guest-additions is … Read more
I am currently installing Ubuntu 12.10 in Virtualbox. This latest release of the Ubuntu Linux distribution with the latest version of the Unity desktop and a respin available that includes the Gnome Shell desktop. Once i install the virtualbox guest additions I can test out the Unity desktop and see what new features are available. … Read more
I have installed a fresh copy of Linux Mint 13 in Virtualbox to experiment with and I needed to install the guest additions to enable full desktop resolutions and many other features. I downloaded the guest additions ISO from here: http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.0/ and then added it to Virtualbox as a CDROM device. Once in Linux Mint … Read more
This video shows how to install an instance of Windows 7 in a Virtualbox disk image, if you install the Virtualbox guest additions you can run Windows 7 at full resolution and copy and paste between the host and the virtualised operating system.