The ubuntu-tweak utility for Ubuntu is also available for Linux Mint 13. This utility allows the user to configure the Unity desktop. I installed the Myunity application on Linux Mint but it would not run as it detected that I was not running the Ubuntu distribution. The Unity desktop supplied…
Read MoreThe Ubuntu 11.10 distribution does support a wide range of hardware, I just bought a Logitech wireless mouse with a nano receiver and it worked instantly once I plugged it in. The mouse would work with Windows as well, my experiences with Windows show that it is slower to load…
Read MoreI 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…
Read MoreThis is my /etc/default/grub file, and this is how I got my GRUB 2 boot menu to display by default with Linux Mint 12. You just need to add the GRUB_HIDDEN=0 line to the menu and ensure the rest of the file looks like my example and the menu will…
Read MoreThese are some more good quality KDE 4.8.0 themes I have discovered. Androbit: http://opendesktop.org/content/show.php?content=123524. Celedonia: http://opendesktop.org/content/show.php?content=142424. Oxywin: http://opendesktop.org/content/show.php?content=112004. Wave: http://opendesktop.org/content/show.php?content=117875. These themes are easily installed with the system settings menu, just sort by rating and the themes list will be displayed. I gave Unity a fair trial yesterday with all…
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