Installing and using Linux Mint Edge is a lot of fun.
Installing and updating Linux Mint is a lot of fun. This is a very good distro now.
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Updating and using Brew on Mac OSX.
How to update and use Homebrew on a Macintosh computer.
Read MoreUpdate packages on Mac OSX with Homebrew.
How to install and update packages on your Mac OSX Homebrew installation.
Read MoreWhy Linux is better than Windows at installing updates.
The Windows installation I have has been reverted back to Windows 7 from Windows 8 after using the Consumer Preview the impression I got from it shows that Microsoft will create another Windows Millennium Edition, it is better to use Windows 7 if you must use Windows at all. The…
Read MoreHow I fixed the no sound after updating system in Ubuntu 20.04.
I recently ran sudo apt upgrade to install a new kernel on Ubuntu and I had no sound hardware detected after the upgrade. But it turns out that the extra drivers package was not pulled in when I requested to install a new kernel. You need to ensure you pick…
Read MoreYoutube-dl automatic update not working.
The updates for youtube-dl do not work anymore on Ubuntu, but it can be updated manually. Download the script here: https://youtube-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl. Then copy the script over the top of the existing one in /usr/bin and then make sure it has the executable flags 755. This is very easy. Download it…
Read MoreInstall Google Earth easily and browse the planet.
Install the Google Earth viewer easily on Ubuntu. This allows viewing any place on the Earth you wish to see. As well as street view and 360 photos. Download Google Earth from this link. https://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-pro-stable_current_amd64.deb. Then easily install it on Ubuntu. 4.4 Fri Jun 19 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ sudo dpkg…
Read MoreHow to disable the annoying Tampermonkey update tab showing changelog.
Tampermonkey is a very good way to run user scripts in Firefox, but it pops in an annoying tab every time it updates, interrupting what you were doing. But this can be fixed. Enter the Tampermonkey options and then set the options to Advanced. Then look for the option Show…
Read MoreWindows 10 KB4532693 update causing headaches for users.
Reports are increasing across Twitter and Microsoft forums that following the most recent Patch Tuesday update (KB4532693), users are complaining that their profiles and desktop files are missing, and that custom icons and wallpaper have all been reset to their default state. The KB4532693 update is allegedly causing much more…
Read MoreWindows update KB4532695 is causing loss of Internet connectivity for users.
The latest Windows Update KB4532695 is causing the Internet connections of Windows 10 users to drop out. This is embarrassing for Microsoft. They are so useless they cannot even put out a simple update without the Internet breaking or audio failing. They are useless. That is why Linux should become…
Read MoreNew Windows 10 update can break Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection.
The new Windows 10 update KB4520062 Could Break Defender ATP, Microsoft Warns. This is yet another embarrassment for the software giant, they cannot even release a simple update without it breaking a key Windows feature. They should really create a whole new codebase and then use that to create an…
Read MoreWindows still having issues with updates in 2019.
Linux and Windows are continually in a state of competition, but the problem with Windows 10 is the update methods that create many and varied problems that should never even happen in the first place. The Linux and Macintosh operating systems do not have that many problems when upgrading. I…
Read MoreHow to use the most recent PHP version on Hostgator servers.
This is how easy it is to change the PHP version to the latest on Hostgator servers. Open Cpanel and look for the PHP Selector option. Open this and then you will be presented with the screen below. Change the PHP version to PHP Edge and click Update. This will…
Read MoreStalker 2 website updated with a new song.
New Stalker 2 update. The S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 website has updated with a new music track and high-res background. This shows the old Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus and a guy with a gas mask on. This seems to encapsulate the Stalker feel very well. Hopefully it will live up to…
Read MoreHow to update package repositories on Arch Linux easily.
Updating Arch Linux does not need to be hard. I am using Arch labs and it is easy to update and configure. To update package repositories on Arch Linux, use this command. pacman -Syupacman -Syu List all packages that are no longer required on the system. pacman -Qdtpacman -Qdt Download…
Read MoreWindows 10 deleting user files. This really is embarrassing for Microsoft.
The new Windows 10 update includes a feature that auto deletes user`s important files. This is very embarrassing, this does protect sensitive files from the prying eyes of the NSA, but it is not good if your prized wedding photos are deleted. It consistently amazes me that people do not…
Read MoreArma 3 on Linux is version 1.76 and is compatible with the Windows version.
Arma 3 on Linux is now at version 1.76, this is on parity with the Windows build and would allow playing on multiplayer servers on a Linux box. I have found that with the 3.40 Nvidia drivers, I get less FPS than with Windows, but it does actually run quite…
Read MoreHow to get multicolored output when watching a file with Linux.
The tail command is a good way to see new content in a file, but it is monochrome output. But there is a better way to monitor files. Use the multitail command instead. This will print muticolored output when printing the last few lines of a file. Install this utility….
Read MoreHow to remove windows features with the dism command.
These commands used in a Administrator cmd prompt will cleanup any Windows update files and any other unwanted temporary files on your Windows system. dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded cleanmgr /d C:dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded cleanmgr /d C: In my case, there were no Windows Updates to cleanup. dism /online /get-featuresdism…
Read MoreLinux Mint 18 tricks and tips for setting up your new desktop.
Setting up your new Linux Mint 18 MATE desktop is a lot of fun, this post will help out new users to get the distribution set up after installation and update packages. As well as getting some awesome new wallpapers and MATE themes. After installation, updating the package repositories is…
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