May 24, 2011 | Gnu/Linux, linux, QuickFix, Technical, Ubuntu
Many package installations fail with the following errors. Especially the ones which involve databases etc. I found this following error while getting postgres SQL work. perl: warning: Setting locale failed. perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:...
May 4, 2011 | Bug Fix, Gnu/Linux, linux, QuickFix, Technical, Ubuntu
NVidia GeForce Go 7300/7400 might have been black listed on Ubuntu 11.04 as they found to have been hanging during the startup. Unity 3D can run with the “nvidia 173″ driver on these cards. To force detection at startup, you can: sudo nano /etc/environment...
May 4, 2011 | Gnu/Linux, linux, Technical, technology, Ubuntu
Natty Narwhal is out with brand new Unity integrated. Many of you might be struggling to get Unity working on your machines. Unity has restrictions to run on specific graphics cards. It is better to check whether your graphic card supports running Unity or now. Use...
Mar 25, 2011 | Gnu/Linux, linux, QuickFix, Technical, Ubuntu
Ever tried copying files to NTFS partitions on drive or onto portable drives while working on Linux? That might have made you feel sick to sit with a sluggish or totally hanged machine in hand. Reason: Its mainly because default …Read more »
Nov 10, 2010 | Gnu/Linux, linux, Photography, Product Info, QuickFix, Technical, Ubuntu
Be simple and no more hard steps uploading photos to flickr. I found this tool very handy from burtonini.com. Add caption, set, send to groups, set privacy settings for each photo that you upload. Ofcourse write a description and title in any language using input...
Nov 10, 2010 | Gnu/Linux, linux, Photography, Product Info, QuickFix, Technical, Ubuntu
Pro taking photos in RAW mode on your Canon digital SLR’s? Here is how you can quickly import and edit those files on your Ubuntu box. To play with .CR2 files, you need a image manipulation tool and a reader and plugin for raw file format. GIMP should...
Nov 5, 2010 | Gnu/Linux, linux, QuickFix, Technical, technology, Ubuntu
Making Wacom bamboo CTH-460 work on Ubuntu was bit tricky but it works. Thanks to all threads on Ubuntu forums. Here is what I did to get it working. 1. Get the needed libraries before compiling wacom device drivers. Run the following command in console. sudo apt-get...
Nov 5, 2010 | Bug Fix, Gnu/Linux, QuickFix, Technical, Ubuntu
Unable to use “Windows Key + D” combination on Maverik? Here is a quick fix. Run the following command in console gconftool-2 -t str –set /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/show_desktop "d" Or Access System -> preferences -> key board...
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