I’m using Lubuntu as my operating system. It uses pcmanfm as the default file system. For most tasks this is ok, but when I want to connect to shares on both windows and other linux pc’s, I have to use Nautilus. Here’s how I setup a desktop shortcut in Lubuntu: Open Terminal (on Lubuntu, it’s [...]
Took an old computer this weekend and wanted to learn how to setup a file server. This is an easy way to take an old computer, stack in a bunch of hard drives, and turn it into a file share for music or file storage. Also handy for backing up entire hard drives on the [...]
I’ve been cleaning up some junk files off my linux laptop and deleted files from various directories with no problem. Well, then I go to Empty the Trash Can when I get an error message – something about can’t delete those files due to permissions. Did some google searching and found this helpful tip from [...]
First download any True Type Font to your Desktop. If you download a zip file, use ARK to unzip/extract it. ARK is usually at Applications | Accessories. After extraction, you will have a file with the extension .ttf If your extraction left you with file(s) that have multiple underscores or spaces, right-click the file choose [...]
Ok, this morning I was reading about KompoZer, a WYSIWYG web page editor for Linux. I”m currently using Quanta, but it’s all manual entering of HTML/PHP/etc. KompoZer Looked promising, with a Dreamweaver style interface, so I went into my Synaptic package manager and searched for it. Nadda. Not in my list of available apps from [...]
Very often I find that my cell phone photos have a grey wash to them or they just look flat in color. So, I use the Levels adjustment tool in Gimp to fix them. There’s lots of discussion about what levels are and what they do, etc. but I tend to focus on the practical. [...]
I’m using the opensource Gimp to manipulate and edit my photos these days, and thought I’d put together a short tutorial on how to crop photos. I’m using version 2.4.7 but any 2* version should look the same as my screenshots. Follow the link above to get the latest Gimp download, just click on the [...]
I’ve been testing all the various cd ripper packages on my Debian Lenny Distro of Linux but none of them would rip to mp3′s. They would rip ok to OGG files, but I can’t play those on my cellphone’s mp3 player. As you know from my other tutorial, that it’s a breeze to load your [...]
If your a newbie to Linux, check out this free pocket guide. Useful tips and great info on how to get in a Linux state of mind with the Ubuntu distribution. If you’re wanting to try Linux, I highly recommend Ubuntu as a distro. It’s interface is clean, windows-like, and with pre-built packages designed to [...]
So, you want to install Picasa software for your Linux / Debian system? Easy enough, we just have to add the repository and the software key info to our package manager. Ok, fetch a snack, we’re gonna go back into the command line! Within Debian or other Linux system, open a Terminal Window in Super [...]