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After updating the packages on the laptop on November 6, 2016, the laptop was not displaying the login screen to continue further work. On the other hand, pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 took me to a terminal prompt from where I could at least login through the command line interface. So, all is not lost. Being able to . . . → Read More: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS displays blank screen on boot after latest update After sooo many years, discovered that students in India were asked to do projects in Turbo C 2.01 in DOS. Amazing, but true! That being the case, you can download Turbo C 2.01 for MS DOS from http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/20841 for free. It is antique software and embarcadero acquired it way back. They offer it as a . . . → Read More: How to install and run Turbo C 2.01 for DOS in DOSBOX in linux  Comments are closed  Computer, Fedora, Hardware, Information, Install, Linux, Other Linux, Package Manager, Programming, Shell, Software, Software, Ubuntu, Windows  C++, compiler, dosbox, fedora, Linux, package, Package Manager, programming, software, terninal, turbo c, ubuntu Sometimes, we find that a pen drive simply cannot be formatted using the Disk Utility or gparted in Linux. In such a situation, open a terminal on your Linux computer, and enter the command as below to format the pen drive. $ sudo mkfs.vfat -n ‘Label’ -I /dev/sda <enter> where ‘Label’ in the quotes can . . . → Read More: How to format pen drive to VFAT using mkfs when disk utility or gparted do not recognize it Comments are closed Computer, Disk Drives, Fedora, Hardware, Information, Linux, Other Linux, Shell, Ubuntu disk utility, fedora, format, gparted, Linux, mkfs, ubuntu, usb, usb drive, vfat Simple, just use alcohol (brandy) to remove sticky dirt, dust on the surface of a DVD or a CD. It works wonders and removes it in one go. Dip a piece of cotton in brandy and wipe the disc surface inward to outward and not in a circular motion. Managed to salvage a 15 years . . . → Read More: How to clean DVD surface that has sticky substance or layer of fungus on it Comments are closed Computer, Hardware, Information alcohol, Bad CD, Bad DVD, brandy, CD, data recovery, Dust, dvd, recover CD, recover DVD, salvage data Noticed that each time I added or downloaded a file, it resulted in excessive use of the CPU. This happens on XFCE desktop in Linux. Looking up the process list, found that tumblerd was utilizing up to 86% of the CPU and leading all other applications and processes to be very slow. Tumbler is used . . . → Read More: How to fix excessive CPU usage by process tumblerd on XFCE desktop in Linux Comments are closed Computer, Fedora, Hardware, Information, Linux, Other Linux, Scripts, Services, Shell, Software, Ubuntu CPU, Linux, Linux Shell, overheating laptop, terminal, thumbnails, tumblerd, ubuntu, XFCE, xubuntu If you want to play Movie DVDs on Linux, then the earlier method of will not work anymore on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. To start playing movie DVDs, do the following. $ sudo apt-get install libdvd-pkg <enter> Once you are done installing above package, the DVDs can be played flawlessly using VLC. Comments are closed Computer, Hardware, Install, Linux, Other Linux, Package Manager, Ubuntu dvd, libdvdcss, Linux, read dvd linux, ubuntu On a Linux computer, you can change the host name anytime you like following the method given below after opening a terminal window. $ sudo vi /etc/hosts <enter> 127.0.0.1 mycomputer.mydomain.com <enter> :wq $ sudo vi /etc/hostname <enter> Insert mycomputer.mydomain.com <enter> :wq $ sudo hostname -F /etc/hostname <enter> Now check if hostname has changed $ . . . → Read More: How to change the host name of Linux computer Ransom ware seems to have gotten the better of many ordinary users. However, it is not a threat that has no mitigation measures available to the ordinary user, but is more of following good basic security and hygiene practices, to not fall prey to a ransom ware threat. Do the following: If you use Linux, . . . → Read More: How to mitigate the threat of being a victim of ransom ware Comments are closed Computer, Encryption, Fedora, Information, Information, Internet, Linux, Risk, Security, Ubuntu, Web Browser, Windows adblock plus, anti-virus, fedora, ghostery, Linux, macros, malware, microsoft, microsoft outlook, noscript, office, phishing, spam, ubuntu, windows If you surf the internet using Firefox web browser at night, you will find the white background and dark text too bright for the eyes. To change the background to black and light text, use the Dark Background and Light Text 0.5.5 add-on in Firefox. Add-on is available in Firefox and it’s source code at . . . → Read More: Dark background and light text firefox add-ons good for night mode To set it up Epson L365 Ink Tank printer properly with a Wireless Connection in Infrastructure mode, it can only be done on a Windows computer with the StartUp CD that came with the printer. If the Start Up CD is lost or damaged, the printer software and drivers can be downloaded by visiting the . . . → Read More: How to connect Epson L365 Ink Tank printer to a wireless network in infrastructure mode Comments are closed Computer, Hardware, Information, Software, Windows driver, epson, epson iprint, epson L365 printer, epson printer, windows |
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