Author : Darcy Bottaro

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See this website for more information: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=89491 1. Install this app: sudo apt-get install sysv-rc-conf 2. To run app: sudo sysv-rc-conf Then go to website above if you want more information on what services can be..

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I like to set my Ubuntu Gnome-Terminal to something other then the default size. Found the information here. http://www.codealpha.net/36/how-to-change-the-gnome-terminal-default-size-ubuntu/ If you have a large LCD then you will really want to change the Gnome-Terminal to a better default size. Open Terminal. Type : gksudo gedit /usr/share/vte/termcap/xterm or sudo nano /usr/share/vte/termcap/xterm Enter your root password. Look around the ..

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Linuxmint 7 64 bit, which is based on Jaunty Jackalope (Ubuntu 9.04) I like to have my Trash Can on my desktop. Here is how it is done. run gconf-editor and then navigated to apps/nautilus/desktop , then ticked trash_icon_visible. Also in Linuxmint 7 you can go to Menu > Preferences > mintDesktop, check..

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Linuxmint 7 64 bit, which is based on Jaunty Jackalope (Ubuntu 9.04) even Linuxmint 10. On my laptop I only have a 15 inch sreeen and didn't like when opening a terminal window, fortune taking a bunch of space. So here is how you can remove it . Original message came from Linuxmint. Since I ..

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I have a Hp Pavilion dv5 laptop and was having sound problems. I have Linuxmint 7 64 bit, which is based on Jaunty Jackalope (Ubuntu 9.04) I found this article at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting which can also help you with HP dv models. The latest alsa-driver snapshot provides a fix for this issue. Get it here and ..

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Do all updates on Server Other needed applications yum install sysstat (For utilities, iostat etc) Installation of Iscsi Target software wget easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/iscsitarget/iscsitarget-0.4.17.tar.gz tar zxvf iscsitarget-0.4.17.tar.gz cd iscsitarget-0.4.17 make make install Disk partition Make sure you have GPT Kernel Support. (CentOS and Redhat Enterprise has this option enabled by default) File Systems > Partition Types > ..

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Performance Adjustments for Virtuals Edit the virtual's vmx file and add below: MemTrimRate = “0″ sched.mem.pshare.enable = “FALSE” MemAllowAutoScaleDown = “FALSE” For more info go to this website: Ubunbtuforums   Time Syncing Problems To find CPU speed go to a linux prompt and type in cat /proc/cpuinfo Look for cpu MHz and put for host.cpukHz Edit ..

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This was setup so I could easy get to all the tweaks I need for Ubuntu systems. Got most of the information from this http://blog.lxpages.com/2007/04/24/ubuntu-performance-guides/ From This Webite http://hubpages.com/hub/Optimizing-Firefox-3-Hacks-And-Tweaks Firefox 3 Hacks And Tweaks The following tweaks are obtained by typing ab0ut:config and then modifying the page. Make sure you take a back up copy just ..

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Fedora 8 With Fedora 8 being the host, Create a user that will login into Windows XP Pro directly so a family member doesn't need to figure out how to work with Vmware Player. By the way it could be any other operating system that is supported by vmware. Also by using a light weight ..

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Do all updates on Server Other needed applications yum install sysstat (For utilities, iostat etc) Installation of Iscsi Target software wget easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/iscsitarget/iscsitarget-0.4.16.tar.gz tar zxvf iscsitarget-0.4.16.tar.gz cd iscsitarget-0.4.16 make make install Disk partition Make sure you have GPT Kernel Support. (CentOS and Redhat Enterprise has this option enabled by default) File Systems > Partition Types > ..

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