: December-2010

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Like normal, I get bored with my Operating Systems so I install Linux Mint Debian (201012) LMDE, and what I had to do to get it installed. Also why I picked this Linux distro, Rolling Distribution (Once you do the updates you are at the current version), Performance boost (using cgroup, the notorious “4 lines of ..

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Install Conky, Debian based system, like Linuxmint, Ubuntu, use apt-get install conky ArchLinux, use pacman -S conky. Installing Forecast for conky ArchLinux Install # yaourt -S conky-forecast Debian based system Install # apt-get install conkyforecast if not isn't part of your installation you can download it here. Copy conkyForecast.config to your home directory and make it hidden. ..

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Linuxmint 7, Skype, Problems with sound. I was trying to use Skype to talk to family and I was having problems with the microphone. Of course I tryed different options I found on the internet but the solution below was the only one that worked for me. My other sound applications are working great and ..

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Sound Problems, Found information here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HdaIntelSoundHowto that help me have have better sound quality. 1. Type below to find out what sound card you are using. cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#* | grep Codec Dell Precision T3400 uses a Codec: Analog Devices AD1984 2. View this file /usr/share/doc/alsa-base/driver/ALSA-Configuration.txt.gz and search for AD1984, You should see that the T3400 ..

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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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