Hard disk transplant. Replacing a hard disk with a larger model in Linux.
Just replaced my 160GB hard disk with another of the same size, a Western Digital 7200RPM drive with 8MB cache as the original drive was about to fail. I copied the whole Linux directory structure...
View ArticleLinux Mint 14 Nadia to include new version of the MATE desktop and other cool...
The Linux Mint 14 Nadia distribution is available now with new versions of the Linux Mint packages such as the MATE desktop and Cinnamon. MATE has been updated to version 1.4 and Cinnamon is version...
View ArticleLinux Mint 16 release will be named “Petra”.
The next release of the Linux Mint 16 distribution code named “Petra” will be released in November. This will include the new KDE 4.11 desktop interface as well as many other enhancements and upgrades....
View ArticleWindows XP support has ended. This is time to update to a better operating...
Support for Windows XP has ended, this means that there will be no further updates for Windows XP on the desktop. This is a good time to upgrade either to Windows 7, which is supported until 2020; or...
View ArticleChinese government switching to Linux instead of Windows 8.1.
The Chinese government is considering a switch to Linux on the desktop to replace the ageing fleet of Windows XP machines currently in use. The ban on Windows 8 has made it necessary to find an...
View ArticleHow to upgrade a single package if needed using apt.
This command will update a single package upon request. This would be very useful if you want to update only a certain package. dpkg -s 2>/dev/null | grep -q Status.*installed && sudo...
View ArticleJumping on the Windows 10 bandwagon too early.
A lot of users are jumping on the Windows 10 upgrade bandwagon too early. This operation system has been in development for a while, but upgrading straight after release is not the best option. Best to...
View ArticleWhy is Microsoft attempting to force Windows 10 updates upon the users of...
Why is the giant Microsoft corporation attempting to force Windows 10 updates upon everyone? If it is to use Windows 10 to spy upon the users, then this does not make any sense. They could just include...
View ArticleWindows 10 nag screen close button was starting the upgrade.
The Windows 10 nag screen was using a dirty trick that involved having the close button to start the installation. This is very annoying, firstly, you click the upgrade now button and it starts the...
View ArticleBest way to upgrade your Ubuntu distro to a new version.
I recently had to upgrade an Ubuntu 14.04 system to the latest release. I ran the command below and my system was upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. sudo do-release-upgrade This was run over SSH, but I did...
View ArticleHow to upgrade from Ubuntu 17.10 to Ubuntu 18.04.
To upgrade an older release of Ubuntu to the new 18.04 release, just use this command as the superuser. jason@Yog-Sothoth » ~ » $ sudo do-release-upgrade This will take a while, but will upgrade your...
View ArticleJust upgraded to a new 80 gigabyte hard drive.
Just upgraded to a new 80 gigabyte hard drive to replace my old and worn drive which was quite small and not very fast. Here is my partition layout. 2-:$> df -Hla Filesystem Size Used Avail Use%...
View ArticleLondon computers still running Windows 7 when Windows 10 is out.
Many computers in the National Health service in the UK are still running Windows 7. This is not too shocking really, but why are some people making such a fuss over the decision to not update to...
View ArticleLinux 5.3 kernel on Ubuntu is very good.
I have just upgraded to a 5.3 kernel on Ubuntu, and it is very good to use. I tried the newest 4.15 kernel and my sound hardware was not detected, so I installed the 5.3 kernel instead. This is a great...
View ArticleFix no sound in Ubuntu 20.04 after kernel 5.8 installation.
I recently installed the 5.8.0-41-generic kernel and I had no detected sound hardware after booting into the new kernel, but it turns out that a package was missing from my machine. I installed this...
View ArticleUpdating to the very latest Debian release.
How to easily update your Debian Buster installation to Bullseye easily. This is not too hard at all. 1. Make sure all your packages are up to date. Run sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade. 2....
View ArticleHow to fix the annoying please install updates error when using...
How to fix an annoying packages error on Ubuntu.
View ArticleUpgrade yt-dlp after installation with pip.
How to upgrade yt-dlp after installation using pip.
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