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How to run a dedicated Steam server on your Ubuntu box - Countestrike style
For a while now Valve through Steam have had a dedicated server for Linux from which you can launch your multiplayer fragfests. I've recently started messing about with it and I've gotten Counter Strike, Counter Strike Source and Half Life multiplayer to launch off of it. I'm still mucking about with server settings and finding statistics for it however I did not find a ton of documentation on this through Google so I decided to put up my notes here.
Continue reading...How to delete stuck folders and files from your trash in Ubuntu
5. August 2008
Every now and again, I’ll find myself with some files sitting around in my trash that I can’t delete. This can be particularily problematic when I’ve got several gigs worth of stale ISOs sitting there giving me an error like Error removing file: Permission denied I like computers but I’m not a big fan of when they [...]
Continue reading...Readyboost for Linux - a quick how to on getting more speed from a USB flash drive
24. July 2008
Readyboost for Vista is a feature added to the OS where you can encourage your limping Vista install to jog a bit faster by essentially using a smallish USB drive as disk cache. There's also some Vista Voodoo with Superfetch going on there. While Ubuntu (the distro that I use) and other distros don't really use Superfetch, you can still get an advantage using the disk cache functionality - particularily if you're running on a system that doesn't have a ton of RAM available.
Continue reading...How to rip, store, tag and enjoy MP3s on your Ubuntu install
16. July 2008
A short while back, I decided I needed to get a handle on my music collection. I've got random MP3s from years back, purchased MP3s, CDs and even an old 8 track or two. There are many ways to do go about this, but after throwing out the 8 tracks, here's what I did to get organized.
Continue reading...Get Google Gadgets up and running on your Ubuntu install
7. July 2008
Not to long ago Google released their gadgets for Linux. Those fine folks at GetDeb.net have compiled an easy to use .deb file for us Debian based Linux folk to use. It’s quite simple - here’s what you do. First, download this .deb file (or this one if you’re on a 64 bit Ubuntu install). Once you’ve [...]
Continue reading...Ubuntu Hardy Heron enters Beta 1 today
21. March 2008
The Heron is on the way. This release looks like it’s going to be big! Lots of new things, like Xorg 7.3 with an improved GUI for setting up resolution and refresh rates on more than one monitor. A new Kernel (2.6.24), new Gnome (2.22) with GVFS backend so you can do things like restore [...]
Continue reading...Amazon music downloader now available for Linux
3. March 2008
Holy mother of MP3’s - Amazon.com has thrown out not one, but four Linux version of it’s music download software. Here’s where you can get them for Ubuntu 7.10, Debian Etch 4, Fedora 8 or OpenSUSE 10.3. You of course have to agree to a terms of use statement before downloading. Finally I can download The [...]
Continue reading...Ubuntu Brainstorm - Submit and vote on ideas for Ubuntu
29. February 2008
Similar to the campaign Dell runs, you can pop on over to Ubuntu Brainstorm and both propose and vote on ideas for upcoming Ubuntu releases. Click the icon, share the link: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
Continue reading...Use your Ubuntu partition to fix a corrupt registry on a Windows XP partition
27. February 2008
Here’s the scenario. You have a dual boot machine, Ubuntu on one side, Windows on the other. You’re tooling around, doing your thing and then one day you boot into Windows and get this: Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM. That’s a bummer because it generally means [...]
Continue reading...Howto create a Transparent Terminal in Ubuntu Desktop
16. February 2008
This tutorial will explain how to create a Transparent Terminal in Gnome Background using alltray.With AllTray you can dock any application with no native tray icon (like Evolution, Thunderbird, Terminals) into the system tray. A high-light feature is that a click on the “close” button will minimize back to system tray. It works well with Gnome, KDE, [...]
Continue reading...How to get the Debian Menu back in Ubuntu 7.10
6. February 2008
I’ve been hearing recently that lots of folks have been facing near insurmountable difficulties in getting Ubuntu 7.10 to display the Debian Menu properly under Applications. I’m here to help you all surmount. If you’ve already installed the menu, you can skip this step - or just for fun, you can run this [...]
Continue reading...How to get a Quake-like terminal session in Ubuntu by tapping the ‘~’ key
4. February 2008
If you’re like me and use terminal sessions like tommy guns in twitch games - or if you just want easy access to a terminal whenever you like with the push of one key on your keyboard then you’ll love Yakuake. To install this program, open up a terminal session (Applications-> Accessories-> Terminal) and type: sudo apt-get [...]
Continue reading...How to clone your bootable Ubuntu install to another drive
22. January 2008
If you’ve ever wanted to completely clone your Ubuntu install, with all of the tweaks, files you’ve downloaded and changes you’ve made to it, there’s a fairly simple way to do this. This is great if you want a complete backup, or if you’re looking to move your system to a newer (read: bigger, [...]
Continue reading...How to boot with grub off a floppy and into your hard drive
18. January 2008
Having a problem with grub on your Linux box can really ruin your computing experience. That’s why it’s always handy to make a bootable grub floppy and stick it in a drawer somewhere, just in case. Here’s how you do it in Ubuntu, although these instructions will be pretty much the same in any [...]
Continue reading...CPU Scaling, Ubuntu, battery life and you - how to scale your CPU
16. January 2008
CPU Scaling is a feature built into most modern (mobile) CPUs that allows them to scale up or down in how fast they run and how much energy they suck down based on demand. If you have a fairly modern mobile computer there’s a very good chance that your CPU(s) can handle frequency scaling. Why [...]
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