The Technological Divide
By default during installation, Linux Mint creates a root partition and a swap partition for you. If you would like more control and create additional partitions such as a /home partition, you will have to use manual partitioning. One benefit of having a separate /home partition is when you re-install Linux Mint, you won’t lose the contents of your /home.
Upgrading your Linux kernel the very first time could be a little bit daunting. This article aims to help those doing it for the first time. You’ll notice that its much easier than you think. Some 18 years ago when I started using Linux, upgrading the kernel involved a ton of editing and command line commands that was given to me by some self proclaimed hacker on IRC that I scribbled on my green Linux notebook.
When it comes to Operating Systems Microsoft and Apple has always been the frontrunners, the likes of Linux and Ubuntu never made a big enough impact for the mainstream audience to switch and over the years the major Operating Systems have also become the norm, making their position that much stronger. However Steam wanted to try out their luck and release their very own Steam OS that is directed towards gaming enthusiasts in general.
If you’re using a Linux machine on the internet and using SSL then you’re in danger from the Heartbleed bug. Heartbleed Bug is a nasty vulnerability in the widely used OpenSSL cryptographic software library. This vulnerability permits stealing the protected information under normal conditions by the SSL/TLS encryption used to secure and protect the Internet. The SSL/TLS offers communication security…
Trying to watch Netflix on Linux is a real pain in the ass. It’s a double pain the ass if you need to use a VPN plugin such as Hola Better Internet. Below are the reasons why its a real pain the ass: To stream movies on Netflix, you will require Microsoft’s Silverlight. This means if you do not have…
After using Photoshop for a few years, moving to Linux was a real pain in the ass. Many will argue that Gimp is an excellent Photoshop alternative which we totally agree. However, the learning curve involved to master Gimp and the short-cuts was the biggest challenge. In our case, we just need an image editing software to resize, crop and…
If you tried getting Skype for Ubuntu 13.10 from the official website, skype.com, you would have noticed that it officially supports up to Ubuntu 12.04. As Ubuntu 13.10 comes with PulseAudio 4.0 and Skype does not correctly support it, the sound in Skype may not work as expected. In this guide we will go through the different methods and steps…