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    My Ubuntu 9.10 Post Installation Guide (64-bit)

    by  • November 2, 2009 • blog1, Uncategorized • 0 Comments

    MP3/Flash/DVD sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras Music Applet sudo apt-get install music-applet Banshee sudo apt-get install banshee Mirage – Banshee Plugin sudo apt-get install banshee-extension-mirage Before Mirage can be used you need to make it scan your music so in Banshee Tools->Mirage Playlist Generator->Rescan the Music Collection as shown below dockbarX sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dockbar-main sudo...

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    Fedora – Add User To Sudoers

    by  • October 7, 2009 • blog1, Uncategorized • 0 Comments

    Pretty simple and quick way to add a user to the sudoers list in fedora: Login as root user: su Password: *enter root password here* Add write permissions to the sudoers file: chmod +w /etc/sudoers Add the user (change alex to the user you want to add to sudoers) to sudoers and set no password...

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    Fedora 11 – Surround Sound Setup

    by  • September 22, 2009 • blog1, Uncategorized • 0 Comments

    To set up your surround sound first open up Terminal, or alternatively Alt+F2 and type the following in either: gedit /etc/pulse/daemon.conf Now you’re looking for this line, it may be commented out so make sure to remove the ‘;’ in order for it be seen. default-sample-channels = 2 You might have a different amount...

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    Lite-On PA-1900-24 Smoking

    by  • September 10, 2009 • blog1, Uncategorized • 0 Comments

    The power cable for my Acer Travelmate 5720 started playing up, it started by turning on and off just while I was typing and so I checked it out just in time to catch it smoking. So I quickly removed it from my laptop and the wall and took it outside to cool down...

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