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Tag Archives: ubuntu
Upgrading my Eee PC to Ubuntu 12.10
I did it again. Upgrade Ubuntu right after a release despite all the problems I had in the past. But this time, after almost four weeks of working with Ubuntu 12.10 on my Asus Eee PC 1000HE, I’m confident that … Continue reading
Ubuntu 12.04 on my Dell Precision M65
After upgrading my Eee PC to Ubuntu 12.04 “Precise Pangolin”, I also upgraded my Dell Precision M65 notebook. Like with my Eee PC, in previous versions little worked: Unreliable suspend, no hibernate, no WiFi, and frequent X freezes. This time … Continue reading
Upgrading my Eee PC to Ubuntu 12.04
Last weekend I did the most stupid thing you can do when a new version of Ubuntu is released: upgrade. At least until things have calmed down a bit. Anyway, I didn’t have much to lose, as things have been … Continue reading
Changing the Number of Workspaces in Unity
In Ubuntu’s Unity, you get four workspaces per screen, arranged in two rows with two columns each. Fortunately, there’s a way to get more desktop space, but in Ubuntu 11.10 it takes a bit of searching.
Gnome Terminal: Stop Cursor From Blinking
I’m currently setting up my new Laptop with Ubuntu Natty. Apart from all the things I hate in Unity (the list is long), there’s one recurring annoyance: the blinking cursor in Gnome Terminal. There’s no menu setting to disable it, … Continue reading
Ubuntu Natty vs. nVidia
Despite all the problems I had with Ubuntu updates over the last couple of years, I decided to update my work machine to Ubuntu 11.04 (“Natty Narwhal”). I expected problems and I wasn’t disappointed, after the upgrade I was left … Continue reading
Switching Displays via Keyboard Shortcuts
When I’m at my desk I use an external LCD monitor with my netbook. I’m glad that switching displays finally works on Linux, but even on Ubuntu it takes a lot of clicks in the Monitors menu. Fortunately, I found … Continue reading
Eee PC Wireless Troubles
Half a year ago, I bought an Asus Eee PC 1000HE netbook. The first thing I did was wiping Windows XP off the disk and installing Ubuntu Jaunty Netbook Remix. When I bought the netbook, I knew support for the … Continue reading