Ubuntu 16.04 OpenVPN in Network Manager
Default Ubuntu installation only allows for PPTP in network manager – even if openvpn is already installed! To get Network Manager to show – do: 1 sudo apt install network-manager-openvpn … Read More
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Ubuntu 17.04 Dropbox indicator fix
Source: http://www.webupd8.org/2017/03/fix-dropbox-indicator-menu-not-working.html One time solution: dropbox stop env XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Unity dropbox start -i Follow SOURCE LINK above for complete solution: cp ~/.config/autostart/dropbox.desktop ~/.config/autostart/start_dropbox.desktop sed -i ‘s/^Exec=.*/Exec=env XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Unity dropbox start -i/’ ~/.config/autostart/start_dropbox.desktop … Read More
OS version names vs. numbers – OSX, UBUNTU
OSX 10.12 – Sierra 10.11 – El Capitan 10.10 – Yosemite 10.9 – Mavericks 10.8 – Mountain Lion 10.7 – Lion 10.6 – Snow Leopard Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_version_history UBUNTU 18.04 LTS 17.10 … Read More
Lightworks v14 on Ubuntu 17.04
Lightworks 14 fails due to ‘too new’ portaudio libraries. Solution: use libraries from 16.10 Source: Lightworks Forums Installing previous version libraries: [[ ! -d ~/tmp ]] && mkdir ~/tmp cd … Read More
DaVinvi Resolve 12.5 – NOW IN LINUX!
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/workflow https://linuxgamecast.com/2017/03/installing-davinci-resolve-12-5-on-ubuntu-16-04-lts/ sudo apt install libssl-dev sudo apt install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev Symlink libcrypto and libssl: sudo ln -s /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.1.0.0 /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.10 sudo ln -s /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.0.0 /usr/lib/libssl.so.10 For 17.04 sudo apt … Read More
wifi rtl8723be – Ubuntu (on HP Stream 11, etc..)
source: http://askubuntu.com/questions/590414/wifi-problems-with-rtl8723be-in-ubuntu-14-04#593015 install required packages 1sudo apt-get install build-essential git git clone new realtek wifi modules 1git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new/ enter the directory 1cd rtlwifi_new build it 1make install 1sudo … Read More
HP Stream 11 – wifi rtl8723be
sources: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2319153 1. 1 sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source 2. You need to disable Secure Boot in UEFI (aka BIOS) settings, and Wi-Fi will work. Secure Boot does not allow to load … Read More
Gloobus preview (quick-look) Ubuntu 16.10
Source: webupd8.org 1234sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 sudo apt update sudo apt install gloobus-preview unoconv gnumeric gloobus-sushi nautilus -q 1.0 Add repo & update apt db 2.0 install: 2.1 gloobus-preview :: main … Read More
Ubuntu – add path to environment
System-wide environment settings: sudo nano /etc/environment Add you path, save, run to affect changes: 1 . /etc/environment Profile only environment settings: Goto $HOME Edit .profile At bottom add: PATH=”$PATH:/my/new/path” … Read More
Linux – what kind of RAM does this machine have?
Useful for not only the local machine, but, for example, a remote node you’ve ssh’d into. Using lshw 123456789101112131415161718192021<strong>sudo lshw -C memory</strong> *-memory <strong>description: System Memory</strong> … Read More