Category Archives: Linux distributions

Top Thinks to do after installing Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Ubuntu

Top Thinks to do after installing Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal     1- Key shotcuts : http://askubuntu.com/questions/28086/keyboard-shortcuts-in-unity    

LinuxMint 11 Code name “Katya”

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux Mint

Linux Mint 11, based on the upcoming Ubuntu 11.04 “Natty Narwhal”, will be released in May this year under the codename “Katya”. Origins: Russian name. Greek origins, associated with the meaning “pure”.

Pinguy OS 10.04.2- An out-of-the-box working Ubuntu based OS

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Ubuntu

PinguyOS is for people that have never used Linux before or for people that just want an out-of-the-box working OS without doing all the tweaks and enhancements that everyone seems to do when installing a fresh copy of Ubuntu or … Continue reading

Install Xfce4.8 via PPA in Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Ubuntu

Few days ago xfce4.8 was released, this new release comes with many new features and improvements, Xfce users  are now able to browse remote shares using a variety of protocols (SFTP, SMB, FTP and many more), panel application has been … Continue reading

Y PPA Manager 0.0.5 comes with GUI for settings and repositories backup/restore feature | Ubuntu & LinuxMint

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Ubuntu

Few days ago was released Y PPA Manager 0.5, this great tool comes with some important new features: A GUI for settings, a repositories backup/restore feature, and  an option to scan and remove duplicate PPAs,  this last one only works … Continue reading

Fix the Ugly Polymouth in Ubuntu 10.10

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Ubuntu

http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Fix-the-Big-and-Ugly-Plymouth-Logo-in-Ubuntu-10-04-140810.shtml   1- Open terminal and enter the following command: sudo apt-get install v86d 2-

1blink-updater- An interface to simply install apt-fast

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Ubuntu

Few weeks ago we did show you apt-fast, a  little shellscript that increases the speed of apt-get by many times. Thanks to sourceslist Team , apt-fast got an interface named 1blink-updater to simply install apt-fast, to integrate it with Synaptic and to … Continue reading

Mandriva 2010.2 Screenshots Tour

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Mandriva

Mandriva 2010.2 is an incremental update on top of Mandriva 2010.1, incorporating all the security and bugfix updates since its release.some of these packages were updated more than once (for example, firefox and thunderbird went through several releases since 2010.1). … Continue reading

Linux Mint Debian (201012) released!

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux Mint

Clement Lefebvre has announced the availability of a new build of the “Debian” edition of Linux Mint, a rolling-release distribution based on Debian’s “Testing” branch, this build got all Mint 10 features; 64-bit support; performance boost (using cgroup, the notorious … Continue reading

How to install Nvidia drivers in Fedora 17 Beefy miracle

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Fedora, Linux tutorials

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Updated 31/05/2012 Question: How to install Nvidia drivers in Fedora14, 15, 16 and Fedora 17 Beefy miracle?