The Unity Desktop Shell for GNOME 3 on Ubuntu Linux has created a lot of controversy in the desktop Linux world. Some users love the new forward looking vision of Unity while others long for a more traditional desktop layout. One of the criticisms of Unity has been its lack of configuration settings. While many …
Continue reading Install Unity Tweak Tool in UbuntuUnity Tweak Tool is an application for adjusting the settings of the Unity desktop shell in Ubuntu Linux. To add it to Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quezal or Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, follow the instructions to install Unity Tweak Tool in Ubuntu.
Continue reading Unity Tweak Tool Version 0.0.2 ScreenshotsMy last review of Linux Mint was for the Cinnamon edition of Linux Mint 13 “Maya”. Linux Mint 14 “Nadia” was released back on Nov. 20, 2112, but with all of the hustle and bustle of the winter holidays, I didn’t have time to install it and write up a review until now. For this …
Continue reading Review: Linux Mint 14 MATE EditionMy main computer at home acts as a file and media server for the whole house, so it’s pretty much turned on all the time. There are times when I’m away from home that I want to remotely access or download a file from my home computer. My home internet service uses a dynamic IP …
Continue reading Keeping Track of My IP AddressI’m in the midst of trying out a new host for tuxtweaks.com. I’ve moved to a new provider and moved up from shared hosting to a VPS package. I think I’m posting this from the new server and the rest of the world should see it as the new nameservers propagate to the domain name …
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