by Richard W | May 3, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Sometimes you may want to use alternate DNS servers instead of the one provided by your ISP. This can be either public, private or secured DNS servers. For example, you may want to use Google Public DNS Servers or the one from OpenDNS to replace the one currently...
by Richard W | May 3, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
With nearly 3 years of development work, GIMP 2.8 is finally released, and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to install it in Ubuntu, including 12.04. As expected, GIMP 2.8 brings many new features and fixes, such as better look and feel, multi-column docks...
by Richard W | May 2, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Want to install the latest version of VirtualBox in Ubuntu 12.04? Well, this brief tutorial is going to show you how. If you’re reading this post, then you probably already know what VirtualBox is. So, I am going to skip the details and show you how to quickly install...
by Richard W | May 2, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
If you want to play commercial movies or DVDs in Ubuntu, you may have to install some media codecs. This brief tutorial is going to show you how to do that in Ubuntu 12.04. Now, in order to install these codecs, we’re going to enable Medibuntu repository in Ubuntu....
by Richard W | May 1, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
This brief tutorial shows you how to disable the drum sound at the logon screen in Ubuntu 12.04. For me, I have no problem with it, but for others, this is a real problem. The drum sound is there to let you’re know that the system is ready for you to login. Now, if...
