Switching from Ubuntu to Fedora and Mint

I switched my desktops off Ubuntu to other Linux distributions. It isn’t a great sacrifice as I use multiple Linux distributions in any case; although, for a moment all of the Desktops in my house were Ubuntu and it did make it nice for the casual user.

The problem was Unity and issues ranging from [...]

Ubuntu 11.04: Natty Narwhal In The Shop

Machine A: oldest machine I am using, running Ubuntu 10.10 fine, Final 11.04 won’t run Unity (can’t do OpenGL) and when it goes back to classic mode the menus first don’t display quite correctly and then they disappear completely and flash on and off. Unusable. Installed Fedora Beta, Gnome 3 runs, machine stable, looks pretty, [...]

Ubuntu 10.10 Video Playing Too Fast

Is your video playing too fast in Ubuntu 10.10? Video playing 1.5x or 2.0x or greater? I was having the same problem, as was a friend of mine, on a number of my Ubuntu machines: video playing too fast. I did notice that on login the audio was crackling, skipping, and didn’t finish smoothly as [...]

Solved Synergy Problem With Dependent Libs

I was having trouble with Synergy on one of my mixed Windows7 and Ubuntu 10.10 setups, the graphical interface never started.

I checked for log errors, nothing there. Checked for zombie or orphaned processes, nothing running amok there. I felt it was graphical in nature but nothing but my trick knee to back that up. [...]

Using Dual Monitors with Dual Computers

I have setup a nice working dual monitor setup on the basement workbench. The key to this one is I am using Dual Computers and Dual Operating systems and yet only one keyboard and mouse. Using the latest release of Synergy stimulated by this recent article from LifeHacker I went back and setup Synergy. The [...]