Ubuntu Linux

Feature & usage help for Ubuntu Linux.

Disable a Internal Wireless Adapter
If you install a USB wireless card, you may want to disable the internal card. The easiest way is by using the BIOS, but that often disables all networking ...
Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 12:35 PM
Chromium Browser Slow to Load Pages
  Close any instance of Google Chrome that might be running. Open Terminal. Type sudo gedit /etc/nsswitch.conf and hit enter. Locate the fo...
Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 12:41 PM
Intel Drivers for Ubuntu
Click on the following link to download updated drivers for Intel video chipsets: Intel Linux Graphics Installer  
Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 10:34 PM
Using a SSD
Trim Support in Ubuntu Optimization for Ubuntu 14.04
Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 3:41 PM
Monitor Hard Disk I/O
Install iotop: sudo apt-get install iotop Run iotop in Terminal: sudo iotop -o
Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 8:35 AM
Epson Print/Scan Drivers
Click on the following link to download Linux drivers for your Epson printer/scanner: Epson Linux Drivers
Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 7:31 PM
Enable Forward/Back Mouse Buttons in VMWare
Add the following to the .vmx file for your session: mouse.vusb.enable = "TRUE" mouse.vusb.useBasicMouse = "FALSE" usb...
Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 2:52 PM
Requires Installation of Untrusted Packages
If you receive this error from Software Updater, do the following: Open a terminal window. Type sudo apt-get update. You will receive error GPG e...
Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 10:06 AM