Tag Archives: Linux

MyTechnicalThoughts on Slack!

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Ahmed Tawfik

Hello there! I’ve got some good news! I’ve created a Slack Help Channel that complements this blog, you can get help here.

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Improve Intel Graphics Performance on Ubuntu 16.04 (and variants)

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Ahmed Tawfik

This solved a very annoying problem for me, as the screen was heavily tearing and I didn’t like the video playback performance. All you need to do is the following: If you are using Ubuntu 16.04, then you don’t need … Continue reading →

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How to enable 3D Acceleration for guests in VMWare Workstation Pro 12.5

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Ahmed Tawfik

Just edit the file ~/.vmware/preferences and add the following line mks.gl.allowBlacklistedDrivers = “TRUE” That’s it, enjoy! Source: http://askubuntu.com/questions/537787/enable-3d-hw-acceleration-on-vmware-workstation-10-on-ubuntu-14-04

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Fixing DNS Issues with Linux Mint 18

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Ahmed Tawfik

A problem that has been bugging me for a while on my Linux Mint 18, that the DNS is not working properly and on a random basis. What I could fix it with is that I just did the following: … Continue reading →

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The Fastest Way to Download a Website Offline

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Ahmed Tawfik

One Word & One Command: HTTrack, that’s the word To install it on Ubuntu: sudo apt install httrack Then, to run it: httrack http://www.xyz.com –max-rate=1000000000 –sockets=50 –disable-security-limits –display –max-rate is the download rate where 1000 = 1 KB/sec, so I am … Continue reading →

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