Tag Archives: Linux

How to fix Bluetooth problem on HP laptops with Ubuntu (or similar)

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Ahmed Tawfik

A very annoying issue I had with my hp g62 laptop, is that Ubuntu 14.04 couldn’t detect my bluetooth adapter and I couldn’t send or receive any files or pair any devices. This problem might extend to many other hp laptops. … Continue reading →

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How to encrypt your home folder in Ubuntu or Linux Mint After Installation using ecryptfs

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Ahmed Tawfik

In case you want forgot to encrypt your home folder while installing Linux Mint or Ubuntu, it’s very easy to do that afterwards, and I’ll KISS, i.e. Keep It Simple & Stupid 🙂 login normally at the login screen, let’s … Continue reading →

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Knowing when you should be concerned about your Linux CPU Load Average

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Ahmed Tawfik

This is one of the most important things to learn by any System Admin.; the CPU Load Average. You can get the value simply by running the command “top” to get you the average value in the last 1 min, … Continue reading →

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How to get number of cores on your Linux Box

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Ahmed Tawfik

cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep “model name” | wc -l example output: 24 This means that you have 24 cores on your server.

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Ubuntu, is it ready for Tablets? Unity Vs. MATE

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Ahmed Tawfik

Today I did a test, comparing the Unity desktop, which is Ubuntu’s default now, on Ubuntu Quantal, to the MATE desktop (forked from Gnome 2) on Linux Mint 14 (also based on Ubuntu Quantal), all 64-bit. The test was run … Continue reading →

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