Tag Archives: linuxmint

Allow non-root users to capture network packets with Wireshark on Ubuntu

Posted on February 28, 2017 by SoCRaT

It’s very easy to do, all you need is just add your user to the wireshark group, e.g. sudo adduser hobba wireshark so this makes user hobba able to capture packets without requiring sudo privileges. Enjoy! Tested on LinuxMint 18.1 … Continue reading →

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Improve Intel Graphics Performance on Ubuntu 16.04 (and variants)

Posted on February 23, 2017 by SoCRaT

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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Fixing DNS Issues with Linux Mint 18

Posted on September 27, 2016 by SoCRaT

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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How to change default desktop environment in Debian

Posted on August 23, 2016 by SoCRaT

sudo update-alternatives –config x-session-manager There are 2 choices for the alternative x-session-manager (providing /usr/bin/x-session-manager). Selection    Path                    Priority   Status ———————————————————— * 0            /usr/bin/gnome-session   50        auto mode 1            /usr/bin/gnome-session   50        manual mode 2            /usr/bin/mate-session    30        manual mode Press <enter> to keep the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 26, 2014 by SoCRaT

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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