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How to manually upgrade your Ubuntu/LinuxMint installation in one command

Posted on June 1, 2015 by SoCRaT

Haven’t blogged for a long time, so here is a little treat for those control freaks who want to do everything themselves. For you to upgrade your Ubuntu-based Linux distro, you have to do 2 steps: Refresh the software repositories … 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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How to encrypt your home folder in Ubuntu or Linux Mint After Installation using ecryptfs

Posted on May 22, 2014 by SoCRaT

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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How to cut videos from the command line in Ubuntu 12.10 and later (Mint 14 and later)

Posted on May 21, 2013 by SoCRaT

avconv -i DP4U12.ogv -vcodec copy -acodec copy -ss 00:00:00 -t 00:04:20 DP4U12_complete.ogv The above command preserves the same format of the input file, where: DP4U12.ogv is the input file DP4U12_complete.ogv is the output file The command cuts the video from … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 23, 2013 by SoCRaT

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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