Tag Archives: Ubuntu

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 disable Guest Session Login in Ubuntu Trust 14.04

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Ahmed Tawfik

“sudo gedit /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-ubuntu.conf” Add the following line: “allow-guest=false” Save the file Enjoy! OR you can simply run the following command: ” echo allow-guest=false | sudo tee -a /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-ubuntu.conf” You can still Enjoy! 🙂 Source: http://www.noobslab.com/2014/04/thingstweaks-to-do-after-install-of.html

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How to fix unavailable swap problem after fresh installation of Ubuntu 14.04 with Home Encryption

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Ahmed Tawfik

This is a bug which makes the UUID unreadable in the /etc/crypttab and accordingly no swap will be read and used by the system, which is unacceptable of course. In order to solve this problem, all you have to do … 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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How to Upgrade your Ubuntu Server Release, The Recommended Way

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Ahmed Tawfik

It’s done using a command line utility called “do-release-upgrade”, it’s part of the update-manager-core package, so all you have to do is the following: “sudo apt-get install update-manager-core” “sudo do-release-upgrade” That’s it, simply! Source: https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/installing-upgrading.html

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