Tag Archives: Ubuntu

Huawei e156G 3G modem Connection not appearing in Network Manager Connections List in Ubuntu Lucid

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Ahmed Tawfik

Insert the modem Right-click and select eject Unplug the modem Plug in the modem Done! I’m using the USB Huawei e156g 3G modem on Ubuntu Lucid

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How to get rid of gnome-panel in Ubuntu

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Ahmed Tawfik

gnome-panel had – and is still having – a lot of bugs and problems, so I decided to get rid of it, at least till it improves and decided to replace it with Avant Window Navigator. The problem is that … Continue reading →

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ensure that the VirtualBox host kernel modules (vboxdrv, vboxnetflt and vboxnetadp) are properly updated if the linux kernel version changes during the next apt-get upgrade

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Ahmed Tawfik

Note: Ubuntu users might want to install the dkms package to ensure that the VirtualBox host kernel modules (vboxdrv, vboxnetflt and vboxnetadp) are properly updated if the linux kernel version changes during the next apt-get upgrade. The dkms package can … Continue reading →

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New Primary HDD: A full Ubuntu backup & restoration experience (Draft)

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Ahmed Tawfik

Steps: Use “SystemRescueCD” “fsarchiver savefs” “fsarchiver restfs” mount /dev/sda1 /mnt mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/boot  #skip this if don’t have a separate /boot partition grub2-install –root-directory=/mnt/ /dev/sda Operation Stats: Original Disk Space used on the HDD to backup: 45 GB Size of … Continue reading →

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Display CPU Temperature Graphically using a Panel Applet in Ubuntu

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Ahmed Tawfik

“sudo apt-get install sensors-applet” Right-click on any panel and add the new applet, then easily configure it to display the temperature, fan speed, HDD temperature …etc

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