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By first, you need to download the following packages with the following command apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) gcc-4.4 Then download and give execution permissions to the NVIDIA binary driver — XServer must be down. wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/275.28/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-275.28.run chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-275.28.run ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-275.28.run Now just start the X server, enjoy!

Sep 10th, 2011 | Filed under Guides, Linux

Configuring LIRC with a Windows Media Center Remote to work at Linux is easy and if you like seeing movies while you are at bed is just awesome, here an easy setup (ripped from mine old blog ) sudo apt-get install lirc lirc-modules-source module-assistant Now on configuration Windows Media Center Transceivers/Remotes (all) -> None -> [...]

Sep 10th, 2011 | Filed under Guides, Linux

Note: This might work on other distributions just installing the packages on their package managers or from source, however you want. Root password and access is required. I been helping a friend to move into Debian Squeeze although this guide work on any I think, first of all, installing the packages, hopefully way less than [...]

Sep 10th, 2011 | Filed under Guides, Linux

Often people just creates lists for replacing software from Windows to Linux or OS X, in this list I will write about Windows alternatives too! Enjoy! Office suites The most used is always Microsoft Office, why? Because it works actually very good! (and most of people use it, so we need to open it though [...]

Sep 10th, 2011 | Filed under Guides, Linux, OS X, Windows

This guide is made in Spanish since is made for Mexicans Como algunas personas ya saben, el MotoroiX es la version Mexicana de el telefono Droid X de Motorola. En Mexico esta exclusivo con Iusacell y apesar de ser el modelo mas nuevo que tenemos por aqui, la version Mexicana carece de algunas actualizaciones (y [...]

Apr 29th, 2011 | Filed under Android, Guides, Linux, OS X, Windows

As I returned to Kubuntu yesterday, I just tried to use Emesene and I got lots of error (releated to some audio shitty) that can be solved installing this package(that are installed by default in Ubuntu installation, but not Kubuntu). The error is this one (added for positioning this guide at Google to make it more accessible) Exception [...]

Feb 15th, 2011 | Filed under Guides, Linux

Although I have read that is fairy difficult to configure, and things alike that on wikis, but was so easy at here, I think I have luck and it detected it immediately and without any problem, here the easy setup. sudo apt-get install lirc lirc-modules-source module-assistant Now on configuration Windows Media Center Transceivers/Remotes (all) -> [...]

Feb 8th, 2011 | Filed under Guides, Linux
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You need to have closed your X server to make this work. For 64 bits: Download the needed stuff, nvidia driver, the kernel headers, changing permissions and installing it wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/260.19.36/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-260.19.36.run apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-260.19.36.run sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-260.19.36.run For 32 bits: Download the needed stuff, nvidia driver, the kernel headers, changing permissions and installing [...]

Feb 6th, 2011 | Filed under Guides, Linux
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This guide was copy/pasted from my old weblog and it might or NOT work now. You need to start downloading ushare and the dependencies sudo apt-get install ushare Then sudo nano /etc/ushare.conf Or easier Ubuntu: gksu gedit /etc/ushare.conf Kubuntu: kdsu kate /etc/ushare.conf And change the following lines # uShare UPnP Friendly Name (default is ‘uShare’). [...]

Feb 6th, 2011 | Filed under Guides, Linux

This guide was copy/pasted from my old weblog and it might or NOT work now. Since I upgraded to Karmic Koala I missed using TuxGuitar, I found easier to install Virtual Box with Windows XP and then Guitar Pro 5 to search the guide, but well, I was quite bored this morning, I mean, is [...]

Feb 6th, 2011 | Filed under Guides, Linux