Tag Archives: ubuntu

FSTAB GUI Editor — pysdm

Check out pysdm for GUI-assisted editing of your FSTAB configuration file. http://pysdm.sourceforge.net/ Ubuntu-specific information: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=872197

Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Ongoing Review

Today I upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx LTS Beta 2 from Kubuntu 9.10 (yea, I wanted to go back to gnome). My first impressions–wow! I love the change in color scheme. The OS seems faster than ever, the Ubuntu software center is perfect, and all of my drivers are working flawlessly. The first thing [...]

Fix Long, Loud Beep / Popping During Kubuntu Shutdown

I’m not sure what exactly causes this problem, but one of my computers running Kubuntu 9.10 has had this problem involving a long system beep during shutdown. Blacklisting the pc speaker didn’t work, nor did relentless searching for answers, until a post on Ubuntu forums finally answered my question. The fix involves disabling the splash [...]

Multi Touch (Touchpad) in Ubuntu 9.10, Synaptics Driver (How-to)

If you have a multi-touch enabled touchpad for your laptop and are using ubuntu, it may not automatically be recognized and enabled.

Fix the Tick Sound in Ubuntu 9.10

Some power settings were changed in Ubuntu / Kubuntu 9.10 that makes the speaker amp turn off when not in use–it then turns on before playing a sound, creating a (rather annoying) ‘tick’ sound.

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