Install Linux Kernel 3.5

The stable version of Linux Kernel 3.5 has finally been released which comes with many features and bug fixes. This kernel has known improvements in support for Android and file systems (ext4).  Here are some other new features: An improved support for hybrid graphics FireWire Target Disk Mode Support Adding support for Xonar DGX and Creative Sound Core3D EXT4 supports now CRC32 Meta-Data Improved support for graphics cards especially...

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How to boot live USB in VirtualBox

In this tutorial, we will show you a way for making VirtualBox or VMware Player boot from live USB devices since this feature hasn't been implemented yet natively in both software. The trick we will use will rely on the Plop boot manager which allows via a live iso to boot from USB devices. We will show you how to use the Plop boot manager with both VMware Player and VirtualBox under Ubuntu/Linux Mint (12.10/12.04/Mint...

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VMware Player 6.0.1 Installation in Linux

VMware Player has been updated to version 6.0.1recently which resolves some known issues. To check what has been fixed in this latest update, gohere.In this tutorial, we will see how to install VMware Player 6.0.1 in the following distros: Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10 or older Linux Mint 16/15/14 or older  VMware Player 6.0.1 Installationto install VMware Player 6.0.1 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint, run firstly this command: sudo apt-get install...

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Android Devices's Screen From Ubnutu

In this tutorial, we will see how to record your Android device's screen using a simple Java application called androidscreencast, you can get more information about it here. The tutorial is workable in the following Ubuntu/Linux Mint distributions: Ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04 or older Linux Mint 15/14/13 or older Getting Started Let's first install some dependencies needed for the application to run properly. So, open the terminal...

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Ubuntu 14 alongside windows 8

Introduction By far the most read article on this site shows how to install Ubuntu alongside Windows 8 in 10 easy steps.  Those instructions have helped people install Ubuntu since 12.04 but now with the introduction of Ubuntu 14.04 and many Windows users upgrading to Windows 8.1 there are a few new challenges that have been brought to the table. Over the weekend I have played around with dual booting Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows...

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