Ubuntu 13.04

Wireless / Wi-Fi Not Working

There are a lot of reasons why your wireless / Wi-Fi connection is not working, but the most common is lack of a driver.

Ubuntu 13.04

VirtualBox Guest Additions Stop Working After Update

Possible solution if you are running Ubuntu 13.04 with the Unity Desktop, running inside VirtualBox 4.2.12.

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3D Hardware Acceleration not Working in VirtualBox

This might resolve 3D hardware acceleration not working in VirtualBox 4.2.12 when running Ubuntu 13.04.

Ubuntu 12.10

VirtualBox Guest Additions not Working

This applies to Ubuntu 12.10 running under VirtualBox version 4.1.22 (or earlier), 4.2.0, 4.2.2, and 4.2.4 under Windows 7 with Service Pack 1. The issue and solution is likely the same for all versions of VirtualBox 4.1.22 and 4.2.x, regardless of which OS they are running on. Unfortunately, the problem with VirtualBox 4.2.2, and 4.2.4 […]

Ubuntu 12.04

GNOME Desktop Not Working – Looks like GNOME Classic

This is for the GNOME Desktop installed on Ubuntu 12.04 The problem and solution is likely the same for all other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. One of the alternative desktops you can install is GNOME (or, more accurately, GNOME 3). Unfortunately, in some cases, instead of getting the new GNOME desktop: you […]

Ubuntu 12.04

Cinnamon Desktop Not Working – Looks like GNOME

This is for Cinnamon Desktop 1.4 installed on Ubuntu 12.04 The problem and solution is likely the same for all other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. One of the alternative desktops you can install is Cinnamon. Unfortunately, in some cases, instead of getting the Cinnamon desktop: you get the GNOME Classic (no effects) […]

Ubuntu 12.04

Lock Screen Does not Work

This tutorial is for Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity interface. It may be the same for other version combinations but no guarantee is made. Sometimes, after upgrading to Ubuntu 12.04, the Lock Screen functionality stops working. The likely problem is that gnome-screensaver has been uninstalled. Using the Command Line 1) Open a terminal using Ctrl+Alt+L […]

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Fedora 16 – First Impressions – Not Positive

UPDATED 11-May-2012 I have discovered that the problem with Software Updates and Add/Remove Software noted below was caused by VirtualBox Guest Additions not being correctly installed. This happened because the Linux kernel header files are not installed, GCC (a compiler) is not installed, make (a tool for GCC) is not installed. Installing gcc and make […]

Ubuntu 12.04

Virtualbox Guest Additions Stop Working after Update

These instructions are for Ubuntu 12.04, with the Unity interface, running under VirtualBox 4.1.12_77218. They should be the same or similar for other version combinations, but no guarantee is made. Sometimes, when Ubuntu updates are applied to your system, the VirtualBox Guest Additions stop working. Symptoms may include: (1) screen resolution reverts back to the […]

Ubuntu 11.10

Virtualbox Guest Additions Stop Working After Update

These instructions are for Ubuntu 11.10, with the Unity interface, running under VirtualBox 4.1.8. They should be the same or similar for other version combinations, but no guarantee is made. Sometimes, when Ubuntu updates are applied to your system, the VirtualBox Guest Additions stop working. Symptoms may include: (1) screen resolution reverts back to the […]

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WordPress – Jetpack 1.2 Broken on IE 8 and IE 9

I just updated to Jetpack 1.2 on my site and find that the Site Stats module is broken for Internet Explorer 8 and Internet Explorer 9. It works fine with FireFox 7.0.1. Here’s Site Stats as seen in IE 8 (click for larger image): Problems are: it looks ugly, nice tables and formatting are all […]

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Wubi – First Impression – Fail

A visitor (who was kind enough to leave a comment) brought Wubi to my attention. Wubi allows you to dual-boot your system between Windows and Ubuntu without having to repartition your hard disk. It does this by creating a large file on your Windows system that it uses as if it was its own personal […]