How to change the startup loading screen back to Ubuntu in Ubuntu 15.10 wily
sudo update-alternatives –config default.plymouth sudo update-initramfs -u
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How to convert a Virtualbox VDI image file to a Vmware VMDK image file using Ubuntu 15.10 wily
From: http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/virtualbox-convert.html VBoxManage clonehd source.vdi target.vmdk –format VMDK
Howto create a Windows 10 or 7 bootable USB flash drive using Linux (Ubuntu 16.04 xenial or 16.10 yakkety)
UEFI compatible 1. Make variables so you can copy and paste the following code. Replace the following with your actual name, path, and device id. export USBNAME=WIN10AMD64 export USBMNT=/media/$USER/$USBNAME export USBDEV=/dev/sdd 2. Format and partition USB drive. (Only needed if your SD card is not VFAT (FAT32) already) sudo fdisk $USBDEV n –> enter –> Read more about Howto create a Windows 10 or 7 bootable USB flash drive using Linux (Ubuntu 16.04 xenial or 16.10 yakkety)[…]
How I proved AT&T was not giving me the internet speed I was paying for/
All steps from: http://www.att.com/speedtest/optimizeyourconnection/ have been followed. Speed Test Topography Tests were performed at least 3 times a day for a week. What I’m paying for: 3.00Mb/s down 0.512Mb/s up. Note: That’s Megabits per second (Mbps or Mb/s). One megabyte 8 megabits, and one megabyte is 1025 kilobyte. Converted into kilobytes per second would (What Read more about How I proved AT&T was not giving me the internet speed I was paying for/[…]
How to boot an iMac 2008 with faulty Nvidia geforce 8800 GS video card.
And reset the admin password while at it. This will allow you to use the machine using software rendering so you can retrieve your data. Boot into sing user mode: Option(or Windows key)-S Type fsck -fy Type mount -uw / mkdir /drivers move NV* GeForce* AMDRadeon* ATIRadeon* /drivers/ cd /var/db pwd #List all files. The l Read more about How to boot an iMac 2008 with faulty Nvidia geforce 8800 GS video card.[…]
How to convert any bootable live cd to a USB flash drive or SD Card using Ubuntu 15.10 wily
http://askubuntu.com/questions/696797/boot-error-on-live-usb-flash-drive-with-15-10 Dash–> Disks Click on flash drive –> Restore Disk Image and choose ISO file
How to add all Google Services to Unity Launcher in Ubuntu 15.10 wily
From: http://askubuntu.com/questions/35488/what-custom-launchers-and-unity-quicklists-are-available Newer specs here: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/apa.html .desktop files stored in: ~/.local/share/applications A. Example Desktop Entry File [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Application Name=Google Services Comment=Quicklinks to all Google services! TryExec=google-chrome Exec=google-chrome https://google.com Icon=google.png MimeType=image/x-foo; Actions=Gmail;Calendar;Voice [Desktop Action Gmail] Exec=google-chrome https://mail.google.com Name=Gmail Icon=gmail.png [Desktop Action Calendar] Exec=google-chrome https://calendar.google.com Name=Calendar Icon=calendar.png
What to exclude when backing up your entire root filesystem in Ubuntu 15.10 wily
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BackupYourSystem/TAR …such as a /home partition, or external media mounted in /media backed up, you either need to back them up separately, or omit this flag. If you do omit this flag, you will need to add several more –exclude= arguments to avoid filesystems you do not want. These would be /proc, /sys, /mnt, /media, Read more about What to exclude when backing up your entire root filesystem in Ubuntu 15.10 wily[…]
How to install Virtualbox Extension Pack from the command line (Bash) on Ubuntu 15.10 wily
From: https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=44337 #!/bin/bash version=$(vboxmanage -v) echo $version var1=$(echo $version | cut -d ‘r’ -f 1) echo $var1 var2=$(echo $version | cut -d ‘r’ -f 2) echo $var2 file=”Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-$var1-$var2.vbox-extpack” echo $file wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/$var1/$file -O /tmp/$file #sudo VBoxManage extpack uninstall “Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack” sudo VBoxManage extpack install /tmp/$file –replace
Google Cloud Storage speed comparison (Standard, Durable Reduced Availability, and Nearline)
This is tested using gcsfuse mount in a google computer engine running Ubuntu 15.10. These tests are made using a large 128MB file. I read that using the gcsfuse goes very slow when using lots of little files. For instance using rsync to backup websites. Google suggest using their gcutil with the rsync option instead. Read more about Google Cloud Storage speed comparison (Standard, Durable Reduced Availability, and Nearline)[…]
How to install MacOS 10.11 El Capitan on Virtualbox with Ubuntu 15.10
Not working; use VMWare Player with the Unlocker. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/339-unlocker/ https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_workstation_player/12_0 The below does not work for me! http://techsviewer.com/how-to-install-mac-os-x-el-capitan-on-pc-on-virtualbox/ VBoxManage modifyvm “Your VM Name” –cpuidset 00000001 000106e5 00100800 0098e3fd bfebfbff VBoxManage setextradata “Your VM Name” “VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemProduct” “iMac11,3” VBoxManage setextradata “Your VM Name” “VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemVersion” “1.0” VBoxManage setextradata “Your VM Name” “VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiBoardProduct” “Iloveapple” VBoxManage setextradata “Your Read more about How to install MacOS 10.11 El Capitan on Virtualbox with Ubuntu 15.10[…]
Free cell phone service in California
If you are low income and live in California, you are eligible for a free cell phone and service. Totally FREE! (Paid for by the federal government) Talk, text, and data. If you are not low income, try freedompop. By network (in order of best coverage to worst in Nevada County): Verizon Blue Jay Wireless: Read more about Free cell phone service in California[…]