I just started to build this site, so don't expect much yet... The main goal is to create some kind of quick reference guide for common tasks and to document simple fixes for common problems. In addition I will document some projects that I have been working on.
Here are some examples. I hope you'll get the idea. Enjoy ;-)
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After upgrading to Kubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) I noticed high CPU load, high memory usage and heavy disk activity caused by processes called nepomukservices and virtuoso-t. These are used to index files for desktop searching. To disable these go to K-menu -> System Settings -> (tab) Advanced -> Desktop Search -> (tab) Basic Settings and disable Enable Nepomuk Semantic Desktop, |
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After upgrading to Kubuntu Lucid (10.04) Java did not work anymore because the package that contains Sun's Java JRE is deprecated. Firefox tries to find a suitable plugin but fails. The solution is to install the packages openjdk-6-jre and icedtea6-plugin. |
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I have written a module for this to make this process easier. You can find it at http://drupal.org/project/calendar_tooltips. It requires beautytips. If you would like to know how it works or how to do it manually, read on. |
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After building an event calendar (see
This USB device is a combined analog TV and DVB-T (digital TV) receiver. In the past, I got it working on Kubuntu 8.10 thanks to Markus Rechberger who made experimental drivers for this device back then that actually work. Unfortunately he decided to remove his source code from mcentral.de, and somehow nobody appears to have a backup. Really. Fortunately Devin Heitmueller decided to make a new port and posted it here. I tested it on Kubuntu 10.04 and it works perfectly. Here is what I did. |
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