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Tag: Kubuntu

Linux, Scripting, Uncategorized

Your private ssh keys do not copy over with a sudo dolphin! You must use bash in Kubuntu.

tarah / August 15, 2013

I’m glad I keep good backups. When backing up your Kubuntu box, do not just drag and drop one home folder from a hard disk to another hard disk. Your ssh keys will not be copied over, even though you…

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Hacks, Linux

How to play Amazon Instant Videos on Ubuntu/Kubuntu Raring Ringtail 13.04 with Firefox

tarah / May 18, 2013

We’re all aware that there are issues with Flash and playing streaming videos on Linux. You can’t play AIV on Chrome; you’ll get that annoying “If you’re using the Chrome browser with Linux, you must disable PPAPI to continue using…

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Hacks, Linux, Modding

Set up Kubuntu 12.10 and an HP printer for batch scanning in Xsane

tarah / January 20, 2013

This process needs to be much easier, but until then, here’s a script to get you set up. This is an update of an older post here: http://thetarah.com/2010/10/12/how-to-batch-scan-using-xsane/ to make this more intuitive. Instead of having you follow a long…

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Hacks, Linux

Google Chrome Will Not Start In KDE (Kubuntu 12.10)

tarah / January 5, 2013

Have you had this problem in KDE? I’ve clicked a few times on a Google Chrome shortcut, and after 20-30 seconds of a bouncing Chrome icon, it disappears. The Chrome process never shows up in the System Monitor or in…

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Hacks, Linux

How to fix KDE, LibreOffice, and dark themes in Kubuntu

tarah / January 1, 2013

I need to use a dark theme in KDE because I spend so much time on the computer that my eyes get tired of looking at whiteness all the time. I use a very dark theme to minimize the strain…

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Linux

Triple booting Linux distros with a mix of GRUB2 and GRUB legacy, Part 2

tarah / September 28, 2010

Instructions on how to multi-boot with a mix of legacy and 2. DISCLAIMER: this method erases your entire hard drive and repartitions it. If you are uncomfortable mucking about with partition tables, go look at some beginner resources and tutorials…

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Linux

Triple booting Linux distros with a mix of GRUB2 and GRUB legacy, Part 1

tarah / September 6, 2010

I’ve been experimenting with other distros. I just got a 2TB internal Western Digital Caviar Black, and there’s just too much room there NOT to create nine partitions and get my distro freak on. I know, Kubuntu baybee, but it’s…

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