I was trying to download a ‘file’ from a torrent site with Magnet links. I was using Google Chrome in Xubuntu and surprisingly instead of opening a torrent client, it threw an error which read like: Unable to detect the URI-scheme of “magnet:? It was surprising for me as I never encountered such an error […]
Fix Brightness Control Not Working for Ubuntu & Linux Mint
Some of the most prominent issues with Ubuntu are brightness control, wifi and sound. We saw how to fix no sound issue and no network issue in Ubuntu in other posts. In this quick post, we’ll see how to fix brightness function key not working in Ubuntu. On my Dell Inspiron, using the function key to […]
Over 10000 Unix Servers Infected With Trojan, 500,000 Computers At Risk Daily
A widespread cybercriminal campaign has seized control of over 25,000 Unix servers worldwide, reported ESET. Dubbed as “Operation Windigo”, this malicious campaign has been going on for years and uses a nexus of sophisticated malware components that are designed to hijack servers, infect the computers that visit them, and steal information. ESET security researcher Marc-Étienne Léveillé says: […]
Restore Android Factory Image In Nexus 7 2013 In Linux
The other day I installed Ubuntu Touch in Nexus 7 2013. Since it’s quite unstable and I was kind of missing Android games, I decided to restore Android back in Nexus 7 2013. I plan to dual boot Android and Ubuntu Touch, may be sometime soon. In this tutorial we shall see how to restore […]
How To Solve: iPhone or iPad Not Charging Via USB In Linux [Quick Tip]
“Not charging” says your Apple device when you plug it to your Linux computer via USB? You may encounter this issue as the USB port may not supply enough power to charge the iPad or iPhone. Don’t worry, we have a fix for iPhone or iPad not charging via USB in Linux and it’s called […]
Guide To Install Ubuntu Touch On Nexus 7 2013
Ubuntu Touch images are finally available for Nexus 7 2013 WiFi model (code named Flo) and I just installed it on my Nexus. If you are eager to experience Ubuntu Touch, I’ll show you how to install Ubuntu Touch on Nexus 7 2013 WiFi. This tutorial was performed on a Dell Inspiron 14.10 running Ubuntu 13.10, […]
How To Fix: error: insufficient permissions for device with ADB [Quick Tip]
The other day I was installing Ubuntu Touch on my Nexus 7. During the installation process, I encountered an error while using adb (Android Debug Bridge). When I was trying to boot into bootloader using adb, it gave the following error: error: insufficient permissions for device What helped me was to restart the adb server […]
nSnake: Play The Classic Snake Game In Linux Terminal
You know what was the best thing about old Nokia handsets back in early 2000’s? The Snake Game. I had wasted considerable time on this silly yet addictive game. While the good old Nokia phones are replaced by smartphones today and Snake game is replaced by other silly addictive games such as Temple Run etc […]
How to Install Chromium Browser in Ubuntu Linux
This article demonstrates several ways of installing Chromium browser in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions. Chromium is an open-source browser project that sits at the foundation of Google Chrome. It is maintained by The Chromium Projects, along with Chromium OS. You can install Google Chrome in Ubuntu easily but if you want to use the […]
How to Enable Backspace in Firefox: To Go Back to Previous Web Page With Backspace Key
Want to use the backspace key to go back to the previous page in Mozilla Firefox? Here’s how to enable backspace in Firefox.