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Here are a few tips on figuring out using subtitles with movies on TV.

Ubuntu provides an easy way to find and install proprietary drivers. This quick tutorial shows you how to install additional drivers in Ubuntu including Nvidia proprietary drivers.

The latest version of the most popular free and open source photo editing software GIMP has brought some changes that

If you ever did a little bit of programming, you must be aware of the term: floating point. One of

This quick tip shows you various ways to remove old Linux kernels from an Ubuntu system. Ubuntu regularly provides newer

Wondering which Linux kernel version your system uses? Here are several ways to check your kernel version in the Linux terminal.

Here's a quick neat tip for synchronizing the subtitles with videos being played with VLC. Works best if there is a linear delay.

Dropbox is my favorite cloud storage service. Though Ubuntu One has recently improved its features but still Dropbox is numero

Downloaded a JAR file and don't know how to use it? Learn how to run JAR files in Ubuntu based Linux distributions.

One of the most common error a user encounters while updating is Problem with MergeList. The error could be encountered

Learn how to find devices connected to your local network in Linux.

Learn to delete PPA and the software installed by it and get rid of unnecessary PPA added to your Ubuntu Linux.

This quick tutorial shows you how to enable auto save in Gedit text editor. Gedit, the default text editor in

The other day, I connected my Acer Aspire R13 running Ubuntu 15.04 with my Samsung TV to watch a

A disk I was trying to automount resulted in the 'only root can mount' and 'wrong fs type, bad option' errors. Here's what I did to fix it.

Looking for a sticky note app to quickly take notes or make to-do list and display them on the desktop? Here are your options.

Quick tutorial to show you how to prevent certain packages from being updated in Ubuntu and Debian based Linux distributions.

By default Ubuntu is fast enough. But that does not mean that you cannot make Ubuntu faster. As you might

If you are looking for an alternative of a powerful, feature rich PDF editors like PDF-XChange Viewer, Foxit Reader or

Updating or upgrading Ubuntu with internet connection is really very easy. All you have to do it type sudo apt-get

If you forgot your user password on Ubuntu, don’t worry. You can reset an Ubuntu password very easily. This guide explains an easy method for changing the root password on Ubuntu. The method should also be applicable to other Linux distributions.

If you have used Windows for a long time, you are probably habitual of using the magical Ctrl+Alt+Del

While installing fresh new Ubuntu, I created an extra ext3 partition exclusively for Linux usage along with my Root, Swap