Tag: Linux
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Kubuntu: How to Map Windows Network Share
My workplace is largely a Windows based institution. Due to a collaborative project, I was recently asked to access some documents on a Windows Network Drive. I was sent directions for how to add that drive in Windows. Those directions were not that helpful as I, of course, run Linux. As perhaps the only Linux user…
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Linux – Kubuntu 16.04 with Plasma 5.5.5 – unable to change file associations
I just upgraded my laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad T540P) to the latest version of Kubuntu – 16.04 with Plasma 5.5.5. Everything was running great until I had an issue with Ark, the archiving program that comes with KDE. It was having an issue unzipping an archive. It seemed to unzip the archive, but the resulting file…
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Linux: LibreOffice Print Dialog Orientation “greyed out”
I really like LibreOffice, but occasionally have to deal with bugs that cause silly regressions, like this one. For years, I have printed my LibreOffice Impress (i.e., powerpoint) slides for my students to a PDF file. The options have made this pretty simple. Click on “Print.” When the Print Dialog window comes up, click on…
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Linux: Securely erasing a hard drive
I recently did some upgrading to my main desktop computer and my Network Attached Storage. As a result, I ended up moving around some hard drives and have several hard drives that are no longer in machines. I’m holding on to most of the hard drives, but some I plan on selling or giving away.…
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Linux: Auto Mount EXT4 partition
Several years ago I read a post in a Linux forum talking about splitting up one’s hard drive into multiple partitions so that when the inevitable reformat came along, there was no need to transfer one’s files during the process. Instead, if your files are on one partition while the operating system is on another…
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Linux: remove all directories with same name
I ran into an issue with a piece of software that created hundreds of directories amidst my music and video collections. However, all of the directories had the exact same name. Rather than delete all of them individually, I figured there had to be a way to delete them all with a single command. Turns…
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Ubuntu Linux (KDE): “Chrome didn’t shut down correctly” error
Every so often, Chrome on my Linux based computers (one running Kubuntu and one running Linux Mint KDE) starts having a problem. I like having Chrome save my tabs from my previous sessions so I can pick back up where I left off. But for some reason, and I’m not exactly sure what that reason…
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Linux: Getting “Find” working in Dolphin on KDE (Linux Mint and Kubuntu)
One of the reasons I switched to KDE from Gnome was Dolphin, the file manager that ships with KDE. When I made the switch a couple of years ago, the Find feature in KDE worked really well. But some time in the last couple of years, the two distributions I’ve been using – Kubuntu and…
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Linux: How to Change Password at The University of Tampa
Despite sending in feedback to the Information Technology department at my University about the myriad ways they could improve the process of changing passwords, they haven’t made the process much easier. Since the process is overly cumbersome, not at all intuitive, and I forget about the complications every time I have to change my password…
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Linux: Changing Date Format in Detailed Display in Dolphin File Manager
While there are many file managers to choose from when using a Linux-based operating system, the default file manager that comes with KDE – Dolphin – is pretty good. I’ve run into a few issues here and there that I wish were different, but it generally does what I need. There is one aspect of…