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I just ran RKhunter and it gave me this warning /usr/bin/lwp-request [warning] What does this mean?

Which distros are readily avilable with live mode+codecs? I'm surprised to find deepin has codecs but not live mode, where linux mint 18 has live mode but no codecs!

Greetings all, I will have acquired a Raspberry Pi 2 "starter kit" by later today. With very little experience programming or running LINUX other than booting up various utility CD's, I would like some basic guidance as to how to set it up optimally. I want to try to use it to watch videos...

Are there any kind of precautions or operations should be performed to use Ubuntu 15.10 on a ssd? Like something with trim or managing the read and write after waking up from suspension. I don't know in details, but I was reading such things. And The next LTS will be released in 5 months. So I...

HI All, Im looking into different ways (different Linux Distros, other OSes,etc.) to install on a small device (eg. intel Nuc) that has the ability to automatically (or semi-automate) copy file from an inserted usb device to a share. I understand it may be a bit fiddly to get right, but as I'm...

This world is digitally controlled, operated, and powered by computers. Every action we do today involves the use of a computer, whether that action be reading this review, driving your car, or ordering a meal at a restaurant. At the end of 2014, the United Nations stated that over three...

The following guide will illustrate how to take a screenshot or capture a picture of the current display on your computer. This guide will include steps for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux based PCs. With a picture being worth a thousand words, it may be better to show what you see rather than...

I recently upgraded my wired only modem to modem+wireless router. [off topic: this solved my year old browsing problem. Before I couldn't visit certain sites from new versions of Linux distros. I found out that was because my old modem was in bridged mode. I set the new one to pppoe and the...

There's no better time to venture into the path of freedom than now. A new year is the best time to try out new things. I'm talking about the world of Linux. Though you may have heard of some of the awesome features of Linux distributions , there is one simple thing that is difficult to find...

Over the years Microsoft has dominated the office software market with its various versions of Microsoft Office. It is still by far the market leader in this department. Though there have been various open-source implementations of Office such as LibreOffice, they are no comparison to the...

Have you ever wanted to make a quick transfer to your Android phone but did not want to use the USB cable? Has there been a time where a movie you want to watch is too large for your phone's storage? Or are you a business man who needs to transfer files quickly onto your Android Tablet for a...

I noticed in the forum recently, more specifically in the Mac forum, a question as to why a particular program gave a warning message and asked for a password. This begged the question to which users of Linux or in some cases MacOSx (which is built on Unix similar to Linux) may wonder. What is...

In June this year I published the first half of this two part series – Linux 2012: The Year So Far in which we covered the up and coming releases such as Mint 13 and Ubuntu 12.04, the introduction to the Raspberry Pi and what the future holds for gaming within Linux. Now we are nearing the end...

Introduction So, have you gone through the basics of Linux and now want to delve into the Terminal? This article will explain what exactly the Terminal is, why we use it, and will show you some basic, commonly used, commands. When using the Terminal you should always be careful however, and...

The Raspberry Pi foundation announced this Sunday that it’s lifting its purchase restrictions on the budget Linux computer. Previously, due to demand, purchases were limited to one per customer; however, the foundation has been working with its manufacturing partners to increase capacity. The...

When someone decides that they want to try out a Linux Distribution and maybe decide to tell their family and friends that they are trying out this amazing free operating system for their computer called ‘Linux’. They might then reply is that just like Windows or MacOS? Well not really. One...

We're half way through 2012 and so far the Linux world has witnessed the releases of some major distribution LTS or Long Term Support releases, we've heard the news that Microsoft Windows 8 will be out at the end of this year and how the Linux community have reacted to this and the also the...

In this tutorial I will show you how to change the standard clock with no calendar function in an Xfce desktop environment to a more functional clock with a calendar that most people will be use to either in a Gnome or KDE environment or even with Microsoft Windows. Your standard clock should...

In this tutorial I will show you how to install a custom mouse theme in both the Lxde and Xfce desktop environments. Here are some useful sites to download new mouse themes from: Xfce-Look.org GNOME-Look.org Step 1: Once you have downloaded your chosen theme it will usually be in a...