XanMod is a custom built kernel for Debian and Ubuntu operating systems that comes with couple of tweaks for optimizing the performance. According to the authors, the Kernel has the potential of increasing the performance of high-performing Workstations, Game playback, …
Read moreSupercharge Your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with XanMod Kernel (includes BFQ)
Linux Mint is one of the most popular (GNU/Linux) operating systems around, and according to Distrowatch.com‘s popularity ranking factor, for many years now Linux Mint has been on the top 3 most popular distributions (now it’s actually the number one!, surpassing Debian …
Motion interpolation is a technique that can be used to increase the frame-rate (up to 60 frames per second, which roughly equals doubled frame rate for most video files) of a video file. Now what’s in it for the end-user? Simple, …
Read moreEnable Motion Interpolation in GNU/Linux (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS) Using SVP
Variety is a features rich wallpaper manager (changer) that is available for Ubuntu and many other GNU/Linux distributions, and it’s probably the one that’s in active development that runs smoothly on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I said that because even though others of its …
Read moreInstall Variety (Wallpaper Changer) on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 15.10, 15.04…
After reviewing Ubuntu 15.10 a few months ago, I came up with an Ubuntu (15.10) flavor comparison as well. So after reviewing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and especially since this is a LTS (Long Term Support) release, I decided to come up …
Read moreUbuntu LTS Flavors Comparison: Ubuntu 16.04 vs Kubuntu 16.04 vs Ubuntu GNOME 16.04
Ubuntu 16.04 is the 6th Long Term Support (LTS) release of Ubuntu. In a certain sense, the LTS release is the flagship version of Ubuntu that sees a new release in every 2 years, and each release is backed by 5 years of support, …
Read moreUbuntu 16.04 LTS Review: Very Stable & Improved, Buggy Software Center, Though
After 6 months of development, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Long Term Support) has been released. This release features a couple of few somewhat major changes both in the Unity desktop shell and in the operating system core. For instance, after all …
I recently wanted to record the audio track of a streaming video in Ubuntu 15.10 but there was no application available to use by default. In the past Ubuntu used to come with a sound recorder by default, not anymore it …
Read moreHow to Record a Sound in Ubuntu (16.04, 15.10, 15.04)
Simplenote is a minimalist looking and a versatile syncing text editor that was only available for Mac OS previously. Not anymore though, because Simplenote developers have just released a new version finally enabling the application to natively run on both Microsoft Windows …
Read moreSimplenote Text Editor Now Available for GNU/Linux & Windows
As GNU/Linux system engineers or administrators, knowing the type utilities that can be used to monitor, troubleshoot and fine-tune a system is a vital part of the skill one should posses. However, unless one will be using many of these tools each and …
Solus is a GNU/Linux distribution that was first called SolusOS which first appeared in 2012. Back then it was based on the Debian core, and the desktop environment was GNOME2. But due to lack of manpower, the developers abandoned it in …
Read moreSolus 1.1 Mini Review – Lean & Fast, But Has a Long Way to Go
Recently I noticed that whenever I try to increase or decrease the audio level of SMPlayer in Ubuntu (15.10) through PulseAudio’s sound icon on the top panel, there’s a small (but noticeable) delay before audio output level change takes place. The …
Read moreImprove SMPlayer’s Audio Output Responsiveness [Tip]