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Continue readingInstalling Ubuntu 14.04 x64: Update
Installing Ubunto is relatively easy.. a easy guide on Virtual Machine can also be used; just copy the iso to USB Stick and boot from USB. just a few more steps to ensure you have everything going # Log in then become root: > sudo su # Follwing steps makes you install updated > apt-get update […]
Continue readingVirtualBox: using macbook iSight or FaceTime HD Camera [SOLVED]
Virtualbox is a excellent freeware to test Virtual Machine Systems or Virtualisation.. it has a few issues. It cannot use the builtin Camera iSight or FaceTime HD.. the following is a fix to it. 1. Read Section 9.7 “Webcam passthrough” 2. Note: The webcam passthrough module is shipped as part of the Oracle VM VirtualBox extension […]
Continue readingEPSON Printer L355 Ink Tank: No Linux Network Driver
epson printer which are network enabled are not supported on linux. check before you buy. If you start here http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/?OSC=LX and type in printer part number / model number, select “linux” in the OS it takes you to here http://download.ebz.epson.net/ if you see a driver with “iscan-network-nt” then buy else do not buy.. 32bit : […]
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