Mar 17, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How To Install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 13.10

Google Chrome is not in any of the Ubuntu repositories, but luckily it is not too hard to install it on Ubuntu. First we will need to download the latest stable versions. Download 32 bit version using command line $ wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb Download 64 bit version using command line $ wget... read more

Jan 8, 2014 Posted by newlife007

BaoFeng UV-5R Programming on Linux

  About a year ago I purchased a Baofeng UV-5R as my first dual-band handheld radio.  Being a newbie to the ham radio hobby, I didn’t want to invest several hundred (or even thousands) of dollars just starting out.  I basically wanted something inexpensive that would allow access to the local repeaters I have in my area.  A fellow ham friend of mine (my Elmer – if you don’t... read more

Jan 3, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How To Install Epson PC-Fax Linux Driver for WF-2540

Funny how it is with an system administrator at home. Gets a new toy and has to find out how to make all the features work. one feature that really gets missed is the fax feature of the all-in-one printers, I know it is one that I will miss from time to time. My latest toy is a Epson WF-2540 which I have had for sometime, but never have configured the fax portion until recently when it was discovered that... read more

Dec 24, 2013 Posted by newlife007

How To Install Fedora 20 in Oracle Virtualbox

Fedora 20 (Heisenberg) has been released! Many new features and improvements which are listed here. Since I am an avid RedHat / Fedora user I just have to try out the latest release and what better way than with Oracle Virtualbox! SO let’s get started installing. Open Oracle Virtualbox and click New and give it a name select Linux for type and Fedora (x64) for version, click Next Set the memory size... read more

Dec 12, 2013 Posted by newlife007

How To Retrieve System Information using dmidecode on Linux

You it is nice to be able to find out details about your system and Windows users have the nice GUI programs supplied by many of the manufacturers that allow them point and click access. Well, with Linux the manufacturers tend to not to supply those applications, except in the server realm. Not to worry as that is where dmidecode comes to the rescue. dmidecode is a tool for dumping a computer’s DMI... read more