GRUB2 Background Image the simple way without installing anything.

The following is written to add a background image to GRUB2 in Linux Mint.  This will work with Mint 22.1, it will also work with Ubuntu, and Debian. Your mileage may vary with other distros.   Make a copy of your GRUB. sudo cp /etc/default/grub /etc/default/grub.bak Edit your GRUB as sudo. sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

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Firestorm Viewer install for linux Mint

First update your environment: Open a terminal and type the following:sudo apt update; sudo apt upgrade; sudo apt autoremove Then Download Firestorm from their web site. https://www.firestormviewer.org/choose-your-platform/ Pick the Penguin, and the 64 bit download. Extract the file by either tar -xvf Phoenix-Firestorm-Releasex64-6-6-8-68380.tar.xzor with the file viewer using Archive Manager. Now install. I install to … Continue reading Firestorm Viewer install for linux Mint

Userbench fails Sphere graphics test. Possible solution.

If you are experiencing an error running the userbench suite of tests, and the error indicates “ERROR: Sphere GPU benchmark failed, aborting further tests on this GPU” then this MAY solve your issue. I isolated this error on my system to the Nahimic service that is a part of the Realtek Audio driver package. To… Continue reading Userbench fails Sphere graphics test. Possible solution.

Howto: LiveUSB – request by students of Long Beach City College.

Howto: LiveUSB 1) Download the latest live image.  You can download it from the official Fedora mirrors. a) Fedora 15 Live Images – Live Images for Fedora 15 2) Download and install LiveUSB Creator. a) Windows – LiveUSB-Creator b) Linux – run su -c yum install liveusb-creator -y 3) Install the LiveUSB Creator program. 4)… Continue reading Howto: LiveUSB – request by students of Long Beach City College.

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Howto: Backup your data files

I can never overemphasize the importance of this enough. Back up your important data files. Daily. This is a very simple procedure. It takes approximately five minutes. It will save your files. 1) Insert a thumb or flash drive into any USB port on your computer. 2) For Windows copy your “My Documents” folder contents… Continue reading Howto: Backup your data files

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Howto: create a local repository for Fedora.

Creating a local Fedora repository is a great way to conserve bandwidth. You can update all of the computers on your local network from one repository. 1)  Install a web server.  I use apache. su -c yum install httpd -y 2)  Create the directories that become the local repository. su -c mkdir -p /var/www/html/yum/F15/releases su… Continue reading Howto: create a local repository for Fedora.

Howto: create a custom spin of Fedora 13

Much of the documentation I read on the World Wide Web suggests using revisor to create a custom Spin of Fedora. I find that revisor is not well suited to my needs. I use LiveCD Creator. To install it: yum install livecd-tools -y I suggest you install the fedora-kickstarts and spin-kickstarts packages as well. yum… Continue reading Howto: create a custom spin of Fedora 13