VirtualBox Ubuntu Share

http://darrenma.wordpress.com/2012/07/18/you-do-not-have-the-permissions-necessary-to-view-the-contents-of-shared_folder/

Nautilus Root Access Shortcut Ubuntu 12.04

I get frustrated when I can't get Root Access in Nautilus. So I decide to create a shortcut.

Virtual Box and Ubuntu 12.04

So today I;ve been using Virtual Box and Ubuntu to be honest the best experiences I've had with Linux is virtually. Everytime I've used it directly on hardware it has been a disaster and wasted time.

However I found 2 things to day that made my Linux experience more pleasurable. So I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 and trying to keep to it to really get to know the quirks and features. Resisting upgrading for now until the next LTS.

Here are the 2:

Install the 'guest additions' this lets you use Ubuntu in fullscreen.

and I found how to use Ubuntu Unity 3D. You need to enable '3D acceleration' in virtualbox settings for the virtual machine.

Xps file to pdf

I have been trying to convert Xps files to pdf to view them on mac.

The answer was to use Google drive.
Upload the Xps file to Google drive. You can view the file in a browser or download as a pdf.

HP Notebook Laptop - Mouse and Keyboard Freeze - Ubuntu 13.04

I solve the problem with my HP DM1 by disabling 'fan always on'  and 'Function key' in the BIOS.

And adding 'thermal.off=1' to grub config.

To edit grub

Use the terminal and type sudo gedit /edit/default/grub

Edit the text to look like this.

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash thermal.off=1"
 All seems to well now.


Seems like Chrome triggers it to freeze also

Gimp Close path - Paths Tool

To close path in Gimp hold cmd and click on the final node

Gimp Paths tool delete anchor like alt key Photoshop Pen Tool

I have been trying to working out how to use the paths tool in Gimp. I wanted to delete an anchor like the way you hold the alt key in photoshop.

You have to hold cmd+shift and then click on the anchor this deletes the anchor.