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How to Install VNC Server on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
VNC is short for ‘Virtual Network Computing’. It’s a simple method for sharing a graphical desktop environment. For example, if you install VNC on your hosted server, you could connect to its graphical desktop environment remotely. Pre-Flight Check These instructions...
SSH USING LINUX OR MAC OS
You can use SSH to connect to your Raspberry Pi from a Linux computer or Mac (or another Pi) from the Terminal, without installing additional software. You'll need to know your Pi's IP address to connect to it. To find this from your Pi's terminal type hostname -I....
Start VNC automatically
So a couple of you have been asking about getting VNC to start automatically (me included). I did a bit of digging and have figured out what to do - it's a few simple steps. First off though, must say thanks to Penguin Tutor for the actual answer to this issue. So -...
SCUDCLOUD: UNOFFICIAL SLACK CLIENT FOR LINUX
Slack is a team communication platform which features persistent chat rooms organized by topic, private groups and direct messaging, all searchable from one search box. Furthermore, the app integrates with Google Docs and Dropbox, GitHub and many others. Slack...
How To Check Laptop CPU Temperature in Ubuntu 15.04 & Ubuntu 14.04
How to install Psensor (Graphical Temperature Monitor Tool) in Ubuntu 15.04 and Ubuntu 14.04. Check Laptop CPU temperature and Hard Disk temperature in Ubuntu 15.04/14.04 with Psensor. Psensor is a graphical hardware temperature monitor for Linux. It can monitor: the...
Spotify has stopped working on Ubuntu 15.04
There is a tutorial so you can fix it (beneath reinstalling). Just execute these two commands, it worked for me: $ wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libg/libgcrypt11/libgcrypt11_1.5.4-2ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb $ sudo dpkg -i...