Today I tried to fix an old issue with an old laptop having dual boot - windows / ubuntu. This issue occurred one day out of nowhere (someone from forums said it was caused by a windows update). While the windows system still boots, the laptop cannot boot into ubuntu and always gets stuck at a grub …

This post is a revised version of link. The following steps should be followed: Edit the file /etc/dnsmasq.conf on your router, and update the mac address associated with the intended ip address. dhcp-host=<mac address>,<ip address> Stop dnsmasq service sudo systemctl stop …

Here are the steps for configuring a DHCP server in a local network. Set static IP to the second network card enp9s3 (this name can be different on a different PC) on the DHCP server PC. Run sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces Edit the file according to this sample: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) …

Disable WIFI and plug in an internet cable to your laptop so that your Ubuntu is connect to a wired internet and wireless is disabled. Go to Network Icon on top panel -> Edit Connections …, then click the “Add” button in the pop-up window. Choose Wi-Fi from the drop-down menu when …

The following steps are needed for Kinect to work properly in Ubuntu 14.04. Prerequisites OpenNI Kinect Sensor Module Possible user group tuning Prerequisites The necessary packages: $ sudo apt-get install git build-essential python libusb-1.0-0-dev freeglut3-dev openjdk-7-jdk Optional: sudo apt-get …

I tried it many times and finally installed CUDA 7.5 on my laptop (Nvidia GeForce 750M) with optimus. It was very tricky but these steps worked for me. Step 1: Switch to kubuntu. (Some other linux desktop should also work, e.g. lubuntu, mate) According to this tutorial, both Ubuntu Unity and Gnome3 …