tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309133752024-03-31T16:12:23.483+08:00Misadventures of a Ubuntu userkahpinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13653240448280985049noreply@blogger.comBlogger746125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30913375.post-22913734516697599342017-06-30T08:15:00.002+08:002017-06-30T08:15:22.204+08:00

Defeat all cadence This one’s been sitting in my GOG.com library for some time now. So since I was in the mood for turn-based strategy I may as well right? Installing Massive Chalice is easy enough. ~$ sh gog_massive_chalice_2.1.0.4.sh No problems there.  The problem comes when you try to run the game. Clicking the launcher does nothing. Running the game from terminal gives you

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Excel 2010 says... Really? Even though this same file opens fine on another computer? Let’s see about that… Google says... Aha! So let’s follow the instructions. Go to File > Options Head over to Trust Center > Trust Center settings Under Protected View, we turn off all the Protected View options OK and restart Excel. And now we know for sure if the spreadsheet is “

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So I made my first game (2nd if you count that DOS-based tic-tac-toe I made way back when in uni). Here's a screen capture of it.  My game... hmm... If you're thinking that looks an awful lot like Breakout that's because it is. It's a Breakout clone. Right now it's feature complete in the sense that you can play it. It's buggy though. Fugly too if you asked me but then I'm very

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A scene from the game TL;DR Transistor is a game with interesting game play and attention worthy story, but lacks that “secret sauce” to make you obsess over completing it. Rant I actually started Transistor a little before I started with This War of Mine. Yet somehow, I’ve not been able to find an excuse to get myself to complete this game. Whereas This War of Mine has successfully made

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War is hell. -- William Tecumseh Sherman Lots of games glorify war. You play the super soldier fighting intense battles to safe country/world/whatever. This War of Mine is also about war. But that’s where the similarity ends. You get to control a small group of war victims living in the war zone. Your objective? To survive. You have to choose between high morals, or survival at

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The DocuPrint 255 Here’s how to clear the message ‘Replace Fuser E’ from Fuji Xerox DocuPrint 255 control panel. With the printer showing ‘Ready to print’: Press Eject/Set and Down buttons together. This will bring up the Consumables Menu. Press Up or Down to look for the Reset counter option. Press Right to show Reset Fuser U4, then Right again followed by Eject/Set That

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The LinkedIn incident just reminded me to change my password. It’s been years. I do have a account (left to gather dust) there so to be on the safe side it’s a good idea to change all my passwords. Anybody reading this should probably do the same if you haven’t already. It’s the unfortunate reality of the modern world. I’m on Ubuntu GNOME right now, so I’ll be reproducing the relevant steps

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One day you boot up your Windows 8/8.1 PC and you see this: So you get a error 0xc000000d. Time for a clean install? Maybe. Maybe not… Here's a way to fix it. Pop in your Windows 8/8.1 Setup Disc You do have a Windows Setup Disc, don't you? If not then it’s time to get yourself a copy. Even if your PC came with a OEM Windows and you can make recovery media, it's still a good idea to

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Hmm... never saw this in the game... I finally got my hands on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition off Humble Bundle. How slow is that? Years ago I've played a misappropriated copy of Skyrim and utterly enjoyed it (sorry about that Bethesda). But I've never liked forking out a chunk of cash only to need forking out even more later for DLCs. So, now I've hopefully redeemed myself

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Windows 10 File Explorer If you dislike seeing the Recent files heading in Quick Access filled with recently opened files and folders or just want to clear recent history for whatever reason, then here’s how to clear it. In File Explorer, open the View ribbon. Then, click on Options. This’ll bring up the Folder options window (see below). The Folder Options window In the General tab

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Think of rsync as cp on steroids. It’s much smarter than regular cp in that it skips files that have already been copied into the same folder previously. Here’s a really simple use case: ~$ rsync -aP --delete src dst Simply replace src with target folder and dst with folder where you want to copy the contents of src to. The first time, it works like regular copy. Subsequent runs, it works

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Gnome’s Archive Manager software doesn’t support .7z archives by default. You’ll need to install a package available from the Ubuntu repositories. ~$ sudo apt-get install p7zip-full Once installed, you’ll be able to extract .7z archives using Extract Here in the right click menu. Source: Ask Ubuntu

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It’s been a while since I’ve come across a file system that wasn’t supported by default on Ubuntu Linux. Even NTFS partitions Just Work nowadays. So imagine my surprise when I plugged in a 64GB USB key (my first; I’ve only used 16GB up till now) and Ubuntu gave me this error. Oh noes... exFAT don't work out of the box Thankfully, the open source community already has a ready solution.

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After installing Ubuntu, you’re not done yet. You need to install more stuff post-install depending on what you use your desktop for, primarily. So, here’s a list of things I installed after a clean installation of Ubuntu. This serves mainly as a reminder for myself (because my memory for these things is absolutely horrid), but hopefully others wondering what else they need on their setup

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Compared to Unity 7 back in Ubuntu 15.04, Bluetooth support seems much simpler in Ubuntu Gnome 15.10. In 15.04 I had to key in the default PIN to pair my headphones. That, after a clunky process of retrying multiple times. After that, it was hit or miss whether Ubuntu remembers the pairing once you reboot the system. Gnome's Bluetooth Settings app On Ubuntu Gnome 15.10, pairing my

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Ubiquity offering a Ubuntu 15.04 to Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 upgrade It's time to upgrade your Ubuntu again. The usual (and recommended) way would be to use Ubuntu’s Software Updater to do the upgrade for you. It handles downloading the right packages for you and makes the upgrade process as smooth as possible. But there's another way and that's to do the upgrade from a Ubuntu Live session. If

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Prison Architect by Introversion Games If you enjoy SimCity or Cities: Skylines then you’ll find things to like in Introversion Software’s Prison Architect. Just as city builder games have you building your own metropolis from an empty plot of land, Prison Architect has you building a prison facility. The tech tree also allows you to unlock additional features to play with and some even

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GNOME Disks writing Ubuntu ISO to USB stick Other than Ubuntu Startup Disk Creator and unetbootin, there's a third option available for creating a bootable USB stick. The best part is it's built right into your Ubuntu installation just like Ubuntu Startup Disk Creator so no need to install additional tools like with unetbootin. A quick way to access the feature is to right click on a

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Ubuntu 15.10 Beta 2 default desktop The recommended way to create a bootable USB stick for Ubuntu is to use Startup Disk Creator. It’s available with your Ubuntu install so you don’t have to install additional packages to get started. But here’s an alternative to using the official tool that you can use: unetbootin. It’s UI isn’t as nice to look at but it works just as well. Here’s how to

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In between sessions playing Among the Sleep, I've started playing the tactical JRPG Agarest Generations of War. This is yet another game that's been in my backlog for some time now. Unfortunately, it's a Windows-only game which means running it on Linux requires Wine. A report on WineHQ seems to indicate the games runs but with graphical glitches. On Ubuntu 15.04 64-bit it fails to run at all.

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Maybe I should not have picked up Among the Sleep. Not because it’s scary (which it is but then I’ve only just started) but rather because I seem to not be able to play FPS anymore. After a half hour of gaming, I’m ready to empty my stomach juices onto the monitor. It’s been a problem for a while now though I usually don’t encounter it due to not playing FPS very often. So, right

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First, they send you high up... Just as the story starts getting exciting Deponia ends. It’s a major letdown. Now I get why there’s three games in the series. The cliffhanger end to the first Deponia game does a good job of enticing the player to buy the next game in the series. It’s not a satisfying end to this game. Now it just feels like the game’s too short and needs a continuation.

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Goodbye, Deponia... So after “saving” the world in Pillars of Eternity, I thought I’d give Deponia a try. Point and click isn’t exactly a genre I’m into but I’ve played The Longest Journey and it’s sequel, Dreamfall. Those were pretty interesting so I’ll give this one a chance. Unfortunately, it seems Deponia has a rather bizarre bug. For no apparent reason it would launch in windowed

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Finally kicked Thaos butt So I finally finished playing Pillars of Eternity. It's been a fun ride. I even had to restart after getting an earlier character build stuck inside the Endless Paths. That place is insane. My encounter with the Master Below didn't go with a bang but at least I completed it. Something to think about for the next time, perhaps. The world of Eora is vividly imagined.

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So the default Ubuntu Unity desktop experience isn't for everybody. But the awesome thing about open source is you get to change the things you don't like with something more to your tastes. Just install a different desktop environment. Let's give Cinnamon a shot. Installing Cinnamon from Terminal ~$ sudo apt-get install cinnamon-desktop-environment Just wait for the install to complete

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