Software

Lubuntu (LXDE): restore a logout/shutdown icon in the taskbar

From time to time, an inexperienced user for whom I have set up a Lubuntu 12.04 LTS system, inadvertently mess the layout of her taskbar (a lock feature as in KDE's plasmoids would be nice ;-). While restoring all of her stuff, I couldn't find how to display a shutdown shortcut. This option/item…

GOG.com is going to support Linux

After Desura and Steam, GOG.com is going to support Linux with their good old games!

Linux: xrandr dual monitor setup failing at boot

I set up my dual screen configuration in my local ~/.xinitrc file: I use the $HDMI_MAIN variable because the number assigned to the HDMI screen may be 0 or 2. The xrandr command sets up the resolution of both screens and puts the DVI screen as secondary screen at the right of the HDMI one. This…

Popcorn Time: a free and open tool for streaming using BitTorrent

Popcorn Time: a free and open tool for streaming using BitTorrent. Source

Linux: check if your SSD supports TRIM

I have read a lot of articles about optimizing solid-state drives. Most of them talk about the TRIM feature but we need to make sure that our SSD is compatible. To check it: $ sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda | grep TRIM If the output is similar to the following, we are good to go: Note that hdparm was…