Network connection problems appendix

As I did a detailed post about solving some tricky network problems (see here:http://www.techtimejourney.net/?p=667) I realized that there is still one common network issue which will need some elaboration.  Imagine that you will start up your Linux and suddenly you realize that you do not have an IP address because the network configuration failed during the startup. One way to fix this is of course to restart the computer but there is also a better way: use if network configuration commands. Continue reading

Java install: The easy way in Linux.

As there are many tutorials around there how to install Java here is another one just for the fun. This is also probably the most easiest way of installing Java to Linux around there. Continue reading

Solving network connection problems on Ubuntu 13.04 / Debian Wheezy

As Debian Wheezy got released I tested it out as well as Ubuntu 13.04. Most of what I saw I enjoyed but there was however one problem which came from network-manager error which thumbed down my experience. When I tried to connect my wireless via network-manager (nm-applet) I got an error saying I have insufficient rights and the connection could not be established. The previously mentioned error can luckily be fixed quite easily, even without having the network-manager installed, and here is how it is done. Note: This tuturial should also be valid on a variety of other Linux distributions like Linux Mint, Arch Linux and Fedora. Continue reading

Greendec Windowmaker theme and background

It is Saturday and here comes Greendec Windowmaker theme and a background with the same name (See GPL gallery : http://www.techtimejourney.net/?attachment_id=659).

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