Index of Hints and Tips

Index of topics in our Linux Hints and Tips section

This section lists all the topics covered in our Linux Quick Links, plus any subsections within them.

Topic	Section
ADSL Routers	Defining ADSL Routers / Internet Hubs
	What is a Router?
Adobe Flash Problems	Problems playing videos with Adobe Flash Player
	Flash Player is installed but will not run (Ubuntu)
	Flash Player will not run (Fedora)
Changing the Grub Default Option	How to change the default boot option in Grub
	How to Change your Default O/S
Changing the Hostname	How to change the name of your Linux host
	What is the Hostname and why would I want to change it?
	How to Change the Hostname Temporarily
	How to Change the Hostname Permanently
Creating Users and Groups	How to create users and groups
	Creating New Linux Groups
	Creating New Linux Users
Dual Booting	Dual Booting Problems with Windows XP and Linux
	Problems Dual Booting Linux with Windows XP
Ethernet Ports & Connectors	Identifying Ethernet ports and cables
	What is Ethernet?
	Identifying an Ethernet Cable
	Identifying an Ethernet Port
Evolution Email Issues	Issues with the Evolution email client
	Setting up a Default Signature using Evolution
File System will not Mount	What to do if a File System will not mount
	File System Mounting Problems
Finding your IP & Mac Address	How to find your IP and Mac address on Linux and Windows PCs
	Finding the IP and Mac Address on a Linux PC
	Finding the IP and Mac Address on a Windows PC
GIMP Issues	Issues with the GNU Image Manipulation Program
	Cutting and Pasting in GIMP
	GIMP not Painting in Foreground Colour
	Custom GIMP Themes
Hints and Tips Home	Welcome to the Hints and Tips Section
IDE Cables	Identifying IDE Cables
	What is IDE?
	Identifying IDE Cables
	Identifying IDE Ports on the Motherboard
Identifying USB Ports	Identifying USB ports and USB memory sticks
	Identifying a USB Port on your Computer
	USB Memory Sticks
	Identifying a USB Cable
Index of Sections	Shows a clickable list of all the available Hints and Tips
	Index of topics in our Linux Hints and Tips section
KDEnLive Tips & Problems	Problems and Tips for using the KDEnlive Video Editor
	Saving Changes in KDEnlive
	Ubuntu 11.10 in KDEnlive
	KDEnlive and .ogv Files
	Video Tracks Render too Quickly in KDEnlive
	Project Monitor updates in KDEnlive
	Adding Slides or Stills in KDEnlive
	One or More Video Tracks fail to Render in KDEnlive
	Freezing the Action in KDEnlive
	Moving Small Clips in KDEnlive
	Crashes in KDEnlive
	Keyframe Monitoring in KDEnlive
	Frame Alignment in KDEnlive
Kernel Panic - not syncing VFS	How to deal with the error: Kernel Panic - not syncing VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown block
	Kernel Panic Error - not syncing VFS
MP3 Problems	Problems playing MP3 files on Linux
	MP3 Files will not play in the Browser
	MP3 Files will not play on Fedora
Memory DIMMs	Identifying RAM memory DIMMs
	Identifying a DIMM
	What is a DIMM?
Missing GhostScript Library	Ubuntu Update Manager complains about Missing GhostScript Library
	Ubuntu Update Manager complains about Missing GhostScript Library
Mounting a New File System	How to mount a new File System
	How to Mount a New File System
Network Interface Configuration	How to set up or change your network configuration
	Setting up Networking from the Command Line
Running Scripts at Startup	How to run script and commands at system startup
	Running Scripts on Linux Startup
SATA Cables	Identifying SATA Cables
	What is SATA?
	Identifying SATA Cables
	Identifying SATA Ports
Software Centre Issues	Issues with the Fedora Add / Remove Software Centre
	"Unfinished Transactions Remaining" Message
	Enabling / Disabling Repositories in Fedora
The BIOS	Defining BIOS
	What is the BIOS?
	Types of BIOS
	The Hardware Configuration Database
Tweaking the Fedora Desktop	Issues with and customization of the Fedora Gnome Desktop
	Adding Maximize and Minimize Controls to Windows
	Restoring Windows to their former Size following Maximization
	Desktop Customisation
Ubuntu One Issues	Issues with the Ubuntu One storage and sharing facility
	Folder will not Synchronize in Ubuntu One
	Using the Ubuntu One Command Line Utility
Unmounting a File System	How to unmount a Linux File System
	How to Permanently Unmount a Linux Filesystem
	How to Temporarily Unmount a Linux Filesystem
Using Symbolic Links	Using Symbolic Links to Ease Disc Space Problems
	What are Symbolic Links?
	Creating Symbolic Links
	Strategies to Deal with Lack of Disc Space
	Using Symbolic Links to Place Files on a Different Device

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