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How to add Eclipse launcher in Gnome dock

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In this post I’ll show how to add an Eclipse launcher as a favorite (pinned) application in the Gnome dock (I’m using Ubuntu Artful). This post is inspired by http://blog.ttoine.net/en/2016/06/30/how-to-add-eclipse-neon-launcher-in-gnu-linux-menus-and-launchers/. First of all, you need to create a .desktop file, where you need to specify the full path of your Eclipse installation:

This is relative […]

Flickering for Intel graphic card in Linux 4.2

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After I upgraded my Dell Precision m3800 to the new Kubuntu Wily 15.10 I had a very bad surprise: the screen was continuously flickering in a way that it was unusable. This happens only if you are NOT using the default highest resolution 3200×1800 which, at least for me, is really too small. I thought it was […]

Installing Linux Kubuntu on a Dell Precision M3800

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I recently had to install Linux Kubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander (at the time of writing I’ve already upgraded it to 14.04 Trusty Tahr) on a Dell Precision M3800 (a really cool and powerful laptop, see the details here). The installation went really smooth, and I’m enjoying a very fast and stable Linux OS on this laptop. […]

Install Adobe Reader in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal 64bit

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Acrobat Reader used to be available from Ubuntu Partner repository, but it is not available anymore in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal! So you have to download the .deb package from adobe.com and install it: http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/9.x/9.5.1/enu/AdbeRdr9.5.1-1_i386linux_enu.deb However, if you have a 64bit system, do not forget to install also these packages:

Otherwise, acroread will fail […]