Custom Intel HD graphics shortcuts for display modes

Usually you don't find anymore xorg.conf file after installation because the current X doesn't need it anymore. My problem was that when I closed the TV and the Monitor and opened those again in next...

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Xposed framework and android Lollipop compatibility

UPDATE: Xposed alpha for Lollipop is now available! Read more Mainly I have focused things around real Linux but this time something about Android. The way Google is destroying the privacy on Android disturbs me but there are certain must-have apps that force me to use Android on the phone. I have...

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6 channel AAC to AC3 on the fly encoding on the MPV player

Old audio amplifiers usually doesn't support 6 channel AAC audio playback. Let's say that you have video file in the MKV container that contains 6 channel audio in AAC format. In the playback that file...

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H265 (HEVC) is flowing to the mainstream

The new HandBrake 0.10 seems to contain open source HEVC encoder. HEVC is official 4K BluRay codec and it said to double the data compression ratio compared to H.264/MPEG-4 AVC at the same level of...

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Apple Magic Trackpad on KDE

It seems that it's quite easy to get Apple Magic Trackpad work on linux. Besides the trackpad you will need a bluetooth receiver. The most recent laptops come with a built-in Bluetooth but in...

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UEFI booting on Linux

All the new laptops and pc's support UEFI. So good bye BIOS, now you have UEFI with more graphics, whistles and bells to manage your computer. The way you boot the OS is changed too. Before installing...

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Fix to get play Spotify local files on Debian Testing (Jessie)

Updated fix for current Debian testing aka Stretch can be found here. Spotify needs older versions of libavcodec, libavformat and libavutil to play local files. I found this fix for Ubuntu and...

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SOLVED! Debian mount USB stick always as root and you cannot write it as normal user (Known Debian Jessie USB installation issue)

I just installed Debian Jessie KDE edition ISO and I got problem to save the files to USB memory stick. Then I checked the the permissions of the USB stick and it was root:root. I finally fixed...

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Download subtitles via Dolphin

Introduction to Subliminal Subliminal is perfect subtitle downloader that comes with an easy CLI (command-line interface) that can be integrated to the Dolphin as service menu. Subliminal uses multiple...

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