PulseAudio is a sound system for POSIX OSes, meaning that it is a proxy for your sound applications. It allows you to do advanced operations on your sound data as it passes between your application and your hardware. Things like transferring the audio to a different machine, changing the sample …
Read More »Enable Laptop mode to save power and lower CPU temp
Laptop mode explained: Laptop mode is used to minimize the time that the hard disk needs to be spun up, to conserve battery power on laptops. It has been reported to cause significant power savings. Laptop mode is controlled by the knob /proc/sys/vm/laptop_mode. This knob is present for all kernels …
Read More »Helpful ATIconfig fglrx commands
ATI Proprietary Linux Driver (ATIconfig fglrx) Features The ATI Proprietary Linux driver (ATIconfig fglrx) provides TV Output support for ATI graphics cards that support TV out. The ATI Proprietary Linux (ATIconfig fglrx) driver also allows for the following monitor arrangements: Single Head Mode (single display) Clone Mode (same content on both …
Read More »How to install/remove different Desktop Environments or Window Manager in Kali Linux 1.x
Image Courtesy: Satanic-Surfer @ devianART This guide explains how to install/remove different Desktop Environments or Window Managers in Kali Linux 1.x such as Gnome, KDE, XFCE, LXDE and MATE Desktops. An X window manager is a window manager which runs on top of the X Window System, a windowing system mainly …
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