Tag Archives: kernelupdates

Witty New Logo Proposed for Linux 3.1

To mark the upcoming release of the Linux 3.1 kernel IBM’s Darrick Wong has proposed changing the Linux logo to something more befitting of the version number…

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Linux to gain significant speed boost thanks to small kernel patch

Linux has always been the champion in terms of speed, maybe that is why it powers 90% of the world’s supercomputers. The speed is mostly seen on servers rather than desktops, but a new a patch has appeared that brings a huge speed boost to the desktops.

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How To Install Nvidia Drivers Manually in Ubuntu

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Installing Nvidia drivers manually isn’t as big of a deal as it sounds. It’s literally a few button pushes, a round of “Ok”, “Ok”, “Ok” and a reboot. In many respects it’s the easiest way to get your graphics card up and running if the Hardware Manager doesn’t do it for you. The following how-to [...]

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Automatically Install Your Nvidia Driver For New Kernels – Hands Free!

If you manually install your Nvidia drivers- be they beta or stable releases – you’ll probably have noticed that you need to manually reinstall them every time you receive a kernel update via update manager. Thankfully you can solve this annoyance with a simple script that automates the process of rebuilding your driver for a newer kernel. As such [...]

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