Install/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.14 (Stable) in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gjQjtmXltbQ/UzslOovUTKI/AAAAAAAAMFk/0CASFz-ntKM/s1600/kernel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gjQjtmXltbQ/UzslOovUTKI/AAAAAAAAMFk/0CASFz-ntKM/s1600/kernel.jpg"></a><b>Linux Kernel 3.14 </b>in its stable release has been made available recently bringing more new features and improvements:<br> <br> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Enhanced memory compression (ZRAM memory compression)</span></b><br> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Generic CPU Boost</span></b><br> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Nouveau adds new NVIDIA GPU support </span></b><br> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- NVIDIA Tegra PRIME support</span></b><br> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- AMD Cryptographic Coprocessor support </span></b><br> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- More fixes for the open source AMD driver</span></b><br> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Improvements for Radeon DPM, etc.</span></b><br> </div>

Install/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.14 (Stable) in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

Linux Kernel 3.14 in its stable release has been made available recently bringing more new features...

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Install Linux Kernel 3.13.6 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <b>Fixes in Kernel 3.13.6:</b><br> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6qDFeyerAkc/Uci-DIl87VI/AAAAAAAAL30/TvDwhu558Zo/s1600/kernel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6qDFeyerAkc/Uci-DIl87VI/AAAAAAAAL30/TvDwhu558Zo/s1600/kernel.jpg" height="113" width="200"></a> <li><b>    drm/radeon: fix audio disable on dce6+</b></li> <li><b>    drm/radeon: fix CP semaphores on CIK</b></li> <li><b>    PM / hibernate: Fix restore hang in freeze_processes()</b></li> <li><b>    i7300_edac: Fix device reference count</b></li> <li><b>    ARM64: unwind: Fix PC calculation</b></li> <li><b>    i7core_edac: Fix PCI device reference count</b></li> <li><b>    ACPI / PCI: Fix memory leak in acpi_pci_irq_enable()</b></li> <li><b>    ipv4: fix counter in_slow_tot</b></li> <li><b>    ARM: 7950/1: mm: Fix stage-2 device memory attributes</b></li> <li><b>    ext4: fix xfstest generic/299 block validity failures</b></li></ul></div>

Install Linux Kernel 3.13.6 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

Fixes in Kernel 3.13.6:     drm/radeon: fix audio disable on dce6+     drm/radeon: fix CP semap...

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Install Nvidia Display Driver 334.21 (New Stable Release) Manually On Ubuntu/Linux Mint

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oDOMapuPQk0/UxTdvAmwW3I/AAAAAAAAMFI/IF7DdCxg9LI/s1600/nvidia-linux.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oDOMapuPQk0/UxTdvAmwW3I/AAAAAAAAMFI/IF7DdCxg9LI/s1600/nvidia-linux.jpg" height="120" width="200"></a></div> In this tutorial, we will see how to install the closed source driver developed by Nvidia which has reached version <b>334.21 </b>and added support for the following GPUs:<br> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li><b>    GeForce GTX 750 Ti</b></li> <li><b>    GeForce GTX 750</b></li> <li><b>    GeForce GTX 745</b></li> <li><b>    GeForce GTX TITAN Black</b></li> </ul> </div>

Install Nvidia Display Driver 334.21 (New Stable Release) Manually On Ubuntu/Linux Mint

In this tutorial, we will see how to install the closed source driver developed by Nvidia which h...

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Install Linux Kernel 3.13.5 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UtrFEo0TVdU/UqHzz4vkokI/AAAAAAAAMBY/rXap6qD-z8I/s1600/Tux_Kernel.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UtrFEo0TVdU/UqHzz4vkokI/AAAAAAAAMBY/rXap6qD-z8I/s1600/Tux_Kernel.png" height="200" width="200"></a>Some fixes in <b>Kernel 3.13.5</b>:<br> <br> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li><b>    md/raid5: Fix CPU hotplug callback registration</b></li> <li><b>    ALSA: hda - Fix mic capture on Sony VAIO Pro 11</b></li> <li><b>    ARM: pxa: fix compilation problem on AM300EPD board</b></li> <li><b>    vt: Fix secure clear screen</b></li> <li><b>    drm/i915: Fix intel_pipe_to_cpu_transcoder for UMS</b></li> <li><b>    drm/radeon: fix UVD IRQ support on SI</b></li> <li><b>    drm/radeon: fix UVD IRQ support on 7xx</b></li> </ul> </div>

Install Linux Kernel 3.13.5 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

Some fixes in Kernel 3.13.5 :     md/raid5: Fix CPU hotplug callback registration     ALSA: h...

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Install VMware Player 6.0.1 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-utpxlnxHOas/Uv3lRmj6tdI/AAAAAAAAME4/67mOW1_ybTc/s1600/vmware.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-utpxlnxHOas/Uv3lRmj6tdI/AAAAAAAAME4/67mOW1_ybTc/s1600/vmware.JPG" height="162" width="200"></a><b>VMware Player </b>has been updated to version <b>6.0.1</b> recently which resolves some known issues. To check what has been fixed in this latest update, go <a href="http://goo.gl/Lnw7H3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> </div>

Install VMware Player 6.0.1 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

VMware Player has been updated to version 6.0.1 recently which resolves some known issues. To chec...

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