Tag Archives: Ubuntu

Why Google will not buy Canonical

Posted on June 19, 2011 by bigbrovar

These post is a response to 2 Reasons Why Google Should Buy Ubuntu posted on Ghabuntu I personally don’t see google buying canonical happening any time soon. (Nor should they) Canonical’s business model is built round the very thing googl...

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Better Clickpad Support for Ubuntu 11.04

Posted on May 24, 2011 by bigbrovar

Ever since I got my HP probook 4420s I have been on a search for the Touchpad (or Clickpad as it is called) Nirvana. On Kubuntu 10.10 Out of the box the clickpad was basically useless, right click and middle … Continue reading →...

Posted in KDE, kubuntu, Multitouch, Ubuntu | Tagged , , , , | 31 Comments

Enable MultiTouch Support for Clickpad On Ubuntu 10.10

Posted on January 12, 2011 by bigbrovar

NB if you are on U|K|Xubuntu 11.04 there is a better workaround were both right / middle click and multitouch works and works way better than this. Although I don’t know if same would work on Ubuntu 10.10. One thing … Continue reading &r...

Posted in Clickpad, Gnome, KDE, kubuntu, Multitouch, Ubuntu | Tagged , , , , | 38 Comments

How to safely remove PPA Repository from Ubuntu

Posted on January 10, 2010 by bigbrovar

We sometimes find what we are looking for while searching for something completely different. This happened to me recently. I was searching for a way to  fix some graphic performance issues being experienced on kubuntu, when I stumbled upon (no pun...

Posted in Guides, Linux Admin, Ubuntu | Tagged , , | 26 Comments