Trying to increase the battery life of Laptops may seem controversial with the purpose of the UbuntuXtreme website but it is tightly related to the number one hardware issue of our Laptops when we want the most out of its battery life.
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How to install OGRE SDK from source
In this article we will present you how to install OGRE SDK, that so how to compile it from source. Even though we are aware that compiling is not recommended in Ubuntu, in this particular program is vital to do so. However, before we continue to the installation instructions, you need to know what OGRE … Read more
How to install nNVIDIA 304.51 drivers in Ubuntu
Today NVIDIA has released a new (stable) Linux graphics drivers for Linux community. The latest beta nVIDIA 304.51 driver is now available for download and offers support for the new models of GeForce GTX 6xx series, meaning GTX650 and GTX600. Simply put, this is the stable version for 304.48 — the last week’s beta driver. … Read more
Desurium: Build Desura from source
Desurium is the open source side of Desura that we covered in our recent review called “Desura: Steam Like Gaming Client with tons of Free games“. We’ve mentioned that in January 21, 2012, Desura has released the source code of Desura Client.
Nexus 7: First things I did that you should do
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My new Nexus 7 has arrived and here are the first things I did that are “a must do” If you buy one.
nVIDIA 304.48 drivers released – Install Guide
Today NVIDIA has released a new (beta) Linux graphics drivers for Linux community. The latest beta nVIDIA 304.48 driver is now available for download and offers support for the new models of GeForce GTX 6xx series, meaning GTX650 and GTX600. For more information take a look at the changelog below: [toggle title=”304.48 Changelog”] – Fixed … Read more
AMD Catalyst 12.9 released – Install Guide (updated)
The latest AMD Catalyst 12.9 was released yesterday (13/9/12) . The most significant change here is that Catalyst 9 improves your embedded Radeon graphics. For example if you’re using a netbook with an AMD CPU, then you have better support for its embedded IGPU, like E6760, E6460 etc.
Last but not least, the AMD hasn’t updated their website, thus this link is located under embedded graphics, not PC Desktop. Hopefully they will update their website during the next 24 hours.
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Fix startx failure on PowerXpress A+A platforms
– Fix performance downgrade with 3DMarkVantage
– Fix startx failure on some specific ASICs
– Fix PowerPlay settings not persistent after reboot
– Fix problem that the hardware information is shown twice in AMD CCC:LE for Power Saving mode of PowerXpress A+A
– Fix severe corruption when switch between multiple X servers
– Fix cursor disappear when open AMD CCC:LE with specific steps
– Fix suspend/resume hang on PowerXpress A+A in Power-Saving mode
– Fix system hang after panning
– Fix system font change after enable Xinerama
– Fix X crash when run 32bit AMD CCC:LE on 64bit system
– Fix the issue that monitor goes into sleep for some ASICs after kill X
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Click to download the drivers for 64/32 bit (the package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.).
[button color=”orange” link=”http://www2.ati.com/drivers/embedded/9.00-120815a-146426C-EDG_Direct.zip”]Download 32/64bit[/button]
Currently you can’t install this driver using Xorg-Edgers PPA because the repository has not been updated yet. You have to built it by you own following the hard(manual) way.
How to Install nVIDIA 304.43 with one click
Yesterday, we’ve informed you about the latest nVIDIA driver 304.43. Today, we show you how to install them using our script that automatically configures your Ubuntu system. Click to the button bellow to learn how you can use our script. [button color=”orange” link=”http://utappiablog.wordpress.com/howto/nvidia-drivers-installer-script/”]Download Installer[/button] [youtube id=”ZxweogK3yBw” width=”600″ height=”350″] After the reboot, open Dash and type … Read more
How to Certify your Ubuntu compatible Hardware
As a hardware, gaming, overclocking, tuning and optimizing website we provide information about a huge amount of hardware equipments ready to enable you to build your PC or to buy as a pre-built system. It is crucial to also make sure that this hardware will be compatible with Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu Hardware Compatibility information can … Read more
How to run Unigine Heaven 3.0 in Ubuntu 64bit
Unigine Heaven 3.0 is the latest version of what is probably the most popular graphics card benchmark series in Linux. Designed to measure your PCs gaming performance, Unigine engine makes extensive use of all the new features in OpenGL including tessellation, compute shaders and multi-threading.