Category Archives: Linux

Installing HPlip on Pop! OS

By | January 4, 2021

Usually when I need to install my HP color laser printer onto one of my desktops, I have to go the HP Linux Imaging and Printing website and download and install HPLIP. But downloading the files and making the installer work has been a royal pain for Pop OS. Luckily, the System 76 Pop OS… Read More »

SMB Shares in Pop! OS

By | December 26, 2020

I recently switched from Ubuntu 20.10 to Pop! OS. One of the challenges I had was configuring shared folders I want mapped on my Pop! OS machine. I copied the lines from my previous /etc/fstab file that mounted the shares previously. Install Samba: sudo apt install samba. Set SMB pasword: smbpassword -a <Username> But when… Read More »

Webcam for Linux

By | December 6, 2020

I found a nice webcam that works well with my Linux desktop. The Adesso CYBERTRACK H4. I was able to connect to a USB port and within seconds able to use the webcam for Teams and Webex without issue (Have not tried Zoom/Ringcentral yet). Cheese worked perfect too. I was able to pick one up… Read More »

Command not found has crashed

By | November 23, 2020

Noticed recently when I am in the bash shell, if i type a command incorrectly I have been getting an error that is not part of the command I was entering, but one that seems to be from the shell not knowing how to respond to an incorrect command. After doing some searching, I found… Read More »