Setting up postgresql tools and pgadmin in Ubuntu 14.04

One of the reasons why I write this rather basic and naive post is that while I was trying to setup pgadmin on my (K)ubuntu 14.04,  I felt there was lack of proper documentation on the process workflow. One among the other reasons is ofcourse the fact that once you learn something, it's always nice …

Creating new Scenarios with Simon (Part-I)

If you're wondering what Simon is all about, I'd blogged about the same just a few days back. You might as well want to read that post, before going through this one. Click here  to read it. So, I was reading the Simon handbook and chapter-4 covers this topic in great detail. You can access …

Removing NVIDIA X drivers to solve the GLX error

Recently, I was encountering this error "Could not initialize GLX". Now, I had no clue whatsoever as to what it meant ! It was the first time I was encountering this error and I was puzzled. All I tried to do was run the plasma-mediacenter application on my Kubuntu 13.10 and I would get this …

My Experience – Removing Ubuntu 13.04 and installing Kubuntu 13.10 alongside Windows 8

NOTE : This blog post is perhaps the most craziest of it's kind . It started with me wanting to write a detailed tutorial or so on installing Kubuntu 13.10 alongside Windows 8 and replacing Ubuntu 13.04 in the process . However , I ended up giving a live commentary of my experience . This …