How to Install Geekbench 3 on Linux Mint 17

Geekbench 3 is Primate Labs’ cross-platform processor benchmark, with a new scoring system that separates single-core and multi-core performance, and new workloads that simulate real-world scenarios. Geekbench 3 makes it easier than ever to find out if your computer is up to speed. To install Geekbench 3 on Linux Mint 17 follow the instructions below:

1. Click here to download Geekbench 3

1. Open Terminal app on your machine

1. Type the following commands and pressing enter after each line

cd /home/yourusername/Downloads

tar -zxvf Geekbench-3.3.0-Linux.tar.gz

cd dist/Geekbench-3.3.0-Linux/

./geekbench

Geekbench will now run in trial mode. At the end it will provide a web link that show your results.

If you purchase a license key for Geekbench you may enter it by typing the following command instead of ./geekbench

./geekbench <email address> <license key>

How to Enable exFAT Read/Write on Linux

Installing exFAT read and write abilities on Linux is easy! This works on Ubuntu 14.04, Lubuntu 14.10 and Linux Mint 17.1.

To begin you’ll need to open Terminal and type in the following command:

sudo apt-get install exfat-fuse exfat-utils

Then press enter.

The terminal will then scroll through a lot of text and will ask if you want to install this package. Type y and press enter.

You should now be able to read and write on exFAT formatted drives.