[125009110010] |<title>Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.0 released</title>
[125009110020] |It’s a very important version of Ubuntu Tweak, it has new fresh interface, the ability to sync data from the website and lots of new options added.
[125009110030] |Let’s go and see what’s new with Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.
[125009110040] |First, let’s see an overview changes:
[125009110050] |* Overview changes: - Drop the support of Ubuntu 9.04 and before - Use all native icon in UI - Migrate from policykit to policykit-1, no C code any more - Support dynamic-module, only load module what desktop supports - Redesign the sidebar and titlebar * New features: - Application Center: improve from Add/Remove, supports online data sync - Source Center: improve from Third-Party Source, supports online data sync - Update Manager: a simple but more human-readable update manager - Improve the computer page, add “Change Hostname” feature - Add indicator-session dialog control - Add the menu and button icon options to gnomesettings - Add the show desktop icon again - Add the option to disable user list in gdm
[125009110060] |As you see, Ubuntu Tweak 0.5 only supports the current Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic (later will support Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid).
[125009110070] |Because maintain the old version spent a lot of time in testing and verifying, make the development of Ubuntu Tweak slow down.
[125009110080] |* Overview changes:- Drop the support of Ubuntu 9.04 and before- Use all native icon in UI- Migrate from policykit to policykit-1, no C code any more- Support dynamic-module, only load module what desktop supports- Redesign the sidebar and titlebar* New features:- Application Center: improve from Add/Remove, supports online data sync- Source Center: improve from Third-Party Source, supports online data sync- Update Manager: a simple but more human-readable update manager- Improve the computer page, add “Change Hostname” feature- Add indicator-session dialog control- Add the menu and button icon options to gnomesettings- Add the show desktop icon again- Add the option to disable user list in gdm
[125009110090] |<strong>Ubuntu Tweak 0.5 Screenshots</strong>
[125009110100] |Ubuntu Tweak 0.5 comes with native icon and interface, so all the icon will load from the system theme.
[125009110110] |So it will be more beautiful.Clicl on the images for full view
[125009110120] |Ubuntu Tweak with the default system theme
[125009110130] |Download ubuntu tweak 0.5 from <a>here</a>
[125009110140] |Check more details from <a>here</a>
[125009120010] |<title>How to install cairo-dock in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)</title>
[125009120020] |A light and eye-candy dock to launch your programs .It uses Cairo / OpenGL to render graphics (many in correlation with Compiz) with full hardware acceleration.
[125009120030] |It’s fully configurable and fully customisable and can be used as a taskbar too.
[125009120040] |You can easily add applets in the dock or as a desklet.
[125009120050] |It is recommended to install the PLUG-INS package (cairo-dock-plug-ins) to have acces to more views, dialogs and many plug-ins and applets.
[125009120060] |This metapackage provides the components necessary for running Cairo-Dock.
[125009120070] |It provides the Cairo-Dock core, a set of standard plugins and the files necessary to integrate Cairo-Dock with your desktop environment.
[125009120080] |<strong>Install Cairo-dock in ubuntu karmic</strong>
[125009120090] |Use the following comamnd to install cairo-dock in ubuntu 9.10
[125009120100] |sudo apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins
[125009120110] |This will install all the required packages.
[125009120120] |<strong>Using Cairo-dock</strong>
[125009120130] |You can open cairo-dock from Applications--->Accessories--->Cairo-dock
[125009120140] |Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen with welcome message
[125009120150] |One more cairo-dock view
[125009120160] |Cairo-dock shortcuts screen
[125009120170] |If you want to Configure cario-dock right click on dock select configure--->Cairo-dock
[125009120180] |Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen
[125009120190] |Manage cairo-dock themes from manage themes--->Cairo-dock
[125009120200] |Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen here you can select your theme click on apply
[125009120210] |After selecting New theme in the above screen
[125009120220] |One more screenshot
[125009120230] |If you want to add a sub-dock right click on the dock select Add a sub-dock
[125009120240] |Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen
[125009120250] |You need to select Name of the view used for the sub-dock option click ok
[125009130010] |<title>TIP:Ubuntu Sources List Generator</title>
[125009130020] |If you are looking for simple Ubuntu Sources List Generator Try this
[125009130030] |<a>http://repogen.simplylinux.ch/</a>
[125009130040] |<strong>Screenshot</strong>
[125009140010] |<title>Acire - Browse Python code snippets quickly and easily</title>
[125009140020] |<a>Acire</a> is a simple little tool that provides a library of Python examples called snippets that outline how to do specific taks.
[125009140030] |With each snippet you can browse the code, run it and otherwise learn how it works in order to help you get to grips with writing your own programs as quickly and easily as possible.
[125009140040] |<strong>Install acire in ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)</strong>
[125009140050] |Run the following commands from terminal first you need to add PPA
[125009140060] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:acire-team/acire-releases
[125009140070] |Update the source list
[125009140080] |sudo apt-get update
[125009140090] |Install acire
[125009140100] |sudo apt-get install acire
[125009140110] |<strong>Screenshot</strong>
[125009140120] |<strong>Subscribe to Python Snippets library updates</strong>
[125009140130] |For Acire to be in any way useful you will need to grab the Python Snippets library.
[125009140140] |Subscribe to the PPA and get a fresh batch of Python Snippets daily!
[125009140150] |Subscribe by just running these commands:
[125009140160] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:python-snippets-drivers/python-snippets-daily
[125009140170] |sudo apt-get update
[125009140180] |sudo apt-get install python-snippets
[125009150010] |<title>Create Custom Ubuntu Live-CD With Remastersys in Karmic</title>
[125009150020] |Remastersys is a tool that can be used to do 2 things with an existing Klikit or Ubuntu or derivative installation.It can make a full system backup including personal data to a live cd or dvd that you can use anywhere and install.
[125009150030] |It can make a distributable copy you can share with friends.
[125009150040] |This will not have any of your personal user data in it.
[125009150050] |<strong>Install Remastersys in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)</strong>
[125009150060] |The Remastersys repository needs to be added to your /etc/apt/sources.list
[125009150070] |gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
[125009150080] |Paste the following into the sources.list:
[125009150090] |# Remastersys deb http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/repository karmic/
[125009150100] |Save and exit the file.
[125009150110] |Update the source list using the following command
[125009150120] |sudo apt-get update
[125009150130] |Install remastersys using the following command
[125009150140] |sudo apt-get install remastersys
[125009150150] |This will complete the installation
[125009150160] |<strong>Using Remastersys</strong>
[125009150170] |In order to learn how you can use remastersys, run
[125009150180] |sudo remastersys
[125009150190] |<strong>remastersys Syntax</strong>
[125009150200] |sudo remastersys backup|clean|dist [cdfs|iso] [filename.iso]
[125009150210] |<strong>remastersys Examples</strong>
[125009150220] |1) to make a livecd/dvd backup of your system
[125009150230] |sudo remastersys backup
[125009150240] |2) to make a livecd/dvd backup and call the iso custom.iso
[125009150250] |sudo remastersys backup custom.iso
[125009150260] |3) to clean up temporary files of remastersys
[125009150270] |sudo remastersys clean
[125009150280] |4) to make a distributable livecd/dvd of your system
[125009150290] |sudo remastersys dist
[125009150300] |5) to make a distributable livecd/dvd filesystem only
[125009150310] |sudo remastersys dist cdfs
[125009150320] |6) to make a distributable iso named custom.iso but only if the cdfs is already present
[125009150330] |sudo remastersys dist iso custom.iso
[125009150340] |cdfs and iso options should only be used if you wish to modify something on the cd before the iso is created.
[125009150350] |An example of this would be to modify the isolinux portion of the livecd/dvd
[125009150360] |<strong>Creating An ISO Image </strong>
[125009150370] |To create an iso image of your installation, simply run
[125009150380] |sudo remastersys dist
[125009150390] |This will create an iso image called customdist.iso in the /home/remastersys directory.
[125009150400] |The dist option makes that your personal folder (e.g. /home/ruchi) will not be included in the iso image.
[125009150410] |You might have to insert your Ubuntu installation CD during the process.
[125009150420] |This is how the end of the process looks:
[125009150430] |[...]
[125009150440] |92.16% done, estimate finish Wed DEC 28 15:31:25 2009 93.39% done, estimate finish Wed DEC 28 15:31:25 2009 94.62% done, estimate finish Wed DEC 28 15:31:24 2009 95.85% done, estimate finish Wed DEC 28 15:31:24 2009 97.08% done, estimate finish Wed DEC 28 15:31:25 2009 98.31% done, estimate finish Wed DEC 28 15:31:25 2009 99.54% done, estimate finish Wed DEC 28 15:31:25 2009 Total translation table size: 2048 Total rockridge attributes bytes: 3950 Total directory bytes: 9094 Path table size(bytes): 54 Max brk space used 0 406890 extents written (794 MB)
[125009150450] |/home/remastersys/customdist.iso is ready to be burned or tested in a virtual machine.
[125009150460] |Check the size and if it is larger than 700MB you will need to burn it to a dvd
[125009150470] |796M /home/remastersys/customdist.iso
[125009150480] |<strong>Clean Up</strong>
[125009150490] |After you’ve burnt the iso image onto a CD/DVD, you can run
[125009150500] |sudo remastersys clean
[125009150510] |to remove all temporary file created during the iso generation as well as the /home/remastersys directory.
[125009160010] |<title>How to configure Thunderbird Yahoo mail settings in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)</title>
[125009160020] |This tutorial will explain how to configure Thunderbird Yahoo mail settings in Ubuntu 9.10.
[125009160030] |<strong>Solution 1</strong>
[125009160040] |First you need to download newest version of Webmail and the Yahoo Webmail Extension from <a>here</a> and save on your desktop
[125009160050] |Now open your thunderbird go to Tools-> Addons->Installs and install .xpi files we have downloaded in the above step after installing restart thunderbird.
[125009160060] |Once you open thunderbird go to File->New->Account
[125009160070] |Check “Email account” and click next
[125009160080] |Fill in Email address “youremail@yahoo.com” and click next
[125009160090] |Check “Pop” and make your incoming server 127.0.0.1 click next
[125009160100] |Incoming Username “youremail@yahoo.com” and click next
[125009160110] |Name your thunderbird folder whatever you want and click next..
[125009160120] |Your account should have been created….now go to Edit->Account Settings
[125009160130] |Under your Yahoo email click “Server settings”
[125009160140] |Make the Port 1025 and under security settings click “never” (you can fool around with this and see if you can get it to work under other security settings)….also make sure your Username reads “youremail@yahoo.com”
[125009160150] |Then click OK
[125009160160] |Lastly go to Tools->Addons again and highlight Webmail and then click Preferences
[125009160170] |Make the port in here 1025 as well and then click ok. finally restart thunderbird again.
[125009160180] |That’s it now try downloading your mails
[125009160190] |<strong>Solution 2</strong>
[125009160200] |This seems to be the simple solution
[125009160210] |Just go into yahoo mail options and set the preferred content setting to Asia--then you have POP3 enabled for free; currently getting all Yahoo mail in my gmail directly
[125009160220] |Check this for detailed instructions from <a>here</a>
[125009160230] |Credit goes <a>here</a>
[125009170010] |<title>Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) Alpha 2 released</title>
[125009170020] |Welcome to Lucid Lynx Alpha 2, which will in time become Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
[125009170030] |Pre-releases of Lucid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage.
[125009170040] |They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.
[125009170050] |Alpha 2 is the second in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Lucid development cycle.
[125009170060] |The Alpha images are known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while representing a very recent snapshot of Lucid.
[125009170070] |You can download it here:
[125009170080] |<a>http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid/alpha-2/</a> (Ubuntu) <a>http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid/alpha-2/</a> (Ubuntu Server for UEC and EC2) <a>http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/lucid/alpha-2/</a> (Ubuntu ARM) <a>http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/lucid/alpha-2/</a> (Kubuntu) <a>http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/lucid/alpha-2/</a> (Xubuntu) <a>http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/lucid/alpha-2/</a> (Edubuntu) <a>http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/lucid/alpha-2/</a> (Mythbuntu)
[125009170090] |See <a>http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors</a> for a list of mirrors.
[125009170100] |Alpha 2 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider testing.
[125009170110] |Please refer to <a>http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/lucid/alpha2</a> for information on changes in Ubuntu.
[125009170120] |This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.
[125009170130] |For a list of known bugs (that you don’t need to report if you encounter), please see:
[125009170140] |<a>http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/lucid/alpha2</a>
[125009170150] |<a>Full Story</a>
[125009180010] |<title>23rd Jan 2010 Ubuntu User Day </title>
[125009180020] |<a>User Days</a> was created to be a set of courses offered during a one day period to teach the beginning or intermediate Ubuntu user the basics to get them started with Ubuntu.
[125009180030] |User Days is a series of online courses where you can:
[125009180040] |<li>learn how to install Ubuntu</li>
[125009180050] |<li>find equivalent programs in Ubuntu</li>
[125009180060] |<li>learn how to get help</li>
[125009180070] |<li>learn the basics of how to use Ubunu</li>
[125009180080] |<li>learn how to get involved in the community</li> 
[125009180090] |<h3>The Timetable</h3>
[125009180100] |<strong>Saturday, January 23rd 2010 </strong>
[125009180110] |If you want to join this class check <a>here</a>
[125009190010] |<title>Home print server using CUPS (using X11 or console based only)</title>
[125009190020] |This tutorial will explain howto setup Home print server using CUPS
[125009190030] |First you need to download <a>this</a> script using the following command
[125009190040] |wget http://easyldap.exofire.net/files/installer/easyldap-installer.sh
[125009190050] |Now you need to give execute permissions to the easyldap-installer.sh script
[125009190060] |chmod +x easyldap-installer.sh
[125009190070] |Run this script using the following command
[125009190080] |sudo sh easyldap-installer.sh
[125009190090] |<strong>Installer screenshots</strong>
[125009190100] |If you want more details check<a> this</a> and credit goes to the author.
[125009200010] |<title>Should Ubuntu include proprietary software?</title>
[125009200020] |Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, arguably the most popular of all Linux distributions, is asking its users what new, proprietary programs they’d like to see as optional software in Ubuntu.
[125009200030] |Note, I said “new.”
[125009200040] |Ubuntu has actually included proprietary software in the form of hardware drivers since April 2007.
[125009200050] |Then, Ubuntu developers decided to place binary ATI and NVIDA graphic card drivers in the distribution because, “A large proportion of people using Ubuntu - including 70%-80% of people with new computers - need a non-Free driver for reasonable performance from their graphics card, wireless card, or modem, because there is no Free driver available, they had little choice in the matter.”
[125009200060] |Never-the-less, when it came to end-user software, Ubuntu has, generally speaking, held the line against including proprietary software in their distribution.
[125009200070] |You won’t find, for example, Adobe Flash 10.x in Ubuntu, even though it’s commonly included in other popular Linux distributions such as openSUSE.
[125009200080] |Indeed, there are several other distributions, such as Mint, which are perhaps best known for including proprietary programs that Ubuntu has refused to incorporate into the distribution.
[125009200090] |Until now.
[125009200100] |In a <a>blog posting by Matthew Helmke</a>, a member of the Ubuntu Forum Council, Helmke wrote, “We are trying to gather preferences for the apps that users would like to see in upcoming version of Ubuntu.
[125009200110] |While we all believe in the power of open source applications we are also very keen that users should get to choose the software they want to use.
[125009200120] |There are some great apps that aren’t yet available to Ubuntu users and Canonical would like to know the priority that users would like to see them.”
[125009200130] |Still, Ubuntu is hedging its bets.
[125009200140] |Helmke carefully spells out that “This is not about applications to be included by default, but merely things that we may attempt to make more easily available for Ubuntu users to install for themselves from official repositories.”
[125009200150] |And what are these applications that Canonical is considering to make available as options to Ubuntu users?
[125009200160] |In the <a>software survey</a> you’ll find an odd collection of programs.
[125009200170] |Some are quite popular, such as Pandora, the online music streaming service, while others, for example, Spotify, also an online music, are rather obscure.
[125009200180] |<a>Full Story</a>
[125009210010] |<title>Install and Configure Cacti monitoring tool in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) Server</title>
[125009210020] |Cacti is a complete network graphing solution designed to harness the power of RRDTool’s data storage and graphing functionality.
[125009210030] |Cacti provides a fast poller, advanced graph templating, multiple data acquisition methods, and user management features out of the box.
[125009210040] |All of this is wrapped in an intuitive, easy to use interface that makes sense for LAN-sized installations up to complex networks with hundreds of devices.
[125009210050] |<strong>Cacti Features</strong>
[125009210060] |If you want to know more about cacti check <a>here</a>
[125009210070] |<strong>Install cacti in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) Server</strong>
[125009210080] |<strong>Preparing Your system</strong>
[125009210090] |First you need to make sure you have <a>install Ubuntu 9.10 LAMP server</a> and then you need to install the following packages
[125009210100] |sudo apt-get install php5 php5-gd php5-mysql
[125009210110] |Install accti using the following command
[125009210120] |sudo apt-get install cacti-spine
[125009210130] |This will start installing cacti and prompt for some questions.
[125009210140] |Configuring libphp-adodb option select ok Enter to Continue.
[125009210150] |Select your webserver in this example we are using apache2 select ok Enter to Continue
[125009210160] |Configure database for cacti select yes Enter to Continue
[125009210170] |Enter the root password for your mysql server select ok Enter to Continue
[125009210180] |Enter the password (cacti) for the cacti database,select ok Enter to Continue
[125009210190] |Re-enter your password
[125009210200] |This will complete the cacti installation.
[125009210210] |<strong>Configuring Cacti</strong>
[125009210220] |Now you need to point your browser http://serverip/cacti press enter.You should see similar to the following screen Click Next to Continue.
[125009210230] |You need to select the type of installation as New Installation and click next to Continue.
[125009210240] |Now it will check all the required paths are correct or not you can see this in the following screen here click on Finish
[125009210250] |Now you should see the Cacti Login screen as follows
[125009210260] |Here you need to enter username and password as admin/admin and click login
[125009210270] |First time it will prompt you to change cacti admin user password for security reasons and click save
[125009210280] |You should see the following screen like below once you logged.
[125009210290] |In the above screen Under Configuration Click settings on your right hand side click on paths.Make sure in the “Spine Poller File Path”, you have “/usr/sbin/spine”
[125009210300] |Now you need to click on Poller Select “spine” in the “Poller Type”,click on Save.
[125009210310] |Now you need to wait for 15 min to see your server graphs starts appearing in cacti graphs.Now your Cacti Monitoring Server is Ready and if you want to know how use cacti graphs and templates check <a>here</a>
[125009210320] |If you want complete list of cacti templates check <a>here</a>
[125009220010] |<title>MicroMiser - Power Saving Software for Ubuntu Laptops/Desktops/Servers</title>
[125009220020] |MiserWare MicroMiser is an intelligent software power management solution for x86 servers, laptops, and PCs running Linux.
[125009220030] |MicroMiser automatically optimizes a system to use energy more efficiently without compromising performance or availability.
[125009220040] |The MicroMiser Power Management Daemon (see below) when installed on a server, laptop, or PC, matches the energy consumed by the system to the load on the system automatically.
[125009220050] |MicroMiser typically lowers total system energy use by 10-35% even when a system is 100% utilized.
[125009220060] |MicroMiser also tracks the energy saved for use in estimating cost savings and carbon emission reductions.
[125009220070] |<strong>MicroMiser Features</strong>
[125009220080] |* MicroMiser performance impact is negligible.
[125009220090] |* MicroMiser does not mess with your current OS kernel or any of its modules.
[125009220100] |* MicroMiser plays nicely with other software.
[125009220110] |* MicroMiser estimates your energy savings without the need for additional hardware.
[125009220120] |* MicroMiser is easy to add and remove since it uses native Linux packages.
[125009220130] |* Except for the energy savings, you’ll barely notice MicroMiser is there.
[125009220140] |<strong>Install Micromiser in ubuntu</strong>
[125009220150] |First you need to create miserware account from <a>here</a> to download the latest beta version
[125009220160] |<strong>Ubuntu 9.10 Installation instructions</strong> (This may not work for everyone if you register you might get new repository key)
[125009220170] |Run the following commands from your terminal
[125009220180] |1. sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https
[125009220190] |2. sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/miserware-repo
[125009220200] |3. sudo su -c ‘echo 5CEF1A4236333078E1A57E952E14349F >/usr/share/miserware-repo/key’
[125009220210] |4. Download and install this package.https://download.miserware.com/5CEF1A4236333078E1A57E952E14349F/linux/deb/ubuntu/karmic/miserware-repo-latest.deb
[125009220220] |5. sudo apt-get update
[125009220230] |Try this program and let us know if you see any difference
[125009220240] |You can check FAQ on this from <a>here</a>
[125009220250] |After installing you can check power savings using the following commands from your terminal
[125009220260] |sudo grep Estimated\ energy /var/log/*
[125009220270] |alternatively, to output it to a text file simply run the following (replace /path/to/filename.txt with your desired destination;
[125009220280] |sudo grep Estimated\ energy /var/log/* >/path/to/filename.txt
[125009220290] |<strong>Sample output</strong>
[125009220300] |Jan 20 15:33:30 ubuntu micromiser[4519]: Estimated energy saved since MicroMiser start: 0.000007kWh (12.69%) Jan 20 15:33:36 ubuntu micromiser[4519]: Estimated energy saved since MicroMiser start: 0.000017kWh (10.92%) Jan 20 15:33:48 ubuntu micromiser[4519]: Estimated energy saved since MicroMiser start: 0.000055kWh (15.05%) Jan 20 15:34:12 ubuntu micromiser[4519]: Estimated energy saved since MicroMiser start: 0.000177kWh (22.80%) Jan 20 15:35:00 ubuntu micromiser[4519]: Estimated energy saved since MicroMiser start: 0.000347kWh (21.40%)
[125009230010] |<title>Ubuntu Customization Kit (UCK) 2.0.11 is Released</title>
[125009230020] |UCK is a tool that helps you customizing official Ubuntu Live CDs (including Kubuntu/Xubuntu and Edubuntu) to your needs.
[125009230030] |You can add any package to the live system, for example language packs, or applications.
[125009230040] |<strong>UCK 2.0.11 Change log</strong>
[125009230050] |<strong>GUI</strong>
[125009230060] |* ISO mime type check was removed because new Ubuntu ISOs have “x-iso9660? mime type
[125009230070] |* a bug with cd language selection was solved (thanks to Wolf Geldmacher)
[125009230080] |<strong>Backend</strong>
[125009230090] |* .lz initrd support was added (thanks to Wolf Geldmacher)
[125009230100] |* new isolinux configuration format is now supported(thanks to Wolf Geldmacher)
[125009230110] |* if a local copy of gfxboot-theme-ubuntu is found inside ~/tmp it won’t be downloaded from bzr, allowing better customizations (thanks to Wolf Geldmacher)
[125009230120] |* gfxboot-theme-ubuntu source download routine was completely rewritten using wget instead of bzr
[125009230130] |You can download UCK from <a>here</a>
[125009240010] |<title>Ailurus 10.01.5 is available for use.</title>
[125009240020] |Ailurus is a tool which makes Ubuntu easier to use.
[125009240030] |By Ailurus you can learn Linux skills, install some nice software, enable some nice third-party repositories and change some GNOME settings.
[125009240040] |The changes from version 10.01.1 to 10.01.5 are:
[125009240050] |* Added “Quick setup” functionality If you have just installed Ubuntu, you can quickly install language support, input method, multi-media codec and Adobe Flash.
[125009240060] |Just launch Ailurus, then click “Quick setup” menu -> “Quick setup”.
[125009240070] |Screenshots:
[125009240080] |* Added installation code for LAMP and Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud cluster
[125009240090] |* Added Eclipse extensions, such as Aptana, Mylyn, PDT, RadRails and Subversive
[125009240100] |* Added 61 mirrors for Eclipse.
[125009240110] |The download speed of Eclipse is improved.
[125009240120] |* Added 2 mirrors for Netbeans
[125009240130] |* Improved the download speed for GnomeArtNG in Karmic
[125009240140] |* Added installation code for native Linux 64-bit Flash plugin
[125009240150] |* Re-wrote prompt information of “Reclaim memory” functionality
[125009240160] |* Improved detection for runtime exceptions
[125009240170] |You can install Ailurus by these commands:
[125009240180] |You can also follows the instructions on <a>https://launchpad.net/~ailurus/+archive/ppa</a> .
[125009240190] |Moreover, Ailurus 10.01.5 also works on Fedora.
[125009240200] |The RPM package is <a>here</a>.
[125009250010] |<title>How to install Firefox 3.6 in Ubuntu Karmic/Jaunty/Intrepid/Hardy</title>
[125009250020] |Firefox v.3.6, released January 21st, 2010.Firefox 3.6 is built on Mozilla’s Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering platform, which has been under development since early 2009 and contains many improvements for web developers, add-on developers, and users.
[125009250030] |This version is also faster and more responsive than previous versions and has been optimized to run on small device operating systems such as Maemo.
[125009250040] |If you want to install this on your ubuntu system use this tutorial (Ubuntu Karmic/Jaunty/Intrepid/Hardy)
[125009250050] |You can check here what is new in firefox 3.6 from <a>here </a>
[125009250060] |Note:- This will install Firefox 3.6 daily builds
[125009250070] |<strong>For Ubuntu 9.10 Users</strong>
[125009250080] |Open the command prompt and run the following commands
[125009250090] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa
[125009250100] |Update source list
[125009250110] |sudo apt-get update
[125009250120] |Install firefox 3.6
[125009250130] |sudo apt-get install firefox-3.6
[125009250140] |<strong>For Other ubuntu version Users</strong>
[125009250150] |First you need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list file
[125009250160] |gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
[125009250170] |Add the one of the following lines
[125009250180] |<strong>For Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) Users</strong>
[125009250190] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
[125009250200] |<strong>For Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) Users</strong>
[125009250210] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
[125009250220] |<strong>For Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) Users</strong>
[125009250230] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu hardy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
[125009250240] |Save and exit the file
[125009250250] |Now you need to add PPA GPG key
[125009250260] |sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 247510BE
[125009250270] |Update the source list
[125009250280] |sudo apt-get update
[125009250290] |<strong>Install Firefox 3.6</strong>
[125009250300] |sudo apt-get install firefox-3.6
[125009250310] |If you already have a version of Firefox 3.5 installed from a repo then upgrade using the following command
[125009250320] |sudo apt-get upgrade
[125009260010] |<title>How to install GNOME Activity Journal in Ubuntu</title>
[125009260020] |The GNOME Activity Journal is a tool for easily browsing and finding files, contacts and other resources on your computer.
[125009260030] |Using Zeitgeist, it keeps a chronological journal of your activity and supports tagging and bookmarking (using the new Tracker 0.7) and establishing relationships between resources.
[125009260040] |While this first release only supports basic browsing of file activities, the underlying infrastructure can do much more and you can expect the missing functionality to become available in future releases.
[125009260050] |<strong>Install GNOME Activity Journal in Ubuntu Karmic/Lucid</strong>
[125009260060] |Open the terminal and run the following commands
[125009260070] |Add the GNOME Activity Journal ppa
[125009260080] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:zeitgeist/ppa
[125009260090] |Update the source list
[125009260100] |sudo aptitude update
[125009260110] |Install GNOME Activity Journal
[125009260120] |sudo aptitude install gnome-activity-journal
[125009260130] |You can oprn from Applications -> Utility -> Activity Journal
[125009260140] |<strong>For Ubuntu Jaunty Users</strong>
[125009260150] |Run the following comamnds from terminal
[125009260160] |Edit /etc/apt/sources.list file
[125009260170] |gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
[125009260180] |Add the following lines
[125009260190] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/zeitgeist/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/zeitgeist/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
[125009260200] |Save and exit the file
[125009260210] |Install GPG key
[125009260220] |sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 7C5886C3
[125009260230] |Update the source list
[125009260240] |sudo aptitude update
[125009260250] |Install GNOME Activity Journal
[125009260260] |sudo aptitude install gnome-activity-journal
[125009260270] |Credit goes <a>here</a>
[125009270010] |<title>Howto access ext3 partition from Windows</title>
[125009270020] |This tutorial will allow you to access your ext3 partition under Windows, using Sun VirtualBox and Ubuntu.
[125009270030] |The tutorial is pretty long due to the images, but they explain things easier sometimes (they are <strong>not</strong> just meaningless screenshots) (forgive me for your scroll button <img/>) I tested this on Windows Xp, using my Ubuntu Linux’s root partition for test purposes and everything went ok, but be aware:
[125009270040] |<strong>Warning</strong> Raw hard disk access is for expert users only.
[125009270050] |Incorrect use or use of an outdated configuration can lead to total loss of data on the physical disk.
[125009270060] |Most importantly, <strong>do not attempt to boot the partition</strong> with the currently running host operating system in a guest.
[125009270070] |This will lead to severe data corruption.
[125009270080] |as stated in the VirtualBox manual!
[125009270090] |<strong>download</strong> and install sun virtualbox for windows (<a>http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads</a>)
[125009270100] |<strong>download</strong> the 32-bit ubuntu server edition (<a>http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download-server</a>)
[125009270110] |<strong>open up</strong> a windows command prompt (Start Menu >All programs >Accessories) change into to the sun virtualbox folder:
[125009270120] |cd “C:\Program Files\Sun\VirtualBox”
[125009270130] |(tailor this if you have a non-standard Windows or VirtualBox installation)
[125009270140] |<strong>find your ext3 partition:</strong>
[125009270150] |VBoxManage internalcommands listpartitions -rawdisk \\.\PhysicalDriveX
[125009270160] |(where X should be 0,1,… depending on which hdd you want to use) (tip: ext3 partition type is 0×83)
[125009270170] |<strong>create a special image</strong> which points to your partition:
[125009270180] |VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename \path\to\file.vmdk -rawdisk \\.\PhysicalDriveX -partitions Y,Z
[125009270190] |(where Y, Z should be the partition number(s) you found out before, and filename is self-explanatory, but should end with .vmdk)
[125009270200] |<strong>set up a virtual machine</strong> in virtualbox:
[125009270210] |select your virtual machine and click on settings: <strong>set up networking:</strong>
[125009270220] |<strong>“insert”</strong> your ubuntu server <strong>install cd</strong> into the virtual machine:
[125009270230] |start up your virtual machine and <strong>install ubuntu server:</strong>
[125009270240] |select your <strong>keymap</strong>, and select the <strong>install mode</strong>: the install is pretty self explanatory, you shouldn’t have problems with it <strong>choose samba file server and openssh server when asked</strong>
[125009270250] |<strong>unmount</strong> the install medium <strong>and boot</strong> into your new system
[125009270260] |update your system (optional), <strong>install some additional stuff</strong>(required):
[125009270270] |sudo apt-get update (optional) sudo apt-get dist-upgrade (optional) sudo apt-get install screen nano mc htop
[125009270280] |screen >allows multiple terminals to be opened easily nano >easier to use than vim in my opinion mc >just like norton commander or total commander htop >easy process management
[125009270290] |stop your virtualmachine and <strong>add the physical patrtition</strong>‘s image to the virtual machine (image should be added to available images in virtual device manager first)
[125009270300] |<strong>boot up</strong> your server again
[125009270310] |make a new directory for the shared partition
[125009270320] |cd / mkdir sharedpartition chmod 777 sharedpartition
[125009270330] |<strong>edit your fstab</strong> to auto-mount the partition at every startup:
[125009270340] |sudo nano /etc/fstab
[125009270350] |add the following
[125009270360] |/dev/sdXY /sharedpartition ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
[125009270370] |(where X should be a,b,… depending on hdd number, and Y should 1,2,… depending on partition number)
[125009270380] |<strong>edit samba</strong> configuration:
[125009270390] |sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
[125009270400] |change your workgroup to be the same as your windows one, and uncomment the security line:
[125009270410] |workgroup = <em>yourworkgroup</em> security = user
[125009270420] |add this to the end:
[125009270430] |[SharedPartition] comment = The shared physical partition path = /sharedpartition browseable = yes writeable = yes valid users = tutorial
[125009270440] |now <strong>add and enable this user</strong> to samba
[125009270450] |sudo smbpasswd -a tutorial sudo smbpasswd -e tutorial
[125009270460] |<strong>restart samba</strong> with
[125009270470] |sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart
[125009270480] |<strong>Enjoy!</strong>
[125009270490] |P.s: You can share multiple partitions and/or different filesystems too.
[125009280010] |<title>How to install Audacity (Daily Build) from ubuntu ppa</title>
[125009280020] |Audacity is a free, easy-to-use and multilingual audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.
[125009280030] |You can use Audacity to: Record live audio.
[125009280040] |Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
[125009280050] |Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
[125009280060] |Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
[125009280070] |Change the speed or pitch of a recording
[125009280080] |<strong>For ubuntu karmic users</strong>
[125009280090] |Open the command prompt and run the following commands
[125009280100] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:audacity-team/daily
[125009280110] |sudo apt-get update
[125009280120] |sudo apt-get install audacity
[125009280130] |This is currently available for only karmic,lucid users
[125009290010] |<title>How to install firefox 3.6 stable from ubuntu ppa</title>
[125009290020] |This tutorial will explain how to install firefox 3.6 stable from ubuntu ppa If you want to know firefox 3.6 features check <a>here</a>
[125009290030] |One of our reader posted this ppa thanks to the user
[125009290040] |For<strong> ubuntu karmic/Lucid users</strong>
[125009290050] |Open the command prompt and run the following commands
[125009290060] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable
[125009290070] |sudo apt-get update
[125009290080] |sudo apt-get install firefox-3.6
[125009290090] |For <strong>ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) Users</strong>
[125009290100] |First you need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list
[125009290110] |gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
[125009290120] |add the following lines
[125009290130] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/firefox-stable/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/firefox-stable/ubuntu jaunty main
[125009290140] |Save and exit
[125009290150] |Update the source list
[125009290160] |sudo apt-get update
[125009290170] |Install firefox 3.6 stable
[125009290180] |sudo apt-get install firefox-3.6
[125009290190] |For <strong>ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) Users</strong>
[125009290200] |First you need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list
[125009290210] |gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
[125009290220] |add the following lines
[125009290230] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/firefox-stable/ubuntu intrepid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/firefox-stable/ubuntu intrepid main
[125009290240] |Save and exit
[125009290250] |Update the source list
[125009290260] |sudo apt-get update
[125009290270] |Install firefox 3.6 stable
[125009290280] |sudo apt-get install firefox-3.6
[125009290290] |For <strong>ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) Users</strong>
[125009290300] |First you need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list
[125009290310] |gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
[125009290320] |add the following lines
[125009290330] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/firefox-stable/ubuntu hardy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/firefox-stable/ubuntu hardy main
[125009290340] |Save and exit
[125009290350] |Update the source list
[125009290360] |sudo apt-get update
[125009290370] |Install firefox 3.6 stable
[125009290380] |sudo apt-get install firefox-3.6
[125009300010] |<title>New ATI Video Driver (10.1) for Linux Supports Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)</title>
[125009300020] |Last evening, January 27th, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) announced a brand-new version of its versatile ATI Catalyst proprietary Display Driver for Linux users.
[125009300030] |ATI Catalyst 10.1 updates the software to version 8.69 and it introduces production support for the Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) operating system from Canonical.
[125009300040] |Available for both x86 and x86_64 architectures, ATI Catalyst 10.1 also fixes the following issues:
[125009300050] |· X.Org no longer crashes on an Ubuntu 9.10 system, if multiple Xinerama-enabled X.Org server generations are executed; · Switching between virtual desktops no longer breaks the operating system; · Single mode is now shown properly in the “Display Manager Properties” tab of the ATI Catalyst Control Center, instead of multiple modes, if the “big desktop” mode is enabled; · The system no longer crashes if an HDMI monitor is hot-plugged, or if the users toggle between HDMI and LCD; · Fixed an issue on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 32-bit systems, when the “Detect Displays” button was selected in ATI Catalyst Control Center, and an HDMI display was hot-plugged.
[125009300060] |However, lots of known issues remain unresolved for this release of the ATI Catalyst suite, especially for Ubuntu users!
[125009300070] |Requirements:
[125009300080] |· X.Org 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 or 7.4; · Linux kernel 2.6 or higher; · glibc version 2.2 or 2.3; · Support for POSIX Shared Memory (/dev/shm) is necessary for 3D programs; · The following packages should be installed on your system: XFree86-Mesa-libGL, libstdc++, libgcc, XFree86-libs, fontconfig, freetype, zlib and gcc.
[125009300090] |Also, please note that 64-bit users must have the 32-bit libraries installed before executing/updating the driver!
[125009300100] |Moreover, a GCC compiler, kernel-headers and kernel-source are required to build the modules and to enable 2D and 3D acceleration.
[125009300110] |Supported operating systems:
[125009300120] |· Red Hat Enterprise Linux; · Novell SUSE Enterprise Linux; · openSUSE Linux; · Ubuntu Linux.
[125009300130] |<a>Full Story</a>
[125009310010] |<title>Hanso - A new elegant rich brown hybrid theme retaining usability (Proposed lucid theme)</title>
[125009310020] |Create a truly unique and modern theme for the Ubuntu Desktop.
[125009310030] |This a redux of the original version of Hanso utilizing several of the new murrine option if the current engine including new arrowstyle, border_shades, border_colors, comboboxstyle, gradient_colors, prelight_shade, shadow_shades, spinbuttonstyle, textstyle, trough_shades, reliefstyle, and stepperstyle.
[125009310040] |I have also almost successfully themed a dark Firefox toolbar without the need for additional plugins.
[125009310050] |It still needs some work, but for the most part is functional.
[125009310060] |<strong>Desktop</strong>
[125009310070] |<strong>Nautilus</strong>
[125009310080] |Source from <a>here</a>
[125009320010] |<title>Howto: PPTP VPN Server with Ubuntu 10.04 ‘Lucid Lynx’</title>
[125009320020] |This tutorial describes how you set up a computer as a dedicated VPN server for your network.
[125009320030] |With a VPN server you can open secure data tunnels and access files and deivces in your local network (eg. home or office) from remote locations, which is not only a pretty cool thing (accessing your media library from anywhere) but also very handy for system maintenance or customer support or if you want to work from home.
[125009320040] |Note that Lucid Lynx is still in Alpha 2 stage at the time of writing this article, this means you should only use it for testing purposes.
[125009320050] |Although the server I’ve set up writing this tutorial has been running without any kind of problems for two weeks now I recommend if you want to set up a Ubuntu server in a working environment you to go back to 9.10 ‘Karmic Koala’ or even an earlier stable version.
[125009320060] |Okay, this being said let’s get started:
[125009320070] |<strong>1. </strong>Download the Lucid Lynx Alpha 2 server CD image from <a>this</a> page
[125009320080] |<strong>2.</strong> Follow the installation wizard and install the core system
[125009320090] |<strong>3.</strong> Under software selection select OpenSSH server - for remote management of the machine - and manual package selection for the actual pptpd package.
[125009320100] |If you want more services, for example if you want to use the computer also as a webserver, you may of course select the additional software.
[125009320110] |For security reasons I generally advise people to only run one from the outside accessible service per machine if set up in a critical environment, but really that’s up to you.
[125009320120] |<strong>4.</strong> In manual selection navigate to ‘not installed packages’ -> ‘net’ where you will find pptpd.
[125009320130] |Select it and press ‘g’ twice in order to install the package.
[125009320140] |<strong>5.</strong> Let the installation finish and reboot your system.
[125009320150] |<strong>6.</strong> SSH into your newly set up machine and run ‘sudo aptitude update &&sudo aptitude safe-upgrade’ first to update all packages.
[125009320160] |Reboot if necessary.
[125009320170] |<strong>7. </strong>Open the pptpd.conf file: ‘<em>sudo nano /etc/pptpd.conf</em>‘ Adjust the IP settings at the bottom to your needs.
[125009320180] |Under local IP you enter the IP in the local network of your VPN server (if you don’t know it type ‘sudo ifconfig’ and it will show you your network interfaces and the assigned IPs).
[125009320190] |For that matter I recommend to set up a static IP in /etc/network/interfaces or in your router configuration.
[125009320200] |<strong>8.</strong> If you want to, you can change the hostname in /etc/ppp/pptpd-options
[125009320210] |<strong>9. </strong>Specify the user names and passwords you want to give access to your vpn: ‘<em>sudo nano /etc/ppp/chap-secrets</em>‘.
[125009320220] |If you changed the hostname in the step before make sure you type in the same hostname now under ‘server’
[125009320230] |Example:
[125009320240] |<em># client server secret IP addresses eubolist pptpd myübersecretpassword *</em>
[125009320250] |As in pptp there is no keyfile security depends solely on the password.
[125009320260] |Which is why you should choose a long (eg. 32 characters), random password.
[125009320270] |You can generate such a password <a>here</a>.
[125009320280] |<strong>10. </strong>Now we need to set up ip-masquerading: ‘<em>sudo nano /etc/rc.local</em>‘
[125009320290] |Add the following lines above the line that says ‘<em>exit 0</em>‘
[125009320300] |# PPTP IP forwarding
[125009320310] |iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
[125009320320] |Optionally I recommend securing your SSH server against brute force attacks:
[125009320330] |<em># SSH Brute Force Protection</em>
[125009320340] |iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 22 -m state --state NEW -m recent --set --name SSH iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 22 -m state --state NEW -m recent --update --seconds 60 --hitcount 8 --rttl --name SSH -j DROP
[125009320350] |(also to be inserted <strong>above</strong><em> </em>‘exit 0′)
[125009320360] |You may have to change ‘eth 0′ to another interface, depending on which interface is configured to connect to the internet on your machine.
[125009320370] |<strong>11.</strong> Lastly, uncomment this line in /etc/sysctl.conf:
[125009320380] |net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
[125009320390] |<strong>12.</strong> Reboot
[125009320400] |<strong>13. </strong>In case your vpn-server doesn’t directly connect to the internet you may need to forward port 1723 TCP and GRE to the LAN IP of your vpn-server.
[125009320410] |Refer to your router’s manual or to <a>portforward.com</a> for vendor specific instructions.
[125009320420] |Again, you may need to assign a static ip in /etc/network/interfaces.
[125009320430] |Now you should have access to your local network from virtually anywhere you have access to the internet.
[125009320440] |Enjoy!
[125009320450] |via <a>eubolist.wordpress.com</a>
[125009330010] |<title>DoThisNow - Simple Desktop Automation</title>
[125009330020] |This tool was submitted through mail.DoThisNow lets you do things.
[125009330030] |In more ways than you could before.
[125009330040] |Easily create and customize a new action (such as setting your desktop background), then choose when you want that action to run (Every 5 minutes? Every 10 days? Once on July 3rd?).
[125009330050] |Or you can simply run the action directly from the handy-dandy Gnome Statusbar menu.
[125009330060] |Just to get your started, here’s just a few examples of what you can do with DoThisNow: 1.
[125009330070] |Set your Desktop Background to change every 15 minutes.
[125009330080] |2. Set your Desktop Background to change for specific holidays.
[125009330090] |3. Play an “On the hour” chime.
[125009330100] |4. Take a Screenshot and save it to any folder with date and time stamps… on any schedule you like.
[125009330110] |5. Display ergonomic break time reminders.
[125009330120] |6. Run backup scripts when you are asleep.
[125009330130] |7. Auto-insert any text into any application with a quick click of the menu.
[125009330140] |<strong>Install Dothisnow in Ubuntu</strong>
[125009330150] |first you need to download .deb package using the following command from your terminal or from <a>here</a>
[125009330160] |wget http://www.radicalbreeze.com/dothisnow/dothisnow.deb
[125009330170] |For 64-bit users run the following command from your terminal
[125009330180] |wget http://www.radicalbreeze.com/dothisnow/dothisnow64.deb
[125009330190] |After downloading .deb package you need to install using the following package
[125009330200] |sudo dpkg -i dothisnow.deb
[125009330210] |<strong>Screenshot</strong>
[125009340010] |<title>Getting Things Gnome (GTG) - An organizer for the GNOME desktop environment</title>
[125009340020] |GTG focuses on usability and ease of use.
[125009340030] |Its main objective is to provide a simple, powerful and flexible organization tool to the GNOME desktop environment.
[125009340040] |GTG uses a very handy text edition system for task creation and edition.
[125009340050] |The task editor can automatically recognize metadata such as tags and subtasks only by the use of a very simple syntax.
[125009340060] |If you wanna know more about this, please read Getting Started With GTG.
[125009340070] |Getting Things Gnome is build around some key concepts :
[125009340080] |1. Never get in your way : you should be able to add task and write them as you think.
[125009340090] |No fields, complicated buttons.
[125009340100] |You think about it and it’s in GTG
[125009340110] |2. Every task is only a list of subtask.
[125009340120] |Because moving a mountain is only a matter of moving big chunk of rock.
[125009340130] |And moving big chunk of rock is only a matter of moving small rocks.
[125009340140] |(In your task description, just begin a line with “-” and a new subtask will be automatically created)
[125009340150] |3. Use it at your convenience : use tags if you want to sort tasks (a word begining with “@” is automatically a tag).
[125009340160] |Use subtasks if you want.
[125009340170] |Find your own workflow.
[125009340180] |4. All your tasks in one place.
[125009340190] |From the lightbulb to your lifetime achievement.
[125009340200] |All your tasks from the past, the present and the future in one application.
[125009340210] |5. Live you life, don’t organize it.
[125009340220] |GTG workview only display tasks you can do **now** and **here**.
[125009340230] |It doesn’t display tasks that depends on another tasks, tasks that cannot start before a given date or tag with tags you have marked as non workable (like an “@someday” tag)
[125009340240] |6. Usability.
[125009340250] |We don’t want thousands of options.
[125009340260] |We want to follow the Gnome HIG and we aim to be simple but powerful at the same time.
[125009340270] |7. Integrated with your desktop.
[125009340280] |We aim to become a Gnome project.
[125009340290] |We hope, in the future, to integrate more and more with your gnome desktop and other applications.
[125009340300] |8. Community.
[125009340310] |Getting Things Gnome is not about having our own 5 minutes of fame or being our own applications.
[125009340320] |We need your feedback, we welcome all new ideas.
[125009340330] |The discussion is always open.
[125009340340] |<strong>Install GTG in ubuntu </strong>
[125009340350] |For karmic users run the following command from terminal
[125009340360] |sudo apt-get install gtg
[125009340370] |Ubuntu 9.04,8.10 users follow this guide
[125009340380] |First you need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list file
[125009340390] |gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
[125009340400] |For <strong>Jaunty users</strong> add the following lines
[125009340410] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gtg/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gtg/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
[125009340420] |For <strong>Intrepid users</strong> add the following lines
[125009340430] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gtg/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gtg/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
[125009340440] |Save and exit the file
[125009340450] |Add gpg key
[125009340460] |sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 7AC9B38F
[125009340470] |Update source list
[125009340480] |sudo apt-get update
[125009340490] |Install GTG
[125009340500] |sudo apt-get install gtg
[125009340510] |<strong>Screenshot</strong>
[125009360010] |<title>VLC Media Player 1.1 To Get Extensions</title>
[125009360020] |Starting with version 1.1, users will be able to write their own plugins for VLC, codenamed Extensions.
[125009360030] |The difference with other VLC modules consists in the language used to write these Extensions: Lua, a simple a lightweight scripting language, embbeded inside VLC media player.
[125009360040] |<strong>Why extensions?</strong>
[125009360050] |The success of Firefox over the past few years can be explained quite easily when you have a look at its main features.
[125009360060] |The major differences between Firefox and IE reside in the Open Source model, and the possibility for community users to write their own plugins.
[125009360070] |Some of these plugins, like AdBlockPlus, really change the way you enjoy the Web.
[125009360080] |As a consequence, you can’t use any other browser, as long as you need your favorite Firefox plugins.
[125009360090] |The same idea can apply to media players.
[125009360100] |With the constant progress of web technologies, you get more and more access to a lot of free content from your home computer.
[125009360110] |Why not binding this content with the software you love and the medias you watch or listen to?
[125009360120] |In less abstract terms, what if you could get the subtitles of the movie you are watching in less that one click, read the lyrics of the current track, learn about the artist’s biography and discography right inside VLC?
[125009360130] |Well, the answer is that you actual can.
[125009360140] |Just try VLC Extensions now and you’ll see you can forget about your browser when it comes to multimedia-related content.
[125009360150] |<strong>what are extensions exactly?</strong>
[125009360160] |Extensions are scripts running inside VLC, that will popup windows and fetch information on the web for you.
[125009360170] |To use an extension, all you need is to activate it from the View menu (if you are a Windows or Linux user).
[125009360180] |Then, it should be all self-explanatory.
[125009360190] |Examples of possible (or actual) extensions include:
[125009360200] |* Wikipedia: get information about the artist, the album or the movie from Wikipedia.
[125009360210] |* IMDb: read the plot summary, learn about the cast of a movie and get a direct link to the Internet Movie Database.
[125009360220] |* Last.fm: Read useful information fetched from the artist’s page on Last.fm.
[125009360230] |* Lyrics: Automatically get the lyrics of the current song.
[125009360240] |* Subtitles: Find and insert subtitles on top of the video in two clicks.
[125009360250] |* Concerts: Learn about the next concerts of this artist.
[125009360260] |<strong>Where do I start?</strong>
[125009360270] |At the moment of writing, VLC 1.1 is yet under heavy development.
[125009360280] |Thus, in order to try these Extensions, you’ll have to install a nightly build of VLC from http://nightlies.videolan.org.
[125009360290] |Once this is done, you can find extensions here on the page Extensions for VLC.
[125009360300] |Download the Lua scripts and copy them to your VLC scripts folder:
[125009360310] |* Linux: ~/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions/
[125009360320] |* Windows: %APPDATA%\VLC\lua\extensions
[125009360330] |Launch VLC or open the Plugins &Extensions dialog to reload the list of extensions.
[125009360340] |<a>Source</a>
[125009370010] |<title>Ground Control - An integration project to bring easy access to launchpad to the desktop</title>
[125009370020] |<a>Ground control</a> is a project that hopes to bring the collaboration of launchpad and bazaar branches to every day users abilities.
[125009370030] |It does away with the need for a command line and has removed a lot of the complex distractions leaving a simplified workflow for users to follow.
[125009370040] |It uses all the existing libraries and practices of the community, so if you need to move back to the command line you can continue were you left off.
[125009370050] |It’s also flexible enough to allow you to manage your existing bazaar checkouts via nautilus.
[125009370060] |If your want to.
[125009370070] |For <strong>Ubuntu Karmic/Lucid Users</strong>
[125009370080] |If you want to install ground control in Ubuntu Karmic/Lucid run the following commands from your terminal
[125009370090] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:doctormo/groundcontrol
[125009370100] |sudo apt-get update
[125009370110] |sudo apt-get install groundcontrol
[125009370120] |For <strong>Ubuntu Jaunty Users</strong>
[125009370130] |First you need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list
[125009370140] |gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
[125009370150] |Add the following lines
[125009370160] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/doctormo/groundcontrol/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/doctormo/groundcontrol/ubuntu jaunty main
[125009370170] |Save and exit the file
[125009370180] |Add GPG Key
[125009370190] |sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 113659DF
[125009370200] |Update source list
[125009370210] |sudo apt-get update
[125009370220] |Install ground control
[125009370230] |sudo apt-get install groundcontrol
[125009370240] |<strong>Screenshot</strong>
[125009370250] |<strong>Ground Control Demo Video</strong>
[125009380010] |<title>iptstate - Top-like state for netfilter/iptables</title>
[125009380020] |iptstate displays information held in the IP Tables state table in real-time in a top-like format.
[125009380030] |Output can be sorted by any field, or any field reversed.
[125009380040] |Users can choose to have the output only print once and exit, rather than the top-like system.
[125009380050] |Refresh rate is configurable, IPs can be resolved to names, output can be formatted,the display can be filtered, and color coding are among some of the many features.
[125009380060] |<strong>Install iptstate in ubuntu</strong>
[125009380070] |sudo apt-get install iptstate
[125009380080] |<strong>Using iptstate</strong>
[125009380090] |<strong>Syntax</strong>
[125009380100] |iptstate [<options>]
[125009380110] |<strong>Available options</strong>
[125009380120] |-c, --no-color - Toggle color-code by protocol
[125009380130] |-C, --counters - Toggle display of bytes/packets counters
[125009380140] |-d, --dst-filter IP- Only show states with a destination of IP Note, that this must be an IP, hostname matching is not yet supported.
[125009380150] |-D --dstpt-filter port - Only show states with a destination port of port
[125009380160] |-h, --help - Show help message
[125009380170] |-l, --lookup - Show hostnames instead of IP addresses
[125009380180] |-m, --mark-truncated - Mark truncated hostnames with a ’+’
[125009380190] |-o, --no-dynamic - Toggle dynamic formatting
[125009380200] |-L, --no-dns - Skip outgoing DNS lookup states
[125009380210] |-f, --no-loopback - Filter states on loopback
[125009380220] |-p, --no-scroll - No scrolling (don’t use a “pad”).
[125009380230] |See SCROLLING AND PADS for more information.
[125009380240] |-r, --reverse - Reverse sort order
[125009380250] |-R, --rate seconds - Refresh rate, followed by rate in seconds.
[125009380260] |Note that this is for statetop mode, and not applicable for single-run mode (--single).
[125009380270] |-1, --single - Single run (no curses)
[125009380280] |-b, --sort column - This determines what column to sort by.
[125009380290] |Options: S Source Port d Destination IP (or Name) D Destination Port p Protocol s State t TTL b Bytes P Packets To sort by Source IP (or Name), don’t use -b. Sorting by bytes/packets is only available for kernels that support it, and only when compiled against libnetfilter_conntrack (the default).
[125009380300] |-s, --src-filter IP - Only show states with a source of IP.
[125009380310] |Note, that this must be an IP, hostname matching is not yet supported.
[125009380320] |-S, --srcpt-filter port - Only show states with a source port of port
[125009380330] |-t, --totals - Toggle display of totals
[125009390010] |<title>How to install docky from ubuntu ppa</title>
[125009390020] |Docky is a full fledged dock application that makes opening common applications and managing windows easier and quicker.
[125009390030] |Docky is fully integrated into the GNOME Desktop and features a no non-sense approach to configuration and usage.
[125009390040] |It just works.
[125009390050] |<strong>Install docky in ubuntu Karmic/lucid</strong>
[125009390060] |Run the following commands from your terminal
[125009390070] |Add docky PPA 
[125009390080] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:docky-core/ppa
[125009390090] |Update source list
[125009390100] |sudo aptitude update
[125009390110] |Install program
[125009390120] |sudo aptitude install docky
[125009390130] |<strong>Screenshot</strong>
[125009390140] |For more details check <a>here</a>
[125009400010] |<title>Simple commands to manage apache2 sites and Modules</title>
[125009400020] |This tutorial will explain some useful commands to manage apache2 sites and Modules <strong>Apache2 Configuration Files Location</strong>
[125009400030] |First we will explain what is there under /etc/apache2/ directory
[125009400040] |<strong>sites-available</strong> - A list of configuration files - one per site.
[125009400050] |A blank install will contain the file default.
[125009400060] |The system admin can have as many sites here as they need - however - they will not all be active.
[125009400070] |<strong>sites-enabled</strong> - A list of symlinks to configuration files in sites-available.
[125009400080] |A blank install will contain a symlink 000default to sites-available/default.
[125009400090] |The sites listed here are the sites which will be active.
[125009400100] |The site to be used if no virtual hosts match will be the first file found (hence the 000 on 000default).
[125009400110] |<strong>mods-available</strong> - A list of configuration files - one or more per module.
[125009400120] |Each dpkg installed module will add files here. e.g. php4.conf and php4.load are added with the libapache2-mod-php package.
[125009400130] |Again - the system admin can install whatever modules they wish - however - until they are set available they will not be active.
[125009400140] |<strong>mods-enabled</strong> - A list of symlinks to configuratioon files in modes-available.
[125009400150] |Only modules linked in here will be activated on the webserver.
[125009400160] |<strong>Commands to use</strong>
[125009400170] |<strong>a2ensite</strong> - a2ensite is a script that enables the specified site (which contains a <VirtualHost> block) within the apache2 configuration.
[125009400180] |It does this by creating symlinks within /etc/apache2/sites-enabled.
[125009400190] |<strong>Example</strong>
[125009400200] |sudo a2ensite test
[125009400210] |Note:- Test is the file you have created under /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/ with the required configuration
[125009400220] |<strong>a2dissite</strong> - a2dissite is a script that disables the specified site (which contains a <VirtualHost> block) within the apache2 configuration.
[125009400230] |It does this by removing symlinks within /etc/apache2/sites-enabled.
[125009400240] |<strong>Example</strong>
[125009400250] |sudo a2dissite test
[125009400260] |<strong>a2enmod</strong> - a2enmod is a script that enables the specified module within the apache2 configuration.
[125009400270] |It does this by creating symlinks within /etc/apache2/mods-enabled.
[125009400280] |<strong>Example</strong>
[125009400290] |sudo a2enmod imagemap
[125009400300] |Enables the mod_imagemap module
[125009400310] |<strong>a2dismod</strong> - a2dismod is a script that disables the specified module within the apache2 configuration.
[125009400320] |It does this by removing symlinks within /etc/apache2/mods-enabled.
[125009400330] |<strong>Example</strong>
[125009400340] |sudo a2dismod mime_magic
[125009400350] |Disables the mod_mime_magic module.
[125009400360] |You can check the list of available modules under <strong>/etc/apache2/mods-available</strong>
[125009410010] |<title>Increase your internet speed with Namebench</title>
[125009410020] |NameBench is a program that searches for the fastest DNS in your area.
[125009410030] |After the program is finished searching and comparing between DNS it will give you the results including the fastest and nearest DNS in your area.
[125009410040] |After that all you have to do is edit your connection settings to use the fastest DNS available.
[125009410050] |NameBench is available for Windows and Mac systems, but most importantly it is Linux compatible.
[125009410060] |<strong>Prepare your system</strong>
[125009410070] |Install following package
[125009410080] |sudo apt-get install python-tk
[125009410090] |Now you need to download .tgz file from <a>here</a>
[125009410100] |Now extract the file using the following command
[125009410110] |tar xzvf namebench-1.1.tgz
[125009410120] |Now you have namebench-1.1 directory.If you double click on this you have two options if you want to run immediately you can do by double clicking on <strong>namebench.py</strong> file.
[125009410130] |If you want to install permanently using the following command
[125009410140] |sudo python setup.py install
[125009410150] |Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen here click on Start Benchmark
[125009410160] |The results are compared to Google’s DNS and the system will compare against your current DNS settings.
[125009410170] |The fastest DNS will be listed at the top.
[125009420010] |<title>Canonical picks open-source leader for COO</title>
[125009420020] |When Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, stepped down and former COO (chief operating officer) Jane Silber moved up, there was concern that the popular Linux company might suffer from a lack of corporate leadership.
[125009420030] |Worry no more.
[125009420040] |Open-source industry veteran and leader Matt Asay has joined Canonical as its new COO.
[125009420050] |As the COO, Asay’s job will be make sure operational activities match up to the company’s strategic goals and make sure that day-to-day operations go smoothly.
[125009420060] |He will also head up Canonical’s marketing.
[125009420070] |Asay is extremely well known and respected in open-source business and technology circles.
[125009420080] |His career started with Linux in the 1990s when he was general manager at Lineo, an early embedded Linux software company.
[125009420090] |From there, he moved to Novell, where he helped the company move toward Linux, and move open-source away from its proprietary NetWare operating system.
[125009420100] |Most recently, Asay has been a VP for Alfresco, the prominent open-source CMS (content management system) company.
[125009420110] |In 2003, he also founded the Open Source Business Conference, a respected business Linux and open-source trade show.
[125009420120] |Asay is also well known for his open-source blog, The Open Road, and he doesn’t plan on pulling back from it despite his new job.
[125009420130] |In a statement, Silber said, “As more companies and people are embracing Ubuntu for their day-to-day computing, we felt it critical to bring in a person who knew not just open source, but has a long experience in making Linux relevant to businesses and users alike.
[125009420140] |We think Matt brings to Canonical the perfect blend of industry, executive and community savvy.”
[125009420150] |She’s not the only one who thinks that Asay will make a great match for Canonical.
[125009420160] |Jay Lyman, an open-source analysis for The 451 Group, told me, “I think this is a big move for both Canonical and for Matt.
[125009420170] |There seemed to be a lot of concern when it was announced last year that Mark Shuttleworth would be stepping away from the CEO role, but those of use who knew the company were aware this had been under way for some time.
[125009420180] |Still, it hurts to lose someone such as Mark as the focal point or figure head for a company.
[125009420190] |Getting Matt Asay, a well-established thought leader in open source software, as COO gives them back some of that prominence they lost, as well as greater North American presence, perhaps.
[125009420200] |Matt’s experience in the industry, at Novell and most recently at Alfresco should serve both him and Canonical well.
[125009420210] |<a>Full Story</a>
[125009430010] |<title>How to install Gyachi in ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)</title>
[125009430020] |GyachI program is a fork from Gyach Enhanced Yahoo! client for Linux operating systems.
[125009430030] |It was born purely out of impatience.
[125009430040] |Since there was no progress on Gyach Enhanced for about a year, a couple of impatient GYach Enhanced users decided to continue development of that client, fearing that original author Erica Andrews lost interest or abandoned project altogether.
[125009430050] |Therefore, in the true spirit of Open Source we, the developers, thought of simply “carrying on the torch”.
[125009430060] |This Yahoo! client for Linux operating system supports almost all of the features you would expect to find on the official Windows Yahoo! client: Voice chat, webcams, faders, ‘nicknames’, audibles, avatars, display images, and more.
[125009430070] |Yet, it remains very light-weight and memory-friendly.
[125009430080] |GyachE Improved uses Gtk-2 for its user interfaces (Gtk-2 2.0.6 or better required).
[125009430090] |<strong>Install gyachi in Ubuntu 9.10</strong>
[125009430100] |Open the terminal and run the following command
[125009430110] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:loell/ppa
[125009430120] |sudo apt-get update
[125009430130] |sudo apt-get install gyachi
[125009440010] |<title>Indicator and memenu, lucid looking awesome</title>
[125009440020] |Ive been testing out lucid since a little before alpha 1 and all is well from what I can see.
[125009440030] |What landed recently was the me menu and I have say that its cool.
[125009440040] |<a>Full Story</a>
[125009450010] |<title>GTalX - Google Voice Chat has arrived in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) </title>
[125009450020] |Ever since I moved to Ubuntu, my only problem was that I couldn’t use GTalk in Ubuntu.Here comes the solution - GTalx.
[125009450030] |It works flawlessly on my Ubuntu 9.10 karmic running on Dell Inspiron 1525.
[125009450040] |gtalX is a Linux client for gtalk, the voip application of Google.
[125009450050] |It supports voice and text-based chat.
[125009450060] |Before you download it, please read the ‘How to install’ paragraph below.
[125009450070] |<strong>Step 1: Download and install the .deb file from <a>http://sites.google.com/site/jozsefbekes/Home/gtalx</a></strong>
[125009450080] |The way to use the deb file:
[125009450090] |sudo dpkg -i gtalx_0.0.5_i386.deb
[125009450100] |# or if you have 64 bit Ubuntu
[125009450110] |sudo dpkg -i gtalx_0.0.5_amd64.deb
[125009450120] |# you will get a dependency error after the above line so you’ll need to execute this next
[125009450130] |sudo apt-get -f install
[125009450140] |To remove this package execute:
[125009450150] |sudo apt-get remove gtalx
[125009450160] |<strong>Step 2: Launch GTalx from Application >Internet >Gtalx</strong>
[125009450170] |<strong>Step 3: Login using your gmail id, Click connect on your contacts name, then click “Call”!</strong>
[125009450180] |Thank you GTalX!
[125009450190] |Before trying Gtalx, I have attempted the following <FAILED> ways for Voice chat using my gmail id.
[125009450200] |1) Pidgin - No way!
[125009450210] |2) Empathy - I can hear, they can’t hear me.
[125009450220] |Requires configuring server, port, ssl and god knows what.
[125009450230] |Am a newbie!
[125009450240] |3) Gtalk in WinXP running on Virtual Box - Yes, it works!
[125009450250] |But hey, I want to bid good bye to Windows forever.
[125009450260] |4) Gtalk using Wine: Does not work.
[125009460010] |<title>Hawkscope - Cross-platform pluggable menu based launcher</title>
[125009460020] |Hawkscope is a productivity tool that allows you to access your hard drive contents quickly via system tray / menubar icon with dynamic pop-up menu.
[125009460030] |<strong>Main features</strong>
[125009460040] |* Completely Free and Open Source
[125009460050] |* Cross platform, runs on Windows, Linux and Mac
[125009460060] |* Navigation through hard drive contents via dynamic popup menu
[125009460070] |* System wide global hotkey for invoking menu right under mouse location (on Windows and Linux only)
[125009460080] |* Configurable favourite locations for quick access
[125009460090] |* Hide unwanted drives, folders or files by adding them to blacklist
[125009460100] |* Plugin system
[125009460110] |<strong>Features provided by Plugins</strong>
[125009460120] |* Open With plugin: Choose your preferred applications
[125009460130] |* Gmail Checker plugin: Shows unread items from your Gmail inbox
[125009460140] |* Delicious plugin: Instant access your delicious.com bookmarks
[125009460150] |* Twitter plugin: Twitter client for Hawkscope
[125009460160] |* Execute plugin: Execute system commands
[125009460170] |* Googlescope plugin: Google search integration
[125009460180] |<strong>Install Hawkscope in Ubuntu</strong>
[125009460190] |First you need to download .deb packages from <a>here</a>
[125009460200] |wget http://hawkscope.googlecode.com/files/hawkscope_0.6.1-1_i386.deb
[125009460210] |<strong>For 64-bit users</strong>
[125009460220] |wget http://hawkscope.googlecode.com/files/hawkscope_0.6.1-1_amd64.deb
[125009460230] |Install .deb packages using the following command
[125009460240] |sudo dpkg -i hawkscope_0.6.1-1_i386.deb
[125009460250] |Download hawkscope plugins from <a>here</a>
[125009460260] |<strong>Using Hawkscope</strong>
[125009460270] |You can open Hawkscope from Applications--->Accessories--->Hawkscope
[125009460280] |Once it opens you should see similar to the following icon in your notification area from here you can access all your files and folders in one click
[125009460290] |Hawkscope Settings screen
[125009460300] |Hawkscope plugins screen
[125009470010] |<title>How to setup MPD with PulseAudio independent on X</title>
[125009470020] |This tutorial is meant for Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala, but it might work in earlier or later versions as well.
[125009470030] |Full Credit goes <a>here</a>
[125009470040] |The goal is to get the MPD daemon working using PulseAudio, but without it being dependent on the X server or a session.
[125009470050] |To do that we must configure PulseAudio to run in system-wide daemon mode (which is not recommended by the developers, but in this case we do not have a choice).
[125009470060] |This means it will be using the <em>/etc/pulse/system.pa</em> config file instead of the usual <em>/etc/pulse/default.pa</em>.
[125009470070] |We must also make sure the appropriate user/group permissions are set, or PulseAudio will be rejecting the connections.
[125009470080] |The result will be an interrupt-less music environment, not dependent on the X server.
[125009470090] |Meaning we can for example log out and log in without the music having to stop for even a second.
[125009470100] |Switching TTYs (Ctrl+Alt+Fx) will also keep the music playing (not possible by default).
[125009470110] |All that and PulseAudio will still be able to detect and configure all your devices automatically.
[125009470120] |<strong>Procedure to follow</strong> 1.Make sure you add your username to the following system groups: pulse, pulse-access and audio.
[125009470130] |Do that by going to System --> Administration --> Users and Groups.
[125009470140] |Click the unlock button (the one with a picture of some keys), then click Manage Groups.
[125009470150] |In the list of groups that pops up, for each of the previously mentioned groups click “Properties” and select all the users that you want to have this functionality.
[125009470160] |2.Press Alt+F2 and type:
[125009470170] |gksudo gedit /etc/default/pulseaudio
[125009470180] |Change <strong>PULSEAUDIO_SYSTEM_START</strong> from <strong>0 to 1</strong> and <strong>DISALLOW_MODULE_LOADING</strong> from<strong> 1 to 0</strong>.
[125009470190] |Save the file and close the editor.
[125009470200] |3.Press Alt+F2 and type:
[125009470210] |gksudo gedit /etc/pulse/system.pa
[125009470220] |Find this section:
[125009470230] |<code>### Automatically load driver modules depending on the hardware available .ifexists module-hal-detect.so load-module module-hal-detect .else ### Alternatively use the static hardware detection module (for systems that ### lack HAL support) load-module module-detect .endif</code>
[125009470240] |Change it to:
[125009470250] |<code>### Automatically load driver modules depending on the hardware available .ifexists module-udev-detect.so load-module module-udev-detect .else ### Alternatively use the static hardware detection module (for systems that ### lack HAL support) load-module module-detect .endif</code>
[125009470260] |Save the file and close the editor.
[125009470270] |4.Install the MPD daemon and a MPD client of your choice.
[125009470280] |Open Synaptic Package Manager (System --> Administration --> Synaptic Package Manager) and find the mpd package and the client of your choice (my recommendation is the Ario client).
[125009470290] |Mark the packages for installation and click Apply.
[125009470300] |5.Press Alt+F2 and type:
[125009470310] |gksudo gpasswd -a mpd pulse-access
[125009470320] |6.Press Alt+F2 and type:
[125009470330] |gksudo gedit /etc/mpd.conf
[125009470340] |Find the following section: <code>audio_output { type "alsa" name "My ALSA Device" device "hw:0,0" # optional format "44100:16:2" # optional mixer_device "default" # optional mixer_control "PCM" # optional mixer_index "0" # optional }</code>
[125009470350] |Make sure it is all commented out, by putting a # symbol in front of each line, so that it looks like this:
[125009470360] |<code>#audio_output { # type "alsa" # name "My ALSA Device" # device "hw:0,0" # optional # format "44100:16:2" # optional # mixer_device "default" # optional # mixer_control "PCM" # optional # mixer_index "0" # optional #} </code>Then in the same file, add the following:
[125009470370] |<code>audio_output { type "pulse" name "MPD PulseAudio Stream" } </code>
[125009470380] |Save the file and close the editor.
[125009470390] |7. Reboot your computer and you should be able to use MPD via PulseAudio without any interferences when switching TTYs or when killing the whole X server.
[125009480010] |<title>Synchrorep - A one click folders synchronization</title>
[125009480020] |Synchorep is an open source software to synchronize two directories, that mean reporting all modifications of one to the other and vice versa.
[125009480030] |At the end of synchronization, both directories will be strictly the same.
[125009480040] |This is usefull for users who work with a laptop or usb key but may interest also users who want making differential backup to gain time.
[125009480050] |<strong>Install Synchrorep in Ubuntu</strong>
[125009480060] |<strong>Preparing your system</strong>
[125009480070] |Note:- You should be running ubuntu version 8.10 and above
[125009480080] |<strong>Install following packages</strong>
[125009480090] |sudo apt-get install python python-pysqlite2 python-gtk2 python-nautilus
[125009480100] |Now you can download .deb package from <a>here</a>
[125009480110] |Install the downloaded .deb packge by double clicking on that or run the following command from your terminal (Make sure you are in correct path)
[125009480120] |sudo apt-get install synchrorep-1.3.6.deb
[125009480130] |<strong>Using Synchrorep</strong>
[125009480140] |You can start Synchrorep by right click on folder to synchronize.
[125009480150] |You can check more screen shots from <a>here</a>
[125009490010] |<title>Configure Ubuntu Programs During Installation (Proposed idea)</title>
[125009490020] |Check <a>this</a> Brainstorm idea to Configure Ubuntu Programs During Installation.I think this might help for some users
[125009490030] |What do you think about this idea?
[125009500010] |<title>Guayadeque - Nice music player</title>
[125009500020] |Music Player with the aims to be intuitive, easy to use and fast even for huge music collections.
[125009500030] |Developed for Linux with wxWidgets for GTK under Gnome.
[125009500040] |<strong>Guayadeque features</strong>
[125009500050] |* Play mp3, ogg, flac, wma, mpc, mp4, ape, etc
[125009500060] |* Read and write tags in all supported formats
[125009500070] |* Allow to catalogue your music using labels.
[125009500080] |Any track, artist or album can have as many labels you want
[125009500090] |* Smart play mode that add tracks that fit your music taste using the tracks currently in play list
[125009500100] |* Supports shotcast radios
[125009500110] |* Ability to download covers manually or automatically from the internet
[125009500120] |* Suggest music using last.fm service
[125009500130] |* Allow fast access to any music file by genre, artist, album, etc
[125009500140] |* Play shoutcast radios
[125009500150] |* Allow to subscribe to podcasts and download all new episodes automatically or manually
[125009500160] |* Dynamic or static play lists
[125009500170] |* Tracks tag editor with automatically fetching of tags information for easily completion
[125009500180] |* Lyrics downloads from different lyrics providers. etc
[125009500190] |* Allow to resume play status and position when closed and reopened
[125009500200] |* You can rate the tracks from 0 to 5 stars
[125009500210] |* Mpris dbus interface support so it can easily controlled from music applets for example
[125009500220] |<strong>Install guayadeque in Ubuntu karmic</strong>
[125009500230] |Add PPA using the following command
[125009500240] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dtl131/mediahacks
[125009500250] |Update source list using the following command
[125009500260] |sudo apt-get update
[125009500270] |Install guayadeque music player using the following command
[125009500280] |sudo apt-get install guayadeque
[125009500290] |<strong>Screenshot</strong>
[125009510010] |<title>How to manage range of ports in UFW</title>
[125009510020] |If you want to setup firewall rule with UFW use the one of the following procedure
[125009510030] |<strong>Solution 1</strong>
[125009510040] |You can install gufw to manage UFW through GUI
[125009510050] |sudo apt-get install gufw
[125009510060] |<strong>Solution 2</strong>
[125009510070] |If you want to Open tcp range from 33400 to 33444
[125009510080] |Use the following syntax from your terminal
[125009510090] |ufw allow proto tcp to any port 33400:33444
[125009510100] |<strong>Solution 3</strong>
[125009510110] |1) First you need to edit /var/lib/ufw/user.rules file
[125009510120] |gksudo gedit /var/lib/ufw/user.rules
[125009510130] |Now you need to add your rule after ### RULES ###
[125009510140] |# Test rule to Open tcp range from 33400 to 33444 -A ufw-user-input -p tcp --dport 33400:33444 -j ACCEPT
[125009520010] |<title>Install Quantum GIS in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)</title>
[125009520020] |Quantum GIS (QGIS) is a cross-platform Geographic Information System (GIS).
[125009520030] |It offers support for vector and raster formats, including spatially enabled tables in PostgreSQL using PostGIS, common GIS vector formats such as Shapefiles, and geo-referenced rasters (TIFF, PNG, and GEOTIFF).
[125009520040] |Many plugins are available to dynamically add new functionality.
[125009520050] |Viewing of GRASS layers (vector and raster) is provided by a plugin.
[125009520060] |GRASS vector layers can be edited in QGIS.
[125009520070] |<strong>QGIS Features</strong>
[125009520080] |QGIS is a cross-platform (Linux, Windows, Mac) open source application with many common GIS features and functions.
[125009520090] |The major features include:
[125009520100] |1.View and overlay vector and raster data in different formats and projections without conversion to an internal or common format.
[125009520110] |Supported formats include:
[125009520120] |?spatially-enabled PostgreSQL tables using PostGIS and SpatiaLite, ?most vector formats supported by the OGR library*, including ESRI shapefiles, MapInfo, SDTS and GML. ?raster formats supported by the GDAL library*, such as digital elevation models, aerial photography or landsat imagery, ?GRASS locations and mapsets, ?online spatial data served as OGC-compliant WMS or WFS;
[125009520130] |2.Create maps and interactively explore spatial data with a friendly graphical user interface.
[125009520140] |The many helpful tools available in the GUI include:
[125009520150] |?on the fly projection, ?print composer, ?overview panel, ?spatial bookmarks, ?identify/select features, ?edit/view/search attributes, ?feature labeling, ?vector diagram overlay ?change vector and raster symbology, ?add a graticule layer, ?decorate your map with a north arrow, scale bar and copyright label, ?save and restore projects
[125009520160] |3.Create, edit and export spatial data using:
[125009520170] |?digitizing tools for GRASS and shapefile formats, ?the georeferencer plugin, ?GPS tools to import and export GPX format, convert other GPS formats to GPX, or down/upload directly to a GPS unit
[125009520180] |4.Perform spatial analysis using the fTools plugin for Shapefiles or the integrated GRASS plugin, including:
[125009520190] |?map algebra, ?terrain analysis, ?hydrologic modeling, ?network analysis, ?and many others
[125009520200] |5.Publish your map on the internet using the export to Mapfile capability (requires a webserver with UMN MapServer installed)
[125009520210] |6.Adapt Quantum GIS to your special needs through the extensible plugin architecture.
[125009520220] |<strong>Install Quantum GIS in Ubuntu Karmic</strong>
[125009520230] |First you need to open the terminal and run the following command
[125009520240] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntugis/ubuntugis-unstable/
[125009520250] |Update the source list
[125009520260] |sudo apt-get update
[125009520270] |Install qgis using the following command
[125009520280] |sudo apt-get install qgis
[125009520290] |<strong>Screenshot</strong>
[125009530010] |<title>Is Canonical Becoming The New Microsoft?</title>
[125009530020] |Whoah!
[125009530030] |Hold on everyone.
[125009530040] |Let me don my asbestos suit first will you.
[125009530050] |Thanks.
[125009530060] |Right then.
[125009530070] |I have been thinking about this post for some time and I think the time is probably right for pressing the old “publish” button.
[125009530080] |I am not trying to incite riots or wars in the halls of residence or corridors of power but Canonical/Ubuntu is <a>starting</a> to <a>catch</a> more “bad karma” than is healthy for it IMHO.
[125009530090] |<li>Let’s start with Mono.
[125009530100] |Yep.
[125009530110] |It’s been a prickly thorn for many and the concerns expressed are not going away.
[125009530120] |There’s no point in raking over the old ground; it is just one of the <em>bad-karma attractants</em> in a growing list.</li>
[125009530130] |<li>Then we have Ubuntu One.
[125009530140] |Proprietary, closed, caused much debate and friction when announced and now the possibility of a Windows version too.</li>
[125009530150] |<li>Next comes dumping GIMP, OOo and other much-loved applications from the default installation of versions of the forthcoming distribution.</li>
[125009530160] |<li>Then the discussion about what closed/proprietary applications should be made available in the Ubuntu repositories.</li>
[125009530170] |<li>Then we have the change of the default search engine from Google to <del>Microsoft</del> Yahoo.</li>
[125009530180] |<li>Then Matt Asay joins as COO which should be, and probably is, good news. Matt is well known, respected and experienced, yet some of his prodigious public commentary <a>tugs at the heartstrings</a> of many a Freedom Fighter.</li> 
[125009530190] |I don’t really want to comment on the individual points above; <strong><em>the point</em></strong> is that this list is growing…
[125009530200] |I really like Ubuntu.
[125009530210] |I use it everywhere, I help in the Ubuntu-uk irc channel when I can and we [our company] promote Ubuntu to our customers and I [as an individual] to friends and family.
[125009530220] |What concerns me is not any particular item in the list above: some I care about, others I do not; as I am sure many of you will do too.
[125009530230] |It is the increasing volume of criticism and vitriol as a whole.
[125009530240] |It is getting louder.
[125009530250] |This, I believe, is indicative of a turning tide that, if we are not careful, will result in Ubuntu losing popularity and more of the FOSS community exercising it’s <strong>freedom</strong>.
[125009530260] |<a>Full Story</a>