[125014810010] |nautilus-wallpaper - Add a “set as wallpaper” entry in context menu
[125014810020] |nautilus-wallpaper is a Nautilus extension that adds the ability to set your desktop wallpaper from the context menu.
[125014810030] |Install nautilus-wallpaper in ubuntu
[125014810040] |Open the terminal and run the following command
[125014810050] |sudo apt-get install nautilus-wallpaper
[125014810060] |Now you can right click and select your favourite one as wallpaper
[125014820010] |Indicator-Workspaces - Simple switching between workspaces
[125014820020] |This application allows simple switching between workspaces from the panel, negating the need for the stock GNOME workspaces-switcher applet.
[125014820030] |Install Indicator-Workspaces in ubuntu 10.10/10.04
[125014820040] |Open the terminal and run the following commands
[125014820050] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:geod/ppa-geod sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install indicator-workspaces
[125014820060] |After completing the installation you may have to create menu entry by default it doesn’t provide one.You can create using the following procedure
[125014820070] |Go to ‘System >Preferences >Main Menu’ select ‘Accessories’ in the left hand side list Now Click on the ‘New Item’ button and enter a name and in the command field enter ‘indicator-workspaces’ (Without quotes) and click on add
[125014820080] |Or you can run the following command to start indicator-workspaces
[125014820090] |indicator-workspaces &
[125014820100] |Screenshot
[125014820110] |Via Ubuntulife
[125014830010] |How to see your system information in Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick) Using sysinfo
[125014830020] |In windows you want to see computer and system information there are many methods for Exp:-To see Microsoft System Information, use either of the following methods:
[125014830030] |Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Information.
[125014830040] |Click Start, click Run, type msinfo32.exe in the Open box, and then click OK.
[125014830050] |In the same way in Ubuntu system you want to see computer and system information in Graphical mode you have to install Sysinfo
[125014830060] |What is Sysinfo:- Sysinfo is a graphical tool that is able to display some hardware and software information about the computer it is run on.
[125014830070] |It is able to recognize information about:
[125014830080] |.
[125014830090] |System(Linux distribution release, versions of GNOME,Kernel,gcc and Xorg and hostname);
[125014830100] |.
[125014830110] |CPU (vendor identification, model name, frequency, level2 cache, bogomips, model numbers and
[125014830120] |flags);
[125014830130] |.
[125014830140] |Memory(total system RAM, free memory, swap space total and free cached, active, inactive
[125014830150] |memory);
[125014830160] |.
[125014830170] |Storage (IDE interface all IDE devices, SCSI devices);
[125014830180] |.
[125014830190] |Hardware (motherboard, graphic card, sound card, network devices);
[125014830200] |.
[125014830210] |NVIDIA graphic card: Only with NVIDA display driver installed.
[125014830220] |How to install Sysinfo in Ubuntu 10.10
[125014830230] |first you have to go Applications ---> Ubuntu software Center and press it
[125014830240] |after opening Ubuntu Software Center in such box just type sysinfo
[125014830250] |and press enter,
[125014830260] |and now you will see sysinfo (Display detailed computer/system information) on that just press it
[125014830270] |you will see two option one is install and second more-info if you want to read more information about sysinfo you have press more info button and you will see information about sysinfo.
[125014830280] |(OR) you want to install sysinfo just press install button it will install sysinfo
[125014830290] |(OR)
[125014830300] |you have to go Application --> Accessories --> Terminal and type this command
[125014830310] |sudo apt-get install sysinfo
[125014830320] |after installation is over now you want to see your system information now you have go
[125014830330] |applications --> system tool --> sysinfo and press it
[125014830340] |you will see a new box called sysinfo
[125014830350] |in that left side five option
[125014830360] |.
[125014830370] |System
[125014830380] |.
[125014830390] |CPU
[125014830400] |.
[125014830410] |Memory
[125014830420] |.
[125014830430] |Storage
[125014830440] |.
[125014830450] |Hardware
[125014830460] |If you press CPU you will get all information of you computer CPU information.
[125014830470] |In this way you can see almost all the information about your system
[125014830480] |That all enjoy now
[125014830490] |Allu John Sudhakar System/Network Administrator UCE, OU Osmania University Hyderabad
[125014830500] |to see my Blogger http://allujohnsudhakar.blogspot.com/(for Ubuntu) Any help mail to me aj_sudhakar@yahoo.co.in
[125014840010] |AskUbuntu firefox Add-on
[125014840020] |Ask Ubuntu is a collaboratively edited question and answer site for people who love Ubuntu.
[125014840030] |It’s 100% free.
[125014840040] |This extension displays user reputation and badges in the toolbar, provides an easy access menu to unanswered questions , user questions, favorites and user tags.
[125014840050] |It has an update checker that alerts when there is new activity in the user account or unanswered questions.
[125014840060] |The configuration options allow to disable alerts, limit the number of items displayed in the menu, hide user info and control the frequency of updates.
[125014840070] |There is also an option to store data temporarily if the browser is on private mode.
[125014840080] |Download and install AskUbuntu firefox Add-on
[125014840090] |Download and install AskUbuntu firefox Add-on from here
[125014840100] |Screenshots
[125014850010] |How to install latest firefox 4.0 beta in ubuntu 10.10/10.04/9.10 Using PPA
[125014850020] |The latest beta version of Firefox is now available as a preview release.
[125014850030] |Take it for a test drive and let us know what you think!
[125014850040] |How to install firefox 4.0 beta in ubuntu
[125014850050] |Open the terminal and run the following commands
[125014850060] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install firefox-4.0
[125014860010] |Plymouth Manager - Simple tool to change splash screen themes
[125014860020] |Plymouth Manager is a software written in Gambas by an italian Ubuntu user, called Mefrio, that can help you in the configuration of your Plymouth.
[125014860030] |Install playmouth manager in ubuntu
[125014860040] |Download deb package from here you can install deb package by double clicking on it
[125014860050] |After completing installation you can open from Applications -> System Tools -> Plymouth Manager
[125014860060] |Screenshot
[125014870010] |DupeGuru - Find duplicate songs in your music collection
[125014870020] |dupeGuru Music Edition (ME for short) is a tool to find duplicate songs in your music collection.
[125014870030] |It can scan filenames, tags or contents. dupeGuru ME is a big brother of dupeGuru.
[125014870040] |It does everything dupeGuru does, but it has more information columns (such as bitrate, duration, tags, etc..) and more scan types (filename with fields, tags and audio content). dupeGuru ME runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
[125014870050] |dupeGuru ME is efficient.
[125014870060] |Find your duplicate files in minutes, thanks to its quick fuzzy matching algorithm. dupeGuru ME not only finds filenames and tags that are the same, but it also finds similar ones.
[125014870070] |For example, with the right settings, dupeGuru ME can determine that “The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army” and “White Stripe - Seven Nation Armies” are duplicates.
[125014870080] |dupeGuru ME is customizable.
[125014870090] |You can tweak its matching engine to find exactly the kind of duplicates you want to find.
[125014870100] |dupeGuru ME is safe.
[125014870110] |Its engine has been especially designed with safety in mind.
[125014870120] |Its reference directory system as well as its grouping system prevent you from deleting files you didn’t mean to delete.
[125014870130] |dupeGuru ME rocks.
[125014870140] |With support for MP3, WMA, AAC (iTunes format), OGG, FLAC, loss-less AAC and loss-less WMA, we can say that it got music built-in.
[125014870150] |Therefore, it rocks.
[125014870160] |Install dupeguru in ubuntu
[125014870170] |Download deb packages from here once you have deb packages you can install them by double clicking on it.
[125014870180] |Screenshot
[125014880010] |How to remove temporary information, such as web page cookies, browser history, or the list of recently-opened documents in Ubuntu 10.10 system (Maverick)
[125014880020] |They are two way that i now .
[125014880030] |The First way is
[125014880040] |By default, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome Web browsers all store a few pieces of information about the websites you visit and interact with.
[125014880050] |In addition to logging the time, date, title and URL of every page you view, each browser also stores the data you enter into search boxes or other form fields.
[125014880060] |Although this feature is intended to help you access information more quickly, it also exposes your usage history to anyone with access to your computer Deleting these autofill entries requires just a few clicks.
[125014880070] |Instructions:- Mozilla Firefox
[125014880080] |Click “Tools” in the top menu bar and select “Clear Recent History.”
[125014880090] |Click the “Time range to clear” drop-down menu near the top of the resulting window and select “Everything.”
[125014880100] |Click the adjacent “Details” button to view Firefox’s history removal options.
[125014880110] |Check only the “Form &Search History” box.
[125014880120] |Click the “Clear Now” button.
[125014880130] |Instructions:- Google Chrome
[125014880140] |Click the wrench icon near the top-right corner of the window, select “Tools,” then click “Clear browsing data.”
[125014880150] |Check only the “Clear saved form data” box in the resulting window.
[125014880160] |Click the “Clear data from this period” drop-down menu and select “Everything.”
[125014880170] |Click the “Clear browsing data” button.
[125014880180] |The secound way is :-Install Sweeper and KleanSweep
[125014880190] |Sweeper (System Cleaner)
[125014880200] |What is Sweeper :-Sweeper can quickly remove temporary information, such as web page cookies, browser history, or the list of recently-opened documents.
[125014880210] |It helps provide additional privacy on a system shared between multiple users.
[125014880220] |how to install go to Applications --> Ubuntu Software Center ---> and type sweeper in surch box
[125014880230] |After installing you wnat to go sweeper go to applications --> Accessories --> Sweeper
[125014880240] |and you can quickly do the job which you want
[125014880250] |Klean Sweep (Find and remove unneeded files)
[125014880260] |what is Klean Sweep:-Sweeper can quickly remove temporary information, such as web page cookies, browser history, or the list of recently-opened documents.
[125014880270] |It helps provide additional privacy on a system shared between multiple users.
[125014880280] |1.empty files 2. empty directories 3.backup files 4. broken symbolic links 5. broken executables (executables with missing libraries) 6. dead menu entries (.desktop files pointing to non-existing executables) 7. duplicated files 8. orphaned files -- files not found in RPM (for rpm-based distros, e.g.
[125014880290] |Fedora Core, Suse) or DPKG (for dpkg based distros, e.g. Debian and Ubuntu) database - obsolete thumbnails (thumbnails conforming to freedesktop.org standard, pointing to non-existing images)
[125014880300] |how to install Klean Sweep in ubuntu:- first you have to go Applications --> Ubuntu Software Center ---> and type Klean Sweep in surch box
[125014880310] |after installation is over you want to open klean sweep you have to go Applications --> System Tools --> KleanSweep
[125014880320] |after press on KleanSweep it will ask you system password you have to give
[125014880330] |after giveing password it will open with two windows one is Information-KleanSweep
[125014880340] |in that you will see this information
[125014880350] |“You are running KleanSweep with root privileges.
[125014880360] |Therefore
[125014880370] |extreme caution is recommended as improper use may render
[125014880380] |your system unusable.
[125014880390] |Please keep in mind that because KleanSweep
[125014880400] |uses simple heuristics, all files suggested for removal should be
[125014880410] |manually reviewed.”
[125014880420] |if you want to run KelanSweep press OK button
[125014880430] |and now you have to read on secound box information that is KleanSweep (Welcom!)
[125014880440] |that infromation is like this
[125014880450] |“Welcome to KleanSweep!
[125014880460] |This application allows you to free some desk sapce by finding unneeded files on your system. you”ll be given a chance to backup and remove selected files and reclaim your disk space
[125014880470] |Beware!
[125014880480] |This utility is menat for advanced users only.
[125014880490] |It is assumed that you have some basic understanding of what can be safely deleted.
[125014880500] |The author takes no responsibility for any damage caused by using this program”
[125014880510] |Note:- so you have to very carefull when you are using Klean Sweep if you have very good grip in ubuntu than only you use this Klean Sweep softer.
[125014880520] |Allu John Sudhakar
[125014880530] |System/Network Administrator
[125014880540] |UCE,OU Osmania University
[125014880550] |Hyderbad to see my Blogger (for Ubuntu)http://allujohnsudhakar.blogspot.com any help mail to me aj_sudhakar@yahoo.co.in
[125014890010] |Fully Automatic Installation (FAI) - Non-interactive system to install, customize and manage Ubuntu systems
[125014890020] |FAI is a non-interactive system to install, customize and manage Linux systems and software configurations on computers as well as virtual machines and chroot environments, from small networks to large-scale infrastructures and clusters.
[125014890030] |It’s a tool for unattended mass deployment of Linux.
[125014890040] |You can take one or more virgin PC’s, turn on the power, and after a few minutes, the systems are installed, and completely configured to your exact needs, without any interaction necessary.
[125014890050] |Main Features
[125014890060] |* A tool for automated unattended installation.
[125014890070] |Lazy system administrators like it.
[125014890080] |* Easy-to-use centralized management system for your Linux deployment.
[125014890090] |* It’s fast.
[125014890100] |It only takes a few minutes for a complete installation.
[125014890110] |* Scalable.
[125014890120] |FAI users manage their computer infrastructures starting from a few computers up to several thousands of machines.
[125014890130] |* Different hardware and different configuration requirements are easy to establish using FAI.
[125014890140] |You do not need to repeat information that is shared among several machines.
[125014890150] |* Using the FAI class concept, you can group a bunch of similar machines.
[125014890160] |* Installation targets: desktops, servers, notebooks, Beowulf cluster, rendering or web server farm, Linux laboratory or classroom.
[125014890170] |* Linux rollout, mass installation and automated server provisioning are additional topics of FAI.
[125014890180] |* FAI is lightweight.
[125014890190] |No special daemons are running, no database setup is needed.
[125014890200] |It’s architecture independent, since it consists only of shell, Perl and Cfengine scripts.
[125014890210] |* Besides initial installations, it is used for daily maintenance, and can set up chroot environments.
[125014890220] |* Compared to tools like kickstart or cobbler for Red Hat, autoyast for SUSE or Jumpstart for SUN Solaris, FAI is much more flexible.
[125014890230] |You can tune every small part of your configuration to your local needs using hooks.
[125014890240] |Install FAI in ubuntu 10.10/10.04
[125014890250] |You need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list file
[125014890260] |sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list
[125014890270] |Add the one of the following line
[125014890280] |For ubuntu 10.10 Users
[125014890290] |deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick universe
[125014890300] |For ubuntu 10.04 Users
[125014890310] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/fai/ubuntu lucid main
[125014890320] |Save and exit the file
[125014890330] |Update the source list
[125014890340] |sudo apt-get update
[125014890350] |For quick start install quick start package
[125014890360] |sudo apt-get install fai-quickstart
[125014890370] |After installation you can check this guide to configure or for ubuntu check this
[125014900010] |Grub Customizer - Graphical interface to configure the grub2/burg settings
[125014900020] |Grub Customizer is a graphical interface to configure the grub2/burg settings with focus on the individual list order - without losing the dynamical behavior of grub.
[125014900030] |The goal of this project is to create a complete and intuitive graphical grub2/burg configuration interface.
[125014900040] |The main feature is the boot entry list configuration - but not simply by modified the grub.cfg: to keep the dynamical configuration, this application will only edit the script order and generate proxies (script output filter), if required.
[125014900050] |Install Grub Customizer in ubuntu
[125014900060] |Open the terminal and run the following command
[125014900070] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install grub-customizer
[125014900080] |Once you install you can open from Applications -> System Toiols -> Grub Customize
[125014910010] |Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) Alpha 1 released and download links included
[125014910020] |Kate Stewart of the Ubuntu release team has announced the release of Natty Narwhal Alpha 1.
[125014910030] |Natty is the most anticipated Ubuntu version as it will replace Gnome Shell with Unity in the desktop environment.
[125014910040] |The ‘old’ Gnome desktop environment is now called ‘Ubuntu Desktop Classic’.
[125014910050] |We will soon be publishing first glance of Natty Alpha 1.
[125014910060] |Download Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) Alpha 1
[125014910070] |natty-desktop-i386.iso – 717MB Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86)
[125014910080] |natty-desktop-amd64.iso – 723MB Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64)
[125014910090] |natty-desktop-amd64+mac.iso – 719M Desktop CD for 64-bit Mac (AMD64)
[125014920010] |ARandR - a simple visual front end for XRandR
[125014920020] |ARandR is designed to provide a simple visual front end for XRandR 1.2/1.3.
[125014920030] |Relative monitor positions are shown graphically and can be changed in a drag-and-drop way.
[125014920040] |Features
[125014920050] |* Full control over output positioning (instead of plain “left of”) with edge snapping
[125014920060] |* Saving configurations as executable shell scripts (configurations can be loaded without using this program)
[125014920070] |* Configuration files can be edited to include additional payload (like xsetwacom commands tablet PC users need when rotating), which is preserved when editing
[125014920080] |* Metacity key binding integration:
[125014920090] |o Saved configurations can be bound to arbitrary keys via metacity’s custom commands.
[125014920100] |o Several layouts can be bound to one key; they are cycled through.
[125014920110] |(Useful for “rotate” buttons on tablet PCs.)
[125014920120] |* Main widget separated from packaged application (to facilitate integration with existing solutions)
[125014920130] |Install ARandR in Ubuntu
[125014920140] |Open the terminal and run the following command
[125014920150] |sudo apt-get install arandr
[125014920160] |You can open from System --> Preferences --> ARandR
[125014920170] |Screenshot
[125014930010] |Install YouAmp Music player in ubuntu 11.04/10.10/10.04 using PPA
[125014930020] |YouAmp is a small an light music player concentrating on playback capabilities and aiming at desktop integration for the Gnome desktop.It is meant as an alternative to the all in one mediacenter applications, so you will not find video support or tag editing here.
[125014930030] |Instead I will try to keep the UI small and simple.If the music title is displayed in red it means that no ReplayGain Information could be found and the default of -10db is being used.
[125014930040] |Features
[125014930050] |* intuitive music browsing
[125014930060] |* Album Art display
[125014930070] |* last.fm submission
[125014930080] |* Replaygain Support with smart replaygain mode selection
[125014930090] |* gapless playback
[125014930100] |* uses Tracker for searching
[125014930110] |* plays everything that Gstreamer understands
[125014930120] |* intuitive drag’n’drop
[125014930130] |Install YouAmp Music player in ubuntu 11.04/10.10/10.04 using PPA
[125014930140] |Open the terminal and run the following commands
[125014930150] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rojtberg/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install youamp
[125014930160] |Screenshot
[125014930170] |YouAmp does not automatically download cover art – instead it looks for an image in the same folder as the current musc file.
[125014930180] |So if you want it to display the cover, you have to manually put it in the album folder.
[125014930190] |While playing the music YouAmp might display the song info in red; this indicates that the song does not contain any replaygain information, which are needed in order to normalise the volume.
[125014930200] |You can add replaygain information to your files using replaygain and vorbisgain on Linux or foobar2000 on Windows.
[125014930210] |By default replaygain scanners normalize the volume to 89db – if you would like to change this to another value, use the Replaygain Preamp Slider in the preferences.
[125014930220] |Non normalized files are mostly around 100db, therefore YouAmp applies by default a -10db amp to them – if you would like to change that use the No Replaygain Amp Slider in the preferences.
[125014940010] |Ubuntu Customization Kit (UCK) 2.4.0 released and installation instructions using new PPA
[125014940020] |UCK is a tool that helps you customizing official Ubuntu Live CDs (including Kubuntu/Xubuntu and Edubuntu) to your needs.
[125014940030] |You can add any package to the live system, for example language packs, or applications.
[125014940040] |What is new in UCK 2.4.0
[125014940050] |* GUI:
[125014940060] |* GUI now uses kdialog, zenity, dialog or builtin (in that order) if available. (#577197)
[125014940070] |* Updated uck-gui to accept parameters for loopback/unionfs mounting and added the possibility to specify a directory different from ~/tmp for remaster-dir.
[125014940080] |Change is backward compatible to uck-2.2.0.
[125014940090] |(Question/Answer 110374)
[125014940100] |* Backend:
[125014940110] |* Sequence of actions in uck-remaster changed so that initrd is unpacked/customized/packed after the changes to the root file system and the ISO have been done.
[125014940120] |This avoids problems when customize_iso installs a new Live-CD kernel and initrd (which would previously be overwritten by the contents of the old initrd, causing a mismatch between the kernel (new) and the initrd (old)).
[125014940130] |* Extended remaster-live-cd.sh by two procedures to perform loopback+union mounts. (#72727)
[125014940140] |* Added a -m option to uck-gui, uck-remaster, uck-remaster-unpack-iso and uck-remaster-unpack-rootfs that uses a combination of loopback and unionfs mounts instead of copying.
[125014940150] |This is an experimental feature as of now and not activated by default.
[125014940160] |It also depends on the packages fuse-utils and unionfs-fuse or aufs-tools, which are not (yet?) pre-requisites for UCK.
[125014940170] |Documentation for these commands updated accordingly. (#72727) At least unionfs-fuse 0.25~hg.20100315-1 is required (Currently only available from https://launchpad.net/~aakef/+archive/ppa )!
[125014940180] |Thanks to Bernd Schubert for the superb support in fixing the problems encountered.
[125014940190] |* Added two new commands (uck-remaster-mount and uck-remaster-umount) and documentation.
[125014940200] |These commands are used to do the loopback/ unionfs mounts/umounts required by the -m option described above. (#72727)
[125014940210] |* Added code to library for union_umount to kill processes still using files in the mount.
[125014940220] |This happens when updates start daemons in the root fs.
[125014940230] |* Updated all manual pages to reference the source / bug reporting URLs.
[125014940240] |* initctl is disabled (replaced with /bin/true) during chroot sessions.
[125014940250] |With this change is now possible to install mysql/apache and other services in the guest system.
[125014940260] |* update-grub is disabled (replaced with /bin/true) during chroot sessions.
[125014940270] |With this change is now possible to upgrade kernel in maverick too.
[125014940280] |* host’s fstab/mtab are copied to the guest so that chrooted “df” can work.
[125014940290] |* Backend now checks for kpackagekit as packaging tool, too.
[125014940300] |Note: This requires that packagekit ist installed on the hosting system – otherwise the dbus queries to packagekitd will fail.
[125014940310] |FIXME: Running packagekitd on the host will give wrong results!!! –> We need to change the strategy here!
[125014940320] |Upstart has similar issues –> need to start “private” dbus system bus instance?!?
[125014940330] |* Added error checking for arguments to uck-remaster-mount.
[125014940340] |* improved error checking and handling for union mounts: either all or nothing now; imply -m if tell-tale directory (-cache) is found; made reentrant for use by uck-flow; pointless check for uck-remaster-mount removed; fallback to copy if union mount not possible; do not remove target when using mounts.
[125014940350] |* uck-remaster-remove-win32-files now removes usb-creator.exe which was added in maverick
[125014940360] |* Fixed immediate umount in uck-remaster-unpack-{iso,rootfs} by trap EXIT handling when using -m.
[125014940370] |* unmount strategy (after chroot) was rewritten to unmount every mountpoint found inside remaster-root.
[125014940380] |* Package:
[125014940390] |* gfxboot-dev dep added for maverick
[125014940400] |* Internal:
[125014940410] |* New target updman in Makefile to update manual page version numbers.
[125014940420] |* Updated localbuild.sh procedure to patch the debian/changelog file so that a local unsigned test version can be generated correctly.
[125014940430] |Install UCK in ubuntu 11.04/10.10/10.04
[125014940440] |Open the terminal and run the following commands
[125014940450] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:uck-team/uck-stable
[125014940460] |sudo apt-get update
[125014940470] |sudo apt-get install uck
[125014950010] |How to install gnome2-globalmenu from source for Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick)
[125014950020] |This project introduces document-oriented concepts into GNOME, and improves GNOME’s respect for Fitts’s law.
[125014950030] |Most GTK applications work just fine with Global Menu.
[125014950040] |There are several advantages by adopting a shared global menu bar in Gnome (thanks Matthew for organizing these):
[125014950050] |* It works better with narrow windows, because the width of the menus isn’t limited to the width of the window.
[125014950060] |(This is a problem for Gimp and Inkscape especially.)
[125014950070] |* It’s less confusing -- when two menu bars are visible on-screen at once, sometimes people choose the wrong one.
[125014950080] |* Global Menu is the first step to move toward a Document Centric Desktop Environment ( ThoughtsOnADocumentCentricGnome ) which is, according to us, a long-term trend in DEs.
[125014950090] |Note:- This is only for advanced users this might breakdown you system completely
[125014950100] |Install gnome2-globalmenu from source
[125014950110] |1. Download the latest source from here and extract it.
[125014950120] |Lets say you have it extracted to
[125014950130] |/home//Desktop/gnome-globalmenu-0.7.10/
[125014950140] |2. Download the older source from the Git rep: here and extract.
[125014950150] |/home//Desktop/gnome-globalmenu-gnome-globalmenu-50c0fd1/
[125014950160] |3. Open the older source and copy the ./autogen file and paste it in the gnome-globalmenu-0.7.10 folder.
[125014950170] |4. Now, navigate to gnome-globalmenu-0.7.10 folder, and install the following packages one by one in the terminal:
[125014950180] |sudo apt-get install intltool sudo apt-get install libtool sudo apt-get install libconf2-dev sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev sudo apt-get install libwnck* sudo apt-get install libgnome-menu* sudo apt-get install libpanelapplet-* sudo apt-get install libnotify* sudo apt-get install xfce4-panel*
[125014950190] |5. Now run aclocal:
[125014950200] |aclocal
[125014950210] |Now you can follow the manually compiling the source tutorial from the wiki here
[125014950220] |./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --disable-tests --without-xfce4-panel
[125014950230] |make
[125014950240] |export GTK_MODULES=globalmenu-gnome
[125014950250] |sudo make install
[125014950260] |Finally kill the X server or logout and login.
[125014950270] |Right click on the panel and add new, select gnome global menu and voila, you have the global menu in Ubuntu 10.10.
[125014950280] |You could make it a script and just run it once.
[125014950290] |Make sure you use “-y” tag for apt-get in the script to avoid it asking for your input whether to install the package or not.
[125014950300] |PS: The global menu does not work with firefox
[125014950310] |Via ubuntu forums
[125014960010] |Howto change PulseAudio sample rate
[125014960020] |This tutorial will explain Howto change PulseAudio sampling rate.This is very useful if you have problems with any external devices using different sample rate.
[125014960030] |Solution
[125014960040] |You can change PulseAudio sample rate in /etc/pulse/daemon.conf file
[125014960050] |gksudo gedit /etc/pulse/daemon.conf
[125014960060] |Just look for the following line
[125014960070] |;default-sample-rate = 44100
[125014960080] |and change it to look like this:
[125014960090] |default-sample-rate = 48000
[125014960100] |Save and exit the file
[125014960110] |Note:- Make sure you have removed ;
[125014960120] |Now you will need to restart pulseaudio for that to take effect
[125014960130] |To restart pulseaudio use the following command
[125014960140] |pulseaudio -D
[125014960150] |Via Ubuntu forums
[125014970010] |DockbarX - Gnome taskbar applet with groupping and group manipulation
[125014970020] |DockbarX is Gnome taskbar applet with groupping and group manipulation and it is intended to be free and open software.
[125014970030] |You are encouraged to contribute by proposing new features in a detailed blueprint describing the use case and the main success scenario.
[125014970040] |Install dockbarx in ubuntu
[125014970050] |Open the terminal and run the following commands
[125014970060] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dockbar-main/ppa
[125014970070] |sudo apt-get update
[125014970080] |sudo apt-get install dockbarx dockbarx-themes-extra
[125014970090] |Screenshots
[125014970100] |Via Ubuntu life
[125014980010] |How to edit/add Menu items in ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick) Unity Desktop
[125014980020] |This tutorial will explain How to edit/add Menu items in ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) Unity Desktop
[125014980030] |Solution
[125014980040] |Download prixfixe deb package from here and install this is simple gui to add Menu items in ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick) Unity Desktop
[125014980050] |You can install this deb package by double clicking on it or by using the following command from command line
[125014980060] |sudo dpkg -i prixfixe.deb
[125014980070] |Via Ubuntu forum
[125014990010] |SubDownloader - Fast and Easy Subtitle Downloader
[125014990020] |SubDownloader is a program for automatic download/upload subtitles for videofiles (DIVX,MPEG,AVI,VOB,etc) and DVD’s using fast hashing.
[125014990030] |Providing a friendly interface, users have a better movie experience since searching for subtitles is no longer dull or boring.
[125014990040] |SubDownloader follows the KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) priciple.
[125014990050] |You just want to watch a good movie, right?!
[125014990060] |So, subtitle searching and matching for your movies should be a simple task.
[125014990070] |Features
[125014990080] |* No spyware, no adware
[125014990090] |* Fast hashing algorithm (27 GB movies/7 seconds)
[125014990100] |* Recursively folders search
[125014990110] |* Autodetect language of the subtitles
[125014990120] |* Upload entire series seasons subtitles in less than 1 minute
[125014990130] |* Many more…
[125014990140] |Install SubDownloader in ubuntu
[125014990150] |Download deb package from here once you have deb you can install by double clicking them or run the following command from the terminal
[125014990160] |sudo dpkg -i subdownloader_2.0.14-1_all.deb
[125014990170] |Screenshot
[125015000010] |Unity global menubar extension for Firefox and Thunderbird (Coming to ubuntu 11.04)
[125015000020] |This extension adds support for the Unity panel based global menubar to Firefox, Thunderbird and other Gecko based applications?
[125015000030] |Screenshot
[125015000040] |Via planet ubuntu
[125015010010] |PAC 2.5.4 released with event-based Socket-UNIX (file-based) communication between started terminals and PAC main GUI
[125015010020] |PAC is a Perl/GTK Gnome replacement for SecureCRT/Putty/etc… It provides a GUI to configure SSH/Telnet connections: users, passwords, EXPECT regular expressions, macros, etc.
[125015010030] |You like ‘SSHMenu’?
[125015010040] |If so, you must check this tool.
[125015010050] |Just let me know how do you feel about it!
[125015010060] |* Unique Linux application to impletement almost every SecureCRT’s functionality.
[125015010070] |* Remote and local macros.
[125015010080] |* Remotely send commands with EXPECT regexp.
[125015010090] |* Cluster connections!!
[125015010100] |Connections on same cluster share keystrokes!!
[125015010110] |* Proxy support.
[125015010120] |* Serial/tty connection via cu/tip/remote-tty connections!!
[125015010130] |* RDP (via rdesktop) and VNC (via vncviewer) support!!
[125015010140] |* Pre/post connections local executions.
[125015010150] |* TABS OR WINDOWS for connections!!
[125015010160] |* Quick acces to configured connections via tray menu icon.
[125015010170] |* More to come (ASA I find time!)
[125015010180] |* FREE (GNU GPLv3)
[125015010190] |What is new in PAC 2.5.4
[125015010200] |Major code changes: now, event-based Socket-UNIX (file-based) communication between started terminals and PAC main GUI (better performance, cleaner code!) .
[125015010210] |Code improvements: now, 0% CPU usage in PAC when idle (before, it was at least 5% or more!) .
[125015010220] |Added an option to keep every saved session log (by putting ’0′ -zero- in the “max log files to keep” entry box) .
[125015010230] |Added “per-terminal” save session log option policies .
[125015010240] |Added the possibility to use a description for local/remote macros .
[125015010250] |Added “listen mode” and “view only” mode to VNC connections .
[125015010260] |Fixed a minor bug regarding the Clusters GUI .
[125015010270] |Removed the right-click option to “Go to TAB…” (did anybody use that??) .
[125015010280] |Minor code changes (enhancements)
[125015010290] |Install PAC 2.5.4 in ubuntu
[125015010300] |Download deb package from here once you have deb package you can install by double clicking on it.
[125015010310] |Or run the following command from your terminal
[125015010320] |sudo dpkg -i pac-2.5.4-all.deb
[125015010330] |Screenshot
[125015020010] |Play it slowly - Play back your audio files at a different speed or pitch
[125015020020] |Play it slowly is a software to play back audio files at a different speed or pitch.
[125015020030] |It does also allow you to loop over a certain part of a file.
[125015020040] |It’s intended to help you learn or transcribe songs.
[125015020050] |It can also play videos thanks to gstreamer.
[125015020060] |Play it slowly is intended to be used on a GNU/Linux system like Ubuntu.
[125015020070] |Features
[125015020080] |* Plays every file gstreamer does (mp3, ogg vorbis, midi, even flv!)
[125015020090] |* Can use alsa and jack
[125015020100] |* Change speed and pitch
[125015020110] |* Loop over certain parts
[125015020120] |* Export to wav
[125015020130] |Install Play it slowly in ubuntu
[125015020140] |Download deb packge from here once you have deb package you can install by double clicking on it.
[125015020150] |Or run the following command from correct location
[125015020160] |sudo dpkg -i playitslowly_1.3.1_all.deb
[125015020170] |Screenshot
[125015030010] |How to Mount USB Drivers in Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick)
[125015030020] |Auto mounting
[125015030030] |Mounting
[125015030040] |By default, storage devices that are plugged into the system mount automatically in the /media directory, open a file browser window for each volume and place an icon on your desktop.
[125015030050] |If you plug in a usb hard disk with many partitions, all of the partitions will automatically mount.
[125015030060] |This behaviour may not be what you want so you can configure it as shown below.
[125015030070] |If the volumes have labels the icons will be named accordingly, otherwise they will be named “disk” and as more volumes are added, you can get “disk-1″ and so on.
[125015030080] |Configuring Auto mounting
[125015030090] |To enable or disable automount open a terminal and type gconf-editor followed by the [Enter] key.
[125015030100] |Browse to /apps/nautilus/preferences/media_automount.
[125015030110] |The media_automount key controls whether to automatically mount media.
[125015030120] |If set to true, then Nautilus will automatically mount media such as user-visible hard disks and removable media on start-up and media insertion.
[125015030130] |There is another key /apps/nautilus/preferences/media_automount_open.
[125015030140] |This controls whether to automatically open a folder for automounted media.
[125015030150] |This key can also be set in the Nautilus (file manager) window.
[125015030160] |From the Edit menu in Nautilus select Preferences and then select the Media tab.
[125015030170] |If set to true, then Nautilus will automatically open a folder when media is automounted.
[125015030180] |This only applies to media where no known x-content/* type was detected; for media where a known x-content type is detected, the user configurable action will be taken instead.
[125015030190] |or go this way
[125015030200] |First you have Go to: System --> Administration --> Synaptic Package Manager
[125015030210] |and search there for “ ndiswrapper-utils, ndiswrapper-common and ndisgtk “
[125015030220] |and Install that.
[125015030230] |Now you will put you USB card reader with memory card it will open
[125015030240] |Do same thing and enjoy now
[125015030250] |Other Useful Commands
[125015030260] |To see a list of your USB Devices (the vendor and device ID’s), run
[125015030270] |lsusb
[125015030280] |to see all attached storage devices and their partitions, urn
[125015030290] |sudo fdisk -l
[125015030300] |to see information about currently mounted systems, simply run
[125015030310] |mount
[125015030320] |Allu John Sudhakar
[125015030330] |to see my Blogger (for Ubuntu) http://allujohnsudhakar.blogspot.com/ any help mail to me aj_sudhakar@yahoo.co.in
[125015040010] |The Top 10 Reasons for Choosing Open Source Data Integration (PDF Guide)
[125015040020] |Learn the top 10 reasons why customers are choosing Talend.
[125015040030] |Software vendors will assure you that their product is the one you need but, in reality, the proposed solutions may or may not be appropriate.
[125015040040] |To help you evaluate various solutions and technologies available on the market, and to compare the leading open source data integration technology with other alternatives, this white paper presents the top 10 reasons why customers are choosing Talend, with proof points provided as extracts from customer case studies.
[125015040050] |
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[125015050010] |BleachBit 0.8.4 and installation instructions included
[125015050020] |BleachBit quickly frees disk space and tirelessly guards your privacy.
[125015050030] |Free cache, delete cookies, clear Internet history, shred temporary files, delete logs, and discard junk you didn’t know was there.
[125015050040] |Designed for Linux and Windows systems, it wipes clean 90 applications including Firefox, Internet Explorer, Adobe Flash, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari,and more.
[125015050050] |Beyond simply deleting files, BleachBit includes advanced features such as shredding files to prevent recovery, wiping free disk space to hide traces of files deleted by other applications, and vacuuming Firefox to make it faster.
[125015050060] |Better than free, BleachBit is open source.
[125015050070] |What is new in 0.8.4
[125015050080] |Changes since BleachBit 0.8.3:
[125015050090] |* When deep scan was enabled, BleachBit 0.8.3 would freeze with the progress bar displaying the name of the last cleaner (so it could be any one of 90 different names).
[125015050100] |Sorry!
[125015050110] |* In addition to fixing this bug (of course), new automatic tests will prevent this from happening in the future.
[125015050120] |From the beginning, BleachBit has extensively used automatic tests to ensure quality.
[125015050130] |If you do not use deep scan, check back in a few weeks for 0.8.5.
[125015050140] |You can subscribe to updates through RSS, ATOM, or Twitter using the icons on the blue panel on the right.
[125015050150] |Install bleachbit 0.8.4 in ubuntu
[125015050160] |download deb packages from here and install them by double clicking on it.
[125015060010] |Window Switch - Move applications between networked computers
[125015060020] |Window Switch is a tool which allows you to move applications between networked computers, the windows appear where you need them, as they were.
[125015060030] |You no longer need to save and send documents to move them around, simply move the view of the application to the machine where you need it.
[125015060040] |Key Features
[125015060050] |* Shadow an existing display or another session
[125015060060] |* Start sessions on remote (or local) machines using intuitive menus
[125015060070] |* Disconnect from those sessions and re-connect when you need them again
[125015060080] |* Send them to other machines with just one click
[125015060090] |* Stays out of the way using a single icon in your system tray
[125015060100] |System Design Features
[125015060110] |* Portable: the code should be portable to almosty any platform, from mobile phones to data centers.
[125015060120] |* Secure: It uses strong cryptography to authenticate both the server and clients.
[125015060130] |* ZeroConf: using mDNS, local servers are detected automatically.
[125015060140] |* Simple Line Protocol: the protocol used to communicate between the client and server is a simple single line text protocol.
[125015060150] |* Performance: the system can preload sessions and tunnels, which makes starting new sessions very fast.
[125015060160] |* Flexible: the sessions are accessible from Window Switch, but also using xpra directly, any NX client or any standard VNC client.
[125015060170] |* Integration with file managers: Windows Explorer (on Windows) and Nautilus on Linux.
[125015060180] |Cool Features
[125015060190] |* Using blueproximity or similar tools, you can get the windows to follow you around without having to touch the computer.
[125015060200] |Window Switch will simply re-connect the windows to the computer which is nearest to you.
[125015060210] |* Sound redirection: start playing some music on one computer, move the window to another, and the sound will go with it.
[125015060220] |Install window switch in ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick) and Natty Narwhal (11.04)
[125015060230] |Step 0: Administrator privileges
[125015060240] |All the instructions below must be run as root, so open a terminal and become root:
[125015060250] |sudo su -
[125015060260] |Step 1: Import the packager’s key:
[125015060270] |wget -O - http://winswitch.org/gpg.asc | apt-key add -
[125015060280] |Step 2: Natty Narwhal (11.04) beta
[125015060290] |echo “deb http://windowswitch.org/ natty main” >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/winswitch.list; apt-get update; apt-get install winswitch
[125015060300] |Step 2: Maverick Meerkat (10.10)
[125015060310] |echo “deb http://windowswitch.org/ maverick main” >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/winswitch.list; apt-get update; apt-get install winswitch
[125015060320] |Screenshot
[125015070010] |SBmanager - Manage iPhone/iPod Touch SpringBoard icons from Ubuntu desktop
[125015070020] |SBmanager is an utility to manage iPhone/iPod Touch SpringBoard icons from your Linux computer.Use SBmanager to arrange icons on the iPhone and iPod Touch device using drag and drop.
[125015070030] |Install SBmanager in Ubuntu 10.10
[125015070040] |Open the terminal and run the following commands
[125015070050] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:vbkaisetsu/ppa
[125015070060] |sudo apt-get update
[125015070070] |sudo apt-get install sbmanager
[125015070080] |Screenshot
[125015090010] |Wibom - Manage wine program bottles
[125015090020] |Application called Wine bottle management (or wibom) is used to (as its name suggests) manage so-called Wine bottles.
[125015090030] |Wine is the program for running applications for Microsoft Windows on other operating systems, primary on GNU/Linux.
[125015090040] |This program creates in the user’s home directory a folder called .wine containing user preferences, the simplified version of Windows registers and files structure of simulated disk C:.
[125015090050] |Many Wine users don’t know there can be more those folders coexisting.
[125015090060] |They are called bottles.
[125015090070] |Because of bottles it is possible to have a few isolated instances of “Pseudowindows” on one system.
[125015090080] |Wine offers no system for managing those folders.
[125015090090] |It is needed to have a basic knowledge of using Bash or any other system shell and knowledge of principles of Wine’s job to be able to use bottles.
[125015090100] |And this is business of wibom.
[125015090110] |Wine bottles can be easily managed, they could be created, cloned.
[125015090120] |Windows software can be easily installed into them.
[125015090130] |Everything is possible through easy GTK interface.
[125015090140] |Install wibom in ubuntu
[125015090150] |Edit /etc/apt/sources.list file
[125015090160] |gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
[125015090170] |Add the following line
[125015090180] |deb http://wibom.sourceforge.net/debian ./
[125015090190] |Save and exit the file
[125015090200] |Update the source list
[125015090210] |sudo apt-get update
[125015090220] |Install wibom using the following packages
[125015090230] |sudo apt-get install wibom wibom-gtk
[125015090240] |Screenshot
[125015100010] |RhythmCat - A music player with lyric show
[125015100020] |RhythmCat is a music player which can be running under Linux.
[125015100030] |It can be used as a normal music player, and it can also show lyrics in a single window, or even on the desktop.
[125015100040] |It can help you mix your voice into the original music.
[125015100050] |And this player can help you convert the format of your music files, or cut/join your music…
[125015100060] |Install RhythmCat in ubuntu
[125015100070] |Download deb packages from here once you have deb packages you can install them by double clicking on it.
[125015100080] |Screenshot
[125015110010] |VirtualBox 4.0 released and ubuntu 10.10/10.04/9.10 installation instructions included
[125015110020] |Oracle released VirtualBox 4.0, a new major release.
[125015110030] |It now has an open architecture using extension packs and the base package is under GPLv2.
[125015110040] |VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use.
[125015110050] |Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
[125015110060] |What is new in virtualbox 4.0
[125015110070] |VirtualBox 4.0.0 (released 2010-12-22)
[125015110080] |This version is a major update.
[125015110090] |The following major new features were added:
[125015110100] |* Reorganization of VirtualBox into a base package and Extension Packs; see chapter 1.5, Installing VirtualBox and extension packs, see the manual for more information
[125015110110] |* New settings/disk file layout for VM portability; see chapter 10.1, Where VirtualBox stores its files, see the manual for more information
[125015110120] |* Major rework of the GUI (now called “VirtualBox Manager”):
[125015110130] |o Redesigned user interface with guest window preview (also for screenshots)
[125015110140] |o New “scale” display mode with scaled guest display; see chapter 1.8.5, Resizing the machine’s window, see the manual for more information
[125015110150] |o Support for creating and starting .vbox desktop shortcuts (bug #1889)
[125015110160] |o The VM list is now sortable
[125015110170] |o Machines can now be deleted easily without a trace including snapshots and saved states, and optionally including attached disk images (bug #5511; also, VBoxManage unregistervm --delete can do the same now)
[125015110180] |o Built-in creation of desktop file shortcuts to start VMs on double click (bug #2322)
[125015110190] |* VMM: support more than 1.5/2 GB guest RAM on 32-bit hosts
[125015110200] |* New virtual hardware:
[125015110210] |o Intel ICH9 chipset with three PCI buses, PCI Express and Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI); see chapter 3.4.1, “Motherboard” tab, see the manual for more information
[125015110220] |o Intel HD Audio, for better support of modern guest operating systems (e.g. 64-bit Windows; bug #2785)
[125015110230] |* Improvements to OVF support (see chapter 1.12, Importing and exporting virtual machines, see the manual for more information):
[125015110240] |o Open Virtualization Format Archive (OVA) support
[125015110250] |o Significant performance improvements during export and import
[125015110260] |o Creation of the manifest file on export is optional now
[125015110270] |o Imported disks can have formats other than VMDK
[125015110280] |* Resource control: added support for limiting a VM’s CPU time and IO bandwidth; see chapter 5.8, Limiting bandwidth for disk images, see the manual for more information
[125015110290] |* Storage: support asynchronous I/O for iSCSI, VMDK, VHD and Parallels images
[125015110300] |* Storage: support for resizing VDI and VHD images; see chapter 8.21, VBoxManage modifyhd, see the manual for more information.
[125015110310] |* Guest Additions: support for multiple virtual screens in Linux and Solaris guests using X.Org server 1.3 and later
[125015110320] |* Language bindings: uniform Java bindings for both local (COM/XPCOM) and remote (SOAP) invocation APIs
[125015110330] |In addition, the following items were fixed and/or added:
[125015110340] |* VMM: Enable large page support by default on 64-bit hosts (applies to nested paging only)
[125015110350] |* VMM: fixed guru meditation when running Minix (VT-x only; bug #6557)
[125015110360] |* VMM: fixed crash under certain circumstances (Linux hosts only, non VT-x/AMD-V mode only; bugs #4529 and #7819)
[125015110370] |* GUI: add configuration dialog for port forwarding in NAT mode (bug #1657)
[125015110380] |* GUI: show the guest window content on save and restore
[125015110390] |* GUI: certain GUI warnings don’t stop the VM output anymore
[125015110400] |* GUI: fixed black fullscreen minitoolbar on KDE4 hosts (Linux hosts only; bug #5449)
[125015110410] |* BIOS: implemented multi-sector reading to speed up booting of certain guests (e.g. Solaris)
[125015110420] |* Bridged networking: improved throughput by filtering out outgoing packets intended for the host before they reach the physical network (Linux hosts only; bug #7792)
[125015110430] |* 3D support: allow use of CR_SYSTEM_GL_PATH again (bug #6864)
[125015110440] |* 3D support: fixed various clipping/visibility issues (bugs #5659, #5794, #5848, #6018, #6187, #6570)
[125015110450] |* 3D support: guest application stack corruption when using glGetVertexAttrib[ifd]v (bug #7395)
[125015110460] |* 3D support: fixed OpenGL support for libMesa 7.9
[125015110470] |* 3D support: fixed Unity/Compiz crashes on natty
[125015110480] |* 2D Video acceleration: multimonitor support
[125015110490] |* VRDP: fixed rare crash in multimonitor configuration
[125015110500] |* VRDP: support for upstream audio
[125015110510] |* Display: fixed occasional guest resize crash
[125015110520] |* NAT: port forwarding rules can be applied at runtime
[125015110530] |* SATA: allow to attach CD/DVD-ROM drives including passthrough (bug #7058)
[125015110540] |* Floppy: support readonly image files, taking this as the criteria for making the medium readonly (bug #5651)
[125015110550] |* Audio: fixed memory corruption during playback under rare circumstances
[125015110560] |* Audio: the DirectSound backend now allows VMs to be audible when another DirectSound application is active, including another VM (bug #5578)
[125015110570] |* EFI: support for SATA disks and CDROMs
[125015110580] |* BIOS: reduce the stack usage of the VESA BIOS function #4F01 (Quake fix)
[125015110590] |* OVF/OVA: fixed export of VMs with iSCSI disks
[125015110600] |* Storage: Apple DMG image support for the virtual CD/DVD (bug #6760)
[125015110610] |* Linux host USB support: introduced a less invasive way of accessing raw USB devices (bugs #1093, #5345, #7759)
[125015110620] |* Linux hosts: support recent Linux kernels with CONFIG_DEBUG_SET_MODULE_RONX set
[125015110630] |* Guest Additions: Shared Folders now can be marked as being auto-mounted on Windows, Linux and Solaris guests
[125015110640] |* Linux Additions: Shared Folders now support symbolic links (bug #818)
[125015110650] |* Linux Additions: combined 32-bit and 64-bit additions into one file
[125015110660] |* Windows Additions: automatic logon on Windows Vista/Windows 7 is now able to handle renamed user accounts; added various bugfixes
[125015110670] |Install virtualbox 4.0 in ubuntu 10.10/10.04/9.10
[125015110680] |Edit /etc/apt/sources.list file
[125015110690] |gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
[125015110700] |Add one of the following line
[125015110710] |For ubuntu 10.10 users
[125015110720] |deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian maverick contrib
[125015110730] |For ubuntu 10.04 users
[125015110740] |deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian lucid contrib
[125015110750] |For ubuntu 9.10 users
[125015110760] |deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian karmic contrib
[125015110770] |Save and exit the file
[125015110780] |Add gpg key
[125015110790] |wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
[125015110800] |Update source list
[125015110810] |sudo apt-get update
[125015110820] |Install virtualbox 4.0
[125015110830] |sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.0
[125015110840] |Note: Ubuntu/Debian users might want to install the dkms package to ensure that the VirtualBox host kernel modules (vboxdrv, vboxnetflt and vboxnetadp) are properly updated if the linux kernel version changes during the next apt-get upgrade.
[125015110850] |For Debian it is available in Lenny backports and in the normal repository for Squeeze and later.
[125015110860] |The dkms package can be installed through the Synaptic Package manager or through the following command:
[125015110870] |sudo apt-get install dkms
[125015110880] |What to do when experiencing The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG …when refreshing the packages from the repository?
[125015110890] |# sudo -s -H # apt-get clean # rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* # rm /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/* # apt-get clean # apt-get update
[125015120010] |Foobnix - Simple and Powerful music player
[125015120020] |Foobnix is very powerfull music player with CUE, last.fm, 3000+ radios, tabs, free online music playing, hotkeys, tray icons, easy navigation, user friendly.
[125015120030] |Install Foobnix in ubuntu
[125015120040] |Open the terminal and run the following commands
[125015120050] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:foobnix-player/foobnix sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install foobnix
[125015120060] |Screenshot
[125015130010] |Install XBMC 10.0 (Dharma) in Ubuntu using PPA
[125015130020] |XBMC Media Center is a free cross-platform media player software and entertainment system application framework for Linux, Mac, and Windows.
[125015130030] |XBMC is capable of playing back and streaming all popular video, audio, and picture formats out-of-the-box.
[125015130040] |What is new in XBMC 10.0 **Note that all skins, plugins, and scripts need to be updated by their authors to work with Dharma.
[125015130050] |They are now part of the new add-ons system, installable from XBMC itself.
[125015130060] |**The HTTP API is deprecated.
[125015130070] |Please use json-rpc instead.**
[125015130080] |Addons Manager
[125015130090] |* Added unified Addon framework that make it easy to distribute addons to XBMC (based on C-Pluff)
[125015130100] |* Addon Browser GUI that will allow for an easy way to find, install, and manage third-party addons
[125015130110] |* Added support for update notifications and options for manual or automatic updates of addons
[125015130120] |* Added Team XBMC’s official Addons Repository for open source addons as the default Addon Repo
[125015130130] |* Added GUI option to install additional third-party Addons Repos from ZIP files (with addon.xml)
[125015130140] |* Added GUI option to install third-party addons from ZIP files without it being in an Addon Repo
[125015130150] |* Added support for scrapers (Web Scraper Metadata Aggregators) to the Addons API
[125015130160] |* Added support for skins extension point to the Addons API
[125015130170] |* Added support for visualizations extension point to the Addons API
[125015130180] |* Added support for screensavers extension point to the Addons API
[125015130190] |* Added support for python based plugins extension point to the Addons API
[125015130200] |* Added support for python based scripts extension point to the Addons API
[125015130210] |* Added support for web interfaces extension point to the Addons API
[125015130220] |* Added new default web interface as an addon to remote control XBMC via any web browser
[125015130230] |* Removed builtin SHOUTcast.com directory support and moved it to the official addons repo
[125015130240] |* Removed builtin visualizations and moved them to the official addons repo
[125015130250] |* Removed builtin screensavers and moved them to the official addons repo
[125015130260] |* Removed all Adult (‘XXX’ classified) scrapers into a new third-party managed addons repository
[125015130270] |GUI Engine:
[125015130280] |* Improved XBMC’s GUI Engine / Skinning Framework making it even more flexible and powerful
[125015130290] |* Added option to choose “default select action” of the showing info screen for videos
[125015130300] |* Added FanArt support for Addons
[125015130310] |* Added initial gesture support to XBMC’s GUI Engine (adding touch interface API support to guilib)
[125015130320] |* Added initial support for Windows Touch API (Windows 7 touch features and functions)
[125015130330] |* Added ability for Karaoke player to optionally show the next song that will be played
[125015130340] |* Added video information flagging for trailers
[125015130350] |* Improved mouse support, added better exclusive control support for dragging of sliders/scroll bars
[125015130360] |* Improved mouse click handling and added the possibility of long verses short clicks detection
[125015130370] |* Updated translations for most languages (thanks to all community members who contributed!)
[125015130380] |* Renamed “Plugins” in the Addons UI to “Media Sources” as that is what they are now
[125015130390] |* Removed AAC, MP1, MP2, and MP3 passthrough options settings from the GUI
[125015130400] |* Removed all Xbox only strings from the language files since the Xbox platform is no longer supported
[125015130410] |Playback:
[125015130420] |* Added Broadcom Crystal HD PCIe/Mini-PCIe hardware accelerated video decoders support
[125015130430] |* Added native support for unencrypted Blu-ray Disc playback without menus (via libbluray)
[125015130440] |* Added Blu-ray Disc detection for external players (map external player in playercorefactory.xml)
[125015130450] |* Added support for using libbluray to play bdmv files (index.bdmv or *.mpls) from local folders
[125015130460] |* Added raw bitstream pass-through support for MP1, MP2, MP3, and AAC encoded audio tracks
[125015130470] |* Added real-time ATSC A/52 encoder for on-the-fly Dolby Digital 5.1 (AC-3) transcoded output
[125015130480] |* Added support for 5.1 Multi-Channel Analog Output (discrete 6-channel PCM output)
[125015130490] |* Added post-processing support and options for videos in standard definition resolutions
[125015130500] |* Added High-Quality Lanczos Upscalers (Video Resamplers) as OpenGL GLSL Shaders
[125015130510] |* Added support for embedded Blu-ray/AVCHD PGS subtitles in MKV (Matroska) video containers
[125015130520] |* Added support to use MKV (Matroska) embedded descriptions for audio and subtitle tracks
[125015130530] |* Added support for DEFAULT/FORCED Matroska flags for subtitles
[125015130540] |* Added support for color text subtitles in MKV files
[125015130550] |* Added support for unsorted subtitles (ass/ssa, srt, smi)
[125015130560] |* Added support for multiple language SAMI subtitle
[125015130570] |* Added initial WebDAV (HTTP) media source support to XBMC’s VFS (Virtual File System)
[125015130580] |* Added initial SFTP media source support to XBMC’s VFS (Virtual File System)
[125015130590] |* Added support for WebM via libvpx
[125015130600] |* Added Zapstream support for Tuxbox (Dreambox/DBox2) client
[125015130610] |* Added RTMPE/RTMPTE and improved RTMP/RTMPT/RTMPS support via librtmp from RTMPDump
[125015130620] |* Added “Wide Zoom” video mode option, a combination zoom, cropping, and non-linear stretching
[125015130630] |* Added “Stretch 14×9″ video mode option, a combination of zoom, cropping, and linear stretching
[125015130640] |* Added “Stretch 16×9″ video mode option, a combination of zoom, cropping, and linear stretching
[125015130650] |* Added support to extract lyrics from Lyrics3v2 (Lyrics3 2.00) ID3 tags when available in music files
[125015130660] |* Added support to configured cache buffer size via advancedsettings.xml (rather than hardcoded)
[125015130670] |* Upgraded FFmpeg that significantly improves the decoding of all widespread mainstream codecs
[125015130680] |* Improved generalization of chapter support and SeekTime from the input stream interface
[125015130690] |* Improved Dream Multimedia Dreambox Enigma2 bouquets support in the TuxBox Client
[125015130700] |* Improved audio channel matrix mapping, audio channels downmixing, and upmixing support
[125015130710] |* Improved DVD-Video navigation in using Next and Prev
[125015130720] |* Improved timecode-based seeking in videos
[125015130730] |Library:
[125015130740] |* Added FanArt image cache height-value size option to advancedsettings.xml (defaults to 480)
[125015130750] |* Added initial support for MySQL as abstracted database backend for video and music libraries
[125015130760] |* Added improved portability of SQL statements used in the video and music libraries
[125015130770] |* Added ability to sort TV Shows folders by the date of the last recorded episode
[125015130780] |* Added support for Movie Sets (option to group movie collections into sets for customized sorting)
[125015130790] |* Added support to allow scrapers to use a normal settings.xml
[125015130800] |* Improved performance for SQL database queries ( expert help is always wanted in this area!)
[125015130810] |* Improved video scanner engine
[125015130820] |* Improved metadata scraper engine
[125015130830] |Scrapers:
[125015130840] |* Added hd-trailers.net movie trailers scraping to TheMovieDB.org and IMDb scrapers
[125015130850] |* Added new Rotten Tomatoes (English) movie scraper
[125015130860] |* Added new Freebase (English) music scraper
[125015130870] |* Added new 1ting (Chinese) music scraper
[125015130880] |* Added new 7176 (Chinese) movie scraper
[125015130890] |* Added new getlib (Chinese) movie scraper
[125015130900] |* Added new m1905 (Chinese) movie scraper
[125015130910] |* Added new daum (Korean) TV Shows scraper
[125015130920] |* Added new daum (Korean) music scraper
[125015130930] |* Added new filmbasen (Norwegian) movie scraper
[125015130940] |* Added new moviemeter (Dutch) movie scraper
[125015130950] |* Added new videobuster (German) movie scraper
[125015130960] |* Added new kino (German) movie scraper
[125015130970] |* Improved ofdb (German) movie scraper by adding themoviedb.org posters scraping
[125015130980] |* Improved TheTVDB (Multi-Lingual) TV Shows and Episode scraper
[125015130990] |* Removed Discogs (English) music scraper due to them blocking XBMC
[125015131000] |* Removed imdb-cn (Chinese) movie scraper due to website closed
[125015131010] |Skins:
[125015131020] |* Confluence: Addon Browser specific window and icon to get to it in the settings GUI
[125015131030] |* Confluence: Added border to the Addon icons in media info view for a uniformed look
[125015131040] |* Confluence: Added FanArt support for the Addon Browser
[125015131050] |* Confluence: Added buttons in the OSD’s for Lyrics and Subtitle Addons
[125015131060] |* Confluence: Added browsing for subtitles in full screen video overlay
[125015131070] |* Confluence: Added browsing for lyrics in full screen video overlay
[125015131080] |* Confluence: Added “Recently Added” Movies and TV Shows script view in the home menu
[125015131090] |* Confluence: Improved file and folder path name reading for media flagging
[125015131100] |* Confluence: Removed script window completely (turns out you don’t need one now)
[125015131110] |Other:
[125015131120] |* Added JSON-RPC and JSON API over HTTP and Sockets for bidirectional communication
[125015131130] |* Added microhttpd Web Server (and removed the old GoAhead and Spyce code) for HTTP API
[125015131140] |* Added HTTP authentication methods any, anysafe, digest, and ntlm (via cURL libcurl)
[125015131150] |* Added SSH file transfer protocol (sftp) via libssh
[125015131160] |* Added support for MD5 passwords in GUIEditControl
[125015131170] |* Added function / setting to enable DXTn texture compression (DDS) to all cached non-skin images
[125015131180] |* Added doxygen resources for generating source code documentation
[125015131190] |* Added ability to turn off LCD/VFD backlight while screensaving to advancedsettings.xml
[125015131200] |* Added builtin command for sending Wake-On-Lan (WOL) magic packets
[125015131210] |* Added builtin command irsend infra-red send commands using LIRC for IR blaster (lirc.send)
[125015131220] |* Added joystick deadzone and calibration support to advanced settings ( advancedsettings.xml)
[125015131230] |* Added power abstraction framework with a way to send OnWake and OnSuspend events
[125015131240] |* Improved XBMC’s integrated DLNA / UPnP MediaServer and Client compatibility
[125015131250] |* Improved last.fm and libre.fm passwords storage with MD5, requires user to input password again
[125015131260] |Live Specific:
[125015131270] |* Optimized XBMC Live for the first and next-generation NVIDIA ION / ION 2 (as reference platforms)
[125015131280] |* Added Bootable Disk Wizard (BDW) addon to the Live CD that makes bootable flash disk easier for users
[125015131290] |* Added Plymouth Theme with XBMC logo typeface to replace the old USplash Splash Screen on Boot
[125015131300] |* Added support for GRUB 2 based images
[125015131310] |* Improved support for Wake-on-USB from ACPI S3 Standby with Remote/Keyboard/Mouse
[125015131320] |* Updated XBMC Live to to based on a stripped Ubuntu Desktop 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Linux Distribution
[125015131330] |* Updated NVIDIA and ATI proprietary binary graphics device drivers (restricted drivers)
[125015131340] |Linux Specific:
[125015131350] |* Optimized keymapping for navigation with MCE (Microsoft Windows Media Center) compatible remotes
[125015131360] |* Added PPA (Personal Package Archives) packages for Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
[125015131370] |* Added support for ARM processor architecture (with TI OMAP3 and NVIDIA Tegra 2 as reference)
[125015131380] |* Added initial support OpenGL ES 2.0 compliance in the Linux renderer for embedded devices via EGL
[125015131390] |* Added Broadcom Crystal HD PCIe/Mini-PCIe Hardware Accelerated Video Decoder Support
[125015131400] |* Added VAAPI (Video Acceleration API) support (requires VAAPI compatible hardware and drivers)
[125015131410] |* Added OpenMAX Video Acceleration support (requires OpenMax IL compatible hardware, like Tegra2)
[125015131420] |* Added NEON (ARM) Video Acceleration support (requires NEON compatible hardware, like OMAP3)
[125015131430] |* Added initial implementation of the OnLowBattery signal in UPower
[125015131440] |* Added lircmap for linux-input-layer devices to allow for joystick and gamepad keymaps
[125015131450] |* Added lircmap for Alienware Alienware Dual Compatible Game Pad
[125015131460] |* Added lircmap for the Xbox 360 (wireless) controller
[125015131470] |* Added lircmap for Interact AxisPad
[125015131480] |* Added lircmap for MCE (Microsoft Windows Media Center) remotes via SoundGraph iMON IR-receivers
[125015131490] |* Added lircmap for Twinhan remotes
[125015131500] |* Added lircmap for Antec’s VERIS family RM200 / Antec Fusion Remote Control
[125015131510] |* Improved VDPAU (NVIDIA) Hardware Video Acceleration and its upscaling/deinterlacing capabilities
[125015131520] |* Improved AMD/Intel x86-64 64-bit (AMD64 / IA-64t CPU architectures) support
[125015131530] |Windows Specific:
[125015131540] |* Added support for most MCE (Microsoft Windows Media Center) compatible remotes out-of-the-box
[125015131550] |* Added Broadcom Crystal HD PCIe/Mini-PCIe Hardware Accelerated Video Decoder Support
[125015131560] |* Added initial native DXVA 2 support for H.264, VC-1, and WMV9 (Windows Vista and 7 only)
[125015131570] |* Added support for WASAPI (Windows Audio Session API) for raw bitstream output
[125015131580] |* Added High-Quality Bicubic and Lanczos Upscalers (Video Resamplers) as Direct3D HLSL
[125015131590] |* Added Direct3D port of the OpenGL Spectrum 3D Audio Visualization for DirectX
[125015131600] |* Added support for Visual Studio 2010 Express edition and Visual Studio 2010 non-Express edition
[125015131610] |* Improved support for Microsoft’s DirectX, Direct3D, and DirectSound APIs for Windows
[125015131620] |Mac OS X Specific:
[125015131630] |* Optimizated remote navigation and improved keymapping for both the old and the new Apple Remote
[125015131640] |* Added Apple VDADecoder Video Accelleration support (requires Snow Leopard and NVIDIA 9400 or later)
[125015131650] |* Added Broadcom Crystal HD PCIe/Mini-PCIe Hardware Accelerated Video Decoder Support
[125015131660] |* Added analog audio downmix to user-selected format
[125015131670] |* Added check for AC/Battery and Low Battery warning notifications (set to 10 percent)
[125015131680] |* Improved the PowerPC (PPC CPU architecture) support for Mac OS X 10.4
[125015131690] |* Removed PortAudio now that we only use Core Audio
[125015131700] |Apple TV Specific:
[125015131710] |* Added Broadcom Crystal HD PCIe/Mini-PCIe Hardware Accelerated Video Decoder Support
[125015131720] |* Added support for Apple TV OS 3.0.2
[125015131730] |Install XBMC 10.0 (Dharma) in Ubuntu using PPA
[125015131740] |Open the terminal and run the following commands
[125015131750] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install xbmc
[125015131760] |Screenshot
[125015140010] |Frogr: A flickr remote organizer for GNOME
[125015140020] |frogr intends to be a complete GNOME application to remotely manage a flickr account from the desktop.
[125015140030] |It uses flicksoup, a libsoup-based library to communicate with the server through the publicly available flickr REST API.
[125015140040] |Install frogr in ubuntu
[125015140050] |Download deb packages from here you can install this deb package by double clicking on it
[125015140060] |Screenshot
[125015150010] |Ubuntu tweak 0.5.8 released with ubuntu 11.04 support
[125015150020] |Ubuntu Tweak is an application to config Ubuntu easier for everyone.It provides many useful desktop and system options that the default desktop environment doesn’t provide.
[125015150030] |What is new in Ubuntu tweak 0.5.8
[125015150040] |Support for Ubuntu 11.04 Natty
[125015150050] |Me Menu Name Setting
[125015150060] |Friendly Error Report
[125015150070] |Add support for Linux Mint 10
[125015150080] |Update “Compress PDF” script to 1.4 version: add metadata and notify support
[125015150090] |Make the PPA source list name more standard
[125015150100] |Install ubuntu tweak 0.5.8 in ubuntu
[125015150110] |Open the terminal and run the following commnads
[125015150120] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
[125015150130] |Screenshot
[125015160010] |Appnr - Web-based ubuntu package browser
[125015160020] |Appnr is a web-based package browser that install applications on Ubuntu.
[125015160030] |This is a web interface for APT system, and the package is downloaded and installed from Ubuntu/Third-party repositories.
[125015160040] |The AptURL protocol handler and a web browser support are required to install packages from Appnr.
[125015160050] |AptURL is a program that handles special URLs to installing package on APT-based Linux systems.
[125015160060] |Firefox on Ubuntu 7.10 or higher has AptURL installed by default.
[125015160070] |Install the apturl package
[125015160080] |Please install the “apturl” package if using APT-based Linux system such as Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, and gOS.
[125015160090] |Install from Synaptic Package Manager
[125015160100] |Go to Synaptic Package Manager and find “apturl”.
[125015160110] |When you have found it check it and click on “Apply Changes”.
[125015160120] |Install from Terminal
[125015160130] |sudo apt-get install apturl
[125015160140] |Enable the AptURL protocol
[125015160150] |Please add AptURL protocol support to a web browser.
[125015160160] |*** Firefox ***
[125015160170] |Type in “about:config” in the location bar.
[125015160180] |Right click, select New –> String
[125015160190] |Type in “network.protocol-handler.app.apt” in the name of string,and type in “/usr/bin/apturl” in the value.
[125015160200] |One more right click, select New –> String
[125015160210] |Type in “network.protocol-handler.app.apt+http” in the name of string,and type in “/usr/bin/apturl” in the value.
[125015160220] |Screenshot
[125015170010] |Install Orta GTK Theme using Ubuntu PPA
[125015170020] |Orta is great looking theme with light weight for your desktop.
[125015170030] |Install Orta GTK Theme using Ubuntu PPA
[125015170040] |To add the ppa and install the theme and the settings manager, type this on a terminal :
[125015170050] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nikount/orta-desktop sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install orta-theme
[125015170060] |To install the emerald decorators :
[125015170070] |sudo apt-get install orta-emerald-decorators
[125015170080] |To install the Xfwm4 decorators :
[125015170090] |sudo apt-get install orta-xfwm4-decorators
[125015170100] |You can find the Orta Settings Manager under the Preferences category of your Main Menu.
[125015170110] |Screenshot
[125015180010] |Ubuntu tablet rumored for early 2011 launch
[125015180020] |What with Apple’s iOS leading the tablet pack and a herd of Android-based fondleslabs poised to enter the market, it’s enticing to read of an Ubuntu-based tablet that’s rumored to hit the market in early 2011.
[125015180030] |“A new Linux powered tablet is on it’s way!” writes Andrew Sykes, publisher of the China-based gadget site Gizchina, with more enthusiasm than grammatical precision.
[125015180040] |According to Sykes’ unnamed sources, the also-unnamed tablet will run Ubuntu Netbook 10.10, will be powered by an Intel 1.6 GHz Atom – an N280, perhaps? – and will include 2GB of RAM and a 32GB SSD.
[125015180050] |Full Story
[125015190010] |Emma - Graphical toolkit for MySQL database developers and administrators
[125015190020] |Emma is a graphical toolkit for MySQL database developers and administrators.
[125015190030] |It provides dialogs to create or modify MySQL databases, tables, and associated indexes.
[125015190040] |The results of an executed query are displayed in a resultset where the record data can be edited by the user, if the SQL statemant allows for it.
[125015190050] |The SQL editor and resultset view are grouped in tabs.
[125015190060] |Results can be exported to CSV files.
[125015190070] |Multiple simultaneous opened MySQL connections are possible.
[125015190080] |Emma is the successor of yamysqlfront.
[125015190090] |Its main features are:
[125015190100] |* Dialogs to create/modify MySQL databases, tables and associated indexes
[125015190110] |* Result sets grouped in tabs
[125015190120] |* SQL editor: + Tabs + Built-in syntax highlighting + Table and field name tab-completion + Automatic SQL statement formatting
[125015190130] |* Export to CSV files
[125015190140] |* Multiple simultaneously opened MySQL connections
[125015190150] |Install emma in ubuntu
[125015190160] |open the terminal and run the following command
[125015190170] |sudo apt-get install emma
[125015190180] |Screenshot
[125015200010] |iBus-Mozc: New Input Method for Japanese
[125015200020] |Google Japan recently announced on its blog that the Japanese Input Method, which has been in development since last December, is officially out of beta.
[125015200030] |There is actually an open-source version of this input method called Mozc.
[125015200040] |Install iBus-Mozc in ubuntu using PPA
[125015200050] |Open the terminal and run the following commands
[125015200060] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:japaneseteam/ppa
[125015200070] |sudo apt-get update
[125015200080] |sudo apt-get install ibus ibus-mozc ibus-gtk
[125015200090] |Once you restart, you should then see in the applet menu the keyboard icon.
[125015200100] |Under the setting, you can add Japanese >Mozc to enable the input method.
[125015200110] |Source Ubuntuforum
[125015210010] |How to install Skype and Ekiga Softphone in ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick)
[125015210020] |What is Skype:-
[125015210030] |Skype is a little piece of software that lets you make free calls to anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world.
[125015210040] |And even though the calls are free, they are really excellent quality.
[125015210050] |Make free Skype-to-Skype calls to anyone else, anywhere in the world.
[125015210060] |Call phones and mobiles at pretty cheap rates per minute.
[125015210070] |Group chat with up to 100 people or conference call with up to nine others.
[125015210080] |Free to download.
[125015210090] |How to install Command Line Way
[125015210100] |a. Get the package: for 32-bit
[125015210110] |$ wget http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-ubuntu-32
[125015210120] |b.
[125015210130] |You will need to install some libraries.
[125015210140] |$ sudo apt-get install libqt4-dbus libqt4-network libqt4-xml libasound2
[125015210150] |c.
[125015210160] |Now install skype (the file you just downloaded)
[125015210170] |you want to see you downloaded skype file goto Places --> Home folder and you will see getskpe-line-beta-ubuntu-32 right click on it goto properties and copy that.
[125015210180] |$ sudo dpkg -i xxxxxxskype-linux-xxxx-ubuntu-32
[125015210190] |[ Note:- if you sitll get some dependency error then just type this command $ sudo apt-get -f install this will install the dependencies and the skype.]
[125015210200] |affer installation is over now you have to go Applications ---> Internet ---> Skype.
[125015210210] |When you first time open skype it will open with skype End User License Agreement you have to select Language by default it will English and press I agree button ane now you will see Skype 2.1 (Beta)for Linux box and enjoy.
[125015210220] |{UPDATE:- Skype has now been uploaded to the “partner” official Ubuntu.
[125015210230] |See http://reviewhubs.com/linuxtips/2010/05/install-skype-in-ubuntu-1004-lucid-lynx.htm }
[125015210240] |Perhaps the easiest way to install is from the Debian (.deb) package availabel directly from the Skype website.
[125015210250] |The downside of this is that you won,t automatically get future updates, you have to download the new versions as they become availabe.
[125015210260] |1. Download Debian package from
[125015210270] |http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-computer/linux/post-download/
[125015210280] |2. save and then open the file.
[125015210290] |It will open with the proper installer by default.
[125015210300] |3. Click on the install button.
[125015210310] |Running Skype:-
[125015210320] |To start Skype, Choose Application-> Internet-> Skype.
[125015210330] |It usually take a minute or two Skype to get started, and you may think that nothing is happening, so be patient.
[125015210340] |When the Skype window finally opens, sign up (if necessary) and log in to your Skype account.
[125015210350] |Test your configuration by selecting the Echo/ Sound Test Service contact (if not there already, add contact echo123) and clicking on the large greeen button at the bottom of the Skype window.
[125015210360] |If the connection is made and you hear a voice, your sound configuration is fine.
[125015210370] |If you cannot a voice, see the troubleshooting section below.
[125015210380] |Troubleshooting Skype:- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SkypeTroubleshooting
[125015210390] |how to install Ekiga Softphone (Talk to people over the Internet)
[125015210400] |What is Ekiga Softphone (Talk to people over the Internet):- H.323 and SIP compatible videoconferencing and VoIP/IP-Telephony application that allows you to make audio and video calls to remote users with H.323 hardware or software (such as Microsoft Netmeeting) as well as SIP endpoints.
[125015210410] |It supports all modern videoconferencing features, such as contact roster, presence status, high-quality audio and video codecs, various video resolutions, registering to an LDAP directory, gatekeeper support, making multi-user conference calls using an external MCU, using modern Quicknet telephony cards, and making PC-To-Phone calls.
[125015210420] |Installation of Ekiga:-
[125015210430] |To Install Ekiga you have to go Applications --> Ubuntu Software Center type Ekiga in surch box press enter you will see Ekiga Softphone and just press Install
[125015210440] |To Start Ekiga, Choose Application --> Internet --> Ekiga
[125015210450] |Allu John Sudhakar System/Network Administrator UCE,OU Osmania University Hyderbad to see my Blogger (for Ubuntu)http://allujohnsudhakar.blogspot.com any help mail to me aj_sudhakar@yahoo.co.in
[125015220010] |Back In Time 1.0.6 released and ubuntu PPA installation instructions included
[125015220020] |Back In Time is a simple backup tool for Linux (Gnome &KDE4) inspired by the “flyback project” and “TimeVault”.
[125015220030] |The backup is done by taking snapshots of a specified set of directories.
[125015220040] |All you have to do is configure: where to save snapshot, what directories to backup, and when a backup should be done (manually, every hour, every day, every week, or every month).
[125015220050] |It acts as a “user mode” backup system.
[125015220060] |This means that you can backup and restore only folders to which you have write access.
[125015220070] |What is new in Version 1.0.6
[125015220080] |* Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/676223
[125015220090] |* Smart remove: configurable options (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/406765)
[125015220100] |* Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/672705
[125015220110] |Install Back In Time 1.0.6 in ubuntu
[125015220120] |Open the terminal and run the following commands
[125015220130] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bit-team/stable
[125015220140] |sudo apt-get update
[125015220150] |sudo apt-get install backintime-gnome backintime-common
[125015220160] |Screenshot