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Howto create a Transparent Terminal in Ubuntu Desktop
This tutorial will explain how to create a Transparent Terminal in Gnome Background using alltray.With AllTray you can dock any application with no native tray icon (like Evolution, Thunderbird, Terminals) into the system tray. A high-light feature is that a click on the “close” button will minimize back to system tray. It works well with [...]
Continue reading...How to get the Debian Menu back in Ubuntu 7.10
6. February 2008
I’ve been hearing recently that lots of folks have been facing near insurmountable difficulties in getting Ubuntu 7.10 to display the Debian Menu properly under Applications. I’m here to help you all surmount. If you’ve already installed the menu, you can skip this step – or just for fun, you can run this command again. [...]
Continue reading...How to get a Quake-like terminal session in Ubuntu by tapping the ‘~’ key
4. February 2008
If you’re like me and use terminal sessions like tommy guns in twitch games – or if you just want easy access to a terminal whenever you like with the push of one key on your keyboard then you’ll love Yakuake. To install this program, open up a terminal session (Applications-> Accessories-> Terminal) and type: [...]
Continue reading...How to clone your bootable Ubuntu install to another drive
22. January 2008
If you’ve ever wanted to completely clone your Ubuntu install, with all of the tweaks, files you’ve downloaded and changes you’ve made to it, there’s a fairly simple way to do this. This is great if you want a complete backup, or if you’re looking to move your system to a newer (read: bigger, faster, [...]
Continue reading...How to boot with grub off a floppy and into your hard drive
18. January 2008
Having a problem with grub on your Linux box can really ruin your computing experience. That’s why it’s always handy to make a bootable grub floppy and stick it in a drawer somewhere, just in case. Here’s how you do it in Ubuntu, although these instructions will be pretty much the same in any distro. [...]
Continue reading...CPU Scaling, Ubuntu, battery life and you – how to scale your CPU
16. January 2008
CPU Scaling is a feature built into most modern (mobile) CPUs that allows them to scale up or down in how fast they run and how much energy they suck down based on demand. If you have a fairly modern mobile computer there’s a very good chance that your CPU(s) can handle frequency scaling. Why [...]
Continue reading...How to fix your Windows MBR with an Ubuntu liveCD
15. January 2008
Something happen to a windows Master Boot Record (MBR) that you’re responsible for? Want a very quick, very easy way to restore it with nothing but your craft, native intelligence and a liveCD? Be cautious here – you’re working with your disks in a very direct manner. If you don’t have everything backed up or [...]
Continue reading...How to install Nvidia drivers in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy)
9. January 2008
You’ve got yourself a nice Ubuntu 7.10 install on a computer that has a similarly nice Nvidia based graphics card and you’re wondering – how do I use it? Wonder no more, here’s a fairly simple, fairly quick way to install and enable your new driver to take advantage of your kick-butt card. First, you [...]
Continue reading...How to find your UUID’s for devices in Ubuntu (and other Debian based distros)
2. January 2008
Have a burning urge to discover the UUID’s of your disk partitions? Run Ubuntu or some other Debian based distro like maybe Debian? Well have I got the article for you friend! Here it is, two easy steps to discovering your UUID – and the best part? For two steps I’ll give you two different [...]
Continue reading...Howto Setup a Remote Calendar using WebDAV with Mozilla Sunbird
7. December 2007
Ubuntugeek has a great tutorial on setting up a group calendar. Mozilla Sunbird is a cross-platform calendar application, built upon Mozilla Toolkit. Using WebDav you can set a calendar system accessible to everyone who has web access. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...How to fix no sound with Flash/Firefox in Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy
27. November 2007
When I first updated to Gutsy, everything was working like a charm. Then one day flash videos no longer played with sound. I cast about for a bit trying to figure out what exactly happened. Finally I stumbled on Paulbetts.org – and a solution. Simply download this .deb file and install it. Restart Firefox (or [...]
Continue reading...How to Install the Eternity Screensaver in Ubuntu
27. November 2007
The Eternity Screensaver plays animations of ray-traced scenes which took days or even weeks to generate. The reasoning is that these clips should look more impressive than anything which can be generated on-the-fly. Here’s where you can find instructions on installing it. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Installing LAMP Server Using TASKEL (desktop edition) in Ubuntu
23. November 2007
This is to help people install LAMP(LINUX-APACHE-MYSQL-PHP) server in ubuntu(if u use the desktop edition,not for server edition).There are many ways in installing LAMP in a desktop edition. now lets see them. Full Story Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Ubuntu Hardy Theme Mockup
18. November 2007
Screenshot of the first Mockup of the new Ubuntu Hardy orange-black-Theme! read more | digg story Technorati Tags: ubuntu, mockup, hardy heron, 8.04, linux Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Xubuntu 7.10 (gutsy gibbon) Screenshots Tour
14. November 2007
Xubuntu is a complete GNU/Linux based operating system with an Ubuntu base. It is lighter on system requirements and tends to be more efficient than Ubuntu with GNOME or KDE, since it uses the Xfce Desktop environment, which makes it ideal for old or low-end machines, thin-client networks, or for those who would like to [...]
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