[125012840010] |NTM - Network Traffic Monitor [125012840020] |NTM Is a network traffic monitor for Linux (ubuntu, kubuntu, ecc). [125012840030] |Characteristics: Integrate with linux NetworkManager; Autodisconnect when a threshold is reached; Day report; Console and Gui interface (gtk); Not need root privilege; Some characteristics: [125012840040] |* Choice of the interface to monitoring. [125012840050] |* Period to monitoring: Day, Week, Month, Year or Custom Days. [125012840060] |With autoupdate. [125012840070] |* Threshold: Autodisconnection if a limit is reached (by NetworkManager). [125012840080] |* Traffic Monitoring: Inbound, outbount and total traffic; Show the traffic speed. [125012840090] |* Time Monitoring: Total time of connections in the period. [125012840100] |* Time Slot Monitoring: Number of sessions used. [125012840110] |* Reports: Show of average values and daily traffic of a configurable period. [125012840120] |* Online checking with NetworkManager or by “Ping Mode”. [125012840130] |* The traffic is attributed to the day when the session began. [125012840140] |* Not need root privilege. [125012840150] |* Not invasive, use a system try icon. [125012840160] |NTM is useful for the people that have a internet plan with a limit, and moreover the exceed traffic is expensive.NTM is write in python and is a open source software, the license is the GNU GPL v2. [125012840170] |Install NTM in ubuntu [125012840180] |First you need to download .deb package from here once you have .deb package install by double clicking on it or run the following command from your terminal [125012840190] |sudo dpkg -i ntm-1.2.1.deb [125012840200] |Screenshot [125012850010] |Install Midori 0.2.7 in Ubuntu 10.04/9.10 [125012850020] |Midori is a lightweight web browser. [125012850030] |Midori Features [125012850040] |* Full integration with GTK+2. [125012850050] |* Fast rendering with WebKit. [125012850060] |* Tabs, windows and session management. [125012850070] |* Bookmarks are stored with XBEL. [125012850080] |* Searchbox based on OpenSearch. [125012850090] |* Custom context menu actions. [125012850100] |* User scripts and user styles support. [125012850110] |* Extensible via Lua scripts. [125012850120] |What is new in Midori 0.2.7 [125012850130] |+ Multiple word completion in location + Database backed bookmarks + Search bookmark panel and drag bookmarks + Bookmarks in address completion + Removed bookmarks and history from menubar + Add ‘Minimize New Tabs’ and ‘Copy Addresses of Tabs’ + Refactorings and optimisations in the core + Adblock compatibility improvements and speedup + Changeable speed dial size + Delayed pages at startup, or after a crash [125012850140] |Install Midori 0.2.7 in Ubuntu 10.04/9.10 [125012850150] |Open the terminal and run the following commands [125012850160] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:midori/ppa [125012850170] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webkit-team/ppa [125012850180] |sudo apt-get update [125012850190] |sudo apt-get install midori [125012860010] |nethogs - Net top tool grouping bandwidth per process [125012860020] |NetHogs is a small ‘net top’ tool. [125012860030] |Instead of breaking the traffic down per protocol or per subnet, like most tools do, it groups bandwidth by process. [125012860040] |NetHogs does not rely on a special kernel module to be loaded. [125012860050] |If there’s suddenly a lot of network traffic, you can fire up NetHogs and immediately see which PID is causing this. [125012860060] |This makes it easy to indentify programs that have gone wild and are suddenly taking up your bandwidth. [125012860070] |Since NetHogs heavily relies on /proc, it currently runs on Linux only. [125012860080] |Install nethogs in ubuntu [125012860090] |Open the terminal and run the following command [125012860100] |sudo apt-get install nethogs [125012860110] |Syntax [125012860120] |nethogs [-d] [-h] [-p] [-t] [-V] [device(s)] [125012860130] |Options The -d switch delay for refresh rate. [125012860140] |The -h switch display available commands usage. [125012860150] |The -p switch sniff in promiscious mode (not recommended). [125012860160] |The -t switch tracemode. [125012860170] |The -V switch prints Version info. [125012860180] |Screenshot [125012870010] |Ubuntu next version Codename Announced Natty Narwhal (Ubuntu 11.04) [125012870020] |Oh yes, it’s that time of year again, when numerate pollsters make nasal proclamations about the naming of the next next version of Ubuntu. [125012870030] |When gazers of balls crystal provide nifty suggestions for new new features and, of course, suitable nomenclature to match. [125012870040] |What will it be? [125012870050] |A Naiant Nailtail would make a fine coat of arms, but we’re not really in the business of arms. [125012870060] |Most of our businesses have legs. [125012870070] |Most, I say. [125012870080] |We could hedge our bets and go with the Neutral Newt, but it’s placing bets and seeing them through that raises the game for the free software desktop, and now’s a time of great change and invention, not a time for fence-sitting. [125012870090] |As you can imagine, after a few weeks with a dictionary and colouring in book of animals, I could draw this out N-definitely. [125012870100] |The problem is NP-complete, which I’m now reliably informed by the good folks at HP means it’s provably quite difficult and not something that can be delegated to chips of the non-quantum kind. [125012870110] |My chips are most definitely non-quantum though my bugs, strangely, are. [125012870120] |And so, we come swiftly to a conclusion: allow me to introduce the Natty Narwhal, our mascot for development work that we expect to deliver as Ubuntu 11.04. [125012870130] |The Narwhal, as an Arctic (and somewhat endangered) animal, is a fitting reminder of the fact that we have only one spaceship that can host all of humanity (trust me, a Soyuz won’t do for the long haul to Alpha Centauri). [125012870140] |And Ubuntu is all about bringing the generosity of all contributors in this functional commons of code to the widest possible audience, it’s about treating one another with respect, and it’s about being aware of the complexity and diversity of the ecosystems which feed us, clothe us and keep us healthy. [125012870150] |Being a natty narwhal, of course, means we have some obligation to put our best foot forward. [125012870160] |First impressions count, lasting impressions count more, so let’s make both and make them favourable. [125012870170] |Full Story [125012870180] |? [125012880010] |Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04 Second Edition released [125012880020] |Just a quick heads up, we released the Second Edition of the Ubuntu Manual for Lucid yesterday to coincide with the point release for 10.04 LTS. [125012880030] |Not much has changed from the first edition, apart from over 300 bug fixes thanks to the competition we ran a couple of months ago. [125012880040] |Download from here [125012880050] |or [125012880060] |Download from here [125012890010] |How to install VLC 1.1.3 in ubuntu 10.04 [125012890020] |VLC media player is a media player, streamer, and encoder for Unix, Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS, QNX, and PocketPC. [125012890030] |It can play from many inputs like files, network streams, capture device, desktops, or DVD, SVCD, VCD, and audio CD. [125012890040] |It can play most audio and video codecs (MPEG 1/2/4, H264, VC-1, DivX, WMV, Vorbis, AC3, AAC, etc.), but can also convert to different formats and/or send streams through the network. [125012890050] |What is new in VLC 1.1.3 version [125012890060] |A bit after the 1.1.2, we had to fix some important crashing bugs and you deserve a new release! [125012890070] |* Taglib crash (CVE-2010-2937 / VideoLAN-SA-1004) [125012890080] |* Fixes for FTP relative paths and directories [125012890090] |* Fixes for Podcast and DVD modules [125012890100] |* Extensions and scripts updates [125012890110] |* Miscellaneous fixes in interfaces [125012890120] |* Updated translations [125012890130] |* …and many other crashes and errors fixed [125012890140] |Install VLC 1.1.3 in ubuntu 10.04 [125012890150] |Open the terminal and run the following commands [125012890160] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc [125012890170] |sudo apt-get update [125012890180] |sudo apt-get install vlc mozilla-plugin-vlc [125012900010] |keylaunch - A utility for binding commands to a hot key [125012900020] |Quickly access and add or edit your Metacity Key-bindings Ability to reset key-bindings Resetting of key-bindings [125012900030] |select which command you want to edit, and when the file selection window should open, click the cancel button. [125012900040] |The key-binding command should disabled [125012900050] |Install keylaunch in ubuntu [125012900060] |First you need to dopwnload key launch from here once you download you need to extract and give execute permissions to this script [125012900070] |unzip 128678-KeyLaunch.sh.zip [125012900080] |chmod +x KeyLaunch.sh [125012900090] |./KeyLaunch.sh [125012900100] |Screenshot [125012910010] |How to install Mint Style Gnome Menu in Ubuntu [125012910020] |For those of you who ave ever tried Linux Mint, a distro which is run off the back of Ubuntu, you will have noticed that it has it’s own special and somewhat unique gnome menu to select your applications to run, folders to browse etc NOTE: This is not the same menu as the “gnome-main-menu” which can be installed via the official Ubuntu repos. [125012910030] |Although it is very similar, the Mint one is much more customisable and innovative. [125012910040] |Install Mint Style Gnome Menu in Ubuntu [125012910050] |First you need to download mint menu .deb packages using the following command from your terminal [125012910060] |wget http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/main/m/mint-translations/mint-translations_2010.02.02_all.deb [125012910070] |wget http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/main/m/mint-common/mint-common_1.0.5_all.deb [125012910080] |wget http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/main/m/mintmenu/mintmenu_4.9.9_all.deb [125012910090] |Now install each .deb package by double clicking on it [125012910100] |Add to gnome panel [125012910110] |If you want to add mint menu to gnome panel [125012910120] |- Right click on the gnome panel and select “Add to panel…” [125012910130] |- Choose the “mintMenu” and click on add. [125012910140] |You will notice when you add it the it has the mint menu and some text. [125012910150] |Ubuntuize it [125012910160] |If you right-click on the menu button and select “Preferences” you will see the menu with a whole bunch of stuff. [125012910170] |On the first tab which is shown, named “Main Button” you can change how the button looks in the gnome pane. [125012910180] |For me, I deleted the button text as I just wanted to have a logo, but of course the choice is yours. [125012910190] |As for the icon, if you want an ubuntu logo, here are the paths to copy in (NOTE: paths are based of Ubuntu 10.04) [125012910200] |If you’re using a light theme: [125012910210] |/usr/share/icons/ubuntu-mono-light/apps/24/start-here.svg [125012910220] |If you’re using a dark theme: [125012910230] |/usr/share/icons/ubuntu-mono-dark/apps/24/start-here.svg [125012910240] |Known Issue [125012910250] |After you ave added it to the panel, you will notice that if you select “All Applications”, that there is nothing there, or that there are no sub-menus. [125012910260] |No problem, all should be fine and working after a the next reboot. [125012910270] |Screenshot [125012910280] |Credit goes here [125012920010] |How to install Ubuntu one alpha1 in Kubuntu 10.10 [125012920020] |Ubuntu one Helps store, sync and share information in a Canonical cloud. [125012920030] |Comes in free and commercial subscription. [125012920040] |ubuntuone-kde is only supported on Kubuntu 10.10 (which is currently in development and will be released in october). [125012920050] |Furthermore please make sure that your system is completely up-to-date before trying to run Ubuntu One, most recently there were changes to underlying components that are essential to properly use Ubuntu One. [125012920060] |Install ubuntu one alpha1 in kubuntu 10.10 [125012920070] |Open the terminal and run the following commands [125012920080] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apachelogger/ubuntuone-kde [125012920090] |sudo apt-get update [125012920100] |sudo apt-get install ubuntuone-kde [125012920110] |Screenshots [125012920120] |Check more details from here [125012930010] |Digup - A console tool to update md5sum or shasum digest files [125012930020] |digup is a console tool to update md5sum or shasum digest files. [125012930030] |It will read existing digest files, check the current directory for new, updated, modified, renamed or deleted files and query the user with a summary of changes. [125012930040] |After reviewing the updates, they can be written back to the digest file. [125012930050] |One of the envisioned applications of digup is to update and verify incremental archives like chronological data storages or music collections. [125012930060] |By using digup possibly undesired changes or lost files can easily be detected while quickly adding new files. [125012930070] |Another purpose could be to automatically verify the integrity of hard disk copies of archives, as backups to hard disks are becoming increasingly popular. [125012930080] |Using a full file digest scan even slowly creeping bad blocks on old hard disks can be detected. [125012930090] |By using a crontab entry, this check can be performed unattended and routinely. [125012930100] |In normal operation only touched files with newer modification times are fully read and their digest compared. [125012930110] |Optionally a full scan can be performed to test all file contents against their expected digests. [125012930120] |Symbolic links are supported by either following the link and reading the target’s digest or by saving only the link target path and verifying it against the old one. [125012930130] |The digest files written by digup are compatible with those generated and read by md5sum and similar programs from the coreutils package. [125012930140] |Additional information like file size and modification time or symlink targets are stored on comment lines. [125012930150] |Four digest algorithms are supported: MD5, SHA1, SHA256 and SHA512. [125012930160] |The digest file itself is also checksummed using CRC32 against unintentional changes. [125012930170] |A fast red-black binary tree is used for the internal file list, allowing fast operation on a large number of files. [125012930180] |Install digup in ubuntu 10.04 [125012930190] |Open the terminal and run the following commands [125012930200] |wget -O- https://idlebox.net/repo/key.asc | apt-key add - [125012930210] |or with sudo: [125012930220] |wget -O- https://idlebox.net/repo/key.asc | sudo apt-key add - [125012930230] |Add binary repository line to /etc/apt/sources.list [125012930240] |sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list [125012930250] |add the following line [125012930260] |deb http://idlebox.net/repo/ubuntu lucid main [125012930270] |Save and exit the file [125012930280] |Update package listings and install the package digup: [125012930290] |sudo apt-get update [125012930300] |sudo apt-get install digup [125012930310] |Screenshot [125012940010] |CaC (Catch And Convert) - Easily download and convert Videos from Videosites like YouTube, Google Video etc [125012940020] |CaC is a application to easily download and convert Videos from Videosites like YouTube, Google Video etc. [125012940030] |It´s written in Lazarus / FreePascal and availible for Linux and Windows Systems. [125012940040] |Note:- This is still in beta version [125012940050] |Install CaC in ubuntu [125012940060] |First you need to download .deb package from here once you have .deb package install by double clicking on it. [125012940070] |Screenshot [125012960010] |How to install Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.6 beta in ubuntu 10.04/9.10 [125012960020] |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.With its help, you will enjoy with the experience of Ubuntu! [125012960030] |Note:- This is still in beta version [125012960040] |What is new in ubuntu tweak 0.5.6 beta [125012960050] |As the user request, the next version of Ubuntu Tweak will add a new feature, it is called: Reset Setting. [125012960060] |You may don’t like the effect after tweaking some options, how can you go back? [125012960070] |Ubuntu Tweak will help you go back easily! [125012960080] |After every resettable option, there will be an reset button. [125012960090] |The tooltip will tell you what is the default value, and you can reset the value by just one click. [125012960100] |Install Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.6 beta in ubuntu 10.04/9.10 [125012960110] |Open the terminal and run the following commands [125012960120] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-tweak-testing/ppa [125012960130] |sudo apt-get update [125012960140] |sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak [125012960150] |Desktop reset option screenshot [125012970010] |Epidermis theme manager [125012970020] |Epidermis combines wallpaper, GTK, metacity, icon, splash, usplash, cursor, grub and Xsplash themes in one GUI program for the GNOME desktop. [125012970030] |Epidermis manages ‘packages’ called pigments and downloads them from a ‘repository’. [125012970040] |Pigments can be any type of installable customisation: current pigment types include wallpaper, icon set, GTK theme, metacity theme, gnome splash, usplash, mouse cursors, grub theme, GDM theme and finally ‘skin’ which links to one pigment of every type. [125012970050] |This allows several skins to share components, similar to how programs share dependancies, hence copying the repository functionality. [125012970060] |Install Epidermis theme manager in ubuntu [125012970070] |First you need to download .deb package from here once you have .deb package by double clicking on it [125012970080] |You can launch from Applications --->System Tools--->Epidermis [125012970090] |Screenshot [125012980010] |Gnome terminator 0.95 released and installation instructions included [125012980020] |Terminator is an application that provides lots of terminals in a single window, saving valuable screen space otherwise wasted on window decorations and not quite being able to fill the screen with terminals. [125012980030] |What is new in Gnome terminator 0.95 [125012980040] |This release is mostly to bring a couple of important compatibility fixes with the newest pre-release of VTE, but we also have some updated translations, improved error handling and two new features for you. [125012980050] |The features are a URL handler plugin for Maven by Julien Nicolaud and a DBus server that was the result of some work with Andrea Corbellini - for now the only thing this is useful for is opening additional Terminator windows without spawning a new process, but we’ll be exploring options in the future to allow more control and interaction with Terminator processes. [125012980060] |Features: [125012980070] |* Arrange terminals in a grid [125012980080] |* Tabs [125012980090] |* Drag and drop re-ordering of terminals [125012980100] |* Lots of keyboard shortcuts [125012980110] |* Save multiple layouts and profiles via GUI preferences editor [125012980120] |* Simultaneous typing to arbitrary groups of terminals [125012980130] |Install gnome terminator 0.95 in ubuntu 10.04/9.10 [125012980140] |OPen the terminal and run the following commands [125012980150] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome-terminator sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install terminator [125012980160] |Screenshot [125012990010] |Furius iConverter - Convert any Video to iPod, iPod Touch and iPhone MP4 Compatible [125012990020] |Furius iConverter Simple Gtk+ Interface to Convert any Video to iPod, iPod Touch and iPhone MP4 Compatible Format . [125012990030] |An easy to use iPod/iPhone video conversion utility for Linux. [125012990040] |Easy to use Converts any video No configuration needed Supports drag and drop Supports batch conversion Automatically creates high quality videos for your device Automatically fixes codec errors Automatically detects source video aspect ratio and converts appropriately [125012990050] |Install Furius iConverter in Ubuntu [125012990060] |First you need to install ffmpeg Ubuntu users you can enable the Medibuntu repositories and download a fully working version by issuing the following commands from your terminal [125012990070] |sudo wget –output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list &&sudo apt-get –quiet update &&sudo apt-get –yes –quiet –allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring &&sudo apt-get –quiet update [125012990080] |sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec-extra-52 [125012990090] |Now you need to download .deb package from here once you have this package install by double clicking on it [125012990100] |Screenshot [125012990110] |Video [125013000010] |How to install firefox 3.6.9 in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) [125013000020] |Firefox 3.6.9 is a regular security and stability update to Firefox 3.6.x. [125013000030] |The main focus will be to fix any OOPP issues found in the field and fix security issues after BlackHat. [125013000040] |Install firefox 3.6.9 in Ubuntu 10.04 [125013000050] |Open the terminal and run the following commands [125013000060] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa [125013000070] |sudo apt-get update [125013000080] |sudo apt-get dist-upgrade [125013000090] |This will install latest version of firefox. [125013010010] |Beginners Guide to SSL Certificates [125013010020] |This VeriSign guide will demystify the technology involved and give you all the information you need to make the best decision when considering your online security options. [125013010030] |Whether you’re an individual or a company, you should approach online security in the same way that you would approach physical security for your home or business. [125013010040] |Not only does it make you feel safer, but it also protects people who visit your home, place of business or website. [125013010050] |It is important to understand the potential risks and then to make sure you are fully protected against them. [125013010060] |With security technologies and online risks changing everyday, it is not always easy to stay abreast of the latest advancements. [125013010070] |

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[125013010080] |DownloadNow [125013020010] |Howto Install OSS4 in ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) for better sound quality [125013020020] |After upgrading to Ubuntu 10.4 LTS, I was happy to notice that audio in all applications (including Skype) was finally working perfectly! [125013020030] |However, I was less happy to notice that Pulseaudio was using quite a lot of CPU-time, and that the sound quality was absolutely awful… So I decided to give OSS4 a try. [125013020040] |After some googling, installing a few packages and some minor configuration, OSS4 was up and running, and I must admit the improvement in sound quality is rather significant! [125013020050] |
  • In a terminal, run sudo dpkg-reconfigure linux-sound-base Choose OSS. [125013020060] |This should, among other things, prevent the ALSA modules from loading. [125013020070] |Reboot.
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  • There are (at least) three ways to install OSS4: [125013020090] |
  • Install from the Ubuntu repositories: sudo apt-get install oss4-base oss4-dkms oss4-source oss4-gtk This will automatically rebuild the OSS modules when your kernel is updated, and is the preferred way of installing third-party kernel modules. [125013020100] |However, the oss4-dkms package is currently broken for Ubuntu (bug #519577), so for the time being use the package from the Opensound website (recommended, see below) or from this PPA (not recommended as it currently breaks sound in the Adobe Flash plugin).
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  • Download the OSS4 binaries as a DEB package from http://www.opensound.com/download.cgi and install it. [125013020120] |This is currently the easiest way, but you’ll manually need to reinstall the package every time your kernel is updated. [125013020130] |Also, this package is not GPL but has a commercial one-year license.
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  • Fetch the source from the Mercurial repository and compile the package yourself, as described in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenSound This will give you the latest GPL-version of the drivers.
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  • If you get errors about snd_pcm being in use, try rebooting and running sudo soundon. [125013020160] |If the problem persists, use lsmod to check if any ALSA modules are still loaded. [125013020170] |If so, blacklist them manually. [125013020180] |For instance, I had to blacklist the saa7134_alsa module by creating a configuration file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-saa7134_alsa.conf with the line blacklist saa7134_alsa
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  • Either configure Pulseaudio to use OSS4 or remove it altogether. [125013020200] |
  • To configure Pulseaudio with OSS4: Edit the default configuration file: gksu gedit /etc/pulse/default.pa Comment out the modules for automatic hardware detection. [125013020210] |Add the following line: load-module module-oss device="/dev/dsp" sink_name=output source_name=input mmap=0
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  • To remove Pulseaudio: sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio You will have to manually restore the volume manager icon to your panel later.
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  • Configure Gstreamer for OSS4 output: Install gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad Run gstreamer-properties and set input and output to OSS.
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  • Set up ALSA (or rather libasound) to output through OSS4 instead of the native ALSA drivers. [125013020250] |Create a configuration file: gedit ~/.asoundrc [125013020260] |Insert the following:
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  • Add the following PPA to your Software Sources and run update-manager: https://launchpad.net/~dtl131/+archive/ppa This will enable Gnome audio output and volume management to use Gstreamer instead of Pulseaudio.
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  • Right-click over your panel, select “Add to panel” and add the volume control applet. [125013020290] |Alternatively, you can add a button to your panel or menu to start the OSS4 mixer (/usr/bin/ossxmix) instead of the normal Gnome volume manager.
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  • Configure applications that natively support it (e.g. Audacious, Audacity, Kdenlive, SMPlayer, VLC, Wine, etc.) to use OSS output. [125013020310] |Many applications don’t (or no longer) have native support for OSS. [125013020320] |This is no problem, these should continue to work fine through Gstreamer or ALSA emulation (or Pulseaudio if you decide to keep it).
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  • After removing Pulseaudio, it could be that Rhythmbox or Movie Player start to complain about missing audiosink plugins. [125013020340] |In that case you’ll need to manually change some Gconf-keys. [125013020350] |Start gconf-editor. [125013020360] |Open system/gstreamer/0.10/audio/default. [125013020370] |Check if any keys (e.g. musicaudiosink and chataudiosink) are still set to “pulsesink”. [125013020380] |If so, change them to “osssink”.
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  • In a terminal, run sudo dpkg-reconfigure linux-sound-base Choose ALSA. [125013020410] |Reboot.
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  • Remove the libasound configuration file: rm ~/.asoundrc
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  • Reinstall Pulseaudio and associated packages: sudo apt-get install pulseaudio indicator-sound libcanberra-pulse pulseaudio pulseaudio-esound-compat pulseaudio-module-bluetooth pulseaudio-module-gconf pulseaudio-module-x11 ubuntu-desktop ppa-purge
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  • Restore the original Pulse-based Gnome volume manager: sudo ppa-purge ppa:dtl131/ppa
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  • Configure Gstreamer for Puseaudio output by running gstreamer-properties and setting input and output to PulseAudio.
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  • If you manually configured applications (e.g. Audacious, Audacity, Kdenlive, SMPlayer, VLC, Wine, etc.) to use OSS4, switch them back to Pulseaudio or ALSA-output.
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  • Start gconf-editor. [125013020480] |Open system/gstreamer/0.10/audio/default. [125013020490] |Check if any keys (e.g. musicaudiosink and chataudiosink) are set to “osssink”. [125013020500] |If so, change them to “pulsesink”.
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  • Remove the OSS4 package using Synaptic or with sudo apt-get remove oss-linux. [125013020520] |Optionally you can also remove gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad and ppa-purge now.
    • [125013020530] |Credit goes here [125013030010] |How to install VLC 1.1.4 in ubuntu 10.04 [125013030020] |VLC media player is a media player, streamer, and encoder for Unix, Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS, QNX, and PocketPC. [125013030030] |It can play from many inputs like files, network streams, capture device, desktops, or DVD, SVCD, VCD, and audio CD. [125013030040] |It can play most audio and video codecs (MPEG 1/2/4, H264, VC-1, DivX, WMV, Vorbis, AC3, AAC, etc.), but can also convert to different formats and/or send streams through the network. [125013030050] |What is new in VLC 1.1.4 version [125013030060] |A bit after the 1.1.3, an important security issue was discovery in most windows applications, and VLC is affected too. [125013030070] |Since security issues matters, here is a new release, targeted for the Windows platform! [125013030080] |* Windows Dll loading security issue, in Qt4 and dmo modules - VideoLAN-SA-1005 [125013030090] |* Fix for folders opening issue on Windows [125013030100] |* Updated translations [125013030110] |Install VLC 1.1.4 in ubuntu 10.04 [125013030120] |Open the terminal and run the following commands [125013030130] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lucid-bleed/ppa [125013030140] |sudo apt-get update [125013030150] |sudo apt-get install vlc [125013040010] |Psensor - A Graphical Temperature Monitor [125013040020] |Psensor is a graphical hardware temperature monitor for Linux. [125013040030] |It can monitor the temperature from: [125013040040] |* the different motherboard and cpu sensors (using lm-sensors) [125013040050] |* the NVidia GPUs (requires the NVidia library XNVCtrl) since the version 0.2.0 [125013040060] |* the hard disk drives (requires hddtemp) since the version 0.4.0 [125013040070] |Fan speed using lm-sensors is supported since the version 0.4.0 [125013040080] |The temperature range scales automatically and the window can be resized. [125013040090] |The application is designed to be simple, don’t expect complex drawing or settings. [125013040100] |The CPU and memory (a couple of MiB) consumption are very low. [125013040110] |Install Psensor in ubuntu 10.04/9.10 [125013040120] |First step is to install required packages [125013040130] |sudo apt-get install lm-sensors make gcc libsensors4-dev libgtk2.0-dev libgconf2-dev [125013040140] |Then, starts the detection of your hardware sensors: [125013040150] |sudo sensors-detect [125013040160] |Now you need to download Psensor from here [125013040170] |Extract this file [125013040180] |tar xvzf psensor-0.3.2-src.tar.gz [125013040190] |cd psensor-0.3.2 [125013040200] |Edit Makefile [125013040210] |Optional :- Change ==PSENSOR_DIR== if not installing additional files to ==/usr/share/psensor== [125013040220] |Now run the following commands to install psensor [125013040230] |install [125013040240] |make clean all [125013040250] |make install [125013040260] |Start the sensor detection script and follows the instructions [125013040270] |sensors-detect [125013040280] |Verify the sensor detection by running: [125013040290] |sensors [125013040300] |Now run psensor [125013040310] |psensor [125013040320] |NVidia support [125013040330] |By default, the NVidia support is not enabled, to enable it: [125013040340] |# NVidia support requires the ==XNVCtrl== library. [125013040350] |For Ubuntu 10.04 you must install the package ==nvidia-settings== [125013040360] |# Edit the makefile and uncomment the lines redefining ==OBJS== and ==CC_OPTS== variables [125013040370] |Screenshot [125013050010] |Wacom Control Panel - Easily configure wacom tablet [125013050020] |You can now easily configure a wacom tablet on linux! [125013050030] |This utility allows you to: [125013050040] |- Automatically detect and configure a wide range of wacom products [125013050050] |- Set custom key commands or mouse buttons to a tablet’s shortcut buttons [125013050060] |- Set custom pressure curve on each of the tablet’s input devices [125013050070] |- Automatically remembers and reapplies settings on startup [125013050080] |- At present, serial and bluetooth tablets are not yet supported. [125013050090] |HOW TO USE PRESSURE SUPPORT IN GIMP: ==================================== 1. [125013050100] |Open GIMP 2. [125013050110] |In the Edit menu, click on preferences 3. [125013050120] |Click on Input Devices 4. [125013050130] |Click on Configure Extended Input Devices 5. [125013050140] |For the devices; stylus, eraser and cursor, set the Mode to ‘Screen’ 6. [125013050150] |Click Save, then Ok and you’re done! [125013050160] |Install Wacom Control Panel in ubuntu 10.04 [125013050170] |First you need to download .deb package from here you can install this deb package by double clicking on it [125013050180] |Screenshot [125013060010] |Install the Wacom Bamboo driver in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) using PPAs [125013060020] |This tutorial will explain how to install the Wacom Bamboo driver in Ubuntu 10.04 [125013060030] |Run the following commands in the terminal (Applications >Accessories >Terminal) [125013060040] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:doctormo/wacom-plus sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install wacom-dkms xf86-input-wacom [125013060050] |Then reboot your system. [125013060060] |Credit goes here [125013070010] |TickVue - Track the stock market in nearly real-time [125013070020] |With TickVue you can track the stock market in nearly real-time. [125013070030] |It queries Yahoo Finance periodically, updates the stock values you are interested in, and calculates your portfolio value and daily gain. [125013070040] |Features [125013070050] |* Real-time stock and portfolio tracker. [125013070060] |Updates tickers and overall stock portfolio values every 30 seconds. [125013070070] |* Discreetly minimizes to the system tray. [125013070080] |You do not even need to restore the window application in order to know how your portfolio and chosen symbols are performing. [125013070090] |* Multi-platform. [125013070100] |Runs in Windows, Mac, Linux and (theoretically) any other Qt-compatible system. [125013070110] |* Free. [125013070120] |Install Tickvue in ubuntu [125013070130] |Download .deb package from here you can install .deb package by double clicking on it or open the terminal and run the following command [125013070140] |sudo dpkg -i tickvue_0.10.03_i386.deb [125013070150] |sudo apt-get -f install [125013070160] |Screenshot [125013080010] |Step By Step Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) LAMP Server Setup [125013080020] |In around 15 minutes, the time it takes to install Ubuntu Server Edition, you can have a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) server up and ready to go. [125013080030] |This feature, exclusive to Ubuntu Server Edition, is available at the time of installation.The LAMP option means you don’t have to install and integrate each of the four separate LAMP components, a process which can take hours and requires someone who is skilled in the installation and configuration of the individual applications. [125013080040] |Instead, you get increased security, reduced time-to-install, and reduced risk of misconfiguration, all of which results in a lower cost of ownership.New pre-configured installation options have been added to the postgreSQL Database options join existing Mail Server, Open SSH Server,Samba File Server, Print Server, Tomcat Java Server,Virtual Machine Host,Manual Package selection,LAMP and DNS options for pre-configured installations, easing the deployment of common server configurations. [125013080050] |Ubuntu LAMP server Install the following Versions [125013080060] |Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) Apache 2.2.14 Mysql 5.1.41 PHP 5.3.2 [125013080070] |First you need to download server version of Ubuntu version from here after that create a CD and start booting with the CD Once it starts booting you should see the following screen in this you need to select your language and press enter [125013080080] |Now you need to select “Install Ubuntu Server” and press enter [125013080090] |Select your language and press enter [125013080100] |Select your location and press enter [125013080110] |If you want to try to have your keyboard layout detected by pressing a series of keys you need to select yes option.If you want to choose from a list click no [125013080120] |Select Origin of keyboard and press enter [125013080130] |Select keyboard layout and press enter [125013080140] |Detecting hardware to find CD-ROM Drivers in progress [125013080150] |Loading additional components in progress [125013080160] |Detecting Network hardware in progress [125013080170] |Configures the network with DHCP if there is a DHCP server in your network [125013080180] |Enter your server Hostname [125013080190] |Starting up the partitioner in progress [125013080200] |You have to partition your hard disk in this example i have selected use entire disk option.If you want to do manually you can choose manual option and press enter.Make sure you have swap partition in place [125013080210] |Warning message about data lost on your hard disk [125013080220] |Write the changes to disk here you need to select yes and press enter [125013080230] |Creating ext4 file system in progress [125013080240] |Installing base system in progress [125013080250] |You need enter the Full name of the user you want to create for your server in this example i have created ruchi user select continue and press enter [125013080260] |Enter your user account name here [125013080270] |Entered the password for ruchi user select continue and press enter [125013080280] |Confirm password for ruchi user [125013080290] |If you choose weak password this will prompt similar to the following screen [125013080300] |If you want to configure encrypted private directory select yes and press enter [125013080310] |Configuring the package manager select continue and press enter [125013080320] |Configuring package mirror this will be related to your country option [125013080330] |Select how do you want to configure automatic update press enter [125013080340] |Now it will start Installing software and here you need to select the server options here i have selected as LAMP for our LAMP server installation.If you want to select each package separately select “Manual package selection” option [125013080350] |At the time of software installation it will prompt for mysql server root password enter root password of your choice and select continue [125013080360] |Confirm mysql server root password and select continue [125013080370] |Software installation is in progress [125013080380] |Installing GRUB Boot loader in progress [125013080390] |Finishing installation in Progress [125013080400] |Installation complete message here you need to remove your CD select continue and press enter it will reboot your server [125013080410] |After rebooting your server it will prompt for username and password once you logged in you should see similar to the following screen [125013080420] |This will complete the Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) LAMP Server Installation and your server is ready for installing applications which supports apache,mysql and php. [125013080430] |One more new feature i really like was after logging in it shows you system stats like CPU,Memory,Disk,Swap,No.of processes,No.of users logged in and no.of security updates available [125013080440] |Configuring Static ip address in Ubuntu server [125013080450] |If you want to install vim editor use the following command [125013080460] |sudo apt-get install vim-full [125013080470] |Ubuntu installer has configured our system to get its network settings via DHCP, Now we will change that to a static IP address for this you need to edit [125013080480] |Edit /etc/network/interfaces and enter your ip address details (in this example setup I will use the IP address 172.19.0.10): [125013080490] |sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces [125013080500] |and enter the following save the file and exit (In vi, ESC, then ZZ to save and exit) [125013080510] |# The primary network interface [125013080520] |auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 172.19.0.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 172.19.0.0 broadcast 172.19.0.255 gateway 172.19.0.1 [125013080530] |Now you need to restart your network services using the following command [125013080540] |sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart [125013080550] |You need to setup manually DNS servers in resolv.conf file when you are not using DHCP. [125013080560] |sudo vi /etc/resolv.conf [125013080570] |You need to add look something like this [125013080580] |search domain.com nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx [125013090010] |Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.6 final released with Desktop Recovery and installation instructions included [125013090020] |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.With its help, you will enjoy with the experience of Ubuntu! [125013090030] |What is new in ubuntu tweak 0.5.6 [125013090040] |As a Ubuntu user, you always get excited when you see something new in Ubuntu world. [125013090050] |You play with new applications, new themes, new applets…After playing with them, you may find something break the desktop, and you don’t know how to recover to the original style. [125013090060] |That’s what the Desktop Recovery will help you. [125013090070] |Desktop Recovery is the tool integrated into Ubuntu Tweak to help people safely tweak with desktop settings, and never worry about how to go back. [125013090080] |It has three basic actions: [125013090090] |
  • Backup: backup the current settings, keep as many as backups you want;
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  • Recover: recover to the backup;
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  • Reset: even you don’t have any backup, you can also reset to the default settings;
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  • GNOME Desktop settings: Panel, Themes, Background;
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  • Application settings which use GConf: gedit, Compiz, Empathy, Nautilus…You know, almost every desktop applications;
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  • System components: Input method (ibus), network-manager, proxy…
    • [125013090170] |You can see, Desktop Recovery covers almost everything of desktop/applications. [125013090180] |One thing You MUST know: it will only operate with the setting, not the files related with the setting. [125013090190] |E.G. [125013090200] |It will backup the setting about the background name, but not the real background file. [125013090210] |Install Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.6 in ubuntu 10.04/9.10 [125013090220] |Open the terminal and run the following commands [125013090230] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa [125013090240] |sudo apt-get update [125013090250] |sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak [125013090260] |Desktop reset option screenshot [125013090270] |All the backups will be saved under: ~/.config/ubuntu-tweak/desktoprecovery/ [125013100010] |How to install GUI in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Server [125013100020] |We have already discussed how to install ubuntu 10.04 LAMP server .If you are a new user and not familiar with command prompt you can install GUI for your ubuntu LAMP server using one of the 2 options [125013100030] |1) Install desktop Environment [125013100040] |2) Install Webmin [125013100050] |1) Install desktop Environment [125013100060] |First you nee to make sure you have enabled Universe and multiverse repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list file once you have enable you need to use the following command to install GUI [125013100070] |sudo apt-get update [125013100080] |sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop [125013100090] |The above command will install GNOME desktop [125013100100] |If you wan to install a graphical desktop manager without some of the desktop addons like Evolution and OpenOffice, but continue to use the server flavor kernel use the following command [125013100110] |sudo aptitude install --no-install-recommends ubuntu-desktop [125013100120] |If you want to install light weight desktop install xfce using the following command [125013100130] |sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop [125013100140] |If you want to install KDE desktop use the following command [125013100150] |sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop [125013100160] |2) Install Webmin in Ubuntu 10.04 server [125013100170] |Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration for Unix. [125013100180] |Using any modern web browser, you can setup user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and much more. [125013100190] |Webmin removes the need to manually edit Unix configuration files like /etc/passwd, and lets you manage a system from the console or remotely.Currently There is no Webmin package in the Ubuntu repositories.This tutorial will explain how to Install Webmin in Ubuntu Karmic [125013100200] |You can install webmin as your ubuntu server web interface to configure apache2,mysql,FTp servers and many more.Now we will see how to install webmin in Ubuntu 10.04 server [125013100210] |Using the Webmin APT repository [125013100220] |If you like to install and update Webmin via APT, edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file on your system [125013100230] |sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list [125013100240] |add the line [125013100250] |deb http://download.webmin.com/download/repository sarge contrib [125013100260] |Save and exit the file [125013100270] |You should also fetch and install my GPG key with which the repository is signed, with the commands : [125013100280] |cd /root [125013100290] |wget http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc [125013100300] |sudo apt-key add jcameron-key.asc [125013100310] |You will now be able to install with the commands [125013100320] |sudo apt-get update [125013100330] |sudo apt-get install webmin [125013100340] |All dependencies should be resolved automatically. [125013100350] |Ubuntu in particular don’t allow logins by the root user by default. [125013100360] |However, the user created at system installation time can use sudo to switch to root. [125013100370] |Webmin will allow any user who has this sudo capability to login with full root privileges. [125013100380] |Now you need to open your web browser and enter the following [125013100390] |https://your-server-ip:10000/ [125013100400] |Now you should see similar to the following Screen [125013100410] |Once you loggedin you should see similar to the following screen [125013100420] |From the above screen if you want to configure Apache,Mysql server you need to click on Servers on your left hand side you should many servers are ready to configure [125013100430] |This is very Easy to configure most of the servers and Enjoy your new Ubuntu 10.04 LAMP Server. [125013110010] |The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks &Hacks (Download Free PDF Guide) [125013110020] |A compilation of the best solutions provided to common PHP questions. [125013110030] |The PHP Anthology will save you time, and eliminate the frustration of completing PHP tasks, with a comprehensive collection of ready-to-use solutions. [125013110040] |If you’re building web applications with PHP you’ll never let this book out of your site! [125013110050] |

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    [125013110060] |DownloadNow [125013120010] |How to install luckyBackup 0.4.2 in ubuntu 10.04/9.10 [125013120020] |a powerful, fast and reliable backup &sync tool [125013120030] |What is new in 0.4.2 [125013120040] |* Added extra description field for profiles and individual tasks. [125013120050] |* Change .profile files to simple text so that they can be edited directly (original profiles are backed-up to ~/.luckyBackup/profiles/backups/ just in case). [125013120060] |* Improved logviewer to handle huge files much faster. [125013120070] |* Fixed issue: Normal user menu entry title is “luckybackup (super user)”. [125013120080] |* Fixed issue: When using remote destination, a directory named exactly as the destination, will be created localy. [125013120090] |* Fixed issue: Non-workings links inside manual, when application is run from command-line [125013120100] |* Fixed issue: The gui freezes when huge amount of information is desplayed in the “commands output” window [125013120110] |* Updated manual [125013120120] |Install luckyBackup 0.4.2 in ubuntu 10.04/9.10 [125013120130] |You need to download deb packages from here you can install these deb packages by double clicking on it or run the following commad from your terminal (make sure you are in correct directory) [125013120140] |sudo dpkg -i luckybackup_0.4.2-1_i386.lucid.deb [125013120150] |If you see any errors run the following command from your terminal [125013120160] |sudo apt-get -f install [125013130010] |How to setup Multiple simultaneous keyboards with unique layouts [125013130020] |This tutorial will explain how to setup Multiple simultaneous keyboards with unique layouts [125013130030] |Procedure to follow 1.) [125013130040] |Determine which layout will be assigned to each keyboard. [125013130050] |2.) [125013130060] |[Optional] create a new keyboard layout if you’re after a custom one . [125013130070] |3.) [125013130080] |Use the setxkbmap command with the -device tag to apply your keyboard maps to the relevant devices. [125013130090] |If you don’t know your device, start with 1 and work your way up. [125013130100] |Be prepared to undo your change by repeating it with your current layout. [125013130110] |For example, typing [125013130120] |setxkbmap -device 3 af [125013130130] |sets both of my keyboards to Farsi, and typing [125013130140] |setxkbmap -device 3 us [125013130150] |sets them both back to US. [125013130160] |It’s probably best to have this line copied and ready to paste before every change to easily undo your changes. [125013130170] |If you altered the Andorra keyboard layout with your own custom one run the following command from your terminal [125013130180] |setxkbmap -device 7 ad [125013130190] |Now Each keyboard is operating simultaneously with a unique layout. [125013130200] |Via Ubuntu forum [125013140010] |How to suspend your gnome session when it is idle [125013140020] |If you want to suspen your gnome session when it is idle at the login screen use the following procedure. [125013140030] |Add gnome-power-preferences to GDM’s autostart directory [125013140040] |Open terminal and run the following command [125013140050] |sudo ln -s /usr/share/applications/gnome-power-preferences.desktop /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/ [125013140060] |Now you need to Log out. [125013140070] |The gnome-power-preferences window should show up on the GDM screen. [125013140080] |You can Configure it how you want, then close the window and log back in. [125013140090] |When you’re done and want the window to stop opening with GDM, run the following command from your terminal [125013140100] |sudo unlink /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/gnome-power-preferences.desktop [125013140110] |Credit goes here [125013150010] |Linux Server Monitoring with Bijk [125013150020] |How you can monitor your server and performs usage? [125013150030] |With Bijk you get online 30 graphs about Load, CPU, memory, traffic, Apache, PostreSQL and others with Alerts. [125013150040] |Bijk can be used on Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, RedHat and with Cloud providers. [125013150050] |The demands on Internet servers keep growing, with increasing numbers of visitors to sites, greater complexity of Internet traffic and projects that tend to run on ever-larger groups of servers. [125013150060] |Development of a custom internal solution is a very costly and time-consuming process for any company. [125013150070] |Dasboard – list of servers in Bijk with graphs overview [125013150080] |But now there is a new tool that simplifies Linux administrators’ work, saves time and money and enables businesses to increase the overall speed and stability of their web servers. [125013150090] |Bijk – born of a natural need for information [125013150100] |SaaS application Bijk.com was introduced in summer 2010, with the sole purpose of providing Linux server administrators with user-friendly, comprehensible graphs. [125013150110] |Load graph – 24 hour detail – Bijk.com [125013150120] |Bijk.com installation on Linux server is easy – it requires just four steps: [125013150130] |1) Create a free account on Bijk.com [125013150140] |2) Add a Linux repository or download source code [125013150150] |3) Install the Bijk package [125013150160] |4) Connect to a Bijk user account. [125013150170] |Installation on three servers takes only five minutes. [125013150180] |Server monitoring: Bijk.com offers a free and a commercial version, distinguished mainly by the number of servers that can be added in Bijk. [125013150190] |CPU usage graph – 24 hour detail – Bijk.com [125013150200] |Where does Bijk save time? [125013150210] |Bijk helps you to search for and prevent many causes of server downtime. [125013150220] |You will be notified of changes in load, a full hard drive, increases in traffic and any strange server behaviour by Bijk. [125013150230] |The CPU load chart indicates why the server may be slow. [125013150240] |The chart showing the usage of the HDD can estimate the speed at which the drive will fill up and performs usage analysis, which helps to avoid overburdening of the HDD. [125013150250] |The advanced Apache and MySQL charting can follow the structure of requirements including page-views, number of SELECT and UPDATE queries and even developments over time – for example, based on an aggregation of memory and disk writes. [125013150260] |Operating a popular web project, server or database without using a server performance monitoring tool is very risky. [125013150270] |There are many smart, simple tools (top, htop, iostat, iptraf and many others), but none of them provide historical analysis of trends and changes that are important for future planning. [125013150280] |Bijk Alerts – SMS &Email [125013150290] |Every (load, disk space, Apache stats) can be monitored by using a simple user interface, and if min/max limits are exceeded, Bijk will notify you by mobile phone or email alert. [125013150300] |If the load on your servers rises rapidly, Bijk sends an SMS to a mobile phone with a direct link to a live graph that you can view direct from your mobile phone. [125013150310] |Activity time – evidence for your boss [125013150320] |Many Linux administrators work in companies for which the servers and IT environment are only an adjunct to the main business of the company. [125013150330] |Linux administrators often find themselves in a situation in which the rest of the company does not understand how much time they need for their work; they cannot even estimate the time spent by admins on servers. [125013150340] |In Bijk.com there is a simple function called “Activity time,” which measures the actual time used by Linux administrators on specified servers or groups of servers over any given time period. [125013150350] |Activity time – clean SSH work time on server – 4 hour work from 24 hour detail - Bijk.com [125013150360] |Now you can easily confirm to your boss, your customer or anyone else how much time you really spent working on a server: the net time can be shown on a chart. [125013150370] |(Bijk monitors the idle time value for each user.) [125013150380] |For all users, the basic version of Bijk is completely free. [125013150390] |Add your first server and start Bijking! [125013160010] |Ubuntu 10.10 Beta (Maverick Meerkat) Released and Download links included [125013160020] |The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source community has to offer. [125013160030] |The Maverick Meerkat Beta is the beta release of Ubuntu 10.10, bringing with it new features for the next version of Ubuntu. [125013160040] |This is a beta release. [125013160050] |Do not install it on production machines. [125013160060] |The final stable version will be released on October 10, 2010. [125013160070] |Upgrading from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS [125013160080] |To upgrade from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on a desktop system, press Alt+F2 and type in “update-manager -d” (without the quotes) into the command box. [125013160090] |Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release ’10.10′ is available. [125013160100] |Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions. [125013160110] |To upgrade from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on a server system: install the update-manager-core package if it is not already installed; edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set Prompt=normal; launch the upgrade tool with the command sudo do-release-upgrade -d; and follow the on-screen instructions. [125013160120] |

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    [125013160130] |Get it while it’s hot. [125013160140] |ISOs and torrents are available at: [125013160150] |
  • http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/download (Ubuntu Desktop, Server, and Netbook)
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  • http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/10.10/beta/ (Ubuntu Server for UEC and EC2)
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  • http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/10.10/ (Kubuntu)
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  • http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/10.10/beta/ (Xubuntu)
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  • http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/10.10/beta/ (Edubuntu DVD)
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  • http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/10.10/beta/ (Ubuntu Studio)
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  • http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-netbook/ports/releases/10.10/beta/ (Ubuntu ARM)
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  • http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/10.10/beta/ (Mythbuntu)
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  • http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu-mobile/releases/10.10/beta/ (Kubuntu Mobile Preview)
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  • http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu-mobile/ports/releases/10.10/beta/ (Kubuntu Mobile Preview ARM)
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    New features in Maverick

    [125013160260] |Feature development for Maverick has completed. [125013160270] |Please see the Maverick blueprint list for details. [125013160280] |Please test and report any bugs you find: [125013160290] |
  • http://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs
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    Updated Packages

    [125013160310] |As with every new release, packages--applications and software of all kinds--are being updated at a rapid pace. [125013160320] |Many of these packages came from an automatic sync from Debian’s Unstable branch. [125013160330] |The period of automatic syncs has stopped now, so from now on there will be fewer changes. [125013160340] |

    Ubuntu Desktop Edition

    [125013160350] |The GNOME base platform has been updated to the current 2.31 versions. [125013160360] |This particularly includes the new dconf and gsettings API. [125013160370] |Evolution was updated to the 2.30 version, which operates much faster compared to the version in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. [125013160380] |Shotwell has replaced F-Spot as the default photo manager. [125013160390] |Gwibber has been updated to support the recent change in Twitter’s authentication system, as well as changing the back end storage to improve performance. [125013160400] |The Sound Indicator has been enhanced to include music player controls. [125013160410] |The Ubuntu Software Center has an updated look and feel, including the new “Featured” and “What’s New” views for showcasing applications, an improved package description view, and a “For Purchase” software category has been added. [125013160420] |You can also now easily access your package installation history too. [125013160430] |Ubuntu One: Polished desktop integration with new sign up and sign in process. [125013160440] |Tighter integration with Ubuntu SSO. [125013160450] |Nautilus enhancements for managing folder sync preferences. [125013160460] |Faster file sync speed. [125013160470] |Share links to music within the Ubuntu One Music Store. [125013160480] |

    Ubuntu Netbook Edition

    [125013160490] |The new Unity interface is now the default in Ubuntu Netbook Edition. [125013160500] |This includes the global menu bar as part of the default interface. [125013160510] |The date/time indicator now has a real calendar widget. [125013160520] |The standard photo management application has been switched to Shotwell. [125013160530] |Evolution express is also available in the default launcher. [125013160540] |This interface is more suited to netbook interfaces. [125013160550] |

    Kubuntu

    [125013160560] |Kubuntu 10.10 Beta comes with the latest KDE Software. [125013160570] |KDE Platform, Workspaces and Applications were updated to 4.5.0. [125013160580] |The recently released 4.5.1 update will arrive shortly. [125013160590] |For 10.10 Beta, Kubuntu has merged the Desktop and Netbook images into one image featuring both the Plasma Desktop and Plasma Netbook workspaces. [125013160600] |The appropriate workspace for your machine will be launched at login, you can also change the workspace in System Settings. [125013160610] |Plasma Netbook now sports the Global Menu by default. [125013160620] |The defaults web browser is now Rekonq, a KDE browser based on Qt Webkit. [125013160630] |The new KDE bluetooth application collection Bluedevil is now installed by default. [125013160640] |Pulseaudio is the default sound server to match other Ubuntu variants. [125013160650] |KPackageKit updates bring a faster backend and an updated UI that provides a new Categories page, and new features such as a backup/restore tool for the list of installed packages. [125013160660] |Kubuntu’s installer (Ubiquity) now has an updated look and layout. [125013160670] |Install starts after partitioning making it a quicker experience. [125013160680] |Qapt-batch now replaces install-package as the update/batch-installer utility [125013160690] |Qt was updated to the current 4.7 beta release and Qt Webkit to a preview of 2.0. [125013160700] |

    Xubuntu

    [125013160710] |Xfce4 was updated to the current 4.6.2 release. [125013160720] |This fixes many of the bugs and updates the programs used in Xubuntu. [125013160730] |New default applications: Parole (Xfce4 Media Player) replaced Totem Movie Player, Xfburn (Xfce4 CD/DVD burning tool) replaced Brassero, and xfce4-taskmanager (Xfce4 process manager) replaced Gnome-Task-Manager. [125013160740] |

    Edubuntu

    [125013160750] |Edubuntu changes include the changes from Ubuntu. [125013160760] |In addition, Edubuntu now includes Gnome Nanny, which provides parental controls in Edubuntu. [125013160770] |There is new wallpaper included ( periodic table breakout). [125013160780] |In addition, OEM Install mode is now available. [125013160790] |For those interested in learning more, there’s a new web site as well, check out: www.edubuntu.org. [125013160800] |

    Ubuntu Studio

    [125013160810] |Ubuntu Studio has had several applications updated and includes the changes from Ubuntu. [125013160820] |There is now better integration between Pulse Audio and JACK - starting JACK does not automatically suspend Pulse Audio anymore. [125013160830] |JACK and Pulse Audio can be used side by side if they are using different audio interfaces, if they are trying to use the same audio interface JACK will take precedent. [125013160840] |In addition, the network connections can now be configured with gnome-network-admin (removed a patch that disabled the network connections configuration). [125013160850] |Help would be appreciated in testing out: [125013160860] |
  • Integration between Pulse Audio and JACK
    • [125013160870] |
  • gnome-network-admin network connections configuration
    • [125013160880] |

    Mythbuntu

    [125013160890] |In this release, Mythbuntu has updated to MythTV 0.23.1. [125013160900] |There is also a new backup and restore tool. [125013160910] |There are a couple of known issues to watch out for [125013160920] |
  • On KMS hardware, the background might not be stable during installation
    • [125013160930] |
  • No way to currently configure the backend until after installation
    • [125013160940] |

    Software-Center

    [125013160950] |The software-center got a “Featured” and “Whats New” carousel in the Frontpage. [125013160960] |It is faster and more responsive and contains a “History” feature that keeps track of what was installed/removed/upgraded. [125013160970] |Plugin support is added and technical items will not be shown by default. [125013160980] |Once the server is turned on (estimated next week) you will be able to purchase software. [125013160990] |

    Ubuntu Server Cloud images

    [125013161000] |cloud-init, the configurable initialization process for Ubuntu Server cloud images, has gained new features in Maverick Alpha 2, including pluggable hooks, ebsmount, ext4 support, and new stanzas in the cloud-config format. [125013161010] |Starting with Alpha3, cloud images instances can now manage their own kernel, and can upgrade kernels with apt. [125013161020] |This is done by utilizing pv-grub provided by Amazon. [125013161030] |The functionality is also provided on UEC hosts running Maverick Alpha 3 or later. [125013161040] |Starting with Beta, cloud images can now easily be run outside of an EC2 or UEC instance environment. [125013161050] |This will allow you to quickly and easily test function in cloud-init or other features of the image without needing to start a new instance. [125013161060] |

    Installation

    [125013161070] |The new btrfs file system may now be used during installation via manual partitioning, as long as /boot is on some other file system. [125013161080] |

    Linux kernel 2.6.35

    [125013161090] |Beta includes the 2.6.35-19.28 kernel which is based on the 2.6.35.3 upstream stable kernel. [125013161100] |This kernel also includes input subsystem patches for improved multitouch capability, ALSA device patches to resolve audio and microphone issues, miscellaneous driver updates for intel_ips, lirc, iscsitarget and rtl8192se, general security updates(CVE-2010-2240,CVE-2010-2803,CVE-2010-2959), and security enhancements for ARM. [125013161110] |Please note, the Maverick Beta kernel has decommissioned support for the ia64 and sparc architecture ports per a decision from the Ubuntu Tech Board. [125013161120] |Check full release notes from here [125013170010] |Ubuntu Tip : Installing New Lock Dialog Theme on Lucid/Karmic [125013170020] |For the last couple of ubuntu versions, gnome-screensaver, which is also the gnome screen-locking program, has been using gtkbuilder .ui files for configuration; unfortunately almost all of the third-party themes (e.g. on gnome-look.org) use .glade files. [125013170030] |Here’s how to convert a .glade file to a .ui file for use with current versions of gnome-screensaver: 1. [125013170040] |Open terminal [125013170050] |2. Unpack your downloaded theme file [125013170060] |3. run this command: gtk-builder-convert -w mynewtheme.glade mynewtheme.ui [125013170070] |The -w switch is important. [125013170080] |The gtk-builder-command should already be installed on your system. [125013170090] |4. transfer the theme files, including the unmodified .gtkrc, to /usr/share/gnome-screensaver. [125013170100] |Do not stash the config files in a subdirectory. [125013170110] |5. change the gconf setting (e.g. with gconf-editor) of /apps/gnome-screensaver/lock-dialog-theme to your new theme (e.g. “burst”, or “arc-colors-human”). [125013170120] |Via ubuntuforum [125013180010] |Virtualbox 3.2.8 released and ubuntu installation instructions included [125013180020] |Oracle released VirtualBox 3.2.8, a maintenance release of VirtualBox 3.2 which improves stability and fixes regressions. [125013180030] |What is new in Virtualbox 3.2.8 [125013180040] |This is a maintenance release. [125013180050] |The following items were fixed and/or added: [125013180060] |* VMM: properly terminate the VM with an error if the guest is trying to switch to the PAE mode but PAE is disabled in the VM settings [125013180070] |* GUI: switch to native file dialogs (Windows hosts only; bug #5459) [125013180080] |* GUI: don’t use native file dialogs on KDE hosts (Linux hosts only; bug #6809) [125013180090] |* 3D support: fixed GL_EXT_texture_sRGB support [125013180100] |* PXE: fixed ZENworks PXE boot regression [125013180110] |* OVF: fixed slower export and larger images under certain circumstances (3.2.6 regression; bug #7073) [125013180120] |* USB: properly signal an interrupt if the port suspend status changes [125013180130] |* USB: respect the remote-only filter [125013180140] |* USB: avoid VM hang when changing the configuration of certain devices (Windows hosts only) [125013180150] |* USB: fix a crash with older Linux kernels and non-ASCII characters in device strings (Linux hosts only; bug #6983) [125013180160] |* PageFusion: fixed conflict with the guest execution feature [125013180170] |* PageFusion: fixed stability issues with a large number of VMs [125013180180] |* PageFusion: fixed host crashes with guest SMP and Win64 guests [125013180190] |* Memory ballooning: fixed problems restoring VMs with pre-allocation enabled [125013180200] |* Bridged networking: fixed performance issue with GRO enabled on bridged device (bug #7059) [125013180210] |* Hostonly networking: fixed performance issue (3.2.6 regression; bug #7081) [125013180220] |* Hard disks: fix auto-reset of immutable disk at VM startup (bug #6832) [125013180230] |* BusLogic: several fixes for Windows NT/2000 and SCO OpenServer guests [125013180240] |* LsiLogic: fixed I/O errors under rare circumstances [125013180250] |* Sharing disks: support for attaching one disk to several VMs without external tools and tricks (see here for a short explanation) [125013180260] |* Shared folders: several fixes and performance enhancements for Solaris guests (bugs #4154 and #6512) [125013180270] |* Solaris Installer: added support for remote installations [125013180280] |* Guest Properties API: correctly support enumerating the properties of a running VM with an empty “patterns” field (bug #7171) [125013180290] |* Guest properties: properly delete transient properties on shutdown [125013180300] |* RDP video redirection performance improvements and stability fixes [125013180310] |* Settings: silently fix host audio driver when reading machine XML settings files or OVF written by VirtualBox on a different host OS, for example convert DirectSound to PulseAudio (bug #7209) [125013180320] |* Settings: properly store the NAT network setting in XML settings file version 1.10 and later (bug #6176) [125013180330] |* VBoxManage: handle differencing images with parent UUID correctly in subcommand openmedium disk (bug #6751) [125013180340] |* Web service: enabled HTTP keepalive for much better performance [125013180350] |* Web service: added timestamps to logging output [125013180360] |* Web service: treat 8-bit strings as UTF-8 not ASCII [125013180370] |* X11 Additions: fix for Xorg 6.8 guests (e.g. RHEL4) [125013180380] |Install virtualbox in ubuntu 10.04/9.10 [125013180390] |You need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list file from command line [125013180400] |gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list [125013180410] |Add the following line [125013180420] |For ubuntu 10.04 users [125013180430] |deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian lucid non-free [125013180440] |For ubuntu 9.10 users [125013180450] |deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian karmic non-free [125013180460] |Save and exit the file [125013180470] |Now you need to import gpg key [125013180480] |wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add - [125013180490] |Update source list [125013180500] |sudo apt-get update [125013180510] |Install virtualbox 3.2.8 [125013180520] |sudo apt-get install virtualbox-3.2 [125013190010] |How to add/remove applications from ‘Open With’ window [125013190020] |This tutorial will explain how to add items,remove items from ‘Open With’ window [125013190030] |If you want to delete applications from this list you have to edit the following file from command line [125013190040] |/usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache [125013190050] |If you added item by yourself, or you want to add new item you need to edit the following file from command line [125013190060] |~/.local/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache [125013190070] |deafault actions you need to edit the following file from command line [125013190080] |~/.local/share/applications/defaults.list [125013200010] |Ubuntu 10.10 beta testing is easy with testdrive [125013200020] |TestDrive is a project that makes it very easy to download and run the latest daily Ubuntu development snapshot in a virtual machine. [125013200030] |Actually, it can be configured to download and run any URL-access ISO in a virtual machine. [125013200040] |Install testdrive and gtk frontend using the following commands [125013200050] |Open the terminal and run these commands [125013200060] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:testdrive/ppa [125013200070] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:testdrive-gtk/ppa [125013200080] |sudo apt-get update [125013200090] |sudo apt-get install testdrive testdrive-gtk [125013200100] |Now you can Launchd TestDrive via Applications >System Tools >TestDrive GTK Front-end [125013200110] |With Ubuntu TestDrive, you can try beta release of Ubuntu 10.10 without affecting your current installation. [125013200120] |Ubuntu TestDrive is a set of ISOs that can be run in a VirtualBox or KVM virtual machine.Currently, TestDrive doesn’t work with VMWare. [125013210010] |Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) Beta Screenshots Gallery [125013210020] |The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source community has to offer. [125013210030] |The Maverick Meerkat Beta is the beta release of Ubuntu 10.10, bringing with it new features for the next version of Ubuntu. [125013210040] |This is a beta release. [125013210050] |Do not install it on production machines. [125013210060] |The final stable version will be released on October 10, 2010. [125013210070] |This screenshots gallery includes new installer,applications and more [125013210080] |Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) Beta Screenshots [125013220010] |GUI Program to install ath9k_htc (Atheros Linux Driver) [125013220020] |This tutorial will explain howto install GUI Program to install ath9k_htc.This is the list of supported chip sets. [125013220030] |you can find your usb wireless chipset with the command [125013220040] |lsusb [125013220050] |if the driver support your chipset, continue. [125013220060] |First you need to download .deb package from here you can install this by double clicking on it [125013220070] |After opening the program for installation the driver from menu - Applications - System Tools - ath9k_htc-install [125013220080] |and follow the instructions to make installing the driver. [125013220090] |* Every time where upgrade kernel, must be run the program. [125013220100] |* It is ??? necessary to connect the internet to run the program. [125013220110] |* The .deb package is tested on Ubuntu 10.04 32bit but logically it can be work in all versions. [125013220120] |Check more information from here [125013220130] |Installation video [125013220140] |Install ath9k_htc - Ubuntu Lucid [125013230010] |How to install Web Developer Tools in Ubuntu [125013230020] |WDT - Web Developer Tools is a suite of useful tools fro web developers [125013230030] |What is included? [125013230040] |Dean Edwards Javascript Compressor Css Minifier Css Button Generator Cool Button Generator RGB / HEX Color chart VTE Terminal WYSIWYG HTML 5 Editor [125013230050] |3 x online W3C validators [125013230060] |Install Web Developer Tools in Ubuntu [125013230070] |Download .deb package from here you can install this deb package by double clicking on it. [125013230080] |Screenshots [125013240010] |Cardapio - A lean application menu and launcher for Gnome [125013240020] |Cardapio can work in two modes: as a panel applet (in which case it is an alternative to Gnome’s application menu applet) or as a stand-alone launcher (in which case it is an alternative to the simplest use-cases of Gnome Do). [125013240030] |It has a beautiful gtk-native interface and includes plugins for performing inline searches of Files (via Tracker), Software Center, Google, Wikipedia, and much more! [125013240040] |Install Cardapio in ubuntu 10.10/10.04 [125013240050] |Open the terminal and run the following commands [125013240060] |$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cardapio-team/unstable $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install cardapio [125013240070] |Using Cardapio [125013240080] |To use as a panel applet, simply add it as usualRight-click the panel, select “Add to panel”, then choose “Cardapio”. [125013240090] |Cardapio in action [125013250010] |How to install VLC 1.1.4 in ubuntu 10.04 [New PPA] [125013250020] |VLC media player is a media player, streamer, and encoder for Unix, Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS, QNX, and PocketPC. [125013250030] |It can play from many inputs like files, network streams, capture device, desktops, or DVD, SVCD, VCD, and audio CD. [125013250040] |It can play most audio and video codecs (MPEG 1/2/4, H264, VC-1, DivX, WMV, Vorbis, AC3, AAC, etc.), but can also convert to different formats and/or send streams through the network. [125013250050] |What is new in VLC 1.1.4 version [125013250060] |A bit after the 1.1.3, an important security issue was discovery in most windows applications, and VLC is affected too. [125013250070] |Since security issues matters, here is a new release, targeted for the Windows platform! [125013250080] |* Windows Dll loading security issue, in Qt4 and dmo modules - VideoLAN-SA-1005 [125013250090] |* Fix for folders opening issue on Windows [125013250100] |* Updated translations [125013250110] |Install VLC 1.1.4 in ubuntu 10.04 [125013250120] |Open the terminal and run the following commands [125013250130] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lucid-bleed/ppa [125013250140] |sudo apt-get update [125013250150] |sudo apt-get install vlc [125013260010] |How to remove files with special characters in Linux [125013260020] |Solution 1 [125013260030] |To remove a file with dashes, slashes or other special characters, the easiest way is to access the file using its inode. [125013260040] |To get the inode of a file, just do a ls -li. [125013260050] |When you have that number, use find to delete the file using the following command: [125013260060] |find . -inum [inode] -exec rm -i {} \; [125013260070] |Solution 2 [125013260080] |To remove a file whose name starts with a `-’, for example `-foo’, use one of these commands: [125013260090] |rm -- -foo rm ./-foo [125013260100] |so, [125013260110] |$ rm -- -\,my\?\ funky.file\$name [125013260120] |Via Johnny chadda [125013270010] |PAC 2.4.1.3 released and installation instructions included [125013270020] |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. [125013270030] |You like ‘SSHMenu’? [125013270040] |If so, you must check this tool. [125013270050] |* Unique Linux application to impletement almost every SecureCRT’s functionality. [125013270060] |* Remote and local macros. [125013270070] |* Remotely send commands with EXPECT regexp. [125013270080] |* Cluster connections!! [125013270090] |Connections on same cluster share keystrokes!! [125013270100] |* Proxy support. [125013270110] |* Serial/tty connection via cu/tip/remote-tty connections!! [125013270120] |* Pre/post connections local executions. [125013270130] |* TABS OR WINDOWS for connections!! [125013270140] |* Quick acces to configured connections via tray menu icon. [125013270150] |* More to come (ASA I find time!) [125013270160] |* FREE (GNU GPLv3) [125013270170] |What is new in PAC 2.4.1.3 [125013270180] |. [125013270190] |Fixed a bug regarding the Advanced Options in SSH configuration [125013270200] |. [125013270210] |GUI modification to allow a smaller size of main window (for los resolution/screens) [125013270220] |Install PAC 2.4.1.3 in ubuntu [125013270230] |Download .deb package from here you can install this file by double clicking on it [125013280010] |ScribeFire Next - Full-featured blog editor that integrates with your browser [125013280020] |This is a redesign of ScribeFire, one of the most popular add-ons for Firefox. [125013280030] |ScribeFire is a full-featured blog editor that integrates with your browser and lets you easily post to all of your blogs. [125013280040] |You can post to blogs from WordPress, Blogger, TypePad, Windows Live Spaces, Tumblr, Posterous, Xanga, LiveJournal, or any other blog that supports the MetaWeblog or MovableType APIs. [125013280050] |You can edit and update existing posts. [125013280060] |You can schedule posts for the future (if your blog allows that). [125013280070] |You can delete posts. [125013280080] |You can save drafts. [125013280090] |You can tag and categorize. [125013280100] |ScribeFire Next has an interface so simple that even a caveman could use it. [125013280110] |Anything you’re working on is saved if you close the editor and restored when you come back. [125013280120] |It really is the easiest way to update your blog. [125013280130] |This redesign aims to update and fix all long-standing problems with the main ScribeFire code, and will probably eventually replace the original ScribeFire add-on alltogether. [125013280140] |Download ScribeFire Next from here [125013290010] |Howto install Maya, Matchmover and Toxic 2011 on Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 10.04) [125013290020] |Autodesk Maya is a software application used for 3D animation, 3D modeling, simulation, visual effects, rendering, match moving, and compositing.Maya is used in the film and TV industry, as well as for computer and video games, architectural visualization and design. [125013290030] |The installation packages that come with Maya are .rpm packages. [125013290040] |To get this running we need to convert the packages to .deb. [125013290050] |For that use Alien. [125013290060] |sudo apt-get install alien [125013290070] |Now there are a few things we need to make sure are installed, like fonts etc. [125013290080] |sudo apt-get install csh, tcsh, libglw1-mesa, libglw1-mesa-dev, libaudiofile-dev, libaudiofile0, libaudiofile0-dbg, elfutils, ttf-liberation, ttf-mscorefonts-installer [125013290090] |You may also need to install these if you find packages are missing [125013290100] |sudo apt-get install tcsh fam libxp6 libxpm4 libxprintapputil1 libxprintutil1 cpio rpm ia32-libs [125013290110] |We need to set up some symbolic links now: [125013290120] |sudo ln -s /usr/autodesk /autodesk [125013290130] |sudo ln -s /usr/aw /aw [125013290140] |and then: [125013290150] |export RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr [125013290160] |We need to convert all of the rpm files to deb using alien. [125013290170] |Make a folder on your drive called Maya2011 and move all of your rpm files into there. [125013290180] |There is one package that is not included in the rpm file zip which is called adlmflexnetserver-1.2.26-0.x86_64.rpm. [125013290190] |This is the license server so you will need it. [125013290200] |It is included with the open source code. [125013290210] |*NOTE Autodesk has only released Backburner in 32 bit for Linux, so you won’t be able to convert it. [125013290220] |If you did so, just remove any backburner packages from the Maya2011 folder. [125013290230] |They aren’t compatible with our 64 bit architecture. [125013290240] |Here is a list of all the files you will need: [125013290250] |* EULA [125013290260] |* adlmapps-1.3.34-0.x86_64.rpm [125013290270] |* adlmflexnetclient-1.3.34-0.x86_64.rpm [125013290280] |* adlmflexnetserver-1.3.34-0.x86_64.rpm [125013290290] |* Composite2011-2011.0-2459.x86_64.rpm Install this if you want Toxic [125013290300] |* MatchMover2011_0_64-2011.0-177.x86_64.rpm Install this if you want Matchmover [125013290310] |* Maya2011_0_64-2011.0-271.x86_64.rpm [125013290320] |* Maya2011_0-docs_en_US_64-2011-88.x86_64.rpm [125013290330] |* MID.txt [125013290340] |* setup [125013290350] |* setup.xml [125013290360] |* setupbar.png [125013290370] |Now open terminal and navigate to the Maya2011 folder something like cd/whereveryoupuit/maya2011 [125013290380] |Pass the following: [125013290390] |for i in *.rpm; do sudo alien -cv $i; done [125013290400] |This is where you get to use your extra cores. [125013290410] |Alien will convert the packages to deb files. [125013290420] |It could take 5-15 minutes depending on your system specs. [125013290430] |Now install the .deb packages: [125013290440] |sudo dpkg -i *.deb [125013290450] |Now we need to set up some symbolic links for programs like fcheck. [125013290460] |cd /usr/local/bin [125013290470] |sudo ln -s /usr/autodesk/maya2011-x64/bin/fcheck fcheck [125013290480] |sudo ln -s /usr/autodesk/maya2011-x64/bin/maya2011 maya [125013290490] |sudo ln -s /usr/autodesk/maya2011-x64/bin/imgcvt imgcvt [125013290500] |sudo ln -s /usr/autodesk/maya2011-x64/bin/Render Render [125013290510] |cd /usr/autodesk [125013290520] |sudo ln -s maya2011-x64 maya [125013290530] |Let’s make some icons on our desktop for our install by entering the following: [125013290540] |sudo ln -sf /usr/autodesk/maya2011-x64/desktop/Autodesk-Maya.desktop /usr/share/applications/Autodesk-Maya.desktop [125013290550] |sudo ln -sf /usr/autodesk/maya2011-x64/desktop/Autodesk-Maya.directory /usr/share/desktop-directories/Autodesk-Maya.directory [125013290560] |Set up Mental Ray: [125013290570] |sudo mkdir /usr/tmp [125013290580] |sudo chmod 777 /usr/tmp [125013290590] |Set up the user interface: [125013290600] |sudo sh -c “echo ‘setenv LC_ALL en_US.UTF-8′ >>/usr/autodesk/maya2011-x64/bin/maya2011″ [125013290610] |After this completes, it’s time to set up the licensing system: [125013290620] |/usr/autodesk/maya2011-x64/bin/licensechooser /usr/autodesk/maya2011-x64/ standalone unlimited [125013290630] |Rare for Linux, reboot. [125013290640] |Let’s create a fake binary license file: [125013290650] |Go to your home folder and create a .c file named mayaInstall.c [125013290660] |Enter: [125013290670] |int main (void) {return 0; } [125013290680] |cd /home/usernameexample/Maya2011 [125013290690] |sh -c “echo ‘int main (void) {return 0; }’ >>/home/exempleuser/Maya2011/mayaInstall.c” [125013290700] |Open up terminal again and enter: [125013290710] |export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/R1/lib64/ [125013290720] |For the next line of code, the number in red 658D1 is your product code. [125013290730] |This can change with different versions of Maya, so be sure to enter it correctly or you will get an error: reason ## [125013290740] |/usr/autodesk/maya2011-x64/bin/adlmreg -i S 658C1 658D1 2011.0.0.F “yourserialnumber” /var/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/Maya2011/MayaConfig.pit [125013290750] |Autodesk recommends a reboot at this point, this has been the only way I have done it as well. [125013290760] |Navigate to your Maya2011 folder. [125013290770] |sudo ./setup [125013290780] |Follow menu instructions. [125013290790] |Open up a terminal and enter the following: [125013290800] |cd /usr/lib [125013290810] |sudo ln -s libtiff.so.4 libtiff.so.3 [125013290820] |cd /usr/autodesk/maya2011-x64/lib/ [125013290830] |sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8 libcrypto.so.6 [125013290840] |sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libssl.so.0.9.8 libssl.so.6 [125013290850] |We are almost done, we need to add the following symbolic links: [125013290860] |ln –s /usr/lib64/libssl.so.8 libssl.so.6 [125013290870] |ln –s /usr/lib64/libcrypto.so.8 libcrypto.so.6 [125013290880] |***If the above license setup technique does not work try this: [125013290890] |Open up another terminal to launch the GUI license importer. [125013290900] |Input: [125013290910] |sudo /opt/Autodesk/Adlm/R1/bin/LTU 657C1 2011.0.0.F -d “SA” [125013290920] |Enter your license information. [125013290930] |Launch Maya with the maya command! [125013290940] |Via Ubuntu forums