Ubuntu Tweak 0.4.8 is released.The number of PPA source from launchpad.net is increasing. A lot of new and updated applications have their PPA source, it’s really useful for users. Ubuntu Tweak includes a lot of popular PPA sources to let people to use PPA easily.
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Installing Netbook Images
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A common issue with a Netbook is that they do not have a CDROM so that you must load the operating system from a flash drive. UNetbootin, the Universal Netbook Installer does an excellent job at creating an image to put on your flash drive so you can install it on your Netbook.
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Painless Linux Multi-boot Setup
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The common wisdom is to have a shared home directory in a multiboot setup, but this has its own set of potential problems because it mixes data files and configuration files. So when you're trying out different distributions, your desktop settings may not translate gracefully across all of them. So what's the answer?
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Wtf is Linux?
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Well, I am here to tell you, but before we launch into an explanation of what Linux is, we need to cover a few basics. First, I want to tell you a little about computer hardware, and then a little about how an operating system is structured.
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Download and convert Youtube videos with Elltube
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Youtube is one of the most popular video sharing sites on Internet. There are several applications that let you download and store on your hard disk. Elltube is one such application which works both on Linux and windows.
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Creating Screencasts With recordMyDesktop On Ubuntu 9.04
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recordMyDesktop is a desktop session recorder for GNU/Linux that attemps to be easy to use, yet also effective at its primary task. It produces files using only open formats. These are theora for video and vorbis for audio, using the ogg container. This tutorial shows how to install and use recordMyDesktop on Ubuntu 9.04.
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Bible Study Tool Now in Ubuntu / Debian Linux : gnomesword
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Gnomesword is a bible study tool for Linux. Latest version known as Xiphos will available now, But I have tested gnomesword and found it is good and stable. By default it is in arabic bible with english commentary. It is open-source software, and available free-of-charge to all.
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Links: a graphics and text mode web browser
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Links is a graphics and text mode web browser, released under GPL. Links is a free software.
# Links runs on Linux, BSD, UNIX in general, OS/2, Cygwin under Windows, AtheOS, BeOS, FreeMint.
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5 y.o KDE user tips & tricks
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About 4 to 5 years ago I really got bored of dealing with Windows so I looked for alternatives. I found Linux and I happily migrated. So, the story is that my nephew, who’s 5 y.o right now, has been using Linux and Windows since always.
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10 basic Ubuntu applications
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This is just a simple list of really useful, maybe basic applications available from the Ubuntu repositories. Again this is just my list and in time it might grow to more then 10.
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Electronic whiteboard for Linux (ubuntu)
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How to convert our computer screen on to a digital electronic whiteboard, under Linux, could not be simpler. Only need a knob for Wii (Nintendo Console), an infrared emitter (such as a remote control), and the software for it (see the "Linux electronic whiteboard").
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Adding Open in Terminal to Nautilus right click menu
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Ubuntu uses nautilus as the default file manager. You can effectively use nautilus to increase your productivity. Here I am telling about a useful hack for power users for opening folders in terminal . See the screen shot below
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Make applications remember their last state in Ubuntu
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If you want your most-used applications already opened when you boot up into your Ubuntu box, all you have to do is go to System > Preferences > Startup Applications and in the Options tab check the box next to “Automatically remember running applications when logging out“.
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Twidge: a full-functional command-line Twitter and identi.ca client
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Twidge is a command-line, full-functional Twitter and identi.ca client. It supports posting updates, retrieving information, and excellent integration with the Unix shell scripting environment via piping and well-formatted output.
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The Perfect Desktop - gOS 3.1 Gadgets
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This tutorial shows how you can set up a gOS 3.1 Gadgets desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.
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