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Open a terminal and become root using 'su'. Now type at terminal these commands to make your fedora play multimedia files. # rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm # rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm # yum -y install gstreamer-plugins-bad gstreamer-plugins-ugly xine-lib-extras-nonfree # yum install xine xine-lib libdvdcss Now you will be able to play mp3s and dvds in your fedora 11.

Recently I configured the wireless card in an acer aspire one, on a ubuntu 8.10 include, for the ubuntu version 9.04 it is recognized by default, well, at least I read it somewhere, but for version 8.04 will have to several steps: Setting Atheros AR5006EG card 802.11 b/g Wireless PCI Express acer aspire one 1. Install the kernel headers: $ sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) 2. Download and decompress from Atheros drivers for the console: $ wget "http://snapshots.madwifi-project.org/madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-current.tar.gz" $ tar -xzvf madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-current.tar.gz $ cd madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6*/ 3. Compile and install: $ make $ sudo make install $ sudo modprobe ath_pci 4. Edit the file /etc/modules: $ sudo gedit /etc/modules And add ath_pci to the end, it shall be as follows: # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning wi...

To install iceweasel 3.5 in debian lenny you need to do the following steps: Iceweasel 3.5 installation on debian lenny 1. Add the debian repositories testing and experimental: # echo deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian testing main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/testing.list # echo deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian experimental main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/experimental.list 2. Leaving the stable distribution on by default: # echo 'APT::Default-Release "stable";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/default 3. Update repositories: # aptitude update 4. Install iceweasel 3.5 units # aptitude install -t testing libstartup-notification0 libsqlite3-0 libnss3-1d libhunspell-1.2-0 libasound2 5. Install iceweasel 3.5: # aptitude install iceweasel/experimental

You can use the utility " iotop " to find out the " disk usage of each process " running on your system. Type this command at terminal to install " iotop " on your system. $ sudo apt-get install iotop If you just want to know the cpu usage and memory usage of each process, then simply use "top" command for it. " iotop " is also same as " top ", but it shows disk usage of all processes and threads.

Google plans to launch the Google Chrome OS in the second half of 2010, an operating system designed from the ground up to run the Chrome web browser on netbooks. Google Chrome OS is built to run on both x86 architecture chips and ARM chips, like the ones increasingly found in netbooks. It is also working with multiple OEMs to get the new OS up and running next year. This Chrome OS will be lightweight and fast just like the browser itself. But also just like the browser, it will be open-sourced. Google says the software architecture will basically be the current Chrome browser running inside “a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel.” So in other words, it basically is the web as an OS. And applications developers will develop for it just as they would on the web. This is similar to the approach Palm has taken with its new webOS for the Palm Pre, but Google notes that any app developed for Google Chrome OS will work in any standards-compliant browser on any OS. Chrome OS will be...

As of tomorrow's daily builds, GRUB 2 will be the default boot loader for new installations. They do not expect to be changing the boot loader for existing installations, at least not at this time; this is an inherently risky operation. (Remember that they don't even automatically reinstall the boot loader when they upgrade to new versions of GRUB Legacy, let alone when changing to a complete reimplementation.) However, if you wish to upgrade your system to GRUB 2, then see this page for instructions: http://blog.dipinkrishna.info/2009/06/install-and-test-grub2.html

It was discovered on Jaunty. After installing grub2, it modifies the currently installed grub 0.97 menu.lst configuration file to chainload grub2 to allow one to test grub2 before committing to it as the default boot loader. However, grub2 modifies the menu.lst entry and adds the incorrect command to select the partition to boot from to chain load grub2. It uses: root 7cce46fe-4883-44bb-939b-58b9483f2739 and should be: uuid 7cce46fe-4883-44bb-939b-58b9483f2739 I suspect it was originally correct before grub 0.97 has UUID support added. To test and install grub2 correctly see here.

"Grub2" is a replacement for grub, which has been claiming to be the replacement for it for some years. Switching to "grub2" would bring support for newer systems, internationalisation, updates and bug fixes etc. So it's clear we would like to switch the default bootloader to grub2...lets try "install and test grub2". Testing grub2 If you are running Jaunty Jackalope or later, grub2 can be installed in parallel with, and as a chainloaded sub-bootloader of, your existing grub installation. This allows you to boot actually with grub and then select grub2 from the menu. Then you can confirm grub2 works correctly before electing to switch to it formally. Note: If you do this from Jaunty YOUR MACHINE WILL NOT BOOT. Read the instructions about changing "root" to "uuid" below. Though it is unlikely you will have any issues it is always recommend taking precautions before attempting a bootloader update. It is recommended that you have an up...

Work with the images as you do it in " photoshop in ubuntu using gimpsho p" . GIMPshop is a modification of the free/open source graphics program GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), intended to replicate the feel of Adobe Photoshop. Its primary purpose is to make users of Photoshop feel comfortable using GIMP. GIMPShop tries to replicate Photoshop’s interface as close as possible , hence many tutorials designed for Adobe Photoshop could be followed for GIMPshop !! . Now besides all the interface change it adds naming convection similar to photoshop to Gimp . Other than this all the features of GIMP are preserved . Like GIMP which is crossplatform and runs on Windows , Linux , OS X ,Solaris GIMPshop too is crossplatform. Since GIMPshop is based on GIMP so it has all the features of GIMP+some extras. Howto Install Gimpshop in Ubuntu If you want to install gimpshop first you need to download .deb package from here . Now you have gimpshop_2.2.11-1_i386.deb package install...

Greasemonkey is an add-on or plugin for your web browser "firefox" that allows us to install some scripts to improve our productivity on the sites that we visit. How to use greasemonkey : Install Greasemonkey on firefox as an add-on .. then go to the web site with the thousands of custom scripts, find and install the one we want. Once installed the script, each time you enter the site to which the script was created, this will be his grace. This is the list of those who use and quite the truth that saves me a few seconds on the navigation .. 1 - FX Google : google search engine to change completely. Putting hand on all the functions and this can add many others that are very useful. On the web script you can see all their qualities. 2 - Download ANY Video from YouTube : As the name says it allows you to download any video from YouTube. A link to a website that allows us to download in three different formats flv, 3gp and mp4 is added at the bottom of the video we are seeing...

Gears is a plug-in that extends your browser to create a richer platform for web applications. For example, webmasters can use Gears on their websites to let users access information offline or provide you with content based on your geographical location. To install Gears, visit http://gears.google.com. Gears was designed to be used on both Google and non-Google sites. A number of web applications currently make use of Gears, including two Google products: Google Reader and Google Docs. Additionally, Zoho and Remember the Milk have been using Gears since its original launch. If you're running Windows Mobile on your cellphone, Picasa Web Albums also makes use of Gears. Gears works with a select group of sites that are specifically designed for compatibility. When you visit a site that's configured to work with Gears, you should see a message stating "The website below wants to use Gears." If you'd like to allow the use of Gears on this site, simply check the box ne...

I recently configured my gmail account in Evolution mail on my ubuntu jaunty. This is how i did it. 1. Login into your gmail account. Goto Settings -> Forwarding and POP/IMAP . Enable POP for mail, select the option you prefer. Make sure you select one option to enable POP. 2. Now open Evolution and follow the screen shots. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Now you gmail account in configured in Evolution Mail. Enjoy!

Undoubtedly, the game of poker on the internet has been a great success, because you can gamble and win big money, we want millions of dollars are earned on these types of games. Has grown both types of games that they have created several gadgets to play with, this is one device that helps you improve your poker game online multi-mode. Speaking a little about this gadget, the graphical interface is similar to any other poker room such as bwin poker , where you can choose your seat, blind levels and share them with your friends while playing a friendly.

Few days ago I installed the latest version of Windows 7, Release Candidate, which is almost the final version. I must say that Microsoft has done a good job with this new Windows, but that is beside anything Vista is better for a while I was using it, installing programs, viewing changing the look and the new options, and certainly when Microsoft launches Windows 7 many users will change it. As a Windows user I do not think it will pay a new license, we are in crisis and I am not left over pasta. I guess I stay with Windows XP or wait for some charitable soul steal Windows 7 As a user of Linux I wonder who this article entitled: How will Windows 7 effect for Linux users? Making an artificial division of Linux users, we have the newcomers and those already taken some time. This first group that has spoken recently with Ubuntu, by the proximity and ease of use of new Linux distributions, it is quite likely to diminish or grow in a less noticeable. Generally speaking, these users have no...

1. You will need to have Gimp 2.6 installed and ready. Now create a new picture with 640 x 480 (480 minus some space for the text cursor). The original Slitaz splash will be 640 x 346 pixels. 2. Now create your image,with your creative works. When done, change the image mode to indexed colors. IMAGE > MODE > INDEXED The pre-boot image can only have 16 different colors, minus 2 colors for the text. So, you have to select "Maximum Number Of Color = 14", reserving 2 colors for the text. 3. Now save the image in PPM format: FILE -> SAVE AS -> SELECT FILE TYPE (BY EXTENSION) -> PPM IMAGE Save it (as RAW ppm). 4. Convert the PPM image to LSS image using Syslinux utility ppmtolss16 (a Perl program that comes with the Syslinux package). # wget http://ftp.nluug.nl/sunsite/system/boot/loaders/syslinux-3.75.tar.gz # tar xzf syslinux-3.75.tar.gz Inside the directory syslinux-3.75/utils you can find the "ppmtolss16" Perl script. Copy the file "ppmtolss16...

Server Ubuntu aims to keep free software at the forefront of cloud computing by embracing the API’s of Amazon EC2, and making it easy for anybody to setup their own cloud using entirely open tools. They’re currently in beta with official Ubuntu base AMI’s for use on Amazon EC2. During the Karmic cycle they want to make it easy to deploy applications into the cloud, with ready-to-run appliances or by quickly assembling a custom image. Ubuntu-vmbuilder makes it easy to create a custom AMI today, but a portfolio of standard image profiles will allow easier collaboration between people doing similar things on EC2. Wouldn’t it be apt for Ubuntu to make the Amazon jungle as easy to navigate as, say, APT? What if you want to build an EC2-style cloud of your own? The Eucalyptus project, from UCSB, enables you to create an EC2-style cloud in your own data center, on your own hardware. It’s no coincidence that Eucalyptus has just been uploaded to universe and will...

Release of version 2.26.2 of GNOME was announced on May 20. This is the second update to GNOME 2.26. It contains some important bug arrangements that directly affect our users, updates the documentation and also a large number of updated translations. We thank all contributors who have worked hard to deliver these changes in time. Hope this helps people to feel better in the daily use of their computers! The next stable version of GNOME is GNOME 2.26.3, which will be ready on July 1. Meanwhile, the GNOME community is actively working on the GNOME unstable branch that will become GNOME 2.28 in September 2009.

It is confirmed: Ubuntu can run Android applications. As advanced a few days ago, has confirmed that Canonical is working on developing an environment that will allow the execution of native Android application in Ubuntu. This is confirmed by what was only a rumor a few days ago to Ubuntu and open up new possibilities, most interesting, since Android is expected to soon become a reference platform for mobile devices. The advantages of using this environment and its applications in Ubuntu is very good news. This project is in its infancy and not yet available, but hope to "open" soon, and thus accelerate their development through the work of the community. Read more here...

You may encounter a blank screen after boot in ubuntu. This will be due to some update of certain packages. Follow these steps to correct the problem. 1. Select recovery mode from the boot menu. 2. Select login as root from the menu in recovery mode. 3. Type this at the prompt # sudo apt-get remove xorg-driver-fglrx # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg 4. Exit # exit 5. Now select Resume normal boot from the menu. Every thing should be OK by now. Please comment about your experience.

If you want to create a reflection effect in GIMP, you can use this simple script . Download. Just copy the script to your gimp installation directory. Example: /usr/share/gimp/2.X/scripts replace X with the version number.. Restart GIMP Open a Picture Go to Filters > Decor > Reflectio n Save your picture as PNG (to use alpha channel) or JPEG.

The launch of Amarok 2.1, five months after its previous version 2.0 was announced , the all-free multimedia player developed primarily for the KDE desktop. In addition to an updated look, some of the improvements in this new version include: Improvements in play lists : More and better filters to create them, but the biggest change is in the very form of lists, where we see only the name of the song. Context View : Amarok Context Browser lets us have all the information about a certain song or artist when you are playing this music, and now this interface allows for greater customization. Bookmarks : It is a very useful feature for those who use podcasts or audio books. Amarok saves them automatically to the audio track Amarok URLs : The idea is to combine services with other podcasts or songs in order to link directly to Amarok and share those links with ease. Last.fm : More and better integration with a service that has become sadly fee but still has millions of followers. Installin...

" Dual boot Slitaz and Windows " Follow these steps to dual boot your system with Slitaz and WIndows. 1. First create atleast two partitions on your hd, one for Slitaz and the other for Windows. You may be in need to create a partition for swap,probably if you have less memory. Just partition your HD. 2. Now install the Windows on the first partition. (It may be hda1). 3. Reboot your computer. 4. Now boot Slitaz and install it on the second partition (I may be hda2). 5. Reboot your computer. 6. Now your Slitaz will boot from the hardisk. Now to add the windows partition, add these lines to /boot/grub/menu.lst : title Windows rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1 makeactive 7. Now open the terminal and type $ grub now a grub terminal will be opened. 1. Now you will need to set the root device. grub> root (hd0,1) 2. Now setup the grub. grub> setup (hd0) 3. Exit grub grub> quit 8. Reboot your system. You will see both the Slitaz and window...

I installed ubuntu and then vista, i found that my ubuntu grub was lost.. I followed these steps to "restore" the " grub boot loader" of ubuntu. Here are the steps 1. Boot from the ubuntu Live CD. 2. Now open a terminal from Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal. 3. Now you need to start grub as root $ sudo grub Following was the output for me [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible completions of a device/filename. ] grub> 5. Now find the disk location of your ubuntu installation grub> find /boot/grub/stage1 i got it as (hda0,2) 6. Now you will need to set the root device with the help of the above result. grub> root (hd0,2) 7. Now setup the grub grub> setup (hd0) 8. Exit grub grub> quit Now restart the system. Your ubuntu grub will be back.

Did you fail to use " gtalk in ubuntu " ... Now you can chat and talk to your gmail buddies in ubuntu... 1. check for gtk2.0 and qt4 $ sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev $ sudo apt-get install libqt4-dev libogg-dev libtheora-dev $ sudo apt-get install libsdl-dev libavcodec-dev libswscale-dev $ sudo apt-get install libexpat-dev libraw1394-dev libvorbis-dev $ sudo apt-get install libgsm1-dev  libspeexdsp-dev libmediastreamer0-dev libortp-dev 2. Remove 'pulse audio sound server' Open synaptic package manager and remove pulse audio 3. "Download gtalx" from here Dowload it here 4. Extract the file.... $ tar -zxvf 0.0.4.tar.gz 5. Get into the directory.... $ cd 0.0.4 and then... $ sudo chmod u+x make $ ./make $ sudo ./make install 6. Enjoy..... Please comment about your installation(whether it was a success or not....) Take gtalx from Applications > Internet > gtalx Enter your gmail login information..and click connect... ...

Create your own login screens in ubuntu.. Components of a GDM Theme A GDM Theme is basically composed by: * A background image * A screenshot to be displayed in the GDM Configuration * Icons (images for the icon bar) * An xml file, where the actual theme is defined. This file allows the declaration of frames, images, the login box, caps lock warning frame, background, icons, multi-language captions, etc. * The GdmGreeterTheme.desktop file, which is not a true .desktop file, but it contains the name of the xml, screenshot and other information to be displayed in the GDM Configuration screen. 1. Create a theme directory... $ mkdir mytheme $ cd mytheme 2. Now copy the images to the directory and create a the xml file.... $ vi mytheme.xml In general, the first item to be changed is the background image. The background image must be at least as big as the screen resolution. In order to make the theme suitable to other users, it is a good idea to use at least 1600x1200 pixel images, as...

Download the tar file from here . ...and extract it.... You can see many image files, one c file, one Makefile and one bdf file. To create a usplash using this...just type at terminal... $ cd dipin-usplash2 $ make Now you will get a dipin-usplash.so file. This is the usplash file. Now u can create your own usplash by editing the images and call 'make'. Edit the images as said below... Put all the images into one image and do this...then extract the palette of the image, and then apply that palette to all individual images... 1. Windows->Dockable Dialogs->Palettes 2.click the arrow on the top-right of the palette-dock.... 3.Palettes Menu->Import palette 4.Click image..and select the image... 5. now the new palette would have been generated....as show... 6.Now take individual images and do this... Mode->Indexed 7. Colors->map->Set Colormap.. 8. 9.Select the palette we generated.... 10.