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Install OpenShot 1.1 Video Editor in Ubuntu

OpenShot video editor has steadily improved since its official release 2 months ago. OpenShot 1.1 even got included into upcoming Ubuntu Lucid 10.04.

How to Install And Setup Ubuntu One In Kubuntu

KDE users, those who use Kubuntu, were left out of the initial release. In order to use Ubuntu One, they would have to install the Gnome client or use only the web-based interface. Now, all of that has changed with the development of Ubuntu One KDE Client.

Broadcom BCM4322 Wireless On Ubuntu Karmic

I recently tried setting up a Dell Laptop with a Broadcom wireless driver. It was the only thing that wasn’t auto detected and setup correctly. Which got me a bit worried.

Change Metacity button location in Ubuntu

Ordinarily I wouldn’t bother trying to help out Gnome users because Gnome itself is deliberately hamstrung and at the same time grotesquely overweight, but this is something so simple and so straightforward as to make all the

Reset a password in Ubuntu

In Ubuntu, if you can believe this, it’s quite easy to change or “reset” the password for an account, so long as you have physical access to the machine. In total this should take you about 10 seconds to finish, give or take for the actual speed of the machine.

Installing Ipredator under Ubuntu Linux 9.10

Ipredator is a service for safe and anonymous access to the Internet. Ipredator creates an encrypted tunnel and changes your public IP number to an anonymous (Swedish) one.

Ubuntu Artwork Gaining Momentum – 5 Cool Community Contributed Themes from Ubuntu Artwork Pool

The trend had already started with the release of Ubuntu Karmic. A number of community contributed themes started pouring in and some of them even got into the list of default themes for Ubuntu.

Ubuntu Lucid Light Themes (Radiance and Ambiance) Available In A PPA

Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) Light Themes (Radiance and Ambiance) – click me if you haven’t seen the themes yet – will probably be updated lots of times until Lucid Lynx is released.

Getting Started With SMPlayer on Ubuntu (to Play Movies Better)

SMPlayer, which we have previously recommended for Windows, is also available for Linux. We’ll show you how to install, configure, and start using the latest version of SMPlayer.

How to Watch Internet TV in Ubuntu / Debian Linux with Miro

A great Utility for Ubuntu / Debian Users. Miro is a free, open source, video player and podcast client It can play almost any video file and offers over 6,000 free internet TV shows and video podcasts.

Share Ubuntu folders with NFS

If you’ve ever tried to share folders on a Linux machine over a network, you’ve most likely attempted to get NFS working. And on many occasions you might have found yourself nearly pulling out your hair in frustration.

Ubuntu 10.04 … now with iPhone/iPod touch support

Whenever I mention Ubuntu (or for that matter any other Linux distro), I’m invariably asked whether the OS offers support for Apple’s iPod. The answer has always been “no” … until now.

Setting up Monit on Ubuntu

Monit tells you if something goes wrong on your server, and tries to fix it.

Ubuntu Lucid Makes Scanning Simple

Canonical developer Robert Ancell is working on Simple Scan, a great little program that does exactly what it claims – it makes scanning documents simple! Simple Scan is now the default scanning software in Lucid.

Clean up your system with Bleachbit

You never know what is dirtying up your Linux system. Your Bash history, temporary files, usage history, clipboard, free disk space…there’s always a chance something is there that you don’t want. But how do you go through it all

20 Breathtaking Ubuntu Studio Wallpaper Collection

And I must say, the basic artwork in Ubuntu Studio that include themes, wallpapers and iconsets, are way better than that in the original Ubuntu itself. Here is a nice collection of 20 Ubuntu Studio Wallpapers you might want to check out.

VMWare DIY – How to Run Ubuntu with Windows 7 in “Unity” mode!

Couple years back, actually exactly 5 years ago, I used to use Linux as my main operating system while Windows XP ran in VMWare Linux. Well, those days are over because I feel that Windows simply runs slowly inside Linux.

Beautify your Ubuntu desktop using the software center

I have found two important programs for you to install from the Ubuntu Software Center that will allow you to drastically change the appearance of your Ubuntu desktop and app windows.

How To Run Ubuntu in Windows 7 with VMware Player

Would you like to use Ubuntu Linux programs, but prefer the convenience of Windows 7? With VMware Player, you can install a full copy of Ubuntu and integrate it with your Windows 7 computer for free.

Easy Way To Create Bootable Ubuntu USB Pendrive

This short guide explains how you can create a bootable Ubuntu USB pendrive.

Linux Howto: Cleaning up Your GRUB 2 Menu (part 2)

I mentioned in the last article that Ubuntu’s scripts generated 56 lines of grub entries on my system. That’s because I have three root partitions and a lot of kernels in /boot.

How To install Open Office 3.2 in Ubuntu Linux

Version 3.2 supports of ODF 1.2 Metadata, support for Opentype/CFF fonts, support for Graphite Smart fonts, XHTML export filter update and support for Quicklook on OS X. OOo 3.2 Calc and Writer both have a reduced ‘cold start’ time by 46% compared to version 3.0

Window buttons alignment (Gnome, Ubuntu 10.04)

Today I want to import an article of my old blog: an explanation of how to change the alignment of the window buttons in Gnome (Ubuntu 10.04).

Safari 4: Installing and Running it on Ubuntu Linux

Here’s an interesting tutorial that we would like to share with you on Daily World Buzz. It was written by Jun Auza of TechSource from Bohol. It’s a simple step by step tutorial with screenshots of how to install Safari 4 and use it in your Ubuntu Linux OS.

On Ubuntu 9.10 and SATA

I finally decided to bite the bullet and turn my desktop computer into an Ubuntu machine. Up until now I’ve kept it running windows for the ease of gaming.

Installing “Ubuntu Netbook Remix Edition”

I have just now, a couple hours ago, started to install the “Ubuntu Netbook Remix edition”. To do this I used a USB 2.0 HDD, because I currently do not posses empty CD/DVD.

Edubuntu is Ubuntu for the Classroom

Ubuntu by Canonical, one of the most popular Linux distributions, provides a few different variants. One of them is Edubuntu.

Network Analysis With Wireshark On Ubuntu 9.10

Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer (or “packet sniffer”) that can be used for network analysis, troubleshooting, software development, education, etc. This guide shows how to install and use it on an Ubuntu 9.10 desktop to analyze the traffic on the local network card.

How to create a Debian/Ubuntu package (.deb) manually

This blog post gives some hints how to create a .deb package file (to be used with Debian, Ubuntu and similar Linux distributions). The intended audience is programmers and system administrators, both with a strong Debian or Ubuntu Linux background and strong scripting skills.

Product Spotlight: Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud

If you are even remotely considering cloud computing, you owe it to yourself to begin with the Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) open source cloud software.

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