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Smart Scopes in Ubuntu 13.10

2013-06-08T11:20:00.000-07:00

Ubuntu 13.10 has just gotten smarter. Check the post: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/06/ubuntu-13-10-readies-arrival-of-smarter-unity-dash.

Ubuntu 13.04 Features Overview

2013-05-19T06:07:00.000-07:00

Install Google Chrome browser on Ubuntu 13.04

2013-05-18T18:44:00.004-07:00

If you download and install the current version of Google Chrome browser on frash new Ubuntu, you will be complained with error of:

Dependency is not satisfiable: libudev0(>=147)

Error when install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 13.04

To fix it, follow the links to download and install libudev0:

32bit .deb:
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/132294322/libudev0_175-0ubuntu19_i386.deb

64bit .deb
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/132294155/libudev0_175-0ubuntu19_amd64.deb

Speedometer, Measure network connection

2013-04-22T06:31:00.000-07:00

Speedometer

Speedometer is a application to measure and display the rate of data across a network connection or data being stored in a file. The current version is 2.8.

To install on Ubuntu, run the command in Terminal:

$sudo apt-get install speedometer

Ubuntu Rescue Remix: data recovery software toolkit based on Ubuntu

2013-03-15T11:29:00.003-07:00

Ubuntu Rescue Remix provides a Free-Libre Open-Source data recovery software toolkit based on Ubuntu.

Ubuntu-Rescue-Remix provides a robust yet lean system for data recovery and forensics. No graphical interface is used; the live system can boot and function normally on machines with very little memory or processor power. Following Ubuntu's six-month release schedule, all the software is up-to-date, stable and supported.

Ubuntu-Rescue-Remix features a full command-line environment with the newest versions of the most powerful free/libre open-source data recovery software including GNU ddrescue, Photorec, The Sleuth Kit, Gnu-fdisk and Clamav.

Intel Linux Graphics Installer 1.0

2013-03-12T13:09:00.000-07:00

Intel Linux Graphics Installer allows you to easily install the latest graphics drivers for your Intel graphics hardware. This allows you to stay current with the latest enhancements, optimizations, and fixes to ensure the best user experience with your Intel graphics hardware.

https://01.org/linuxgraphics/

Intel Linux Graphics Installer

Ubuntu on tablets announced

2013-02-19T12:36:00.002-08:00

Know more: http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/tablet

MCU 8051 IDE

2013-02-17T18:05:00.003-08:00

MCU 8051 IDE is integrated development enviroment for microcontrollers based on 8051.

Supported programming languages are C and assembly. It has its own assembler and support for 2 external assemblers. For C language it uses SDCC compiler.

This program is intended for Linux systems, other POSIX systems and Microsoft® Windows® system. There are packages for various Linux distributions (.RPM , .DEB and .ebuild) and an installer for MS Windows®.

This IDE contains simulator, source code editor, assembler, HW programmer and much other tools. Simulator supports over 79 MCU primarily from Atmel.

HW programmer supports 8 ISP programmable MCUs from Atmel (AT89Sxx, AT89LSxx).

There is also support for simple hardware simulation (like LEDs, keys, etc.).

MCU 8051 IDE Screenshot

LibreOffice 4.0.0 Final released

2013-02-08T13:05:00.000-08:00

LibreOffice 4.0.0 is the first release from the 4.0 branch of LibreOffice. It contains many exciting new features, and is suitable for early adopters and private power users.

GIMP 2.8.4 released

2013-02-08T12:55:00.000-08:00

GIMP 2.8.4 is out! This is a release in the stable GIMP 2.8 series, featuring lots of bug fixes and translation updates. For the complete list of changes please see the NEWS file.

Raspberry Pi emulation for Windows

2013-02-07T07:52:00.002-08:00

Raspberry Pi emulation for Windows is simple Raspberry Pi qemu emulation in Windows for beginners.

- just download, unzip, and run.bat to try Raspberry Pi on Windows.

Google Raspberry Pi video

2013-02-07T07:05:00.002-08:00

How to format USB drive on Ubuntu

2013-01-17T13:07:00.001-08:00

Search and run the application Disks.

Select the USB driver, Click the gear icon, and select Format Disk...

Entangle: Tethered Camera Control & Capture

2013-01-16T16:24:00.000-08:00

Entangle provides a graphical interface for “tethered shooting”, aka taking photographs with a digital camera completely controlled from the computer.

Pinta: Painting Made Simple

2013-01-16T15:57:00.002-08:00

Pinta is a free, open source drawing/editing program modeled after Paint.NET. Its goal is to provide users with a simple yet powerful way to draw and manipulate images on Linux, Mac, and Windows.

Pinta 1.4 has been released for Windows, Linux, and Mac!

Web site: http://pinta-project.com/

Ubuntu Studio

2013-01-16T15:32:00.004-08:00

Ubuntu Studio is a free, open, and powerful operating system for creative people to create their art.

Whether your focus is audio, video, photography, or graphic design, Ubuntu Studio is both productive and rewarding to use.

Audio

With a full suite of audio applications and documented work flows, Ubuntu Studio can support you with record, mix, and many more.
Graphics

Graphic design and modeling applications including The GIMP, Inkscape and Blender. Along with plugins like dcraw to help with RAW camera files and wacom-tools for people with Wacom drawing tablets.
Video

Ubuntu Studio supports you all the way to final render for your video.

Ubuntu Studio also provides an application suite for 3D modeling, animation, and compositing.

Post production effects, like lens flares, color grading, and chroma key/alpha over, are available to support your creative vision.
Photography

Import pictures from your camera or other devices.

Edit, process and organize your photos with such applications as Openshot and Darktable, and publish them to social web sites.
Publishing

Whether you’re heading for the printing press, or need to have a particular format for a phone reader, it is possible to achieve professional results on Ubuntu Studio.

Link: http://ubuntustudio.org/

How to set the Launcher Bar auto-hide on Ubuntu 12.10

2013-01-15T10:15:00.003-08:00

To set the Launcher oh Ubuntu 12.10 auto-hide:

Right click on the screen, select Change Desktop Background.

Select Behavior, set Auto-hide the Launcher to ON.

Install GCC 4.7.2 on Ubuntu Linux

2013-01-04T11:39:00.000-08:00

To try the new of C++11 on Ubuntu, we can install GCC 4.7 or later. GCC 4.7.2 have been release.

To install GCC 4.7 on Ubuntu, open a Terminal and type the command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install g++-4.7 c++-4.7

To made the g++4.7 as default, type the command:

sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-4.7 20
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-4.7 20
sudo update-alternatives --config gcc
sudo update-alternatives --config g++

UFRaw: read and manipulate raw images from digital cameras

2012-11-30T22:06:00.000-08:00

The Unidentified Flying Raw (UFRaw) is a utility to read and manipulate raw images from digital cameras. It can be used on its own or as a Gimp plug-in. It reads raw images using Dave Coffin's raw conversion utility - DCRaw. UFRaw supports color management workflow based on Little CMS, allowing the user to apply ICC color profiles.

http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/

How Linux is Built

2012-08-19T14:25:00.004-07:00

While Linux is running our phones, friend requests, tweets, financial trades, ATMs and more, most of us don't know how it's actually built. This short video takes you inside the process by which the largest collaborative development project in the history of computing is organized. Based on the annual report "Who Writes Linux," this is a powerful and inspiring story of how Linux has become a community-driven phenomenon. More information about Linux and The Linux Foundation can be found at http://www.linuxfoundation.org and http://www.linux.com

GIMP Magazine Launches Fall 2012, it's free

2012-07-20T05:41:00.001-07:00

GIMP Magazine features the amazing works created from this world wide community of GIMP. Photography, digital arts, graphic arts, design, tips & tricks, step by step tutorials, master classes, help desk questions, book and product reviews and so much more are showcased and explored in this quarterly publication. This publication is available for free and is licensed Creative Commons CC-AT-SA 2.5.

Issue #1 is complete and will launch in the Fall 2012. It is exactly 50 pages using a traditional 8.125″ x 10.75″ magazine style layout that is best viewed using facing page mode. it will be released in a standard screen resolution PDF, an elegant PDF viewing experience through www.issuu.com/GIMPMagazine and the ePub version is already in the works. All of this will be accessible from our website at: http://gimpmagazine.org

locate: Linux command to find files and directories

2012-07-14T10:57:00.000-07:00

locate

locate [options] pattern
Search database(s) of filenames and print matches. Matches include all files that contain pattern unless patternincludes metacharacters, in which case locate requires an exact match. *, ?, [, and ] are treated specially; / and . are not. Searches are conducted against a database of system contents that is updated periodically. To update the database, use the updatedb command.

Options

-d path, --database=path

Search databases in path. path must be a colon-separated list.

-h, --help

Print a help message and then exit.

--version

Print version information and then exit.

Ubuntu for Android - Two Kinds of Linux On Your Phone

2012-05-07T14:52:00.002-07:00

lsusb: list PCI buses and devices

2012-05-04T06:21:00.001-07:00

lspci is a command on Unix-like operating systems that prints detailed information about all PCI buses and devices in the system. It is based on a common portable library libpci which offers access to the PCI configuration space on a variety of operating systems.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS announced

2012-04-30T16:39:00.000-07:00

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is available now!

Or, take a online tour here before download.