LINUX ON DESKTOP

Ubo Iconset : Ballpoint pen made, Handmade Iconset for Ubuntu

2011-08-13T04:07:00.010+05:30

In this post I am going to talk about very interesting icon set, though, this icon set is still under alpha version, and I usually dislike alpha version of icon-set as they miss many critical icons for the frequently used programs which makes the desktop look inconsistent and often are not completed, I would mention Ubo Iconset here because of the factor of novelty associated with the iconset.

TunesViewer : Access iTunes University easily on Linux

2011-07-19T15:42:00.007+05:30

Over the years Linux has evolved from an operating system used by hackers and primarily used on servers, to being recognized as a viable alternative to popular proprietary operating systems on Desktop, the growth of Android, which is infact based on GNU/Linux has only made the case even stronger. The list of vendors that support Linux has grown, there are companies that are funneling in money for

Bodhi Linux 1.1.0 : Ubuntu and Enlightenment based Promising Linux distribution

2011-06-15T18:15:00.020+05:30

Bodhi Linux is a relatively new GNU/Linux distribution being developed by Jeff Hoogland. I had read couple of reviews of Bodhi Linux earlier, but comment from the maintainer of Bodhi Linux in the review of MacPup 520 Linux ( you can read this review here ) , made me take notice of Bodhi Linux, and I decided to give Bodhi Linux a try.Bodhi Linux 1.1.0 is a distribution based on popular GNU/Linux

Hex-a-Hop : Challenging, Fun Puzzle Game

2011-06-14T23:22:00.004+05:30

One of the areas where GNU/Linux lacks, is the number of game available on the platform, number of games is limited compared to popular proprietary operating system, however, there are still some pretty interesting and fun games available on the platform like for instance, I had immense fun playing xBill or Tux Racer.Hex-a-Hop is a free open source game puzzle game available for GNU/Linux

Music on Console : Midnight Commander styled Console based Music Player

2011-06-12T22:39:00.005+05:30

Music on Console is a console based music player with interface inspired by the classic Mindnight Commander file manager, it allows you to play number of audio file format and yet is light on memory and is extremely simple to use.Music on Console is written in C using POSIX system calls and uses a number of different libraries to decode different audio format, its interface is created using

BlueProximity : Awesome application to lock screen as you leave Computer

2011-06-11T17:05:00.008+05:30

I spend most of my time in Embedded Systems and Wireless Sensor Network lab of the university where I am studying, there are many research engineers as well as Phd students there who work there, as well as assistant, it is a collaborative environment and frequently I move in and out of the lab and for privacy I keep my screen locked when I leave desk. This sometimes gets very irritating, having

uGet download Manager updates to 1.8.0

2011-06-03T06:06:00.009+05:30

One of the things that makes Linux so powerful is the terminal, and the level of control over the operating system it provides, I like to use terminal for most of the activities, from searching for files to finding out essential information about the system or for that matter downloading using wget or alex. However, using terminal is difficult for Linux newbies, and thus we have many graphical

Eye Candy: Make your Ubuntu 11.04 Desktop look like Mac OS X with Mac4Lin and AWN

2011-05-31T04:12:00.010+05:30

I had written post earlier about how you can transform your Ubuntu Desktop into looking like Mac OS X, it become instant hit and to this day I get number of people looking for information about transforming their Ubuntu desktop to look like Mac OS X, and hence I decided to write an updated tutorial. Macbuntu is one alternative, though at the time of writing this post I could not find Macbuntu

Eye Candy : Faenza - Gnome Icon Theme

2011-05-30T01:23:00.008+05:30

I have been fan of particular icon theme called the Faenza Icon theme, which is available for the Gnome desktop. It provides number of monochromatic icons for Panel, Toolbar , as well as colored squared icons for Devices, Files, Applications etc. I particularly like the square icon design :)This is still under artistic development, and many icons are missing , the present version of Faenza Icon

DeaDBeeF : Lightweight promising Music Player

2011-05-29T04:45:00.000+05:30

I am huge supporter and fan of lightweight applications, this should be apparent by frequency of posts I have written about Lightweight applications, this has partly to do with fact that I started using computer close to two decades back, and most of the applications at that time were extremely simple. I still fondly remember using likes of Wordstar, Lotus 1-2-3 and playing games like Digger

MacPup 520 : Sleek, Lightweight, Enlightenment based distribution based on Puppy Linux

2011-05-27T15:25:00.026+05:30

One of the beautiful things about GNU/Linux is one can easily customize it according to needs, one can customize the different choice of applications, there are multiple open-source alternatives available for applications, there are numerous window manager, one can customize the footprint of the Linux kernel, and this level of modularity and ability to customize the system has allowed for

Application : Caffeine - for pleasure of uninterrupted viewing

2011-03-21T19:20:00.005+05:30

How often have you felt irritated by intruding screen-saver or your computer going into power saving mode while you are watching your favorite movie or series. I for one find this very irritating, annoying and I had in fact disabled power saving and screen saver from my computer.This is not a very good solution, disabling power saving mode is not wise,as you waste a lot of energy and

How to download Flash Files : No Flash files in /tmp ?

2011-03-21T03:50:00.000+05:30

Firstly, we have our facebook page now, you will find a link to like this page in the right column, please like this page and keep yourself updated about new post(s) on Linux on Desktop.First a disclaimer,it might be illegal to download flash file,it depends upon the website's TOS and I encourage you to go through them before attempting to download flash file, if it is illegal I will NOT

Ubuntu Tips: Manage CPU temperature

2011-03-20T10:44:00.012+05:30

Firstly, we have our facebook page now, you will find a link to like this page in the right column, please like this page and keep yourself updated about new post(s) on Linux on Desktop.I started using computers way back in early 90's and I remember often people used to say that computers should always remain in cool, air conditioned , controlled environment, things might have changed over the

Minimalistic Computing: TinyCore Linux 3.0

2010-09-04T03:34:00.013+05:30

This is first of series of articles I intend to write focused on lightweight, less resource hungry GNU/Linux distributions and applications. One might be tempted to ask - why would I need less resource hungry minimalistic applications ?; especially considering the fact that operating systems these days occupy GB(s) of disk-space and need huge amount of RAM to function properly.There isn't a

Oracle VirtualBox 3.2

2010-05-23T05:25:00.007+05:30

Oracle VM VirtualBox(formerly called Sun VirtualBox before take over of Sun by Oracle) is one of the better known , cross platform virtualization solution for enterprises and home users. It supports a multitude of hosts and guest operating system and offers an excellent performance and wide feature set.Oracle VM VirtualBox is available free of cost for personal use and could be easily installed

Organize your documents and Research papers with Mendeley

2009-10-20T00:18:00.010+05:30

Mendeley Desktop is a free desktop application(and web service ?) aimed at helping you organize and manage your collection of documents and research papers, primarily aimed at researchers Mendeley allows one to create a bibliography database of the research papers and documents.Mendeley is strongly integrated with the web and through a service named Mendeley Web allows you to upload 500MB(for a

Wbar - Attractive lightweight application launcher for Desktop Linux

2009-09-22T00:27:00.008+05:30

Its been some time since I have posted anything on my blog, which has to do a lot with my hectic study schedule. In case you still enjoy reading posts on my blog , mail me @ blogambuj( at {no spam} ) gmail.com with :) as subject line. This , should be encouragement enough for me to keep writing and updating this blog more frequently.Anyway, earlier in one of my posts I had reviewed Avant Window

Configuring Reliance NetConnect on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-07-19T00:11:00.003+05:30

Important: This post is for people living in India , using Reliance Netconnect and Huawei CDMA modem only. Finally after spending close to six months in University, am back home. Now, at home my dad uses Reliance Netconnect ISP for Internet. It is extremely simple to configure Reliance Netconnect on Windows, as Reliance provides a very simple installer for modem as well as dialer which configures

Browser Update : Opera 10 beta and Google Chrome

2009-06-13T18:17:00.011+05:30

Past few weeks saw lot of activity in Linux Internet Browser sphere, finally after waiting almost an year; an early alpha developer version of WebKit based Google Chrome was made available. Also, Opera released beta version of their popular web-browser, Opera 10 Beta.Google ChromeGoogle Chrome was released almost an year back with much fanfare, it was initially available only for Microsoft

Relive old NES days with Secret Maryo Chronicles

2009-05-18T02:22:00.005+05:30

Mario Bros and Super Mario has been one of the most popular games in computer games/console games history. The story of character Mario , who tries to save princess in Mushroom land has been like a legend in the video game world. I still fondly remember spending my childhood playing these awesomely made games day and night out (along with another awesome computer game Price of Persia :P) on my

A Look at Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope"

2009-05-04T05:45:00.015+05:30

First of all , I am sorry for taking hiatus from blogging, I was having my End Semester examination and hence wasn't able to devote much time to Blogging. Anyway , couple of days back Cannonical came out with new release of Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" and being ardent follower of Ubuntu, I decided to take a look at some of the exciting new features in Ubuntu 9.04.Ubuntu 9.04 does not

Easily Convert and Encode videos with Handbrake

2009-03-30T22:10:00.007+05:30

Handbrake has been one of the more user friendly tools available on Windows and Linux for ripping DVD's and converting them to mp4 format. However , handbrake has been available on Linux as a command line application and did not support converting videos to lets say a format that could be easily played on Portable Meda Players. Handbrake with version 0.9.3 on Linux is available with a GTK+ based

Scan for Viruses under Linux with AVG Free Antivirus

2009-03-14T02:48:00.009+05:30

Most of us run multiple Operating Systems on our PC's and are connected to LAN with machines running different Operating Systems. Now, Linux even though is sort of immune to viruses (there are few viruses, and Linux can get infected ) most of Desktop Linux users don't need Anti virus tool, but there are people who run Windows and there are umpteen number of Viruses, Worms and Trojans for

Open Multiple Terminals in Single Window using Terminator

2009-03-13T01:45:00.007+05:30

While programming I have often found myself switching between terminals, debugging and compiling program in one terminal , looking up man pages in other and modifying source code in the other. I have always wished somehow I could avoid this nuisance of switching and juggling between terminals . Terminator is an application that might just solve this problem.Terminator allows you to open multiple