tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:38:10 +0000how-tovideostipsappseye-candydownloadmonologueknowledgeSimple Guide to Ubuntu Desktop<br> Linux • Debian • Ubuntuhttp://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)Blogger36125en-usnoSimple Guide to Ubuntu Desktop Linux • Debian • UbuntuSimple Guide to Ubuntu Desktop Linux • Debian • Ubuntunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-2482213861862955574Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:22:00 +00002011-03-24T23:22:25.953+08:00 Gyachi is Simple program&nbsp; Yahoo! Client for Linux Operation System,, This Yahoo! client for Linux operating system supports almost all of the features you would expect to find on the official Windows Yahoo! client: Voice chat, webcams, faders, 'nicknames', audibles, avatars, display images, and more. Yet, it remains very light-weight and memory-friendly. GyachE Improved uses Gtk-2 for its http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2011/03/install-gyachi-on-ubuntu-1010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ohbuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-7067902029577721124Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-05-02T02:19:35.599+08:00downloadLucid Lynx 10.04 long term support is available. Upgrade or download iso http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.04/ Right now the word "Lucid Lynx" is 76th most popular search on Google Ubuntu 10.04 Manual - http://ubuntu-manual.org/&nbsp; http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2010/04/lucid-lynx-1004-lts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-8756409517509564977Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:30:00 +00002010-02-23T05:02:43.354+08:00how-toHow to convert Html (web page) to Pdf? Here are 3 ways to convert or save as any website in .pdf format in Ubuntu. 1 - wkhtmltopdf ( no GUI ) Use this line in Terminal to install: sudo apt-get install wkhtmltopdf To use: Use wkhtmltopdf [ without the "&lt;&gt;" sign ] example: wkhtmltopdf http://www.ubuntu.com ~/Desktop/Ubuntu.pdf For more option, use help command. wkhtmltopdf -http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2010/02/2-ways-to-save-web-page-as-pdf.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (deuce)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-1303511286572271382Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-02-19T08:00:02.336+08:00appstipsHere are 3 simple ways to search, insert &amp; quickly key in special characters in Ubuntu. 1 - Use KCharSelect / Character Map Character Map is pre-installed in Gnome Desktop &amp; located at Application&nbsp; &gt; Accesories &gt; Character Map. Press Ctrl+F key to search special character Simply double click, copy &amp; paste any special character you want to use. Gnome Character http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2010/02/quickly-type-special-characters-ubuntu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-3906799344564364889Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +00002010-02-17T19:06:31.999+08:00eye-candyhow-tovideosHere is another way ( manually ) change your login screen / x-splash background image besides using Xsplash Background Settings tools. How to manually change login screen background / xsplash image ? Prepare background image Resize the new image that you're going to use as login screen background to fit your screen resolution using any image manipulation program ( GIMP / gThumb Image Viewer ) http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2010/02/change-xsplash-login-screen-background.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-7104930109045977336Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-02-17T08:00:00.120+08:00eye-candyhow-toIf you already bored with default background of your Ubuntu ( Karmic ) login screen, Xsplash Background Settings tool help you change your login screen or Xsplash image easily. Xsplash Background Settings?Background settings dialog for XSplash and the login screen (GDM), providing easy changing of the background image and an optional daemon, that keeps xsplash and gdm background consistent withhttp://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2010/02/change-login-screen-background-xsplash.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-8930354469529273755Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:00:00 +00002010-02-17T01:06:55.289+08:00how-toLast week I decided to try LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) on my Karmic Koala. Here is the overview &amp; how to install LXDE on Ubuntu. LXDE? The "Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment" is an extremely fast-performing and energy-saving desktop environment. Why use LXDE? LXDE uses less CPU and less RAM than other environments. It is especially designed for cloud computers with low http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2010/02/lubuntu-install-lxde-in-ubuntu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-1889216822034206793Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:00:00 +00002010-02-13T05:33:18.590+08:00appstipsHow to create webpage launcher on Ubuntu desktop Here are 3 ways to create desktop shortcut for webpage URL : Launcher... Prism DeskCut ( Firefox Add-on )&nbsp; The Launcher Simply create launcher for wabpage URL. Set web-browser of your choice for the launcher to open the URL. Right click on your desktop Click Create Launcher... Enter name for the launcher If you want Firefox to openhttp://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2010/02/add-website-shortcuts-on-desktop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-5013248019593638535Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +00002010-06-19T23:03:49.496+08:00appseye-candyhow-tovideos How to install ClutterFlow 0.3.0 plug-in in Banshee 1.5.2 ( 1.6 Beta ) ClutterFlow is a CoverFlow clone for the Banshee media player. ClutterFlow uses the Clutter toolkit to harness the OpenGL powers. Last weekend I tried to install this awesome banshee extension on my Karmic Koala. And because I wanted to try the new OpenShot video editor, I made this short demo video: http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-to-install-clutterflow-0.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-5397787153616065285Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:30:00 +00002010-01-28T10:54:06.226+08:00appsdownloadvideosWatermark entire image files in a folder with one batch process. As my weekend project, I wrote another simple bin bash script that apply Zenity as graphical user interface &amp; ImageMagick composite command to overlay a selected watermark image on all image files inside a targeted folder. This script might be useful for those who want to protect their digital photos or images using visible http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2010/01/batch-watermark-script-ubuntu-zenity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-6352587475337657161Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:00:00 +00002010-01-28T06:53:10.726+08:00appsdownloadAuto Shutdown Timer ( Sleep ) script for Gnome Ubuntu Switch it off. Save energy &amp; money by shutting down your computer automatically. This is simple script that tell your Linux machine when to shutdown. Since leaving my computer on for 24 hour, 7 day a week becoming a habit, I made 2 simple and easy to use&nbsp;scripts to shutdown my Ubuntu system automatically. Now I can fall asleep whilehttp://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2010/01/auto-shutdown-timer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-2594588314001972607Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +00002010-01-16T08:17:13.508+08:00appshow-to Determine best DNS for your computer connection using Open-source DNS Benchmark Utility - Namebench It hunts down the fastest DNS servers available for your computer to use. namebench runs a fair and thorough benchmark using your web browser history, tcpdump output, or standardized datasets in order to provide an individualized recommendation. How to use Namebench to determine fastest DNS http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2010/01/find-set-fastest-dns-server-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-136643851461076458Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:00:00 +00002010-02-05T23:10:09.219+08:00downloadeye-candyhow-toMac OS X for Gnome Ubuntu : How To This article show you some detail steps on how to convert your Gnome Linux - Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala desktop to looks like Mac OS X using some alternative &amp; equivalent software [ see list ] available for Linux. Install Applications Open Terminal &amp; use these commands to: Add Gloobus Preview &amp; Gnome Global Menu by adding PPA [ Karmic Koala ]: http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2010/01/mac-os-x-for-gnome-ubuntu-how-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-8204902076729866473Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:01:00 +00002010-02-09T01:31:00.805+08:00eye-candyvideosHappy new year, welcome 2010! This is our new year project! Tweak Gnome Ubuntu Karmic Koala desktop to look like Mac OS X Leopard [almost]. Lots of people love the look and practicality of Mac OS X desktop GUI. So, we've tried to find equivalent or alternative applications, theme &amp; applet to imitate Mac OS X desktop. Here is the screen cast of the desktop : These are equivalent http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2010/01/gnome-ubuntu-linux-looks-like-mac-os-x.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-8980778198169767531Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +00002010-01-16T08:05:51.651+08:00how-to Few weeks ago we post a tutorial on how to install &amp; run Adobe Photoshop CS4 using Wine 1.1.17 &amp; wine tricks on Ubuntu Karmic Koala, turns out some kind of annoying bugs appears on menu bar [as picture]. After a few test on several different PCs, we figure out that actually these bugs can be avoided with newer version of wine ( 1.1.19 ) to latest version ( 1.1.35 ). So if you were http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2009/12/photoshop-cs4-bugs-fix-with-latest-wine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-6281014972753144742Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:00 +00002010-01-13T01:06:41.831+08:00appsdownloadBasic Calculator - Gambas 2 Gambas is a free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions, a bit like Visual Basic™. I made this simple calculator in Malay language for testing purpose. This basic calculator created using same simple Visual Basic Commands. If you interested in interface development programming here is example code for the calculator that I use, http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2009/12/basic-calculator.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ASYRAF IRSYAD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-5938017970532652461Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:10:00 +00002010-01-13T01:06:41.832+08:00appsknowledgeGambas is a development environment software based from basic interpreter and works just like Microsoft Visual Basic in windows. For those who want to learn interface programming in Linux, this might be the software that you looking for. These are simple steps installing gambas on Ubuntu Desktop How To Install Gambas 2Search for "Gambas2" in Ubuntu Software Center or Synaptic Package http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2009/12/gambas-visual-basic-for-linux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ASYRAF IRSYAD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-6055812516038997881Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:25:00 +00002010-01-16T08:02:28.905+08:00how-to *.3gp Apple's standard multimedia file format for mobile gadget to handle, record &amp; play videos. However .3gp file format cannot be played by ( often with no sound ) pre-installed Movie Player in Ubuntu Desktop. These are several simple steps on how to play .3gp file using VLC media player or SMplayer (GUI of Mplayer) Add Medibuntu on repositories list Install multimedia codec http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2009/12/play-file-3gp-video-sound-ubuntu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-3416109417436035090Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:30:00 +00002010-02-13T05:33:18.591+08:00how-totips How to download flash video *.flv from Youtube, Metacafe, Vimeo using Firefox &amp; FlashGot in Ubuntu. Couple of days ago my friend ask me if there is any simpler &amp; faster way to download youtube, metacafe, vimeo or other flash video file [.flv] These are the 3 optional ways: Firefox Add-ons - FlashGot + any download manager [eg. DownThemAll, Uget, etc] Video done loading, just want http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2009/12/easy-way-download-flash-video-youtube.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ohbuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-3912521606729351521Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:25:00 +00002010-02-13T05:33:18.592+08:00how-totips Alternative ways to download flash *.flv video Besides using FlashGot add-ons for Firefox these are 2 other ways to download flash video from Metacafe, Youtube, Vimeo. Copy from temporary folder If the video is already done loading just like this video [image], Just open Nautilus file browser Click on pencil icon and go to temporary folder by entering /tmp/ inside the bar [http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2009/12/easy-way-download-flash-video-youtube_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-10526797467898886Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:00:00 +00002010-01-16T07:52:08.066+08:00how-to Easy steps to install .rpm package in Ubuntu. Alien converter program that able to convert file rpm, dpkg, stampede slp, and slackware tgz to .deb package installer file format. Install Alien Install using Terminal command: sudo apt-get install alien or using Synaptic Package Manager [image], Mark for Installation &amp; Click Apply. How to Use By using Alien package file converter,http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2009/12/install-rpm-file-in-ubuntu-alien.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (nubuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-6889837485998648729Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:15:00 +00002010-03-29T23:07:32.980+08:00how-tovideos Yes, with wine 1.1.17 &amp; winetricks you now able to use Photoshop CS4 on Ubuntu linux. Follow steps on how to do this. Steps : Install Wine 1.1.17 Download and install .deb wine 1.1.17 (Ubuntu/Debian Package here) find installer that suite your system. Best way to do this is with a clean Wine install by using this command at terminal rm -r ~/.wine winecfg This will http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2009/12/run-photoshop-cs4-wine-ubuntu-karmic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ohbuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-6534783459217801494Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:00:00 +00002010-02-13T05:33:18.594+08:00tipsvideosThis article shows simple tutorial on how to open Google Wave using Thunderbird 3.0 content tabs. Content tabs allow users to browse in (mostly) the same way as with a browser. See test video and steps on how to make it happen. Steps Get the Thunderbird 3.0 aka Shredder from mozilla Launchpad PPA: https://launchpad.net/~micahg/+archive/mozilla-beta If you're not sure how to install http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2009/12/thunderbird-30-google-wave-ubuntu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ohbuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-5014107446404231514Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:00:00 +00002010-01-16T07:42:23.115+08:00how-toIf you're using dual boot or multi-boot ( Microsoft Windows 7 &amp; Ubuntu ) on a single system. This is how to sync your bookmarks, password, addons, browsing, form and search history by sharing your firefox profile between different operating system. Prerequisite: You need an auto-mountable partition which can be read and write by both Windows and Ubuntu in your system, commonly ntfs partitionhttp://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2009/12/share-sync-your-firefox-profile-ubuntu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ohbuntu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967471257843705827.post-8213431573961680653Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:49:00 +00002010-02-13T05:33:18.595+08:00tipsHow to change startup / log in sound : Karmic Koala&nbsp; What you need: your favourite sound file in .ogg format. Step 1: Go to System -&gt; Preferences -&gt; Starup Applications Look for “GNOME Login Sound” in the list. If you don’t want to hear anything at startup, uncheck this box. If you want to change the sound, click Edit button. You should see this: /usr/bin/canberra-gtk-play -–id=http://ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2009/12/change-startuplog-in-sound-in-karmic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ohbuntu)0