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admin — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:02:48 +0000

Welcome to UbuntuHQ. Our goal is to collect all Ubuntu related articles in one place. Here you can find recent news issues, application reviews, howto's and other stories. Every article has a 'Full Story' link to the original website. There's also an easy browseable archive of howto's.

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Howto Install LAMP server in Jaunty

admin — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:32:36 +0000

LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) is an open source Web development platform that uses Linux as operating system, Apache as the Web server,MySQL as the relational database management system and PHP as the object-oriented scripting language.

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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #149

admin — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:14:36 +0000

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #149 for the week June 28th - July 4th, 2009 is available.

In this issue we cover:
* Canonical Delves Deeper into the Cloud - Launches Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud Services
* Kubuntu Tutorials Day Spreads the Knowledge
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How To Fix Full-Screen Flash Videos in Linux & Firefox (or Swiftfox)

hotice — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:55:50 +0000

By default, Firefox (or Swiftfox) crashes when trying to view a full-screen video on say... YouTube. At least for me it used to crash until I found a fix and from what I've understand it's got something to do with the graphic card drivers and it's affecting both nVidia and ATI. If that is the case for you also, you may want to read on.

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How To Manually Set Up Your Wired Internet Connection in K / Ubuntu without Network-Manager

hotice — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:54:58 +0000

Many network problems in Ubuntu or Kubuntu seem to be related to the network manager not working correctly so here is how to configure your wired network manually:

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Sound Muted After Restart in Ubuntu (Gnome) Fix

hotice — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:54:20 +0000

I've been having some problems recently with the sound in Ubuntu Linux (Jaunty). One of the issues is that after each restart / boot-up, when I log-in to Gnome, the sound is muted even though it wasn't when I shut down the computer, so I searched for a fix (I've read it's a Gnome issue) and found one and I will share it with you, as there must be some other people having this problem with PulseAudio (i'm not sure if it's a PulseAudio problem though).

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Trickle Limits Upload and Download Speeds for Individual Applications

hotice — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:53:38 +0000

Trickle is a Linux application which allows you to limit the network bandwidth of individual applications such as a torrent client, web browsers or any other program.

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OpenShot Is A Great Linux Non-Linear Video Editor

hotice — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:52:53 +0000

I'll start with a quote from the author:

"I have a simple mission: To create an open-source, non-linear video editor for Linux. Many have tried and fallen before me, but for some reason I feel compelled to try myself. I am documenting my journey in this blog for all to read. It will be a dangerous journey, and I might not make it back alive. Hold on tight, and enjoy the ride! By the way, I'm calling this project OpenShot Video Editor!"

OpenShot has too many great features to list them all here but here are a few of them:

Support for many video, audio, and image formats (based on FFmpeg)
Gnome integration (drag and drop support)
Multiple tracks
Clip resizing, trimming, snapping, and cutting
Video transitions with real-time previews
Compositing, image overlays, watermarks
Title templates, title creation
Solid color clips (including alpha compositing)
Support for Rotoscoping / Image sequences
Drag and drop timeline
Frame stepping, key-mappings: J,K, and L keys
Video encoding (based on FFmpeg)

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KDE 4.3 RC1 in Kubuntu 9.04 - Overview & Screenshots

Chris7mas — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:50:37 +0000

I took some time today to install and take for a spin the latest version of KDE4 today, release 4.3 RC1. I installed the packages from the Kubuntu backports repositories, as explained in this tutorial. All the screenshots were took at 1280x1024 and desktop effects enabled.

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Install Firefox 3.5 in Ubuntu 9.04

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:44:34 +0000

Firefox 3.5 (formerly known as 3.1) adds support for new web standards including audio and video tags and downloadable fonts, a private browsing mode, significantly improved JavaScript performance, and more.

Ubuntu will not be upgrading the default Firefox package to 3.5 until ...

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How-To: Install KDE 4.3 in Kubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Chris7mas — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:06:51 +0000

The first release candidate of KDE 4.3, the next major version of KDE4, was put out on July 1st and comes with new features and a lot of Plasma improvements and bug fixes.

In this short tutorial I'll show you how to install KDE 4.3 in your Kubuntu 9.04 machine with the help of the Kubuntu Backports PPA (Personal Packages Archive) repositories. Just follow the steps below:

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Install XFCE4 Screenshooter 1.6.0 in Ubuntu Jaunty (From a .deb File)

hotice — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:12:41 +0000

We already presented the best screenshot application for Linux (for me at least): XFCE4 Screenshooter 1.6.0 (the article also explains how to make it the default screenshot tool in Ubuntu). But At the time I wrote the post, there was no .deb package available for Ubuntu so you had to compile it. Now there is such a package, so there is no need to compile it

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Beyond Ubuntu: Canonical Pursues New Revenue Streams

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:54:33 +0000

At first glance, Canonical is an operating system company — built around Ubuntu Linux. But take a closer look at Canonical’s moves during the first half of 2009, and you’ll find the company has increasingly bet its revenue stream on cloud, online and consulting/support services. Here’s some perspective.

Am I suggesting that Canonical is abandoning potential support revenue from ...

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Howto install Cherokee web server with MySQL, PHP support on Jaunty

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:40:22 +0000

Cherokee is a very fast, flexible and easy to configure Web Server. It supports the widespread technologies nowadays: FastCGI, SCGI, PHP, CGI, SSI, TLS and SSL encrypted connections, Virtual hosts, Authentication, on the fly encoding, Load Balancing, Apache compatible log files, Data Base Balancing, Reverse HTTP Proxy, Traffic Shaper, Video Streaming and much more.

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Create a Shortcut To Launch Virtual Machines Without Opening the VirtualBox GUI

hotice — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:56:24 +0000

When you want to launch a virtual machine in VirtualBox, you must first run VirtualBox and then start the VM. Here is how to create shortcuts to launch virtual machines in VirtualBox without opening the main program window:

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Krusader 2.0 Review - First Stable KDE4 Release

Chris7mas — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:53:22 +0000

Krusader is a twin-panel file manager for KDE which has been around for around seven years and was always a good alternative to Konqueror since KDE3 days. Its interface resembles the one of the popular file manager Midnight Commander for the console. Codenamed 'Mars Pathfinder', 2.0 is the first KDE4 stable release, bringing lots of new features and coming with the entire interface ported to Qt4 libraries.

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Canonical’s Private Ubuntu Cloud Strategy: Partners Welcome?

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:41:57 +0000

Canonical has launched Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud Services, an effort to help customers build and support private clouds. The announcement, leveraging Ubuntu Server Edition, caught The VAR Guy’s attention for two key reasons.

First, cloud computing seems to be Canonical’s best chance to accelerate Ubuntu Server Edition deployments. Second, The VAR Guy wonders if Canonical will find a ...

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Speed Up Firefox By ~45% - Ubuntu

hotice — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:54:44 +0000

The Firefox version which comes in Ubuntu has Pango enabled by default. Pango is a font smoothing library which decreases Firefox speed by up to 45%.

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VirtualBox 3.0 Released!

hotice — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:51:45 +0000

VirtualBox 3.0 has been in beta for less than a month, but Sun Microsystems decided to officially release it today.

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5 Useful Add-Ons for Firefox 3.5

Chris7mas — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:38:36 +0000

A while ago I put up this article, reviewing 5 so-called 'essential' add-ons for Firefox. To continue in the same manner in this second part, here are 5 add-ons updated for Firefox 3.5 which can prove useful. Maybe not the most popular, but they definitely deserve a try.

StumbleUpon
I think there is no social community user who didn't hear about StumbleUpon.com, or at least came across a mention of it on the web. StumbleUpon allows you to share cool links, make friends, drive traffic to your website, rate website and write reviews. It is a huge, growing community for exchanging whatever is cool and hot on the web. This add-on is a powerful extension for Firefox which will bring the entire StumbleUpon experience integrated in your browser. It provides a navigation bar just below the location bar, it allows to log in and like/dislike website. For StumbleUpon users, this is a must-have.
Install StumbleUpon from the Mozilla add-ons page
StumbleUpon homepage

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Three’s Company: Oracle, Ubuntu and OpenOffice

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:38:45 +0000

CNet's Matt Asay beat The VAR Guy to the punch — writing a blog about potential Oracle-Ubuntu Linux synergies. Still, the potential Oracle-Ubuntu partnership gets a little sexier when you throw OpenOffice into the mix. Not even Jack, Janet and Chrissy looked this good together in their prime. Here's why.

First, some background: Ubuntu certainly has momentum on the desktop. But ...

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Ubuntu Heads to the Clouds

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:46:05 +0000

If you want to use Ubuntu Linux servers, and the idea of saving money by running your servers on a cloud sounds interesting, boy does Canonical have a deal for you.

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Banshee 1.6 Beta 1 Review

Chris7mas — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:53:39 +0000

Banshee is one of the popular audio players for GNOME, and maybe the first alternative to Rhythmbox, the default player coming with this desktop environment. Banshee has made some amazing things in the last year, especially since 1.0 came out. Each new release brings something new, it get more stable and new features are added.

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How-To: Install Firefox 3.5 in Ubuntu 9.04

Chris7mas — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:33:34 +0000

Firefox 3.5 comes with several great new features, like the private browsing mode or the support for open video integration (full review here). Since Ubuntu Jaunty comes with version 3.0.11, if you want to try the new Firefox 3.5 release all you have to do is follow the few steps below:

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VirtualBox 3.0 Released!

hotice — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:07:11 +0000

It seems today is a day full of releases. VirtualBox 3.0 has been in beta for less than a month, but Sun Microsystems decided to officially release it today.

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