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How to Install CompizFusion on Ubuntu (Fiesty or Gutsy)

Brandon — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:01:13 +0000

The following guide will teach you (step by step) how to install Compiz Fusion on your Ubuntu (Kubuntu) 7.04 operating system. Be aware that Compiz Fusion is still in heavy development, so it may not be very stable. For me (at this moment) it’s pretty stable, as I didn’t encounter any bugs.Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal for GNOME users or KMenu -> System -> Konsole for KDE users) and type:

sudo apt-get -y remove compiz-core desktop-effects

Leave the terminal open and go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources, click on the second tab (Third-Party Software), then click on the “Add” button and paste the following code:

deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb feisty eyecandy

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Install Adobe Photoshop CS2 on Ubuntu

Brandon — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:16:41 +0000

Starting from last night, Photoshop CS2 can now be installed easily by using Wine… on any Linux distribution! “Photoshop CS/CS2 should now work, please help us testing it” - said the wonderful people behind the Wine project. Therefore, I’ve updated my Ubuntu 7.10 operating system to the latest version of Wine (version 0.9.54 - released on January 25, 2008) and grabbed my “dusted” Photoshop CS2 (a.k.a. version 9.0) CD. I’ve inserted the CD in the optical drive of my computer and installed Photoshop CS2 just like I was on a Windows PC. And guess what? It really works folks! Amazing! No hacks, no need to copy installation files from a Windows PC or any other “magic” tricks you probably saw on the Internet. The Wine team did a fantastic job with this last release. Thank you guys!

So… are you eager to see this miracle on your own Ubuntu PC? No problem! Read below our step-by-step tutorial on how to install Photoshop CS2 on Ubuntu Gutsy.

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High End Dell Laptop powered by Ubuntu

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:35:34 +0000

Who says Ubuntu sucks and can’t compete bigtime?

It seems that Dell is proving those critics of Ubuntu, wrong. Dell’s high-end laptop, XPS M1330 comes with pre-installed Ubuntu 7.1 on it and will be coming out in the US by February. With this recent development I see that other computer manufacturers will begin to take a look at what Ubuntu offers. This is just a major breakthrough to the Ubuntu community and I’m really proud to be using one now. For those long time and ever loyal fan of Windows, I dare you to try Ubuntu.

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Top 5 Open Source Games

admin — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:15:27 +0000

Why waste your money on expensive commercial games when you can play for free, and, if you’re so inclined, dive into the code and modify the game to suit your exacting requirements?

Apcmag.com presents its selection of the most addictive, fun and refined Open Source games for January 2008.

#1 Secret Maryo Chronicles
Taking inspiration from a certain classic sidescroller of yesteryear, Secret Maryo Chronicles (SMC) is a captivating 2 dimensional platformer. Gorgeous graphics and interesting levels make for a refreshing take on Super Mario. Yes, physics feel a little different to Super Mario but one gets used to it fairly quickly. SMC comes with an in-game editor - hit F8 to insert a graphic, a sprite or change player starting position - and a large number of different levels and worlds. SMC is a highly polished game and is a blast to play especially for younger players.

Powerups
There are some very cool powerups available to the player. The classic red mushroom makes Maryo bigger, a fireplant grants fireball shooting ability, blue mushroom lets Maryo shoot iceballs and ghost mushroom makes Maryo hidden to enemies. There are other powerups and secrets for you to discover.

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Customize The Ubuntu Login Or Shutdown Screen

Brandon — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Many people want to customize their login screens. Where I work we customize the Novell Login screens and put a default Legal Notice for all the users. It would be nice to customize the login and shutdown screens for UBUNTU to display custom graphics. Here are the instructions on how to customize the GNOME login screen to display legal notices before users can.

Instructions How To Customize the Login Screen

Click Here for original source - UbuntuHQ