Let's add the repository first :For Ubuntu Jaunty :$sudo wget -q http://www.kaivalagi.com/ubuntu/ppa/m-buck-conky-jaunty.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/m-buck-conky-jaunty.listFor Ubuntu Intrepid :$sudo wget -q http://www.kaivalagi.com/ubuntu/ppa/m-buck-conky-intrepid.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/m-buck-conky-intrepid.listFor Ubuntu Hardy :$sudo wget -q http://www.kaivalagi.com/ubuntu/ppa/
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Fix Some Ubuntu Jaunty Annoyances
Posted on 12:50 PM by Unknown
On this blog I always try to give a better Ubuntu experience or give some choices to people unlike Microsoft Windows.This time we will fix a couple of Ubuntu Jaunty annoyances.1- Renable CTRL+Alt+Backspace ShortcutI wrote a blog post about this a couple of days ago.You can find the blog post here.2- Low Sound VolumeI found that Ubuntu Jaunty's default sound is not maxed out.To fix it give this
How to Clean your Orphan Packages with Deborphan
Posted on 12:37 PM by Unknown
If you are running out of the space at your ubuntu, you may want to uninstall some un-needed packages, but sometimes orphan libraries/packages remain on the system.Deborphan comes handy at these kind of situations.First let's install deborphan and see the orphan packages :$sudo apt-get install deborphan$sudo deborphanYou will see orphan package list , like :libspeexdsp1libmono-addins0.2-
Jdownloader, Ultimate Free/Premium Downloader from File Hosts
Posted on 12:34 PM by Unknown
Before starting, be sure you have installed Sun's java.You can install it via :$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-pluginYou can change your default java via :$sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sunOk, now let's download Jdownloader, download it via :$wget -c http://212.117.163.148/jd.shAfter download let's make it executable and run it :$chmod +x jd.sh
How to Run Android Applications on Ubuntu
Posted on 12:34 AM by Unknown
When Google announced and released Android, back in October 2008, everyone knew that it would become the best operating system for mobile devices. Not only is Android open source, but it also comes with a Software Development Kit, which offers the necessary APIs and utilities for developers to easily build powerful applications for Android-powered mobile devices. The following tutorial was
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Install Themes and Emerald in Ubuntu
Posted on 1:08 PM by Unknown
You see cool themes on almost all screenshot of Ubuntu all over the internet but don't know how to do it. No worries, it can be done in no time.First, if you use Gnome, go to Gnome Look and download from GTK 2.x the themes you want. If you use KDE (Kubuntu), go to KDE Look instead and under Themes / Styles, download the themes you would like to use.To install them, simply go to your Ubuntu Panel
How to Install empathy on Ubuntu
Posted on 12:41 PM by Unknown
Empathy is a new instant messaging client in Gnome 2.24 which aim to replace pidgin and Ekiga. It provide voice and video chat services besides the usual text chatting service. To Install Empathy you first have to add the hardy repository: sudo bash -c 'echo deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/telepathy/ubuntu hardy main >> /etc/apt/sources.list' For Interpid Ibex: sudo bash -c '
Monday, June 22, 2009
How to: Fix Yahoo Problem in Pidgin
Posted on 12:00 AM by Unknown
Two days ago, Yahoo! Inc. did something to its messenger servers, something that practically blocked all the Linux IM clients, such as Pidgin, Kopete, Empathy or Gyachi. While many of us thought it might be an ISP issue, some very smart people found out the truth: Yahoo! changed the login method! However, at this moment (June 21, 2009), none of the aforementioned Instant Messenger clients for
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Create your own Usplash theme for Ubuntu
Posted on 9:11 AM by Unknown
1. Download file throbber and usplash theme. then extract it.Download startup-manager, It is application that make easy to change usplash. Install starupmanager to your PC.2. Make usplash.png, you can use your picture collection and save it use name usplash.pngchange your picture to mode index used gimpMy suggestion : picture resolution is 640 x 480 pixel Open gimp -|- mode -|- indexed -|-
Ubuntu Code names
Posted on 8:05 AM by Unknown
* 9.04: April 2009 (Jaunty Jackalope) * 8.10: October 2008 (Intrepid Ibex) * 8.04 LTS: April 2008 (Hardy Heron) Long-Term Support * 7.10: October 2007 (Gutsy Gibbon) [No longer supported] * 7.04: April 2007 (Feisty Fawn) [No longer supported] * 6.10: October 2006 (Edgy Eft) [No longer supported] * 6.06 LTS: June 2006 (Dapper Drake) Long-Term Support * 5.10: October 2005 (
Can't delete some files from trash ??
Posted on 8:03 AM by Unknown
Open terminal from any accountType cd ~/.local/share/TrashPress Entersudo rm -rf *info :~/.local/share/Trash is the location of Trash
How to remove ATi Driver in Linux
Posted on 8:02 AM by Unknown
cd /usr/share/atisudo ./fglrx-uninstall.shIf you installed by building packages, you'll have to remove those packages.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
WICD on Fedora
Posted on 2:01 AM by Unknown
Pre-requisite: you need python and python-dev packages installed. Python is probably already installed however python-dev may not be. Also, we are going to need wget, which if you installed from a Live CD may not be installed. So, from a command line as root or by using your sudo powers issue the following: yum -y install python python-devel wget Now we need to download wicd, unpack it, configure
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Home Eyecandy Themes for Ubuntu - Download via Launchpad PPA Repo
Posted on 7:23 AM by Unknown
Eventhough there is a number of good quality themes available for Ubuntu through various sites like gnome-look or deviantart, it is still a difficult job to find full set themes which include gdm themes(login window theme), wallapaper, metacity themes, icon set etc. But there is an option to download it from PPA launchpad repo itself, which is always the safer bet. Special thanks to the
Using Movies in Impress on Linux Without Java
Posted on 7:21 AM by Unknown
Insert > Picture > From File Right click on the inserted graphic Select Interaction Select Run macro as Action at mouse click By writing a simple macro running our shell script, which in turn starts our movie player, we hook our movie player in. Figure 1: The concept Writing the external shell script #!/bin/sh#file:///home/me/tmp/ooo-movie-hook/m1.shxine --no-splash --geometry 400x400+
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Linux for Kids
Posted on 2:37 AM by Unknown
LinuxKidX was, until recently, a Brazilian-only Linux distribution, but, as of March 20th 2009, it is also available in English, so a lot more children have access to it. You will probably be surprised, but this particular distribution is based on Slackware and comes in the form of a 525MB Live CD. The desktop environment used is KDE 3.5, but this won't matter to children, as they will absolutely
If Maximium resolution can't be set on ubuntu
Posted on 2:27 AM by Unknown
For those who own Intel graphical chipset it might happen that the maximum resolution can’t be set. Why this problem still isn’t solved I don’t know. It might have something to do with Ubuntu Linux or Intel drivers.Earlier in my blog I wrote how to install drivers for a Intel Graphical card. I took my own graphical card as an example. You can read the guide here.But even I have to apply an
Monday, June 1, 2009
Install linux from image on hard disk
Posted on 7:38 AM by Unknown
there are many ways to do soyou can install Linux by1) booting from the network2) Having a ISO image on your hard disk3)Boot from USB4) Installing a linux system from scratch by building your ownI am assuming that Linux is not installed on your system and neither grub or lilo is thereThis method is taking Open Suse 10.2 Image but is same for Fedora or Debian or any other distro .There is one
Solution : Hibernate stopped working. Usplash would show the animated splash screen for a few seconds on boot
Posted on 7:33 AM by Unknown
After upgrading to Hardy, hibernate stopped working. Usplash would show the animated splash screen for a few seconds on boot, then it would go away an I would see a text boot screen starting with the “Reading files needed to boot” text. The system would go into hibernate normally, but would never boot back to where I was, it was like I’d never hibernated. After a bit of digging, I found the
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