Articles in the Ubuntu Category

Installing firefox 3.6 on ubuntu

upgrade to the latest Firefox 3.5, featuring improved security, stability, personalization

1.You need to below lines to sources.list file,to do this run below command on terminal
$sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
2.Add below scoure links
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
3.Save and close file.
4.Now you need to add trusted key for this repository,by running below …

Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) and available for download

Ubuntu community has been graphically the richest distro in the entire Linux community.After six alphas, a beta version and a release candidate, we are pleased to announce that Ubuntu 9.10 is available for download.9.10 offers a new look as well as a whole range of new technical features.

better integration with …

man page in color text with most

most – browse or page through a text file
most  is  a  paging program that displays, one windowful at a time, the
contents of a file on a terminal.
most  is  a  paging program that displays, one windowful at a time, the contents of a file on a terminal.
if you want to display …

installing IntelliJ IDEA on ubuntu

To Install IntelliJ IDEA 8.1 on ubuntu
Following are the steps :
1.first you need install java for you need to run below command on terminal.
admin@smartproteam~$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
2.Now you need to download IntelliJ IDEA from below source
click here to download
3.Unpack the idea-8.1.3.tar.gz with tar …

unable to delete trash file from trash in ubuntu

if you can’t  delete a file from trash here is the solution.
run the command on terminal :
admin@smartproteam$ nautilus /home/smartproteam/.local/share/Trash/files/
nautilus windows opens like below

Now select the file and delete.

About Ubuntu 10.04

Next release of Ubuntu LTS will be The Lucid Lynx and its going to release in April 2010.Ubuntu 10.04 Lts target for 10 second booting with Lucid.

click here for info

Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) Alpha 6

ubuntu 9.10 alpha 6 as noUsplash for making a faster startup.application is now present and it is available under the System menu.AppArmor has also been greatly improved and new profiles are available

Highlights :

KDE 4.3.1
Linux kernel 2.6.31
Konqueror Web Browser
Amarok 2.1.80
KPackageKit 0.4.2
Userconfig 0.9
QtCurve 0.68.0
kcm-gtk 0.5.2
OpenOffice …

Open shot ubuntu video editor for 32bit and 64bit

OpenShot Video Editor  is an open-source program that creates, modifies, and edits video files.

Features :

Support for many video, audio, and image formats based on FFmpeg
Multiple tracks
Clip resizing, trimming, snapping, and cutting
Drag and drop timeline
Video encoding (based on FFmpeg)
Key Frame animation
Digital zooming of video clips

and many more
It supports for

Ubuntu …

Restarting Gnome and KDE without rebooting on Ubuntu “How to”

Steps to restarting the gnome and kde without rebooting.
open the terminal and type below command
for gnome

smartproteam@smartpro:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
for kde

smartproteam@smartpro:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/kdm restart

Remote Desktop viewer on ubuntu

Using remotedesktop viewer you can control a desktop or workstation remotely by following steps.
First you need to enable the remote desktop
goto System –> preferences –> click on the remote Desktop.
after clicking on that a window will pop-ups like below

or you can enable the remote desktop using terminal by below commands
to …