Ubuntu 10.10,the Maverick Meerkat Beta is the beta release of Ubuntu 10.10, bringing with it new features for the next version of Ubuntu.
New Features in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick:
Feature development for Maverick has completed. Please see the Maverick blueprint list for details.
The Desktop Edition:
1.The Gnome has been updated to the current 2.31 version,particularly includes the new [...]
I have written a tutorial about how to change Plymouth theme,the initial splash screen in Ubuntu 10.04.But there are only a few themes in Ubuntu default repository.Here I found Mac OS X splash screen theme.After install the theme,Ubuntu boot-up and shutdown splash screen look like this:
Install the Mac OS X Theme:
First,download the theme from this [...]
Ubuntu-Tweak has released a very important version Ubuntu-Tweak-0.5.6 with a powerful desktop setting backup tool:Desktop Recovery.
There are some tutorials in my blog about how to decorate Ubuntu desktop make it looks like Windows 7 or Mac.It always changes the panels,themes,and it is troublesome to reset them to the default. Desktop Recovery is the tool integrated [...]
This tutorial shows how to fix thinkpad hotkeys not working in Ubuntu (can’t change screen brightness, the volume, or the power scheme).
Here is a package called tpb can easily fix this problem.Just install this in your Ubuntu and make it auto-run at log-in.
Open up a terminal window from Applications->Accessories menu and run:
sudo aptitude install tpb
After [...]
If you have a low screen resolution at starting up Ubuntu 10.04 after installing graphics drivers,you can try following method to set the boot screen resolution to what you want.
First,edit /etc/default/grub file in with this command Applications->Accessories->Terminal:
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
add this line into the end,and save the file:
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1024×768x32
here change 1024×768×32 to what you want.
Finally,update grub to [...]
Google SketchUp is a very popular,CAD style appliction.It is free but only Windows and Mac packages provided.This simple tutorial shows how to install Google SketchUp using Wine for Ubuntu user.
1.First of all,install wine or upgrade you wine to the latest version.It is best to have at least 1.1.11 of wine.
open up a terminal window and [...]
This tutorial shows how to fix speakers not working in Ubuntu 10.04.If you have an Analog Devices AD1986A Audio card on your laptop,and get this sound problem.You can try following steps:
1.First,open up a terminal window (Applications->Accessories->Terminal) and run this command:
sudo head -1 /proc/asound/card0/codec#0
it outputs your audio card type.
2.Edit the configuration file by this command:
sudo gedit [...]
Google has released voice and video chat plugin for Linux user.This is a browser plugin that enables you to use Google voice and video chat to chat face to face with family and friends. Voice and video chat plugin works in your Gmail, iGoogle and orkut chat.
Here’s what to get started:
First,download the voice and video [...]
CLI Companion is an application that is used as a compliment to the Linux Terminal. People unfamiliar with the terminal will find CLIcompanion useful to become acquainted with the terminal. Using the built-in commands you can unlock the potential of the Terminal. Experienced users can use CLIcompanion’s add command feature to build a command dictionary. [...]
This tutorial shows how to install Linux mintMenu for Ubuntu and add it into gnome panel.Following screen is the mintMenu I just installed in my Ubuntu 10.04 machine:
Install Linux Mini Main Menu in Ubuntu:
There are two ways to install mintMenu in Ubuntu
Option 1. For ubuntu 10.04 and 9.10 user,open up a terminal window (Applications->Accessories->Terminal) and [...]
