Xournal is an application for notetaking, sketching, keeping a journal using a stylus. It is free software (GNU GPL) and runs on Linux (recent distributions) and other GTK+/Gnome platforms. Xournal has the feature that supports PDF annotation and text highlight. Xournal aims to provide superior graphical quality (subpixel resolution) and overall functionality; however it lacks […]
Xournal – Note Taking App with Annotating PDF in Ubuntu
Quicklist for VLC Playback Control on Unity Launcher
Since VLC 2.0 supports the library MPRIS and then D-Bus for Desktop process intercommunication, now we can add vlc playback control to Unity launcher’s quicklist. After some search on google I found out D-Bus commands control VLC Play/Pause Track, Next Track and Previous Track. But unfortunately the commands didn’t work for me (don’t know why). […]
How to Add VLC Control to Ubuntu Sound Menu
VLC supports the library MPRIS and then D-Bus for Desktop process intercommunication since version 2.0. This tutorial will show you how to trigger VLC playlist actions under sound menu in Unity panel. First, launch Vlc media player and enable d-bus control interface Head to Tools ->Preferences, at bottom show settins All, then navigate to Interface […]
Convert Videos to iPhone/iPod/iTouch MP4 Compatible in Ubuntu
This tutorial will show you how to convert any video file to iPhone, iPod, iTouch, iPad mp4 compatible format in Ubuntu usingg handbrake. HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows. You can convert videos to iDevice just with few clicks. 1. First install handbrake. For now, […]
Install HandBrake 0.9.8 from PPA in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise
HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows. This tutorial will show you how to install the latest official HandBrake releases for Ubuntu from ppa. For now, the latest released is handbrake 0.9.8, the PPA provides the packages for Ubuntu 12.04, 11.10, 11.04 and 10.10. Install official […]
FF Multi Converter – Convert Audio/Videos/Images/Documents in Ubuntu
FF Multi Converter is a simple graphical application which converts audio, video, image, and document files between all popular formats, using and combining other programs. It uses ffmpeg for audio/video files, unoconv for document files, and the PythonMagick library for image file conversions. It offers common conversion options and recursive conversions through a user-friendly interface. […]
Install Entangle – Tethered Camera Control & Capture in Ubuntu 12.04
Entangle is an application which uses GTK and libgphoto2 to provide a graphical interface for tethered photography with digital cameras. It includes control over camera shooting and configuration settings and ‘hands off’ shooting directly from the controlling computer. This brief tutorial shows how to install entangle in Ubuntu. Install Entangle in Ubuntu: Few days ago, […]
Turn Off ACPI while Booting Ubuntu via Grub2
Some computers may need to disable acpi to install/boot Ubuntu OS. To install ubuntu, you can select the option acpi=off when booting with the live cd. This simple tutorial will show you how to disable acpi after installed ubuntu. At first booting up: 1. Start your system and wait for the GRUB menu to show […]
How to Easily Log Out Ubuntu in Command Line
There’re many desktop environments that work on Ubuntu system. Sometimes panel may disappear or error load after configuration error. This tutorial will show you how to log out Unity, Gnome Shell, KDE, Xfce desktop via command in terminal from Ubuntu 12.04 Precise. For Unity, gnome-shell and gnome-classic, run this command: gnome-session-quit You’ll see this old […]
Install Xfce Xubuntu desktop in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise
Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly. Xfce is the default desktop environment of Xubuntu, this simple tutorial will show you how to install Xfce in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin. Install Xfce in Ubuntu […]
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