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Install Picasa 3.5 in Ubuntu with Wine

admin — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:53:56 +0000

Picasa is a photo organizer from google,by now it has 3.5 released for Windows which you can organize your photos based on what matters most: the people in them. In this new version, you can also more easily geotag photos using Google Maps, plus import photos from your camera and upload them to Picasa Web Albums in one step.

This tutorial shows how to install picasa 3.5 in ubuntu with wine.

Preparing for Picasa 3.5

Before I install Picasa 3.5 in my Ubuntu,I have Picasa 3.0 installed and I don’t know whether it matters or not.

Click here to download picasa3.0 and just click on it to install.

If you have not installed wine,click here for installing latest version of wine.

Now,you can download the picasa 3.5 package.Double click on this package and wine will auto-start to install this package.

Once done,you can open picasa 3.5 from Applications->Wine->Programs->Picasa3

Installing moblock-deb(MoBlock, NFBlock, blockcontrol and mobloquer) in Ubuntu Linux

admin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:31:51 +0000

moblock-deb provides packages related to IP blocking software, similar to PeerGuardian: In order to protect your privacy internet traffic is blocked based on large lists of IP address ranges. The packages are MoBlock, NFBlock, blockcontrol and mobloquer.
MoBlock and NFBlock are IP block daemons, which do the actual blocking. blockcontrol is a CLI, designed to do all tasks related to IP block daemons (MoBlock or NFBlock). blockcontrol is developed here. It’s available as Debian package and as a separate download for all Linux distributions. mobloquer is a GUI on top of blockcontrol.
blockcontrol features:
* Start and stop IP block daemon. Or let init do this automatically.
* Update your blocklist from online sources and local blocklists. Or let cron do this automatically on a regular basis.
* Remove lines by keyword from the blocklists.
* Handle your iptables rules: use a default setup, easily allow all traffic on specific ports and use an allow list, or add your own sophisticated iptables rules.
* Allow all LAN traffic and the DNS server automatically. If you are on a public LAN, you probably want to disable this feature.
* Check the status and test the IP block daemon.
* A watchdog monitors the IP block daemon and restarts blockcontrol if necessary.
* Detects if kernel modules are needed and loads them if necessary.
* Set verbosity and logging options.
* Provides LSB 3.1 compatible init script.
* Daily rotation of the logfiles.
Install moblock
First,use this command to edit /etc/apt/sources.list:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add the lines to the file,then save and close it.
Ubuntu 8.04 hardy:

deb http://moblock-deb.sourceforge.net/debian hardy main
deb-src http://moblock-deb.sourceforge.net/debian hardy main
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy main universe

Ubuntu 8.10 intrepid:

deb http://moblock-deb.sourceforge.net/debian intrepid main
deb-src http://moblock-deb.sourceforge.net/debian intrepid main
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid main universe

Ubuntu 9.04 jaunty:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jre-phoenix/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jre-phoenix/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty main universe

Ubuntu 9.10 karmic:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jre-phoenix/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jre-phoenix/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic main universe

Add the gpg key:
for ubuntu 8.04/8.10:

gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys 58712F29
gpg --export --armor 58712F29 | sudo apt-key add -

for ubuntu 9.04/9.10

gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 9C0042C8
gpg --export --armor 9C0042C8 | sudo apt-key add -

Now,update and install:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install moblock blockcontrol mobloquer

Click here for more

Install ImageMagick in Ubuntu Linux

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:25:46 +0000

ImageMagick is a software suite to create, edit, and compose bitmap images.It supports about 100 image formats and can perform impressive operations such as creating images from scratch; changing colors; stretching, rotating, and overlaying images; and overlaying text on images. Whether you use ImageMagick to manage the family photos or to embark on a job involving millions of images, this book provides you with the knowledge to manage your images with ease.
Install ImageMagick in Linux
First,download ImageMagick from this page.

Unpack with this command:

tar xvfz ImageMagick-6.5.3-10.tar.gz

Configure and compile ImageMagick:

cd ImageMagick-6.5.3-10/

./configure

make

To install administrator privileges:

sudo make install

Now,verify the ImageMagick install worked properly,type:

/usr/local/bin/convert logo: logo.gif

Click here for more!

Decorate your VLC media player with vlc skins

admin — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:27:29 +0000

VLC is a highly portable multimedia player supporting most audio and video formats (H.264, Ogg, DivX, MKV, TS, MPEG-2, mp3, MPEG-4, aac, …) from files, physical media (DVDs, VCD, Audio-CD), TV capture cards and many network streaming protocols.
If you’re using VLC media player in your system,you may want to decorate your VLC by installing vlc skins.

Openup VLC player,and go to Tools->Preferences,and you will see this window.

Clik on the link in this screen,and choose skins to download.

After downloading,click brows skin file then choose the skin you downloaded and click save.Reload VLC and you will have your VLC player with new skin.

Install Exaile 0.3.0.1 music manager/player in ubuntu

admin — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 04:38:44 +0000

Exaile is a music manager and player for GTK+ written in Python. It incorporates automatic fetching of album art, lyrics fetching, artist/album information via Wikipedia, Last.fm scrobbling, support for many portable media players including iPods, internet radio such as shoutcast, and tabbed playlists.

Exaile 0.3.0.1 is a bugfix release for 0.3.0. It contains no new features, however it does fix several (14) bugs from 0.3.0. In particular:

A severe bug preventing migration from 0.2.14 in certain installations was fixed. If you already have an 0.3.0 profile, you can start exaile with —force-import to overwrite your 0.3.0 profile with data from 0.2.14
A bug causing volume to not restore properly when playback resume is enabled was fixed
and several more.

Install Exaile in ubuntu
First,edit your /etc/apt/sources.list by this command:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add the appropriate line to this file:
For ubuntu 9.04:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/exaile-devel/ubuntu jaunty main

For ubuntu 9.10(Karmic):

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/exaile-devel/ubuntu karmic main

Add gpg key:

gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /tmp/.exaile.keyring --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv   B79BBC58DE219687E584187AC174A7B143CBFCC0
gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /tmp/.exaile.keyring --export --armor  B79BBC58DE219687E584187AC174A7B143CBFCC0 | sudo apt-key add -
rm /tmp/.exaile.keyring

and then type following:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install exaile

Now,you can launch exaile from Applications->Sound&Video->Exaile Music Player

If you’re interested in music manager,you may want to create plugins for exaile.Writing plugins for Exaile is easy,here for details.

Make your Mplayer Movie Player Vivid with Mplayer Skins

admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:16:35 +0000

Mplayer is a very popular movie player for Linux that supports a wide range of codecs.If you’re using mplayer in your Ubuntu or other Linux OS.You may be interested in its good looking by changing mplayer skins.
Following are three skins.

To install mplayer skins is very easy.Go to this page,scroll down and download skins as you like.

Using this command to extract them:

sudo tar xvf QPlayer-1.2.tar.bz2

And move the folder to /usr/share/mplayer/skins:

sudo mv QPlayer /usr/share/mplayer/skins/

Now,open mplayer and right click on the window,choose Skin browser.

You will see all skins include you just added in a new window,just select one.

How to install latest XMMS in ubuntu

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:29:58 +0000

XMMS is a multimedia player for Linux,its interface is more like Winamp in Windows.Despite being the most popular music player for many Linux users,it has been removed from the respositories since the Gutsy Gibbon release.

Install XMMS in ubuntu

First,edit source.list file:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

add this two lines,then save and close the file.

For ubuntu 9.04:

deb http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~knuta/xmms/jaunty ./
deb-src http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~knuta/xmms/jaunty ./

For ubuntu 8.04:

deb http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~knuta/xmms/hardy ./
deb-src http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~knuta/xmms/hardy ./

Update and install xmms

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install xmms

If your architecture is missing ,run following to rebuild

sudo aptitude install fakeroot
sudo apt-get build-dep xmms
sudo apt-get -b source xmms

Using XMMS
Type xmms in terminal,or press Alt+F2 and type xmms.
You can add a launcher for xmms,by right-click on your desktop,select Create Launcher,or right-click on Applications and select Edit Menus,here for more.

How to Install Miro 2.5.2 in Ubuntu 9.04

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:42:39 +0000

Miro is a great application for watching videos and high-definition TV podcasts in Linux. The latest release is 2.5.1, a bug fix release for the 2.5 series, which has a faster start-up time, a new, revamped library interface, new keyboard shortcuts, a refined interface and lots of bug fixes. Miro is an awesome multimedia application, especially if you like watching videos at high quality.
Install Miro in ubuntu 9.04

First,edit source.list by this command:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

add this line to the file,save and close.

deb http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/pculture.org/miro/linux/repositories/ubuntu jaunty/

If you have an older version of Miro installed on your Ubuntu, first remove it by:

sudo apt-get remove --purge miro
sudo apt-get autoremove --purge

Now,update and install:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install miro

Miro 2.5.2 should be now properly installed,you can run it by typing miro in terminal,or press Alt+F2 and type miro.

Install Moovida Media Center in ubuntu 9.04

admin — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:55:31 +0000

Moovida is a free open source media player for Windows and Linux,which bringing together all your movies, TV shows, tunes and photos in one simple innovative interface.More than that, Moovida brings you the best of internet video, music and images to play on your HDTV, laptop or PC.Here for more.

Install Moovida in ubuntu 9.04

First,if you have installed Elisa media center in your ubuntu which is incompatible with Moovida,use this command to uninstall:

sudo aptitude purge '~nelisa'

Now,edit /etc/apt/sources.list by this command:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

add following to the file,save and close it.

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/moovida-packagers/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

Add the key

gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 26C2E075 && gpg --export --armor 26C2E075 | sudo apt-key add -

Update and install:

sudo apt-get update

sudo aptitude install moovida

Now,you can open Moovida at Applications->Sound&video->Moovida Media Center

Go to Moovida Homepage for more.

How to install UNetbootin in ubuntu

admin — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:03:35 +0000

UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for a variety of Linux distributions from Windows or Linux, without requiring you to burn a CD. You can either let it download one of the many distributions supported out-of-the-box for you, or supply your own Linux .iso file if you’ve already downloaded one or your preferred distribution isn’t on the list.

UNetbootin can create a bootable Live USB drive, or it can make a “frugal install” on your local hard disk if you don’t have a USB drive. It can load distributions by automatically downloading their ISO (CD image) files, or by using existing ISO files, floppy/hard disk images, or kernel/initrd files, for installing other distributions.

Install UNetbootin in ubuntu

Option1:For Ubuntu 9.10 and higher,just run following three commands in Applications->Accessories->Terminal to install UNetbootin from PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gezakovacs/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install unetbootin

Option2: First,edit /etc/apt/source.list by this command:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add one of following lines to the file,then save and close.

For ubuntu 10.04:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu lucid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

For ubuntu 9.04:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

For ubuntu 9.10(karmic):

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu karmic main

For ubuntu 8.10:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main

For ubuntu 8.04:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu hardy main

Now,add the GPG key:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 72D340A3

Update and install UNetbootin:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install unetbootin

Go to Applications->System Tools->UNetbootin