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Install Gloobus,Mac-like quicklook in Ubuntu 9.10

admin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:46:55 +0000

Gloobus is an very cool extension to enable a full screen preview of any kind of file.You can quick preview your folders,PDFs,video/audio,pictures with just press on space key.

Currently, Gloobus supports:

Source: C++, JAVA, PHP, SH, PYTHON,
Images: JPG, PSD, XCF, PNG, GIF, SVG, ICNS
Documents: PDF, CBR, CBZ, DOC, ODF, XLS, ODS, PPT, ODP
Music: MP3, OGG, MP4, MIDI, WAV
Video: MPG, AVI, OGG, FLV, WVM, MKV
Other: Folders, Plain text files

Install Gloobus

For ubuntu 9.10 user:
open terminal from Applications/Accessories menu,add the repository:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gloobus-dev/gloobus-preview

update,install gloobus and upgrade to the patched nautilus:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gloobus-preview
sudo apt-get upgrade

restart nautilus by:

nautilus -q
nautilus &

Alternatively,download the deb package from http://gloobus.net/download/
ScreenShot:
Now,choose something in file browser or on the desktop that you want to quick preview.Press on space key to preview and press this again to stop preview.

For more,see:https://launchpad.net/gloobus

Boot into console/command line when startup Ubuntu 9.10

admin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:18:48 +0000

This tutorial shows how to configure your ubuntu 9.10 and make it directly boot into console/command line instead of X-window.

Step1:Just edit /etc/default/grub with your favourite editor:

sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

find out this line:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet splash”

change it to:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet splash text”

Step2:
Update grub and done!

sudo update-grub

How to fix sound muted on startup in Ubuntu 9.10(Karmic)

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:07:30 +0000

I have installed Ubuntu Karmic on my machine for a period of time,and I need to re-configure my sound every-time I restart my machine because the sound was muted.Following is what I did to fix this problem.

Run this command in terminal:

sudo gedit /etc/init.d/alsa-utils

find out following section and add “#” to annotate:

mute_and_zero_level()
{
{ [ "$1" ] && [ "$CARDOPT" ] ; } || bugout
amixer $CARDOPT -q set “$1″ “0%” mute 2>&1 | filter_amixer_output || :
return 0
}

#unmute_and_set_level()
#{
# { [ "$2" ] && [ "$CARDOPT" ] ; } || bugout
# amixer $CARDOPT -q set “$1″ “$2″ unmute 2>&1 | filter_amixer_output || :
# return 0
#}

Close and save.

How to get Add/Remove app back in Ubuntu 9.10(Karmic)

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:40:27 +0000

Since Ubuntu 9.10,Ubuntu Software Center take the place of Add/Remove... in Applications menu.Some may prefer the old Add/Remove to Ubuntu Software Center and want to get this back.

Option1:

System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager->Search "gnome-app-install" and mark to install

Option2

Applications->Ubuntu Software Center->Search "Add/Remove Applications" and click to install

Then,you can open Add/Remove app from System->Administration->Add/Remove Applications

3 Steps to Make Ubuntu 9.10(Karmic) looks like Mac OS X

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:11:49 +0000

Steps1: Option1: Installing gnome-art,an application for managing the splash screens of the GNOME desktop.
Go to Applications->Ubuntu Software Center,search and install “art manager”(without quotes).
Once installation finish,launch this from System->Preferences->Art Manager,or type “gnome-art”(without quotes) in terminal.
Option2:Unfortunately,gnome-art is not maintained any longer,and this doesn’t work for my ubuntu!So I installed Gnome-Art NextGen instead.
download deb package from this page
Use this command to install(open terminal from Applications/Accessories/Terminal to run command),or double click to install:

sudo dpkg -i name

and I installed i386 deb package in my amd64 machine:

sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture gnomeartng-0.6.0-all.deb

Now,launch Gnome-Art NextGen by typing “gnomeartng”(without quotes) in terminal.

Step2:Install window border theme.

If installed gnome-art,navigate to Art Manager -> Art-> Desktop Themes -> Window Border,and choose theme “Metativo”(you can choose one as you like.)

For Gnome-Art NextGen:
In Window Decoration tab,choose one theme.

Step3:Install cairo-dock,and use this replace gnome-panel.
In Applications->Ubuntu software center,search and install “cairo-dock” (without quotes).
Then,run this in terminal:

gconf-editor

navigate to desktop->gnome->session->required_component.In right box,double click “panel” and change its value to “cairo-dock”

Now,logout and backin,enjoy!

Disable 60 seconds delay notification in ubuntu9.10(karmic)

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:40:18 +0000

This tutorial shows how to disable 60 seconds delay notification when logout,shutdown and restart ubuntu9.10.

First,press Alt+F2 and type gconf-editor .Click Run.

Navigate to apps->indicator-session.Double click on the only line in right box,and set its value to true.

Done.

Sharing Folders in Ubuntu 9.10(karmic) with Ubuntu One

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:31:32 +0000

Ubuntu One is your personal cloud. You can use it to back up, store, sync and share your data with other Ubuntu One users.Ubuntu One gives all features and 2 GB of essential storage to everyone.
If you have installed ubuntu karmic in your computer,launch this from Applications->Internet->ubuntu one.You will see this icon on top right of screen.

Create a folder you want to share,right click on this and select Share Options.Click on Install service if you are first time using this.

Now,you can check “Share this folder” and two options below.Click on Create share,choose “Add the permissions automatically”(or manually change permissions in folder properties window).

A Step by step Guide for Ubuntu 9.10(Karmic) complete installation

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:43:43 +0000

This is a complete ubuntu 9.10 installation guide using Live-cd/use stick/grub4dos.

First at all,download ubuntu iso image from www.ubuntu.com.

Select one in following:

Install Ubuntu from live-cd.You need a blank CD,and burn the iso image into this.
Install Ubuntu from usb stick. If you don’t have a CD,you can use USB instead and create an bootable live-usb.Read this for detal.
Install Ubuntu from Windows XP. If you even don’t have a USB,and you’re operating on Windows.You can read here

Now,boot up from the CD/usb/mbr.On the desktop click on Install ubuntu 9.04 icon.

Select your language and click the Forward button to continue.

Select city and time zone,click the Forward button to continue.In next window choose the keyboard layout and click Forward.

Select “specify partitions manually”,and click Forward.

Now,right click on free space and create an new partition(size: recommend 20G,use as: ext4 or ext3, mount point: /).And create an swap area(size: recommand 512M-2G,use as: swap).

Click Forward to set username,password and until see this window:

Now,take a cup of coffee and have a rest. Once the installation has completed, click Restart now.

Install Ubuntu 9.10(Karmic) from Windows XP dual-boot system

admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:32:00 +0000

If you are operating on Windows now,you can try following steps to install ubuntu 9.10.
1.Download ubuntu karmic iso image from www.ubuntu.com
Download the latest grub4dos from here
2.Extract grldr and meun.lst from grub4dos package to root directory of C:. Copy and paste the iso image into root directory of C:\
3.Extract initrd.lz and vmlinuz from ubuntu9-10.iso/casper/ to root directory of C:(C:\initrd.lz,C:\vmlinuz).
4.Edit menu.lst by notebook,copy and paste following into the file.

timeout 5
default 0
title Ubuntu 9.10 install
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso ro quiet splash
initrd /initrd.lz

change ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso to the iso filename you downloaded.
5.Edit C:\boot.ini,add this line to the end:

c:\grldr="Ubuntu 9.10"

6.Restart,select boot from Ubuntu 9.10.You will get into ubuntu just like boot up with live-CD and you can click here to continue.

How to Fix Screen mess after upgrade to Ubuntu 9.10(Karmic)

admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:46:47 +0000

If you have upgraded your ubuntu from 9.04 to 9.10,and the display of screen was messed.You can try following to uninstall the graphics card driver to fix this error.

First,restart the computer and select boot up from ubuntu recovery mode(by default the second one) in menu list.Select root in next options and you will get into command line.
Install envyng by using this :

apt-get update
apt-get install envyng-core

Then run envyng:

envyng -t

now you can select to uninstall the graphics card driver that you have installed in ubuntu 9.04.
Restart,and you should be done.