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| Jam's Ubuntu Linux Blog |
| Jam's Ubuntu Linux Blog Is The Place To Come For All Your Latest News On The Ubuntu Distribution. This Blog Will Also Include All The Latest Hacks, Tips, Tweaks And Mods! |
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| Merry Christmas! |
| 2009-12-24 07:46:46 |
To all of you that celebrate, Merry Christmas! If you are still not in the Christmas spirit yet, then maybe the following wallpapers might help!
If a wallpaper for your computer just isn't enough then why not try out a fancy little application called Xsnow. Read my post last year to find out how to install and run: Xmas Xsnow!
Merry Christmas to all of my readers!...
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| YouTube-HTML5-ifier For Google Chrome |
| 2009-12-20 07:51:39 |
Google Chrome Beta has been out for a few weeks now for Linux, and after a lot of playing around with it, it has soon become my most used browser. The only problem I could ever find with it is the large CPU usage when using any flash applications. Browsing websites such as Youtube and watching videos on there was a bit of a painful, and slow task - Until I came across the Youtube HTML5-ifier....
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| Install Backtrack Applications On Your Ubuntu |
| 2009-12-13 11:16:06 |
Backtrack is one of the most top rated Live Linux Distributions (meaning you can run straight from the CD). Backtrack is focused on penetration testing, and comes pre-packed with many applications to analyse and test your LAN, Wifi, Bluetooth... the list continues.
I have often had a play around with Backtrack, and find the tools and applications very useful. However, with the free storage...
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| Ubuntu 9.04 Wallpapers |
| 2009-05-10 12:29:13 |
Spice up your new Ubuntu 9.04 installation with some of these fantastic wallpapers. These are all Alpha release wallpapers that didn't quite manage to make it into the final release. I am sure you will agree with me that many of these really should have made it!All of the below images, and many more can be found from the Artwork section of the official Ubuntu Wiki
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| 25 Useful Shortcuts To Make Life Easier |
| 2009-02-26 09:45:00 |
The one thing that I really like with using Ububntu is the amount of shortcut keys that you can use. Shortcut keys can really speed up your tasks, and make like so much more easier for you. I have listed what I find the most useful shortcuts below. I have decided to leave out the ones that I think everyone will know - like the Copy & Paste etc. Window Management Some of the below shortcuts may require Compiz to be enabled on your Ubuntu system to work. Switch Workspaces in Ubuntu (win + E) 1. Win +E - Shows all workspaces in a nifty way and lets you switch between workspaces easily. 2. Alt + Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow - Move to Workspace on Left/Right 3. Alt+Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right Arrow - Move current window to another workspace 4. Alt + Shift + Up Arrow - This initiates a cool looking ...
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| Microsoft Windows Has Detected A Threat With My Ubuntu? |
| 2009-02-14 15:36:41 |
What more can I say?[Click On Image To Enlarge]Fail.When browsing the Internet earlier on today, I got an alert box pop up on me. I normally just click the cancel button, but I saw the word Microsoft in it. This made me laugh quite a lot. No matter what you do, you can't seem to get away from Windows can you?!If you have any more examples of these types of error messages whilst using Linux, please do share them with us!
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| Add/Remove Applications Shows No Applications |
| 2009-02-03 11:42:38 |
It's not often that I use this feature, but this morning when I tried, It would not show any applications.[Click To Enlarge]After a little bit of searching online, I found out that many people have had this problem after installing Adobe Air. I am not quite sure on why this is, so if anyone does, please do share with us!To resolve this problem, re-installing the Add / Remove application will do the trick. To do this, run the following command into the terminal:sudo apt-get --reinstall install gnome-app-install
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| Enable Automatic Login |
| 2009-01-31 14:35:40 |
If you are the only user of your laptop / computer, then you may want to disable the login screen to begin with. This is very simple to do, just follow these steps below:1. Navigate to System -> Administration -> Login Window2. Enable Automatic Login in the Security tab3. Enter your Username into the provided box...
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| Installing Stellarium |
| 2009-01-31 11:41:42 |
Stellarium is a cross platform planetarium application which is capable of rendering 3D photo-realistic skies in real time. This means that what you see on your screen will be what you will be able to see with the naked eye, or with a telescope. This is a fantastic way of learning what is what in the night sky, as it displays stars, constellations, planets and nebulas.Stellarium's Night SkyImage From: http://www.freesmug.orgTo install Stellarium:sudo aptitude install stellariumOnce installed (May take a while, as it is quite a big application) you can find it under the Educational section within your main menu (or by running the command stellarium in the terminal).If you are having problems running the application, this may be due to some problems with the resolution that the application i...
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| How Do You Pronounce Linux? |
| 2009-01-30 19:38:14 |
How do you pronounce Linux? I pronounce it as lin-ex, but I know a lot of people that say lie-nux. After a while, this really started to bug me, so I decided to find out once and for all how you say it! I managed to come across this video from Youtube telling you how to pronounce it correctly:This is a bit of a pointless post really, I just want to make it clear, that it is Lin-ux! :)...
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