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Howto: Unity with Dodge Windows and minimize/unminimize behavior in ubuntu 12.04 (Precise)

Posted Mon, 2012-04-30 11:43 by gg234

If you are running ubuntu 12.04(precise) and one thing you might have noticed from your unity is missing Dodge Windows behavior.Another feature users really like is the ability to be able to click a program’s icon on the Launcher and minimize/unminimize that window. Jonathan French (ojno), the developer behind this patch, has not only made this a reality, but also got this to work in conjunction with the ‘Spread Windows’ functionality. He’s even set up a PPA which contains the latest Unity and his patch to make it easier for end-users to get it.

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JBackpack - Personal backup program

Posted Mon, 2012-04-23 07:54 by gg234

JBackpack is a personal backup program. It features incremental backups, network transparency and encryption. JBackpack uses rdiff-backup for all backup and restore functions, SSHFS and SMB to access remote file systems and EncFS to encrypt backup destination directories.JBackpack uses rdiff-backup for all backup and restore functions. The most interesting feature of rdiff-backup is incremental backups.

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VirtualBox 4.1.12 released and ubuntu 12.04 installation instructions included

Posted Wed, 2012-04-11 17:06 by gg234

Oracle VM VirtualBox, formerly Sun xVM VirtualBox and innotek VirtualBox, is a family of x86 virtualization products for enterprise and home use.VirtualBox
is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use.

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How to install oracle java 7 in ubuntu 12.04

Posted Tue, 2012-03-27 16:27 by gg234

Java is a programming language and computing platform first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995. It is the underlying technology that powers state-of-the-
art programs including utilities, games, and business applications. Java runs on more than 850 million personal computers worldwide, and on billions of
devices worldwide, including mobile and TV devices.

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Active Directory Integration with Centrify DirectControl Express on Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric)

Posted Fri, 2011-12-02 14:10 by gg234

Centrify Express is a comprehensive suite of free Active Directory-based integration solutions for authentication, single sign-on, remote access, file-sharing, monitoring The #1 Choice for Active Directory Integration and cloud security for cross-platform systems. It is the quickest and most proven solution for integrating UNIX, Linux and Mac systems with Windows, and delivers more functionality and more to upgrade to when compared to other free offerings.

Many Ubuntu users and Administrators struggle with Active Directory integration. One approach that folks are using is the free offerings from Centrify Express.

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Stunnel - Universal SSL tunnel for network daemons

Posted Mon, 2011-11-21 17:55 by gg234

The stunnel program is designed to work as an SSL encryption wrapper between remote client and local (inetd-startable) or remote server. It can be used to add SSL functionality to commonly used inetd daemons like POP2, POP3, and IMAP servers without any changes in the programs’ code. Stunnel uses OpenSSL libraries for cryptography, so it supports whatever cryptographic algorithms you compiled into your library.

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GoAccess - Visual apache/Nginx log analyzer

Posted Fri, 2011-10-28 16:31 by gg234

GoAccess is an open source real-time Apache log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal in *nix systems. It provides fast and valuable HTTP
statistics for system administrators that require a visual server report on the fly.

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Install Mplayer and Multimedia Codecs (libdvdcss2,w32codecs,w64codecs) on ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric)

Posted Thu, 2011-10-20 07:13 by gg234

MPlayer is a movie and animation player that supports a wide range of codecs and file formats, including MPEG 1/2/4,DivX 3/4/5, Windows Media 7/8/9,RealAudio/Video up to 9, Quicktime 5/6, and Vivo 1/2. It has many MX/SSE (2)/3Dnow(Ex) optimized native audio and video codecs, but allows using XAnim’s and RealPlayer’s binary codec plugins, and Win32 codec DLLs. It has basic VCD/DVD playback functionality, including DVD subtitles, but supports many text- based subtitle formats too. For video output, nearly every existing interface is supported. It’s also able to convert any supported files to raw/divx/mpeg4 AVI (pcm/mp3 audio), and even video grabbing from V4L devices.

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GNOME Tweak Tool - A tool for changing specialised or advanced GNOME3 settings

Posted Wed, 2011-10-12 15:44 by gg234

GNOME Tweak Tool is an application for changing the advanced settings of GNOME 3

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How to install Gnome Shell in Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)

Posted Fri, 2011-10-07 12:16 by gg234

GNOME Shell is the defining technology of the GNOME 3 user experience. It provides core interface functions like switching to windows and launching applications. GNOME Shell takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts to provide a delightful and easy to use experience.

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How to install MongoDB on ubuntu server

Posted Thu, 2011-09-08 19:13 by gg234

MongoDB wasn’t designed in a lab. We built MongoDB from our own experiences building large scale, high availability, robust systems. We didn’t start from scratch, we really tried to figure out what was broken, and tackle that. So the way I think about MongoDB is that if you take MySql, and change the data model from relational to document based, you get a lot of great features: embedded docs for speed, manageability, agile development with schema-less databases, easier horizontal scalability because joins aren’t as important. There are lots of things that work great in relational databases: indexes, dynamic queries and updates to name a few, and we haven’t changed much there. For example, the way you design your indexes in MongoDB should be exactly the way you do it in MySql or Oracle, you just have the option of indexing an embedded field.

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Udev Discover - Tool for udev testers, coders, hackers and consumers

Posted Fri, 2011-08-26 08:07 by gg234

Udev discover aims for being a gnome-device-manager-like app using gudev instead of HAL, and to provide some fancy features for udev users and hackers.

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ClassicMenu Indicator - Notification area applet for the top panel of Unity desktop

Posted Mon, 2011-07-04 16:53 by gg234

ClassicMenu Indicator is a notification area applet (application indicator) for the top panel of Ubuntu’s Unity desktop environment. It provides a simple way to get a classic GNOME-style application menu for those who prefer this over the Unity dash menu. Like the classic GNOME menu, it includes Wine games and applications if you have those installed.

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BleachBit 0.8.8 released and installation instructions included

Posted Thu, 2011-06-23 16:15 by gg234

BleachBit quickly frees disk space and tirelessly guards your privacy. Free cache, delete cookies, clear Internet history, shred temporary files, delete logs, and discard junk you didn’t know was there. Designed for Linux and Windows systems, it wipes clean 90 applications including Firefox, Internet Explorer, Adobe Flash, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari,and more. Beyond simply deleting files, BleachBit includes advanced features such as shredding files to prevent recovery, wiping free disk space to hide traces of files deleted by other applications, and vacuuming Firefox to make it faster. Better than free, BleachBit is open source.

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Running Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty) unity 3D on virtualbox 4.x

Posted Sun, 2011-04-24 10:05 by gg234

Unity provides a complete, simple, touch-ready environment that integrations your applications and your workflow.Unity is designed for netbooks and related touch-based devices. It includes a new panel and application launcher that makes it fast and easy to access preferred applications, such as the browser, while removing screen elements that are rarely used in mobile and netbook computing.This tutorial will explain how to run unity under virtualbox.

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