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Step by Step guide installing Ubuntu 11.04 Natty on a Windows 7 (Dual booting)

Posted Tue, 2011-04-19 17:27 by allu john sudhakar

I have installed Windows 7 and Ubuntu 11.04 on HP dx 7200 micro towers.
System Information :-
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit (6.1, Build 7201) (7201.winmain_win7ids.090601-1516)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Compaq dx7200 Micro tower
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel (R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3584MB RAM
Display Devices
Card name: Radeon X300/X550/X1050 Series (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM)
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Hard Disk
SAMSUNG HD 321HJ of 500 GB.
First I completely formatted the hard disk
Second I made three partitions in hard disk
in first partition, I installed windows 7 (First windows should be installed in Dual booting)
For Installation Windows 7 here the step by step method
Setting up your computer and BIOS (Changes if Required)

Pianobar - Console client for the personalized web radio pandora

Posted Mon, 2011-04-18 18:43 by gg234

pianobar is a console client for the personalized web radio pandora.

- play and manage (create, add more music, delete, rename, …) your stations
- rate played songs and let pandora explain why they have been selected
- show upcoming songs/song history
- configure keybindings
- last.fm scrobbling support (external application)
- proxy support for listeners outside the USA

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How to install Gnome3 on ubuntu 11.04 (Natty)/Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick)

Posted Mon, 2011-04-11 22:35 by gg234

For GNOME 3, the GNOME Project has started from scratch and created a completely new, modern desktop designed for today’s users and technologies.This tutorial will explain how to install Gnome3 on ubuntu 11.04 (Natty)/Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick).

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Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty) Beta installation video

Posted Fri, 2011-04-01 15:43 by gg234

The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the open source community has to offer. Ubuntu 11.04 “Natty Narwhal” Beta 1 gives a preview of the next version of Ubuntu.This is simple video for Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty) Beta installation process.

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Howto enable WebGL on Firefox 4

Posted Tue, 2011-03-29 15:13 by gg234

WebGL is a Web-based Graphics Library. It extends the capability of the JavaScript programming language to allow it to generate interactive 3D graphics within any compatible web browser.WebGL is a context of the canvas HTML element that provides a 3D computer graphics API without the use of plug-ins.

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Too Much Fumbling Around

Posted Mon, 2011-03-28 07:30 by JayJ

Help How do I restore My home page. I have nothing at the top of the page& at the bottom ther is just the trash can & the desk top button. ?

Philips SAA713x tv tuner card driver for UBUNTU 10.10

Posted Sun, 2011-03-27 20:22 by dattatray_A_Bhalekar

I am a newcomer in UBUNTU world and I have installed UBUNTU 10.10 before 5 days. I have a tv tuner card philips SAA713x. It is detected but doesn't know how to install drivers in Ubuntu. Plz. guide to install the drivers/codecs and tv tuner software to see tv channels.
Thanks.

Pinguy OS 11.04 Pre-Alpha Released

Posted Tue, 2011-03-15 11:18 by gg234

Pinguy OS an out-of-the-box working operating system for everyone, not just geeks.This OS is for people that have never used Linux before or for people that just want an out-of-the-box working OS without doing all the tweaks and enhancements that everyone seems to do when installing a fresh copy of Ubuntu or other Linux based Distro's.

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How to Install Chrome 10 beta and How to read local Languages (Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Devanagari) news paper and other langu

Posted Mon, 2011-02-21 17:23 by allu john sudhakar

Part 1 (How to install Chrome)
Google released the latest beta of Chrome,version 10, celebrating the move to double figures with some very interesting new features. Google has kept Chrome development at breakneck pace since the first beta released in September 2008.

According to a Google blog post, Chrome 10's new Crankshaft version of its V8 JavaScript engine now runs scripts some 66 percent faster than previous versions, as measured by theV8 benchmark suite.The new beta build also includes hardware-accelerated video, which Google says may cut CPU usage by as much as 80 percent when running full-screen, assisting performance generally and extending your battery life.

How to replace gnome-screensaver with xscreensaver in ubuntu

Posted Mon, 2011-02-21 13:32 by gg234

XScreenSaver is the standard screen saver collection shipped on most Linux and Unix systems running the X11 window System.On X11 systems, XScreenSaver is two things: it is both a large collection of screen savers; and it is also the framework for blanking and locking the screen.

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How to Convert Web-page into a PDF File in Ubuntu 10.10(Maverick)

Posted Mon, 2011-02-14 08:00 by allu john sudhakar

To convert web-pages into PDF file in ubuntu 10.10 is very easy way.
just press Ctrl and P and you will see a new box called Print.
In that you will see Print to file in printer section.
Now just press Print to file now you can see Name box and Output Formate
first you have select (.) PDF and and now you move to Name place and give and name to that file Exp:- xxx.pdf and now go to save in folder: place just press it to change to save on desktop. And press Print box.
After pressing print box it will convert the information in PDF formate
In the second way you have to go file --> print --> it will open print box as mention in above you have to convert the information into PDF format
In the third way you have to go file --> print preview --> it will open a new box called Ubuntu homepage| Ubuntu – Mozilla Fire fox in that you just press Print box and it will open print box and do same as mention in first part it will convert web page into PDF format.

How to install Cairo Dock in Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick)

Posted Wed, 2011-02-09 21:01 by allu john sudhakar

About Cairo Dock
It uses Cairo / OpenGL to render graphics (many in correlation with Compiz) with full hardware acceleration. It's fully configurable and fully customisable and can be used as a taskbar too. You can easily add applets in the dock or as a desklet. It is recommended to install the PLUG-INS package (cairo-dock-plug-ins) to have access to more views, dialogs and many plug-ins and applets. Some screen shots are available : http://pics.glx-dock.org This package is the core of Cairo-Dock project.

Open a terminal window and add the following line and copy paste the following line.
sudo apt-get install udo

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cairo-dock-team/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install cairo-dock
That’s it Cairo dock is installed. You can start it by going to Applications > Accessories > GLX-Dock (Cairo-Dock withOpenGPL).

Dosemu to cups-pdf printer peient problem

Posted Mon, 2011-02-07 19:49 by Dibyneudu Pramanik

I have try to print pdfprinter from foxpro 2.6a use of dosemu in ubuntu 10.04. but every time give massage at printer state "Idle - /user lib cups/backend/cups-pdf failed"
how to i solve it.
any idea to save print job from dosemu or foxpro to a text file.

How to Install Docky in Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick)

Posted Mon, 2011-02-07 11:33 by allu john sudhakar

What Is Docky?
Docky is an advanced shortcut bar that sits at the bottom, top, and/or sides of your screen. It provides easy access to some of the files, folders, and applications on your computer, displays which applications are currently running, holds windows in their minimised state, and more.

To install Docky from a terminal, use the commands below

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:docky-core/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docky

Docky will be added under Accessories in the Applications menu.

When you first launch Docky you will get a pretty simple dock on the bottom of your screen. You can drag and drop your application icons to rearrange them, and drag applications from the applications menu to Docky to add them. Pull an icon from Docky out and it will disappear in a puff of smoke.

upgrade to 10.10

Posted Sat, 2011-02-05 10:51 by royston@trustro...

Need help to find programmes that have no dependancies, they appear to need files added to them so that the upgrade can be completed.
Any ideas