Archive June 2010
Font Manager 0.5.5 – Easily Manage Fonts On Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Simple way to get access to installed fonts on .fonts directory, usually when you need to install extra fonts you will have to paste it on .font directory. But with Font manager tool you can easily add extra fonts, configure fonts substitution, make a full archive backup of installed fonts, comparing fonts, even more.
Font Manager associated with fonts on appearance preferences, to easily modify fonts for the desktop, applications, documents, window titles.
Tested on many distributions Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Gentoo, Arch, Zenwalk, Fedora. and now Font Manager added to Fedora repositories to be installed as default font manager on Fedora distribution. Tested in many window managers ” KDE, Gnome, Xfce ”
Also you can assign many directories from font manager preferences to automatically search for fonts on you machine.
To Backup Fonts easily export it on .zip file from export collections.
Check the release notes for updated version Font Manager 0.5.5 Here
Download Font Manager 0.5.5 From Google Code with Deb file for ubuntu -10.04 and Linux Mint 9, includes the source code. Also check Gtk apps Here Download options For other distributions ” Fedora, Gentoo, arch ”
That’s it for Now.
Ubuntu Control Center 0.3 “UCC” On Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Great tool to get access to main configuration tools, system tool packages also listed in good way to easily access your configurations, Ubuntu Control Center inspired by Mandriva Control Center looks the same to it. Slightly different between Ubuntu and Mandriva control centers for included system configurations tools.
Software Management: fully access to Ubuntu software center to install extra packages recommended to Ubuntu, system updater, Managing software sources to ” add, edit ” more repositories and authentication key files. Computer Janitor for removing unneeded installed packages on the system and free more space for you. adding Ubuntu distribution to USB using startup disk. also upgrading to last development release.
Hardware: Simply listing your hardware specifications in system informations, display configurations, sound, OpenGL 3d performance, mouse, keyboard layout, joystick calibrations for auto detect for new connected devices, and Printer configurations.
Network and Internet: Network manager, sharing files options, Firewall configurations Using graphical user interface Gufw to control opening, closing ports. Ubuntu one, Bluetooth configurations, remote Desktop configurations, and remote desktop viewer.
System: configure boot manager, default running applications, startup applications, customize the boot menu resolutions and locate kernel installed on your system. also getting to administration privileges to nautilus file manager.
Local Disks: get access to Gparted partition manager, disk usage analyzer, disk utilities, and adding backup for your files, and restore files to connected server.
Account Preferences: users groups, modifying profiles, simple visual effect, screensaver, power management configurations, email and instant messaging accounts.
Features listed up there maybe changed according to your installed packages on the system.
Download and Install Ubuntu Control Center
Official website for more informations and Download Options
start the installations with dependableness packages to install first if you don’t have it, then install the main package for UCC, also it’s available with 32 bit, 64 bit packages. Deb files.
Closer look to Ubuntu Control Center UCC Screenshots
GUI For GoogleCL Script 0.1
Already reviewed GoogleCL on LinuxNOV on this post for how to use GoogleCL without using Graphical User Interface, but in this post will show simple script for GoogleCL also you can get access to blogger, contents, Docs, Picasa, and Youtube.
Download GoogleCL GUI 0.1
Follow This link To download and how to use GoogleCL GUI 0.1
Also check google code for more informations about GoogleCL Project
basically after installation you can add icon launcher with the script location
will show a quick example for using Google Docs on GoogleCL GUI 0.1
After you select the service you want it will ask you to specify the account you want to get access to then drag and drop the link showed up on your Terminal to your browser to grant access to this service on your google account.
Then will show up options for Google Docs to list your documents or edit it, upload new document, delete it, or download documents.
simply select option you want, for example will select upload documents and it will ask you to select document you want to upload.
then it will show you that, the file uploaded successfully.
Thanks to angenoir71
That’s it for now.
Top 10 Cursors For X Window System
Cool Cursors collection for X 11 window system, including animated cursors for different installed applications, some of those cursors will look really good for dark themes, and bright themes, don’t forget to read instruction for each cursors, it might need to be renamed to ” .tar.gz ” and simply drag and drop it on Appearance preferences, go to customize, then to pointer tab to select the new pointer.
1. krakin
2. UISTA
3. Defender Black
Download Defender Black Cursor
4. Pulse Glass
5. J.Aroche’s Vienna3
Download J.Aroche’s Vienna3 cursor
6. Harmony
7. XSKH SE
8. KnotVista
9. J.Aroche’s G.A.
Download J.Aroche’s G.A. cursor
10. Ecliz
[Reviews]: TinyMe 2010 Acorn RC 1 Review
One of the mini distribution based on Unity Linux, it a great choice for old machines cause it does not take a big amount of RAM and CPU usage, using OpenBox 3.4.11 lightweight window manager, simple LXPanel, and many installed application will mention it later on the review.
Before we go any further will check Download Options for TinyMe 2010 Acorn RC 1 and release notes
Download TinyMe 2010 RC 1 Here
Release Notes Here
Testing Environment: using virtual box
This distribution able to work on really low hardware specification for old computers. tried to use it with 128 MB of Ram on virtual box and it was working great.
booting time and starting up the live session it was quick, then it starting first use configurations for languages, time, date, and locations. Then it will give you options to run TinyMe with root privileges or guest. ” username and Password included there”
Cool Random login screen background for each time you start up the machine.
simple and smooth desktop using OpenBox window manager fully customized using openbox window manager configurations, included with LXPanel 0.5.5, and conky 1.8 customized using conkyrc configuration file to extra element for it.
Using lightweight file manager PCman on of the best file manager out there, check this post for more information about PCman file manager.
installing extra recommended packages for TinyMe using smart package manager 1.3 . Also you can fully configure and customize TinyMe by editing configurations files pack for ” autostart.sh, rc.xml, config, main, panel, lilyterm.conf, config_O, .conkyrc file ”
Get access to Unity control center to control you hardware drivers audio, video, appearance, Network, software manager, firewall, users, groups, 3d visualizations, and more ”
OpenBox configuration Manager: to fully control openbox for themes, appearance, windows, mouse, Dock,….”
Main updated packages for Tinyme 2010 RC 1
| Package Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Kernel | 2.6.31.9 | 2.6.31.12 |
| Smart | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| AbiWord | 2.8.1 | 2.8.2 |
| Ayttm | 0.6.1 | 0.6.2 |
| Conky | 1.7.2 | 1.8.0 |
| LXPanel | 0.5.4 | 0.5.5 |
| Midori | 0.2.2 | 0.2.4 |
| Openbox | 3.4.10 | 3.4.11 |
| Osmo | 0.2.8 | 0.2.10 |
| Pragha | 0.7.1.1 | 0.7.3 |
| Sylpheed | 3.0.0 pre-release | 3.0.2 |
| Transmission | 1.76 | 1.91 |
| Viewnior | 0.7 | 1.0 |
check the release Notes for more information
Installation process for TinyMe 2010 RC 1
Took about 3-5 minutes, just to locate partition size, and select boot type for graphic user interface, or simple text.
After the installation over just restart the machine without mounting iso file. Will keep you up when the final release cones out, even it’s still RC version but working great, worth to try guys, That’s it for Now.
Closer Look on Gimp 2.7 – Gimp 2.8
we used to see Gimp with triple windows view with the last stable release of Gimp for tool box, editing window, and ” layers, patterns, channels, undo, brushes”. But Now with the development release it’s just single window mode for all three windows, and it’s fully customizable for dragging elements all over this window.
compiling operation for the development release is annoying for me a little bit, cause it has some extra dependencies specially with gegl and babl packages, you will find installation readme file on gimp folder follow instruction there to get it right. Download Gimp Development release.
check these posts reviewing the development release of Gimp 2.7.1 and How is Gimp 2.8 look going to be!
GIMP 2.8: A preview of the new features! – April 2010
Launchy Great Applications Launching Tool For Cross Platform
Great Launching tool for multi purposes has a lot of features for launching applications, Documents, Bookmarks, and folders, even more features and customized with a lot of skins, by default comes with 9 skins.
How To install Launchy ?
beginning with the installation process for Ubuntu, also you will find a installation source package for another distributions and platform.
Download Launchy .Deb package form sourceforge, or you can download the source tar.gz to compile it.
How To Run Launchy at the Startup for Ubuntu 10.04?
Go to preferences then Startup Applications
Add new startup program
Name : Launchy
Command : launchy %u
Distribution : it’s up to you, just to know what is this application about later.
Now you won’t need to start launchy every time you logged in to the system.
Main Options Window For Launchy
A lot of options there to customize user interface and showing the launchy window always on the top, system try, location on you display, Hot buttons to show launchy, by default Ctrl+Space, modify it to the way you like.
Suggestion List: to modify the delay time and number of suggestion applications list, and more, but it’s really recommended to check the box for underline matched text to easily identify the application you want.
System options: to change update time for the catalog, checking for updates at the startup, showing hidden files on launchy browser, and using portable mode for USB stick mode to save launchy configurations on it.
Also you you can customize the visual effects for launchy for fading in time, fade out time, and opaqueness or transparent.
Catalog: you can add extra directories and files to be accessed by Launchy.
check Launchy website for more plugins and Skins.
[Reviews]: Sidux Hypnos 2010-01 Xfce Review
Debian based distribution comes with two Desktops KDE, Xfce and this one going to review today here. most packages with Xfce version is upgraded to last version. Fully customized with xfce window manager, will show exactly how to fully customize many things on Sidux Hypnos.
Check the Release Notes Here
Download Sidux Hypnos 2010-01 Xfce version Here
using it on virtual box with these hardware specification:
- Single core processor 2.1 GHz
- 512 MB of RAM
- 12 MB of video memory
Starting with the boot menu for the Grub 1.98 installed and you will be able choose between running sidux 2010-01, booting from first Hard drive, memory test. and extra options for languages command line. check the small bar down there.
Really cool splash background for the new sidux 2010-01, it’s fully customizable from session and startup from Xfce settings, you will be able to choose from other splashs there, configure the splash for sidux and you always able to add more splash backgrounds.
after the first boot will open iceweasel to show the new release notes for Hypnos Xfce version.
Showing main installed applications on Sidux Hypnos 2010-01
Xarchive, squeeze applications for archiving ways. Thunar file manager coming with xfce window manager. most packages installed integrated with Xfce window manager.
Multimedia: applications included burning applications Brasero multi burning ways for CDs and DVDs, Gxine simple audio video player, mixer, and Xfburn simple burning tool for xfce.
Network applications: Ceni simple tool running using Terminal for choose network interface and customize it. Elinks non graphics web browser awesome to easily use specially using Keyboard. Iceweasel web browser as same as mozilla firefox web browser. pppoe configure: to configure your internet connection.
Also you will find IRC applications, SSH, Transmission torrent client, and xchat application.
Office applications: installed applications for word processor AbiWord, and Gnumeric simple application for spreadsheet.
System Menu: you will find a lot of options for setting a password, Removing extra kernel installed, Htop for show processing application on your session right now, sidux installer, sidux manual, and you are able to install using USB from there.
Settings menu: you can fully customize and control your distribution using this menu or simply open Xfce 4 settings manager, from there you will find a lot of options for customize you display resolutions, icons, splash backgrounds, network connections, appearance, window manager Tweaks, session and startups for controling staring up applications, and splash, and even more.
Sidux Hypnos 2010-01 Screenshots:
That’s it for now.
GoogleCL Awesome Command Line Tool For Google Products
Really good tool for taking control of google products using command line “terminal”, supporting many products of google like Blogger, calender, contacts, Docs, picasa, and Youtube.
check the dependencies and system requirement before installation from Here
Download GoogleCL with .Deb file for ubuntu/Debian or the source code for other distributions from Here
After the installation you will need to authorized access for each product you want to use for Google.
when you try to get access to calender for example link will showup to open on your browser to authorize GoogleCL
after you open this link on your browser you will be able to add events on you calender. so will add event on calender with this name ” Test for GoogleCL on LinuxNOV ”
using this command line
Customize Desktop With Conky System Monitor
it’s really cool way to show informations for your hardware specification and more on your desktop CPU usages, RAM, Swap, uptime, wireless signal strength, free capacity for your partitions, download/upload speed, downloaded/uploaded size for this session, IP address, Kernel version, username, time, date, most processed files, and even more according to Conky website it has more than 300 objects to use.
Here’s a conkyrc screenshot from my machine.
will begin with the installation process for Ubuntu
How To install Conky
Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot and earlier releases of Ubuntu
you can find conky on ubuntu software center or synaptic
or you can open Terminal and type:
Fedora 15 Lovelock | Fedora 16 Verne
yum install conky
you can install conky for other distributions, just download the source code form Here and compile according to the instruction there.
make
make install
How to Run conky at the startup
Go to System – preferences then Startup applications
add new one
for name type : conky
for command type : conky
leave comment
and now every time you run your machine conky will startup
will add article soon for how to configure conky soon.
That’s it for now.
Post updated: installation on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot.
LinuxNOV News 105 ” Applications NEWS “
Here on LinuxNOV news 105 for this week will keep focus on software releases, a lot released this week for for editing, torrent clients, development, and we won’t forget distributions releases for this week, many of those mini distributions for server to be used as a gateway and FireWalls, but will keep distributions releases for 106 News.
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105 News List:
- Transmission 2.00
- KTorrent – libKTorrent
- Gnumeric 1.10.6
- AbiWord v 2.8.6
- MonoDevelop 2.4
- FFmpeg 0.6
Transmission 2.00
a lot of new features GTK version, even other versions for different platform, it’s really lightweight torrent client.
The main new features for Transmission 2.00:
- New filter bar for the tracker ” public or private tracker “.
- compact view it won’t take less space, even working better on lower screen resolutions.
- supporting moving multiple torrent at the same time.
check the release notes – Download Transmission 2.00
KTorrent 4.0.1 – libKTorrent 1.0.1
really cool torrent client with many features for KDE Desktop, Fixed many bugs on this release for both, for downloading with high speed and low disk activity. it’s really recommended to upgrade from 4.0 to the last release.
Download KTorrent 4.0.1 – Download libKtorrent 1.0.1
Gnumeric 1.10.6
Simple spreadsheet application for Gnome projects, easily view or modify spreadsheet file, also you can import files for other applications like microsoft excel to view and modify. many reported bugs fixed with the new release. Check the release notes Here.
Download Gnumeric 1.10.6
AbiWord v 2.8.6
Really simple word processor with powerful features, fixed many bugs with the last stable release 2.8.6 check the release notes for more informations.
Download AbiWord 2.8.6
MonoDevelop 2.4
Advanced text editor, supporting multiple languages, working on many platform, a lot of new features comes with the new release 2.4 check the full features and release notes Here
Download MonoDevelop 2.4
FFmpeg 0.6
My favorite audio/video codec library, basically awesome features for converting, recording, streaming, even more check the documentations to know more about FFmpeg.
The good thing about the new release support HTML 5 and many new features, check the FFmpeg news, and Release Notes for FFmpeg 0.6
Download FFmpeg 0.6 from Here
That’s it for Now, will add 106 News for distributions soon.
Top 30 Dark Gnome Themes GTK 2.x
Found a lot of themes while surfing websites for the best Dark Gnome Themes, those themes will required GTK 2.x , Emeraled, compiz for extra visualization. you can make your own customization using Emeraled or basically customize theme from Appearance Preferences.
Also you will find on many of those themes coming with icons pack and fonts, make sure you read the installation instruction for each one, to get same looking themes as shown. let’s check Top 30 Dark Gnome Themes.
1. LaGaDesk 102 Suite 1.0.0
2. Cobra 0.0.4
3. Onux
4. Black2 GTK + emerald
5. Awesome Theme
for OpenBox and you will find link for GTK
6. Khal Blue 0.1
7. Wii Black 0.5
8. Clearlooks blackblue
9. Black and Blue gtk2x
10. BlackRain 2
11. Turquoise Nights II
12. Kuler V5
13. Lucid Night
14. Yellow Jackets Dark
15. Divinorum 0.4.0
Download Divinorum 0.4.0 Theme
16. Darkness gtk2 (rgba false) 1.3b
17. QDarkStudio4 Theme
18. Imperfection Alpha version
Download Imperfection Alpha version
19. carbon fiber GTK
Download Carbon Fiber GTK Theme
20. Glass Holes GTK
Download Glass Holes GTK Theme
21. Gabriel
22. Kreator Theme 1.0.5
23. Silent Night II 1.2
24. Dark Star Theme
25. K9 Theme
26. Darkness Transparent GTK
Download Darkness Transparent GTK Theme
27. Smart Dark GTK Theme
28. Fresh Dark Gnome Theme 2.1
Download Fresh Dark Gnome Theme
29. Cole Theme
30. QDS4 Requiem Theme
And This was the last one, you can always find more “” Keep surfing around “” 
That’s it for NOW.
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