Archive July 2010
[How To]: Delete Obsolete Packages, useless packages Using Command Line
After installing many applications, adding extra repositories you might need to remove useless packages and repositories, this will help you to save some space form system directory and keep your system performing better.
Gnome 3.0 Delayed To March 2011 – Gnome 3.0 Beta On September 2010
A lot of people was looking forward to use Gnome 3.0 stable release this year on many distributions also known as Gnome shell ” technology part of Gnome 3.0 “, Gnome community announced that the Gnome 3.0 delayed till March 2011.
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If you have been using Gnome shell before you will know how Ghome 3.0 apparently will be, certainly worth waiting to use. If you are interesting to use Gnome shell follow this Link for download and install instructions.
On September 2010 official Beta release for Gnome 3.0 will release. and stable version of Gnome 2.32 will be done.
More informations about Gnome 3.0 and Gnome Shell:
[How To]: Schedule Shutdown The System
really simple applications for schedule shutdown your system, found two applications already located on ubuntu repositories both working great ” Gshutdown, Kshutdown ” On ubuntu 9.10 I got problems with using Gshutdown, but overall both of them doing same functions to shutdown, lock the screen, log out, restart, hibernate, and suspend.
I usually use Kshutdown working on KDE also Gnome if you have the required dependencies packages for KDE kit. Tested on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Kubuntu.
Also guys these applications working great on many desktop environment ” Gnome, KDE, LXDE, and FluxBox ” had a problem using Gshutdown on Fluxbox but Kshutdown working really good on all these desktops environment.
Download Options:
Many download options for different distributions ” Debian, Ubuntu 10.04 +, Kubuntu, Fedora …….. ”
1. Download Kshutdown Here
Or for Ubuntu 10.04 Open Terminal then type
2. Download Gshutdown Here
For Ubuntu 10.04 you can install it directly from ubuntu software center
Screenshots for Kshutdown, Gshutdown
Upgrade To Wine 1.2 On Ubuntu 10.04 LTS – What’s NEW
Basically wine application runs windows applications on Linux, BSD, Solaris and Mac OS X.
Wine 1.2 Stable release available now to Download, a lot of improvements and bugs fixed with the final release check the release announcement for more informations.
Main new features: supported for 64 bit applications for different processors types, supporting animated cursors, built in applications icons, desktop integrations, direct3d, Audio enhancement, and more according to wine release announcement it about 23,000 changes on this version.
Wine 1.2 Release announcement Here.
Fresh Download and install for Wine 1.2 Follow This Link.
Upgrade to Wine 1.2 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Adding WineHQ repositories open Software sources then other software tab then add the repositories between quotes
” ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa ”
then go to update manager and check for new update it will be available there.
same installations process also work on linux Mint 9, and distributions based on Ubuntu 10.04. That’s it for now.
[How To]: Use Chmod Modes For changing Files and Directories Permissions
For who interesting to know how to use Chmod using command line, usually to change file permission for reading, writing, and executing file as a program it’s quite easy using GUI, it’s even better using command line. Just checked Wikipedia for Chmod file permissions. it’s really good idea to change file permissions using command line.
to change the file permissions you can go to file’s properties then permissions, and that’s quite easy to use.
it’s the same to use the command line. so let’s check some examples.
1. Showing current permissions for a file
Open terminal then type
The output showing current mode
if you compared the output line with the image there you will figure out that both are the same.
” -rwxr-xr-x “ means it has read – write – executable access for both user and group called ” mb “
including last modify date and the name of this file.
2. Showing Current modes located on a directory
Using same command on first example but with the directory name ex.
without quotes
3. How To Change File Permissions?
There are two ways to change files permission, also you will be able to know more special modes for changing files permissions Octal Numbers and symbolic modes.
First example using octal numbers with four digits
Replace the file name between quotes with your file name.
Second example symbolic modes.
This command will change the file to read and write only, it was executable before we do that in the first step.
Another example using symbolic modes.
This command will restore all permissions to the default.
4. Listing Resources and Links might help also.
That’s it for Now.
Opera Mini 5.1 Released For Android Platform
Opera Mini 5.1 Finally released for android devices even available on the Android market place to download, or you can download it directly from the opera official website.
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Coming up with many features with smoother browsing, multitasking, Supported tabs. I believe all these features is we already seen in older version of Opera mobile web browser.
But it’s becoming better To use Opera Mini web browser on your Android Devices now with all these features. Here a quick Video showing main features available on Opera 5.1 at youtube
Download Opera Mini 5.1 HERE
Check the Release announcement and More informations HERE
Deja Dup 15.5 Released Simple Backup Tool
Deja Dup simple backup and restore backup tool, easily make a schedule backup time weakly, daily, monthly. Support backup for remote and local locations, encrypt backup operation.
Also Select backup duration to be removed automatically or keep the backup forever.
Deja Dup Features:
• Support for local or remote backup locations, including Amazon S3
• Securely encrypts and compresses your data
• Incrementally backs up, letting you restore from any particular backup
• Schedules regular backups
• Integrates well into your GNOME desktop
Download – Release announcement Deja Dup
Release announcement – Also Check Download options HERE – More Informations HERE
Deja Dup Screenshots
Free Virus Scanning Tool ClamTK For Multi Linux Platforms
Usually no need to check for malware, viruses, trojan horses on Linux operating system, that’s not means Linux System is fully safe from viruses, but this tool become really handy to use it in case you sharing your partitions on public network and you might got viruses from another machine, or you had installed Microsoft windows operating system in the same machine with linux distribution.
It will help you to scan all partitions including windows partitions without even opening windows operating system that might spread the virus all in your other directories depending on the virus type.
How To install ClamTK?
You will find a lot of download options included on Sorceforge for Ubuntu, Debian, mint, Fedora, CentOS, .. and included the source code. HERE
Official site for more informations Here
Basic scanning options for files and directories, also you can add daily schedule scan time for your home directory or your entire computer.
ClamTK preferences for more scan options specially for scaning hidden files starting with . dot and scan all files inside each directory. Also it has update option for new releases and viruses database.
Ubuntu 10.10 Alpha 2 Software Center VS Linux Mint 9 Software Manager
With the new release Ubuntu 10.10 Alpha 2 the new software center comes with a new shape, as well the new release of software manager of Linux Mint 9 Isadora.
Included with new features for both of them featured applications, news, rating, reviews, screenshots, and sharing to social network.
Sharing:
Sharing on Ubuntu software cneter using Gwibber for many social Network.
Reviews:
Adding your comments on each application on the software center to share your opinion about this software. Also viewing other user opinion about it.
Rating:
Overall rating about softwares listed on each category. Also view the number of rating and reviews been added.
| —— | Ubuntu 10.10 Alpha 2
Software Center |
Linux Mint 9 Isadora
Software Manager |
| Sharing |  |
Not Available |
| Reviews | Not Available |  |
| Rating | Not Available |  |
Ubuntu software center including featured applications on some kinda of slider and news box it’s not working with me. but i think it’s for new softwares add to ubuntu repositories.
Overall i like Linux Mint 9 Isadora software manager more than Ubuntu 10.10 Alpha 2.
Let’s hope that more features added to ubuntu software center with upcoming releases.
Simplicity of Making, Burning, and Copying ISO Files Using FlBurn
Simple burning software that include Packing files on ISO image, copying disk to ISO Image, burning iso files to disk, and erase disks.
FlBurn software based on These Libraries FLTK ” Fast light Toolkit “, and libburnia.
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Download FlBurn Software
Follow This Link For download option.
Simply All In One for ISO Files. I tried it to make ISO From Files it take no time really quick, and really cool way to backup your files all in one ISO file as you wish. You can select files located on your hard drive and simply add it, select the output location for the ISO file, and that will be it.
Also for burning ISO to disk select the iso file and required speed, and all of them as simple as that.
Thanks for who worked on This project because it’s really cool application.
That’s it For NOW.
Replace Default Gnome Menu Bar With GnoMenu Applet
Default Gnome Menu not Fully customizable with easily Graphical user interface that every user able to make his/her customizations.
For GnoMenu you can simply change themes, icons, main menu Applet button.Also including transparent with background for many themes.
GnoMenu working on many ways for panels, Docks, window managers. For Gnome Desktop you can simply remove main menu applet and add the new applet for GnoMenu. you can also use it on Xfce but you will need to install extra package to be able to run Gnome applets on Xfce panel called Xfapplet.
Supported Docks:
- Avant Window Navigator AWN dock
- Docky
- Cairo Dock
Download GnoMenu
Follow This Link and Download Last Stable release.
How To Install GnoMenu
Simply download the package then extract it, go to terminal to the directory you extracted this package to and type
After The installation you will be able to use GnoMenu on AWN Dock, Docky, Cairo Dock, by adding extra applet from the dock preferences ” For more information check the readme file on GnoMenu installation folder.
I tried it on Gnome Panel and works really good and also working on Avant Window Navigator Dock.
GnoMenu Screenshots
Tile Active Windows On Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Using X Tile Applet
You won’t need to tile windows location by yourself any more, with this simple applet you can simply Tile windows in many ways to get best view for active windows. I usually use tile mode to easily compare between to windows and included content inside both, also you can use it to simply drag and drop element from window to another.
You will even like this applet more if you have a huge display with big resolution, in this case you will be able to tile windows on many way without have any problem. cause if you have a small screen you might have problem with tile some windows specially with fixed windows size.
Supporting many Tiling options for dual vertical mode, horizontal mode, quad mode for four windows. and more.
Also This applet working on many window managers and desktops ” Gnome, KDE, and Xfce ”
Download Options
That Link includes download options for many distributions you can use deb package for Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, and most debian based distributions.
or you can use the source code for other distributions using supported Desktop and window manager.
- For Ubuntu distributions after installing the deb package you can simply add extra applet for gnome Panel.
Also including Here How to install and using X Tile Applet on another Window manager.
That’s it for Now.
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