Category Archives: Articles

LinuxNOV News 105 ” Applications NEWS “

Posted on by
1

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.

Subscribe for LinuxNOV mailing list To get daily updates

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

Posted on by
3

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

Download LaGaDesk

2. Cobra 0.0.4

Download Cobra

3. Onux

Download Onux

4. Black2 GTK  +  emerald

Download Black2 GTK

5. Awesome Theme

for OpenBox and you will find link for GTK

Download Awesome Theme

6. Khal Blue 0.1

Download Khali Blue

7. Wii Black 0.5

Download Wii Black 0.5

8. Clearlooks blackblue

Download ClearLooks BlackBlue

9. Black and Blue gtk2x

Download Black and Blue GTK2x

10. BlackRain 2

Download BlackRain 2

11. Turquoise Nights II

Download Turquoise Nights II

12. Kuler V5

Download Kuler V5

13. Lucid Night

Download Lucid Night

14. Yellow Jackets Dark

Download Yellow Jackets Dark

15. Divinorum 0.4.0

Download Divinorum 0.4.0 Theme

16. Darkness gtk2 (rgba false) 1.3b

Download Darkness gtk2  1.3b

17. QDarkStudio4 Theme

Download 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

Download Gabriel Theme

22. Kreator Theme 1.0.5

Download Kreator Theme 1.0.5

23. Silent Night II 1.2

Download Silent Night II

24. Dark Star Theme

Download Dark Star theme

25. K9 Theme

Download K9 Theme

26. Darkness Transparent GTK

Download Darkness Transparent GTK Theme

27. Smart Dark GTK Theme

Download Smart Dark Theme

28. Fresh Dark Gnome Theme 2.1

Download Fresh Dark Gnome Theme

29. Cole Theme

Download Cole Theme

30. QDS4 Requiem Theme

Download QDS4 Requiem Theme

And This was the last one, you can always find more “” Keep surfing around “” ;)

That’s it for NOW.

ext4 vs ext3 vs NTFS Comparison ” File Systems “

Posted on by
6

Basic comparison between ext4 vs ext3 vs NTFS, it will show the benefits of using ext4 file system, all of them supporting journaling file system will talk more about journaling.

ext3 ext4 NTFS
Stand for Third extended file system Fourth extended file system New Technology File System
Original OS Linux Linux Microsoft
Max Volume size 32 TB 1 EB  limited to 16 TB 16 EB “16 TB – 4 KB with various operating system implementations.”
Max file size 16 GB – 2 TB 16 TB 16 EB
Max filename length 254 bytes 256 bytes 255 UTF-16 code units
Journaling Yes Yes Yes

ext3

Introduced the stable release 2001 supporting journaling and that help with speed transferring and there are three levels of journaling for ext3 ” lowest, medium, highest ” risk check Here more information about journaling levels. also supporting compression. check wikipedia ext3.

ext4

With the stable release of ext4 in 2008, this become one of the best file system out there, Transferring speed is really good, but it’s not depending on the file system itself only also hardware specifications, operating system, Kernel and many more dependencies. check wikipedia ext4.

NTFS

usually we don’t use ” NTFS ” file system on linux machine but, just in case your doing dual booting with other operating system support NTFS. and fully working on linux using NTFS-3g. check full features wikipedia NTFS.

Also check those for more informations:

  1. Full comparison of file systems  Here
  2. File system configurations Here
  3. Speed test comparison for file system on linux 2.4.5 Here

That’s it for Now

7 Dock Applications For Linux Desktops

Posted on by
3

Dock applications is really cool way to get quicker access to your installed applications, directories, or files, it’s fully customized with different desktop and window managers. you will find a lot of docks available to use with different features for extra plugins, docks applets, and themes. here will list 7 of the best docks available so far for linux desktops.

1. Avant Window Navigator Dock ” AWN “

it’s my favorite dock usually using, has a lot of features for adding extra applets, launchers, plugins, themes, we already submitted a top ten themes for AWN dock here in this link

To install AWN dock check the installation guide for different distributions and different window managers Here

Also check the extra plugins, default themes and applets available for awn dock Here

2. Gnome Do Docky Dock.

Docky is really cool dock doing same functions for running application, files, directories, and even more cool functions, for searching for specific files, or folders, and cool simple launcher.

check the full features Here and installation guide for different distributions and window managers for gnome Do and docky From Here

3. Cairo Dock

working in two looks for openGL fully customized with many features specially with last version release 2.1.3, and other one without openGL.

More cairo Dock screenshot Here

check Full features and Download options for Cairo Dock Here

4. Wbar Dock

Simple dock and really lightweight you will find Download options and more informations for it Here

check Here for more screenshots

5. SimDock

Simple Dock bar don’t required compiz or 3d acceleration written on C++

more simdock screenshots

check the Download options for simdock and more information Here

6. KoolDock

KoolDock Required KDE desktop, check Here for more informations and Download Options

7. KDocker Dock

simple dock integrated to system try panel working for many desktops and window managers. supporting drag and drop.

check the full features and Download options For Kdocker

That’s it for now.

5 Things You Have To Know About dpkg Package Manager

Posted on by
2

What is dpkg ?

it’s a package manager for Debian system, and working on other distributions built from Debian system. Used for installing and Removing packages on you system. as same as using synaptic package manager on Ubuntu, but the difference that dpkg using for individual package without installing extra dependencies for this package.

so let’s open Terminal and see what we have here

1. Listing all installed packages on your system

dpkg -l

2. show installed packages for a specific Applications

for example will check installed packages for FatRat download manager, open terminal and type

dpkg -l | grep fatrat

Here is the output

mb@mb-lu:~$ dpkg -l | grep fatrat

ii  fatrat                                    1.1.1-5                                         multi-protocol download manager, feature ric

ii  fatrat-data                               1.1.1-5                                         data files for fatrat

you can replace fatrat with any other application name.

3. show installed files for specific package.

will use fatrat in this example too. go to terminal and type

 dpkg -L fatrat

it will show a list for installed file for fatrat.

4. If you want to know which package installed any file located on your system

For example i need to know which package installed this file ” chatIncoming.wav ” which located in this directories /usr/share/skype/sounds/

dpkg -S /usr/share/skype/sounds/ChatIncoming.wav

This will be the output

mb@mb-lu:~$ dpkg -S /usr/share/skype/sounds/ChatIncoming.wav

skype: /usr/share/skype/sounds/ChatIncoming.wav

show skype package name that installed this file before the colon.
5. Installing and uninstalling Deb packages we already showed you how to do it in this post

That’s it for Now.

7 Free User Guides & Manuals For Ubuntu Distributions

Posted on by
2

Ubuntu community where you always find help for your problem with the distribution, and they are very helpful on the Ubuntu Forums, it’s even better with Ubuntu documentation you will find a user guide for each release comes from ubuntu to find a solution for your problem. but here we will list other books available to download and read it online.

1. Ubuntu Manual Project

One of the best manual released this year for ubuntu 10.04 LTS, they released first version before ubuntu 10.04 LTS released, they was still working on it released the final version of this book with final version of ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

This book really worth to read become really handy with beginners and advanced users, fully covering a lot of things on ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

Download PDF version from Here

2. Ubuntu Desktop Essentials

Covering many section for customizing and configuring Gnome Desktop ” gdesklets “, best application available for customizations your Ubuntu Desktop with many ways, controlling visual effects using compiz. configuring file manager for nautilus file manager, and even more.

check the Table of content

3. Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference

complete guide for Ubuntu installation process, configuration for ubuntu distribution, customizing desktop, getting access to users and files, how to control users administration privileges, understanding command lines and how to use it, software manager and how to secure your operating system.

You can Read it online at Google books From Here. Or download

4. Ubuntu Linux Essentials

Another good guide for installing ubuntu, how to configure it, controlling user privileges, taking administration role on ubuntu. Installing steps using wubi installer, configuring gnome desktop, control wireless network connections, controlling users and groups,  ways to remotely access for your ubuntu distribution from another machine. formating and adding new partitions for ubuntu using disk partition.

check the Table of content

5. Ubuntu Guide 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)

A Full guide form A to Z really helpful for beginners and advanced users. covering everything for installation, packages recommended to install on ubuntu distribution and configuration for different window manager.

Check The full Guide Here

6. Documentation for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Basic guide for what’s new on ubuntu 10.04 LTS and quick guide for how to use it, also including advanced topics for administration privileges and servers.

Check The Table of Content

7. Ubuntu Server Guide For 10.04 LTS

Fully configuring Ubuntu 10.04 LTS server, installation for important packages for ubuntu 10.04 LTS server, virtualization, and configuring virtual private network VPN, mail customization and filtering. Configuring DNS and fully customize ubuntu 10.04 LTS server.

Check the Table of content , And Downlod Ubuntu server guide in PDF file

With these resources and Books you will find a lot of help and information will really help you to easily use Ubuntu distributions.

That’s it for Now.

12 Linux System administration : Guides , PDF , Documents and Cheats

Posted on by
2

Linux System administrators always check back for references , guides and Cheat sheets , as they are very powerful helpers and quick shortcut references  especially when then the work in progress , but also the system administration students needs to get to know those resources as important source for their education  , so in this post i collected many resources for system administrators , and linux system administration students as  quick post reference .

Guides :

1-SAG : System Admin Guide :
Its a guide for system admins and a part of LDP ( Linux Documentation Project – link -)  by Lars Wirzenius , Joanna Oja , Stephen Stafford and Alex Weeks , you can browse , read itonline or download a PDF version . Its very well classified and short in the point guide for biggners . I also recommend you to visit   Linux Documentation Project Guides ( link )  . and check out for more .

2-Linux System Administration : – PDF -
is a course module by Gbdirect.co.uk , which is very simple , with easy sections and in the point tips and guide . it also with excersises at the ending of every chapter . its very useful for startup .

3-LINUX Admin Quick Reference – PDF -:
Is a very handy reference in 5 pages PDF file , contains that kind of information you print and put it in your wall . as its title suggest : Quick reference  its very useful to keep a reference especially at the startup and first stage in your self learning progress . beginners will need it in their study process . ( Chea tsheet )

4-Debian Reference – link -:
an outstanding reference if you are going through Debian and Debian based distros , its free for use and download , available in many formats ( HTML , PDF ,TXT and PS ) .its Multi-lingual as well translated to many languages other than English : French , Italian , German , Spanish , Portuguese , Polish , Chinese ( Traditional ) , Chinese ( Simplified ) , Japanese , Russian and Finnish  .

Debian reference comes in 2 modules : full length document and short document .

5-linux system Linux Cheat Sheet  – link -:
Its by EZ Linux admin , its kinda short post but its very useful . you may check their other cheat sheets .

6-Top 10 Best Cheat Sheets and Tutorials for Linux / UNIX Commands – link – :
It is an outstanding blog post to enlist and compare between Linux/Unix Commands Cheat Sheets .

7-Linux-Unix cheat sheets – The ultimate collection – link –
Its an outstanding collection to cheat sheets regarding distros , operations as package management , commands , networking ……

8-System Administrator Interview Cheat Sheet – link – :
This is kinda a guide or a map for collection of tutorials , articles , tips , tricks and how to . its by Mj12net.org , there is also part II , you can find in here . Its good job regarding the effort and organization . ( i hope there is PDF version , cause its hard to keep on black background site ) .

9-Linux System Administration Tutorial :
Those tutorials by Developerworks to prepare you for the Linux Professional Institute’s 102 exam. , you will learn how to compile programs from sources, how to manage shared libraries, and how to use the Red Hat and Debian package management systems. You can also build your skills in fundamental Linux tasks through advanced admin .
1-Linux fundamentals, 2-Basic administration ,3-Intermediate administration ,  4-Advanced administration .

10-Linux Administration Made Easy  – link – PDF – :
Small guide by tldp .

11-Introduction to Basic Unix System Administration – link – :
I believe linux admins should keep in mind that UNIX is UNIX . so This introduction is needed , and its very helpful .

Linux Network Administration :

1-The Linux Network Administrator’s Guide – link – :
Its also by tldp ( The linux Documentation Project ) , and a quite member of their guides family . Its also in PDF format and tarred version .

Extra :

  • Ubuntu System Admin – link -: at Ubuntu`s Community Wiki
  • Debian System Admin Portal : Tips and resources – link – .
  • Megalinux.net : System Admin news , tips , tutorials – link .
  • Ugu.com : Unix system admin portal – link .
  • Librenix.com : Linux Admin information provider – link .
  • Debianhelp.co.uk : providing support for debian users – link .
  • Cyberciti.biz : Tutorials , Tips , How to , News , Resources – link .
  • Linuxsysadminblog.com : Tips , Tutorials and Resources – link .
  • Linuxadmin.org – link .

Well there is always space for more , but this is what i mean for people who want to start-up on their own , if you found more guides , cheat sheets , or tutorials for system administration  drop it in here as a comment .

Best 10 Mail Clients For Multi Platform

Posted on by
1

common way to get access to your e-mail and download mail to be able to get access to it later even offline in this post will show 10 mail clients working on many platform and distributions. many of those clients is fully customized with plugins for easier navigations for your mail client and getting more feature.

1. RoundCube

Browser based IMAP client really simple interface fully installed on servers like LAMPP. check the full features, and Download options

Installation Guide and HOW TO

  • Instructions on how to download and install Roundcube can be found in our Wiki.
  • Here’s another HOWTO regarding the installation of the SVN version on FreeBSD at fak3r.com written by Phil.
  • There’s also a Spanish version of Phil’s guide written by Daniel A. Rodriguez.

    • 2. Opera Mail

    Simple mail client built into web browser for opera browser. check starting guide and Download options for many linux distributions with different packages Here

    3. Mozilla Thunderbid

    One of the most popular mail client developed by Mozilla, comes with a lot of features for customizations adding extra add-ons for getting more features and taking control of your mails. and with the last release Thunderbird 3 comes a lot of features, working on cross platform check the Download options

    4. Evolution

    Mail clients by Gnome, usually used to use it on Ubuntu really simple interface with many features even getting more with extra plugins.

    Download Evolutions and Plugins

    5. Mutt

    Text based email client for unix operating system, check Mutt’s features, and Download Mutt, also check Newbie guide for mutt

    6. Kontact

    The components of KDE Kontact are tailored to work well with each other. This results in features like intuitive drag-and-drop between appointment handling, task lists and contacts. KDE Kontact supports various groupware servers. When using these servers your workgroup has access to features like shared email folders, group task lists, calendar sharing, central addressbooks and meeting scheduling.

    Check here for more information

    7. Spicebird

    Based on Thunderbird mail client supporting mails client, instant messenger and more features, check th Download options

    8. Sylpheed

    Lightweight email client with many features, Sylpheed provides intuitive user-interface. Sylpheed is also designed for keyboard-oriented operation, so Sylpheed can be widely used from beginners to power users. Download Sylpheed

    9. Balsa

    Balsa is an e-mail client for GNOME desktop, highly configurable and incorporating all the features you would expect in a robust mail client. Download Balsa

    10. SeaMonkey

    it’s all in one internet suit, but it include email client, many features included with extra add ons for it. check here for more information and download options.

    ..

    Top 10 Avant Window Navigator Themes ” AWN “

    Posted on by
    11

    My favorite Dock Avant Window Navigator, one of the best Docks available so far, it’s fully customizable with themes, extra plugins, extra applets, also working on many window managers, and many distributions such as Ubuntu , Gentoo, Fedora, …

    check the installation guide for Avant Window Navigator AWN Here. ” Ubuntu, OpenSuse, Fedora, Gentoo ”

    So, lets check Top 10 AWN Dock Themes:

    1. Oblique  1.0

    Download Oblique  1.0

    2. Shiki-Colors AWN Theme 1.2

    Download Shiki-Colors AWN Theme 1.2

    3. AWN Transparent-white

    Download AWN Transparent-white

    4. Wood AWN Theme

    Download Wood AWN Theme

    5. Just Glass  AWN theme

    Download Just Glass  AWN theme

    6. Mac4lin AWN Theme 1.0 RC2

    Download Mac4lin AWN Theme 1.0 RC2

    7. avant-window-navigator themes 1.0 Wood style

    Download avant-window-navigator themes 1.0 Wood style

    8. PABLO-AWN 1.0

    Download PABLO-AWN 1.0

    9. awn shiki brave 0.1

    Download awn shiki brave 0.1

    10. Blue Fire with no Back 0.1

    Download Blue Fire with no Back 0.1

    That’s it for now.

    Background For Google Home Page Make your own schedule

    Posted on by
    1

    I Just noticed that google added small option to add background for Google search engine home page. it’s a cool way to change the look to the regular look to google home page.

    you will find change background image down on the left.

    select image from the public gallery, editor picks, your own picase album, or you can upload it directly from your machine.

    Something To Do :

    I tried to make a quick daily schedule for your stuff to do. it might help to remember what to do. cause most users using Google as homepage, so every time you open your web browser you will see it. give it a try guys, make your own background.

    That’s it for now.

    Ubuntu 10.10 Alpha 1 Released

    Posted on by
    1

    Also called Maverick Meerkat 10.10 first alpha release comes out today with many new features check the blueprints to see all new features with Maverick Meerkat Alpha 1.

    For gnome version updated to gnome 2.31 instead of 2.30 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

    KDE updated to 4.5 Beta 1 , and Qt updated to 4.7 beta

    installed kernal  2.6.34-5.12

    some bugs already reported check the release notes for more information.you can also report bugs using Bugsquad

    Release announcement

    Download Ubuntu 10.10 ” Maverick Meerkat ” Alpha 1

    you will find a lot of download options for desktop, netbook, “32,64″ bit versions, intel, AMD

    testing time :)

    FatRat Awesome Download Manager For Ubuntu 10.04

    Posted on by
    4

    Usually everyone downloading files with many ways using HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/FTPS, torrent, and SFTP, with this application you can download all in one, Open source application written in C++.

    Supporting Rapidshare download, Torrent download, you can also create torrent files, Integrated torrent search engine for many websites pirate bay, linux tracker, btjunkie, Youtube videos, you can get remote access to fatrat via japper or web interface. Get more features with fatrat plugins. before we go any further will show you:

    How To Download – Install FatRat

    If you are using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

    go to terminal and type

     sudo apt-get install fatrat

    or you can install it directly from ubuntu software center, search for fatrat

    Also you can download the source code from FatRat site for other distribution

    then extract the package and compile it

    cmake . -DWITH_BITTORRENT=ON -DWITH_SFTP=ON

    make

    make install

    To add extra plugins for subtitles search engine, unpack plugin, czshare download/upload manager.

    That’s it for now.