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PCMan Lightweight File Manager In Gnome Desktop

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Getting used to PCMan file manager when i was using LXDE Desktop, really quick file manager, with many features check the features list for last stable release 0,5 Here.

Installing PCMan file manager on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Download the deb package from here for Ubuntu, also you will find more download options for other distributions Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, Suse.

Or, download the source code from here and compile it with these steps.

./configure

make

sudo make install

That’s it for now.

[How To]: Convert Ogv To FLV using simple Nautilus Script

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I found this script really handy to convert Ogv to Flv directly, I thought to share it with you guys. helps you to quickly convert out Ogv files to flv with different resolutions.

Download and install Ogv to Flv Converter 1.3 check the installation instructions there.

after you done the installation simply right click on the file you want to convert and select script then convert from ogv to FLV 1.3

then it will ask you to select required resolution for the Flv output file

it will take a while then comes a successful message to inform you that the process done. Thanks “Siafu Linux” for this simple tool.

That’s it for now.

[How To]: Edit PDF Files On Ubuntu Using PDFedit

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it’s really good application for modifying PDF files with a really simple interface, free opensource PDF editor, fully editing PDF files for pictures and links.

Free editor for PDF documents. Complete editing of PDF documents is possible with PDFedit. You can change raw pdf objects (for advanced users) or use many gui functions. Functionality can be easily extended using a scripting language (ECMAScript).

Download PDFedit

Also check [How To] wiki collection for PDFedit

That’s it for now.

[How To]: Edit Icon Captions on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

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another quick how to for editing icon captions, become handy for easier navigations for files and knowing more informations about this file.

You have many options to show beneath icons such as size, type, date accessed, date modified, owner, group, permission, octal permission, MIME type, selinux context, and Location.

For any opening window go to edit then preferences then select display tab.

modify it as you wish, every time you zoom in to increase icon size it will show more caption details.

That’s it for now.

[How To]: Add Background to Windows On Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

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A quick how to.It’s quite good to get your own customization for windows on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Now you can add a background to Ubuntu’s windows using Backgrounds and Emblems.

That’s is the final look

Quick steps to do it.

go to Edit then go to Backgrounds and Emblems

Drag and drop the pattern you want to be the background or you can add your own pattern.

You can make background simple using colors.

also you can assign emblems to each file from there.

That’s it for now.

LinuxNov NEWS 102 “Distributions”

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102 LinuxNov NEWS discussing Distributions release, software, Desktops, Mobile, Window Managers, and many distribution released based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, debian based, Slackware. even more with more software released this week for Mobile, Desktop.

Beginning with distributions released for this week

Slackware Linux 13.1

released with different desktops. Slackware 13.1 is available in both 32-bit x86 and 64-bit x86_64 editions, and brings with it many major improvements, like KDE SC version 4.4.3, the 2.6.33.4 Linux kernel, a new toolchain, updated libraries, and major applications such as Firefox and Thunderbird.

Fedora 13

Released with a lot of new features, available for 32, 64 bit and different desktops for Gnome, xfce spin, KDE spin, and LXDE spin.

Also made a quick review for fedora 13 Gnome version, you can find download options Here

IMAGIC OS Sho

Based on ubuntu 10.04 LTS distribution, integrated many softwares with it for social media, multimedia, editing, ftp clients, server cloud, using extension 4 filesystem for more security. also using KDE 4.4 desktop interface with plasma effects.

Release announcement – Download Options

openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 7

upgrades for gnome, KDE, XFce, LXDE, better supporting for Netbook, improving package dependencies, and new spider oak file sharing and backup tool. and many features. check for more

Release announcement – Download Options

SME Server 7.5

Built on Cent OS SME Server is a leading Open Source distribution for small and medium enterprises. It is a simple, powerful, secure Linux server for networking and communicating, used by thousands of individuals, companies and organizations all over the world. SME Server provides a friendly, free alternative to expensive proprietary software, standing apart from the competition by shipping with most common functionality preconfigured, and features a number of popular additional enhancements in the form of downloadable Contributions.

Release announcement – Download Options

MeeGo 1.0

open source project compiling between moblin and maemo os, to get a great performance for Netbooks, laptops , even mobiles phones, and now it’s available to download, This release provides developers with a stable core foundation for application development and a rich user experience for Netbooks. The MeeGo Netbook user experience is the first to appear, with the development of the MeeGo Handset user experience moving to the open in June.

Release announcement – Download options

Endian Firewall 2.4

Endian Firewall Community version 2.4 is now available! This release introduces new features and lots of bugfixes that make EFW 2.4 a significant improvement in the development of the Endian product family.

Endian Firewall Community is a “turn-key” linux security distribution that turns every system into a full featured security appliance with Unified Threat Management (UTM) functionality. The software has been de signed with “usability in mind” and is very easy to install, use and manage, without losing its flexibility. The features include a stateful packet inspection firewall, application-level proxies for various protocols (HTTP, FTP, POP3, SMTP) with antivirus support, virus and spamfiltering for email traffic (POP and SMTP), content filtering of Web traffic and a “hassle free” VPN solution (based on OpenVPN). The main advantage of Endian Firewall is that it is a pure “Open Source” solution that is sponsored by Endian

Release announcement – Download endian 2.4 Options

Peppermint-One-05222010

Lubuntu based distribution comes with a lot of web based applications, with LXDE desktop and openbox window manager, and many new features integrated with it. check more information about packages and main features for it on release announcement.

Release announcement – Download Options

Zenwalk Linux 6.4

big fan of zenwalk distro cause it based on Slackware with XFCE 4.62 window manager, other updated with many applications for multimedia gstreamer, and openoffice 3,2.0, and uisng Xorg 7.5 and more features check release announcement for more.

check the release announcement and Download Options For Zenwalk Linux 6.4

Qimo 4 Kids 2.0

Based on Xubuntu distribution, it’s a really good choice for kids, with a lot of suitable applications for children, we are going to make a quick review for it soon.

check the release announcement and Download Options for Qimo 2.0

sidux 2010-01 preview 1

Debain based distribution coming with two desktops for KDE and xfce. Now that KDE 4.4.3 and kernel 2.6.34 have entered the archive, we have the pleasure to announce the immediate availability of the first preview for sidux 2010-01 “Ύπνος”.

check the release announcement for more informations – Download Options for Sidux 2010 – 01 preview 1

That’s for last released distribution so far, adding LinuxNov 102 News for Software hardware soon. :)

[How To]: Install LXDE Desktop On Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

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LXDE is really lightweight desktop and that what this desktop name stand for, a lot of distributions right now using LXDE desktop, if you was a windows user you will feel it looks similar to it a little bit. But this is not the idea, LXDE comes with a lot of integrated packages with it for file manager “PCMan file manager”, and music player LXmusic, and many other packages.

LXDE menu panel

File manager for LXDE

Music player and themes manager for LXDE Desktop, also you will be able to change themes and icons

Installation process:

you download it and install it from  LXDE website This way recommended to other distribution or

for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Go To Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get install lxde

## will ask you for the administration password

then it will take some time for the installation process

after the Installation over, Log out and log in with LXDE Desktop

Enjoy LXDE on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

That’s it for now.

[How To]: Control Ubuntu from your phone using Bluepad

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it’s quite good to take control of your machine using your phone with bluepad application the idea of the application two packages 1st one installed on your distribution for example Ubuntu 10.04 and the 2nd one the phone and will list the supported phones for this application.

Using Bluepad on your phone will let you to do a lot of things to control you machine such as control multimedia files for playing audio and movies files, presentations files for open office, even games you use this application as game pad.

check this video show how Bluepad working

Here some screenshots

This is the supported devices for BluePad

  • Benq-Siemens EF81 – Tomas R
  • Motorola V360 – Claudio
  • Motorola Razr V3x – ourselves :D
  • Motorola Razr V3xx – Michael Ellis
  • Nokia 5300 – Samuel Sieb
  • Nokia 6126 – Samuel Sieb
  • Nokia 6131 – Alejandro Lázaro
  • Nokia 6230 – David
  • Nokia 6230i – Lars Friedrichs
  • Nokia 6234 – Juan
  • Nokia 6280 – Patrício Fernandes
  • Nokia 6288 – ourselves :D
  • Nokia 6300 – Phil (despo)
  • Samsung E390 – Nelson Vinagre
  • Sony Ericsson k610 – Ruben Silva
  • Sony Ericsson k750 – Anna Filipova
  • Sony Ericsson k510 – Anna Filipova
  • Nokia 6110 Navigator – ourselves :D
  • Nokia 6680 – ourselves :D
  • Nokia E51 – Tito Garrido
  • Nokia E61 – Tomasz Dominikowski
  • Nokia N80 – Vitor Nogueira
  • Nokia N95 - Mike Cronenworth

For more information about Bluepad follow this link

Download Bluepad

Inform Bluepad community if you tested this application on other devices listed up there.

That’s it for now.

[Reviews]: Linux Mint 9 Isadora Review

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Linux Mint 9 Isadora is one of the best Ubuntu based distributions, a really cool distribution if you used Ubuntu 10.04 LTS you find out it has many things on common with Linux Mint Isadora with extra packages installed on it. before we go any further will list the release announcement and download options for it here

release announcement and download options so far it’s available to download with Gnome desktop on CD, DVD for different CPUs AMD, intel, 32 bit or 64 bit

Download

Using Isadora on virtual machine ” virtual box ” with this hardware specifications:

  • single core processor 2.1
  • 384 MB or RAM
  • 12 MB of Video memory

Same great look for linux Mint with green color, and many new wallpaper we mentioned it on this post

Featured improvements in this release: 30,000 applications catalogued and reviewable both online and in the new software manager, brand new incremental backup tool for both data and software selection, menu transparency and editable items, USB and Windows installers, 3 years support, look & feel improvements.

A lot of new features and software packages integrated with linux mint 9 isadora check this release announcement for more information.

Using live session on the virtual machine, so it’s not expected to know exactly if this good booting time or not. but overall working good.

a really cool backup tool for linux mint some kind like apttocd application, to backup specific packages installed on the machine and you can restore it later.

also improves linux mint main menu with extra look for transparent, and same other features usually see for 3d and cube and fading…

Awesome software manager a really cool organized way to pick your applications you would like to install, and optimized with different categories and subcategories. also you can add your own review on the listed applications there and make a vote for it.

Overall it’s a great distribution working great, and still waiting for FluxBox window manager version that will come from Linux Mint community soon.

That’s it for now  :)

[Download]: 12 Default Desktop Background For Linux Mint 9 Isadora

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Linux Mint 9 default wallpaper posted on linux mint blog by Clem, looks really good wallpapers I always liked linux mint desktop backgrounds. Linux mint suppose to be released on two days from now according to this post Linux Mint 9 ETA

You can download the whole pack on .zip file from here, or visit linux mint blog post

[Reviews]: Puppy Linux 5.0 Review

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Puppy Linux 5.0 or called Lucid Puppy it a minimal distribution based Ubuntu 10.04 LTS release, built on binary packages on Lucid Lynx. comes with a lot of installed packages even you can get more using “Puppy package manager”, using JWM desktop really cool window manger ” Joe’s window manger ” to get more information about JWM desktop follow this link

Using it as a live session on SUN VirtualBox with this hardware specification

  • Single core processor 2.1 Ghz
  • 384 MB memory RAM
  • 12 MB Video memory

First Impression

Really quick release with a really small size distribution just 128 MB it’s not the smallest distribution released but it comes with a lot of installed great packages and internet applications,

Graphics packages ” light inkscape application “, Network manager, Multimedia applications “burn ISO to cd/dvd, Pburn for cd/dvd/blue-ray, ISO master to modify ISO files. and a lot of multimedia application ” Asunder audio CD ripper, Gxine media player, Pmusic player, Pcdripper CD songs ripper, Zmixer audio mixer, mhwave edit audio recorder/editor ” default writing application abiword, Gnumeric spreadsheet application.

First run configuration window comes up with first time boot up that help you out to modify you keyboard layout, languages, Location, time and date, and resolution setting.

when first used it felt it’s messy a little bit with all these icons on the desktop and after using it  for a while and getting used to JWM desktop you will find out that distribution is really cool.

Chthemes GTK themes chooser with GTK+ 2.0

Installing extra packages using Puppy packages manager. you will find a lot of recommended applications listed under many categories and Repo s ” Ubuntu lucid-main, Ubuntu-Lucid- multiverse, puppy-woof, puppy-5″

before turn off the live session it will ask you to save your files and settings you already done on the live session.

Who should use this distribution

This distribution is really light weight distribution, if you have an old laptop or any machine with really low hardware specification this will be a really good choice for you, cause it’s totally awesome and quick. that’s not mean decent computers can’t use it. working great on all.

More information, release Notes and Download Options Follow this link

Direct Download link for Linux Puppy 5.0

Diagnose MySQL database server with Jet Profiler On Ubuntu

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Jet Profiler for MySQL is a really good tool to diagnostic MySQL database for tables, user performance, query, using graphical visualisation, and it’s user friendly.

Main features such as ” Top Queries, Top Users, Top Tables, Top States, Replication Profiling, Master and Slave statistics, MyISAM Lock Analysis, Query Ratings, Query Visualization, Slow Queries, Zoomable GUI, General Server Metrics, Save / Load Support, Low Overhead, Supports all MySQL Versions, …”

check this one minute video for  how t o use Jet Profiler for MySQL database. Here

More information and Download Options Here

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