Free Open Source Software (FOSS) is creative, produced by Creative and use by Creative. A few days ago I read an interesting post from OMG!Ubuntu, "There is a Ubuntu Lovers make a song that dedicated to Ubuntu ans FOSS", hmm .. it was very impressive.
Who is he ? A man that create the song is Benjamin Kerensa, A blogger that lives in Portland, Oregon. here's some information about him http://benjaminkerensa.com/.
While listening to this song I do not stop kept laughing, prove, through Ubuntu you not only can create great application or bugs but also songs like this, Great job guys !!. check this and listen :
Want to create another job like this ? we are waiting for your workguys.
Mint-Z is default Gnome Shell Theme that use in Linux Mint 12 'Lisa'. As other Linux distro does, Linux Mint 12 come with special features/appearance that show their identity, therefore Mint-Z is believed to be the identity of Lisa 'Linux Mint 12'.
Mint-Z is theme that based on Zukitwo but honestly it's not much different from Zukitwo, i notice only a few changes happen including replacing the Activities button with Linux Mint logo, changing the Shell colours, and fixing the GTK3 menu scroll buttons. Although it designed for Linux Mint you can install it in Ubuntu. Install Mint-Z Theme in Ubuntu Before it's start, download Mint-Z Improved through following links :
To use it in Ubuntu you must have a Gnome Tweak Tool, if you have it check in here. Open Gnome Tweak Tool and go to Theme > Shell theme, browse the theme that you've downloaded and change current theme with it. If you succeed, you will get appearance like the following screenshot
Today i will introduce one of a dictionary application in Linux/Ubuntu that is Gwaei, Gwaei is OpenSource English - Japanese dictionary which translate English to Japanese word by word (sometime phrase). Gwaei provide some dictionary option that you can choose, some of them are English - Japanese Dictionary, Kanji Dictionary, Name and Place Dictionary.
Gwai Screenshot
Dictionary that provided
To run gWaei it's required an environment with at least gtk+-3.2.0/glib-2.30.0, curl 7.19.6, gnome-doc-utils-0.14.0, and gsettings-desktop-schemas and ttf-kanjistrokeorders, but you do not need worry about it, because you can install Gwaei from apt-get (default repository) and all required application above automaticaly installed by system.
Install gWaei Dictionary via APT You can install gWaei through apt-get install, do following to install gWaei in Ubuntu from terminal. For other linux distro (windows also), you can download gWaei source from this.
$ sudo apt-get install gwaei
After installation process finish, run gWaei from Menu > Accessories > gWaei Japanese English Dictionary, add some dictionary in Edit > Preferences > Dictionaries then gWaei will ready to use. Here gWaei screenshot from my desk.
Linux Mint 12 Lisa released, since yesterday it's no longer 'RC'. All the ease of Ubuntu has available there and cover with more attractive packaging.
Yesterday, Linux Mint 12 Lisa officially release and ready to download on their mirror page. Since distrowatch put them into the most popular linux today, Linux Mint getting recognized and liked by linux lovers as well as Ubuntu alternative.
Linux Mint 12 Code Name Lisa Screenshot
Here's some application and version you will get on Linux Mint 12, For complete information read folowing release notes.
Kernel 3.0
X.Org 7.6
GNOME 3.2
MGSE (Mint Gnome Shell Extensions)
Mozilla Firefox 8
Thunderbird 7
LibreOffice 3.4
Download Linux Mint 12 Lisa Want to try it ?, download Linux Mint 12 'ISO' through following links, it's available on Gnome and Gnome + Mate(for both available in 32bit and 64 bit).
Check also : you can also install Linux Mint 12 application over Ubuntu 11.10, read our previous post bellow :
Gmail Watcher is a Google Mail Reader and Notifier for Ubuntu which made by Owais Lone. It support multi account, realtime notifications, and preferences sync through UbuntuOne.
Not like thunderbird, Gmail Watcher only provides read email function without providing mail reply functionality. When I try to use it, Gmail Watcher will give NotifyOSD notifications not more than 1 minute after email received by your account.
Gmail Watcher give NotifyOSD notification
Gmail Watcher Features Here some features you can find in Gmail Watcher taken from its official page.
Multiple Accounts
Google Apps support
Secure password storage using Gnome-Keyring
Themable unread emails page
Preferences sync using U1
Install Gmail Watcher via PPA in Ubuntu Here following to install Gmail Watcher in Ubuntu PPA, other ways you can download the source here and do manual installation.
After the installation process was finish, run Gmail Watcher for the first time from Applications > Internet > GmailWatcher, then fill some required settings. Here some screenshot of Gmail Watcher taken from my desk.
apt-get is a small command of linux which have great function that is install application to the system, apt-get (aptitude) is previously used in debian but now it's available in every linux distro (or at least some application with similar functions eg:yum). In ubuntu apt-get is also used by other programs (collaborated) like synaptics and Ubuntu Software Center, but more than that, apt-get it self contain/have important options that are often missed by user. Here a some important apt-get option that you should know
dist-upgrade Function : this option is use when we need upgrade Package and "Distribution", if you want to upgrade Ubuntu 11.10 to ubuntu 12.04 this is a simple option to get upgraded from terminal, what's differences from upgrade (apt-get upgrade) ?. The dist-upgrade option not only will upgrade all of the currently installed packages but will upgrade all dependencies that depend on its. Example of using :
apt-get dist-upgrade
--no-install-recommends Function : this option is use to don't consider recommended packages. When we do apt-get install system will recommends you to install other package that have close function or depend on its, this action will cause you download larger files than you need, when you have a limited connection of course this will be a serious problem. So this option will give you a solution. Example of using :
apt-get install <name of application> --no-install-recommends
apt-get install without --no-install-recommends (see additional space will use)
apt-get install with --no-install-recommends (see the different)
--install-suggests Function : this function is the reverse --no-install-recommends option above, this consider suggested packages as a dependency for installing. Example of using :
apt-get install <name of application> --install-suggests
-f, --fix-broken Function : this option is use when you get broken dependencies when install, remove, or upgrade package, apt-get -f attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies at the time you got broken dependencies. your apt will stop working when get broken dependencies, and this option is a solution to get it run again. Example of using :
apt-get install -f
apt-get upgrade -f
apt-get dist-upgrade -f
--purge Function : this function is use to complete remove application/package from your system, complete remove means it's will remove all application including its configuration file. I used to use this option rather than apt-get remove without purge option, remove --purge is equivalent to the purge command. Example of using :
apt-get remove --purge <name of application>
There are a lot of necessary option you can find in apt-get, as far as I'm noticed 5 option above is most frequently option that I usually use and often missed by other.
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Yesterday Turpial 1.6.6 stable has officially release, Turpial 1.6.6 now support autologin at startup and new support of shorted url service that is goo.gl and imgur which has existed since the beta. Here following changes taken from its release notes :
Support for imgur and goo.gl services
Improves in graphic interface
Autologin
AutoLogin at startup
Filter by words
Support for APIv2 of bit.ly
Fixed DM issues
New option to expand URLs in context menu
Expand URLs
Fixed some bugs with notification system
Fixed other minor issues
Install Turpial 1.6.6 via PPA when I wrote this article Turpial 1.6.6 Stable still not available in PPA, for now there's only beta available there. but you can find it immediately. Install Turpial 1.6.6 through following :
May you've know what Portable Application is, an application which can be run without any installation, can be taken everywhere, and can be easily execute without any dependencies on Guest OS. The Portable Application can give a solution at the time we need to open/run specific application/file in a computer that are not ours and we are not allowed to install something there.
For Windows user, i think they familiar with this, there are so many portable application that you can find in windows (Free/Non-Free), some of them may be able to meet in here http://portableapps.com/.
For Ubuntu/Linux user, we also have portable application which you can run cross Ubuntu/Linux desktop, stored in a Flash Drive, and can be easily distributed. Here following portable linux/ubuntu application sorted by their usefulness:
* note : Not all of following application has been tested by me, all application bellow is originally provide by http://portablelinuxapps.org/, just download it, make it executable and run.
Ubuntu's Kernel Release Manager, Leanne Ogasawara at UDS-P has give a statement that Ubuntu 12.04 will use Kernel 3.2 (Not Kernel 3.3), They decided to use the Kernel 3.2 after some consideration such insufficient time for kernel 3.3 to be safely implemented. Check out the following interview video, for more details :
On This Video:
Leanne Ogasawara Interviewed by Amber Graner Ubuntu Developer Summit - P Orlando, FL, USA 31 Oct - 04 Nov 2011
Linux Mint 12 RC has release, comes with several application which didn't available in Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric.
Linux Mint 12 RC is known as derivative of Ubuntu but at a time its popularity exceeds ubuntu, as we wrote in here, Linux Mint 12 RC comes with two option of desktop environment that is GNOME 3.2 and GNOME 3.2 + MATE, MATE is a fork of GNOME 2 that integrated with GNOME 3, so we can say that we can use GNOME 3 without leaving GNOME 2 looks.
Linux Mint 12 Application in Ubuntu 11.10 You can install MATE and other Linux Mint 12 application such MGSE in Ubuntu by adding Linux Mint 12 application to software repository, so you can taste Linux Mint 12 without leaving Ubuntu. read following step to add / Install Linux Mint 12 Application in Ubuntu : Adding Linux Mint 12 Repository to Ubuntu add following line to your /etc/apt/source.list than save it.
deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ lisa main upstream import
Update the package
apt-get update
When you finish updating the package you will get following error :
W: GPG error: http://packages.linuxmint.com lisa Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 3EE67F3D0FF405B2
No problem, this error happen when the public key is not available in ubuntu, install following package then update again(apt-get update)
sudo apt-get install linuxmint-keyring
When you finish it (update package without errors), you can check whether the Linux Mint 12 repository has been added to the system, open your Ubuntu Software Center and find application by keyword "MINT", if you get something like following screenshot, congrats you have Linux Mint 12 application which ready to install in Ubuntu :
Linux Mint Application in Ubuntu Software Center
Install MATE in Ubuntu 11.10 you can install MINT MATE through following syntax in terminal, after installation compate log off then log on using MINT META in lightDM choice. * For any reasons: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
apt-get install mint-meta-mate
Install MGSE (Mint Gnome Shell Extensions ) in Ubuntu 11.10 MINT MGSE contain of several parts, you can find all parts of MGSE through Ubuntu Software Center by using keyword "MGSE".
MGSE in Ubuntu Software Center
please note that MGSE is GNOME 3.2extension, it's need a GNOME 3 and need to be activated, you can Activated using Gnome Tweak Tool.
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Ubuntu comes with GRUB recovery mode that enables you to recover or rescue your broken system. Unfortunately, everyone can drop a root shell without having to enter the password. Of course, that makes your system less secure. Please imagine that a stranger can access GRUB recovery mode and make some changes to your system! Today, I'd like to show you how to protect GRUB entries with password especially GRUB recovery mode. So, if someone want to access recovery mode, he must enter the password first.
Let's get started. Ope the terminal and type "grub" so that the GRUB shell appears. Enter the following command:
md5crypt
You will be asked for a password, please enter your desired password and hit Enter. You'll get an encrypted password, please remember or paste it on somewhere you like.
Open "/boot/grub/menu.lst" with your favorite text editor (root privilege needed). To protect GRUB entries you must add the following line to each entries you want to protect:
password --md5 encrypted_password
E.g.:
Before editing:
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.8.1-2-386 (recovery mode)
root (hd1,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8.1-2-386 root=/dev/hdb3 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8.1-2-386
After editing:
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.8.1-2-386 (recovery mode)
root (hd1,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8.1-2-386 root=/dev/hdb3 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8.1-2-386
password --md5 $1$w7Epf0$vX6rxpozznLAVxZGkcFcs
You might like to run the following command the restrict "/boot/grub/menu.lst" for being read by regular user:
Linux Mint is Linux Distribution that based on Ubuntu, Linux Mint 12 RC has been release along with the release of Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric. So .. what's features inside ? .
Linux Mint 12 RC has been release. Linux Mint 12 was built based on Ubuntu 11.10 and Gnome 3.2, what changes inside and what's features which makes different from Ubuntu 11.10. Check following review :
Gnome 3.2 + MGSE Different from Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric, LInux mint come with Gnome 3.2 as default environment complated with Mint Gnome Shell Extensions (MGSE) which makes it feel not to leave its previous environment Gnome 2. MSGE is a desktop layer on top of Gnome 3 that makes it possible for you to use Gnome 3 in a traditional way. You can disable all components within MGSE to get a pure Gnome 3 experience, some features of MSGE are :
The bottom panel
The application menu
The window list
A task-centric desktop (i.e. you switch between windows, not applications)
Visible system tray icons
Mint Gnome Shell Extensions Menu
MATE In this RC you will get two option of destop, that is Gnome 3.2 and Gnome 3.2 + Mate, Mate is a fork of Gnome 2 which is compatible with Gnome 3. Eventually, MATE will be in every way identical to Gnome 2 and represent the future of traditional desktops within Linux. See following video for Linux Mint 12 RC Gnome 3.2 + Mate :
a video above is taken from clemi46channel here Themes and Artworks Linux Mint 12 uses a new theme called Mint-Z which is based on Mint-X and Zukitwo, Linux Mint 12 also provide high quality of wallpapers which can be choosen on appearence setting.
Download Linux Mint 12 RC Interested to try ?, you can download both CD's or DVD's through following links. for complate installation and application you should download the DVD.
Rainlendar is a feature rich calendar application that is easy to use and doesn't take much space on your desktop. The appearance can be customized with skins and you can even mix different skins together. And fortunately, you can run it on Linux including Ubuntu natively. So, today I'd like to show you how to install and configure Rainlendar on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot.
Installing Rainlendar
First thing first, you need to download its installer here. Once downloaded, double-click the download *.deb file or type the following command on Terminal:
sudo dpkg -i rainlendar2-lite_2.9.b111-1_i386.deb
sudo apt-get -f install
Automaticaly run Rainlendar when computer starts Click on the settings menu and choose "Startup Applications".
In the "Startup Applications Preferences" click "Add" and type "rainlendar2" in the "command" field. Fill in the other fields with anything you like.
Configuring Rainlendar To configure Rainlendar, just right-click on Rainlendar area and then choose "Options ...:.
Adding skin Rainlendar can be customized with skins, you can download them here, once downloaded, extract its content to "/home/username/.config/.rainlendar2/skins". Now, you can activate your newly skin from Rainlendar options.
Ubuntu 11.10 comes with Unity as default interface, although Unity run on top of Gnome 3, the appearance and functionality between Unity and Gnome-Shell was different. In this post, I will show you some of keyboard shortcut of Unity you should know, knowing some keyboard shortcut of course will speed up your work.
Here some list of Unity keyboard shortcut you should know :
Launcher
Hold Super – Show launcher.
Hold Super, then 1 or 2 or 3 and so on until 0 – Opens or puts focus to an application. The number actually corresponds to the location of the icon on the launcher from top to bottom.
Adding Shift will open a new instance of the application if it’s already open.
Super+T – Opens the trash can.
Alt+F1 – Put keyboard focus on the Launcher, use arrow keys to navigate, Enter launches an application, Right arrow exposes the quick lists if an application has them.
Ctrl+Alt+T – Launch a terminal window.
Dash
Tap Super(Press, don’t hold) – Opens the Dash.
Super+A opens the Dash in Applications Len
Tab - Move to the next lens (When the dash is open)
Shift+Tab – 11.10+ only – Move to the previous lens (when the dash is open)
Alt+F2 – Invokes the Dash in a “special mode” to run a command. Typing in a Folder Name will find that folder in Nautilus, you can also use ~ as a shortcut in the field. Typing an application name will show different settings of that application with that application itself.
Panel
F10 – Open the first menu on the panel, use the arrows keys to move along to the end of that list or to the last menu, which is ‘Session’ by default.
Press Esc to close the menus without choosing anything.
Window Management
Super+W – Spread mode, zoom out on all windows in all workspaces.
Spread Mode
Super+D – Minimize or restore all windows; (Show Desktop.)
Alt+Tab – Switch to other applications, you can hold Alt down and then hit tab to switch to the next application.
Alt-` (The key to the left of 1 on US layouts, by default Unity will take it as any key above the Tab key.)- Switch between an application’s windows. Hitting this combo when you’re already focused on an application will automatically switch only between the windows for that application.
Window Placement Cycling through the same key Unity will cycle through different placement widths, so experiment by hitting the NUM key multiple times, for example Ctrl-Alt-numpad 5 5 5:
Ctrl+Alt+Numpad 7 – Place window in top left corner of screen.
Ctrl+Alt+Numpad 8 – Place window in top half of screen.
Ctrl+Alt+Numpad 9 – Place window in top right corner of screen.
Ctrl+Alt+Numpad 4 – Place window on the left side of the screen.
Ctrl+Alt+Numpad 5 – Center/Maximize the window in the middle of the screen.
Ctrl+Alt+Numpad 6 – Place window on the right side of the screen.
Ctrl+Alt+Numpad 1 – Place window in the bottom left corner of the screen.
Ctrl+Alt+Numpad 2 – Place window in the bottom half of the screen.
Ctrl+Alt+Numpad 3 – Place window in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Ctrl+Alt+Numpad 0 – Maximize window.
Alt + F7 with Arrow keys – Moves the current window on the screen in the current workspace. Use Arrow keys to change its position fast, and use Arrow keys (on NUMpad when NumLock is off) to change it slowly.
Workspace Management
Super+S – Expo mode (for everything), zooms out on all the workspaces and lets you manage windows.
Shift+Alt+↑ – Expo mode for all windows in the current workspace only.
Ctrl+Alt+← / → / ↑ / ↓ – Change to a new workspace.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift-← / → / ↑ / ↓ – Place window to a new workspace.
Alt + F10 to resize current window between normal size and/or maximize.
Ctrl+Alt+L - Lock the screen.
Screenshots
Above three shortcuts will work after you press Super + S – Take a screenshot of the current workspace.
Alt+PrtScn – Take a screenshot of the current window.
Feel something is missing ?, you can find it or even created through ubuntu keyboard shortcut setting, go ubuntu System Setting(top right corner of your desktop) > Keyboard, and then go to tab Shortcut .
Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories. Although it is an "Ubuntu-based" distribution, Linux Mint have successfully beaten its predecessor, Ubuntu in popularity.
According to the DistroWatch average number of hits per day statistic, Linux Mint has 3464 hits per day for last 1 month, while Ubuntu has only 2706 hits per day. But, what is the matter causes Ubuntu lost its #1 popularity? Does the users dislike the newly Unity interface? Or there is something else?
When you are on top , there is only one way , down!
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Hello everyone! Good to see you again. Today I'd like to write a tutorial on how to install Google Earth on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot. Google Earth is one of Google products acts as a virtual globe, map and geographical information program that lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. It's a great application and fortunately you can run it natively on Ubuntu including the latest Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot.
First thing first, you must download the Google Earth installer from its official website, click here to download. Select your suitable architecture (32 bit or 64 bit) and hit "Agree and Download".
Once downloaded, install Google Earth by double-clicking its installer or typing the following command:
sudo dpkg -i google-earth-stable_current_i386.deb
sudo apt-get -f install
Once installed, Google Earth is in the Internet section of Unity Dash.
Google has launched Google+ pages, now you can create a Google+ Pages for your community, website, brand, product, and Organization. Here step by step to create Google+ pages for your Community
Login to Google+ Before start creating Google+ pages, you must be registered in Google+. Start creating Google+ pages by log in to your Google+ Account.
Google+ login pages
Go to Here Fill some information (name of community, brand, product, url, organization) about pages which create.
Start creating Google+ pages
Customize your page's your page will viewable by all user in Google+, give it the best description, give a tagline and change the profile photo
Customize Google+ pages
Finish and share in Circle After finish creating the Google+ pages, you can share it in your circle and introduce your community in a web.
Google+ pages has been created
Now your page has created, you have a pages for your community, any posting you have made will be post there.
Now it's your turn to make a Google+ pages, don't forget to add our page in your circle : +ubuntubuzz
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Today, when i was check in Google+, I see something different from before, the Google+ favicon has been changed, is this new Google+ logo, was you notice at this changes ?
Google+ new Logo ?
Please tell us if someone has information regarding this, I have google it but did not find any appropriate answers.
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Eventually Firefox 8 Final has release and available for download, even though it's still not available in Mozilla Firefox Official page, you can download Firefox 8 through Mozilla Firefox FTP (official FTP page that maintain by Mozilla team). What new features inside Firefox 8 and what changes has happened since its last release ?, here some notable change regarding to Firefox 8 features release page, and Key Points of the Study taken from techdrivein.com :
Firefox 8 Notable Changes
Add People Search to Firefox (Twitter)
Silent Update: Lessen the showing of the what's new page
Expose prefs for tabs-on-demand
Ensure user accepts add-ons installed by third-party apps
Confirm add-ons on upgrade
Firefox 8 Improvement (Key Points of the Study)
Firefox 8 is 20% faster than Firefox 5 in almost every metric: start up, session restore, first paint, JavaScript execution, and even 2D canvas and 3D WebGL rendering.
Changes are not just under-the-hood, synthetic-benchmark, on-paper thing either: the difference between FF5 and FF8 is very noticeable.
Considerably faster at JavaScript execution, posting benchmark results that are about 15% faster than Firefox 5.
Firefox 8 is as fast or faster than the latest Dev Channel build of Chrome 14. Chrome’s WebGL implementation is still faster, but with Azure, Firefox’s 2D performance is better than Chrome.
JavaScript performance is also virtually identical.
Mozilla Firefox Logo
Download Firefox 8 (* updated 9 nov) Firefox 8 Final now available for download in Mozilla Firefox home page, download Firefox 8 for yout OS through following links
Except of using screenshot (using an image), sometimes needed to capture desktop screen using video to show the way of to do something or take some demo or and illustration. there's a good news for Gnome Shell (Gnome 3) user, because they don't need to install any additional application to record their desktop activity using video.
There is build in desktop video recording tool/screen recording tool inside of Gnome shell, you can easily capture desktop activity by pressing shortcut ctrl+shift+alt+r, after pressing ctrl+shift+alt+ryou will see such notification in the bottom right corner of your desktop, when you see the notification, Gnome will start record your desktop, see following screenshot.
Ubuntu Desktop Screen Recording Tool (see the red mark in the bottom right corner)
We can say that video which produced by gnome is having good quality, in the video that I recorded, I get following data :
Video Format : webm (playable in VLC and Mplayer).
Resolution : 1366 x 768
Framerate : 15 Frames per sec
1 Minute = 3MB
Codec vp8 Video
Following video is produce by Gnome Shell screen recording tools:
This is one of great feature which is owned by the Gnome Shell, but one notable thing you should know is, you can't record any voice using this, you will get silent video, to add any voice and sound you need video editor software like audacity and Openshot.
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Dear Readers! How are you doing? I hope everything is well. Today I'd like to show you how to use Pidgin for chatting and transferring files on local network. You can do this even without Internet connection. Let's get started.
In this tutorial, I use Ubuntu and Windows XP (installed on VirtualBox) to test the cross platform compatibility.
Install Pidgin on Ubuntu Type the following command on Terminal to install Pidgin:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pidgin-developers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pidgin
Once installed, run Pidgin and create new account with Bonjour protocol.
You can fill the other fields with anything you like :p
Install Pidgin on Windows XP Please download Pidgin for Windows here and Bonjour Print Service from here. Once downloaded, install both applications, and create new Pidgin account using Bonjour protocol.
Now, run Pidgin on both computers. If you did it well, you should see the username of another computer in the "Buddy List". You can start chatting and transferring file after that.
AwOken is alternative icon set that created by alecive, if you have known Faenza Icon Set, this icon set is no different from it, AwOken giving alternative appearance of some icon that exist in ubuntu. AwOken Icon Set has come to version 2.3, following this to install AwOken Icon set 2.3 in Ubuntu 11.10.
AwOken Icon Set 2.3
Install AwOken Icon Set 2.3 via PPA As installing any ubuntu application using PPA, you can also install AwOken Icon Set via PPA, this PPA is provide the latest version of AwOken which is maintain by alecive it self. Add following PPA to Install AwOken Icon Set 2.3 in Ubuntu 11.10 (or less).
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alecive/antigone
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install awoken-icon-theme
AwOken Icon Set 2.3 was contain several changes, to find out what changed that has happened, use following command to configure/re-configure AwOken (at least once the icon set either for clear version, or dark version, or even a colored one).
awoken-icon-theme-customization
Install AwOken Icon Set 2.3 Manually You can also download AwOken Icon Set 2.3 and install it manually to Ubuntu, here step by step get manual installation of AwOken Icon Set 2.3 in Ubuntu 11.10.
Dear readers! Today I'd like to show you how to reset your lost Ubuntu password using Live CD. This trick should not be used for doing something bad with someone else. The main purpose of this trick is to recover your lost Ubuntu password.
Now, prepare your Ubuntu Live CD and boot your computer from it until the desktop appears. Once, the desktop is ready, open Terminal and type the following command:
gksudo nautilus
Now, at the left sidebar, navigate to the root partition of your installed Ubuntu system, NOT the root partition of the Live CD.
For the example, I'll reset password of the user "hok00age". Open file "/etc/shadow" with your favorite text editor and then search for line containing the username:
Look at that code! All you need to do is replace the weird phrase "$1$2TUdk8Z0$tb2Fn6Idgo8dq9EgYv4xZ0" with another weird phrase "U6aMy0wojraho". If you did it well, you'll see the line is changed like the below one:
hok00age:U6aMy0wojraho:13721:0:99999:7:::
It will, replace your old password with newly BLANK password. So, if you want to log in your computer just leave the password field empty.
Now, reboot your computer and login with the BLANK password.
Changing a wallpaper maybe is a good idea when you feel bored and loss idea when doing something using computer, Here are 10 great wallpapers selected by ubuntubuzz.com which will refreshing your desktop and relaxing your mind.
All wallpapers bellow was randomly taken from deviantart, you can visit its original page by provided links. * thanks to all artist which has create and share his great job..
