Fix Laptop overheating Problem in Ubuntu with Jupiter

Laptop overheating is not a new issue. Specially after Ubuntu 11 series, the number of complaints against overheating and battery drainage has increased exponentially.

One superb and simple way to deal this issue is to use Jupiter. Jupiter is a light weight power and hardware control applet for Linux.  It is designed to improve battery life of a portable Linux computer by integrating with the operating system and changing parameters of the computer based on battery or powered connection.

It helps in controlling the heating to a certain extent and thus it also helps in improving battery life.

To install Jupiter in Ubuntu and Linux Mint or any other Debian based Linux distribution, issue the following commands in terminal.

• $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/jupiter 

• $ sudo apt-get update 

• $ sudo apt-get install jupiter

After installing Jupiter, choose Power Saving mode from the options in Performance.

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Mounty: Easily Mount Disk Images from Application Indicator

Mounty is small application which can mount popular disk images such as iso, img, bin, mdf, nrg directly from Application Indicator. Windows users who is familiar with Daemon Tools should know what Mounty is. There is another feature of Mounty, that's capability to burn disk images to CD/DVD.

Mounty has a easy-to-use interface, this application is suitable for people who is "lazy" to open the Terminal, and type some weird commands for mounting disk images. With Mounty you can mount and burn disk images with few of clicks even with single hands! :D

Installation on Ubuntu
Many of Ubuntu users have created PPA for Mounty, but there is an official repository for it. So, please type the following commands to install Mounty for its official repository:

• sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://download.learnfree.eu/repository/skss / #SKSS"
• wget http://download.learnfree.eu/repository/skss/repo.pub.asc -q -O- | sudo apt-key add -
• sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install mounty

Once installed, Mounty can be executed from Accessories section in the menu. For convenience, you can enable "Load at startup" to automatically run Mounty when computer starts.

Regards.

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Ubuntu Tweak 0.6 Stable Has Been Released, Installation Instruction Included

Ubuntu Tweak 0.6 (Stable) has been released with a brand new interface and features. It comes with many old features too, but the application and source center is removed because they cause many problems to the system. Here’s the noteworthy highlights of Ubuntu Tweak 0.6.0:

• Brand new UI and interaction focus on better looking and easy to use
• Supports the latest Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot and well integrated with system
• Every part of Ubuntu Tweak is plug-able, this make Ubuntu Tweak more powerful then ever before
• Janitor keeps your system clean
• Overview makes you know your system better

As Ubuntu Tweak 0.6 supports the latest Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot, it can tweak many GNOME 3 and Unity settings such as changing visual style, icon, cursor, and windows theme. It can also tweak the behavior of Unity such as launcher icon size, launcher opacity, etc.

And the killer feature of Ubuntu Tweak 0.6 is so-called Janitor with a more easy to use interface and powerful clean feature than the old one. Janitor will scan the cruft, after you double check the items you don’t need, select and click the “Clean”. Everything will get out of your system.

Install Ubuntu Tweak 0.6 on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot
The new Ubuntu Tweak 0.6 can only be installed on the latest Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot. Please enter the following command on Terminal to install it:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak

If you don't want to add such a PPA repository, you can download it manually from Launchpad.

Let's rock with Ubuntu.

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