Ubuntu, another choice

If your a Linux user who enjoys learning new things, I recommend taking a look at the following 20 must read HOW TOs and Guides I’ve gathered over the years. These documents are vital to both new and old Linux users… 20 Must Read HOWTOs and Guides for Linux

I regularly reformat my laptop. I do this when the latest Ubuntu release has major changes, such as the KDE4 upgrade and moving to ext4. I also do it after a change (or failure) of hard drive. This last time was the first time since switching to Evolution as my mail client. Imagine my surprise when I learned that just copying ~/.evolution wasn’t enough. In fact, it seemed to do nothing at all except copy my local mail folders. None of my email accounts were configured, or my settings. It turns out that all of the important settings are stored in gconf, everybody’s favourite bad-idea-from-Windows. The solution was simple: cd /path/to/backup/directory killall /usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconfd-2 rsync -av --delete .evolution/ ~tyler/.evolution/ rsync -av --delete .gconf/apps/evolution/ ~/.gconf/apps/evolution/ That restored everything, including settings. Now if only the Thunderbird people would develop a decent addressbook editor (it really is a pig of late-90′s design), I could move. Restorin...

Chromebook prices start from $349. Can you make it cheaper ? Well, we have an answer for you. Trim Slice is a Tegra2 ARM Cortex-A9 “Chromebox” Starts at $199. Trimslice This is primarily for developers who wants build things on top of various operating systems including Chromium OS, Android and Ubuntu. However, if you want to try Chromium OS and have a monitor and keyboard & mice, this might be interesting for you. Chromium OS on Trimslice The device is rich in hardware support and will suit for many purposes. It even has two HDMI ports !! NVIDIA Tegra 2 @ 1 GHz and 1GB DDR RAM is what runs this nettop. So, anyone who ignored the Chromebook and fancied about Chromebox during the launch, this one is for you ! Chromeslice ! For specs and prices, click here . More pictures of Trimslice running Chromium OS, click here . via ChromeOSsite and trimslice.com

Following the great success of the 45 Best Freeware Design Programs and attending requests of more open source apps, here is a new extensive list of Open Source Graphic Programs that you may take into consideration for production use. There is a lot of technicalities when we talk about The Open Source movement, and we are not covering them here on detail, so please forgive with me if I am not being formal enough with all the terminology. You will find the name of the project, a lovely screenshot (who doesn’t love screenshots?), the Development Status (I’ve included from Beta to mature ones) and the supported platforms. Please notice that some of the projects may have restricted license use; before using a particular software, check first if the intended use is allowed. Most of this list allows commercial use, but that may or may not change in the future, so check first with the site before using it. As I said before, maybe they won’t replace your commercial apps, but ...

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First of all you are recommended to remove the older version of firefox(probably 3.x). In synaptic package manager search for firefox and mark the box for removal.Wait for few minutes until the package is removed; then follow the steps given below - step #1 : Open Synaptic Package Manager and add the Firefox PPA to the software resources. Go to Settings->Repositories->Other Software and click on Add button; enter this ppa address - ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable step #2 : Click on reload button to update the software Repository information. step #3 : Now,search for ‘firefox 4′ and mark the check box for installation. step #4 : Next, click on Apply button to begin installation. Then wait for the installation to complete.That’s all! From: Firefox 4 for ubuntu 10.10

This quick tutorial will show you how to easily install Google Earth in Ubuntu Maverick or Lucid. If you’re currently using Google Earth in Windows and want to do the same in Ubuntu, then this tutorial will show you how to install it. There are many ways to go about installing Google Earth, but this is how to like to do it. Getting started: To get started, go to Applications –> Ubuntu Software Center. Then search and install the package below: googleearth-package After installing, go to Applications –> Accessories –> Terminal. Then copy and paste the line and press Enter: sudo make-googleearth-package --force After downloading all Google Earth Packages, go to Places –> Home Folder. There you’ll see Google Earth Deb package. Double click it to open Software Center. In Software Center, click ‘Install’ to begin installing. After installing, go to Applications –> Internet –> Google Earth. Enjoy! If Google Earth will not launch after installing, go...