Install GIMP, Inscape and Blender – Ubuntu default graphic trio

By Detector | 28 November 2008

GIMP GIMP is Ubuntu’s default raster editor and acts as a reasonable replacement for Adobe Photoshop. It is the GNU Image Manipulation Program, for X Windows systems. GIMP by default is part of Ubuntu. You can...
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How to install Microsoft Office 2007 on Ubuntu

By Detector | 28 November 2008

This is easy tutorial of how to install MS Office 2007 on Ubuntu under Wine. If you already have Wine installed, skip to step 2. Open terminal and enter: sudo apt-get install wine Download and save...
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How to fix Xine`s WMV playback on Ubuntu Linux

By Detector | 27 November 2008

If you are looking for solution how to fix Xine’s WMV playback on Ubuntu Linux (if it is broken) follow this simple tutorial: In terminal: cp ~/.xine/catalog.cache ~/.xine/catalog.cache.backupgedit ~/.xine/catalog.cache Find the following section: [/usr/lib/xine/plugins/1.0.0/xineplug_decode_w32dll.so]size=173768mtime=1112804124type=131api=15id=win32aversion=10000supported_types=50593792 52428800 52822016...
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How to connect USB guitar pedal or any USB music instrument and configure JACK to play and record on Ubuntu Linux

By Detector | 25 November 2008

If you are a musician or hobbyist player and if you have USB music gear, you can use your Ubuntu computer for playing, practicing or recording. This first tutorial is how to connect your USB music...
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Linux backup and restore using tar command

By Detector | 24 November 2008

Real, reliable, automated backup requires an infrastructure of disparate requirements that is really easy to screw up. I would be surprised if more than 5% of desktop GNU/Linux users are currently practicing an automatically scheduled backup...
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Thunderbird mail notifier (minimize to panel) for Ubuntu

By Detector | 22 November 2008

I use Thunderbird a lot, but running all the time minimized on my panel is really a mess with many open apps, so I always wanted a little Thunderbird notification icon on the panel notification section,...
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New Debian Linux project – screenshots service

By Detector | 22 November 2008

Debian team work on interesting project – http://screenshots.debian.net. New open project was created to help Debian users getting an impression of what certain software will look like on your desktop before you install it. This is...
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How to enable smooth fonts on Ubuntu

By Detector | 20 November 2008

When Ubuntu installation is finished, the fonts are way too sharp, so if you want to enable smooth fonts on Ubuntu follow this easy tutorial: Go to System/Preferences/Appearance, then choose Fonts tab. In rendering field click...
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Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) alpha 1 released today?

By Detector | 20 November 2008

If everything goes on plan, the early alpha release of Ubuntu 9.04 (the Jaunty Jackalope) will be announced today. There is almost month of last final Ubuntu release, Mark Shuttleworth and Ubuntu team starts to work...
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How to clean history in Totem movie player

By Detector | 19 November 2008

If you are using totem as main video player in Ubuntu, you have notice that movie history can not be deleted. So other members of the family or your friends can see what you are watching...
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