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Download Ubuntu Restricted Extras For Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is released!

This is the complete list of packages that should be downloaded for enabling restricted packages -Ubuntu Restricted Extras (URE)- in a freshly installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS,the Lucid Lynx.

This list is offline Ubuntu users who don't have an active internet connection and opt for downloading packages through another PC.No dependency issue will arise here.All dependent packages for a freshly installed system are listed here.There are 69 packages.I think total size of all packages may come around 84MB.

This version URE packages includes Java Runtime Environment.

You can download packages from http://packages.ubuntu.com/Here I'v linked to http://archive.ubuntu.com repository.Click to download packages. For other servers check http://packages.ubuntu.com/

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openjdk-6-jre-lib_6b18-1.8-0ubuntu1_all.deb
tzdata-java_2010i-1_all.deb
java-common_0.34_all.deb
openjdk-6-jre-headless_6b18-1.8-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
ca-certificates-java_20100406ubuntu1_all.deb
cabextract_1.2-3_i386.deb
flashplugin-installer_10.0.45.2ubuntu1_i386.deb
freepats_20060219-1_all.deb
libavutil-extra-49_0.5.1-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
libdirac-encoder0_1.0.2-2_i386.deb
libfaad2_2.7-4_i386.deb
libgsm1_1.0.13-3_i386.deb
libmp3lame0_3.98.2+debian-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
libopenjpeg2_1.3+dfsg-4_i386.deb
libschroedinger-1.0-0_1.0.9.is.1.0.8-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
libx264-85_0.85.1448+git1a6d32-4_i386.deb
libxvidcore4_1.2.2+debian-0ubuntu2_i386.deb
libavcodec-extra-52_0.5.1-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
libavformat52_0.5.1-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
libpostproc51_0.5.1-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
libswscale0_0.5.1-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg_0.10.10-1_i386.deb
gstreamer0.10-pitfdll_0.9.1.1+cvs20080215-1ubuntu2_i386.deb
libenca0_1.12-1_i386.deb
libass4_0.9.9-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
libcdaudio1_0.99.12p2-9_i386.deb
libcelt0-0_0.7.1-1_i386.deb
libdc1394-22_2.1.2-2_i386.deb
libdca0_0.0.5-3_i386.deb
libdvdread4_4.1.3-8ubuntu1_i386.deb
libdvdnav4_4.1.3-6_i386.deb
libflite1_1.3-release-2build1_i386.deb
libgme0_0.5.5-1_i386.deb
libiptcdata0_1.0.3-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
libkate1_0.3.7-3_i386.deb
libmimic0_1.0.4-2build1_i386.deb
libmms0_0.4-2_i386.deb
libmodplug0c2_0.8.7-1build1_i386.deb
libmpcdec3_1.2.2-2.1ubuntu1_i386.deb
libfftw3-3_3.2.2-1_i386.deb
libofa0_0.9.3-3.1_i386.deb
libopenspc0_0.3.99a-2_i386.deb
liborc-0.4-0_0.4.3-5_i386.deb
libsoundtouch1c2_1.3.1-2_i386.deb
libwildmidi0_0.2.2-2_i386.deb
gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad_0.10.18-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
libfaac0_1.26-0.1ubuntu2_i386.deb
libquicktime1_1.1.4-1_i386.deb
libmjpegtools-1.9_1.9.0-0.5ubuntu3_i386.deb
gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse_0.10.18-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
liba52-0.7.4_0.7.4-13ubuntu1_i386.deb
libid3tag0_0.15.1b-10build2_i386.deb
libmad0_0.15.1b-4ubuntu1_i386.deb
libmpeg2-4_0.4.1-3_i386.deb
libopencore-amrnb0_0.1.2-1_i386.deb
libopencore-amrwb0_0.1.2-1_i386.deb
libsidplay1_1.36.59-5_i386.deb
libtwolame0_0.3.12-1_i386.deb
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly_0.10.14-1_i386.deb
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse_0.10.14-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
libaccess-bridge-java-jni_1.26.2-3_i386.deb
openjdk-6-jre_6b18-1.8-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
libaccess-bridge-java_1.26.2-3_all.deb
libmp4v2-0_1.6dfsg-0.2ubuntu8_i386.deb
ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.2_all.deb
ubuntu-restricted-extras_39_i386.deb
unrar_3.9.3-1_i386.deb
icedtea-6-jre-cacao_6b18-1.8-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
icedtea6-plugin_6b18-1.8-0ubuntu1_i386.deb

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10:30 AM | Filed Under ubuntu, Ubuntu Restricted Extras, Ubuntu Softwares

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Download Ubuntu Restricted Extras For Karmic Koala

So..Ubuntu 9.10 is released! I Installed it in my box yesterday!!

This is the complete list of packages that should be downloaded for enabling restricted packages -Ubuntu Restricted Extras- in a freshly installed Ubuntu 9.10,the Karmic Koala.

This list is meant for offline Ubuntu users who opt for downloading packages through another PC.No dependency issue will arise here.All dependent packages for a freshly installed system are listed here.There are 58 packages.I think total size of all packages may come around 75MB.You can download packages from http://packages.ubuntu.com/Here I'v linked to http://archive.ubuntu.com repository.Click to download packages. For other servers check http://packages.ubuntu.com/

Additionaly I have given Wget script for these packages for those who use Wget.

Download Wget Script.

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cabextract_1.2-3_i386.deb

flashplugin-installer_10.0.32.18ubuntu1_i386.deb

freepats_20060219-1_all.deb

libavutil49_0.5+svn20090706-2ubuntu2_i386.deb

libgsm1_1.0.13-1_i386.deb

libschroedinger-1.0-0_1.0.8-2_i386.deb

libavcodec52_0.5+svn20090706-2ubuntu2_i386.deb

libavformat52_0.5+svn20090706-2ubuntu2_i386.deb

libpostproc51_0.5+svn20090706-2ubuntu2_i386.deb

libswscale0_0.5+svn20090706-2ubuntu2_i386.deb

gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg_0.10.9-1_i386.deb

gstreamer0.10-gnomevfs_0.10.25-2ubuntu1_i386.deb

gstreamer0.10-pitfdll_0.9.1.1+cvs20080215-1ubuntu1_i386.deb

libenca0_1.9-7_i386.deb

libass3_0.9.6-1_i386.deb

libcdaudio1_0.99.12p2-7_i386.deb

libcelt0_0.6.1-1_i386.deb

libdc1394-22_2.1.2-1_i386.deb

libdca0_0.0.5-3_i386.deb

libdirac0c2a_1.0.2-0ubuntu1_i386.deb

libdvdread4_4.1.3-5ubuntu2_i386.deb

libdvdnav4_4.1.3-3_i386.deb

libfaad0_2.6.1-3.1_i386.deb

libiptcdata0_1.0.3-1ubuntu1_i386.deb

libxml++2.6-2_2.26.0-2_i386.deb

libffado1_2.0~rc2+svn1569-2ubuntu1_i386.deb

libfreebob0_1.0.11-1build1_i386.deb

libjack0_0.116.1-4ubuntu2_i386.deb

libkate1_0.3.3-1_i386.deb

libmimic0_1.0.4-2_i386.deb

libmms0_0.4-2_i386.deb

libmodplug0c2_0.8.7-1_i386.deb

libmpcdec3_1.2.2-2.1_i386.deb

libfftw3-3_3.2.1-2ubuntu2_i386.deb

libofa0_0.9.3-3ubuntu1_i386.deb

libopenspc0_0.3.99a-2_i386.deb

libsoundtouch1c2_1.3.1-2_i386.deb

libwildmidi0_0.2.2-2_i386.deb

gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad_0.10.14-4ubuntu1_i386.deb

libfaac0_1.26-0.1ubuntu2_i386.deb

libquicktime1_1.1.1+debian-1build1_i386.deb

libmjpegtools-1.9_1.9.0-0.5ubuntu1_i386.deb

libxvidcore4_1.1.2-0.1ubuntu4_i386.deb

liba52-0.7.4_0.7.4-11ubuntu1_i386.deb

libid3tag0_0.15.1b-10build1_i386.deb

libmad0_0.15.1b-4_i386.deb

libmpeg2-4_0.4.1-3_i386.deb

libsidplay1_1.36.59-5_i386.deb

libtwolame0_0.3.12-1_i386.deb

gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly_0.10.12-1_i386.deb

libmp3lame0_3.98.2+debian-0ubuntu2_i386.deb

libx264-67_0.svn20090621+git364d7d-0ubuntu2_i386.deb

libmp4v2-0_1.6dfsg-0.2ubuntu5_i386.deb

ttf-liberation_1.05.1.20090721-0ubuntu1_all.deb

ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.0_all.deb

ubuntu-restricted-extras_36_i386.deb

unrar_3.9.3-1_i386.deb

gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse_0.10.12-0ubuntu1_i386.deb (download from here)

gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse_0.10.13-0ubuntu1_i386.deb (download from here)

***Above two are not linked because URL is tooo long!

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Ubuntu 9.04 (the Jaunty Jackalope) Users may check this post:

http://userend.blogspot.com/2009/05/download-ubuntu-restricted-extras-for.html

3:01 PM | Filed Under ubuntu, Ubuntu Installation, Ubuntu Restricted Extras

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Change mouse button sequence

Normally computer mouse function in such a way that the first button is pressed using the index finger of the right hand. People who are left-handed frequently find that it is more comfortable to reverse the button codes that get generated so that the primary button is pressed using the index finger of the left hand.

To do this:
Go to System >Preferences > Mouse and select 'Left-handed' from 'Mouse orientation'.

If you want to do some naughty things with mouse keys like to keep first button in second position of mouse or to disable particular mouse key use the command line program 'xmodmap'.It is there in default Ubuntu installation.

Open Applications > Accessories > Terminal

To get current mouse button sequence, run
xmodmap -pp
My xmodmap -pp gave me a list of 32 defined pointer buttons!Out of which maximum 4 we use,if we have a 4 button mouse.

Depending upon your mouse,
To change the sequence, run
xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1"
where "3 2 1" is the changed position from default "1 2 3".If you want other combinations, try yourself.

To disable particular key, say first physical button, run
xmodmap -e "pointer = 9 3 1"
Here I have assigned mouse button "9" (which is not functional) to first physical position.

4:45 PM | Filed Under tips n tricks, ubuntu

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Download Ubuntu Restricted Extras For Jaunty Jackalope

7:00 PM | Filed Under ubuntu, Ubuntu Installation, Ubuntu Restricted Extras, Ubuntu Softwares

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Edit iso images with ISO Master

An ISO image is an archive file (also known as a disk image) of an optical disc.
This format is supported by many software vendors. ISO image files typically have a file extension of .ISO but Mac OS X ISO images often have the extension .CDR.
You can backup your CDs in iso format.

If you want to work with iso CD images then try ISO Master.
http://www.littlesvr.ca/isomaster/
It is a simple program.

ISO Master allows to:

Create new iso images.
Extract files or folders from iso images.
Add files or folders to an existing iso image.screenshot

1:27 PM | Filed Under ubuntu, Ubuntu Softwares

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How To Switch Between Window Managers

Different window managers provide different aesthetic approach in managing windows.They provide different kind of desktop effects, menu items, keyboard shortcuts etc.In Ubuntu's GNOME desktop environment, Metacity window manager is included as default.In Kubuntu's KDE desktop environment window manager is kWin.But there are numerous window managers are available to download, most of all less resource consuming than default.

Checkitout:
Compiz and Compiz-fusion, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, Blackbox, Windowmaker, Openbox etc.

switching between window managers:
its easy...
(1) install the window manager you want with your package manager and logout
(2) before login again click on the "sessions" menu in login (GDM) theme.
(3) a list of available window managers will be shown there.

> some window managers like Enlightenment provide a menu option through which we can select another window manager without logging out.

Screenshots:

2:10 PM | Filed Under desktop, tips n tricks, ubuntu

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Best Ten Nautilus Scripts

These are my favorite ten nautilus scripts.There are too many scripts are available for download from Internet for different purposes.

I selected these scripts on the basis of two facts.
(a) it should be useful enough in day to day desktop usage
(b) it should not require any other software to be installed

How to install these scripts:
(a) download each script (.sh) files from links given below
(b) copy these files to Scripts folder which is
/home/XXXXX/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts
where XXXXX is to be replaced with your own home directory name.Now whenever we right click inside Nautilus file manager a "Scripts" item will be shown where you can access these scripts.

Note: Credits and license of scripts can be found at respective files.

1. Open as root: open selected folder as root.
download

2. Font installer: it is said that installing fonts is the best kept secret in Ubuntu!:-) Install fonts with this script.
download

3. Send link to desktop: send symbolic link of file to desktop.
download

4. Bulk rename: rename multiple files by adding suffix prefix etc.
download

5. Set image as desktop background: set selected image as wallpaper in different ways
download

6. Command prompt here: open gnome-terminal with directory changed to current folder.
download

7. Mount and unmount iso: .iso CD images can be mounted and unmounted.
download

8. Move up: move selected files and folders to parent directory.
download

9. Search in current folder: opens gnome-search-tool in current folder.
download

10. File type: description of selected file's type.
download

More: Check these links~
http://g-scripts.sourceforge.net/
http://www.gnome-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=188

5:00 PM | Filed Under desktop, nautilus, shell scripts, tips n tricks, ubuntu

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Configure gnome dictionary for offline use

The inbuilt gnome-dictionary in Ubuntu queries online dictionary servers like dict.org when we type a word.
You can configure this dictionary to use the local dictionary server in your computer.It helps to use dictionary while offline and to save bandwidth while online.

Steps:
1. Install dictd server:
dictd is a server that allows a client to access dictionary definitions from a set of natural language dictionary databases.See Wikipedia article.

2. Download different dictionary databases:
For English language dict-wn and dict-gcide are the recommended dictionary databases for English.These can be installed through synaptic.You can search for other free dictionaries packed in .deb (dict-) packages through synaptic.

3. Configure settings of gnome-dictionary:
Applications > Dictionary
Edit > Preferences
Add a new dictionary source with Hostname as "localhost" instead of "dict.org".Now if the list in Dictionaries tab is refreshed, you can see the available databases.Select the new source and use it.

6:53 PM | Filed Under desktop, ubuntu, Ubuntu Softwares

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Best Totem Movie Player Tweaks

Totem (http://projects.gnome.org/totem/) is a media player for GNOME.It is the default player in Ubuntu and Fedora like leading Linux distros.These are five easy tweaks for Totem.

1. Play Totem in System tray

>install AllTray (http://alltray.sourceforge.net/)
>Now using Applications>Accessories>AllTray you can dock any applications to System tray.
>In this case open a Totem window and dock it.
>Here advantage is that even if you close docked window,it will work in tray.

2. Start Totem in system tray when startup

>I assume you already installed AllTray
>open system>preferences>sessions
>In "Startup Programs" tab click Add button
>Command is alltray totem.Fill up Name and Comment as you like.

More: You can replace any programs with totem if you want.

3. Enqueue songs in Totem

>install nautilus-actions package (http://packages.ubuntu.com/nautilus-actions)
>open it system>preferences>Nautilus Actions Configurations

>>Click Add, now fill the fields like this

Label: your choice
Tooltip: your choice
Icon: your choice
Path: totem
Parameters: --enqueue %M

In Conditions tab, you can specify audio,video file types so that option will appear whenever you select these files only.
See images below.

4. Make an panel-applet-like controls for Totem

>My 'output' look like this.

I can control totem with these four buttons.Currently there is only a music applet for controlling Quod libet,Rhythmbox etc players but not Totem.That is why I did this.

>save these images first (or you can create your own) in your home folder.

>You need to create four custom items to add into panel.Right click a panel >Add to panel.. and select "Custom Application Launcher"

>You can put Name & Comment as you like.

Command of four applets was this for mine.

totem --next

totem --previous

totem --seek-fwd

totem --seek-bwd

I created four seperate launchers.

Note: you can check for other options for Totem by opening Terminal and passing commands
"man totem" or "totem --help".

>Now Click on the icon (see above image) and select your own icon or one I provided
>Arrange these four applets wherever you want in panels.
Drawback:
May not be perfect looking!:)
You cannot save this applet so if you delete it make it again.(Actually you can!Make four launchers in menu list with these commands and you can add these to panel anytime.BTW what is not possible in GNU/Linux!!)

5. Let Totem play your favorite song or playlist on system startup!

>its pretty easy.Change the Command in second tweak above to:

alltray totem /home/userendblog/Music/samplesong.mp3

or

alltray totem /home/userendblog/Music/sampleplaylist.pls

Path to file depends upon you.
>Remember to give files which is in auto-mounting partitions like home folder.

6:23 PM | Filed Under tips n tricks, Totem, ubuntu

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Download Ubuntu Restricted Extras For Intrepid Ibex

This is the complete list of packages that should be downloaded for enabling restricted packages -Ubuntu Restricted Extras- in Ubuntu 8.10,the Intrepid Ibex.This list is meant for those Ubuntu users who opt for downloading packages through another PC.No dependency issue will arise here for all dependent packages are listed here.This is for a freshly installed desktop edition.

There are 56 packages.I think total size of all packages may come around 50-55MB.
You can download these packages from http://packages.ubuntu.com

Downloading Instructons:
Easy way to search packages is directly typing url like this:
eg:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/java-common
for java-common_0.30ubuntu3_all.deb package.

** part after underscore is version.Search without that part.But remember to install correct version.

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java-common_0.30ubuntu3_all.deb
sun-java6-jre_6-10-0ubuntu2_all.deb
odbcinst1debian1_2.2.11-16build2_i386.deb
unixodbc_2.2.11-16build2_i386.deb
sun-java6-bin_6-10-0ubuntu2_i386.deb
xutils-dev_7.4+3_i386.deb
cabextract_1.2-3_i386.deb
flashplugin-nonfree_10.0.12.36ubuntu1_i386.deb
freepats_20060219-1_all.deb
gsfonts-x11_0.20ubuntu1_all.deb
liba52-0.7.4_0.7.4-11ubuntu1_i386.deb
libavutil49_0.svn20080206-12ubuntu3_i386.deb
libfaac0_1.26-0.1ubuntu2_i386.deb
libfaad0_2.6.1-3.1_i386.deb
libgsm1_1.0.12-1_i386.deb
libmp3lame0_3.98-0.0_i386.deb
libx264-59_0.svn20080408-0.0ubuntu1_i386.deb
libxvidcore4_1.1.2-0.1ubuntu3_i386.deb
libavcodec-unstripped-51_0.svn20080206-12ubuntu3+unstripped5_i386.deb
libavformat52_0.svn20080206-12ubuntu3_i386.deb
libpostproc51_0.svn20080206-12ubuntu3_i386.deb
gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg_0.10.5-1_i386.deb
gstreamer0.10-pitfdll_0.9.1.1+cvs20080215-1_i386.deb
libcdaudio1_0.99.12p2-5_i386.deb
libdc1394-22_2.0.2-1_i386.deb
libdvdread3_0.9.7-11ubuntu2_i386.deb
libdvdnav4_4.1.2-3_i386.deb
mysql-common_5.0.67-0ubuntu6_all.deb
libmysqlclient15off_5.0.67-0ubuntu6_i386.deb
libgmyth0_0.7.1-1_i386.deb
libiptcdata0_1.0.2+libtool01-2_i386.deb
libfreebob0_1.0.11-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
libjack0_0.109.2-3ubuntu1_i386.deb
libmms0_0.4-2_i386.deb
libmpcdec3_1.2.2-1build1_i386.deb
libneon27-gnutls_0.28.2-2build1_i386.deb
libfftw3-3_3.1.2-3.1ubuntu1_i386.deb
libofa0_0.9.3-3_i386.deb
libopenspc0_0.3.99a-2_i386.deb
libsoundtouch1c2_1.3.1-2_i386.deb
libwildmidi0_0.2.2-2_i386.deb
gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad_0.10.8-1_i386.deb
libswscale0_0.svn20080206-12ubuntu3_i386.deb
libquicktime1_1.0.2+debian-2build2_i386.deb
libmjpegtools0c2a_1.8.0-0.2ubuntu5_i386.deb
gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse_0.10.6-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
libid3tag0_0.15.1b-10_i386.deb
libmad0_0.15.1b-3_i386.deb
libmpeg2-4_0.4.1-3_i386.deb
libsidplay1_1.36.59-5_i386.deb
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly_0.10.9-1ubuntu0.1_i386.deb
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse_0.10.7-2_i386.deb
msttcorefonts_2.5_all.deb
sun-java6-plugin_6-10-0ubuntu2_i386.deb
ubuntu-restricted-extras_25_i386.deb
unrar_3.8.2-1_i386.deb

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Download Package Download Script Here :
http://sites.google.com/site/userenddownloads/downloads/UbuntuRestrictedExtras.sh

5:30 PM | Filed Under ubuntu, Ubuntu Installation, Ubuntu Restricted Extras, Ubuntu Softwares

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Best document organizer for Ubuntu

If you have downloaded gigabytes of documents in PDF,html,doc,text etc etc formats then you may be finding it is difficult to dig this heap of files to get what you really want.

I checked for a nice document organizer for Ubuntu on Internet and I got some apps too.but the problem with them was that either it does not support adding files from hard drive (ie only useful while online) or written in java.
My search for a perfect one ended in Referencer, the gnome document organizer.
Features:

* add documents or entire folders
* can index verity of file formats
* tag files
* highlight tags based on number of contents
* thumbnail view of files

Remember, these are features only for an average end-user.Actually Referencer has got seamless capabilities as themselves telling they "designed with the scientist/researcher in mind"!

Homepage:
http://icculus.org/referencer/index.html

3:14 PM | Filed Under ubuntu, Ubuntu Softwares

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Installing anything offline in Ubuntu

Before reading this post it is a good idea to refer the following post:
How to Install Anything In Ubuntu:

http://monkeyblog.org/UBUNTU/installing/

Brief description of Ubuntu packages:
"I can't find an installer or .exe file for Ubuntu" - is a common complaint of Ubuntu newbies.Ubuntu based on Debian project so it uses .deb packages for installing anything (Red Hat based flavors like Fedora uses .rpm packages).

GNU/Linux operating systems uses an innovative library sharing method in which system files will be shared between programs thus optimizes disk space usage effectively.
eg., assume that you are using two media players in Ubuntu like VLC media player and Amarok music player.
For playing an ogg media file both players use ogg decoding library present in your system (library files will be in /usr/lib/ directory).So one program cannot be run without its dependencies.

So if we are installing anything in Ubuntu, every package will list and download its dependencies automatically.Ubuntu uses apt-get for this purpose.apt-get having different GUI front ends like Synaptic (System >> Administration >> Synaptic Package manager), aptitude, gnome-apt etc.

But this 'dependency tradition' makes installing anything offline in Ubuntu is cumbersome.Users who have a slow or no internet connection are the 'victims' of these.http://packages.ubuntu.com/ is a core repository from where we can download packages manually.But there is no method there to download dependencies automatically.So it is sure that you will mess up with downloading dependencies and its dependencies if you are not aware of what packages are there in your system and what not.But this is not as much as painstaking as you may think.Read below

Solutions:

1. Manual Download
You can consider manual downloading from repositories (eg: http://packages.ubuntu.com/).Download the package you want to install through a computer that having an internet connection and transfer it to your Ubuntu box.Open it with GDebi package installer (just double click on .deb file).It will list dependency files if required.You can download those dependencies again and complete installing of package.

More: You can generate download scripts that contains package names and its dependencies using Synaptic package manager.
Open Synaptic
mark the packages you want to install
dependencies will also be marked automatically
open File on menu
click Generate package download script and save the script

Now you can copy package names from the saved script.

2. APTonCD
APTonCD is a program for Debian systems which can be used to backup the packages (found in /var/cache/apt/archives/ folder) of your system.If you are reinstalling your Ubuntu or want to ship your programs with all dependencies to a Ubuntu system which has no internet connection then you can use this nice application.APTonCD makes CD images (.iso files) of entire packages.You can make CDs or DVD from these images.You can retrieve these packages from CD either using Synaptic Package Manager or using APTonCD itself.You can also restore CD images through APTonCD.

Luckily you can install APTonCD .deb file without any dependency issue in a freshly installed Ubuntu PC.
Download it from http://aptoncd.sourceforge.net/ and double click.

APTonCD is simple and intuitive.Some screen shots:

3. Addon CDs
Several vendors or volunteers provide Addon CDs for Ubuntu.Vendors may charge you for shipping and all.Volunteer efforts are not matured enough either.You can search for those.

5:01 PM | Filed Under GNU/Linux, ubuntu, Ubuntu Installation

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pureUbuntu - A GDM theme for Gnome

This is my first GDM theme (login screen theme) for GNOME desktop.Maximum 1280*1024 pix resolution.
Theme consists of a glass of water in polished metal background with Ubuntu logo.It will suit some MacOS-theme or kind a metal coloured themes.

Here is the screenshot.

Catch it in gnome-look.org

http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=89788

Download:

http://gnome-look.org/content/download.php?content=89788&id=1&tan=27634349

pureUbuntu wallpaper

4:44 PM | Filed Under GNU/Linux, ubuntu, Ubuntu Boot

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Disable Gimp splash screen in Ubuntu

If you use Gimp frequently in Ubuntu and want to get rid of splash screen then..

Open menu editor (System >> Preferences >> Main Menu) or type alacarte in Terminal
Find the entry of Gimp, right click, click Properties and add -s or --no-splash to the existing command in Command box.

..but Wilbur is too cute to get rid of..right! :-)

2:20 PM | Filed Under gimp, Splash screen, tips n tricks, ubuntu

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Two ways to disable OpenOffice splash screen in Ubuntu

1. Open Terminal (Applications >> Accessories >> Terminal) and type

        sudo gedit /etc/openoffice/sofficerc
      Change the value of Logo=1 to Logo=0
    Save sofficerc file.
(More: Don't forget to roam through /etc/ directory as you can change settings of OS there :-) )

2. Open menu editor (System >> Preferences >> Main Menu) or type alacarte in Terminal.
Find the entries of Openoffice applications, right click, click Properties.Add -nologo to existing command in Command box.

Former will disable splash screen of every OpenOffice applications you are opening and latter will disable that feature for selective applications like OpenOffice Writer.

2:20 PM | Filed Under openoffice, Splash screen, tips n tricks, ubuntu

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Enabling advanced file permissions in Ubuntu

Change folder permissions options to more intuitive.
Folder and File permissions in Ubuntu shows the below figure as default.

You can change this to more advanced and intuitive view like this.

Open Configuration Editor (Applications >> System Tools >> Configuration Editor). If you didn't find there open Terminal and type gconf-editor

Open /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_advanced_permissions key.
Check the box.Now you can manage permissions more easily.

5:00 PM | Filed Under gnome, GNU/Linux, nautilus, tips n tricks, ubuntu

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Extending nautilus' functionality

Nautilus (http://www.gnome.org/projects/nautilus/)is the official file manager for the GNOME desktop. It allows to browse directories, preview files and launch applications associated with them. It is also responsible for handling the icons on the GNOME desktop.GNOME people have spend too much time on file manager to make it perfect.
You can extend nautilus' capabilities using extra shell scripts available over internet.Extending like allowing nautilus to send shortcut of selected file to desktop, mounting and unmounting .iso files, opening selected files with root permissions, combining selected pdf files if you have required programs installed, changing format of media files etc etc..

Download these scripts and copy it to /home/yourusername/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/ folder with appropriate permissions.You should check Readme files associated with these scripts on how to do it.I can't provide a generalized method. :-)

Some useful hits:

http://www.gnome-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=188

http://g-scripts.sourceforge.net/

6:47 PM | Filed Under gnome, nautilus, tips n tricks, ubuntu

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recording desktop in Ubuntu

recordMyDesktop (http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/about.php)is a program which captures audio and video from Linux desktop and save it in .ogg format in home folder.package name is recordmydesktop.Don't forget to install its graphical front end package called gtk-recordMyDesktop too otherwise you will mess up typing commands in terminal mode.GUI will make things easier.
You can open gtk-recordMyDesktop by Applications >> Accessories >> Sound & Video.

Features of gtk-recordMyDesktop includes control over quality of video and audio, removing mouse cursor appearance, encode on the fly etc.

6:44 PM | Filed Under desktop, gnome, GNU/Linux, ubuntu

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Recovering GRUB after reinstalling Windows

I was using a dual-boot system of Ubuntu and windows XP pro.To be sincere i keep windows only for playing EA Sports FIFA Manager 07 :-) as it cannot be played using WINE under Ubuntu.

As usual my windows OS got infected with viruses and trogens.So i want to reinstall it to format C drive.I was knowing that if i reinstall windows then system's MBR will be overwritten without considering about any other operating systems working in the system.This is not good at all.So I've to do something to recover the boot loader - GRUB.

One post from official Ubuntu support pages insists that we have to use 'alternative installation CD' (ie., not the live CD but another one which can be downloaded) to recover GRUB which is not true!We can use live CD (for machines which have at least 512RAM, others may have to use alternative installation CD) for recovering GRUB.

I reinstalled Windows XP Pro so my GRUB disappeared, then i put my Ubuntu Live CD in tray and did boot from it.
Then I entered "Live Session" and opened terminal (Applications >> Accessories >> Terminal).

It will show Ubuntu@Ubuntu:~$ as current user.Then I executed following commands

sudo grub

find /boot/grub/stage1

you will get something like (hd0,6)

root (hd?,?)

replace (hd?,?) with what you got

setup (hd0)

quit

Thats all.....Then I restarted my computer..It should have worked normally.

BUT

I got an error message while I'm selecting Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic from GRUB list.The problem may be a mismatch between existing boot configuration and things I have entered previously.

If you also find the same then the solution is...

Boot from live CD, as a live session user open Terminal just like above.
execute first two codes

sudo grub

find /boot/grub/stage1

you will get something like (hd?,?)

then
>> Find the partition on which you have previously installed Ubuntu
>> Mount it by clicking on it
>> Find the location of /boot/grub/menu.lst
It should be somwhere like /media/disk/boot/grub/menu.lst

open that file for editing

sudo gedit /media/disk/boot/grub/menu.lst

Scroll to last part of menu.lst then you will find boot configuration like this
#######################################
title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic
root (hd0,8)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=c6a46b73-a759-451b-85c7-d6ff582d04f1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,8)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=c6a46b73-a759-451b-85c7-d6ff582d04f1 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic

title Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+
root (hd0,8)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
################################

Compare the address (hd?,?) you got with the (hd?,?) of 2nd line.for me (hd0,8)
If it is different from what you got then change (hd?,?) to the value (hd?,?).Once you completed editing menu.lst, then close it and execute the remaining commands.

root (hd?,?)

setup (hd0)

quit

Your GRUB will be OK now!

Note: Reverse will not work.That is you cannot change (hd?,?) to (hd?,?).

6:41 PM | Filed Under GNU/Linux, tips n tricks, ubuntu, Ubuntu Boot, Ubuntu Installation

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Gnome Screenshot

Its amazing that these GNOME people touched every nook and cranny aspects of desktop usage effectively.For example check the gnome-screenshot in Ubuntu.It is easy and having some kool extra options too.

If you click Print Screen (Prt Scr) key in keyboard you will be asked where to save the screenshot of desktop instantly.If we press Alt+Prt Scr then screenshot of current working window will be taken.The program will take care or naming even.Checkit by taking a screenshot of particular window.Its helpul while we taking continous shots.
If we open gnome-screenshot --interactive (Applications >> Accessories >> Take screenshot) then you will be provided with some more options like scheduling screenshot, applying effects and taking screenshot of current window without borders.

Remember, if we want to take screenshot of desktop in Windows then we have to press Prt Scr then go to any image manipulation program and paste there and save.We need to crop image if we want to current window.

I know..taking screenshot may be a silly thing to mention but it shows the effectiveness of GNOME desktop.

6:36 PM | Filed Under desktop, gnome, GNU/Linux, tips n tricks, ubuntu

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