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Cambio de fondo de pantalla automatico

MgsanchezS — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:16:43 +0000

Desde antes de que windows 7 se implementara este cambio automatico de wallpaper, este ya exi

Create a New Mimetype for MHT Web Archives in Ubuntu

ubuntugenius — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:42:13 +0000

MHT Web Archives are complete web pages saved into one file, and is a format browsers like Internet Explorer and Opera can handle. If you like saving complete pages as MHT archives, and need to be able to open all those you saved in Windows, you will need to install Opera, or you can use unMHT plugin for Firefox to give it that functionality.

But if you find that double-clicking an .mht file opens the text editor (which would probably be the case), you’ll need to right-click it and choose to Open With > your web browser, since no mimetype exists for that file extension.

However, to make .mht a registered file-type, you can use a little program called assoGiate. You should be able to install it via Synaptic (if not, you may need more software sources), or you can go to the download page (note that the link for Ubuntu packages currently seems to be dead, but you can get the source code there, if you prefer compiling anyway; otherwise, you can get the i386/32-bit version and amd64/64-bit version here). Once installed, it will end up in Applications > System Tools > File Types Editor.

In assoGiate, use the New button to create a blank mimetype. You’ll see there are 5 tabs in the dialogue box that pops up, and you will be putting information in the first 4. Some just require you to type data in an empty field, while others will require you to click an +Add button to do so. You can copy and paste the required data (in red) from here as you go, to save you typing it.

► General:
Category: Messages
Name: web-archive
Description: MHT Web Archive

Use the Browse button [...] to select an icon of your choice for the .mht file-type.

► Related Types:
Parent types: message/rfc822

► Filenames:
Filename pattern: *.mht

► File contents:

When you click +Add, which you’ll be doing 4 times, you’ll see more than one data entry field, but all you need to worry about is the Value: one.

Value: From: <Saved by
Value: Content-Type: multipart/related;
Value: boundary=”—-=_NextPart_
Value: <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD

Once your new mimetype has been created, go to the Database menu in assoGiate’s main window and choose to Export Types… so you can import it again if need be.

Now, I mentioned you can right-click an .mht file and Open With > either Opera or Firefox (if it has the unMHT plugin), but to make either the default program for double-clicking, right-click one, select Properties and go to the Open With tab. There you’ll see some programs you can choose from, with Opera likely to be there. For Firefox, click the +Add button and select ‘Firefox Web Browser‘ from the list of programs that appears. Click Add and close the dialogue box.

Since support for this type is already in Opera, all you’ll see in the address bar is the local url to the file just opened. In Firefox, unMHT handles the opening of the file, so the address will look like:

unmht:///file.5/home/yourusername/Documents/Ubuntu-MHT-Guide.mht/

If you’re wondering whether you could just make your browser open .mht files via the last method, without creating a mimetype, the answer is that you can, but creating a mimetype is much neater. Your .mht files will be listed as “MHT Web Archive“, and have a unique icon; if you had Opera or Firefox opening these files without the mimetype, and you changed the icon for .mht files, you would change the icon for all file-types opened with the specified browser. And as you would have noted, creating the mimetype is actually not that much of a hassle, especially if all the technical data has been supplied.

Check out more examples of creating mimetypes, as well as info on changing file properties and default apps for extensions if need be.

Locking APT packages to spesific version

fadli — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:04:36 +0000

I never knew this until i was really need this. My Firefox automatically upgraded and some of the add-on became incompatible.

If you are using synaptic, you can force a package to specific version. Select

Packages -> Force Version

Then, you ll be given option to use which version to use.

To lock the package from being upgraded. You can lock the package by select the specific package, then select

Packages -> Lock Version

Quite simple and useful. However only do this when u are really needed to.

Synaptic: New Kid of an Old Bloke

samof76 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:20:29 +0000

Synaptic Compute as a Service is from AT&T. So, now the noose is getting tighter around Amazon

ubuntu 9.04 Cinelerra インストール

lineshot — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:19:44 +0000

動画編集できるソフトがないかと探した結果

Cinelerraというソフトが良さそうだったので、

インストールを試みた。

いろいろ失敗したあげく、

これでうまくいった。

wget -q http://akirad.cinelerra.org/pool/addakirad.deb && sudo dpkg -i addakirad.deb && rm addakirad.deb && sudo apt-get update

あとは
cinelerracv (all computers)
cinelerracv-gl (best on computer with opengl2.0 shader)
cinelerracv-smp (best on multiprocessors computer, it allows also opengl2.0 shader)
をsynapticでインストール

いままで、synapticでなにかしら怒られてインストールできなかったが、
http://cinelerra.org/getting_cinelerra.php
を参考にして実行したら成功した。
これから使い方を検索するか。

Job openings at Gram Vaani, Delhi

tshrinivasan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:16:55 +0000

Gram Vaani is a social entrepreneurial startup building systems for
community media in rural areas of India. We are looking for Linux
gurus well versed in computer networks, java, perl, python, and shell
scripting to join our team and expand our FOSS offerings. Please take
a look at the detailed job descriptions and send us your CV.

http://gramvaani.org/get-involved/job-openings/

Thanks!

Ubuntu, Ethernet, and Empathy chat

William Buell — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:01:47 +0000

My reply at bleepingcomputer.com

One member answered my question:
Why would plugging a PC, no matter what OS is installed on it, into a modem/router change it? So no I wouldn’t worry about the Westell.

My reply:

Thanks! That’s just what I needed to know. But, obviously, I am not technically versed. So what is OBVIOUS to you may not be obvious to me.

A professor of Russian language, in the 1970s once said to me “There is no such thing as a foolish question, for IF it is a question in your mind, it is a LEGITIMATE question. There are only foolish answers.” Beginners should be encouraged to ask questions, and not ridiculed, for that is how they learn. And those who are fortunate enough to have expertise and experience should not gloat in their knowledge as if it were wisdom.

I once mentioned to an examining physician something very obscure and little know, about the anastamosis (joining) of a one vein to the left renal vein which is totally different on the right. He was astounded and asked how I could possible know that, not being a physician. I explained that all one has to do is read, and remember a fact, and the only difference between a physician and a plumber, is that plumbers still make house calls, but physicians do not.

Plus, if I had 5 routers, and 3 providers, and money flowing out my kazoo, I would just plug the cable in and see what happens. But, if something DOES go wrong, then since I only have one router and one provider, then I must spend hours on the phone with tech support, or, if that fails, spend days waiting for a technician to show up from Verizon.

Oh, by the way, I found a free beginners manual in PDF, on Ubuntu, which also mentions that IF the Ubuntu machine has an internet card, THEN connecting it to the router should give instantaneous internet access.

http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/index_main.html

And, this is a bit off topic, but I spent much of last night experimenting with that Ubuntu chat program EMPATHY. When I initially clicked on Empathy, it launched a wizard asking me first if I wanted a Jabber account, and then asking me if I want to add AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, etc.

I only added Yahoo. Later, I tired to add other things and could not see how to get back into that wizard dialogue. I googled and found other posts suggesting that there was some problem. I UNINSTALLED REMOVED and reinstalled EMPATHY, but still no wizard. THEN I discovered that F4 will bring up a window to ADD other chat programs (which is not intuitively obvious to a beginner). I was pleased to see that my Wubi Ubuntu install is stable enough to remove and reinstall Empathy without crashing things.

I am very curious to explore the limits of the Wubi install on a Windows machine. Tonight I will have that old tower, and do a pure Ubuntu desktop install, and first I will try the wrapper technique with a Belkin Wi-Fi, and later I will experiment with the cable from the Ethernet to the router. I was a bit confused as to whether I should install Ubuntu DESKTOP or Ubuntu Server, but reading up on it made me realize that I am better off with the Desktop, because that gives the most GUI, and then ADD LAMP (Apache, MySQL, PhP) with the synaptic manager, since that is all I really want anyway and I will not use the machine as an actual server to other clients.

Afinal, é fácil ou não instalar programas e drivers no Linux? E remover?

Eduardo Carrega — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:48:20 +0000

Mais um assunto que dá “pano-prá-manga” quando dois técnicos resolvem conversar sobre tecnologia:

1) É ou não é afinal fácil adicionar e remover programas no Linux?
2) É ou não é mais fácil que no Windows?
3) E os drivers, qual dos dois se saem melhor na escolha e instalação?

Bom, minha missão neste blog é ser coerente, e não fundamentalista, procuro apresentar as coisas da forma mais fácil e clara possível, e tentarei não arrastar a asa para lado nenhum, e ser justo com as partes envolvidas, Linux, Windows e Você!

Sendo assim, desenvolvi uma simples tabela comparativa que pode ser muito útil para você visualizar e tirar suas próprias conclusões, apresentando os recursos disponíveis, similares ou não entre os dois sistemas operacionais.

Recurso
Adicionar e Remover Programas/Pacotes	Adicionar Remover Programas no Painel de Controle	Central de Programas Ubuntu Synaptic Ubuntu Tweak Scripts (como Ubuntu Perfeito)
Adiciona programas à partir de um repositório remoto	Somente Drivers de Dispositivos	Todos os tipos de aplicativos numa base com milhares à escolher nos modos acima descritos. Linha de comando “sudo apt-get install nome_do_pacote” Linha de comando “sudo aptitude install nome_do_pacote”
Adiciona programas à partir de fontes locais (Hd, Cd, DVD, Usb)	Auto-execução Seleção Manual	Auto-execução Adição de Repositório Local Seleção Manual
Adiciona programas à partir auto-executáveis/extratores baixados	.exe (padrão Windows) .msi (idem) .zip (Winamp por exemplo)	.deb (padrão debian/ubuntu) .bin (Google Earth, Picasa) .run .sh .exe (utilizando wine) .rpm (com alien) .py (python)
Adiciona programas com compilação específica		Make, Make install à partir de pacotes devel
Remove programas por algum tipo de central	Adicionar Remover Programas no Painel de Controle	Central de Programas Ubuntu, Synaptic Ubuntu Tweak Scripts
Remove programas por locais fora de uma central	Iniciar > Programas > Programa > Desinstalar Clicar sobre o programa baixado e solicitar sua remoção	Linha de comando no terminal: “sudo dpkg –remove nome_do_programa.deb” Linha de comando “sudo apt-get remove nome_do_pacote” Linha de comando “sudo aptitude remove nome_do_pacote” Clicar sobre o programa baixado e solicitar sua remoção

Diante dos comparativos apresentados acima, tecnicamente conferimos um empate técnico às nossas questões, todos tem sistemas muito eficientes de instalação e remoção de programas, desde os mais simples e triviais aos mais técnicos.

Mas há algumas ressalvas:
- Creio que o Windows possui uma leve vantagem no fato de possuir o “Desinstalar” dentro do menu do próprio programa.
- A ausência disso no Linux acaba sendo superada pelos seus outros meios.
- O Linux possui o fantástico recurso de Repositório unificado de programas, permitindo a instalação segura e tranquila de dentro do próprio Ubuntu, sem a necessidade de recorrer à fontes externas como sites, cds e dvds, o que já não ocorre em sua totalidade no Windows, que reserva este fantástico recursos apenas às suas atualizações automáticas de segurança e algumas outras raras exceções.

Para mim, os Repositórios colocam o Linux na vantagem.

Mas e os Drivers?

Em suma, a esmagadora maioria dos drivers para periféricos são reconhecidos automaticamente pelo Linux, devidamente compilados em seu Kernel e Módulos, mesmo assim, em alguns casos os principais fabricantes disponibilizam em seus sites, os drivers para serem baixados, assim como para qualquer outro sistema operacional.
O impeditivo ocorre quando é apenas disponibilizado fontes para compilação, eleminando a possibilidade de muitos poderem gozar dos drivers nativos para os seus perifericos, já que muitos não possuem conhecimento técnico suficiente para resolver dependências de bibliotecas para ter sua multifuncional 100% operante.

No Windows, por outro lado, reconhece quase nada de drivers (toda regra possui exceções) , mas é baixar, dar dois cliques e pronto, dispositivo reconhecido.
O problema é achar os drivers corretos entre milhares de sites fakes repletos de armadilhas!

Conclusão?

Tem de tudo para todos, e todos para tudo.

Dêem suas opiniões, colaborem, polemizem!

Algumas telas de instalação de software no Linux:

Programas de terceiros no Ubuntu Tweak

Gdebi instalando as dependências

Gdebi baixando pacotes

Instalar um .deb via GDebi

Limpeza de pacotes no Ubuntu Tweak

Adicionar e Remover Programas no Ubuntu Tweak

Instalar um pacote via dpkg no terminal

Obter Software na Central de Programas do Ubuntu

Categorias de softwares na Central de Programas do Ubuntu

Canais de Software / Repositórios

Instalar um Software na Central de Programas do Ubuntu

Adicionar um Programa pelo Synaptic

Script Ubuntu Perfeito

Abrir Script Ubuntu Perfeito pelo Firefox e Gdebi

Leitura recomendada:

Para quem ainda não tem o Ubuntu Tweak instalado, não faz idéia do que está perdendo, acesse e instale: http://ubuntu-tweak.com/downloads

Ubuntu Software Center por André Gondim

Teste mostra que Ubuntu está simples para a maioria dos usuários

Get the top 10 heavy weight packages in ubuntu

tshrinivasan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:42:39 +0000

Ubuntu is giving tons of software to install. Synaptic makes the software installation a child-play.
I can not stop myself installing new software when skimming the synaptic package manager.

I install X,Y,Z,foo,bar,etc. There is no end for my new software thirst. I install as much I can and play around the new software and introducing those software to my friends.

Atlast, My haddisk is getting filled. I use only 10% software installed for my daily life. So to clean up those rarely wanted,but huge in size, I was searching for a script to list the huge bulky software.

Got it from http://www.unnionline.com/blog/?p=111

Here it is.

dpkg-query –show –showformat=’${Package;-50}\t${Installed-Size}\n’ | sort -k 2 -n | grep -v deinstall | awk ‘{printf “%.3f MB \t %s\n”, $2/(1024), $1}’ | tail -n 10

And here is my result.

shrinivasan@shrinivasan-laptop:~$ dpkg-query –show –showformat=’${Package;-50}\t${Installed-Size}\n’ | sort -k 2 -n | grep -v deinstall | awk ‘{printf “%.3f MB \t %s\n”, $2/(1024), $1}’ | tail -n 10
34.934 MB     kde-icons-oxygen
36.891 MB     libgl1-mesa-dri
39.023 MB     evolution-common
43.797 MB     openoffice.org-common
69.871 MB     linux-headers-2.6.31-14
82.582 MB     sun-java6-bin
86.039 MB     linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic
86.574 MB     foomatic-db-gutenprint
109.215 MB     openoffice.org-core
247.348 MB     ubuntu-docs

Great. Got the list. Now I can remove some bulky software and make my hard disk to breath some fresh air.

Ευκολη εγκατασταση LAMP server

xqtr — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:42:05 +0000

Αν θελετε να εγκαταστησετε ευκολα και γρηγορα το LAMP server… και με δυνατοτητα upgrade οποτε αναβαθμιζεται, αυτοματα, καντε τα εξεις.

Ανοιγετε το Synaptic
Στο μενου Edit επιλεγετε “Μark packages by task”
και στο νεο παραθυρο επιλεγετε το “LAMP Server”

Με τον ιδιο τροπο, μπορειτε ευκολα να εγκαταστησετε και αλλες λειτουργιες για το λειτουργικο σας. Απλως “επεξεργαστητε” λιγο.

Tweaking Ubuntu: Vital Additions & Customisations to Your New System

ubuntugenius — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:32:43 +0000

Here is a checklist of some cool ways to make your system even more useful, from little tweaks and system tricks, to programs you shouldn’t be without. Some tips will deal with things like how to change certain default settings to more useful ones, while others will show you how to get around certain issues that may be bugging you (like how to get full support for DVDs and multimedia).

Basically, these are most of the things I would do for new systems I set up for others (and myself). So, if you’re fairly new to Ubuntu, this list could help you quickly and easily transform your vanilla installation into a seriously useful computing environment, far better than what you ever had with Windows or Mac OS.

*****

♦ Enable “universe” and “multiverse” software sources so Synaptic can find Wine and other packages not in the official repositories.

♦ Install ubuntu-restricted-extras to get instant support for most audio and video types, as well as (non-encrypted) video DVDs.

♦ Add the Medibuntu repositories to find heaps more software, and get access to codecs for restricted multimedia formats, including encrypted DVDs. Make sure you read the bit about installing libdvdcss2 for playing encrypted DVDs, as well as the other “non-free” codecs.

♦ Install Wine to run some of your Windows software or games.

♦ Install Flash Support for Firefox & Other Web Browsers in Ubuntu

♦ Install Opera web browser or the unMHT plugin for Firefox to be able to save complete web pages as single MHT “web archives” like you can do in Internet Explorer.

♦ Add some more Internet programs to your arsenal.

♦ Get greater control over your Compiz-Fusion desktop effects.

♦ Install Parcellite clipboard manager.

♦ Make some Launchers for your panel and desktop.

♦ Add Eject Disc & Close Tray buttons to your top panel.

♦ Install a fun game for when you need a rest from tweaking your system!

♦ Create a Bash Aliases file for terminal command shortcuts.

♦ Assign Ctrl+Alt+Delete to Open the System Monitor.

♦ Install SMPlayer and change your video types to open with it.

♦ Get some really cool Screensavers.

*****

Please note: This post will be updated occasionally as I find
more invaluable tweaks and programs, so check back later!

Customise your Compiz-Fusion Desktop Effects in Ubuntu

ubuntugenius — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:51:23 +0000

For some, the great desktop effects of Compiz-Fusion (the OpenGL window and compositing manager formerly known as Beryl) were the reason they tried Ubuntu in the first place. Desktop effects are not enabled by default, since they might unsettle older systems, and for many users they are just an unwanted distraction. If you have them running, you’ve already figured out how to enable them (if not, go to System > Preferences > Appearance, go to the Visual Effects tab, and choose either “Normal” or “Extra“), but you may be wondering how to take control over them.

First off, install compizconfig-settings-manager, as this is what lets you customise basically every aspect of your desktop effects. Not only can you choose what animations you want for certain tasks (like minimise and close window, etc), but you can edit how they work. That means you can speed up or slow down animated effects, as well as change the settings for every animation plug-in. You can disable some parts of Compiz-Fusion that you don’t particularly care for, and enable a whole lot of other features you never even knew existed. CompizConfg Settings Manager will reside in System > Preferences.

Compiz-Fusion ships with a bunch of plugins (compiz-fusion-plugins-main), but you may need to install compiz-fusion-plugins-extra to get more awesome effects, like Burn (it seems Ubuntu now installs that package, but if it isn’t marked as installed in Synaptic, then you’ll need to install it).

You can also install compiz-fusion-plugins-unsupported – “an extended collection of plugins which have received the least amount of review and are the most likely to be problematic on your system.” As you can see, this is a use at your own risk package, but if the plugins you have aren’t enough, you can always give these a try.

To get a system tray icon that gives you easy access to settings, install fusion-icon. To run Compiz Fusion Icon, go to Applications > System Tools. You’ll find this invaluable for restarting Compiz-Fusion if it has crashed, as it has a Reload Window Manager option on the menu.

For adding and changing advanced window border and titlebar themes, you will need to install emerald. You’ll find Emerald Theme Manager in System > Preferences, and the themes it uses have an .emerald extension. Many themes offer semi-transparent glass-like titlebars, animated control buttons, and shadow and glow around the window borders. They can vary wildly, with themes for basically any taste. You are bound to find a few that you find stunning, so do a web search for “emerald themes”, and download some and import them. You will see previews of them once installed, and all you have to do is click on a preview to enable that theme. And any you don’t like, you can delete. What’s more, you can actually edit installed themes, and save them as your own.

This should be all you need to get you going on the path to greater desktop effects. Have a good look around in the settings manager, and try out some of the cool features not enabled by default. And have a play around with changing some of your plug-ins, like turn the flames of Burn purple and yellow, or add heaps more wobble to Magic Lamp and make it last much longer (that actually looks really good on minimise and restore). Then find some Emerald themes to import, and if you find one you love, but don’t like the titlebar font, or want more opacity, you can edit it. You can control basically every aspect of how your windows are decorated, so if you can’t find any themes you like 100%, then make your own!

Skype para Linux será Open Source

MgsanchezS — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:22:14 +0000

Desde días atrás se había dado el rumor de que Skype se estaba desarrollando como Open Source para L

Mantener Aplicaciones al Actualizar de Versión nuestro Ubuntu!!!!

Cesar Troya S. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:21:26 +0000

Realmente el titulo no es el más adecuado, porq la única manera de mantener tus programas instalados y subir de versión de ubuntu es actualizar sin formatear, pero este método en la mayoría de los casos da problemas serios de compatibilidad, driver, programas, paquetes rotos… un sin fin de errores, entonces, voy a proponer alternativas q yo mismo he usado para pasar desde ubuntu 9.04 a kubuntu 9.10, perdiendo una mínima cantidad de programas (solo uno realmente y lo reemplace sin problemas por otro).

Lo primero q hice fue respaldar mi Source-list, esto lo hacemos con el siguiente comando:

cp /etc/apt/sources.list /home/carpeta-usuario/respaldo/

pueden reemplazar ¨/home/carpeta-usuario/respaldo/¨ por cualquier destino donde colocar su respaldo, solo asegúrense de mantener la primera parte tal cual como esta de otra manera no copiara nada o copiara el archivo incorrecto.

Entonces, de la misma forma una vez reinstalado el nuevo ubuntu, abrimos el documento respaldado, con Gedit o Kate, copiamos el texto y lo pegamos en el source-list nuevo. Alerta, cuando hagan esto les dará un error al actualizar la lista, esto es debido o a llaves publicas, o a q algún repositorio esta repetido, tendrán q corregir esto, pero ante todo eviten borrar los repositorios q vienen con la nueva versión.

El segundo paso para respaldar nuestros programas, es generar una lista de marcadores en el Synaptic, esto lo hacemos, abriendo el programa y en la barra superior el la opción Archivo seleccionamos Guardar marcadores como… y usamos la misma carpeta q en el paso anterior.

Listo con esto habremos respaldado todos los programas q estén en los repositorios, pero q sucede si instalamos alguno desde un *.deb descargado de internet, pues si no tienen el instalador tendrán q buscar y descargar de nuevo pero con el siguiente paso al menos sabrán exactamente q archivo es el q les falta.

Es una terminal Ejecutamos:
$ dpkg --get-selections | grep -v deinstall > ubuntu-files

Este paso nos generara en el directorio personal lo q se conoce como plantilla de programas, guardamos el archivo junto con todo lo q queramos respaldar, formateamos, instalamos el nuevo Ubuntu, y colocamos nuevamente el archivo en el lugar q estaba, para ejecutar en una consola:

$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade $ sudo dpkg --set-selections < ubuntu-files $ sudo dselect install

Ahora, aquí es donde esta el truco, si dejaron este paso para el final, habrá aplicaciones q les indique q no puede instalar, porq no hay candidato, estos son los paquetes q perdimos durante el proceso y debemos descargar e instalar. Muy practico en especial para quienes nos justa jugar con la consola y acabamos dañando el equipo un par de veces.

Synaptic Can't Find It? Add More Software Sources in Ubuntu!

ubuntugenius — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:16:27 +0000

When you look for a particular program to install via Synaptic or any other package manager, and it doesn’t seem to exist, it’s no use typing sudo apt-get install nameofpackage in a terminal, since all of them rely on the APT Package Management system. So when Synaptic can’t find it, it means the package is not in the standard repositories, though chances are it exists in a “universe” or “multiverse” repo. What this means is rather than search for the developer’s site, and download and install their program, you might find it in Synaptic if you give it more places to look.

The first thing you should always do is enable universe (“Community-maintained Open Source software“) repos via System > Administration > Software Sources. It resides in the first tab, Ubuntu Software, as does multiverse (“Software restricted by copyright or legal issues“). Make sure both of those are enabled, and your package manager will find a lot more in searches.

The next tab, Third-Party Software, is where you can add more repos yourself. You will see an “Add CD-ROM” button at the bottom, which is useful for adding discs like the Ubuntu Alternate CD as software sources. And “+ Add” is what you use to add other sources manually. These repos can range from those that just take care of obtaining hard-to-find packages, through to ones for keeping specific programs updated, and look like this:

deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian jaunty non-free

In the case of the example, the repo is to keep Virtualbox up to date, and is added automatically, but when you download programs from sites, and they advise you to add their repo to your software sources, you now know how.

Just remember that when adding repos others have recommended you may need to change the version. In the example used, the “jaunty” refers to Ubuntu 9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope”, so replace it with your current one. For example, if you’re running 9.10 “Karmic Koala”, you would replace it with “karmic“. One thing to remember is that when the sources are being checked, if the repo you added doesn’t exist yet, it will come up with the error that it couldn’t be located; you can either wait for it to eventually be active (ie: just ignore the error), delete it from your software sources (if the error really annoys you), or edit it back to what it was. In other words, if you added deb http://repoubuntusoftware.info karmic all, but it is invalid, change it back to deb http://repoubuntusoftware.info jaunty all.

Probably the best way to get a whole lot of useful repos added at once is to add the Medibuntu repository. This will give you easy access to lots of hard-to-find software within Synaptic, not to mention “non-free” packages (copyrighted or other legal issues) which can often be seemingly impossible to get any other way. It will also make it possible to install popular apps like Skype and Google Earth without downloading from the site (and usually having to register). Medibuntu also includes even more multimedia codec packs than ubuntu-restricted-extras gives you, like proprietary non-native Win32/64 codecs. It also gives you access to libdvdcss2 for playing encrypted DVDs. For more info on this, read my post, or just go straight to the documentation page.

♣ For additional information on Ubuntu repositories, check out the official help page.

Elegir Linux antes que Windows?

MgsanchezS — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:58:51 +0000

Introducción Los que usamos linux, no podemos negar que alguna vez hemos dicho cosas de linux que no

Añadir capturas de pantalla (screenshots) a Synaptic

jasvazquez — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:24:19 +0000

Si hay algo que me gusta hacer en Synpatic antes de instalar alguna aplicación nueva es poder ver al

Instalar Office 2007 en Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

MgsanchezS — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:30:56 +0000

Bueno pues yo se que no todos estan a favor del software privativo, pero muchos si estan a favor de

karmic vuela? haz que arranque los programas mas rapido!

MgsanchezS — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:23:20 +0000

Para nuestros programas arranquen mas rapido tendremos que darles una ayudadita, instalando prelad e

Sick of WinDOH!s? Try Ubuntu "Karmic Koala" & Free Yourself from Micro$oft!

ozzyfrank — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:49:17 +0000

The latest version of Ubuntu (“Linux for Human Beings”) – 9.10 “Karmic Koala” – came out just after midnight, and I’m burning my first batch of discs for eBay customers who pre-ordered it. But just so you know, Ubuntu is totally free to download – I sell it at for a nominal fee so those with slow dial-up or small download limits on broadband can get it quickly and easily. Also, some are cursed with downloads getting corrupted somewhere down the line, while others simply can’t turn the ISO image they’ve downloaded to a bootable disc.

Besides the bonus disc of themes and goodies for Ubuntu that I offer, many are simply enticed by my rather large but very informative ad that presents them with lots of screenshots of this great OS in action. I’ve had many who were scared to try any Linux distro, and quite a few who hadn’t even heard of Linux, sold on the idea simply because of that ad.

While it’s great knowing I am helping spread the word, the real bonus comes in the form of feedback, from which I can easily see that the hundreds of people I have helped convert are totally stoked with Ubuntu. I also get emails from customers who tell me they no longer dual boot – everything they could ever want is in Ubuntu, so they wiped their Windows partition.

Check out my Ubuntu ad to see how easy it is to use, how it comes with heaps of useful software – like even a full office suite – and how you can customise it to be your OS in ways you can only dream of in Windows and Mac OS. When you’re ready to give it a try, go to the Ubuntu site and download it. The “i386” version will work on basically all Wintel machines (ie: Windows PCs) and Intel-based Macs (with a “PowerPC” version for older Macs), but if you have a Dual or Quad core, you should consider getting the most out of your hardware by using the 64-bit version (“amd64“).

Just remember you don’t need to install it to try it – simply reboot your computer with the “Live CD” and you will end up at a fully-functional “live” desktop running straight off the disc, with just your RAM being used, and nothing being cached to your hard drive (ie: it won’t touch your Windows or Mac OS in any way!).

When you decide to install, it will give you the option of taking some of your Windows or Mac OS partition, choosing another drive attached, or taking the whole drive (if you wish to get rid of the disaster of an OS you were previously running). So why not download the Live CD and give it a test run? You never know: you could end shaking your head in disbelief that you didn’t do it earlier. I now know of hundreds of people who never dreamed they’d be getting rid of Windows altogether, so funnier things have happened!

Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Final!!!

MgsanchezS — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:08:34 +0000

Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala DESCARGAR DIRECTA CLICK AQUI DESCARGA TORRENT CLICK AQUI ftp://ftp.citylink

Bisigi Themes actualizados para ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

MgsanchezS — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:15:41 +0000

El autor ha actualizado sus repositorios para que los temas estén disponibles para Ubuntu 9.10 Karmi

Algunas aplicaciones que traerá Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

MgsanchezS — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:10:48 +0000

Como seguramente sabrán estamos a dos días de la salida de una nueva versión de Ubuntu. Oficialmente

gnetworktester 0.10 - Verifica la Calidad y Estado de tu Red

MgsanchezS — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:08:02 +0000

gnetworktester es una aplicacion que nos permite checar la estabilidad y calidad de una red (nuestra

Novedades del nuevo Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

MgsanchezS — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:57:19 +0000

Novedades de Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Un repaso visual a las novedades de Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala,