http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2009 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:35:09 GMT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:35:09 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://www.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com/ http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-9-10-126370.shtml Ubuntu 9.10, also known as the Karmic Koala, arrived exactly on October 29, 2009 and is the eleventh release of Ubuntu OS. We've created the following tutorial to teach Linux newcomers how to install the Ubuntu 9.10 operating system on their personal computer. Therefore, it is addressed to people who have just heard about Ubuntu, those who have never installed Ubuntu before and want to test it, but don't know how.

The tutorial will make things very simple for you, but if you get stuck somewhere in the middle of the installation and you need help, do not hesitate to use our commenting system at the end of the article!

Requirements:

You will need the Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop ISO image that corresponds to your hardware architecture (i386 or amd64), and which can be downloaded from here. When the download is over, burn the ISO image with your favorite CD/DVD burning application (Nero, CDBurnerXP, Roxio) on a blank CD at 8x speed.

Reinsert or leave the CD in your CD/DVD-ROM device and reboot the computer in order to boot from the CD. Hit the F8, F11 or F12 key (depending on your BIOS) to select the CD/DVD-ROM as the boot device.

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Select the second option "Install Ubuntu," and hit the "Enter" key...

[ta... (read more)]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:38:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-9-10-126370.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-9-10-126370.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-KDE-4-3-on-Ubuntu-9-04-118645.shtml After six months of development, the K Desktop Environment 4.3.0 was launched on August 4th, 2009. It fixes over 10,000 bugs and brings about 2,000 features. Among some of the most interesting ones in the KDE 4.3.0 desktop environment we can mention the new Arora web browser that will replace Konqueror, the beautiful Air theme, new eye-candy effects, a redesigned run dialog, lots of Plasma improvements, a new network manager, updated applications and many more. With this said, the KDE 4.3.0 is the most modern and beautiful desktop environment to date.

Today's tutorial is for those of you who don't want to wait until late October for the Kubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) release, which will come with a default KDE 4.3.0 installation, and it will teach you, step by step, how to install the brand-new KDE 4.3.0 desktop environment on your existing Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) installation.

Editor's note: To eliminate the "terminal madness" for Linux beginners, we've used apt-url links in this tutorial. So, just click the links where it says to install a software!

Step 1 - Add KDE 4.3 Repositories

Go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources...

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...enter your password, and the Software Sources window will appear. Click on... (read more)]]> Fri, 7 Aug 2009 12:30:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-KDE-4-3-on-Ubuntu-9-04-118645.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-KDE-4-3-on-Ubuntu-9-04-118645.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Run-Android-Applications-on-Ubuntu-115152.shtml When Google announced and released Android, back in October 2008, everyone knew that it would become the best operating system for mobile devices. Not only is Android open source, but it also comes with a Software Development Kit, which offers the necessary APIs and utilities for developers to easily build powerful applications for Android-powered mobile devices. The following tutorial was created especially for those of you who want to test the Android platform and install various applications, on the popular Ubuntu operating system. OK, so let's get started... shall we?

Grab the Android SDK 1.5 from Softpedia and save the file on your home folder. It has around 160 MB, so it will take a while if you have a slow network connection.

Step 1 - Installing the requirements

Until the download is over, make sure that you have Java installed and the 32-bit libraries (for the x86_64 users only). If you don't have Java and/or the 32-bit libs, go to System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager...

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...search for openjdk and double-click on the openjdk-6-jre entry...

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...then, search for ia32-libs (ONLY if you are on a x86_64 machine), and double-click on the ia32-libs entry.... (read more)]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:04:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Run-Android-Applications-on-Ubuntu-115152.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Run-Android-Applications-on-Ubuntu-115152.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Fix-Yahoo-problem-in-Pidgin-114754.shtml Two days ago, Yahoo! Inc. did something to its messenger servers, something that practically blocked all the Linux IM clients, such as Pidgin, Kopete, Empathy or GyachI. While many of us thought it might be an ISP issue, some very smart people found out the truth: Yahoo! changed the login method! However, at this moment (June 21, 2009), none of the aforementioned Instant Messenger clients for Linux can connect with the Yahoo protocol. This is, of course, not the first time when it happens, and Linux users are treated like outsiders. But, let's not start again with the endless question “Why Yahoo! doesn't update the Linux client?” and let's fix the problem (like we always do).

Below is a step-by-step tutorial for all Ubuntu users that want to connect with their friends via the Yahoo protocol, using the Pidgin Instant Messenger. Why Ubuntu? Because it appears that it is the most popular Linux operating system these days and because there are already packages available for it. Other Linux users can grab the Pidgin 2.5.7 sources or DEB packages (32-bit and 64-bit) right now from Softpedia.

· Right click HERE and choose the "Save Link As..." option. Save the key file on your desktop.

· Go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources...

[tablec][row][col][/... (read more)]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:15:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Fix-Yahoo-problem-in-Pidgin-114754.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Fix-Yahoo-problem-in-Pidgin-114754.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Easily-Share-Files-with-Dropbox-114682.shtml Online storage services became very popular in the last year or so... especially the ones that offered substantial free storage. Canonical and Mandriva also announced recently that they would offer such services for their operating systems in the next months. To be honest, Ubuntu One from Canonical seems very promising... but until it will be available for everyone, we have a very nice alternative for you: Dropbox!

Dropbox was released one year ago and it allows Linux, Mac and Windows users to share files online or across computers. If you're asking yourselves "Do I really need this?" then you should know that this kind of service can be used to share any type of file, for automatic backups or real-time synchronization.

Supported operating systems:

· Ubuntu 9.04
· Ubuntu 8.10
· Ubuntu 8.04
· Ubuntu 7.10
· Fedora 9
· Fedora 10
· Windows
· Mac OS X

The following tutorial will teach you, step by step, how to install and configure Dropbox on your Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) desktop. First things first though; download Dropbox for your Linux distribution from Softpedia, and save the file on your desktop. Double click the file and click the "Install Package" button...

[tabl... (read more)]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:06:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Easily-Share-Files-with-Dropbox-114682.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Easily-Share-Files-with-Dropbox-114682.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Replace-the-Volume-Control-in-Ubuntu-9-04-with-the-PulseAudio-One-112786.shtml I have recently heard someone cursing Canonical for not implementing the highly acclaimed PulseAudio volume control into the new Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) operating system, a function that exists in the newly released Mandriva 2009.1 (Spring) distribution. First, let me tell you what the PulseAudio volume control can offer. Except for the fact it is much better than the old ALSA or OSS sound servers, it will offer you the ability to individually control the volume of each running application that uses the sound server, including web-based ones, such as flash players (YouTube, Google Videos, etc). So, as usual, I thought this would be an easy-to-achieve task and I've created the following guide, which will teach you how to replace the default volume control in Ubuntu 9.04 with PulseAudio's smarter one, in only five minutes!

This is how the volume control looks like in a default installation of Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)...

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The default playback sound server is set to ALSA...

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Even if you switch to PulseAudio, you won't have the "Applications" tab we talked about at the beginning of the article...

[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec] ... (read more)]]> Thu, 28 May 2009 11:53:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Replace-the-Volume-Control-in-Ubuntu-9-04-with-the-PulseAudio-One-112786.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Replace-the-Volume-Control-in-Ubuntu-9-04-with-the-PulseAudio-One-112786.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-9-04-110794.shtml Ubuntu 9.04, also known as the Jaunty Jackalope, arrived exactly on April 23rd, 2009 and is the tenth release of Ubuntu OS. We've created the following tutorial to teach Linux newcomers how to install the Ubuntu 9.04 operating system on their personal computer. Therefore it is addressed to people who have just heard about Ubuntu, those who have never installed Ubuntu before and want to test it, but don't know how.

The tutorial will make things very simple for you, but if you get stuck somewhere in the middle of the installation and you need help, do not hesitate to use our commenting system at the end of the article!

Requirements:

· You will need the Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop ISO image that corresponds to your hardware architecture (i386 or amd64), and which can be downloaded from here. When the download is over, burn the ISO image with your favorite CD/DVD burning application (Nero, CDBurnerXP, Roxio) on a blank CD at 8x speed.

· Reinsert or leave the CD in your CD/DVD-ROM device and reboot the computer in order to boot from the CD. Hit the F8, F11 or F12 key (depending on your BIOS) to select the CD/DVD-ROM as the boot device.

Select your language when asked...

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Select the second option "Install Ubuntu," and hit th... (read more)]]> Tue, 5 May 2009 11:08:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-9-04-110794.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-9-04-110794.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/uTorrent-under-Ubuntu-in-3-Easy-Steps-49037.shtml These days, BitTorrent is the most popular P2P (peer-to-peer) file distribution protocol. Whether you want to share some files or you just want to get your hands on the latest Linux distributions, then you must use a BitTorrent client. There are many BitTorrent clients for Linux, starting with the old and classical BitTorrent (yes, just like the protocol) and ending with the brand new Deluge, and somewhere in the middle we can enumerate very popular BitTorrent clients like Azureus, Transmission or rTorrent, each one providing very interesting features and functionality.

On the other hand (and this is what we're gonna talk about today), if you have "Windows friends", you must have heard them talking about that very tiny and light BitTorrent client called uTorrent, a BitTorrent client with impressive features, like faster download speeds, intelligent configurable disk caching, trackerless support, etc. Now, you have Linux and that's a Windows application, what do you do? Very simple, follow the instructions below!

Editor's note: The following instruction assume that you have the latest version of the Linux operating system you use. In our case, Ubuntu!

Step 1 - Install Wine

Go to System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager...

[tablec][row][col][/col][/row... (read more)]]> Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:42:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/uTorrent-under-Ubuntu-in-3-Easy-Steps-49037.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/uTorrent-under-Ubuntu-in-3-Easy-Steps-49037.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-KDE-4-2-on-Ubuntu-8-10-106118.shtml As everybody knows, KDE 4.2 was released this year at the end of January and it brings lots of improvements and new features/applications over previous versions. Today's tutorial will teach you, step by step, how to install KDE 4.2 on your existing Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) installation.

WARNING: Be aware that the following tutorial will install the latest version of the KDE 4 desktop, which means KDE 4.2.2, and even if it's a stable release, the packages provided by the Kubuntu team are still experimental and there is a problem with Konqueror... it doesn't start! But you can use Firefox. Following the instructions below will not broke your current GNOME session!

Editor's note: To eliminate the "terminal madness" for Linux beginners, we've used apt-url links in this tutorial. So, just click the links where it says to install a software!

Step 1 - Add KDE 4.2 Repositories

Go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources...

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...enter your password, and the Software Sources window will appear. Click on the second tab, "Third-Party Software," then click the "Add" button and paste the following code in the new window that will appear...

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-experimental/ubuntu intre... (read more)]]> Fri, 6 Mar 2009 21:11:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-KDE-4-2-on-Ubuntu-8-10-106118.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-KDE-4-2-on-Ubuntu-8-10-106118.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-9-04-039-s-New-Notifications-in-Ubuntu-8-10-105221.shtml Well, I don't really know how many of you have heard about the new notification system that was already implemented in the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope), but because the current state of Jaunty is Alpha, I thought it would be a good idea to teach you guys how to install these very nice notifications in your Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) operating system.

The new notification framework was named "Notify-OSD" and it can handle both keyboard actions, such as volume and brightness, and application notifications. What does this mean? Well... for example, when you change the volume or the brightness of your monitor, when new software updates are available, when a network connection has been established... a very nice and stylish notification will be displayed for a few seconds in the top right corner of the screen.

How do they look? Take a look at the screenshot below:

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Fore more details, you can read this article (it also includes a video clip that showcases the new notifications).

OK, so... are you ready to install these eye-candy notifications in your Ubuntu 8.10? Good, I thought so... Then follow the instructions below caref... (read more)]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:26:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-9-04-039-s-New-Notifications-in-Ubuntu-8-10-105221.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-9-04-039-s-New-Notifications-in-Ubuntu-8-10-105221.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-8-10-Desktop-Customization-Revert-Guide-104942.shtml This tutorial is here because many of you have asked us to publish some instructions on how to revert our "Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Customization Guide." And, because that guide was quite long, we decided to post a new one.

OK, so what is the goal of this tutorial? Very simple... to obtain a default Ubuntu 8.10 desktop. In other words, change the looks of your desktop:

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Right click on your desktop and choose "Change Desktop Background"...

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...and select the default Ubuntu 8.10 wallpaper...

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In order to make the upper panel visible, right click on it and select "Properties"...

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In the "General" tab, uncheck the "Autohide" option and set the Size to 24...

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On the "Background" tab select the "None (use system theme)" option...

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The upper panel will be visible again. Right click on it and choose the "Add to Panel" option...

[tabl... (read more)]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:00:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-8-10-Desktop-Customization-Revert-Guide-104942.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-8-10-Desktop-Customization-Revert-Guide-104942.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-8-10-Desktop-Customization-Guide-100830.shtml Because many people complained a lot about the looks of the new Ubuntu OS and other major Linux distributions, and how they wanted a more eye-candy, professional desktop, we thought that the following tutorial would be a nice Christmas Gift for all of you Linux enthusiasts out there. Therefore, this step-by-step guide will teach you how to create your own "futuristic" Linux desktop! In other words, we will pimp your desktop and change its looks:

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But, remember that nothing can stop you from adding other elements to your desktop, in order to make it "perfect"!

What do I need to get started?

1. A recent Linux distribution (we recommend Ubuntu 8.10)
2. Avant Window Manager
3. Screenlets
4. Pidgin Screenlet
5. Emerald Decorator
6. A nice wallpaper!
7. Mashup Icon Theme

Let's get started, shall we? First of all we need to install Avant Window Navigator, therefore you should open Synaptic Package Manager (System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager)...

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Search for "avant" (without quotes). Wait a few seconds to find the packages. Clic... (read more)]]> Sun, 28 Dec 2008 11:41:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-8-10-Desktop-Customization-Guide-100830.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-8-10-Desktop-Customization-Guide-100830.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-Adobe-Flash-Player-64-bit-on-Ubuntu-8-10-98076.shtml I guess you've heard the good news, that Adobe released yesterday (November 17th, 2008) the first 64-bit version of its Flash Player for Linux-based operating systems.

Until yesterday, 64-bit Linux users had to install the 32-bit version of the Flash Player, which was forced to work with the help of the NSPlugin wrapper package. Moreover, the "grey box" issue in Firefox 64-bit for the Ubuntu 8.10 AMD64 (Intrepid Ibex) operating system is a known and unresolved problem, as is also the fact that users had to reload the web pages to see the flash content, or even to restart Firefox. The following guide is here to teach you how to replace the 32-bit version of the flash player with the 64-bit one, on Ubuntu 8.10 AMD64. It will work with other 64-bit Linux distributions.

OK, so let us get down to business, and replace that ugly 32-bit flash player installation from your Ubuntu 8.10 AMD64 edition with the just released 64-bit version.

What do I need to get started? You will need to download the 64-bit Adobe Flash Player from Softpedia. Save the file on your desktop.

WARNING: Close any opened window of the Firefox browser before you continue! Open this page in Opera, Epiphany or any other browser.

STEP 1 - Remove the 32-bit flash player

You must remove the exis... (read more)]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:58:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-Adobe-Flash-Player-64-bit-on-Ubuntu-8-10-98076.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-Adobe-Flash-Player-64-bit-on-Ubuntu-8-10-98076.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-8-10-97417.shtml Ubuntu 8.10, also known as the Intrepid Ibex, arrived exactly one week ago (on October 30th, 2008), and is the ninth release of Ubuntu OS. The following tutorial will teach you how to install the Ubuntu 8.10 operating system on your PC, and is addressed to people that have just heard about Ubuntu, people that have never installed Ubuntu before and want to test it, but don't know how.

This guide will make things very simple for you, but if you get stuck somewhere in the middle of the installation and you need help, do not hesitate to use our commenting system at the end of the article.

What do I need to get started?

· You will need the Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop ISO image that corresponds to your hardware architecture (i386 or amd64), and which can be downloaded from here. When the download is over, burn the ISO image with your favorite CD/DVD burning application (Brasero on Ubuntu or Nero, CDBurnerXP, Roxio on Windows) on a blank CD at 8x speed. Insert or leave the CD in your CD/DVD-ROM device, and reboot the computer in order to boot from the CD. Hit the F8 or F12 key (depending on your BIOS) to select the CD/DVD-ROM as the boot device.

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Select the second option "Install Ubuntu," and hit the “Enter” ke... (read more)]]> Fri, 7 Nov 2008 13:05:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-8-10-97417.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-8-10-97417.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-0-in-Ubuntu-8-10-96449.shtml I guess everyone already knows that OpenOffice.org 3.0 will not be available (sad, I know) for the Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu 8.10), because the developers did not have enough time to test it, and they will introduce it later this year. Therefore, Ubuntu 8.10 ships with OpenOffice.org 2.4.1 and, if you want to use the new and improved version, then this guide is for you! However, we will not do a fresh install of the OpenOffice suite, as we will instead only upgrade the current version in Ubuntu Intrepid.

Editor's note: Check out our brand new How to Install OpenOffice.org 3.1 on Ubuntu 9.04 tutorial.

What do I need to get started? Ubuntu 8.10 (32-bit or 64-bit), which can be downloaded from here.

OK, so... first thing, you must add the OpenOffice.org 3.0 repositories, then upgrade the installed packages. Follow the steps below!

STEP 1 - Add the OpenOffice.org 3 repositories

Go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources...

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Go to the second tab, "Third-Party Software," click on the "Add" button, and paste the line below...

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu intrepid main

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Right click HERE and ... (read more)]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:06:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-0-in-Ubuntu-8-10-96449.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-0-in-Ubuntu-8-10-96449.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-KDE-4-1-On-Ubuntu-8-04-91034.shtml KDE 4.1 is finally out today, as you probably already know, and it comes with a lot of innovations for the Linux desktop. KDE 4 is the next generation of the popular K Desktop Environment, which seeks to fulfill the need for a powerful yet easy-to-use desktop, for both personal and enterprise computing. The new version provides increased stability over the first KDE 4 version and more eye candy!

So, if you don't want to download an openSUSE-based KDE 4.1 Live CD or to wait until a stable distribution is released with KDE 4.1.0 as the default desktop, we will teach you how to install it on your existing Ubuntu 8.04 or 8.04.1 LTS desktop.

Editor's note: To eliminate the "terminal madness" for Linux beginners, we've used apt-url links in this tutorial. So, just click the links in the guide in order to install the packages!

Step 1 - Add KDE 4.1.0 Repositories

Go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources...

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...enter your password and the Software Sources window will appear. Click the second tab "Third-Party Software," then click the 'Add' button and paste the following code in the new window that will appear:

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deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu hardy main
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But the best of all is to have a Live USB Stick with Ubuntu OS!You will need...￭ Ubuntu 8.04 Alternate CD￭ Ubuntu 8.04 Destktop CD￭ an 1 GB USB Stick￭ an active network connection￭ 'boot from network' and 'boot from USB' options in the BIOS of the computer you want to install Ubuntu￭ access to another network machine that is already running UbuntuInstall Ubuntu from a USB StickThis is a newly adopted method and the most used these days, and that's just because it's the fastest, easy to use and portable way to install Ubuntu on a computer. It will require at least 1 GB USB Stick. You don't need to pre-format the USB disk as this will be done automatically by the software we'll use for this method. Just make sure you don't have... (read more)]]> Sat, 31 May 2008 10:58:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Alternative-Installation-Methods-for-Hardy-86977.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Alternative-Installation-Methods-for-Hardy-86977.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Optimize-Ubuntu-8-04-for-Speed-86405.shtml Login Window...[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]...input your password, go to the fifth tab ("Security"), check the 'Enable Automatic Login' option and choose your username from the drop-down list.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]That's it! Close the window and reboot. You will notice that the system will automatically log you in and remember that you've just lost a few important seconds!Step 2 - System tweaksTweak One - Speed up your hard driveTh...]]> So what if Ubuntu is a fast operating system?... There is always room for some more tweaking... and I am talking here about some aspects that are NOT useful for the end-users (yes YOU, the regular Ubuntu user). The hacks presented in this guide will greatly improve the overall performance of your Ubuntu 8.04 Linux OS.WARNING: Please follow the instructions below very carefully, in the order in which they are listed and reboot your machine after each one. It is also possible to do them all at once, but rebooting after each one is much safer. Why? Because if your system won't work properly at a certain point of the tutorial, you'll know what's the last thing you did and you can revert back to the initial configuration. I've applied all these tweaks on three (3) different configurations (with SATA and IDE hard drives) with success!Step 1 - Boot tweaksTweak One - Boot profile Administration -> Login Window...[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]...input your password, go to the fifth tab ("Security"), check the 'Enable Automatic Login' option and choose your username from the drop-down list.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]That's it! Close the window and reboot. You will notice that the system will automatically log you in and remember that you've just lost a few important seconds!Step 2 - System tweaksTweak One - Speed up your hard driveTh... (read more)]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 09:24:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Optimize-Ubuntu-8-04-for-Speed-86405.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Optimize-Ubuntu-8-04-for-Speed-86405.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Encrypted-Ubuntu-8-04-85271.shtml Data encryption is one of the best methods to protect your sensitive files, especially if you own a laptop. Unfortunately, on the Ubuntu operating system, it's only available in the text mode installer. But that's why this guide is here, to help you install a fully encrypted Ubuntu OS on your computer. The whole process is completely safe and it is recommended to be used by anyone out there who wants to protect his/her sensitive data. To break it down to you: No more living in fear! Your data will NOT be stolen anymore!OK, OK, so what are the advantages of this encryption?￭ In order not to reveal data you may consider confidential, everything on that disk (including the SWAP space) will be fully encrypted;￭ Pre-boot authentication support. This way, you can set GDM (the GNOME login manager) to automatically log-in the default user.Any disadvantages I should know of?￭ Except the fact that the whole installation process is done in text mode and it will take a little longer than the usual graphical installation, there are no other disadvantages!Things needed:￭ Ubuntu 8.04 Alternate CDLet's begin, shall we? If you haven't already, get your copy of Ubuntu 8.04 Alternate CD right now from the above link, burn it on a blank CD with your favorite CD/DVD burning application, reboot your computer and boot from this newly created CD. Se... (read more)]]> Sat, 10 May 2008 11:09:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Encrypted-Ubuntu-8-04-85271.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Encrypted-Ubuntu-8-04-85271.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-8-04-LTS-84314.shtml So you've heard about Ubuntu everywhere on the Internet and you've decided to install it on your computer (just to see if what you heard about it is true or not) and you don't know how to do it? Look no further! This guide will make things very simple for you, as it will teach you, step-by-step, how to install the latest version of Ubuntu operating system (current version is 8.04 LTS codename Hardy Heron) on your PC in no more than 10 minutes (depending on your computer specs, of course). Are you ready? Let's start!Step 1 - Download the Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop ISO image, that corresponds to your hardware architecture (i386 or amd64), from here.Step 2 - Burn the ISO image with your favorite CD/DVD burning application (on Windows, you can use one of the following applications: Nero, CDBurnerXP, Roxio etc) on a blank CD at 8x speed.Step 3 - Insert or leave the CD in your CD/DVD-ROM device and reboot your computer. Select your language when asked:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Then select the second option "Install Ubuntu" and hit Enter:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Step 4 - Wait for the CD to load into RAM, and when the installer appears, select your native language and click the 'Forward' button:[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec][tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Where are you?The second screen will feature a map of the Earth wi... (read more)]]> Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:54:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-8-04-LTS-84314.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-8-04-LTS-84314.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-AWN-on-Hardy-Heron-82611.shtml Administration -> Software Sources and enter your password when asked.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]A new window appears, click the second tab "Third-Party Software", then click the 'Add' button and paste the following lines (one by one):[CODE=0]deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ubuntu hardy maindeb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ubuntu hardy main[CODE=1][tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Now click the 'Close' button of the main window. It will ask if you want to reload the information about available software. Click 'Reload' a...]]> As promised, today's tutorial is here to help actual and future Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) users to install the latest AWN (Avant Window Navigator). We will offer two methods: from a repository and from sources.But first, a little history lesson about AWN. OK? Good... You should know that Avant Window Navigator, also known as AWN, is a dock-like bar which sits at the bottom of the screen. It has support for launchers, task lists, and third party applets. To get a better idea about what we are talking about here, take a look at the image in the left!We have tried to make this guide as simple as possible, for every user to follow it and obtain a working AWN installation in the end.Method 1 - The Easy WayThis is the easy method and recommend for all users!Step 1 - Add the repositoriesGo to System -> Administration -> Software Sources and enter your password when asked.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]A new window appears, click the second tab "Third-Party Software", then click the 'Add' button and paste the following lines (one by one):[CODE=0]deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ubuntu hardy maindeb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ubuntu hardy main[CODE=1][tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Now click the 'Close' button of the main window. It will ask if you want to reload the information about available software. Click 'Reload' a... (read more)]]> Sat, 5 Apr 2008 14:51:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-AWN-on-Hardy-Heron-82611.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-AWN-on-Hardy-Heron-82611.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Create-Your-Own-Sexylicious-Ubuntu-Desktop-80189.shtml Administration -> Software Sources and enter your password when asked.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]A new window appears, click the second tab "Third-Party Software", then click the 'Add' button and paste in the new window that will appear, the following lines (one by one):For Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)[CODE=0]deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/reacocard-awn/ubuntu gutsy maindeb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/reacocard-awn/ubuntu guts...]]> Administration -> Software Sources and enter your password when asked.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]A new window appears, click the second tab "Third-Party Software", then click the 'Add' button and paste in the new window that will appear, the following lines (one by one):For Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)[CODE=0]deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/reacocard-awn/ubuntu gutsy maindeb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/reacocard-awn/ubuntu guts... (read more)]]> Wed, 5 Mar 2008 10:13:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Create-Your-Own-Sexylicious-Ubuntu-Desktop-80189.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Create-Your-Own-Sexylicious-Ubuntu-Desktop-80189.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Firefox-3-Beta-3-on-Ubuntu-7-10-78875.shtml Administration -> Software Sources and enter your password when asked.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]In the Software Sources window, go to the third tab (Updates) and check the "Unsupported updates (gutsy-backports)" option. Then click the 'Close' button and, when you will be asked if you want to reload the information about available software, click 'Reload' and wait until the Software Sources window disappear.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec][tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Step 2 - Install Firefox 3 Beta 3Now, go to System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package M...]]> Everybody's talking these days about the brand new beta release of Firefox 3, that it brings many improvements and memory leaks fixes, that it is extremely fast and polishes rough edges. Therefore I wanted to try it myself, but I didn't want to download the binary archive and do some nasty things to my system. So, I've discovered my own simple (5 minutes) method on how to install Firefox 3 Beta 3 on Unbuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon).The installation of Firefox 3 Beta 3 under Gutsy Gibbon is quite simple, but it requires a few little tricks which I'll reveal in this guide. Be aware though that this is a beta release and it may have some rough edges here and there; for me, it worked pretty good until now.Step 1 - Enable the unsupported repositoriesGo to System -> Administration -> Software Sources and enter your password when asked.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]In the Software Sources window, go to the third tab (Updates) and check the "Unsupported updates (gutsy-backports)" option. Then click the 'Close' button and, when you will be asked if you want to reload the information about available software, click 'Reload' and wait until the Software Sources window disappear.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec][tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Step 2 - Install Firefox 3 Beta 3Now, go to System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package M... (read more)]]> Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:02:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Firefox-3-Beta-3-on-Ubuntu-7-10-78875.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Firefox-3-Beta-3-on-Ubuntu-7-10-78875.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Photoshop-CS2-on-Your-Ubuntu-PC-77260.shtml Accessories -> Terminal) and paste the following commands (one by one - hit ENTER after each one):wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -sudo wget http://wine.budgetde...]]> Starting from last night, Photoshop CS2 can now be installed easily by using Wine... on any Linux distribution! "Photoshop CS/CS2 should now work, please help us testing it" - said the wonderful people behind the Wine project. Therefore, I've updated my Ubuntu 7.10 operating system to the latest version of Wine (version 0.9.54 - released on January 25, 2008) and grabbed my "dusted" Photoshop CS2 (a.k.a. version 9.0) CD. I've inserted the CD in the optical drive of my computer and installed Photoshop CS2 just like I was on a Windows PC. And guess what? It really works folks! Amazing! No hacks, no need to copy installation files from a Windows PC or any other "magic" tricks you probably saw on the Internet. The Wine team did a fantastic job with this last release. Thank you guys!So... are you eager to see this miracle on your own Ubuntu PC? No problem! Read below our step-by-step tutorial on how to install Photoshop CS2 on Ubuntu Gutsy.Things you need:- Wine 0.9.54- An Original Photoshop CS2 CDStep 1: Install and configure WineIf you don't have Wine installed, here's how to get the latest version:1. Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) and paste the following commands (one by one - hit ENTER after each one):wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -sudo wget http://wine.budgetde... (read more)]]> Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:58:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Photoshop-CS2-on-Your-Ubuntu-PC-77260.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Photoshop-CS2-on-Your-Ubuntu-PC-77260.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Play-Prince-of-Persia-on-Ubuntu-76665.shtml Accessories -> Terminal) and paste the following commands (one by one - hit ENTER after each one):wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/gutsy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.listsudo apt-get update[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Then close the terminal window.2. Go to Applications -> Add/Remove, make sure you select the "All available applications" option in the upper-right side of the window, search for wine and install it. When it's done, close the window.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]3. Hit ALT+F2 and paste in the following command:wine iexplore http://appdb.winehq.com/Click 'Install' when prompted and when you'll see the "Wine Internet Explorer" window and WineHQ website, th...]]> Prince of Persia is definitely one of my all-time favorite games. It's a third-person action adventure video game published by Ubisoft. The Prince of Persia trilogy is composed of the following: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. Without any further introduction, here's what you need to get started:- Wine- Original Prince of Persia CDsInstall and configure WineIf you don't have Wine installed, here's how to get the latest version:1. Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) and paste the following commands (one by one - hit ENTER after each one):wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/gutsy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.listsudo apt-get update[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]Then close the terminal window.2. Go to Applications -> Add/Remove, make sure you select the "All available applications" option in the upper-right side of the window, search for wine and install it. When it's done, close the window.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]3. Hit ALT+F2 and paste in the following command:wine iexplore http://appdb.winehq.com/Click 'Install' when prompted and when you'll see the "Wine Internet Explorer" window and WineHQ website, th... (read more)]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:02:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Play-Prince-of-Persia-on-Ubuntu-76665.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Play-Prince-of-Persia-on-Ubuntu-76665.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-KDE-4-0-in-Ubuntu-Gutsy-76232.shtml Administration -> Software Sources and enter your password.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]A new window appears, click the second tab "Third-Party Software", then click the 'Add' button and paste in the new window that will appear, the following code:[CODE=0]deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu gutsy m...]]> KDE 4 is finally out, as you probably already know, and it comes with a lot of innovations for the Linux desktop. KDE 4 is the next generation of the popular K Desktop Environment, which seeks to fulfill the need for a powerful yet easy-to-use desktop, for both personal and enterprise computing. KDE project's goal for the 4.0 release is to put the foundations in place for future innovations on the FREE desktop.Among the innovations brought by KDE, we can notice Plasma, the brand new desktop shell and panel, which is an amazing piece of technology that makes your KDE experience better than ever; the new and improved window manager, KWin, which now comes with Solid (a sophisticated hardware API), Phonon (a multimedia framework) and with some amazing desktop effects; Konqueror, the integrated web browser and file manager; Oxygen, a very beautiful icon theme!This guide is here to teach you how want to install KDE 4 in your current Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) machine.Step 1 - Add KDE 4 Repositories￭ Go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources and enter your password.[tablec][row][col][/col][/row][/tablec]A new window appears, click the second tab "Third-Party Software", then click the 'Add' button and paste in the new window that will appear, the following code:[CODE=0]deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu gutsy m... (read more)]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:04:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-KDE-4-0-in-Ubuntu-Gutsy-76232.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-KDE-4-0-in-Ubuntu-Gutsy-76232.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Play-Half-Life-2-on-Ubuntu-74731.shtml Accessories -> Terminal) and paste the following commands (one by one):wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387E...]]> Who says you can't play games on Linux? Of course you can! Well... not all of them, but at least some of the nicer ones, such as Half-Life 2, Counter Strike or Unreal Tournament. Today's guide will teach you, step-by-step, how to install and play Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2 (all part of the grandiose Orange Box) on Ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty Gibbon). I have to admit that I played and finished Half-Life 2 on a Windows PC, a few years ago (in late 2004) when I hadn’t even heard about Ubuntu, and I simply loved it. Now I want to finish Episode One and Two, on Ubuntu! Without any further introduction, here's what you need to get started:- Wine- The Orange BoxCopy the filesSo, you've got your precious Orange Box? Good... it's time to copy the contents of the discs to your hard drive. First, create a folder in your home directory, then insert the first disc in your optical drive and copy all the files to the folder you've created earlier. Do the same with the second disc. In the end, the folder should have about 8 GB in size. In the mean time...Install and configure WineIf you don't have Wine installed, here's how to get the latest version:1. Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) and paste the following commands (one by one):wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387E... (read more)]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2007 04:18:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Play-Half-Life-2-on-Ubuntu-74731.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Play-Half-Life-2-on-Ubuntu-74731.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-7-10-on-PS3-73272.shtml Today, you will learn how to install Ubuntu Gutsy (as a second operating system) on your PlayStation 3 gaming console. For those of you who think for a second (and who are scared) that this will replace their PS3 operating system, well you guys are wrong, because this will NOT erase your PlayStation 3 native operating system (called XMB) and it will run as an alternative OS on your PS3 console. Ready? Are you excited? Let's go!

Things needed:

1. An USB flash drive or a Memory Card (PS3 can read only SD/miniSD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO (Duo) and CompactFlash). Or, as an alternative, you can use a portable hard disk with FAT32 filesystem on it.

2. An USB keyboard and mouse attached to your PS3.

3. Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) PS3 ISO image, which you can always download from Softpedia. You will need to burn this ISO image on a blank CD with your favorite CD/DVD burning tool.

WARNING: Be aware that if you continue, all the saved games, game data, bought games, downloaded demos, PlayStation Home settings/installation and any data (music, movies, pictures) saved on the hard drive of the PlayStation 3 will be permanently ERASED. However, the PlayStation 3 settings will NOT be lost. Therefore, we strongly suggest that you back up immediately any saves of your games, hard drive movies, pictures, music or Pla... (read more)]]> Sat, 8 Dec 2007 12:10:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-7-10-on-PS3-73272.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-7-10-on-PS3-73272.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Alternative-Installation-Methods-for-Gutsy-69157.shtml Ubuntu can be installed using other methods as well, which might prove handy in some circumstances. For example, let's say you want to install Ubuntu on a computer that has no CD/DVD-ROM drive. What do you do? Well, you can install Ubuntu from another machine on the network (if there is one) that will provide the installation files to other computers on the LAN, or you can install it from the hard drive if there is no LAN. For the latter solution, you will need an active Internet connection to download the Ubuntu ISO image or you can use an external hard drive as well.Make sure you have the following requirements before you start installing Ubuntu 7.10 with the methods presented in this guide:￭ Ubuntu 7.10 Alternate CD￭ Ubuntu 7.10 Destktop CD￭ an active network connection￭ the computer's BIOS must have the 'boot from network' option activated￭ access to another network machine that is already running UbuntuInstall Ubuntu from a network serverFor this task, you will need another computer that has Ubuntu installed (and working) and it's connected to the machine you want to install Ubuntu, through a LAN (Local Area Network). We will call that PC that already has Ubuntu, "Server", and the PC on which you want to install Ubuntu, "Client". On the Server, you will install a FTP server, a HTTP server and ... (read more)]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:22:00 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Alternative-Installation-Methods-for-Gutsy-69157.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Alternative-Installation-Methods-for-Gutsy-69157.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-7-10-68645.shtml So you've heard about Ubuntu everywhere on the Internet and you've decided to install it on your computer (just to see if what you've heard about it is true or not) and you don't know how to do it? Look no further! This guide will make things very simple for you, as it will teach you step-by-step how to install the latest version of Ubuntu operating system (current version is 7.10 codename Gutsy Gibbon) on your PC in no more than 10 minutes (depending on your computer specs, of course). Are you ready? Let's start!Step 1 - Download the Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop ISO image, that corresponds to your hardware architecture (i386 or amd64), from here.Step 2 - Burn the ISO image with your favorite CD/DVD burning application (Nero, CDBurnerXP, Roxio etc) on a blank CD at 8x speed.Step 3 - Insert or leave the CD in your CD/DVD-ROM device and reboot your computer. Hit enter when the boot screen appears and wait for it to load into memory.Step 4 - When the desktop is fully loaded, double click the Install icon and follow the installer steps:Select your languageThis is the first step of the installer, where you must select your native language (default is English). This language will be used for the installer and it will also be the default language for your Ubuntu Linux (when the installation is over). Click the Forward button after you have selected your language.[tabl... (read more)]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:11:01 GMT Softpedia News - Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-7-10-68645.shtml Ubuntu Tips and Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-7-10-68645.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor)