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Ubuntu Unity desktop displayed in the Medaka Box (めだかボックス) anime series.

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The Ubuntu Unity desktop has been spotted again; this time in the Medaka Box anime series. This is even more product placement for the Ubuntu Unity desktop and the Linux distribution overall. Of course Ubuntu is very popular; it is shown on televison a few times; appearing in the Extreme Makeover television show as well … Read more

How to rip a DVD on Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal. The Acid::Rip application explained.

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I was trying to install the Handbrake application on Ubuntu to rip a couple of DVDs and I had no luck as the dependencies were broken. So I installed the Acid::Rip package instead and that gave me a nice front-end to the mencoder DVD ripping and transcoding application. All you need to do is set … Read more

Using the zsh shell and some useful tricks to make the most of this Linux shell.

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The zsh shell is a nice alternative to the bash shell when you are using Linux and want a nice command shell for your day-to-day use. Below is my ~/.zshrc files that I am using now. Type sudo apt-get install zsh to install this in Ubuntu. If you want to use my ~/.zshrc files; then … Read more

Thoughts on the Ubuntu 12.10 Linux distribution and Surface tablet on NCIS LA.

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The Ubuntu 12.10 Linux distribution has been on my computer for a short while and I have tried out the KDE 4.9.2 desktop and Gnome Shell. The KDE desktop works pretty well in this distribution; but I prefer Gnome Shell right now. Just type sudo apt-get install gnome-shell to install the Gnome desktop. I have … Read more

The Windows 8 operating system forces you to re-boot to install updates.

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The Windows 8 operating system forces you to re-boot to install updates. This is 2012; why can the operating system not install updates whilst the operating system is up and running and there is a user logged into the system doing their work? Apparently after 2 days it forces you to re-boot to install your … Read more

How to install the Linux Mint 13 MATE desktop in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal.

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http://ubuntuportal.com/2012/04/how-to-install-mate-desktop-in-ubuntu-12-04ubuntu-11-10.html. This tutorial explains how to install the MATE desktop on Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10. This desktop is an amazing desktop if you are familiar with the Gnome 2.32.2 desktop that was used in previous releases of the Ubuntu distribution. As you can see in the shot to the right; this desktop was very good … Read more

How to boot an Ubuntu ISO without a thumb drive or a CD. Read more to find out.

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I was wanting to try out an older version of Ubuntu on my netbook; but I did not want to write the ISO image to a thumb drive to boot it; therefore I copied the ISO image to a subfolder of my /boot folder; /boot/iso and then I added this section to my /etc/grub.d/40_custom file … Read more

Computers running Ubuntu spotted for sale in China. Linux really is everywhere!

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This has just been spotted in China! Ubuntu computers for sale in a computer shop. Ubuntu must be a very popular Linux distribution over there. There was the old Red Flag Linux distribution a while ago; but they seem to be adopting the popular Ubuntu distribution instead. A very good move; it is very easy … Read more

Magazines now available in the Ubuntu 12.10 dash search results.

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The Ubuntu 12.10 dash now has magazines appearing in the online search results as well as the usual music albums and application packages available for download. This is a good thing if you are interested in purchasing a magazine and downloading it. I assume that the magazines are PDF copies that you pay for and … Read more

How to install and configure the Apache2 web server on Ubuntu 12.10.

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The Apache2 web server is a very powerful and useful web server that is used to host websites all around the world. This is available for the Ubuntu 12.10 Linux distribution. To install this; type this command. sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php5sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php5 This command will install the Apache2 and … Read more

Thoughts on the new Ubuntu for the Nexus 7 and installing a different shell for Ubuntu.

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I have just found out that the Nexus 7 tablet now has an Ubuntu distribution that is working on that tablet computer. The Unity desktop does not seem to be very stable on this device though; it would be better to develop a proper tablet touch oriented interface like the Windows 8 Metro interface; the … Read more

A list of my most useful theming posts for Linux desktops. A selection of some very useful themes and styles for KDE & MATE.

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http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/how-to-install-the-linux-mint-13-mate-desktop-in-ubuntu-12-10-quantal-quetzal/ How to install the Linux Mint 13 MATE desktop in Ubuntu 12.10. http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/some-more-nice-themes-for-the-linux-mint-13-mate-desktop/ A list of lovely themes for the Linux Mint 13 MATE desktop. http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/another-selection-of-very-nice-linux-mint-mate-themes/ Another selection of very nice MATE themes. http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/mate-desktop-on-linux-mint-13-some-nice-gtk-and-icon-themes-to-make-it-look-very-nice/ A selection of very nice MATE icon themes and GTK styles to theme your desktop. http://www.securitronlinux.com/linux-mint-2/windows-7-lookalike-kde-themes-how-to-make-linux-look-like-vista-or-windows-7/ Some themes and icons for KDE 4.8.0 … Read more

My experiences using the Ubuntu 12.10 distribution on the desktop.

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After my experiences with the installation of the Ubuntu 12.10 Linux distribution in Virtualbox; finding that even with the latest Virtualbox 4.22 release the Ubuntu 12.10 Unity desktop is still very slow; I have installed this distribution onto a 2 terabyte hard disk and I am currently downloading the fglrx packages to get the ATI … Read more

A look at the Ubuntu 12.10 Linux distribution. Some cool things I have noticed.

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The Ubuntu 12.10 Linux distribution is getting a workout here and I have noticed quite a few cool changes in the final release. The annoying bugs from the alpha and beta releases are gone and in their place is quite a fast distribution indeed. The Unity desktop running in Virtualbox without the Virtualbox guest-additions is … Read more