[125006650010] |Nice Ubuntu themes for Jaunty and Intrepid Users [125006650020] |This tutorial will explain how to install zgegblog-themes in ubuntu jaunty and intrepid Thanks to Zgegblog for this fantastic themes [125006650030] |For Ubuntu Jaunty users [125006650040] |First edit /etc/apt/sources.list file [125006650050] |sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list [125006650060] |add the following lines [125006650070] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main [125006650080] |Save and exit the file [125006650090] |add the GPG key using the following command sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 1781bd45c4c3275a34bb6aec6e871c4a881574de Update the source list using the following command [125006650100] |sudo aptitude update [125006650110] |Install all the themes using the following command [125006650120] |sudo aptitude install zgegblog-themes [125006650130] |For Ubuntu Intrepid users [125006650140] |First edit /etc/apt/sources.list file [125006650150] |sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list [125006650160] |add the following lines [125006650170] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main [125006650180] |Save and exit the file [125006650190] |add the GPG key using the following command [125006650200] |sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 1781bd45c4c3275a34bb6aec6e871c4a881574de [125006650210] |Update the source list using the following command [125006650220] |sudo aptitude update [125006650230] |Install all the themes using the following command [125006650240] |sudo aptitude install zgegblog-themes [125006650250] |List of themes available [125006650260] |Showtime for Gnome [125006650270] |Balanzan [125006650280] |Infinity [125006650290] |Wild shine [125006650300] |Exotic [125006650310] |Tropical [125006650320] |Bamboo Zen [125006650330] |Ubuntu sunrise [125006650340] |Aqua Dreams [125006650350] |If you want to install above themes separately use the following commands [125006650360] |sudo aptitude install showtime-theme [125006650370] |sudo aptitude install balanzan-theme [125006650380] |sudo aptitude install infinity-theme [125006650390] |sudo aptitude install wild-shine-theme [125006650400] |sudo aptitude install exotic-theme [125006650410] |sudo aptitude install tropical-theme [125006650420] |sudo aptitude install bamboo-zen-theme [125006650430] |sudo aptitude install ubuntu-sunrise-theme [125006650440] |sudo aptitude install aquadreams-theme [125006650450] |Remove Themes [125006650460] |If you want to remove full package use the following command [125006650470] |sudo aptitude remove zgegblog-themes [125006650480] |If you want to remove each theme use the following syntax [125006650490] |sudo aptitude remove themename [125006650500] |Note :- themename is showtime-theme,balanzan-theme etc [125006660010] |Stealth Checking Xbox 360 Games With abgx360 and Nautilus [125006660020] |If you’re like me, you’ve jumped through a million hoops to get abgx360gui working. [125006660030] |But you can only get the command line interface working. [125006660040] |No problem, we’ll create a script for Nautilus to easily launch abgx360 to check your Xbox 360 games. [125006660050] |First off, we need to make sure abgx360 is installed properly. wget http://abgx360.x-scene.com/abgx360-1.0.1.tar.gz [125006660060] |Unzip the archive tar -zxvf abgx360-1.0.1.tar.gz [125006660070] |Change to the abgx360 directory cd abgx360-1.0.1/ [125006660080] |Configure the files to prepare installation ./configure &&make [125006660090] |Install abgx360 (checkinstall is recommended for Debian/Ubuntu systems) sudo checkinstall -D [125006660100] |Simply hit Enter when asked about configuring the install. [125006660110] |You don’t have to change anything. [125006660120] |The normal use for abgx360 is: abgx360 -af3 /path/to/iso [125006660130] |That’s great, however I’m sure you would like to automate this command more. [125006660140] |So we’ll be setting up a Nautilus script to launch abgx360 and stealth check your game nice and quick, without having to type in a command each time. [125006660150] |Nautilus scripts are placed in the following folder (on 9.04 anyway): ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts [125006660160] |So create a new file called “Verify Stealth”: gedit ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/'Verify Stealth' [125006660170] |In the new file, paste the following in and save: #!/bin/bash gnome-terminal --window-with-profile=abgx360 -x abgx360 -af3 $1 [125006660180] |To ensure we can run the script, let’s set the permissions to be able to execute it: sudo chmod 777 ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/'Verify Stealth' [125006660190] |Now, in order for this script to function properly, we need to make some slight adjustments with gnome-terminal, so go ahead and open it up: gnome-terminal [125006660200] |Go to Edit >Profiles >New >call it abgx360 (base it on default, it doesn’t matter) [125006660210] |On the General tab, uncheck the box Show menubar by default in new terminals. [125006660220] |Click on the Title and Command tab and change the option: When command exits: to Hold the terminal open. [125006660230] |Now click on the Colors tab. [125006660240] |Uncheck Use colors from system theme. [125006660250] |Choose #FFFFFF as the text color, and #2E3436 as the background. (#2E3436 is the background color abgx360 uses by default) [125006660260] |Now it’s time to test out our script. [125006660270] |Use Nautilus to browse to a folder with a Xbox360 iso/image in it. [125006660280] |Right click the image file, and go to Scripts >Verify Stealth. [125006660290] |Assuming everything works for you, abgx360 should launch in gnome-terminal, check the image, and proceed to verify it. [125006660300] |Notes: In gnome-terminal, we removed the menu bar for the abgx360 profile, and also adjusted the colors, so that it fits the default color scheme in abgx360. [125006660310] |If you remember in the source of the Nautilus script, we told gnome-terminal to use the abgx360 profile when using this script. [125006660320] |Also the command in the script tells abgx360 to auto-fix at level 3 (AutoFix if stealth passes but fails verification). [125006660330] |You may remove the -af3 option if you want. [125006660340] |That’s it, you should be able to check and verify your Xbox360 games now through GUI without having to install the GUI version of abgx360! [125006670010] |Mount Manager - User-friendly management of disks and partitions [125006670020] |The basic functionalities of MountManager are: [125006670030] |- Mount and unmount partitions (ext3/2, ntfs, swap, fat, reiserfs, iso9660, udf, …) [125006670040] |- Show all logical and physical disks [125006670050] |- Change config file /etc/fstab [125006670060] |- Descriptions of options and other settings of mounting [125006670070] |- Restoration system [125006670080] |- Images mounting and unmounting (Nrg, Mdf , Ccd, Bin , etc) [125006670090] |- Udev rules creation [125006670100] |- Disk wizard [125006670110] |- Etc… [125006670120] |Plugins are supported and there is good English and Russian documentations to help develop new plugins. . [125006670130] |Install mountmanager in ubuntu [125006670140] |sudo apt-get install mountmanager [125006670150] |This will complete the installation. [125006670160] |Using mount manager [125006670170] |You can open mount manager from System--->Administration--->MountManager [125006670180] |Enter your password and click ok [125006670190] |When it opens first time you should see similar to the following welcome screen click close [125006670200] |Mount manager screen with available partitions [125006670210] |Media device settings screen [125006670220] |Tools Menu [125006670230] |Plugins menu (Images mounting,shares mounting) [125006670240] |Partitions menu [125006670250] |Mount manager version details [125006680010] |TV-Browser - Online Digital TV Guide in Ubuntu [125006680020] |TV-Browser is a simple Digital TV Guide that supports more than 500 TV channels and 80 Radio stations. [125006680030] |TV-Browser collects TV program information from different sources on the internet and presents it neatly as a Digital TV Guide with pictures where there possible (if there are no copyright issues).TV-Browser is a free opensource software licensed under GPL that can run on multiple platforms like Windows, Linux, MacOS &OS/2 as it is Java based and requires only the SUN Java runtime environment to work properly. [125006680040] |TV-Browser supports plugins to provide enhanced features and allows change look and feel of the software by providing various skins and icons. [125006680050] |These can be and mostly are user contributed. [125006680060] |Requirement [125006680070] |Java Runtime Enviroment (JRE) 5.0 or Higher [125006680080] |Download TV-Browser [125006680090] |You need to download TV-Browser .deb package from here [125006680100] |wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/tvbrowser/tvbrowser_2.7.3-1_all.deb [125006680110] |Install .deb package using the following command [125006680120] |sudo dpkg -i tvbrowser_2.7.3-1_all.deb [125006680130] |This will complete the installation. [125006680140] |Using TV-Browser [125006680150] |You can Open TV-Browser from Applications--->Sound &Video--->TV-Browser [125006680160] |Starting up TV-Browser in progress [125006680170] |When you launch TV-Browser for the first time, it will take you through a quick wizard to configure the TV-Guide for you. [125006680180] |If you want to skip the wizard simply click “cancel” on the welcome screen of the wizard to launch the application, else click next. [125006680190] |Configure your Network settings. [125006680200] |Here if you use proxy, select the proxy option and enter the details of the Proxy server &the port details, user authentication (if any) and click Next. [125006680210] |This should then try to go onto internet and check connectivity and provide you with the results. [125006680220] |Click Next. [125006680230] |Getting all the channels information in progress [125006680240] |Now you can select your country and you can see the list of channels [125006680250] |Choose the channel(s) and click the green arrow select the channels and click Next. [125006680260] |Confiruge channel option screen [125006680270] |Select your choice here click next [125006680280] |TV-Browser configuration completed [125006680290] |Your selected channels including programs list as follows [125006680300] |For extensive settings for your TV-Browser, click the TV-Browser menu and select settings. [125006680310] |This includes install and configure plugins, change theme and icons. [125006680320] |Plugins can however be managed from the Plugins menu. [125006680330] |TV-Browser Version Details [125006680340] |Remove TV-Browser [125006680350] |Use the following command to remove [125006680360] |sudo dpkg -r tvbrowser [125006690010] |Pysdm - Graphical Storage Device Manager [125006690020] |PySDM is a PyGTK Storage Device Manager that allows full customization of hard disk mountpoints whitout manually access to fstab. [125006690030] |It also allows the creation of udev rules for dynamic configuration of storage devices Pysdm Features [125006690040] |PyGTK graphical interface [125006690050] |Management of fstab file [125006690060] |
  • Partition autodetection
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  • Automated configuration for new devices
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  • Filesystem-dependent options. ext2, ext3, fat, ntfs, reiserfs, swap and xfs supported now, more coming soon…
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  • Mounting management
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  • udev rules management
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  • Device naming
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  • Permission assignement
  • [125006690140] |internationalization and localization support [125006690150] |Install pysdm in Ubuntu [125006690160] |Run the following command from terminal [125006690170] |sudo apt-get install pysdm [125006690180] |This will complete the installation [125006690190] |Using Pysdm [125006690200] |Open pysdm from System--->Administration--->Storage Device Manager [125006690210] |Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen here select your partitions [125006690220] |Once you selected your partition you will be prompted for configuration click ok [125006690230] |The file systems mounting configurator [125006690240] |The udev rules maker [125006690250] |New udev rule screen [125006700010] |Moovida - Free Media Player (Play all your files - AVI,mp3,MKV,DivX,MOV,MP4) [125006700020] |Moovida is much more than a simple media player… it is a cutting edge media center bringing the best of the internet to your TV screen. [125006700030] |Automatically creating your own digital library you can browse from your sofa with a remote control. [125006700040] |The elegant and easy to use interface automatically displays artwork and fan art throughtout and gives you access to movie synopsis and artist info.Moovida, previously known as Elisa. [125006700050] |Moovida Features [125006700060] |Search [125006700070] |Search your favorite artists, songs, movies, TV shows or your own pictures. [125006700080] |Photos [125006700090] |Thumbnail Previews Animated slideshows with cool and extensible effects (crossfade, flip, cube, postcard) Album handling Organizes your pictures by date Full-screen display of all supported picture and image formats via a TV Great image controls such as rotate, image info, pause, next/previous picture Play music while watching your pictures Automatic organization of images (most viewed, recently viewed, recently added) Recognize digital cameras and other plug-and-play devices Plugins: Flickr, Deviantart [125006700100] |Movies &TV Shows [125006700110] |Play all your videos &dvds Full HD support Support for all video formats Organizes your video files into movies and TV shows Organizes your TV shows into seasons and episodes Manage your favorite videos Streaming access over your network Automatic playlists of unwatched, most watched, last watched and recently added videos Full HD backgrounds (fan art) for all of your movies &TV shows Actor list for TV shows Plot synopsis and additional info for all movies &TV shows Subtitle support (embedded and external) Audio language selection for DVDs Access online video content through our great plugins Plugins like YouTube, Balzac, Onion News Network, TED, Game Trailers, Powell Skateboard Video podcast, Discovery Channel News, Apple Movie Trailers, Qik Mobile Videos, RTBF, Flemish TV Supported video codecs: mpeg1, mpeg2, vp6, svq3, mpeg4, h264, h263, theora, wmv Supported video containers: avi, asf, mov, ogg(ogg,ogv,ogm), matroska (mkv), flv(flash video), mpeg Supported subtitle formats: srt, ssa, subtitles included in supported containers [125006700120] |Music [125006700130] |Play all your music Organizes your music according to artists, albums, genres, time periods and alphabetical order Album art downloads automatically Audio visualization during playback Great search features for finding any song in your library Add audio from other computers on your network Network streaming of your music Manage your favorites by Artist, Albums, Tracks and Radios Automatic playlists of recently played, most played and recently added tracks Integrate your library with online content services Plugins like Shoutcast, Grooveshark, Yes.fm, RTBF radio, flemish radio Supported audio codecs: mp3, ac3, aac, dts, vorbis, flac, wma [125006700140] |And more [125006700150] |Share your media from your computer on your TV Interface is optimized for television viewing Remote control support Optimized navigation for simple remotes with 5 buttons Automatic media detection Automatically detected iPods, cameras, USB hard drives, and other peripheral devices Automatic updates of plugins and core software Localization support for multiple languages and geo-targeted content Quick installation of recommended plugins to help you find the latest features Open source means you can access all source code and make changes to your own installation Combine all your music, movies, TV shows and images and browse them with one interface [125006700160] |Install Moovida in Ubuntu Jaunty [125006700170] |First you need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list file [125006700180] |sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list [125006700190] |Add the following lines [125006700200] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/moovida-packagers/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/moovida-packagers/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main [125006700210] |Save and exit [125006700220] |Add the GPG key using the following command [125006700230] |sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com e478bb3b6bcd9f67c5137df13135cd5c26c2e075 [125006700240] |Update the source list [125006700250] |sudo apt-get update [125006700260] |Install moovida using the the following command [125006700270] |sudo apt-get install moovida [125006700280] |This will complete the installation [125006700290] |Using Moovida [125006700300] |Open Moovida from Applications--->Sound &Video--->Moovida Media Center [125006700310] |Moovida Media Center is loading in progress [125006700320] |Moovida Media Center main Menu [125006700330] |Music screen [125006700340] |Movie Screen [125006700350] |Picture Screen [125006700360] |TV Shows screen [125006700370] |Plugins Screen [125006700380] |Devices &Screen [125006700390] |You can download plugins from here [125006710010] |Howto install Cherokee web server with MySQL, PHP support on Jaunty [125006710020] |Cherokee is a very fast, flexible and easy to configure Web Server. [125006710030] |It supports the widespread technologies nowadays: FastCGI, SCGI, PHP, CGI, SSI, TLS and SSL encrypted connections, Virtual hosts, Authentication, on the fly encoding, Load Balancing, Apache compatible log files, Data Base Balancing, Reverse HTTP Proxy, Traffic Shaper, Video Streaming and much more. [125006710040] |A user friendly interface called cherokee-admin is provided for a no-hassle configuration of the server. [125006710050] |Check out the benchmarks and documentation to learn more, and give it a try to squeeze your hardware to the fullest! [125006710060] |First you need to remove apache server if you install [125006710070] |sudo update-rc.d -f apache remove [125006710080] |Install Cherokee web server in Ubuntu [125006710090] |If you want to install from ubuntu repositories use the following command [125006710100] |sudo apt-get install cherokee [125006710110] |If you want to install latest version use the following procedure [125006710120] |You need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list file [125006710130] |sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list [125006710140] |add the following lines [125006710150] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/cherokee-webserver/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/cherokee-webserver/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main [125006710160] |Save and exit [125006710170] |Install GPG key using the following command [125006710180] |sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0x0ad0b667b67daa477f5ff89f51bb8e83eba7bd49 [125006710190] |Update the source list [125006710200] |sudo apt-get update [125006710210] |Install Cherokee web server using the following command [125006710220] |sudo apt-get install cherokee [125006710230] |Start your new web server [125006710240] |sudo /etc/init.d/cherokee start [125006710250] |Cherokee web-based administration tool [125006710260] |one of the exciting features of the product is the web-based administration tool, cherokee-admin. [125006710270] |Rather than fiddling around with text files which may not mean much to an administrator new to Cherokee, the server can be entirely setup from cherokee-admin. [125006710280] |execute the following command to launch cherokee-admin [125006710290] |sudo cherokee-admin [125006710300] |Cherokee-admin should launch and present you with both a username (admin) and one-time password. [125006710310] |Copy the password to the clipboard and fire up http://127.0.0.1:9090/ in a web browser. [125006710320] |When prompted with the HTTP authentication dialog merely enter those same credentials. [125006710330] |Install Mysql server support [125006710340] |Use the following commands to install mysql server support [125006710350] |sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client [125006710360] |Install PHP support [125006710370] |Use the following commands to install php support [125006710380] |sudo apt-get install php5-cgi php5-mysql [125006710390] |Test you installation [125006710400] |If you are able to load a page in your browser then the next step is ensuring PHP parsing is functioning properly. [125006710410] |sudo vi /etc/www/test.php [125006710420] |Once in the editor, paste the following PHP code in to the file [125006710430] | [125006710440] |Surf to http://domain.com/test.php and presumably a PHP information page should be displayed in the browser if everything is functioning as expected. [125006710450] |Howto install phpmyadmin on Cherokee [125006710460] |The only thing you need to do is make phpMyAdmin accessible by Cherokee and all the script files must have permissions suitable for the user running Cherokee. [125006710470] |Note:- I am assuming you have already installed mysql server [125006710480] |Ubuntu installation [125006710490] |sudo apt-get install php5-cgi php5-mysql phpmyadmin [125006710500] |sudo ln -s /usr/share/phpmyadmin/ /var/www/phpmyadmin [125006710510] |Since Cherokee doesn’t appear in the list of web servers provided by the package installation script, select any of them to proceed with phpMyAdmin’s configuration. [125006710520] |The commands above asume you are running Cherokee as root and that your web server’s document root is /var/www. [125006710530] |If you were to run it as www-data, simply change the script’s owner [125006710540] |sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/share/phpmyadmin [125006710550] |Now point your web browser to http://localhost/phpmyadmin, and use the MySQL user information to access the databases. [125006710560] |Benchmarks with other web servers [125006710570] |check this nice guide to see benchmarks with other web servers [125006710580] |References [125006710590] |Check cherokee documentation from here [125006720010] |Howto Install LAMP server in Jaunty [125006720020] |LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) is an open source Web development platform that uses Linux as operating system, Apache as the Web server,MySQL as the relational database management system and PHP as the object-oriented scripting language. [125006720030] |We have already discussed howto install LAMP server using the base installation.If you want to install separately use this procedure. [125006720040] |Apache2 installation [125006720050] |Install apache2 using the following command [125006720060] |sudo apt-get install apache2 [125006720070] |to check that Apache has been installed without problems, go to your browser and type [125006720080] |http://localhost [125006720090] |or from remove machine [125006720100] |http://serveripaddress [125006720110] |Note:- You can find your server ip address using ifconfig command [125006720120] |if everything is correct you will see the message [125006720130] |It works [125006720140] |PHP5 Installation [125006720150] |Install php5 using the following command [125006720160] |sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5 [125006720170] |restart apache2 using the following command [125006720180] |sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart [125006720190] |MySql Installation [125006720200] |To install MySql type the command [125006720210] |sudo apt-get install mysql-server [125006720220] |During the installation you will get the screen to set root password for MySql, enter your password and retype it [125006720230] |Phpmyadmin [125006720240] |phpMyAdmin is a free software tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the World Wide Web. phpMyAdmin supports a wide range of operations with MySQL. [125006720250] |The most frequently used operations are supported by the user interface (managing databases, tables, fields, relations, indexes, users, permissions, etc), while you still have the ability to directly execute any SQL statement. [125006720260] |Install phpmyadmin in ubuntu [125006720270] |sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin [125006720280] |During the installation a blue screen will appear asking you which server you want to use apache, apache2 …. choose then apache2 and click ok [125006720290] |Now Point your browser to: http://serverip/phpmyadmin [125006730010] |Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu [125006730020] |Obviously, this isn’t true. [125006730030] |Their underlying architectures are quite a bit different, Gnome looks different than the 7 UI, etc., but to an average 17-year-old, there just wasn’t any meaningful difference between the two operating systems. [125006730040] |The other day, I posted a blog titled “Windows 7: Good enough to pay for?” [125006730050] |I described how I’d installed the Windows 7 Release Candidate on my son’s computer for his take on the OS after living with Ubuntu 9.04 (and 8.10 before that) for a few months. [125006730060] |It’s summer break, so he basically spends every waking moment when he’s not actually interacting face-to-face with friends on the computer. [125006730070] |No better time to have a kid do some serious testing, right? [125006730080] |Read Full Story and source of the article [125006740010] |How to setup Disk Quotas in Ubuntu [125006740020] |QUOTA is implemented using the BSD system call interface as the means of communication with the user level. [125006740030] |This is based on the Melbourne quota system which uses both user and group quota files. [125006740040] |Quotatool is a utility to set filesystem quotas from the commandline. [125006740050] |Most quota-utilities are interactive, requiring manual intervention from the user. [125006740060] |Quotatool on the other hand is not, making it suitable for use in scripts and other non-interactive situations. [125006740070] |This is very useful to edit disk quotas from scripts. [125006740080] |Install quota tools using the following command [125006740090] |sudo apt-get install quota quotatool [125006740100] |Edit /etc/fstab and add usrquota and grpquota options to the mount point which contains the home directories. [125006740110] |For me this was the root mount point, but it will depends on how you did your partitoning (it could be that you made a separate mount point for /home). [125006740120] |sudo gedit /etc/fstab [125006740130] |The entry should read something like: [125006740140] |# /dev/hda1 UUID=4ea80ca3-37b7-447e-831a-700a38627029 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro,usrquota,grpquota 0 1 [125006740150] |Finish setup with the following series of commands [125006740160] |sudo touch /quota.user /quota.group [125006740170] |sudo chmod 600 /quota.* [125006740180] |sudo mount -o remount / [125006740190] |sudo quotacheck -avugm [125006740200] |sudo quotaon -avug [125006740210] |That’s it [125006740220] |You can also use webmin to configure this through GUI. [125006750010] |Back In Time - A Simple backup tool for ubuntu [125006750020] |Back In Time is a simple backup tool for Linux inspired from “flyback project” and “TimeVault”.The backup is done by taking snapshots of a specified set of directories.Keep in mind that Back In Time is just a GUI. [125006750030] |The real magic is done by rsync (take snapshots and restore), diff (check if somethind changed) and cp (make hardlinks). [125006750040] |Back In Time acts as a “user mode” backup system. [125006750050] |This means that you can backup/restore only folders you have write access to (actually you can backup read-only folders, but you can’t restore them). [125006750060] |Install Back In Time in Ubuntu [125006750070] |First edit /etc/apt/sources.list file [125006750080] |sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list [125006750090] |add the following line [125006750100] |deb http://le-web.org/repository stable main [125006750110] |save and exit the file [125006750120] |and then add the GPG key information: [125006750130] |wget http://le-web.org/repository/le-web.key [125006750140] |sudo apt-key add le-web.key [125006750150] |Update the source list [125006750160] |sudo apt-get update [125006750170] |Install back in time using the following command [125006750180] |sudo apt-get install backintime-common backintime-gnome [125006750190] |Using Back In Time [125006750200] |Open Back In time from Applications--->System Tools--->Back In time [125006750210] |When it opens first time you should see similar to the following screen here select location of snapshots and schedule time [125006750220] |Click on Include tab here you can start adding your folders for backup [125006750230] |Once you completed selection of your files click on backup now [125006750240] |After completing the backup you should see similar to the following screen [125006750250] |Backup folder details [125006750260] |For more details about how to use check documentation from here [125006760010] |How Does Ubuntu 9.04 Measure Up to Mac OS X? [125006760020] |Bucking the historical trend of comparing desktop Linux with Windows, Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth recently told journalist Bruce Byfield that he was looking to Mac OS X as the operating system to beat for future Ubuntu releases — particularly in the areas of usability and user experience. [125006760030] |Now that Ubuntu 9.04 is out, how does it compare to Apple’s latest offering? [125006760040] |The “overall usability” of an operating system is hard to assess because it is so nebulous, but by breaking down the subject into a handful of distinct areas, we can measure Ubuntu’s present status in more meaningful terms. [125006760050] |Read Full Story from here [125006770010] |ack-grep - A grep-like program specifically for large source trees [125006770020] |Ack is designed as a replacement for 99% of the uses of grep. ack is intelligent about the files it searches. [125006770030] |It knows about certain file types, based on both the extension on the file and, in some cases, the contents of the file. [125006770040] |Ack also ignores backup files and files under .cvs and .svn directories. [125006770050] |Install ack-grep in Ubuntu [125006770060] |sudo apt-get install ack-grep [125006770070] |Using ack-grep [125006770080] |Usage: ack [OPTION]… PATTERN [FILE] [125006770090] |Search for PATTERN in each source file in the tree from cwd on down.If [FILES] is specified, then only those files/directories are checked.ack may also search STDIN, but only if no FILE are specified, or if one of FILES is “-”. [125006770100] |Default switches may be specified in ACK_OPTIONS environment variable or an .ackrc file. [125006770110] |If you want no dependency on the environment, turn it off with --noenv. [125006770120] |Example: ack -i select [125006770130] |Searching: -i, --ignore-case Ignore case distinctions in PATTERN --[no]smart-case Ignore case distinctions in PATTERN,only if PATTERN contains no upper caseIgnored if -i is specified -v, --invert-match Invert match: select non-matching lines -w, --word-regexp Force PATTERN to match only whole words -Q, --literal Quote all metacharacters; PATTERN is literal [125006770140] |Search output: [125006770150] |--line=NUM Only print line(s) NUM of each file -l, -- files-with-matches Only print filenames containing matches -L, --files-without-match Only print filenames with no match -o Show only the part of a line matching PATTERN (turns off text highlighting) --passthru Print all lines, whether matching or not --output=expr Output the evaluation of expr for each line (turns off text highlighting) --match PATTERN Specify PATTERN explicitly. -m, --max-count=NUM Stop searching in each file after NUM matches -1 Stop searching after one match of any kind -H, --with-filename Print the filename for each match -h, --no-filename Suppress the prefixing filename on output -c, --count Show number of lines matching per file [125006770160] |-A NUM, --after-context=NUM Print NUM lines of trailing context after matching lines. -B NUM, --before-context=NUM Print NUM lines of leading context before matching lines. -C [NUM], --context[=NUM] Print NUM lines (default 2) of output context. --print0 Print null byte as separator between filenames,only works with -f, -g, -l, -L or -c. [125006770170] |File presentation: [125006770180] |--pager=COMMAND Pipes all ack output through COMMAND.Ignored if output is redirected. --nopager Do not send output through a pager. [125006770190] |Cancels any setting in ~/.ackrc, ACK_PAGER or ACK_PAGER_COLOR. --[no]heading Print a filename heading above each file’s results.(default: on when used interactively) --[no]break Print a break between results from different files.(default: on when used interactively) --group Same as --heading --break --nogroup Same as --noheading --nobreak --[no]color Highlight the matching text (default: on unless output is redirected, or on Windows) --[no]colour Same as --[no]color --flush Flush output immediately, even when ack is used non-interactively (when output goes to a pipe or file). [125006770200] |File finding: [125006770210] |-f Only print the files found, without searching.The PATTERN must not be specified. -g REGEX Same as -f, but only print files matching REGEX. --sort-files Sort the found files lexically. [125006770220] |File inclusion/exclusion: [125006770230] |-a, --all-types All file types searched;Ignores CVS, .svn and other ignored directories -u, --unrestricted All files and directories searched --[no]ignore-dir=name Add/Remove directory from the list of ignored dirs -n No descending into subdirectories -G REGEX Only search files that match REGEX --perl Include only Perl files. --type=perl Include only Perl files. --noperl Exclude Perl files. --type=noperl Exclude Perl files. [125006770240] |See “ack --help type” for supported filetypes. [125006770250] |--type-set TYPE=.EXTENSION[,.EXT2[,...]] [125006770260] |Files with the given EXTENSION(s) are recognized as being of type TYPE. [125006770270] |This replaces an existing definition for type TYPE. --type-add TYPE=.EXTENSION[,.EXT2[,...]] [125006770280] |Files with the given EXTENSION(s) are recognized as being of (the existing) type TYPE [125006770290] |--[no]follow Follow symlinks. [125006770300] |Default is off. [125006770310] |Directories ignored by default: [125006770320] |autom4te.cache, blib, _build, .bzr, .cdv, cover_db, CVS, _darcs, ~.dep, ~.dot, .git, .hg, ~.nib, .pc, ~.plst, RCS, SCCS, _sgbak and .svn [125006770330] |Files not checked for type: [125006770340] |/~$/ - Unix backup files /#.+#$/ - Emacs swap files /[._].*\.swp$/ - Vi(m) swap files /core\.\d+$/ - core dumps [125006780010] |Howto install Line6-GuitarPort in ubuntu [125006780020] |GuitarPort XT is much more than a superb front end for your recording applications—jam along to your favorite songs, build up your chops, improve your soloing skills or just jam for fun. [125006780030] |Now available for Mac® OS X, GuitarPort XT introduces powerful GearBox™ software to GuitarPort. [125006780040] |GearBox delivers 18 first-class vintage and modern guitar amp and cab models, over 20 stunning stompboxes and studio effects, and tons more. [125006780050] |Some new tones we’re super excited about: [125006780060] |New amp models based on*: Marshall® 1974X (18W Reissue) Orange® AD30TC [125006780070] |New effects models based on*: Sans Amp Bass Driver Maestro® Bass Brassmaster Arbiter® Cry Baby Sub Octaves (synth effect) [125006780080] |Just connect the shiny red GuitarPort XT to your Windows® or Mac® machine with the included USB cable and connect the stereo output on GuitarPort XT to your computer speakers, headphones or stereo. [125006780090] |Fire-up GuitarPort software, plug in your guitar and you’re ready to go! [125006780100] |With GuitarPort XT you get: [125006780110] |• 18 amp and cabinet models based on brilliant tones from POD® xt [125006780120] |• Over 20 stunning stompbox and studio effects [125006780130] |• Effects can be routed Pre- or Post- Amp [125006780140] |• MP3, WAV and Audio CD playback [125006780150] |• Loop and play half-speed without changing pitch [125006780160] |• 24-bit converters &32-bit processing [125006780170] |• Line level and headphone outputs [125006780180] |• Ideal guitar front end for other recording applications [125006780190] |• Metronome for practicing [125006780200] |• Built-in chromatic tuner [125006780210] |• Includes preset tone library [125006780220] |• Macintosh® support! [125006780230] |GuitarPort hardware supports Windows® and OS X – even the Intel® based Mac® [125006780240] |• GearBox 2.0 will be a FREE download for all current GuitarPort owners [125006780250] |• Bass Expansion Model Pack support [125006780260] |Open your Terminal from Applications> Accessories> Terminal run the following commands [125006780270] |Install subversion using the following command [125006780280] |$sudo apt-get install subversion [125006780290] |Download the source [125006780300] |$svn co https://line6linux.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/line6linux [125006780310] |$cd line6linux/driver/trunk [125006780320] |First make sure you have the latest build and headers (you can check your kernel headers version using uname -r,You will atlest have version 2.6.27.14) [125006780330] |$sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers [125006780340] |Now run the following commands to install [125006780350] |$make [125006780360] |$ sudo make install [125006780370] |This will complete the installation [125006780380] |Now shutdown and restart with the guitar port (or toneport) connected and you should beable to see it in your System> Preferences> Sound [125006780390] |Article Credit goes Here [125006790010] |Howto install amarok 1.4 in Ubuntu Jaunty [125006790020] |Some users are not happy with amarok 2 and they want to install amarok 1.4.This tutorial will help them to install amarok1.4 version. [125006790030] |First you need to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file [125006790040] |sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list [125006790050] |Add the following lines [125006790060] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bogdanb/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/bogdanb/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main [125006790070] |Save and exit the file [125006790080] |Add GPG key using the following command [125006790090] |sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xb9f1c432ae74ae63 [125006790100] |Update source list using the following command [125006790110] |sudo apt-get update [125006790120] |Now if you have amarok 2 remove using the following command [125006790130] |sudo apt-get remove amarok [125006790140] |Install amarok 1.4 using the following command [125006790150] |sudo apt-get install amarok14 [125006790160] |That’s it now you have installed amarok 1.4 [125006800010] |Ubuntu Tip:How to open PDF,postscript files inside Firefox [125006800020] |If you want to open PDF files inside Firefox you need to install mozplugger.mozplugger allows you to seamlessly integrate external applications to view files downloaded from the web that Mozilla can not normally handle. [125006800030] |The application is embedded within a Mozilla window as to act like and feel like a true plugin. [125006800040] |This allows you to view PDFs, Postscript files, animations and movies, amongst other file types all from within Mozilla (with supporting applications). [125006800050] |Install mozplugger in ubuntu [125006800060] |sudo apt-get install mozplugger [125006800070] |That’s it from now on you should be able to view pdf,postscript files [125006800080] |Guys this tip was submitted one of our blog reader and the original source from here [125006810010] |Howto install VLC media player 1.1.0 in Ubuntu lucid/karmic/jaunty [125006810020] |VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, …) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network. [125006810030] |It doesn’t need any external codec or program to work. [125006810040] |VLC Features [125006810050] |Free, Open Source and cross-platform Independant of systems codecs to support most video types Live recording Instant pausing and Frame-by-Frame support Finer speed controls New HD codecs (AES3, Dolby Digital Plus, TrueHD, Blu-Ray Linear PCM, Real Video 3.0 and 4.0, …) New formats (Raw Dirac, M2TS, …) and major improvements in many formats… New Dirac encoder and MP3 fixed-point encoder Video scaling in fullscreen [125006810060] |Install vlc media player 1.1.0 in ubuntu lucid/Karmic [125006810070] |Open the terminal and run the following commands [125006810080] |sudo add-apt-repository ppa:c-korn/vlc sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install vlc [125006810090] |Install vlc media player 1.1.0 in ubuntu Jaunty [125006810100] |First edit /etc/apt/sources.list file [125006810110] |gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list [125006810120] |add the following line [125006810130] |For Jaunty Users [125006810140] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/c-korn/vlc/ubuntu jaunty main [125006810150] |For intrepid users [125006810160] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/c-korn/vlc/ubuntu intrepid main [125006810170] |Save and exit the file [125006810180] |Install GPG key using the following command [125006810190] |sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 7613768D [125006810200] |Update sourcelist using the following command [125006810210] |sudo apt-get update [125006810220] |Install vlc using the following commnd [125006810230] |sudo apt-get install vlc mozilla-plugin-vlc [125006810240] |Using VLC [125006810250] |Open VLC from Applications--->Sound &Video--->VLC media player [125006810260] |Privacy screen click ok [125006810270] |VLC 1.1.0 screen [125006810280] |Version details [125006820010] |Howto configure PPTP VPN in Ubuntu Intrepid and Jaunty [125006820020] |This tutorial will explain Howto configure PPTP VPN in Ubuntu Intrepid and Jaunty Method 1 [125006820030] |Preparing your system [125006820040] |First you need to install the following packages [125006820050] |sudo apt-get install pptp-linux ppp pptpd [125006820060] |Configuration [125006820070] |First you need to edit /etc/ppp/chap-secrets file [125006820080] |sudo gedit /etc/ppp/chap-secrets [125006820090] |add the following line [125006820100] |Username PPTP Password * [125006820110] |Save and exit the file [125006820120] |Create /etc/ppp/peers/vpn1 file using the following command.The ‘peers’ folder may be owned by group ‘dip’ so get around that by adding yourself to the group . [125006820130] |touch /etc/ppp/peers/vpn1 [125006820140] |sudo gedit /etc/ppp/peers/vpn1 [125006820150] |Add the following to the vpn1 file [125006820160] |pty “pptp remote.gateway.address.here --nolaunchpppd” name Username remotename PPTP require-mppe-128 file /etc/ppp/options.pptp ipparam vpn1 mru 1412 mtu 1412 [125006820170] |Edit the options.pptp file as required. commented out the ‘refuse-chap’ and ‘refuse-mschap-v2′ lines. [125006820180] |Establish the VPN connection with [125006820190] |sudo pppd call vpn1 [125006820200] |or [125006820210] |sudo pon vpn1 [125006820220] |Drop the connection when you’re done with [125006820230] |sudo poff vpn1 [125006820240] |create ‘/etc/ppp/ip-up.d/route-traffic’ as follows. [125006820250] |#!/bin/bash NET=”10.0.0.0/8″ IFACE=”ppp0″ route add -net ${NET} dev ${IFACE} [125006820260] |Make the file executable using the following command [125006820270] |sudo chmod 755 /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/route-traffic [125006820280] |Replace the “10.0….” address with the range of addresses you need to access on your remote machine. [125006820290] |So, to get the VPN up in Jaunty, Do the following (in /etc/ppp/ip-up.d) [125006820300] |sudo pon vpn1 [125006820310] |sudo ./route-traffic [125006820320] |Method 2 [125006820330] |Using GUI [125006820340] |From the network manager in the upper right hand corner of your desktop. [125006820350] |Click on “VPN Connections”, then “Configure VPN…” [125006820360] |In the Network Connections window, select your VPN Connection and then click the “Edit” button. [125006820370] |In the “Editing Your_VPN PPTP” window, click on the “IPv4 Settings” and then the “Routes…” button. [125006820380] |In the “Editing IPv4 routes….” window, check the box for “Use this connection only for resources on its network”. [125006820390] |Now click the “Add” button.I added the Address/Netmask/Gateway information I had to click each box as it seemed to loose the curser position. [125006820400] |In my case I work address were in the XXX.YYY.0.0 range so I used a netmask of 255.255.0.0. [125006820410] |I set the Gateway to my local router which is 192.168.1.1 (pretty standard). [125006820420] |I also used the value “1″ for the Metric. [125006820430] |I had to click the “Add” button. [125006820440] |This was the only way I could get it to take. [125006820450] |Here was another little tip. [125006820460] |While attempting to use this GUI we ended up with several empty routes by accident. [125006820470] |The GUI would not let me click on “OK” until we deleted all the empty routes. [125006820480] |Just try clicking below your last route. [125006820490] |If you are able to make a selection, you have an empty route. [125006820500] |Just click the “Delete” button and you should be good. [125006820510] |Click on “OK”, then “Apply”, then “Close”. [125006820520] |Now test your VPN and see if it works any better. [125006820530] |Jaunty Users Tip [125006820540] |- When you configure the VPN connexion, go to the “advanced” settings” [125006820550] |- Uncheck “EAP” at the top [125006820560] |- check the “mppe” parameter [125006820570] |- Try to connect to your microsoft VPN server, [125006820580] |Source from here [125006830010] |Howto Make Link to Filesystem on desktop or panel [125006830020] |This tutorial will explain Howto Make Link to Filesystem on desktop or panel from command line and using GUI [125006830030] |Method 1 [125006830040] |Use the following commands [125006830050] |cd ~/Desktop [125006830060] |sudo ln -sf / Filesystem [125006830070] |Method 2 [125006830080] |Right click on your desktop, and click ‘Create Launcher…’ [125006830090] |In the ‘Name’ field, type whatever title you want. [125006830100] |I used ‘Filesystem’. [125006830110] |In the ‘Command’ field, type nautilus / [125006830120] |You can add a comment if you wish. [125006830130] |You can click on the icon to change it to any image on your computer. [125006830140] |If you want the icon to have the same functionality and resize-ability of other drive icons, follow the steps below: [125006830150] |Open ‘Text Editor’ [also known as gedit] [125006830160] |Drag the icon into the window. [125006830170] |You can also open the launcher file from within gedit. [125006830180] |gedit will now display the script that makes up the icon. [125006830190] |Where it says Icon= [125006830200] |Change it to Icon=harddrive [125006830210] |Then save the file. [125006830220] |You can drag the launcher to the panel, or create it in the panel. [125006830230] |This technique can be used to open any directory. [125006830240] |Simply change the / after the nautilus command to the directory of choice, such as /media [125006830250] |This will also work with other file browsers other than nautilus. [125006830260] |Thanks to our reader for this tip [125006840010] |How to setup Cisco VPN using VPNC Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04) [125006840020] |This guide is for ubuntu users who want to connect to Cisco VPN. [125006840030] |We will be using VPNC (it is in ubuntu 9.04 repo). [125006840040] |This guide assumes you have profile file in .pcf format (we will use cisco.pcf as an example here). [125006840050] |Let’s begin and follow the steps exactly replacing your own pcf file: [125006840060] |Open terminal and run the following commands [125006840070] |* Create a directory [125006840080] |mkdir vpnclient [125006840090] |Change to that directory: [125006840100] |cd vpnclient [125006840110] |* Download cisco-decrypt file which will be used to decrypt the group password from your pcf file: [125006840120] |wget http://www.debuntu.org/files/cisco-decrypt.c [125006840130] |sudo apt-get install libgcrypt11-dev [125006840140] |gcc -Wall -o cisco-decrypt cisco-decrypt.c $(libgcrypt-config --libs --cflags) [125006840150] |chmod +x cisco-decrypt [125006840160] |sudo cp cisco-decrypt /usr/bin [125006840170] |* Download pcf2vpnc to convert pcf files in vpnc configuration format [125006840180] |wget http://svn.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/vpnc/trunk/pcf2vpnc [125006840190] |chmod +x pcf2vpnc [125006840200] |sudo cp pcf2vpnc /usr/bin [125006840210] |* Go to windows vpn profiles directory and convert .pcf files to .conf files [125006840220] |pcf2vpnc cisco.pcf >cisco.conf [125006840230] |Note:replace above cisco.pcf with your own .pcf file. [125006840240] |sudo cp cisco.conf /etc/vpnc/ [125006840250] |* install vpnc and connect to vpn [125006840260] |sudo apt-get install vpnc resolvconf [125006840270] |sudo vpnc cisco [125006840280] |Enter username for : Enter password for : VPNC started in background (pid: 6092)… [125006840290] |* To disconnect simply do [125006840300] |sudo vpnc-disconnect [125006840310] |After your VPN has been established then connect to your remote desktop [125006840320] |Go to Applications >>Internet >>Terminal server client [125006840330] |Or [125006840340] |In terminal run [125006840350] |tsclient [125006840360] |Credir goes here [125006850010] |WineXS - Simple graphical environment to configure Wine [125006850020] |Wine is an Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X and Unix.Think of Wine as a compatibility layer for running Windows programs. [125006850030] |Wine does not require Microsoft Windows, as it is a completely free alternative implementation of the Windows API consisting of 100% non-Microsoft code, however Wine can optionally use native Windows DLLs if they are available. [125006850040] |Wine provides both a development toolkit for porting Windows source code to Unix as well as a program loader, allowing many unmodified Windows programs to run on x86-based Unixes, including Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris. [125006850050] |WineXS allows you to easily configure Wine by installing and removing software, editing the registry, managing files, and more. [125006850060] |Install WineXS in Ubuntu [125006850070] |first you need to download the file from where you want to run this installation in this example i am using /home/user [125006850080] |$cd /home/user [125006850090] |$wget http://tsx.nl/files/winexs-1.4.2.tgz [125006850100] |Now you need to extract .tgz file using the following command [125006850110] |$tar xvzf winexs-1.4.2.tgz [125006850120] |Now you should be having winexs directory now you need to go into this directory [125006850130] |$cd winexs [125006850140] |Run the following command to run winexs [125006850150] |$./winexs [125006850160] |Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen,Here you can install,remove software,install system files,wine configuration [125006850170] |Software Installation screen [125006850180] |Install System files screen [125006850190] |Wine configuration screen [125006850200] |This application is very easy and i personally like this.If you guys have any more tips on this please share here. [125006860010] |Install Ubuntu kernel updates without rebooting using Ksplice Uptrack [125006860020] |Ksplice Uptrack is an update service for the Linux kernel; it automatically delivers security and reliability improvements to your machine, without the disruption of rebooting. [125006860030] |Step 1. [125006860040] |Get an access key [125006860050] |Please request an access key here , and an access key will be emailed to you. [125006860060] |Step 2. [125006860070] |Install the core software [125006860080] |To enable the Ksplice software repository and install Ksplice Uptrack, [125006860090] |create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ksplice.list [125006860100] |sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ksplice.list [125006860110] |Add the following contents [125006860120] |deb http://www.ksplice.com/apt jaunty ksplice deb-src http://www.ksplice.com/apt jaunty ksplice [125006860130] |Save and exit [125006860140] |sudo wget -N https://www.ksplice.com/apt/ksplice-archive.asc [125006860150] |sudo apt-key add ksplice-archive.asc [125006860160] |sudo aptitude update [125006860170] |sudo aptitude install uptrack [125006860180] |You will be prompted for the access key that you obtained in Step 1. [125006860190] |Step 3. [125006860200] |Install the graphical manager [125006860210] |If you wish, you may install the graphical Ksplice Uptrack manager by running the following command [125006860220] |sudo aptitude install uptrack-manager [125006860230] |It will start automatically (in the notification area) after installation, or when you start a new graphical session. [125006860240] |The ‘K‘ icon with the red warning means that there are updates available for your system. [125006860250] |To view the updates that are available, just click on the icon.Now install updates by clicking Install all Updates [125006860260] |Enter your password click ok [125006860270] |Kernel updates installation in progress [125006860280] |After completing the installation you should see similar to the following screen [125006860290] |Step 4. [125006860300] |Enable automatic updates (optional) [125006860310] |The Uptrack client will run periodically (via cron) to check for new updates. [125006860320] |In the file /etc/uptrack/uptrack.conf, you can configure Uptrack to automatically install new updates, or just notify you when they are available. [125006860330] |To receive new updates from Ksplice Uptrack as soon as they are available, change the autoinstall line to read: [125006860340] |autoinstall = yes [125006860350] |You can use other options such as cron_output_available to configure Ksplice Uptrack to email you when new updates are available. [125006860360] |You will need to make sure that mail to the root user on your computer gets delivered to you. [125006870010] |Howto install Miro in Ubuntu Jaunty/Intrepid/Hardy [125006870020] |Miro (previously known as Democracy Player and DTV[1]) is an Internet television application developed by the Participatory Culture Foundation. [125006870030] |It is supported on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. [125006870040] |Using GUI [125006870050] |Opem Synaptic package manager from Open System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager. [125006870060] |You will be asked for your user password upon opening Synaptic. [125006870070] |Once Synaptic opens go to the Settings -> Repositories menu, then click on the Third-Party Software tab in the window that pops up. [125006870080] |Click the Add button and copy/paste the one of the following line then click the Add Source button [125006870090] |For Jaunty (9.04) Users [125006870100] |deb http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/pculture.org/miro/linux/repositories/ubuntu jaunty/ [125006870110] |For Intrepid (8.10) Users [125006870120] |deb http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/pculture.org/miro/linux/repositories/ubuntu intrepid/ [125006870130] |For Hardy (8.04) users [125006870140] |deb http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/pculture.org/miro/linux/repositories/ubuntu hardy/ [125006870150] |Hit the Reload button, search for “Miro” and mark the packages for installation and click Apply. [125006870160] |Using Command line [125006870170] |Open terminal Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal [125006870180] |Open /etc/apt/sources.list file [125006870190] |sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list [125006870200] |add one of the following line [125006870210] |For Jaunty Users [125006870220] |deb http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/pculture.org/miro/linux/repositories/ubuntu jaunty/ [125006870230] |For Intrepid Users [125006870240] |deb http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/pculture.org/miro/linux/repositories/ubuntu intrepid/ [125006870250] |For Hardy users [125006870260] |deb http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/pculture.org/miro/linux/repositories/ubuntu hardy/ [125006870270] |Save and exit the file [125006870280] |Update the sorcelist package using the following command [125006870290] |sudo apt-get update [125006870300] |Install miro [125006870310] |sudo apt-get install miro [125006870320] |Remove miro using the following command [125006870330] |sudo apt-get remove --purge miro [125006880010] |Howto enable flash support for chromium browser [125006880020] |We have already dicussed howto install chromium browser in ubuntu .This tutorial will explain howto enable flash support for chromium browser [125006880030] |First you need to make sure you have installed chromium browser [125006880040] |Now you need to install flash using the following command [125006880050] |sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree [125006880060] |Now you need to copy libflashplayer.so file into /usr/lib/chromium-browser/plugins directory [125006880070] |sudo cp /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/chromium-browser/plugins [125006880080] |Now you can run the chromium browser using the following command from terminal [125006880090] |chromium-browser --enable-plugins [125006880100] |or [125006880110] |Go to Applications->Internet->Chromium Browser and right click it, add to panel.Right click the new chromium icon and add the following command where it says command [125006880120] |chromium-browser --enable-plugins [125006880130] |That’s it from now on you should able to view youtube or any other flash video. [125006900010] |Install Pidgin 2.6.1 in Ubuntu [125006900020] |Pidgin is a chat program which lets you log in to accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. [125006900030] |This means that you can be chatting with friends on MSN, talking to a friend on Google Talk, and sitting in a Yahoo chat room all at the same time. [125006900040] |New Features in Pidgin 2.6.x [125006900050] |
  • Voice &Video framework and theme support in libpurple
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  • Add support for receiving handwritten (ink) messages and audio clips on MSN
  • [125006900070] |
  • XMPP: Voice &Video support with Jingle, voice support with GTalk and voice and video support with the GMail web client
  • [125006900080] |
  • Yahoo!: P2P file transfers
  • [125006900090] |If you want to know full changes for pidgin 2.6.x check here [125006900100] |Note:- Before installing new version please remove the existing pidgin version [125006900110] |Install latest version in Ubuntu [125006900120] |Method 1 (Recommended) [125006900130] |You can download all the .deb packages from here [125006900140] |Install .deb packages using the following command [125006900150] |sudo dpkg -i packagename [125006900160] |Method 2 [125006900170] |Edit /etc/apt/sources.list file [125006900180] |sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list [125006900190] |Add one of the following lines [125006900200] |For ubuntu Jaunty Users [125006900210] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/pidgin-developers/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/pidgin-developers/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main [125006900220] |For ubuntu Intrepid Users [125006900230] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/pidgin-developers/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/pidgin-developers/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main [125006900240] |Save and Exit the file [125006900250] |Add GPG key using the following command [125006900260] |sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 67265eb522bdd6b1c69e66ed7fb8bee0a1f196a8 [125006900270] |Update the source list [125006900280] |sudo apt-get update [125006900290] |Install pidgin using the following command [125006900300] |sudo apt-get install pidgin [125006900310] |Note:- This PPA is maintained by one developer, so please be patient. [125006900320] |It often lags behind the source releases a couple of days. [125006900330] |Preferred method is first method [125006910010] |New Ubuntu Installer Coming Soon [125006910020] |Canonical is working hard these days to redesign the Ubuntu installer (also known as Ubiquity) into something a little more in tune with our times. [125006910030] |We’ve already told you in our latest report on Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) Alpha 4 that Ubiquity has now a “Quit” button during all the installation steps, so you can quit the installer at any time. [125006910040] |Moreover, the time zone selection items have been changed a little to reflect the region/zone only, and not the city. [125006910050] |New Installer Demo [125006910060] |For more information about the content/paragraphs that will be displayed during a normal Ubuntu installation, please check here and here. [125006910070] |Read Full Story from here [125006920010] |Ear Candy - A nice PulseAudio volume manager [125006920020] |EarCandy is a PulseAudio volume manager, but a smart one ! [125006920030] |It will automatically mute your music when a Movie or a YouTube video starts. [125006920040] |And will mute the video when a Skype call comes in. [125006920050] |A sound level manager that nicely fades applications in and out based on their profile and window focus [125006920060] |Ear Candy Features [125006920070] |- All volume adjustments are fades [125006920080] |- Fade out music/video players on skype call [125006920090] |- Fade to music player with focus when more than one [125006920100] |- Fade out music player when video playing [125006920110] |- Push sound to USB headsets on plugin [125006920120] |- Categories to assign to clients [125006920130] |- Sniffs desktop files to guess application category …music/video/VoIP [125006920140] |- Simplified pref UI for creating rules [125006920150] |- Volume sniffing to fix youtube video issue [125006920160] |- PID matching [125006920170] |- Reset volumes for streams on exit (so streams dont get stuck at a low level) [125006920180] |Whats being worked on: [125006920190] |- Optional plugins, allowing pause of banshee / rhythmbox etc via DBUS [125006920200] |- Global mute of managed streams [125006920210] |Install Ear Candy in Ubuntu [125006920220] |First you need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list file [125006920230] |gedit /etc/apt/sources.list [125006920240] |Add one of the following lines [125006920250] |For Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) Users [125006920260] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/flimm/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/flimm/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main [125006920270] |For Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) [125006920280] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/flimm/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/flimm/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main [125006920290] |Save and exit the file [125006920300] |Now you need to add the GPG key using the following command [125006920310] |sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 6E73CA45 [125006920320] |Now update the source list using the following command [125006920330] |sudo apt-get update [125006920340] |Install Ear Candy Using the following command [125006920350] |sudo apt-get install earcandy [125006920360] |This will complete the installation. [125006920370] |Now you can open ear candy from command line using the following command [125006920380] |ear_candy [125006920390] |If you want you can also add this to your startup applications [125006920400] |Once Earcandy is started you should notice the Earcandy tray icon on top. [125006920410] |Sample screenshot [125006930010] |ATI Linux Video Driver 9.8 now Supports Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) [125006930020] |AMD HAS RELEASED a new version of its proprietary ATI Catalyst Linux display driver for both x86 and x86_64 systems. [125006930030] |The ATI Catalyst 9.8 suite updates the software to version 8.64 and supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 - and therefore most Red Hat based Linux distros - as well as the current Debian based Ubuntu 9.04 known as Jaunty Jackalope. [125006930040] |The release also supports RandR 1.2 to manage display rotation, desktop sizing and multiple display arrangement. [125006930050] |It also works better for users of the popular Ubuntu 9.04 who use multi ASIC configurations. [125006930060] |They can now use normal mouse cursor movement between displays, which means the end of the static cursor. [125006930070] |Read Full Story [125006930080] |Download ATI video driver 9.8 from here [125006930090] |fglrx: Unknown symbol find_task_by_vpid bug Fix for ubuntu users from here [125006940010] |Kismet - An 802.11 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system [125006940020] |Kismet is a 802.11b wireless network sniffer. [125006940030] |It is capable of sniffing using almost any supported wireless card using the Airo, HostAP, Wlan-NG, and Orinoco (with a kernel patch) drivers. [125006940040] |Can make use of sox and festival to play audio alarms for network events and speak out network summary on discovery. [125006940050] |Optionally works with gpsd to map scanning. [125006940060] |Kismet identifies networks by passively collecting packets and detecting standard named networks, detecting (and given time, decloaking) hidden networks, and infering the presence of nonbeaconing networks via data traffic. [125006940070] |Install Kismet in Jaunty [125006940080] |sudo apt-get install kismet [125006940090] |Configuring Kismet [125006940100] |First you need to configure kismet.conf file from your terminal use the following command to open [125006940110] |sudo gedit /etc/kismet/kismet.conf [125006940120] |Change the following options [125006940130] |Uncomment the line #suiduser=your_user_here and add your username that you use to login to Ubuntu. [125006940140] |suiduser=ruchi [125006940150] |Next you want to change is the “source=none,none,addme” line. [125006940160] |This is where you will add your supported wireless card information. [125006940170] |Some Examples [125006940180] |If you are running Alfa wifi change [125006940190] |source=none,none,addme [125006940200] |to [125006940210] |source=rt8180,mon0,alfa [125006940220] |If you are running Atheros AR5001X+ card change [125006940230] |source=none,none,addme [125006940240] |to [125006940250] |source=madwifi_ag,wifi0,madwifi [125006940260] |If you are running Intel 2100 driver [125006940270] |source=none,none,addme [125006940280] |to [125006940290] |source=ipw2200,eth1,wifi [125006940300] |Useful Notes [125006940310] |If you don’t know your relevant network driver, view the Kismet Readme and scroll down to the section “12. [125006940320] |Capture Sources”. [125006940330] |If you don’t know your interface name, use iwconfig to find your wireless interface. [125006940340] |Save and Exit the file [125006940350] |Before starting kismet, you need to put your wireless adapter into monitor mode. [125006940360] |Some Examples [125006940370] |Run alfa wifi card in monitor mode [125006940380] |sudo airmon-ng check kill alfa &sudo airmon-ng start alfa [125006940390] |Run Atheros AR5001X+ card in monitor mode [125006940400] |sudo wlanconfig ath0 destroy [125006940410] |sudo wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode monitor [125006940420] |Finally start Kismet from the terminal using the following command [125006940430] |sudo kismet [125006940440] |For more information on Kismat check official documentation from here [125006950010] |Howto install Nvidia 190.25 (beta) drivers in ubuntu Jaunty/Intrepid/Hardy [125006950020] |190.25 (beta) is currently under development and most notably it brings support for OpenGL 3.2. [125006950030] |The NVIDIA 190.25 driver update just brings fixes and no additional features, but it now supports rejecting video modes based upon DisplayPort bandwidth to fix some corruption issues, an initialization fix for some NVIDIA mobile GPUs, a workaround for an X Server bug, and a nvidia-settings crash fix when displaying GPU information with Xinerama. [125006950040] |Note:- This is still in beta version not recommended to install on production systems.This is only for advanced users and your system might break after installing these drivers. [125006950050] |First you need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list file [125006950060] |sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list [125006950070] |add one of the following lines [125006950080] |For Jaunty users [125006950090] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main [125006950100] |For Intrepid Users [125006950110] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main [125006950120] |For Hardy Users [125006950130] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu hardy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu hardy main [125006950140] |Save and exit the file [125006950150] |Install GPG key using the following command [125006950160] |sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys CEC06767 [125006950170] |Update source list [125006950180] |sudo apt-get update [125006950190] |Install beta drivers [125006950200] |sudo apt-get install nvidia-190-modaliases nvidia-glx-190 [125006950210] |you can activate the drivers from System >Administration >Hardware Drivers [125006960010] |A drop-down launcher for favorite files [125006960020] |If you like a clean, tidy Gnome desktop, you probably don’t want it littered with file shortcut icons. [125006960030] |Wouldn’t it be nice to have a drop-down (or drop-up) file menu in one of the Gnome panels, from which you could select and launch your frequently used documents, spreadsheets, images, etc? [125006960040] |You can build just this kind of launcher menu with your stock-standard Gnome desktop - no extra applets or applications need to be downloaded. [125006960050] |This little bit of Ubuntu DIY is based on the ability of Gnome panel launchers to open locations as well as applications. [125006960060] |The drop-down feature is already in the Drawer applet. [125006960070] |Here’s what you do: [125006960080] |1. Right-click on a panel and choose Add to Panel… [125006960090] |2. In the Add to Panel window, select the Drawer applet, choose Add, then Close the window. [125006960100] |3. Move the Drawer icon to a handy place on the panel. [125006960110] |4. Right-click on the Drawer icon and choose Add to Drawer… [125006960120] |5. In the Add to Drawer window, choose Custom Application Launcher and choose Add. [125006960130] |6. A Create Launcher window appears. [125006960140] |Here’s where you going to choose the favorite file you want to launch. [125006960150] |a. [125006960160] |From the Type drop-down list, choose Location. b. [125006960170] |In the Name box, type a shortcut name for the file, e.g. ‘Finance’ c. [125006960180] |In the Command option, click on Browse and navigate to the file of interest in the Choose a File... window. [125006960190] |Highlight the file and choose Open. d. Back in the Create Launcher window, you can add a Comment, too, e.g. ‘Household budget’ e. Choose OK. [125006960200] |7. Repeat from step 4 to add another file. [125006960210] |After you’ve added your favorite files, click on Drawer to open it, and you’ll see a stack of icons. [125006960220] |Hover your mouse over an icon and two lines of text will appear: the top line is from Name and the bottom line from Comment. [125006960230] |Click on the icon and the selected file will open in the default application for that file type. [125006960240] |Now for the tweaks and issues: [125006960250] |1. To preserve the vertical order of file launch icons in Drawer, you need to lock the icons in position by right-clicking each one and choosing Lock to Panel. [125006960260] |2. You can have a different icon for each file launcher. [125006960270] |Right-click on an icon and choose Properties. [125006960280] |A Launcher Properties window opens. [125006960290] |Click on the icon image at top left, and a Browse Icons window opens. [125006960300] |Icons are displayed from the folder /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/. [125006960310] |There are other nice scalable icons in the various folders at /usr/share/icons/gnome/scalable, which you can get to by choosing Browse... in the Browse Icons window. [125006960320] |To save time, you can create an ‘Icons’ folder in your home folder, and copy to it the icons you like best. [125006960330] |You can preview the installed icons in Ubuntu and do the copying to that new folder using your Nautilus file browser. [125006960340] |Cool icons from the Web can be downloaded and put in your Icons folder, too. [125006960350] |Navigate to this new Icons folder to choose icons for the launchers in Drawer. [125006960360] |3. Be sure to choose Location in step 6a, above. [125006960370] |If you leave the choice of Type as Application, you’ll get an error message, because the application doesn’t live at the address you specified in step 6c. [125006970010] |How to install KDE 4.3.1 in Ubuntu Jaunty [125006970020] |As a service release, the changelog contains a list of bugfixes and improvements. [125006970030] |Notable improvements include, but are not limited to: [125006970040] |* KDE 4.3 is now also available in Croatian [125006970050] |* A crash when editing toolbar setup has been fixed [125006970060] |* Support for transferring files through SSH using KIO::Fish has been fixed [125006970070] |* A number of bugs in KWin, KDE’s window and compositing manager has been fixed [125006970080] |* A large number of bugs in KMail, KDE’s email client are now gone [125006970090] |Note that the changelog is usually incomplete, for a complete list of changes that went into KDE 4.3.1, you can browse the Subversion log. [125006970100] |KDE 4.3.1 also ships a more complete set of translations for many of the 50+ supported languages. [125006970110] |To find out more about the KDE 4.3 desktop and applications, please refer to the KDE 4.3.0, KDE 4.2.0, KDE 4.1.0 and KDE 4.0.0 release notes. [125006970120] |KDE 4.3.1 is a recommended update for everyone running KDE 4.3.0 or earlier versions. [125006970130] |For complete release notes check from here [125006970140] |Install KDE 4.3.1 in Ubuntu Jaunty [125006970150] |First you need to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file [125006970160] |sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list [125006970170] |add the following line [125006970180] |deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu jaunty main [125006970190] |Save and exit the file [125006970200] |Add the GPG Keys [125006970210] |gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 2836CB0A8AC93F7A [125006970220] |gpg --export --armor 2836CB0A8AC93F7A | sudo apt-key add - [125006970230] |Update source list [125006970240] |sudo apt-get update [125006970250] |sudo apt-get dist-upgrade [125006980010] |New Look for Ubuntu Network Installs [125006980020] |In our LoCo team (Ubuntu Massachusetts LoCo) we’ve been configuring a lovely tftp/pxe boot installer system that allows refurbished computers to be installed ridiculously easily via PXE booting. [125006980030] |I’ve just completed a redesign of how it looks: [125006980040] |As you can see we have the facility to also install Lab machines with configurations that will use the LDAP and have hand picked and custom packages for the lab (this allows easy repair and setting up of lab machines as well). [125006980050] |There are still quirks and such, we can’t yet get it to install ubuntu restricted extras by default, although we have gotten skype, libdvdcss2 and java to install by default, but once sorted out these OEM machine installs will have all the updates, all the common desktop packages, anything extra we want to add including replacement gdm theme or extra docs / manuals and it’s must less hassle than a CD or USB boot media. [125006980060] |Read Full Story from here [125006980070] |You can check Network installation video from here [125006990010] |How To: Install A Line6 GuitarPort or TonePort UX1 or GX [125006990020] |How to install a Line6 Guitar Port (and the toneport With a very big thanks to Myhrman from Source Forge for helping me get this thing working and a big thanks to Grabner for providing the drivers for something that seems to be non existant for linux! [125006990030] |This is to get the Guitar Port to work as a basic USB sound device so you will get a dry signal in and out that will work under OSS and Jack. [125006990040] |Note: Myhrman says it should work with most toneports too but neither of us have one to test it out. [125006990050] |First open your Terminal [125006990060] |Applications> Accessories> Terminal [125006990070] |You will need to get Subversion [125006990080] |sudo apt-get install subversion [125006990090] |Then you will need to get the source [125006990100] |svn co https://line6linux.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/line6linux [125006990110] |Change to the directory [125006990120] |cd line6linux/driver/trunk [125006990130] |Time to build from the source but first make sure you have the latest build and headers [125006990140] |sudo apt-get install build-essential sudo apt-get install linux-headers [125006990150] |(Note: You will atlest have version 2.6.27.14. [125006990160] |To check your version in terminal type uname -r) [125006990170] |Now that is updated and you are in the trunk directory [125006990180] |make sudo make install [125006990190] |Now shutdown and restart with the guitar port (or toneport) connected and you should beable to see it in your System> Preferences> Sound [125006990200] |Only use the OSS drivers for native OS support and to prevent feedback while using Jack Keep the “Monitor” channel muted. [125007000010] |Karmic Alpha 5 released [125007000020] |Welcome to Karmic Koala Alpha 5, which will in time become Ubuntu 9.10. [125007000030] |Pre-releases of Karmic are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. [125007000040] |They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs. [125007000050] |Alpha 5 is the fifth in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Karmic development cycle. [125007000060] |The Alpha images are known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while representing a very recent snapshot of Karmic. [125007000070] |You can download it here: [125007000080] |http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu) http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu Server for UEC and EC2) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/karmic/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu ARM) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-5/ (Kubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-5/ (Xubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-5/ (Mythbuntu) [125007000090] |See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors. [125007000100] |Read Full Story from here [125007010010] |Sabayon - Manage multiple GNOME user profiles [125007010020] |Sabayon is a system administration tool to manage GNOME desktop settings. [125007010030] |Sabayon provides a sane way to edit GConf defaults and GConf mandatory keys: the same way you edit your desktop. [125007010040] |Sabayon launches profiles in an Xnest window. [125007010050] |Any changes you make in the Xnest window are saved back to the profile file, which can then be applied to user’s accounts. [125007010060] |Currently Sabayon is limited to the creation and update of user preference profiles. [125007010070] |It does not deal with the very large problem of actually populating target system with those preferences. [125007010080] |So far Sabayon supports complete files and the configuration format for: [125007010090] |
  • GConf
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  • Mozilla/Firefox
  • [125007010110] |We are looking into or planning on adding support for the following: [125007010120] |
  • OpenOffice.org
  • [125007010130] |Install Sabayon in ubuntu [125007010140] |sudo apt-get install sabayon [125007010150] |This will complete the installation [125007010160] |Using Sabayon [125007010170] |You can access it via the System -> Administration -> User Profile Editor menu entry [125007010180] |Once it opens click on Add New Profile [125007010190] |Once it opens you need to click on add [125007010200] |Set the profile’s name and click on Add button [125007010210] |Select the profil and click on Edit button [125007010220] |Now A new session is opened with the Sabayon user in a Xnest window here Change the settings of the session as you want. [125007010230] |When you modify the session, the settings that you have changed appear in the monitor. [125007010240] |For each setting (line), you can choose if you want to ignore it, to put it mandatory or to put it by default. [125007010250] |- To ignore it, notch « Ignore ». [125007010260] |- To put it mandatory, notch « Mandatory ». [125007010270] |- To put it by default, don’t notch anything. [125007010280] |Then save the profile : -> Profile -> Save