http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ Ubuntu ,tutorials,tips,tricks Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:43:56 -0800 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:43:56 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Upgrade+Ubuntu+7.04+%28Feisty+Fawn%29+to+Ubuntu+7.10+%28Gutsy+Gibbon%29/br1si The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the version 7.10 of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Gobuntu, and Xubuntu codenamed "Gutsy Gibbon". This includes installable live Desktop CDs, server images, alternate text-mode installation CDs, and an upgrade wizard for users of the current stable release. Before Upgrading You need to remember the following Important pointTake complete backup of your system Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:11:17 -0700 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Google+Picasa+image+organizer+in+Ubuntu/6e92 Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Every time you open Picasa, it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organized by date with folder names you will recognize. Picasa also makes advanced editing simple by putting one-click fixes and powerful effects at your fingertips. Tue, 08 May 2007 02:47:21 -0700 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Gmail+Notifier+for+your+Ubuntu+Desktop/zdfd CheckGmail is an alternative Gmail Notifier for Linux and other *nix systems. It is fast, secure and uses minimal bandwidth via the use of Atom feeds.CheckGmail is a system tray application that checks a Gmail account for new mail. When new mail is present the tray icon changes, an optional animated popup is displayed and a tooltip displays the number and details of new messages. Each Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:32:43 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Find+which+Ubuntu+Linux+Version+you+are+running/ytgd There are times ubuntu users and admins want to find which version of ubuntu linux version is running on their machines.This is very useful for those who is helping their customers and they want to know which version they are running and if you took over new system admin job you want to know which version is running on your servers or desktops.Find or identify which version of Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:40:48 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Ubuntu+Edgy+too+unstable+for+servers%3F/ybg2 A seemingly minor change in Ubuntu Edgy - making /bin/sh point to dash instead of bash - has caused a lot of breakage. Ubuntu stand by their decision to use the faster dash, which complies with standards but not with existing practice. While a popular desktop, it seems Ubuntu may be losing credibility as a server, judging by the bugreport comments. Full Story Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:42:02 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Ubuntu%3A+Human+Icons+for+OpenOffice/ybg1 With the adoption of the Tango-like "Human" icon theme in Ubuntu Dapper, the Industrial icons in OpenOffice began to stick out like a sore thumb. Full Story Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:42:02 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Why+so+many+filesystems+for+Linux%3F+What%27s+the+difference%3F/ybg0 Different filesystems explained. (ex: ext2,ext3,gfs,jfs,nss) Full Story Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:42:02 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/HOWTO+Install+the+latest+version+of+Amarok+with+MTP+support/ybgz This how-to will help an Ubuntu user (and possibly even Debian users) set up and install the latest version of Amarok with support for iPods, PlaysForSure mp3 players, and more. Check it out. Full Story Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:42:02 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Tweaking+Ubuntu/ybgy A few steps to twaek ubuntu from a n00b Full Story Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:42:02 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/HOW-TO%3A+Adobe+Photoshop+CS2+on+Ubuntu+-+8+steps%21/ybgx This HOW-TO covers up the whole process of installing Adobe Photoshop CS2 on a Ubuntu box in a few simple steps. This method has been tested only on Ubuntu, but it should work on any other linux flavor. Full Story Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:42:02 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/HOW-TO%3A+Dreamweaver+%26+Flash+8+Running+on+Ubuntu%21/ybgw This HOW-TO covers up the whole process of installing Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 & Macromedia Flash 8 in a Ubuntu box in a few simple steps. Finally I can ditch Windows! Full Story Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:42:02 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Shafetech+Launches+New+Ubuntu+Linux+Computers/ybgv Shafetech just launched a shiny Web 2.0 site, complete with some new Ubuntu Linux computers. The new models include a mid-range media desktop and a 17" laptop. Full Story Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:42:02 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Fedora+and+Ubuntu+to+incorporate+Kernel-based+virtualization/ybgu The latest release of the Linux kernel, 2.6.20, includes integrated virtualization capabilities with the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM). The KVM kernel module, the development of which was largely sponsored by start-up tech company Qumranet, leverages x86 virtualization extensions included in various Intel and AMD processors. Several distributions, including Ubuntu and Fedora, are already Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:42:01 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/How-to+install+ruby+on+rails+1.2+in+ubuntu+6.10%28Video%29/ybgt How-to install ruby on rails 1.2 in ubuntu 6.10 Full Video Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:42:01 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Manage+your+Photo+Albums+with+Picasa+in+Ubuntu/ybgs Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Every time you open Picasa, it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organized by date with folder names you will recognize. Picasa also makes advanced editing simple by putting one-click fixes and powerful effects at your fingertips. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:42:01 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Bandwidth+Monitoring+Tools+for+Linux+Users/x7wj Bandwidth in computer networking refers to the data rate supported by a network connection or interface. One most commonly expresses bandwidth in terms of bits per second (bps). The term comes from the field of electrical engineering, where bandwidth represents the total distance or range between the highest and lowest signals on the communication channel (band).Bandwidth represents Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:42:27 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Install+Opera+Web+Browser+in+Ubuntu/xvnh Opera is a full-featured Internet tool, most notably a fully standard conforming Web browser. Opera includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions like a password manager, mouse gestures, native Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) support, an email program, RSS newsfeeds, and IRC chat. It is designed to be fast and highly customizable.If you want to Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:45:22 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Install+Mplayer+in+Ubuntu/xmko MPlayer is a movie and animation player that supports a wide range of codecs and file formats, including MPEG 1/2/4,DivX 3/4/5, Windows Media 7/8/9, RealAudio/Video up to 9, Quicktime 5/6, and Vivo 1/2. It has many MX/SSE(2)/3Dnow(Ex) optimized native audio and video codecs, but allows using XAnim's and RealPlayer's binary codec plugins, and Win32 codec DLLs. It has basic VCD/DVD playback Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:44:48 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Enable+WPA+Wireless+access+point+in+Ubuntu/xbhe I have a Thoshiba laptop at home, I was running “Edgy Eft” (Ubuntu Linux 6.10) But one of the important things about it was its inability to connect to WPA-encrypted Wifi access points.In my home i have a WPA Enabled Wireless router so i need to connect to my wireless network using WPA.I am giving the procedure that worked for me to enable wpa in my toshiba laptop.Procedure to enable Sun, 11 Feb 2007 06:49:22 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Sharing+Ubuntu+Desktop+Using+Remote+Desktop/w6xh vino is VNC server for GNOME.VNC is a protocol that allows remote display of a user's desktop. This package provides a VNC server that integrates with GNOME, allowing you to export your running desktop to another computer for remote use or diagnosis.By default ubuntu will come with vino-server so it is very easy to configure to enable remote desktop sharing in your ubuntu machine.If Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:48:20 -0800 http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Tutorials/Special+Characters+made+easier+in+Ubuntu/w020 If you are using Ubuntu Dapper Drake, you could press CTRL+SHIFT and then the unicode for special characters so you didn't have to copy and paste them from the Character palette every time you wanted to use them.Solution1 If you are using Edgy this will not work any more here is simple tip how to use Special Characters.You need to use compose keyIf you want to enable compose key go to System ---> Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:52:21 -0800