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1. Skype Skype http www skype com is a proprietary integrated VOIP and video conferencing program similar to Ekiga Also see instructions on how to record Skype conversations https help ubuntu com community SkypeRecordingHowto m Install pre requisites er a To get the most recent version download and install the 32 bit version CA A a ae a a a aa a iia al al a ear Se eae ie i ela a a a 1 wget 0 skype ubuntu current_i386 deb http www skype com go getskype linux beta ubuntu 32 sudo dpkg i skype ubuntu current_i386 deb i sudo rm skype ubuntu current_i386 deb or a a a 1 wget 0 skype ubuntu current_i386 deb http download skype com linux skype ubuntu precise_4 2 0 11 1_1386 deb sudo dpkg i skype ubuntu current_i386 deb i tsudo rm skype ubuntu current_i386 deb Fe eC is Se Oe aa AP ION OD OCC aa ae Aaaa aa a ce Sie a EO OS ne OR a OO ne nS oR A Toe IN OS Oa REET NOE OR nS cle Ee OS MO en eR I In the past some users have noted that they cannot get their microphone inputs to work with any version later than 2 1 0 47 They installed oe ee ee en I SP ey ie te ee PN e ae Seg ye gE Ge Ge E eee eg yea ys EP as Eco oY Gn Ny Pa gy ge gy ee lay eee ap a 1 wget 0 skype ubuntu current_i386 deb http download skype com linux skype debian_2 1 0 47 1_i386 deb sudo dpkg i skype ubuntu current_i386 deb i tsudo rm skype ubuntu current_i386 deb De ee sect esse ota eRe satay toate sca ee cama eh ee haa ote else apr a ect er pay c
2. Discretizer http www discretizer org m EnGrid http engits eu en engrid see installation instructions https github com enGits engrid wiki 5BenGrid 1 4 5D Installation Ubuntu_via_CAE Teams_PPA Netgen http sourceforge net projects netgen mesher sudo apt get install netgen Tetgen http tetgen org sudo apt get install tetgen m CGX http download cnet com windows ctv15 3260 20_4 10013936 html m GMSH http geuz org gmsh sudo apt get install gmsh Salome http www salome platform org see downloads http www salome platform org downloads current version Meshlab http meshlab sourceforge net sudo apt get install meshlab Electronic design and prototyping m GEDA suite http www geda project org sudo apt get install geda KiCad sudo apt get install kicad m Fritzing http www fritzing org sudo apt get install fritzing Arduino dxf2gcode http sourceforge net projects dxf2gcode cadpy http sourceforge net projects cadpy for PCB isolation milling m Scientific amp development tools GNU Octave QtOctave GUI m R http www r project org amp Rkward http sourceforge net apps mediawiki rkward sudo apt get install r base rkward Scilab wxMaxima m Spyder IDE amp Scipy http www scipy org sudo apt get install python scipy python3 scipy m Qt Creator sudo apt get install qtcreator gcc gfortran g python perl tc
3. eBox http www ebox platform com is a web browser based server management platform that is useful in managing multiple servers and networking functions in a small to medium business It is modular so that as the network grows and more networking functions or servers such as the ones listed below are added eBox can manage those as well Install OpenSSH server OpenSSH allows encrypted communications through a designated secure port See setting up an SSH server VPN Server m See the section on VPN servers and the section on VPN clients See OpenVPN help at the Ubuntu Server Guide https help ubuntu com 12 04 serverguide openvpn html m Also see these tips for the OpenVPN server Mail Server m See this section There are two methods for setting up a mail server The dovecot postfix package install the components and configuration files to use the Maildir mail spooling folder system by default See Dovecot Postfix Mail server The mail server task installs the components and configuration files to use the mbox mail spooling system by default This can be installed sudo apt get install tasksel I l tsudo tasksel install mail server i 1 l Bind9 DNS server BIND http en wikipedia org wiki BIND DNS servers are the most commonly used on the Internet Bind9 is the current edition See the usage instruction here http www bind9 net manual bind 9 2 5 Bv9ARM html Also see the official Ubuntu docum
4. presentation and diagrams Stage http www calligra org stage and Flow http www calligra org flow spreadsheets Sheets http www calligra org sheets databases Kexi http www calligra org kexi and project management Plan http www calligra org plan Install AbiWord Abiword http www abisource com is a fast collaboration enabled word processor For the most current version see the AbiWord web site http abisource com wiki Install_on_Ubuntu To install from the repositories GoldenDict Multi lingual Dictionary and Translator GoldenDict http goldendict org is multi lingual dictionary and translator that supports Babylon https en wikipedia org wiki Babylon_ 28program 29 and StarDict https en wikipedia org wiki Stardict translation dictionary files and has multiple modular plugins Install Xournal Xournal http xournal sourceforge net is a free GPL licensed GTK Gnome based application for notetaking sketching or keeping a journal using a stylus Install universe repositories must be enabled Special characters Gucharmap https wiki gnome org Apps Gucharmap is a Gnome based utility for finding special characters which are not available on the keyboard Install PDF Files 124 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci PDF http en wikipedia org wiki Portable_Document_Format is the file format used
5. m 31 1 Celestia 31 2 Stellarium a 32 Science Technology and Engineering Applications 12 of 264 m 32 1 Health applications 32 1 1 OpenEMR Electronic Health Record m 32 1 2 VistA Enterprise Electronic Health Record m 32 1 3 Other systems 32 2 CAD m 32 3 Mathematical solutions m 32 3 1 Octave 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m 32 3 2 Freemat m 32 3 3 Maxima 32 3 4 Mathomatic m 32 4 Amateur Radio applications m 32 5 Amateur Electronics 32 5 1 Arduino m 32 5 2 Improv m 32 5 3 Raspberry Pi 32 5 4 CuBox m 32 6 Robotics m 32 7 LaTex 32 7 1 LyX m 32 7 2 Texmaker m 32 7 3 LaTeX Reference Managers 32 8 Engineering oriented applications a 33 Miscellaneous software not endorsed by this guide a 33 1 JBidwatcher 34 Utilities m 34 1 Archiving Utilities m 34 1 1 ZIP a 34 1 1 1 File Roller Archiving GUI a 34 1 1 2 X archiver Archiving GUI 34 1 2 BChunk 34 1 3 HJSplit Files Joiner Splitter 34 1 4 Rar 34 1 5 Unrar 34 1 6 7 Zip a 34 2 Hard Drive Utilities m 34 2 1 KDiskFree Hard drive properties monitor 34 3 Clock Utilties m 34 4 Screensavers m 34 5 Partition Managers 34 5 1 GParted Partition Manager a 35 System Backup and Recovery m 35 1 Rsync 35 1 1 GRsync m 35 2 Bacula m 35 3 SBackup 35 4 Keep Backup and Recovery a 35 5 Partimage Partition backup m 35 6 cp 35 7 dd a 35 8 FSArchiver Filesystem Archiver
6. A plugin for the Remuco remote control http code google com p remuco remuco tvtime is also available Install ABC iView Python iView https launchpad net jeremy visser archive python iview is a program that 114 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci works with rtmpdump to record streams offered by ABC iView http www abc net au tv iview Australia Installation instructions are at the PPA repository https launchpad net jeremy visser archive python iview BBC iPlayer BBC iPlayer http www bbc co uk iplayer provides replays and downloads of BBC programs to UK residents The BBC however has crippled its streams to prevent downloading and legal actions against iPlayer appear to be in progress Flvstreamer may be required for rtmp stream recording To install a Flash 64 bit edition of iPlayer isudo apt get remove flashplugin installer sudo add apt repository ppa sevenmachines flash sudo apt get update isudo apt get install flashplugin64 installer get_iplayer BBC program recording get_iplayer http www infradead org get_iplayer html get_iplayer html allows BBC streams through their iplayer service for UK users as well as Hulu streams for US users to be recorded to mp4 wav and mp3 files depending on content See here https github com dinkypumpkin get_iplayer wiki for usage instructions Install may not work for all user
7. Automatic user login for use with VNC VNC only works if a user is logged in When a computer hosting one or more servers is intended to start up unattended and VNC with or without SSH tunneling is to be used the computer ought to start with the primary user logged in To accomplish this Menu gt System gt System Settings gt Login Manager gt Convenience gt Enable Auto Login ticked gt Lock session ticked gt Pre select user Specified Choose primary user i e the user hosting the SSH tunnel if any and the VNC server gt Automatically log in again after X server crash ticked m Also make sure the VNC server is set to Autostart at bootup FreeNX FreeNX https help ubuntu com community FreeNX is a remote desktop display server client solution that natively incorporates SSH tunneling unlike VNC It is therefore more secure than VNC unless VNC is coupled with SSH tunneling FreeNX Server The Free server deb package can be downloaded from No Machine free server downloads http www nomachine com select package php os linux amp id 1 Alternatively add the following repositories 231 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci sudo apt get update tsudo apt get install freenx FreeNX Client Download the self installing deb file from No Machine Client downloads http www nomachine com select package client php XDMCP XD
8. Synaptic Package Manager gt File gt Save Markings m Save the markings file to an external medium such as a USB drive Complete the backup of your system s other important files e g the home directory before the installation of the new system m In the freshly installed new system Synaptic Package Manager gt File gt Read markings and load the file on your USB drive or 29 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci other external storage previously saved Note Many packages dependencies and compatibilities change between version of Ubuntu so this method does not always work Automated updates remains the recommended method Alternatively you can use this command line method a Prior to the clean installation run This creates a my packages file in the home directory which will contain a list of the packages installed on the old system Copy this file to a safe place as you will need it after the new installation a Proceed with the clean installation Enable the same repositories that were enabled in the old system Now copy the my packages file to the home folder Run Any packages that you had installed that are in the new repositories will now be installed Excluded will be any manually installed packages that are not in the new repositories and any packages that were compiled from source Here are some of the steps I hav
9. gt Desktop Effects to get the display to work For other issues see the Ubuntu help pages on Google Earth https help ubuntu com community GoogleEarth Be careful of some of the suggestions there For example if you turned on OpenGL desktop effects using K Menu gt System Settings gt Desktop gt Desktop Effects gt General gt Advanced Options and your display goes blank and you can t restore it you will have to edit the settings file manually from the command line to reset your mistake In the section title Compositing under the line Backend OpenGL or whichever backend you had selected change the line below it to read The will reset your display and you can then reboot successfully into your default display to try different settings from the menu again if you wish Uninstall Google Earth To uninstall run the uninstall shell script located in the home user google earth folder or whichever folder you installed google earth into GPS Tux Mobil http tuxmobil org linux_gps_navigation_applications html has a list of Linux applications for use with GPS devices and compatible hardware Two GPS packages are 154 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci available from the Ubuntu Kubuntu respositories m Viking http viking sourceforge net mediawiki index php Main_Page is a free open source package to view GPS data in maps and to plot co
10. using ALSA for sound are here http sourceforge net projects lisight The video component is already supported by current kernels see here http lisight sourceforge net for more information Luvcview USB webcam viewer Luvcview can be used to view your USB webcam to test it Install n Cc 2 v aS pe oa o ct BH 5 n ct v p ja c lt A lt ER p B c lt A lt D i ER lt S lt Netbooks Ubuntu can be installed on netbooks See this this page for laptop and netbook compatibility reviews https wiki ubuntu com LaptopTestingTeam At this time the Ubuntu Netbook Remix or equivalent is preferred to the standard Gnome based desktop especially for new users Ubuntu Netbook Remix https wiki ubuntu com UNR is provided to several individual netbook manufacturers such as Asus and Acer to be optimised for that device You can contact your specific netbook manufacturer for specific details on this product If you already have Ubuntu Netbook Remix or eeebuntu Netbook Remix installed you can choose to add the full Ubuntu Gnome desktop if you wish m Asus eeePC 1000H Reduce font size one or two sizes and set the screen DPI to 120 m eeebuntu Netbook Remix http www eeebuntu org index php page nbr is available for this device Dell Mini 9 m Ubuntu Netbook Remix runs on this device well See this guide http www ubuntumini com 2008 10 ubuntu 810 intrepid i
11. 51 1 Run Command a 51 2 Turn off Hot Keys a 51 3 Associate default applications 51 4 Automatic user login m 51 5 Autostart a program at bootup m 51 6 Choose Bootup Startup services 51 7 Run a script from a menu item m 51 8 SHC Encrypt scripts a 51 9 Capture a screenshot 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m 51 10 Customize desktop to look like KDE m 51 11 Run a KDE 4 desktop from Ubuntu 51 12 Run a KDE 3 desktop from Ubuntu a 51 13 Kill end a process mw 51 14 View hidden files 51 15 Mute notifications alerts mw 51 16 Filenames with spaces a 51 17 Alien 52 Software Troubleshooting m 52 1 Permissions error on program startup m 52 2 CD ROM Troubleshooting m 53 Licenses m 53 1 GPL license m 53 2 LGPL license 53 3 ODbL license m 53 4 Apache license m 53 5 BSD license 53 6 Creative Commons licenses a 53 7 Proprietary licenses a 54 Requests 54 1 eBook version of this guide m 54 2 Import this guide into another wiki m 54 3 Other requested topics m 54 4 Public Service Announcement General Notes General Notes m This is the original Ubuntuguide You are free to copy this guide but not to sell it or any derivative of it Copyright of the names Ubuntuguide and Ubuntu Guide reside solely with this site This Ubuntu http www ubuntu com help guide is neither sold nor distributed in any other medium Beware of copies that are for sale or are similarly named
12. Administration gt Samba Note this is available only if you installed system config samba It is recommended that your user be a member of the sambashare group as well Method 2 Enable File Sharing Server With User Login Very Reliable Method Do the following on the machine that has the files to be shared Add current user to Samba replacing username with your login username Open the samba config file l Pictures path home username lt folder_to_be_shared gt l Replace username with your username and lt folder_to_be_shared gt with the folder you want to share Press CTRL X and then Y to save m Restart Samba sudo service smbd restart I I sudo service nmbd restart i 1 Note Prior versions used replace 192 168 x x with the actual IP address of your server which is serving the folder m On Linux type the following in Konqueror or Nautilus 217 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci replace 192 168 x x with the actual IP address of your server serving the folder Note If you use Sharing in KDE s System Settings panel be aware that there is a small bug reported here https bugs launchpad net ubuntu source kdenetwork bug 95452 In brief you need to comment out delete any instances of these two lines in etc smb conf case sensitive msdfs proxy l Change your Workgroup To change your Samba Windows
13. Ensure levels aren t set to zero especially PCM PulseAudio 191 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Sound in K Ubuntu is routed by Phonon either directly to your sound card or through the PulseAudio sound system To use PulseAudio you must install it This can be done by installing the PulseAudio control modules which will install pulseaudio as a dependency Install PulseAudio with the control modules m Although I no longer use it in older versions of K Ubuntu I also optionally installed a system tray widget I sudo apt get install padevchooser I I ipadevchooser i I 1 Some experimentation with the settings in Menu gt System gt System Settings gt Multimedia may be necessary to make sound on your system work properly Try setting PulseAudio as the first sound system if you are having troubles getting sound even if you are using ALSA If that doesn t work try making it the last choice Some programs require ALSA sound and try to send sound directly through ALSA drivers Check your program s preferences section to see if ALSA is selected You may have to switch to PulseAudio or even OSSound if you can t get sound HDMI with PulseAudio I could only get my HDMI audio on my computer to work this way and I can t quite figure out why it works IT checked to make sure my Mobile Intel 4 Series HDMI audio driver was installed it is part of
14. Intel integrated graphics cards None of my computers with Intel integrated graphics had problems installing Precise If the screen blanks or freezes at bootup however or flashes a Frequency Out of Range error several times these steps may work around this problem I found however that these changes were NOT necessary and actually provided me with a worse boot up appearance When booting up choose recovery mode as root or root with networking This will give the command line as root user m Edit the Grub2 configuration file er a a Make sure a graphics mode is specified i e the relevant line is uncommented according to these steps such as Tee ore eo are An a ae og een ge Ge ee TE ca tP TE o CODY ee PE ie N Se EOF tee ap opel Tow oe pe PE we ee oy Ty a A aE 1 GRUB_GFXMODE 1024x768 Change the line Tee eat pare ey ey E Nags Reka pare egy pie ed a Og gt Bika tad me Ryley R wh Lead Sala aa E hy Oper ttn EEE PY emt at Rhy Cha al NY F eile gad weet erty tte Cay EE yet ge tS 7 bp 1 GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT quiet 184 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci er a or alternatively See alter a a S Peo gs ig Sh seeg nse ge Ae nes Osean T ge Apt Rp eiee gat ge Sg One evap tn AEP grees a a Aer nee oer 1g er a a ie wt queer essay 1 GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT quiet nouveau blacklist 1 i In previous versions of K Ubuntu I used De eee Fe a E N AA
15. Open Xchange http www open xchange com wiki index php title Quick_install_guide_for_the_Server_Edition_Ubuntu8 04 is a proprietary groupware solution meant as an MS Exchange replacement that has released a community 136 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci edition based on commercial versions The latest deb package is for Hardy Heron 8 04 It is compliant with many different types of clients including Kontact Outlook and Palm PDAs Installation instructions are at the website and are not trivial OpenGroupware OpenGroupware http www opengroupware org is a groupware solution based on the postgreSQL database There is an enterprise version and a limited open source version and development appears to have been stagnant in 2008 Installation must be from source as packages are very outdated See the website for details Zarafa Zarafa http zarafa com q en content community 0 is the leading European MS Exchange replacement groupware solution It is proprietary but a GPL licensed except for trademarks free open source community edition was released in 2008 Download instructions are available from the website Zimbra Zimbra http www zimbra com downloads os downloads html is a proprietary groupware solution now owned by VMWare that offers an open source community edition Although currently free the community edition is limited in features and
16. OpenShot OpenShot http www openshotvideo com is a GTK based non linear video editing suite for Linux Install PiTiVi Non linear Video Editing Suite PiTiVi http www pitivi org is a simple limited capability open source video editor that will be the default in newer versions of Ubuntu It uses the GStreamer Fluendo framework Install Avidemux Video editor processor Avidemux http fixounet free fr avidemux is a free GPL licensed open source cross platform video editor and processor Using mencoder as a backend it allows cropping trimming special effects and conversions between many filetypes MPG DVD AVI MP4 ASF Install the GTK based version Kino Non linear Video Editing Suite Kino http www kinodv org is a widely used GUI based non linear video editing suite for Linux It imports video files into and then uses the DV http en wikipedia org wiki DV Digital Video format for editing KdenLive Non linear Video Editing Suite for KDE Kdenlive http www kdenlive org is a GUI based non linear video editing suite for KDE based on FFmpeg and the MLT video framework It has tools for DV video4linux and screen capture Install Cinelerra Non linear Video Editing Suite Cinelerra Community Version http cinelerra org is a complete high end open source video editing suite that is a derivative of a similar commercial system Follow the installation instructions for Ubuntu http cinelerra
17. a 36 System Rescue and Cloning Utilities 13 of 264 36 1 System Rescue CD m 36 2 Clonezilla m 36 3 Disk Imaging software 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci 36 4 Ubuntu Customization Kit 36 5 Remastering software 36 6 Run K Ubuntu LiveCD from a USB pendrive m 36 6 1 USB Creator m 36 6 2 Create a boot CD to allow booting from the USB drive 37 User Administration 37 1 Users and Groups m 37 1 1 Manage Users and Groups with the Gnome2 GUI 37 2 Timekpr Parental controls 37 3 Web content filtering a 38 System Administration 38 1 Automating Tasks 38 2 Boot Menu m 38 2 1 Login Menu settings 38 2 2 Automating bootup options m 38 2 3 GRUB boot manager settings u 38 2 3 1 Grub2 38 2 3 1 1 Grub2 background image colors fonts m 38 2 3 1 2 Change the default menu item m 38 2 3 1 3 Protecting Grub2 from cracking 38 2 3 2 GRUB Legacy m 38 2 3 2 1 Chainloading Grub2 from Grub Legacy m 38 2 3 2 2 Protecting Grub Legacy from cracking 38 3 Default Applications 38 4 Kill a process a 38 5 Enabling NUM LOCK On Startup 38 6 Working with Menus 38 7 Create an encrypted folder m 38 8 Create a symlink from a file to another location 38 9 Assign a root password m 38 10 Get a root prompt without using a root password m 38 11 Use the File Manager as root 38 12 Manually Mount and Unmount a device m 38 13 Windows Compatibility m 38 13 1 Mounting NT
18. is a free open source LGPL licensed command line computer algebra system for doing calculations and symbolic mathematics It can automatically solve and simplify algebraic equations do some calculus and other simple but useful operations To install or select it from the Applications Science menu Amateur Radio applications Fidigi http www wthkj com Fldigi html is a free open source GPL application for digital mode amateur radio communications using a sound card Enable Community Maintained Software universe in Software Sources then install either from Add Remove Programs under Amateur Radio or by typing n c Q w o e 1 oq D ct H n ct w p m a H oa H Amateur Electronics Arduino 158 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Arduino http www arduino cc is an open source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible easy to use hardware and software It s intended for artists designers and hobbyists interested in creating interactive objects or environments See this tutorial http www codetorment com 2009 11 02 tutorial getting started with arduino ide on linux ubuntu 9 10 Improv Improv http aseigo blogspot com 2013 11 introducing improv html is a development oriented open hardware computer board useful for prototyping and creating small powerful devices that run open source software ideally Ra
19. such as a password query Here is an example that is used to enter a password during an SSH negotiation First install the utility expect http linux die net man 1 expect In this example the password sshpassword is returned when the ssh program requires a password Expect waits for some text to be displayed in the command line terminal then returns text in return The Menu Item must be Run in terminal therefore SHC Encrypt scripts SHC http www datsi fi upm es frosal is a simple script compiler that will convert a script into a binary obscuring the code and passwords etc Usage instructions are here http www datsi fi upm es frosal sources shc html Install by adding the Debian Etch repository er a then install the shc package LSA a a A 7 a ea a ee Te ee an me a 1 sudo apt get install shc er a Capture a screenshot 257 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci See this tutorial http tips webdesign10 com how to take a screenshot on ubuntu linux Customize desktop to look like KDE In recent versions of Ubuntu the Gnome desktop can be made to resemble the cleaner KDE desktop with some customization Customizations are highly personal and this section represents preference only m See Desktop Customization Run a KDE 4 desktop from Ubuntu It is possible to install the KDE4 based desktop the default in Kubuntu in Ubuntu There is
20. there are a few Dynamic DNS services that will do this for you either for a small fee or even for free For more info see this Ubuntu Community help https help ubuntu com community DynamicDNS article For specific tips on setting up Dynamic DNS see this article Filesharing NFS NFS is the default networking protocol for network file sharing in nix systems including K Ubuntu Linux Here are some tips for setting up NFS from the Little Girl s Mostly Linux Blog http mostlylinux wordpress com network nfshowto Samba File Sharing Samba client Samba is a networking protocol that allows compatibility with Windows based networks The Samba client is installed by default in Ubuntu and should work seamlessly unless you have have a firewall blocking the ports Samba server Samba http www samba org provides file print services for the SMB CIFS protocol used in Windows based networks See the official Ubuntu documentation https help ubuntu com 10 10 serverguide C windows networking html for more information about providing services in a Windows network A Samba server can be installed using the tasksel option during installation of the Ubuntu server from the LiveCD or at any time using Note samba tools system config samba and smbfs are optional Modify Samba settings u Method 1 216 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Menu gt System gt
21. you can also use the Synaptic Package Manager a GUI method for installing programs packages Most but not all programs packages available with apt get install will also be available from the Synaptic Package Manager In this guide when you see you can search for package in Synaptic and install it that way Many instructions use the text editor nano which is universally available in Linux However it is often easier to use the text editor gedit in Ubuntu instead Menu refers to the menu bar at the top or bottom of the desktop akin to the Start menu in Microsoft Windows or the Menu bar of the Apple Macintosh If you are using the 64 bit version replace any i386 with amd64 Other versions How to find out which version of Ubuntu you re using 21 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Open the command terminal and type Newer Versions of Ubuntu m Ubuntu has a six month release cycle with releases in April and October Raring Ringtail 13 04 was released in April 2013 and will be supported until December 2013 m Quantal Quetzal 12 10 was released in October 2012 and will be supported until April 2014 Older Versions of Ubuntu m Lucid Lynx 10 04 LTS Server support only until April 2015 m Oneiric Ocelot 11 10 no longer supported Natty Narwhal 11 04 no longer supported m Maverick Meerkat 10 10 no longer supported m Karm
22. 0 1 as in the example of the preceding section and it must match the gateway IP address configured in the wireless LAN router settings Network Interfaces Bridging Install bridge utils to be able to create network bridges ice Ma fe i tafe ete fs as a a ar ites me if eh ac as Sa D Tal si secs te ee sah fm eh See ts ses he te eet l auto eth0 i iface ethO inet manual i i auto bro 1 tiface brO inet dhcp i 1 H i i l I I Li l l I ppap eth0 wlan0 The loopback network interface auto lo tiface lo inet loopback l Using Dynamic IP addresses for a webserver Normally domain name servers DNS that are used publicly on the Internet match a web server s URL name with the IP address of the server s host computer If your computer has a static IP address http en wikipedia org wiki IP_address IP_address_assignment then you can publish your own web server s URL as belonging to the static unchanging IP address of your 215 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci computer However if your IP address is dynamic http en wikipedia org wiki IP_address IP_address_assignment always changing because you use an ISP Internet Service Provider that constantly changes your IP address using DHCP then you will need a Dynamic DNS service to constantly keep track of your dynamically changing IP address and match it to of your web server s URL Fortunately
23. 1 In this example the NTFS drive is listed by fdisk as dev sda2 but yours may differ Make a mount point for the drive UR a a a a a NCR RI a ER i A a 1 sudo mkdir media WindowsNTFS Edit fstab aD aL NL Ea aE a RAR ECR OR EG TG RT Mi a RO eR Raa OR SR ae 1 sudo nano etc fstab Comment out the automatically added lines by Ubuntu installation E m A A CE aE a SE A y T a A EER a E E Ey DAES AET e a RENT a SREO LE e EAE E E A E A NONA E aa A EE A A ANA O aE EA PA a gs Se pO Ea PAg MB a Ay 1 l dev sda2 auto nouser atime noauto rw nodev noexec nosuid 0 0 dev sda2 mnt auto user atime noauto rw nodev noexec nosuid 0 0 i and instead add the line Dy SS Na iy ES EE E aes E a Se ae EEES ge E KEE EA SEN ESEE ESI NNS CE E E eed E PEE yet SEAE STAES ERA EN ES ND od ag AEE geen EE hana SES AAS AE E ES DA SE EED ENN EASES SEE EES ES EA TOEA EEE SEH Cay 1 dev sda2 media WindowsNTFS ntfs 3g quiet defaults rw 0 0 Note There are many ways to mount the drive depending on your needs The fstab http en wikipedia org wiki Fstab file controls this process See How to edit and understand 180 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci fstab http www tuxfiles org linuxhelp fstab html and Intro to using fstab http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 283131 In this example I indicated that the file system was an ntfs 3g filesystem so did not use the auto option which detects the f
24. 1 1 see basic installation instructions http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 615246 and the help forum http www regnumonline com ar forum forumdisplay php f 15 as needed PlaneShift PlaneShift http www planeshift it is a free full immersion online fantasy game MMPORG Client downloads and patches are available here http www planeshift it download html m Make the downloaded binary installation file executable I cd directory_where_downloaded ichmod x PlaneShift v0 5 4 x64 bin l Follow the instructions for installation When prompted whether to manually set permissions answer no During installation most users have recommended installing this game to your home directory as a single user installation instead of to opt for all users This avoids permissions problems I was able to install to opt but it takes some effort Make sure your user belongs to the games group Menu gt System gt Administration gt Users and Groups gt user gt Manage Groups gt games gt Properties gt Group Members gt user ticked gt OK Register for a free account at PlaneShift Registration http www planeshift it register html m If you installed the game to the menu it will be in Menu gt Applications gt Lost amp Found gt Client and Setup To run it from the menu I had to edit the menu entries by checking the box Run in terminal 57 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubun
25. 1 1 1 4 RefreshBlocker plug in prevents redirects 8 1 1 1 5 Video DownloadHelper plug in for Firefox m 8 1 1 1 6 Hide Tab Bar With One Tab plug in m 8 1 1 1 7 User Agent Switcher plug in for Firefox 8 1 1 1 8 Lightbeam website crosslink visualization m 8 1 1 1 9 Unplug Download Management m 8 1 1 1 10 Lucifox eBook reader extension 8 1 1 1 11 Java Runtime Environment JRE for Firefox plug in m 8 1 1 1 12 Adobe Acrobat Reader for Firefox Plug in m 8 1 1 1 13 Adobe Flash Player for Firefox Plug in 8 1 1 1 14 Gnash Plug in Open source Flash Player replacement m 8 1 1 1 15 VLC plug in for Firefox m 8 1 1 1 16 Gecko MediaPlayer Plug in for Firefox 8 1 1 1 17 Kaffeine Plug in for Firefox m 8 1 1 1 18 Helix player plug in for Firefox m 8 1 1 1 19 Moonlight plugin for Firefox 8 1 1 1 20 FireFTP for Firefox m 8 1 1 1 21 Firefox Widgets a 8 1 1 2 Turn off browser bar drop down list in Firefox 8 1 1 3 Turn off SSL certificate name in address bar u 8 1 1 4 View Firefox cache m 8 1 2 IceWeasel 8 1 3 GNUzilla IceCat 8 1 4 Opera m 8 1 5 Chromium 8 1 6 Google Chrome 8 2 Download Managers m 8 2 1 MultiGet 8 2 2 Usenet Clients a 8 2 2 1 Pan a 8 2 2 2 Kwooty 8 3 Email Clients m 8 3 1 Evolution 8 3 1 1 Evolution and PGP 8 3 2 Thunderbird 8 3 2 1 Lightning calendar extension a 8 3 2 2 Enigmail 4 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise 5 of 264 http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci a 8
26. 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci SparkleShare http sparkleshare org is a Git repository server client frontend Also see this helpful blog http www upubuntu com 2011 07 sync files with sparkleshare 02 on html entry for installation tips on older systems Installation is by adding a PPA repository https aunchpad net warp10 archive sparkleshare and then installing I isudo add apt repository ppa warp10 sparkleshare sudo apt get update isudo apt get install sparkleshare i I Li Maps and GPS In addition to several online mapping services such as Google Maps http maps google com MapQuest http www mapquest com and the open source OpenStreetMap http www openstreetmap org self contained map packages can be installed on your computer to be used with or without Internet access Google Earth Google Earth http earth google com gives you an annotated eagle s eye view of our planet This is a free proprietary package you must accept the license to use this package I sudo apt get install googleearth package make googleearth package force I Doubleclick on the resulting deb file or To install the latest Linux binary download and save the GoogleEarthLinux bin currently version 5 package from Google Earth downloads http earth google com intl en download earth html You may alternatively download the previous versi
27. 3 2 3 Miniminize to System Tray u 8 3 2 4 New Mail Icon for Thunderbird 8 3 3 KMail a 8 4 Newsreaders m 8 4 1 Akregator 8 4 2 RSSOwl m 8 5 Instant Messengers m 8 5 1 Empathy 8 5 2 Pidgin m 8 5 3 Kopete a 8 5 3 1 Kopete Styles 8 5 3 2 GoogleTalk on Kopete m 8 5 4 Konversation IRC client m 8 5 5 XChat IRC client 8 5 6 aMSN m 8 5 7 Emesene 8 6 FTP Clients 8 6 1 Filezilla m 8 7 Filesharing P2P 8 7 1 Azureus 8 7 2 QBitTorrent m 8 7 3 Transmission BitTorrent Client m 8 7 4 Deluge 8 7 5 Bittornado BitTorrent Client m 8 7 6 Torrentflux P2P client and server m 8 7 7 Apollon P2P Filesharing 8 7 8 MLDonkey P2P eMule eDonkey2000 8 7 8 1 MLDonkey GUI frontends m 8 7 9 Opentracker Torrent tracker 9 Videoconferencing and VOIP m 9 1 Ekiga m 9 2 Skype 9 2 1 How to install Skype on a 64 bit system m 9 2 2 Installing Skype repository 9 3 Wengophone 9 4 Gizmos m 9 5 Asterisk VOIP PBX system mw 9 5 1 Kiax 9 6 OpenSIPS OpenSER SIP server a 9 7 Telepathy m 9 8 Web meetings 9 8 1 BigBlueButton 9 8 2 WebHuddle 9 8 3 TeamViewer 10 Privacy u 10 1 Text obfuscation m 10 1 1 FauxCrypt 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci 6 of 264 a 10 2 Message and file encryption m 10 2 1 PGP Message Encryption 10 2 1 1 Enigmail with Thunderbird a 10 2 1 2 Seahorse m 10 2 2 scrypt Message Encryptio
28. 32 bit application If you are running a 64 bit system make sure ia32 libs is installed first Freeseer Presentation capture Freeseer http wiki github com fosslc freeseer is a utility to capture output from a projector or other display device including another computer See these installation instructions http github com fosslc freeseer Screencast Demos m See this Screencast section Online content capture and streaming See this section for packages to capture or stream content online over the Internet Video Disk Recording Personal Video Recorder m See this section for information on disk recording from TV cards Video Applications Capture record edit and convert video using these applications Also see the list of Media Players m Also see the Audio Video Conversion section as well as these tips for video conversion techniques Also see this section for information on packages needed to play DVDs m Also see this list http openvideoalliance org wiki index php title List_of_Open_Source_Video_Software of open source video applications m Trivia The movie Avatar http en wikipedia org wiki Avatar_ 282009_film 29 was created at Weta Digital on a super computer comprised of 4 000 servers running Kubuntu Linux co ordinated by the previously open source Sun Grid Engine no longer available 92 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci
29. Graphics Cards Frequency Out of Range Choose New Resolution m If this error appears when booting Natty Narwhal or later see the solution found here at Ubuntu Forums http ubuntuforums org showthread php p 10747748 post10747748 Edit the grub configuration file 1 I The resolution used on graphical terminal 1 note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE H you can see them in real GRUB with the command vbeinfo i H GRUB_GFXMODE 640x480 by removing the comment hashmark and choosing an appropriate resolution so that the lines resemble I The resolution used on graphical terminal note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE i you can see them in real GRUB with the command vbeinfo I 183 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci iGRUB_GFXMODE 1024x768 i 1 a Re build the grub configuration file Install Latest Nvidia ATI drivers Ubuntu uses a GUI frontend to Jockey https launchpad net jockey for the installation of the proprietary nVidia drivers and other proprietary drivers Menu gt System gt Hardware Drivers Sometimes after a kernel upgrade a proprietary driver may stop working In such a case try installing the new linux headers that match the newly upgraded kernel If dkms and build essential have never been installed on your system these can also be worthwhile
30. K based free standing download manager utility Usenet Clients Here http www freeusenetnews com is a sample list of free Usenet servers Pan Pan http pan rebelbase com is a Gnome based Usenet http en wikipedia org wiki Usenet reader and nzb http en wikipedia org wiki Nzb binary downloader Install Kwooty Kwooty http kwooty sourceforge net is a Usenet http en wikipedia org wiki Usenet reader and nzb http en wikipedia org wiki Nzb binary downloader for KDE4 Installation instructions from source or PPA repositories are at the website Email Clients Evolution Evolution http projects gnome org evolution is the default Gnome based email client in 67 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Ubuntu If not installed Evolution and PGP Email messages can be encrypted in PGP and sent by email using Evolution See this tutorial http support real time com linux email client evolutionpgp html for an example how to configure it Thunderbird Mozilla Thunderbird http www mozilla com en US thunderbird is a licensed and trademarked free open source email client that is compatible with Firefox Install Lightning calendar extension Lightning http www mozilla org projects calendar lightning is the calendar extension for Thunderbird with functionality similar to the stand alone application Sunbird Install Enigmail En
31. Many groupware solutions have connectors to interface with clients such as Kontact KMail and Mozilla Thunderbird or SeaMonkey Evolution Exchange The Evolution Exchange connector adds connectivity using Outlook Web Access to the Evolution suite for MS Exchange 2000 and 2003 Install Kontact Personal Information Manager The Kontact Personal Information Manager included in Kubuntu by default interfaces with many groupware servers http kontact kde org groupwareservers php KDE Groupware Wizard Kubuntu provides a wizard script to help clients such as Kontact Kmail connect to a groupware server Currently supported groupware servers are Kolab eGroupware SUSE Linux Openexchange and Novell Groupwise Zimbra Desktop Zimbra Desktop http www zimbra com products desktop html is a desktop that collaborates with Zimbra servers See the Zimbra Desktop FAQ http wiki zimbra com wiki Zimbra_Desktop_Download_and_Install_FAQ For more info also see this Ubuntu Forums Zimbra Desktop Installation thread http ubuntuforums org showthread php p 10634207 Oracle Calendar Desktop Client The Oracle Calendar Desktop Client http www oracle com technology products cs user_info ocalendar desktop_index html is proprietary calendaring software for use with Oracle groupware database systems Download Oracle Calendar Desktop Client 138 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubun
32. Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Atheros Wireless cards should work automatically with the new kernel by installing the proprietary driver At installation after the first reboot you will be prompted whether to use the proprietary drivers It should no longer be necessary to install the following package These instructions for the Atheros 802 11 b g integrated card are here for reference only or if you wish to install them manually instead Download the latest snapshot driver from Madwifi http snapshots madwifi project org When I was doing it the version was Extract the files Make sure your linux headers and build essential packages are installed 4 pts renee PES aT Lp WN oad Pe Fee E rA e ar TN NY ENA STATE TOME eos Eee SPL REELS Breck eh WY waa gy SESE LE ig AR eae n L PAG oe aE N ee Tagen AF S ASE 1 sudo apt get install build essential i tsudo apt get install linux headers uname r i Unload any drivers already running Gyo ee Se ek get ed ate Fey Ta Ey o f eg ON We eg Sy eho Cy ey pd dow O sudo ifconfig athO down 1 sudo ifconfig wifi0 down i ae cee Ne ye cee a a E a a e aa aa a a cata a a aac sae dec d Change to the directory where you extracted the driver E EE E AER PERETE E A e EN Stine EE ae SESE SE aa I RA E Sen Rr dg epee E E EA PATE E AEA SONE E gee tg acy E ERE a E S ae erg gn a E E ONE E NE a he ae 1 icd lt directory_where_driver_unzipped gt From tha
33. Pyscrabble http pyscrabble sourceforge net and pyscrabble server online Scrabble game and server sudo apt get install pyscrabble pyscrabble server Also see Lexulous http www lexulous com and the Internet Scrabble Club http www isc ro for browser based online games similar to Scrabble Internet Scrabble Club requires Java sudo apt get install default jre It also requires firewall port 1325 to be open inbound outbound Wing Commander Privateer The Linux version of this free version of Wing Commander http priv solsector net can be downloaded as a binary here http sourceforge net projects privateer It is a DOS program that runs in DosBox Vdrift Vdrift http vdrift net is a free open source 3 D racing game similar to Need for Speed with realistic physics multiple drift tracks and multiplayer games Support for joysticks mice and keyboard is included A binary package for Linux is available from the website Action Incredible action games including those from the Top 25 are available in Ubuntu Many can be installed using Menu gt Applications gt Ubuntu Software Center gt Games Examples are Alien Arena http icculus org alienarena rpa about html a multi player first person shooter action game with free servers Package alien arena Server alien arena server m OpenArena http www openarena ws an open source multi player first person shooter action game with free
34. Rotating the cube shows the different desktops You can also go to a desktop using the taskbar icon which shows the 4 desktops Emerald Emerald is the theme engine for Compiz Fusion Multiple themes are available These themes originated from the Beryl project before it merged with Compiz to form Compiz Fusion The Emerald Theme Manager for Compiz Fusion can be installed Google Desktop Google Desktop for Linux http googledesktop blogspot com was a proprietary suite of Google widgets and applications It was discontinued in September 2011 gDesklets gDesklets http gdesklets de are similar to Windows widgets and Google gadgets and provide information such as weather system resources and news primarily for the Gnome desktop i e Ubuntu Maverick and older Install 43 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Dock applications Avant Window Manager Cairo Dock gnome do and Whar are dock like applications for Ubuntu Linux A dock represents running programs as icons at the bottom of the screen as is done on the Mac OS X desktop instead of by toolbar panel segments as is done in Windows and other Linux window managers See this brief comparison of dock applications http linuxowns wordpress com 2008 05 08 the best and worst docks for ubuntu Avant Window Navigator m Avant Window Navigator http wiki awn project org requires that a desktop composi
35. The GUI installer requires a minimum of 256 Mb RAM while the alternative text based installer can run using only 192 Mb RAM Netbooks can run Ubuntu Precise Pangolin which has been optimised for that platform The installation takes between 3 4 Gb hard drive space and 8 10 Gb will be needed to run comfortably However at least 25 30 Gb will likely be needed for routine usage If you have an older computer with less memory than this consider Lubuntu https wiki ubuntu com Lubuntu if 160 Mb RAM or greater PuppyLinux http www puppylinux org if 256 Mb or greater or DSL http damnsmalllinux org if minimal RAM limited hard drive space running from a USBdrive or running from within another OS Fresh Installation Download the latest ISO image from Ubuntu 12 04 LTS http releases ubuntu com precise See this guide http help ubuntu com community BurningIsoHowto for burning the ISO image to a CD LiveCD Use the LiveCD for installation m The Alternate CD version http releases ubuntu com precise also allows the use of the same fast text based installer used in the Server version requiring less RAM and there are more installation options than on the Desktop CD Regular Download m Another method involves installing the Server version first and then installing the Ubuntu desktop 24 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m A LiveC
36. This can be combined with user authentication using LDAP or other password mechanism m See this page for instructions Local Area Network Modems Dial up Network Manager does not accept modem connections See Ubuntu help https help ubuntu com 10 10 internet C modem html for information on identifying and connecting with a modem These instructions require gnome network admin install while connected to a wired ethernet connection Gnome PPP and wvdial Gnome PPP http en wikipedia org wiki Gnome ppp is a discontinued GUI frontend for the wvdial http alumnit ca wiki index php page WvDial PPP modem dialer It is still available as a package Install 219 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci See this forum thread http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 931872 for tweaks required to make Gnome PPP and wvdial operational in Lucid GPPP GPPP was the default modem dialing application in previous versions of Ubuntu Menu gt Applications gt Internet gt GPPP Internet Dial up Remote Access There are several methods of remote access VNC sharing allows you to view and control a remote computer s desktop Windows users use a similar proprietary protocol called remote desktop protocol RDP XDMCP allows a complete remote X windows based login Remote connections are hazardous unless proper security precautions are taken to prevent unauthorized lo
37. Tracker m 21 15 Calendars 21 15 1 Mozilla Sunbird Calendar a 22 Financial Software m 22 1 KMyMoney Personal Finance Management 22 2 GnuCash Personal Finance Management m 22 3 Skrooge Personal Finance Management mw 22 4 Moneydance Personal Finance Management 22 5 SQL Ledger Enterprise Finance Management m 22 6 LedgerSMB Enterprise Finance Management m 22 7 WebERP Enterprise Finance Management 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise 11 of 264 http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m 22 8 Phreebooks Enterprise Finance Management u 22 9 Quasar Enterprise Finance Management 22 10 Stock Market monitoring software a 23 Groupware m 23 1 Groupware Servers 23 1 1 Kolab a 23 1 1 1 Kolab Ubuntu package a 23 1 1 2 Manual Kolab installation 23 1 2 Citadel m 23 1 3 eGroupware m 23 1 4 Open Xchange 23 1 5 OpenGroupware m 23 1 6 Zarafa m 23 1 7 Zimbra 23 1 8 SchoolTool m 23 1 9 SugarCRM Community Edition m 23 2 Groupware Clients 23 2 1 Evolution Exchange m 23 2 2 Kontact Personal Information Manager m 23 2 3 KDE Groupware Wizard 23 2 4 Zimbra Desktop m 23 2 5 Oracle Calendar Desktop Client m 23 3 Group Calendars 23 3 1 DAViCal Calendar Server m 23 3 2 Radicale Calendar Server m 23 3 3 Darwin Calendar Server 23 3 4 WebCalendar m 23 4 Mail servers m 23 4 1 Postfix Dovecot Mail Server 23 4 2 Squirrelmail webmail m 23 4 3 Roundcube webmail m 23 4 4
38. US for more than 180 days are subject to search and seizure by government agencies there Therefore it is almost always more secure to host your own server s in house and to limit the traffic and access to your databases and servers to members of your own organization Learning how to run your own servers is worth the effort and powerful hardware on which to run them is inexpensive these days The Ubuntu cloud computing environment allows you to recruit the multiple computers within your own organization for distributed cloud computing and thereby keep it all in house behind secure firewalls You do not need to expose your organization to insecure remote public hosts in order to use cloud computing Servers 247 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Many server packages such as Apache2 MySQL PHP etc can be installed individually on either a Desktop edition or a Server edition using the tasksel command described below It is not necessary in general therefore to install Ubuntu Server if you only wish to use an occasional server package on a Desktop edition Most of the instructions for individual server packages will work on the Server edition on the Desktop edition or on a Server edition that has had an Ubuntu or Kubuntu desktop installed on it Nevertheless the Server edition is optimised for speed and ease of monitoring and maintenance when implemented in la
39. a free GPLv3 licensed for versions gt 3 1 open source 2D CAD system similar to AutoCAD Install LibreCAD http librecad org cms home html is a Qt based free GPLv2 licensed open source 2D CAD system which is a fork of QCAD 2 0 Install m KiCad http www kicad pcb org is an open source software suite for electronic design 156 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci automation EDA facilitating the design of schematics for electronic circuits and their conversion to PCBs printed circuit board design Install DraftSight http www 3ds com products services draftsight overview is a proprietary 2D CAD system like AutoCAD with a free limited version available for multiple platforms including Linux VariCAD http www varicad com is a commercial 3D CAD package for multiple platforms including Linux There is no open source or community version Mathematical solutions Scilab http www scilab org Octave and Freemat are three open source solutions for solving complex numerical mathematical problems Symbolic mathematical problems can be solved with Maxima and Mathomatic All of these programs are included in the Ubuntu Universe repositories Octave Gnu Octave http www gnu org software octave about html is a free open source GPL licensed platform for solving linear and non linear equations similar to and mostly compatible with Ma
40. a menu item but the command must be run in terminal Port forwarding through SSH m See Using SSH to Port Forward for full details In brief use Te a ge a E ag eR ad E ged RT Re ae a toga tae Tage tc aed tage aed ga redid Rat Mew T gt tg EP ta N EAE ET Meat Om a gat amt ge oP ia Yar ata PP gk Ptah ca ene Et Taala ar Sarat ean ont he Goa at 1 issh C lt remote ip gt p lt SSH tunnel port gt L lt local port gt lt remote computer gt lt remote port gt l lt user gt This specifies that any communications from your computer localhost going out through lt local port gt will be transmitted securely through the the SSH tunnel port To use VNC through the tunnel you would use an application like Krdc or Vinagre 221 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Note localhost is equivalent to and interchangeable with 127 0 0 1 Either can be used Note that for VNC the default lt local port gt is 5900 In general a remote VNC server such as X11VNC is also listening on the default lt remote port gt 5900 as well The default lt SSH tunnel port gt is 22 as discussed above All these can be changed however if you desire greater security For me I noticed that I had to set lt remote computer gt to be the internal LAN IP address of the remote computer such as 192 168 1 155 instead of the remote router s IP address which is specified in lt remote IP gt If th
41. aR a Pe geben eee T SMES ei ny AF gt Me ee a a RE Te Rae NG gees Pe ge 1 issh C joe friday remote computer xyz 11022 or Derr oop ee Fee AP CR TO ee pe Sng Dae Pe a a ep Rg EPO Re COTES GT eee LE SP a Cet ae PO PT N PE ee ee 1 ssh C remote computer xyz p 11022 1l joe friday lee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ew A al If you have made a public private key using ssh keygen the private key must be stored in home user ssh The key should be accessible only to user Te fae me Bae age eS gd OR EE eT Nr ged aE ET haat age Coed mat Sy oe at Mac arse GY Wage ae fans oY tag neh Pace AE Nagy aed Yar aad E ET GE Sot Sa ca agg ugh art mt Oe ag me aa Nah ad age a na at Pea get ta OR et A a 1 tsudo chmod 600 home user ssh identity or a aa ec ae a a RT a Ra a s a a 1 sudo chmod 600 home user ssh id_rsa lee eee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee A al To login with the key Fe Ee ae ig ee te na pach eg aS et ae ep gee ge Ea eer age eh ey geo eager pe tes Se ee TP ENS Beer SNe ee LO WONG gene nae Magen ae eS ANS pew ee ee igh BES eet ee SONI faa eg Ng at 1 issh C remote computer xyz p 11022 1l joe friday lee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee A a Note You can run the command as
42. access See this tutorial https help ubuntu com community LocalAptGetRepository and this http www drelmo net 2007 09 17 setting up your own ubuntu repository on dreamhost Debarchiver DebArchiver http inguza com software debarchiver is a command line utility that allows the creation of a folder based repository Instructions are from man debarchiver in a command line terminal Install Version control software Copies of software being developed at many different locations require a method to ensure that the multiple distributed copies remain synchronized This can be done using a central repository or using a distributed synchronization technique For further information see the official Ubuntu documentation https help ubuntu com 12 04 serverguide C version control system html Several version control platforms exist Bazaar http bazaar canonical com en is sponsored by Canonical and also allows distributed synchronization Also see the official Ubuntu documentation https help ubuntu com 12 04 serverguide C bazaar html Install Bazaar with a GTK based GUI and Nautilus integration 151 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Subversion http subversion apache org Now part of Apache this is one of the most widely used systems and uses a central repository for synchronization Also see the official Ubuntu documentation https help ubuntu
43. ach SEAM LL dome We Ag rg SPS Ed oe a PTT gee ghey be eine 1 tsudo chown R user home user 260 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Note Replace user with the actual username This command changes the owner of the folder home user to user R means recursively i e including all subfolders CD ROM Troubleshooting If you receive the cdrecord has no permission to open the device error while burning using a CD burner open a terminal and type Note replace dev scd0 with your own device Note chmod 777 is the universal option for granting full permission to a folder The 777 mask indicates that read write and execute permission is given to all users Licenses Linux is largely a community of volunteers and as such represents one of the largest altruistic efforts on earth This includes companies who decide to contribute their own software into the public domain for free use The continued success of sharing depends on licenses that keep software free and usable for anyone who wants to use it However there must be a method for Linux users and developers to make money as well Licensing helps protect each of these efforts See the Wikipedia Free Software Licensing article http en wikipedia org wiki Free software_license and the GNU operating system licensing page http www gnu org licenses licenses html for more complete information Kubuntu Derivative
44. also possible to only install a single collection openclipart png openclipart svg or openclipart openoffice org in case you don t want the entire collection or the utilities For example Screencasts and Desktop Recording Several utilities allow you to capture your desktop and then create a screencast from it FFMPEG with x11grab FFMPEG includes x1 1grab a module for screen capture This method gives the best results for screencaptures and is one of the most flexible methods allowing a variety of audio inputs and audiovisual output formats FFMPEG must be installed first sudo apt get install ffmpeg See here for more details In brief an example command to capture to an avi file using the X264 video codec and lossless 16 bit sound would be 90 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci recordMyDesktop Desktop Session Recording recordMyDesktop http recordmydesktop sourceforge net about php is a desktop recording utility which has both pyGTK and a pyQT4 GUI frontends available Recordings are saved in Theora video Vorbis audio files Only the Gtk version is available from the repositories but it works well with KDE Kubuntu nevertheless To install with the gtk GUI Using recordMyDesktop with PulseAudio If you have not installed Pulse Audio Controls and Volume utility they are useful for monitoring your pulse audio devices Change the recordMyDesktop
45. an Intel VT http en wikipedia org wiki X86_virtualization Intel_Virtualization_Technology_ 28Intel_VT 29 or AMD V http en wikipedia org wiki X86_virtualization AMD_virtualization_ 28AMD V 29 CPU therefore this package currently is successful only with the 64 bit Ubuntu server installation and on those CPUs It can be installed using the tasksel option during installation of the Ubuntu server from the LiveCD or at any time using Print server Ubuntu uses the CUPS print server http help ubuntu com 12 04 serverguide cups html which is integrated into the desktop Installing a print server in Ubuntu Server is necessary only if you do not intend to use a desktop i e you intend a headless server It can be installed using the tasksel option during installation of the Ubuntu server from the LiveCD or at any time using OpenLDAP 251 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci OpenLDAP http www openldap org is a community based LDAP http en wikipedia org wiki Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol server that allows directory querying over TCP IP generally for organizations arranged by domain Ubuntu uses the slapd daemon for the OpenLDAP server See the official Ubuntu documentation http help ubuntu com 12 04 serverguide openldap server html for more information about installation and setup Proxy server Squid Squid http www squid cache org is a w
46. by Adobe Acrobat which can be read by many e book readers as well There are many PDF oriented utilities available in K Ubuntu In a package manager search for pdf Print to a PDF file K Ubuntu allows printing of any document to the PDF format by default From any application File gt Print gt Print to File gt Output PDF View a PDF document Evince http projects gnome org evince is the default PDF document viewer in Ubuntu PDF files are associated by default with Evince so clicking on a PDF file from a file manager such as Nautilus will open it with Evince Evince can also be started Menu gt Office gt Evince Scan to a PDF file Gscan2pdf http gscan2pdf sourceforge net is a utility to do exactly that scan to a PDF file Multiple options for scanning can be set Install PDF Shuffler PDF file management PDF Shuffler http sourceforge net projects pdfshuffler files is a free GIK based utility to manipulate multiple PDF files allowing individual pages or entire PDF documents to be re arranged rotated merged or deleted This is an essential tool for working with PDF files Install Menu gt Office gt PDF Shuffler MaxView PDF file management MaxView http sourceforge net projects maxview is a utility to capture manipulate and rearrange and print pdf and max files Written in Qt it is similar in some respects to Paperport m Download http sourceforge net projects maxvie
47. com 12 04 serverguide C subversion html Install along with Nautilus integration scripts Mercurial hg http mercurial selenic com is a newer low resource version control system Install De eer ee aS Ra cg en gy on Ree nan ORES Popp ay ps Nae GEN george Agee tes Sept ae ee et Ga ar ogee Cees eg GR ae ee gg yh eg SON ee E rd gh Bee eae ag RON pg a ft 1 sudo apt get install mercurial m CVS http en wikipedia org wiki Concurrent_Versions_System was previously the most widely used system Also see the official Ubuntu documentation https help ubuntu com 12 04 serverguide C cvs server html Install sudo apt get install cvs a TKCVS http www twobarleycorns net tkcvs html is a GUI frontend for both CVS and Subversion Install m Git http git scm com allows distributed synchronization and is currently one of the most widely used systems Also see the Ubuntu community documentation https help ubuntu com community Git The git client can be installed and the gitosis http eagain net gitweb p gitosis git a blob f README rst hb master server software i daca ca and aS ik a aa Aai a Rl A at a a a EA IO a YB hc a Sk 1 isudo apt get install gitosis GitK is a Tk based Git tree visualizer Install Dig eer d erate Ten Pats ee ae pg ete FER ep Oe Oy N PAP Te oar Rng SFOS PELE Beer et Sade ote PPAF AEN rg ee ad OPA BAO PG oe Leg CLE oF 4 EE 1 isudo apt get install gitk i SparkleShare Git frontend 152 of
48. configuration file Use this option with great care Protecting Grub2 from cracking See this section of the Grub Manual http www gnu org software grub manual grub html Security for important information on securing Grub2 To add password protection in the etc grub d 40_custom configuration file add the lines set superusers user1 i password_pbkdf2 user grub pbkdf2 sha512 10000 biglongstring i password user insecurecleartextpassword i I l and change your password to something other than insecurecleartextpassword or use the pbkdf2 encrypted method described here http www gnu org software grub manual grub html Security You can then password lock menu items as well For detailed info see this blog http www panoet com set grub 2 password protection 149 GRUB Legacy The older version of GRUB Grub Legacy http www gnu org software grub manual legacy grub html is available for use with a boot partition for example Install m If you have multiple operating systems OS on your computer you may be using the GRUB Legacy boot manager in a boot partition for example You can edit the options for GRUB Legacy in the menu lst configuration file See this detailed info gedit can also be used instead of nano as the text editor Chainloading Grub2 from Grub Legacy 176 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m To chainload Grub2 insta
49. directly from the Launchpad site qtqr QR encoder decoder GUI QR Tools https launchpad net qr tools comprises a Python based backend for manipulating QR codes python qrtools and a GUI qtqr In Quantal or later install In earlier versions download and install the deb packages qtqr_1 2_all deb and python qrtools_1 2_all deb from the QR Tools Launchpad https launchpad net qr tools site qreator QR encoder GUI Qreator https launchpad net qreator hackers archive qreator stable is a GUI based QR code generator See the installation instructions at the Launchpad site 129 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci QR code viewers m Zbar http zbar sourceforge net is a free open source barcode and QR code scanner that recognizes many formats Install the utilities and the GTK bindings For Android phones a free simple ad free QR code scanner is Obsqr http f droid org repository browse fdid trikita obsqr amp fdpage 12 whose apk can be downloaded and installed directly from the F Droid site listed Scripts and Screenplays m Trelby http www trelby org is an open source alternative to Final Draft A deb package can be downloaded from the website and installed directly Using a MediaWiki extension a screenplay can be written in MediaWiki allowing conversion to other formats Personal Information Managers Kontact Personal Inform
50. does not have a GPL license All submitted modifications and contributions become the property of VMWare See the Zimbra wiki http wiki zimbra com wiki Main_Page A Beta version for Lucid Lynx 10 04 LTS is available for 64 bit users or the older Hardy 8 04 version can be used SchoolTool SchoolTool http www schooltool org is a free open source groupware solution for use in primary and secondary schools which includes calendaring gradebooks attendance records and student information databases It was created with the help of the Shuttleworth Foundation which also sponsors Ubuntu See these installation instructions http book schooltool org htmlhelp install html SugarCRM Community Edition SugarCRM http www sugarcrm com crm download is a customer relationship management system that is used to co ordinate a sales force sales marketing support project management calendaring SugarCRM has a community edition that is one of the most widely used A LAMP server stack should be installed first sudo tasksel install lamp server Extract SugarCRM to var www and then logon to http localhost SUGAR FOLDER Alternatively for a new server SugarCRM provides a binary integrated installation http www sugarcrm com crm download installers of the LAMP stack with the SugarCRM Community Edition Groupware Clients 137 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci
51. essential at all times 150 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m Here http www free webhosts com is a list of free webhosts all of which should be assumed to be insecure Many users use public webhosts through Tor for temporary storage of files only and never for unencrypted sensitive private files A popular method is to sign up for a webhost account through Tor or from an anonymous IP address using an anonymous email account Filezilla with Tor is subsequently used to securely transfer files to the webhost See this article http absolutegizmos com seed your torrents with a free seedbox without using your own computer if interested in using the webhost as a webseed http en wikipedia org wiki Web_seed Web_seeding for BitTorrent Some users access the free webhost only from within a quarantined virtual machine Personal repositories K Ubuntu uses Debian deb packages Individuals or organizations can create repositories for personal or specialized use See the Debian wiki introduction http wiki debian org HowToSetupADebianRepository Also see this Ubuntu community advice https help ubuntu com community Repositories Personal and this https help ubuntu com community AptGet Offline Repository mini dinstall Using mini dinstall with dput a simple repository can be created This can then be copied to an online server for public or private
52. free s spotify then click on the two packages to automatically install them For example to install the 64 bit version with the Qt front end wget 0 spotify client_current deb http repository spotify com pool non free s spotify spotify client_0 9 4 183 g wget 0 spotify client qt_current deb http repository spotify com pool non free s spotify spotify client qt_0 9 4 sudo dpkg i spotify client_current deb isudo dpkg i spotify client qt_current deb 1 sudo rm spotify client_current deb i isudo rm spotify client qt_current deb I Alternatively install the repository and install the packages from the repository To use the keyserver port 11371 in your firewall must be unblocked temporarily then add the repository key manually using the command line terminal I sudo apt add repository deb http repository spotify com stable non free sudo apt get update or add the repository deb http repository spotify com stable non free to your package manager through its settings dialog Install either the regular 64 bit version or select the 32 bit i386 version either using your package manager or manually using a command line terminal Install one of the GUI frontends Qt for Ubuntu or Gnome for Ubuntu either using your package manager or manually using a command line terminal Media Centers and PVR Personal Video Recorder There are a number of open source Media Centers for Linux some of which include per
53. gnome 3 desktop Of course if you would like to use Ubuntu with the popular and powerful KDE http kde org applications desktop use Kubuntu Dual Booting Windows and Ubuntu A user may experience problems dual booting Ubuntu and Windows In general a Windows OS should be installed first because its bootloader is very particular A default Windows installation usually occupies the entire hard drive so the main Windows partition needs to be shrunk creating free space for the Ubuntu partitions You should clean up unnecessary files and defragment the drive before resizing See changing the Windows partition size After shrinking a Windows partition you should reboot once into Windows prior to installing Ubuntu or further manipulating the partitions This allows the Windows system to automatically rescan the newly resized partition using chkdsk in XP or other utilities in more recent versions 25 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci of Windows and write changes to its own bootup files If you forget to do this you may later have to repair the Windows partition bootup files manually using the Windows Recovery Console Newer installations of Windows use two primary partitions http en wikipedia org wiki Disk_partitioning PC_partition_types a small Windows boot partition and a large Windows OS partition An Ubuntu Linux installation also requires two partiti
54. hl en amp ie UTF 8 amp sl auto amp tl en amp u http linux edu lv amp prev _t of the University of Latvia http www lu lv eng Please help test and perfect this guide To edit pages you need to register Public Service Announcement Support Earth Day http en wikipedia org wiki Earth_Day all year long and do your part to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions and help reduce the rate of global warming Support organisations that work to limit world overpopulation http en wikipedia org wiki Population_growth Consider a low power computer such as those from Aleutia http aleutia com products or Fit PC http www fit pc com Maybe browse a news website dedicated to energy efficiency such as Environmental Leader http www environmentalleader com category smart grid and plant some trees Retrieved from http ubuntuguide org wiki Ubuntu Precise This page was last modified on 24 April 2012 at 14 41 Content is available under Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike License 264 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM
55. http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci a Delete the first two lines with the BEGIN and Comment in them and the last line Join the remaining lines into a single line a Place ssh rsa at the beginning a It should end up looking like m Once the PuTTY public key is in this format it can be appended to the ssh authorized_keys file on the OpenSSH server The private key stays on the client computer of course PuTTY can then connect from Windows or Linux to an OpenSSH server using the public private key method Connect using SSH Agent With SSH Agent you can automate the use of public key authentication and open an XDM or VNC session using a script See this tutorial http kimmo suominen com docs ssh ssh agent Also see this alternative simple approach Connect with SSH and start an application with a single command Setup an SSH server Install the OpenSSH https help ubuntu com 10 10 serverguide C openssh server html server I sudo apt get install tasksel sudo tasksel install openssh server Note The OpenSSH server can also be installed when doing a server installation as an option from the LiveCD Note An OpenSSH server can also be set up on a Windows server using Cygwin See these instructions http pigtail net LRP printsrv cygwin sshd html Don t forget to forward the port on which your OpenSSH server is listening The default SSH port is 22 if the default is used the router
56. http www gnashdev org is available in a 64 bit version as well as a 32 bit version It is 63 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci the open source replacement for Adobe Flashplayer After installing change your web browser s Preferences gt Applications so that SWF and SPL files use Gnash VLC plug in for Firefox This package allows the popular VLC player to play media within the Firefox browser ideepeecunsalwpnietenwe O O Gecko MediaPlayer Plug in for Firefox Gecko MediaPlayer http kdekorte googlepages com gecko mediaplayer is a browser plugin for all Gecko based browsers Firefox SeaMonkey IceApe Opera that allows Mplayer to play multimedia within the browser Install Kaffeine Plug in for Firefox This package allows the Kaffeine media player often used in KDE based desktops to play multimedia within the Firefox browser Helix player plug in for Firefox This package installs the Helix player https helixcommunity org the open source player that plays Real Player content in Linux as well as the plugin that plays RealMedia within the Firefox browser Moonlight plugin for Firefox Moonlight http www go mono com moonlight is part of the Novell Mono project that is an open source implementation of Silverlight the Microsoft multimedia presentation platform It is based on FFMpeg It is made to work best with the Firefox 3 web browser as a
57. iRedMail 24 Wiki software a 24 1 MediaWiki a 24 2 Moin Moin 24 3 Twiki a 24 4 TiddlyWiki a 25 Web Publishing 25 1 Drupal Web content publishing m 25 1 1 Drupal7 m 25 1 2 Drupal6 25 1 2 1 Installation quirks m 25 1 2 1 1 Exim vs Postfix m 25 2 WordPress 25 3 Joomla Web content publishing m 25 4 Scribus Desktop publishing m 25 5 Plone Content Management System 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m 25 6 Gallery Photo album website 25 7 phpBB Forums 26 Distance teaching 26 1 Moodle a 26 2 Claroline 26 3 Dokeos a 27 Software Development m 27 1 Spyder m 27 2 Eric 27 3 Kompozer Web Development Editor 27 4 Quanta Plus Web IDE 27 5 Netbeans IDE 27 6 BlueFish Web Development Editor 27 7 Gobby Multi user development 27 8 Eclipse IDE m 27 9 Qt Creator 27 10 Game Engines 28 Search Engines m 28 1 Sphinx a 29 Online Storage 29 1 FTP online file transfer m 29 2 WebDAV online folders m 29 3 Dropbox online cloud storage 29 4 Google Drive online cloud storage a 29 5 Other online webhosts m 29 6 Personal repositories 29 6 1 mini dinstall a 29 6 2 Debarchiver 29 7 Version control software 29 7 1 Git a 29 7 1 1 SparkleShare Git frontend a 30 Maps and GPS 30 1 Google Earth m 30 1 1 Troubleshooting m 30 1 2 Uninstall Google Earth 30 2 GPS a 31 Celestial Star Maps
58. most powerful open source website creation and content collaboration tools A modular approach to website building from simple out of the box websites to complex sites is possible with a short learning curve Get more info on how to get started http drupal org getting started Drupal requires an installation of a LAMP server stack if you have not already installed LAMP it will be installed along with Drupal I have found it easier to use the MySQL http en wikipedia org wiki MySQL database the M in LAMP but Drupal can also integrate with PostgreSQL http en wikipedia org wiki Postgresql if you have it installed Drupal7 Drupal 7 is available as a package from a package manager or from the command line terminal m See these instructions http drupal org node 570162 for upgrading from Drupal to Drupal7 You can then also see these installation tips for installing through the browser then see these Drupal site building tips A Drupal Ubuntu users group is found at Drubuntu http groups drupal org drubuntu Drupal6 Drupal 6 is available as a package from a package manager or from the command line terminal m After everything is installed and the problems below sorted out restart the apache2 server 143 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci You can then also see these installation tips for installing through the browser then see these Drupal site
59. network workgroup and change the setting to whatever your LAN workgroup is Recognizing Win98 machines Microsoft networking is extremely quirky To enable recognition of PCs with Windows 98 edit your Samba configuration file global W THE LANMAN FIX client lanman auth client ntlmv2 auth Integrating into Mac OS X Network See this guide http www zaphu com 2008 04 30 five guides on how to integrate ubuntu into a mac os x network for information on integrating Ubuntu into an existing Mac OS X Appletalk network FTP Server An FTP server allows the easy transfer of files between systems over the network Clients such 218 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci as Filezilla can be used to interact with an FTP server Also see these FTP tips vsftpd vsftpd http vsftpd beasts org is an FTP server available in K Ubuntu For configuration information see the official Ubuntu documentation https help ubuntu com 11 10 serverguide C ftp server html Install proftpd Proftpd http www proftpd org is an FTP server available in K Ubuntu that can be used with either the MySQL or PostgreSQL database Also see the Ubuntu Community documentation https help ubuntu com community ProFTPD Install WebDAV webDAV http en wikipedia org wiki WebDAV is a method for allowing remote access to local folders via an HTTP based web browser or file manager
60. no one but you has access leave the passphrase blank If you enter a passphrase you will be asked for this passphrase each time you use the SSH client By default a 2048 bit RSA SSH 2 key pair is generated and stored in the home user ssh folder The private key is named id_rsa and is meant to stay in that folder The public key is id_rsa pub and is meant to be copied to the OpenSSH server a The private key must only be accessible and should be read only to user the owner of the file Copy the public key home user ssh id_rsa pub to the server that is hosting the OpenSSH 225 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci server into the home serveruser ssh for whichever user is the administrative user for the server generally the user that installed the server initially If the SSH tunnel is still set at default port 22 you can copy the key using the utility a The ssh copy id utility only works over port 22 An alternative if you have changed your SSH port is to copy the home user ssh id_rsa pub key to the server manually On the server make sure the directory home serveruser ssh exists and that there is a file authorized_keys with write privileges in that folder If not create such a file while logged into the server as serveruser the touch command creates an empty file mkdir ssh p cd ssh i itouch authorized_keys I Li Then concatenate t
61. not familiar with OpenLDAP http www openldap org and LDAP http en wikipedia org wiki LDAP basics you should learn about it as Kolab uses the slapd OpenLDAP server daemon 135 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Restart all Kolab services Login to the web administrator interface using manager and the password you set at bootstrap configuration Citadel Citadel http www citadel org is a turn key fully open source groupware solution that is both KDE and Kolab 1 compliant Based on a bulletin board framework spanning over 20 years it is user friendly and interfaces with both KDE and Gnome apps and also has a web based client It is also WebDAV compliant and can be used with Thunderbird m Install the Citadel server eGroupware eGroupware http www egroupware org is a robust and stable free open source groupware solution with GPL license based on the LAMP stack the default server stack included with Ubuntu Server and the Postfix mail server both of which should be installed first There is a new version recently available with a new corporate sponsor in Germany and a commercial enterprise version Compatibility with many clients has been improved Egroupware provides the easiest installation and quickest setup time of all groupware solutions Much of the documentation for the current version unfortunately is not in English Open Xchange
62. open source educational tools for Debian Ubuntu Linux m Ubuntu Doctors Guild http ubuntudoctorsguild dyndns org a collection of tips for using K Ubuntu Linux in health care environments 23 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m official Ubuntu Server Guide https help ubuntu com 12 04 serverguide C index html a good starting reference for server packages Installing Ubuntu Warning During installation from the LiveCD there is an option to install the boot loader to dev sda which really installs the Grub2 boot loader to both the MBR Master Boot Record as well as the partition into which K Ubuntu will be installed Pay careful attention during this step if your system uses a boot partition uses multiple OS more than 2 or chainloads bootloaders For systems with such a boot partition it is best NOT to overwrite the MBR In this case the boot loader should only be installed to the partition in which the K Ubuntu OS itself will be installed For example if K Ubuntu will be installed to dev sda6 then only install the boot loader to dev sda6 not to dev sda The text based installer used in the Server and Alternate versions asks whether to install the bootloader into the MBR Answer no to this question and then proceed to install the bootloader to dev sda6 only Hardware requirements Ubuntu Precise Pangolin runs well with as little as 384 Mb RAM
63. ordinates This has been reviewed http www fsckin com 2008 04 06 review four linux gps packages as the best Linux GPS mapping program m GPS Drive http www gpsdrive de is a free navigation software package that displays your position on a zoomable map using your GPS device It is GTK based but can be used in Kubuntu It uses the gpsd http gpsd berlios de daemon that interfaces with a variety of GPS hardware http gpsd berlios de hardware html A deb package http www gpsdrive de download shtml of the current version is also available from the website Install tangoGPs http www tangogps org is a beautiful lightweight GPS mapping program that uses map data from the Openstreetmap http www openstreetmap org project Is isa GPL licensed open source project A deb package can be found here http www tangogps org gps cat Download Celestial Star Maps Celestia Celestia http www shatters net celestia is a free planetarium and space simulator for the desktop Install Stellarium Stellarium http www stellarium org is an astounding planetarium for the desktop Install Science Technology and Engineering Applications What you thought K Ubuntu was just for play Also see Ubuntu Science 155 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci https help ubuntu com community OtherSoftware Health applications OpenEMR Electronic He
64. org getting cinelerra php ubuntu 93 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci LIVES Video editor processor LIVES http lives sourceforge net is a free GPL license open source video editor and processor that is promoted as being useful for VJ editors Install OpenMovieEditor OpenMovieEditor http www openmovieeditor org is a free open source movie editing program for basic movie making Install Ss ee 8 ae SO ae RENE Pa Teg Rete teen Aare TEER R Map ORE me Oe Td Curve Agee ONC Pens Dawa a gee mR nD Ran Oe ae ere a OO Pm Sree ne 1 sudo apt get install openmovieeditor Blender Blender http www blender org is a free GPL licensed 3D graphics and modeling tool that has been used in several animation projects Install Stopmotion Animation Stopmotion http stopmotion bjoernen com is an open source program for creating stopmotion animation Install i lc NR A a A AT a NR NE a a MR 1 sudo apt get install stopmotion Animata Animation Animata http animata kibu hu is an interactive animation similar to Flash video design platform that uses the fltk http www fltk org libraries It is built from source using the SCons package which is a make replacement m Make sure you have the usual components for compiling from source code installed See these details http animata kibu hu doxygen Download http animata googlecode com f
65. program File gt Print gt Print to File gt Output Format PDF Import this guide into another wiki How do I import a copy of Ubuntuguide into my own wiki See this page Other requested topics Place your requests here How can I sponsor Ubuntuguide Kubuntuguide How can I contribute Register and then add your suggestions directly to the wiki Languages 263 of 264 Afrikaans xal a8 ue e Te Bengali e bhrapcxKu Catala e EA 3c HEP Cesky Dansk Deutsch Espa ol English Estonian Filipino Fran ais EAAnvika Kurd Lietuviskaie Latvie u f ct Hindi Indonesian Magyarra Melayu Italiano H Aas ER Ka3akIlla otto eanae Aurel edit http ubuntuguide org Nederlands Norsk Polski index php title Template U_PrecisePangolinLanguageBar amp Pycckuit Romana Slovak action edit Suomi Svenska spp Tamil T rk e Soe e e Syw e may e Portugu s Portugu s do Brasil Inu Shqip Slovenski Srpski iex Traditional Chinese Ykpa ncskKa sf e Vi t e Ubuntu language pages http www ubuntu com support community locallanguage 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Ubuntu Translators http translations launchpad net groups ubuntu translators This guide is maintained at the Linux Center http translate google com translate
66. screen is 7 5 cm x 4 cm which is a 1 875 ratio widescreen If your video has a 1 33 ratio fullscreen you must add left and right padding to make it look normal If your video is 320 x 240 for example you must add left and right padding of 64 each making it 448 x 240 which is approximately a 1 875 ratio In addition I found I had to convert some videos twice using ffmpeg to get it into a format the Trio would accept For example I have a 160x120 avi video I recorded on my camera This requires 32 padding on each side instead of 64 There was a 2 step conversion required to get it into a format the Trio liked 207 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci I ffmpeg i cameravideo avi target ntsc dvd s 160x120 tempvideo avi if fmpeg i tempvideo avi padleft 32 padright 32 triovideo avi The first step does whatever it takes to get the video into a NTSC compatible format However it encodes into the ac3 audio codec which the Trio doesn t like The second step converts the audio from the ac3 format to the default mp2 audio format which the Trio likes better as well as adds the padding which in reality can be done in either step I have tried to simplify this into a single command but haven t figured out how to do it yet I then copy the converted file directly onto the Trio where it plays Speech Recognition and Synthesis For more info see the Ubuntu Wiki S
67. streams among others Install Streamripper streamripper http streamripper sourceforge net is a standalone command line utility to record online audio streams primarily from Shoutcast Also see these tips Install Fadecut https github com micressor fadecut is a front end script that allows the removal of certain elements of live streams sudo apt get install fadecut KStreamRipper http kde apps org content show php content 78068 KRadioRipper is a GUI front end for KDE sudo apt get install kradioripper RadioTray RadioTray http radiotray sourceforge net is an app that once started docks in the System Tray and allows easy selection from a list of online pls streams listed by radio station genre Additional pls streams and genres can be easily added to the pre configured list Install Pithos Pandora client Pithos http kevinmehall net p pithos is a Gnome based Pandora http en wikipedia org wiki Pandora_Radio internet radio client Install 117 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Spotify http en wikipedia org wiki Spotify is a music streaming service that bases streams on user tastes and interests Download the Spotify client deb package for your system i386 version for 32 bit systems or amd64 version for 64 bit systems and either the Qt version or Gnome front end from this location http repository spotify com pool non
68. tasks such as updating the system To become a sudoer a user must belong to the sudo group Menu gt System gt Administration gt Users and Groups gt user gt Manage Groups gt sudo gt Properties gt Group Members gt user ticked To become an administrator you must belong to the adm admin and sudo groups To bea virtualbox user you must belong to the virtualbox group To change printer settings you must belong to lpadmin To use the cdrom you must belong to cdrom To use hot pluggable devices 171 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci you must belong to plugdev To share Samba folders on a Windows based network you must belong to sambashare To access NTFS files using the virtual filesystem fuse you must belong to the fuse group To use many games you must belong to the games group The list is long and not always obvious Unfortunately while this is the feature that gives Linux such a high level of security it can also take diligence to remember to add your user to certain groups It is not uncommon for programs and functions on your system not to work merely because you don t have privileges to do so because you forgot to add your user to the appropriate group s Of most importance you must already be an administrator in order to change membership in groups Therefore if you create a new user and intend to give that user administrative p
69. the average user A user agent string also identifies your OS Users of an uncommonly used and easily identifiable OS may wish to protect their privacy and not identify their OS correctly for these users User Agent Switcher is valuable for privacy reasons Some users for example may wish to identify their very specialised OS as Debian or Red Hat instead m You can add this extension from Firefox gt Tools gt Add ons gt Get Add ons gt Search All Add ons gt User Agent Switcher This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox To use this add on the settings for Firefox must be changed prior to usage Firefox gt about config gt Search useragent gt general useragent enable_overrides gt Toggle so that the value is true gt Restart Firefox Lightbeam website crosslink visualization Lightbeam https addons mozilla org en US firefox addon lightbeam is a Firefox plug in that is able to display the links on a website to which you are connected while browsing giving you an indication of who can see your browsing habits at that moment You can add this extension from Firefox gt Tools gt Add ons gt Get Add ons gt Search All Add ons gt Lightbeam This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox Unplug Download Management The UnPlug https addons mozilla org en US firefox addon 2254 add on lets you save video and audio whi
70. the most recent kernels This told me the HDMI card was recognized and configured properly The problem was that no matter what I did I couldn t get the sound piped through the HDMI card using ALSA Kmix or any other settings I tried every permutation In PAVUControl I selected the HDMI card as the output device Menu gt Multimedia gt PulseAudio Volume Control gt Configuration gt Internal Audio gt Digital Stereo HDMI Output Then everything played through the HDMI audio card through the cable to my HDTV This worked whether I had PulseAudio selected as the default audio or not in System settings gt 192 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Multimedia Don t ask me why If PulseAudio Volume Control is not yet installed install it My HDMI port output is only recognized if the HDMI cable is plugged in at bootup it does not matter whether the HDTV power is on or not If I plug in the HDMI cable after bootup it isn t recognized After doing this every program I use works VLC Audacious or whatever It does not seem to matter whether the application is using Default ALSA or PulseAudio for the audio output plugin None of this makes sense to me but it works I m happy to be able to play HDMI movies through VLC to my HDTV To change sound output back to my computer s internal speakers ALSA I returned the output setting Menu g
71. then easily access CompizConfig Settings Manager from the icon Rotate the Compiz Cube Set the CompizConfig Settings Manager to enable the Desktop Cube and Rotate Cube and Viewport Switcher options Click on the icon for each to customize settings For example to change the appearance of the cube click on the Desktop Cube icon to access its settings You can set the hotkey buttons for rotating the cube in the Viewport Switcher settings Otherwise hold down the Ctrl Alt Left mouse button and drag the mouse or touchpad the direction you want to rotate the cube Remember the cube rotates between desktops It s not a cube unless you have at least 4 desktops running You will not get a cube if you are only using 2 desktops you will get a plate You can still rotate the sides of the plate of course but it will not be a cube Recent users from the Windows OS may have no experience with the concept of simultaneous desktops but they are nice once you learn how to use them When running Compiz fusion as the Windows Manager you must change the default number of desktops from within CompizConfig Settings Manger To enable 4 desktops CompizConfig Settings Manager gt General gt General Options gt Desktop Size gt Horizontal Virtual Size gt 4 When you start an application you can assign it to any one of the 4 desktops by right clicking the upper left corner of the application window and choosing the To Desktop option
72. to the router Here s how to maintain this setup and still use the internet connection sharing method of a single host computer as described above This method is known as nested LANs The wireless router will serve as a nested LAN for its wireless clients only but in turn will appear as a single device to the main LAN The two LANs must have different IP ranges For example the main LAN may have an IP range 10 0 0 1 10 0 0 255 with netmask 255 255 255 0 as in the above example The router s nested wireless LAN must then use a different IP range for example 192 168 0 1 192 168 0 255 with netmask 255 255 255 0 214 of 264 Do not use your wireless router s WAN Internet port Connect the host computer to be used as your main LAN gateway router to a LAN port not the WAN Internet port of the wireless LAN router Configure your wireless router s LAN so that it appears to be a single device to the main LAN Setup your wireless router so that the Internet Connection type is Static IP often in the Internet Setup section Configure the settings so that its Internet IP address is within the static IP address range of your main LAN e g 10 0 0 254 and make sure the subnet mask matches the one you chose for your main LAN e g 255 255 255 0 The gateway setting should be set to match the IP address of your host computer of the main LAN e g 10 0 0 1 in the example of the preceding section Now the wireless router will a
73. use the Synaptic Package Manager Menu gt System gt Administration gt Synaptic Manager a GUI method for installing programs packages Most but not all programs packages available with apt get install will also be available from the Synaptic Package Manager This is the preferred method for most desktop users In this guide when you see you can simply search for package in Synaptic and install it that way gt Mark for Installation gt Apply Menu gt System gt Administration gt Synaptic Package Manager Search for the name of the program package You can also search for a word in its description u The selected program s will be automatically installed along with its dependencies Ubuntu Software Center Add Remove Programs Not all packages available from apt get aptitude and Synaptic Package Manager are available in the Ubuntu Software Center However it is the easiest interface for new users of Ubuntu and directs them to preferred packages 39 of 264 Menu gt Applications gt Ubuntu Software Center Search for the sort of program you want to add Example type MP3 to see a list of 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci mp3 software gt Mark for Installation gt Apply The selected program s will be automatically installed Manual Updates Read General Notes Read Add Extra Repositories Manually from Terminal comma
74. use with an IMAP or other type of mail server It is efficient and effective See the Ubuntu Community documentation http help ubuntu com community Squirrelmail n c Q e w o ot 1 oa D rt jan a n ct w ji n Q c H 5 s D 3 w N jat Roundcube webmail Roundcube http roundcube net about is an open source GPL licensed webmail package written in AJAX for use with an IMAP or other type of mail server It requires a LAMP or similar server stack See the Ubuntu Community documentation http help ubuntu com community Roundcube 140 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci iRedMail iRedMail http www iredmail org install_iredmail_on_ubuntu html is an integrated package that includes Dovecot Postfix a choice of OpenLDAP with phpLDAPAdmin or MySQL for the database Roundcubemail or Squirrelmail for web based mail access phpAdmin PostfixAdmin and AWStats It is optimized for Precise 12 04 LTS and is best installed on a fresh server since it resets many email configuration files There is a community edition with many of the features of the commercial edition Wiki software Wiki software allows an organization to have a manual that can be edited by a number of collaborators Wikipedia is the best known example MediaWiki MediaWiki http www mediawiki org is the free open source server software that Wikipedia use
75. website elements as well You can subscribe to a free filter service and can add to the block list individual ads and website elements with a single click 59 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci You can also add this extension from Firefox gt Tools gt Add ons gt Get Add ons gt Search All Add ons gt AdBlock Plus This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox Recent versions of Adblock Plus allow the display of a large number of partner ads unless you disable this undesirable behavior Firefox gt Tools gt Add ons gt Adblock Plus gt Preferences gt Filter preferences gt Allow some non intrusive advertising unticked Because Adblock Plus appears to now be creating holes in its own blocking service it is probably worthwhile to stop automatic updates and only update Adblock Plus selectively in case the developers in the future decide to create even more holes in the plug in s blocking capability without the corresponding option to disable the behavior NoScript plug in controls scripts The NoScript http noscript net plugin is considered one of the most important security measures for browsing the Internet Most viruses and trojans gain access to computers from the Internet through scripts This plugin allows you to choose which scripts to allow and blocks the rest 60 of 264 Add th
76. wiki MythZoneMinder Install_MythZoneMinder Install Office Suites LibreOffice Libreoffice http www libreoffice org default is a free and open source GPL licensed office suite with applications for word processing Writer http www libreoffice org features writer math formulae and equations Math http www libreoffice org features math diagrams and charts Draw http www libreoffice org features draw presentations Impress http www libreoffice org features impress spreadsheets Calc http www libreoffice org features calc and databases Base http www libreoffice org features base that is now installed by default in K Ubuntu If not it can be installed Open Word 2007 Documents in LibreOffice The latest edition of LibreOffice opens docx i e Word 2007 documents by default Open Office Open Office http www openoffice org was installed by default in older versions of K Ubuntu It has been replaced by LibreOffice which is similar and is no longer available in K Ubuntu 123 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Calligra Calligra http www calligra org is a KDE oriented office suite that is fork of and replaces KOffice It includes applications for word processing Words http www calligra org words graphics and painting Karbon http www calligra org karbon and Krita http www calligra org krita
77. 0 1_amd64 deb if using a 32 bit OS Start video4fuze from the command line or create a menu item with the Command video4fuze Convert files mpg or mp4 using Video4Fuze Do not use the Sansa Fuze player as the output folder but use an output folder on your computer Once the files have been converted then copy them directly to a Video folder on the Sansa Fuze using Nautilus in Ubuntu or Dolphin in Kubuntu m I like k9copy to extract something that I have saved on a DVD to an mp4 avi first The Sansa Fuze likes video at 224 x 176 and DivX 4 5 so I extract to those specifications Menu gt Multimedia gt k9copy gt Input DVD gt Output MPEG 4 encoding gt folder icon home user Videos k9configure gt MPEG 4 gt Video gt Codec MPEG 4 DivX 4 5 gt Width 224 gt Height 176 gt Audio mp3 lame gt Bitrate 128 I then use video4fuze to convert the extracted mp4 avi into the format that the Sansa Fuze likes Limitations At this time Flash videos flv cannot be converted directly by Video4Fuze You must convert flash videos to another format such as mpg or mp4 avi prior to Video4Fuze conversion using a converter such as mencoder or ffmpeg e g with WinFF as the GUI MachSpeed Trio The MachSpeed Trio works natively with K Ubuntu Linux Files can be copied directly to the device from a File Manager Dolphin or Nautilus Video formats include mpg flv and avi However the
78. 1 04 Unity Desktop http www youtube com watch v HMztaKt_1_E and other YouTube videos http www youtube com results search_query ubuntut 11 04 amp aq f New Applications Resources GetDeb http www getdeb net Features the latest versions of software available from the official repositories as well as software not available in the official repositories Available in easy to install deb files see Apt and Package Basics Top 100 Open source Applications http ubuntulinuxhelp com top 100 of the best useful opensource applications Linux Alternatives http www linuxalt com m LinuxLink http www linuxlinks com article 20080621060835773 GroupTests html provides best in category lists for Linux apps See our full list of add on applications Other buntu guides and help manuals Kubuntuguide http ubuntuguide org wiki Kubuntuguide Kubuntu uses the popular KDE http en wikipedia org wiki KDE desktop environment Lubuntu https wiki ubuntu com Lubuntu Lubuntu can run with as little as 256 Mb RAM It is better for older machines with limited resources m Edubuntu http www edubuntu org Download Edubuntu is a collection of software bundles optimized for use in educational environments LTSP thin client terminal server support and many networking tools are bundled A version for use with KDE Kubuntu is available SkoleLinux DebianEdu https wiki debian org DebianEdu a collection of
79. 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m 13 1 FFMPEG with xilgrab m 13 2 recordMyDesktop Desktop Session Recording 13 2 1 Using recordMyDesktop with PulseAudio m 13 3 Istanbul Desktop Session Recording 13 4 xvidcap Desktop Session Recording 13 5 CamStudio 13 6 Wink Presentation Editor m 13 7 Freeseer Presentation capture 13 8 Screencast Demos 13 9 Online content capture and streaming m 13 10 Video Disk Recording Personal Video Recorder 14 Video Applications m 14 1 OpenShot m 14 2 PiTiVi Non linear Video Editing Suite 14 3 Avidemux Video editor processor m 14 4 Kino Non linear Video Editing Suite m 14 5 KdenLive Non linear Video Editing Suite for KDE 14 6 Cinelerra Non linear Video Editing Suite m 14 7 LIVES Video editor processor 14 8 OpenMovieEditor 14 9 Blender m 14 10 Stopmotion Animation m 14 11 Animata Animation 14 12 Webcam Applications m 14 13 Video Disk Recording VDR a 15 Audio Applications 15 1 Audacity Audio Editor and Recorder m 15 2 Ardour Digital Audio Workstation m 15 3 Rosegarden Digital Audio Workstation 15 4 Hydrogen Drum synthesizer m 15 5 EasyTag ID3 editor m 15 6 PuddleTag ID3 editor 15 7 UbuntuStudio Ubuntu distribution customized for multimedia editing a 16 Audio Video conversion 16 1 Mencoder 16 2 FFMPEG video audio conversion m 16 2 1 FFMPEG GUI m 16 2 2 Join video segments 16 2 2 1 Sp
80. 2 27 PM Ubuntu Precise 187 of 264 Section InputDevice Identifier Generic Keyboard Driver kbd Option XkbRules xorg Option XkbModel pc105 Option XkbLayout us EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Configured Mouse Driver mouse EndSection Section ServerLayout Identifier Default Layout screen 0 Default Screen 0 0 EndSection Section Extensions Option Composite Enable EndSection xorg conf for intel Make sure you try the solution here including sudo update grub and rebooting before creating a new xorg conf It may solve your problem and you may not need this step l Section Device 1 Identifier Configured Video Device i Driver intel EndSection H Section Monitor Identifier Configured Monitor EndSection Section Screen Identifier Default Screen 1 Monitor Configured Monitor Device Configured Video Device EndSection Installation of ATI and nVidia Graphics drivers nVidia Driver The current proprietary nVidia drivers are automatically installed using Menu gt System gt Administration gt Hardware Drivers Look for the current drivers to activate there Here are alternate manual instructions a Please make a backup of xorg conf before following this method http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci a Install the n
81. 3 file This will work for any type of video file not just Flash For details see this section 2ManDVD 2ManDVD http 2mandvd tuxfamily org is a GUI utility for creating DVD videos It is the successor of ManDVD Choose the version for your architecture and install it from the 2ManDVD website http www getdeb net app 2ManDVD Click on the download link and select to open it with the GDebi Package Installer default If you have previously installed ManDVD you must uninstall it first For a usage tutorial read this 2ManDVD guide http www my guides net en content view 170 26 99 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Run Menu gt Applications gt Sound amp Video gt 2ManDVD DeVeDe DeVeDe http www rastersoft com programas devede html is a program to create video DVDs and CDs suitable for home players i e VCD sVCD or CVD from any source video file that is supported by MPlayer Choose the version for your architecture and install it from the DeVeDe website http www getdeb net app DeVeDe Click on the download link and select to open it with the GDebi Package Installer default For a usage tutorial read this DeVeDe guide http www my guides net en content view 75 26 Run Menu gt Applications gt Sound amp Video gt DeVeDe ManDVD ManDVD http www kde apps org content show php ManDVD content 83906 is a QT based DVD au
82. 4 as well or by compiling from source downloaded from the original site http symmetrica net cuneiform linux yagf en html Qt 4 7 or later already the version with Precise is required on your system Xsane Scanning utility Xsane http www xsane org is a full featured scanning utility Install Troubleshooting Some users report a SANE Error during device I O error with HP multifunction printers See this bug report https answers launchpad net hplip question 18354 If experiencing this problem verify it in the logs then try creating the following symlink to fix the issue 89 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Gnome Scan Scanning Utility Gnome Scan http projects gnome org gnome scan is a simple utility for scanning still in alpha stage Install Gwenview Image Manipulator Gwenview http gwenview sourceforge net is the quick image manipulator installed by default in Kubuntu K menu gt Graphics gt Gwenview Image Viewer Simple cut and paste resizing and format conversion are some of the graphics files manipulations that can be accomplished Install OpenClipart ClipArt Library OpenClipart http www openclipart org is a utility to provide access to a large library of free PNG SVG and OpenOffice clipart It includes a utility for OpenOffice Gallery Files are installed to usr share clipart Install It is
83. 4 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci other options of GnuPG http www gnupg org It can also manage your SSH keys For more info see this tutorial http ubuntu tutorials com 2007 08 14 privacy and encryption with pgp signing and encrypting email files Run Menu gt Applications gt Accessories gt Passwords and Encryption Keys scrypt Message Encryption scrypt http www tarsnap com scrypt html encrypts decrypts messages with a strong algorithm Using a 10 character password combining random alphanumeric and special characters an enormous amount of computing power is required to decode messages by someone that does not have the password See the website for usage parameters Install bcrypt Message Encryption berypt http bcrypt sourceforge net encrypts decrypts messages with a strong blowfish http en wikipedia org wiki Blowfish_ 28cipher 29 algorithm It is also able to overwrite the original message with a garbage appearing replacement further obscuring traces of the original message See the website for usage instructions Install File archival and encryption Archives with Passwords m See this section EncFS File and Disk encryption EncFS http www arg0 net encfs is a free open source tool to encrypt files and store them in a secondary directory See the Wikipedia article http en wikipedia org wiki EncFS Additional installation s
84. 5 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Now the Custom 8x10 5 Media Size should appear in the Printer Options section for your printer You can then choose between this media size and the essentially marginless Letter media size at any time Note 8 x 10 5 inches 203 2 x 266 7 mm 576 x 756 points in Postscript 72 points per inch in Postscript Brother printers Most Brother printers are auto detected or can be installed directly from the CUPS interface For additional drivers and instructions see the Brother help site http welcome solutions brother com bsc public_s id linux en index html For information on a specific model see the Linux OpenPrinting site http www openprinting org printer_list cgi make Brother MFC 7820N HP Printers For Hewlett Packard printers scanners install hplip and hplip gui m Add the printer Menu gt Applications gt System Tools gt HP Toolbox This should set up printer scanners for scanning as well For scanning install Xsane Menu gt Applications gt Graphics gt Xsane image scanning A full library of Linux drivers for HP printers is here http hplipopensource com hplip web index html Sound If you get no sound with a fresh install check that the sound levels are not set to zero Click on the sound speaker icon on the panel and then mixer You may need to expand the dialog window to show labels
85. 5 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci A simple whar configuration utility http gnomefiles org content show php wbarconf content 131999 can be downloaded as a deb package and installed wget http koti kapsi fi ighea wbarconf wbarconf_0 7 2 1_i386 deb tsudo dpkg i wbarconf_0 7 2 1_i386 deb Virtualization Virtualization allows a second operating system OS such as Windows or OS X to be run from within K Ubuntu This requires extra RAM because both K Ubuntu and the virtualized second OS require separate amounts of RAM and a license for the second OS If you wish to run a virtualized instance of Windows XP for instance you must have a license for Windows XP VirtualBox VirtualBox http www virtualbox org is a fast and complete virtualization solution that was owned and maintained by Sun Microsystems now bought by Oracle There is a free and fully open source edition available under the GNU GPL license m Install the open source edition m Start VirtualBox Menu gt VirtualBox OSE PC virtualization solution For usage instructions see the End user documentation http www virtualbox org wiki End user_documentation For information on installing Virtualbox in Windows so that Ubuntu can then be installed within in a virtual machine running in Windows see this page Proprietary versions of VirtualBox A few additional features http www virt
86. 64 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m Untangle http www untangle com mOnOwall http m0n0 ch wall m ClearOS http clearfoundation com Pessulus Lockdown Editor Pessulus is a GTK Gnome based utility that allows an a computer administrator to restrict acccess to several administrative functions including the command line Terminal and many other functions This is useful on public kiosk PCs for example Install Cluster cloud computing Cloud computing http en wikipedia org wiki Cloud_computing is the co ordination of many servers to maximise computing resources and efficiency The use of virtual machines http en wikipedia org wiki Virtual_machine load balancing http en wikipedia org wiki Load_balancing_ 28computing 29 and VLAN http en wikipedia org wiki Virtual_LAN technology are combined into an integrated system Distributed computing and parallel processing underlies the networks of computers that are now used in a number of supercomputing applications OpenStack cloud OpenStack http www openstack org is the technology currently used by Ubuntu for cloud computing as part of the Ubuntu Cloud Infrastructure https help ubuntu com community UbuntuCloudInfrastructure Also see the Ubuntu community help https help ubuntu com community OpenStack It is now included as part of Ubuntu server versions starting with 12 04 LTS Pre
87. 64 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci required or Firestarter will not know where to find it m Edit the DHCP server configuration file EO Se ae T A ag Ge gece Pag ig te Rinse OE it Sige ee ge ee PAR Ge AAAS LOAN fot Ct Spec fey Mier gage NEOPA Sevag fe Nee geese Tg RAE wing et LOCAT E er AS KASAS ORA ae op QM PACI Sac a S AASA 1 sudo nano w etc default dhcp3 server Change the line a Pe or Fe Bee ee Pee eR ge Ree Ce BO ee ee Th ge Eee A LIT A Boece Coe Bm Gee egy oP Tbe ope ban Lee ee ee 1 sINTERFACES i to 6 ee CS Oe SO Se ok OS ae er Oe ee ee ee eT Se oy ee Ge 1 INTERFACES ethO Restart the DHCP server a RNR CR AR a T T e T A R E R E A E RE E EE E PE E E E NS E E 1 sudo dhcpd restart m Right click on Network Manager gt Edit Connections gt Wired gt Add gt Connection name Shared internet connection gt Pv4 Settings gt Method Manual gt Add gt Address 10 0 0 1 gt Netmask 255 255 255 0 gt Gateway 0 0 0 0 gt Available to all users x Attach the ethernet cable to eth0 Network Manager gt Wired Networks gt Shared internet connection Adjust your firewall to allow the internet connection sharing Start Firestarter Try Sopa ee Oa Reed Ee ed dE ee rege CE TES EN ee ny Ge Te R Th Ge WEEE eB pare BO See BL Re A GES Sen Te he ban Lea ee E 1 sudo firestarter Tell the firewall which port is your direct Internet Connection
88. D can also be transferred to a USB flashdrive using usb creator gtk and the USB flashdrive then used to install Ubuntu on systems without CD drives Also see the Ubuntu Official documentation http www ubuntu com download help create a usb stick on ubuntu or the Ubuntu Community documentation http help ubuntu com community Installation FromUSBStick Installing from USB is generally much faster than from a CD If your computer device or hardware uses UEFI instead of a BIOS bootup system then see this page If your computer device or hardware uses Coreboot instead of a BIOS bootup system then see this page Install a classic Gnome appearing User Interface m A Gnome 3 4 interface gnome shell http live gnome org GnomeShell can be installed and a choice from the Login Manager of running in Unity or Gnome 3 will then be available A user interface resembling the classic Gnome 2 interface used in Ubuntu Lucid Lynx and earlier versions can be installed This installs the gnome shell modules as well A choice of running Unity or Gnome as the desktop environment will then be available from the Login Manager A complete Ubuntu Gnome Shell Remix http ubuntu gs remix sourceforge net p home OS an unofficial Ubuntu derivative is also available from which the Unity desktop environment has been removed entirely and is more similar to a Debian http wiki debian org distribution with a Gnome http www gnome org
89. Donkey P2P eMule eDonkey2000 MLDonkey is a P2P file sharing program and network that is able to use different network protocols To install the MLDonkey core server follow these instructions https help ubuntu com community MLDonkey MLDonkey GUI frontends Install the Gnome GUI frontend for MLDonkey Another GUI is called Sancho http sancho awardspace com KMLDonkey http extragear kde org apps kmldonkey is the KDE Kubuntu frontend for MLDonkey http mldonkey sourceforge net Main_Page Opentracker Torrent tracker Opentracker http erdgeist org arts software opentracker is the most widely used torrent tracker http en wikipedia org wiki BitTorrent_tracker software It can be used within a private organisation or as a public service to track freely available torrents Download through CVS and installation instructions are at the website Videoconferencing and VOIP Videoconferencing and voice over Internet VOIP https en wikipedia org wiki Comparison_of_VoIP_software applications are merging into integrated applications Most of these applications now allow placing calls to non Internet based telephones for a small fee Ekiga Formerly known as Gnomemeeting Ekiga http www gnomemeeting org is a SIP compliant fully functional open source integrated VOIP and videoconferencing program 74 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci
90. Enable Hard Drive locking if your computer s BIOS allows it Most hard drives allow a password to be set by the BIOS and stored in a chip on the hard drive controller which can only be reset by disassembling the hard drive Some manufacturers provide a backdoor security key however BIOS versions found on newer computers laptops allow this password to be set in the BIOS so that only a BIOS containing the correct password can unlock the hard drive If the hard drive is then removed from the computer it cannot be accessed by any BIOS that does not have the correct password or backdoor security key Note however that this precaution does not protect against booting from external devices if the BIOS is still set to allow that a There is a risk to this security measure If you forget the password and the BIOS passwords somehow get reset the hard drive would become inaccessible The BIOS and Hard Drive password s should always be stored in a safe location Password protect the Grub bootloader Without password protection Grub can be used to circumvent BIOS restrictions See this section for Grub Legacy and this section for Grub2 Make sure all user accounts are protected by a password and always require passwords for login Never create an administrator user account hidden or not and leave it 239 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci unprotected by a password Never ena
91. FS Partitions with read write privileges 38 13 2 Mounting FAT32 Partitions m 38 14 Synchronize clock to network time server a 39 Hardware 14 of 264 39 1 CPU and motherboard m 39 1 1 Disable CPU Frequency scaling m 39 1 2 libsensors 39 1 3 Sensors applet Motherboard monitoring m 39 2 Graphics Cards m 39 2 1 Frequency Out of Range Choose New Resolution 39 2 2 Install Latest Nvidia ATI drivers m 39 2 3 Intel integrated graphics cards a 39 2 3 1 Intel graphics resolution problems 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci a 39 2 3 2 Screen Keeps Flickering m 39 2 4 Reconfigure xserver xorg 39 2 4 1 xorg conf m 39 2 4 1 1 xorg conf for nvidia m 39 2 4 1 2 xorg conf for intel 39 2 5 Installation of ATI and nVidia Graphics drivers a 39 2 5 1 nVidia Driver u 39 2 5 2 ATI Driver 39 3 Monitors Displays 39 3 1 Turn off power saving m 39 3 2 Configure Dual Monitors with nVidia 39 4 Hard Drives and USB Storage m 39 4 1 USB Drives a 39 4 1 1 Add MTP capability 39 5 Optical Drives m 39 6 Printers amp Scanners 39 6 1 Add a Printer 39 6 1 1 Change default CUPS printer margins m 39 6 2 Brother printers 39 6 3 HP Printers 39 7 Sound m 39 7 1 PulseAudio 39 7 1 1 HDMI with PulseAudio 39 7 1 2 Recording with PulseAudio m 39 7 2 Airport Express a 39 7 2 1 Airport Express with Pulse Audio 39 7 2 1 1 Troubleshooting 39 7 2 2 raop client Airport Exp
92. Firestarter gt Preferences gt Firewall gt Network Settings gt Internet connected network device wlan0 gt IP address is assigned by DHCP x a Tell the firewall which port is for the LAN and specify the details for the LAN Firestarter gt Preferences gt Firewall gt Network Settings gt Local network connected device eth0 213 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci gt Enable internet connection sharing x gt Enable DHCP for the local network x gt DHCP server details gt Create new DHCP configuration gt Lowest IP address to assign 10 0 0 2 gt Highest IP address to assign 10 0 0 250 gt Name server lt dynamic gt Note Use your own desired LAN settings internal DHCP assigned dynamic IP http en wikipedia org wiki Static_IP Static_and_dynamic_IP_addresses address range of course In this example I don t use the full IP range 10 0 0 2 10 0 0 255 for dynamic IP addresses because I want to reserve some LAN addresses 10 0 0 251 10 0 0 255 to be used as static IP addresses Notes If you wish to use this setup all the time make the Shared internet connection profile your default connection profile in Network Manager Using a nested wireless LAN router Many users will already have an established LAN that uses an existing wireless router and has client computers that are setup to connect wirelessly
93. I GRD S A e AA TLS PT E A A O A CAS AT Ae A LST S Be E EA aE S gE AAR S eA ae Lee De 1 GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT quiet i915 modeset 0 but I don t think this option is required or used any longer Then regenerate the Grub2 configuration file EE aN Ra ae a a A a aS 1 sudo update grub or FE ae ae tay ene ee Ne get am PRP TR Tg ot A Sed Se Rng Hg oa tae pce mt et a gh A aa GE tage oP Nah gar tas gt ound AE oa Sat Sage Goh ct Vasu medias ata EREN Rg E a A Nan ete Om ow am gt fie 1 sudo grub mkconfig output boot grub grub cfg er a After rebooting graphics will usually work Intel graphics resolution problems On a fresh installation of Karmic Koala I had no problems with my onboard Intel graphics card However on an update from Jaunty to Karmic I could not get higher screen resolutions the same problem I had in Jaunty A solution to achieve higher resolutions is to revert to the old Intel drivers used in Intrepid as detailed here https wiki ubuntu com ReinhardTartler X RevertingIntelDriverTo2 4 Screen Keeps Flickering If you have an Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM GMS 910GML card your screen may flicker every 5 10 seconds To prevent this Menu gt System gt Administration gt Advanced gt Service Manager gt Uncheck Detect RANDR monitor changes Reconfigure xserver xorg xorg conf 185 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci B
94. IP In versions prior to Precise Pangolin 12 04 LTS I was not able to get Network Manager to accept my static IP address settings If you only use only a wired interface you do not need a network manager and it can be removed Remove Network Manager replace network manager kde with network manager if using Ubuntu instead of Kubuntu I sudo apt get remove network manager kde l I isudo reboot i I 1 Edit the etc network interfaces file use the gedit text editor instead of kate if using Ubuntu instead of Kubuntu er a m and replace the line ok if line is missing De a ae ey eed I Rha perp ee Gey Yael ar eee Sika take Ea Ey ETA a S pat eye adie hye Peete Wit miye yf ee mt et Mi kgt OT Tt at NY F Sale gad weet ety tte Vagal why wag ey emt tS aby 1 tiface ethO inet dhcp i m with the following lines using your own LAN settings of course a a a E E E O AR aR TEATE RR RS 1 auto ethd tiface ethO inet static i address 192 168 0 35 metmask 255 255 255 0 1 network 192 168 0 0 i broadcast 192 168 0 255 gateway 192 168 0 1 i Then restart networking ee ea OE SEAT Eta aes ny PIES ate gt EVEA TAA AS CAA EA IIA me RT Cut EAE AAAS tye Spartan EAA E EA F met APE ET EIT LRE Y EE aA SIEIS S TA T OE CA afp EYE EA a T T E a e 1 sudo etc init d networking restart i ee a m Check to see if your settings are now correct ee ae tans TR n Re Eg aM gM ey Meee TN i Magy NS a RENT etna ges SR YN aD area Sy ow gee aD Aa OS or
95. MCP http www tldp org HOWTO XDMCP HOWTO index html allows a separate remote login by an authorized user This login is separate from the local user XDMCP is not secure over the Internet and should only be used within a LAN It cannot be tunnelled through SSH It is turned off by default in Ubuntu To enable it edit the configuration file l Xdmcp tEnable true SSH is basically secure Telnet VPN clients A VPN http en wikipedia org wiki Virtual_private_network Virtual Private Network allows a secure encrypted connection tunnelling over the Internet between a client either standalone or on a separate LAN and a home or corporate LAN server VPN through Network Manager The default Network Manager in Ubuntu Kubuntu has a VPN client available This includes support for IPSec and Cisco compliant VPN connections Install 232 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci To connect to a VPN network using OpenVPN SSL install the plugin m Configure Network Manager icon in system tray gt VPN Connections gt Configure VPN vpnautoconnect vpn daemon vpnautoconnect http sourceforge net projects vpnautoconnect is a daemon to allow automatic vpn connections through Network Manager Download http sourceforge net projects vpnautoconnect files and install the deb package for your OS version Other VPN clients Standalone VPN clients base
96. Minerva http www minervahome net home automation and multimedia control with a GUI interface It can even hook into Google Calendar DomotiGa http www domotiga nl home automation software from the Netherlands using a MySQL database NetHomeServer http wiki nethome nu doku php start is a Java based cross platform automation system authored by a single coder It is in alpha development but can be downloaded from the website and evaluated The Wosh http wosh sourceforge net framework is message based middleware to effect home automation processes The project is in early development 122 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Linux Home Automation http www linuxha com contains information regarding many nascent home automation projects Home Security Zoneminder surveillance system Zoneminder http www zoneminder com manages surveillance cameras and stores images on the hard disk Images can be viewed using a LAMP server remotely X10 devices can be triggered using built in perl scripts Install Myth Zoneminder MythZoneminder http www mythtv org wiki MythZoneMinder allows you to view your security cameras through Myth TV essentially It is a plugin that interfaces the two packages Zoneminder which must be working on your system and Myth TV which must also be working See the installation instructions http www mythtv org
97. N and wish to see where the activity is occurring this is an easy tool to use Both local user and root user installations are created in general you must use the root user installation to see all your network traffic List open files sometimes you will see your network slowing and want to know which files are sending data over ports Use this command 240 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Nmap Nmap http nmap org is a free open source utility for network exploration including showing open ports and running services and security auditing Also see these usage tips http www linux magazine com Issues 2006 62 Nmap Methods Install Once you have found out which ports are open use a firewall to close the ones you don t want open Nmap GUI Nessus Nessus http www nessus org is a proprietary comprehensive vulnerability scanning suite that is free for personal non enterprise usage See the website for details Snort Snort http www snort org is the de facto open source standard for intrusion detection Install It can be used with an MySQL database sudo apt get install snort mysql or with a PostgreSQL database sudo apt get install snort pgsql AcidBase AcidBase http secureideas sourceforge net is an intrusion detection basic analysis and security engine that uses Snort Install 241 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu P
98. N r ine Ng a Tee DEL Be gt Ng gs teen tN Ee en eg gt eS Ce hy ge PFE ag ee ee TNT A Es OR We Ne RE EE wp Ba A 1 sudo apt add repository ppa user repository where ppa user repository is an example of the repository you wish to add When the repository name has a format similar to the following enclose the repository name in quotation marks Fe Se ee pie gre ee we ere ey Ne anges ae SN A S cag Say ge he Se nag A EA Piet Reig gt Mbt E A ga eos E PORTE GONG ee vin Pig E aye neg we wary aera e ye 1 sudo apt add repository deb http repository example org precise stable To remove a repository IT ee a oe E E E a ce a A aged ee ate Se coh ead om rae Oye Slag Noa at OY Bagg Nae once tt Sam poh An cm Nagel Od Sa getName sa Bat NagglDe Wag Sas at NY Smet ear af ga ct ag oa ate E NEE aad om Nae Nay 1 sudo apt add repository r ppa user repository m Download and add the repository keys to your keyring See Add repository keys Refresh the packages list from the new repositories Ty ee a Sarge ns SEE Ee AA EN GD a ee PEE Pe MED PTL See I Ee Pe SE TAC CVO PE dd POOLE MPT Sipe GME Gh pp en EOE TTL an Fea Pee nee 1 sudo apt get update Note If add apt repository is not available on your system then install it with the package eee TAT oct ake Lee veg de Te pee Re VG abe Pe T a Weve OES Pied og heed oy Pe ee eee ee PLO ES TaN pes Beet ON eae oe Oe SON AS Fer NEO tO CaP Ee D RENEE eT pete Me oe CVE te Wed Ta eae 1 isudo apt get install python softwar
99. SH tunneling is that only the lt SSH tunnel port gt needs to be open and forwarded by a router All encrypted communications will go through your router using this single port This is what makes the communications secure PuTTY PuTTY http www chiark greenend org uk sgtatham putty is a GTK based GUI client interface for SSH connections and eases the setup for port forwarding SSH public key authentication and automated login A user would run Putty to create the SSH tunnel instead of the ssh command and then run a program such as Krdc or Vinagre PuTTY is available for both Linux and Windows but for routine Linux usage OpenSSH is generally recommended instead To create a 2048 bit RSA key pair compatible with OpenSSH it is possible to use Puttygen http linux die net man 1 puttygen part of Putty tools For me the Linux version of Puttygen is occasionally buggy however so I recommend OpenSSH keygen for routine 222 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci usage instead jputtygen t rsa b 2048 O private o putty_rsa ppk puttygen putty_rsa ppk 0 public openssh 0 id_rsa pub i puttygen putty_rsa ppk 0 private openssh o id_rsa i Li m Copy the public key home user ssh id_rsa pub to the server that is hosting the OpenSSH server into the home serveruser ssh for whichever user is the administrative user for the server generally the user that instal
100. Sat om Rap ee Pe Nan Sag Nag gm Mar age Scan RE Nagy te aah foe E S mM E Waed EAE mete Met ay Mn E Vag oP Noah fare Ut an Perse hd ag acl get tae reas cant Wa og Par ta Aig 1 sudo apt get install dansguardian squid See these installation instructions https help ubuntu com community Servers DansGuardian for setup details In brief Edit the dansguardian configuration file TO Us Seno a eg SUS fap Pence tag dee eM eee A A Ae ne eS SUN Pe at ah te fa eee es Epa Pe Reta Ne ee knee es SRS FP S GN tert aga AANT Pe Oe a TOU AAS Ee ke 1 sudo nano etc dansguardian dansguardian conf comment out the UNCONFIGURED line ep A a Nap age mga TE gehen RY Re ach ied tay pony Sp Mar gk Amc ga ET Wag SP o Zorn a iat Nag hears nal OY kag Weed a hee ETEA Sot Sa ca Ch Wagga Sag are oat et ag me ae ak Na ad nat Sa apt See et Om en ada at rg 1 HHUNCONFIGURED If using tinyproxy instead of Squid change the proxyport to 8888 a a aas i a a RD a RC TR ae I r a E TE a E 1 proxyport 8888 Reinstall dansguardian pi Rs a ee a ge ee ae ye nae SF Ee a a neh Na Pe eee Bee ee ae Oy Reger y a eee COLA PO Se ey Be Es me yh Ng pam ter at Ey ol a 1 sudo apt get install reinstall dansguardian Set your browser to use the localhost 8080 proxy For example in Firefox a Firefox gt Edit gt Preferences gt Advanced gt Network gt Settings a Manual proxy configuration gt HTTP proxy localhost gt Port 8080 A Webmin module http sour
101. Time m Check the Set date and time automatically option m Choose an ntp time server near you 181 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Hardware CPU and motherboard The Linux kernel in versions of K Ubuntu starting with Karmic Koala implemented mandatory CPU temperature and fan speed sensor monitoring which was optional in previous kernels The output from the sensors is used to effect CPU scaling throttling in the event of out of range temperature values However not all motherboards CPUs have sensor drivers available and due to a bug in the feedback routine missing sensors drivers incorrectly report as an out of range error in the kernel Originally this threw multiple errors which were logged using rsyslogd to both the var log kern log and the var log syslog files filling them to multiple Gb size within a few hours This had the effect of slowing then freezing the machine Eventually the machine will simply not boot The workaround involves disabling the ONDEMAND module Disable CPU Frequency scaling This error shows on my system at boot and in the kernel and system logs as My motherboard does not have drivers for my CPU fan sensor Therefore the Linux kernel cannot monitor the temperature and fan speeds properly and throttles the CPU aka frequency scaling inappropriately This has the effect of slowing or freezing my computer To turn off this
102. Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Ubuntu Precise From 5 ubuntu mic Ubuntu 12 04 LTS Precise Pangolin Introduction m On April 26 2012 Ubuntu 12 04 LTS http releases ubuntu com precise was released m It is codenamed Precise Pangolin and is the successor to Oneiric Ocelot 11 10 http ubuntuguide org wiki Ubuntu_Oneiric Oneiric 1 m Precise Pangolin is an LTS Long Term Support release It will be supported with security updates for both the desktop and server versions until April 2017 Contents 1 Ubuntu 12 04 LTS Precise Pangolin m 1 1 Introduction 1 2 General Notes m 1 2 1 General Notes m 1 3 Other versions 1 3 1 How to find out which version of Ubuntu you re using m 1 3 2 How to find out which kernel you are using m 1 3 3 Newer Versions of Ubuntu 1 3 4 Older Versions of Ubuntu m 1 4 Other Resources m 1 4 1 Ubuntu Resources 1 4 1 1 Unity Desktop a 1 4 1 2 Gnome Project a 1 4 1 3 Ubuntu Screenshots and Screencasts 1 4 1 4 New Applications Resources m 1 4 2 Other buntu guides and help manuals 1 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise 2 of 264 http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci a 2 Installing Ubuntu 2 1 Hardware requirements 2 2 Fresh Installation 2 3 Install a classic Gnome appearing User Interface 2 4 Dual Booting Windows and Ubuntu 2 5 Installing multiple OS on a single computer 2 6 Use Startup Manager to c
103. XBMC like open source package to allow streaming video over the Internet including from YouTube and other sites It is a fork of XBMC and is still in alpha development and testing stage It is currently available for 32 bit systems only and recommended for Hardy A current version is anticipated soon Note Boxee does not run Netflix on Linux despite their ads See these download instructions http app boxee tv download Elisa Elisa http elisa fluendo com is a cross platform media center that uses the Gstreamer multimedia framework Commercial plugins are available from Fluendo It supports PVR and Music Jukebox Install 119 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci LinuxMCE See LinuxMCE Multimedia Servers MPD Multimedia Playing Server MPD http mpd wikia com wiki What_MPD_Is_and_Is_Not is a music server meant for LAN usage It can be controlled from remote clients It can also stream internet streams TiMidity MIDI Sound Server TiMidity http timidity sourceforge net is a MIDI software synthesizer required by several games and other MIDI dependent applications uShare UPnP A V Media Server uShare http ushare geexbox org is a UPnP media server compatible with the Xbox360 and PS3 Also see How to Run uShare at Startup http ubuntuguide org index php title How to _Getting_uShare_to_run_at_Startup Content streaming Icecast Ice
104. You can change the Login menu settings from the GUI interface Menu gt System gt Administration gt Login Manager You can choose an integrated theme or select individual components of the login screen process Automating bootup options StartupManager is a GUI to manage settings for Grub Grub Legacy Grub 2 Usplash and Splashy GRUB boot manager settings Grub2 Precise comes with Grub2 http www gnu org software grub manual grub html a difficult boot manager to customize Grub2 is also known as grub pc See the evolving instructions at the Ubuntu wiki https wiki ubuntu com Grub2 or Ubuntu forums http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 1195275 In brief some settings can be edited 174 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci I sudo nano etc default grub sudo grub mkconfig output boot grub grub cfg Alternatively use the command Grub2 background image colors fonts m See this Ubuntu Forums thread http ubuntuforums org showthread php p 10720685 post10720685 Any background image can be used for Grub2 by placing the image in the boot grub folder and then reconfiguring Grub2 The image ought to be the same size as the Grub2 startup resolution specified in etc default grub e g 1024x768 A selection of splashimages can be installed into the usr share images grub folder sudo apt get install grub2 splashimages One o
105. _License Open Database License is a share alike open license intended for databases Apache license The Apache license http en wikipedia org wiki Apache_license has been around a long time It is compatible with the GPLv3 license but unlike the GPLV3 license it does not require modified software to retain the Apache license In other words Apache licensed software can be modified and the modified software then made proprietary and therefore not returned to the open source community BSD license The BSD license http en wikipedia org wiki BSD_licenses is similar to a public domain license There are currently many confusing iterations of the BSD license however mostly regarding attribution notices and advertising that is required to be provided along with any software derivatives The BSD license allows the option of propagation of either otherwise licensed free open source restrictions or proprietary restrictions It therefore allows a mix of otherwise licensed proprietary modules and open sourced licensed modules to co exist in the same package This flexibility has made the BSD license popular with complex distributions such as the BSD Unix based Mac OS X operating system for example Creative Commons licenses Espoused by many large public domain projects there are a variety of Creative Commons http en wikipedia org wiki Creative_Commons copyright licenses for different scenarios Many variations impose non
106. a free cross platform e book reader based on the GTK platform Install Calibre eBook conversion Calibre http calibre ebook com help is an eBook reader library manager and tool for conversion between many eBook formats including the epub format Install eBook conversion examples and tips are here Sigil eBook editing and conversion Sigil http code google com p sigil allows creation and editing of an eBook in epub format and conversion from other formats Download and install the binary from the website eCub eBook editing and conversion 128 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci eCub http www juliansmart com ecub linux allows creation and editing of an eBook in epub format and conversion from other formats Download and install the deb package from the website QR Codes qrencode Qrencode http fukuchi org works qrencode index html is a command line utility to encode any line of text such as a URL into a QR encoded http en wikipedia org wiki QR_code PNG graphic image Install which will create a png image showing the QR code for the simple text Have a Nice Day note the usage of parentheses to accommodate the spaces in the text or use to create a png image showing the QR code for the URL of Ubuntuguide Qr code creator https launchpad net qr code creator is a GUI for qrencode Download and install the deb package
107. a risk of software bloat and some incompatibilities between modules when doing this At login you can choose as an option whether to start the KDE Kubuntu desktop or the Gnome Ubuntu desktop Nevertheless when there are two modules trying to perform the same function one from each desktop it is possible to have conflicts Run a KDE 3 desktop from Ubuntu You can also install the older KDE 3 desktop on Lucid or almost any KDE3 application Add the following KDE 3 repositories n c Q w Q E 1 w o ot l 5 D me fe n H ct e 7 lt mo me w x Q oO w 1 3 w H mi ot w H WA D a n I sudo apt get update sudo apt get install kubuntu desktop kde3 I m To install any KDE3 app append kde3 suffix to package name See Pearson Computing http apt pearsoncomputing net for additional details Kill end a process There are many tricks to try to fix a frozen PC Press Alt F2 and use killall to end the frozen application Example sudo killall amarok sudo killall firefox l m In order to terminate a stuck graphical application use the xkill utility Press Alt F2 type xkill and press Run Point the cursor to the application you want to kill and press the left 258 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci mouse button This should kill the selected application m Another trick to try is pressing AltGr SysRq K R
108. about is a very robust free open source universal threat management appliance similar to IPCop and Smoothwall It also incorporates OpenVPN Like Smoothwall Dansguardian is used for content filtering and is included in the community edition Commercial and hardware versions with some additional features automatic updates and professional support are available See the website for details LTSP Thin client support LTSP http www ltsp org the Linux Terminal Server Project adds thin client http en wikipedia org wiki Thin_client support to Linux servers The package is free GPL licensed and the client can be used to run programs on either Linux or Windows LTSP servers There is a module for classroom management Itsp controlaula as well Installation instructions are here https help ubuntu com community UbuntuLTSP LTSPQuickInstall The alternate LiveCD can also be used to install a terminal server as indicated in these instructions http www ubuntu com products whatisubuntu serveredition technologies Itsp LTSP Server 244 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Install LTSP Client Install iTALC Thin client for Education iTALC http italc sourceforge net is a free open source GPL licensed thin client solution that supports both K Ubuntu Linux and Windows XP It has been used widely in educational settings to monitor share and control
109. ac oscar wiki repoTesting for instructions on installing the deb packages from repositories BOINC Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing BOINC http en wikipedia org wiki Berkeley_Open_Infrastructure_for_Network_Computing is middleware software developed at UC Berkeley http en wikipedia org wiki Space_Sciences_Laboratory to allow multiple computers to operate as a grid based cloud based supercomputer There are over half a million computers participating in BOINC projects To install BOINC http wiki debian org BOINC and participate in one or more of these projects A warning about distributed computing Cloud computing is often mistaken for remote hosting While cloud computing using public hosts may be beneficial in farming out a few of your non sensitive computing needs the recent ease of cloning filesystems and the promiscuity of datacenters has placed a great deal of sensitive data at risk when databases and critical server functions themselves are remotely hosted at a site not under your complete control Even trusted banks and other large businesses routinely trade and sell our sensitive private data to multiple partners sometimes for profit and sometimes unwittingly Hosted servers are compromised on a daily basis and it is not very easy for an end customer to know how effective are the security practices of a remote hosting service Further any data left on public storage devices cloud servers in the
110. all and run I sudo apt get install partimage sudo partimage I Partimage cannot be used from within the partition you wish to backup You will either have to run it from a different partition or from a LiveCD that contains it A serious limitation of Partimage is its inability to backup restore split image files to from multiple media e g spanned DVDs CDs limiting its usefulness as an inexpensive cloning and distribution solution Partition image backup restoration must be to from a single hard drive large capacity USB stick or networked storage space cp An entire partition s filesystem can easily be copied to another partition using the cp a command However this cannot be done for the partition of a filesystem that is running Use the K Ubuntu LiveCD to copy partitions when necessary Obviously the destination partition should be as large or larger than the source partition and while not necessary probably is best if both partitions are of the same filesystem type e g ext4 Use GParted to create or manipulate the destination partition if necessary To copy the entire filesystem for example from the ext4 partition dev sda6 into the ext4 partition at dev sda7 mount both partitions isudo mkdir media partsda6 i sudo mkdir media partsda7 sudo mount dev sda6 t ext4 media partsda6 sudo mount dev sda7 t ext4 media partsda7 Of course once the partition s filesystem is copied a bootmanager Grub2 o
111. alth Record OpenEMR http www open emr org is a mature robust outpatient setting electronic medical record system that is certified in the US m Make sure the LAMP Linux Apache MySQL PHP5 stack is installed first I sudo apt get install tasksel sudo tasksel install lamp server I m Install the Debian K Ubuntu package from this location http open emr org wiki index php OpenEMR_Downloads Ubuntu 2Fdebian using these instructions http open emr org wiki index php OpenEMR_4 1_Ubuntu Debian_Package_Installation VistA Enterprise Electronic Health Record OpenVistA http www medsphere com and WorldVistA http worldvista org are two varieties of the largest and most robust CCHIT approved electronic health record platform in the public domain They are GPL licensed are based on the US Veterans Administration health record system and can be installed as an integrated database server and client system See the detailed download and installation instructions for OpenVistA and WorldVistA or visit Vistapedia http www vistapedia net for other instructions Also see the Ultimate Server with OpenVistA EHR Other systems NOSH Charting System EMR http noshemr wordpress com is a free open source EMR project in development that can be installed in K Ubuntu from a private repository found here https launchpad net shihjay2 archive nosh chartingsystem CAD QCAD http www ribbonsoft com qcad html is
112. an create output for LAME MP3 compliant OGG Vorbis oggenc FLAC and RIFF WAVE Install Gnac GNome Audio Converter Gnac GNome Audio Converter http gnac sourceforge net converts between all GStreamer supported audio formats It is not yet part of the standard repositories See these installation instructions http Jaunchpad net gnac team archive ppa SOX encodes decodes audio SoX http sox sourceforge net is a command line utility to convert audio formats See this usage guide http sox sourceforge net sox html Install 102 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Install MP3 support for Sox m See this blog post http eggblog invertedegg com p 19 or this Ubuntu Forums thread http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 17272 Install the MP3 libraries if not already installed For simple conversions I have found FFMPEG to be easier and FFMPEG already has mp3 support Example s aH 3 5 oO oq a gy S o Pan D 3 A j w lon N fe x i w A N w E gt P y a Q e R wm in 3 Ww where ab specifies the bit rate ac specifies the number of channels in this example 2 channel stereo and ar specifies the sampling frequency CDs and DVDs Brasero CD DVD burner Brasero http projects gnome org brasero is a CD DVD burning application that is now part of the G
113. at the Ubuntu community wiki https help ubuntu com community VMware Player In brief to install the free VMWare Player Install pre requisites Get the binary package installation script give it executable privileges then run the installation script wget http download3 vmware com software vmplayer VMware Player 2 5 3 185404 1386 bundle chmod x VMware Player 2 5 3 185404 1386 bundle i tsudo VMware Player 2 5 3 185404 i386 bundle i l Menu gt Applications gt System Tools gt VMWare Player Create an Ubuntu Appliance While any edition of Ubuntu can be installed in a virtual machine the minimal installation option F4 of the Ubuntu Server creates a highly efficient edition previously known as JeOS optimised for use within a virtual appliance which can then be played using VMWare Player or other virtual machine client See this walkthrough A virtual appliance for VMWare Player using this JeOS minimal server can also be built using 47 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci vmbuilder https help ubuntu com 10 04 serverguide C jeos and vmbuilder html VMWare Server m Install pre requisites n Cc Qa 0 w me et 1 oa oO ct H gt n ct w j o c H fi Qa i oO n n o ot H w H H x 1 gt oO it a oO 7 n 1 A c 3 w 3 oO i s Y Download the server source files for your ar
114. ation Manager Kontact http kontact kde org is the default PIM included with Kubuntu Kontact includes email an address book a calendar reminders pop up notes a link to the Akregator News RSS http en wikipedia org wiki RSS reader time tracking and more Its many functions resemble MS Outlook Through connectors it interfaces with many groupware servers http kontact kde org groupwareservers php such as Kolab and eGroupware Install BasKet Note Pads BasKet Note Pads http basket kde org is a personal note taking application that resides on your computer and can be used for creating to do lists It is great for centralising your thoughts in one place Install it Planner Project planning amp management Planner http www simpleprojectmanagement com planner is an MS Project http en wikipedia org wiki Microsoft_Project like planning and management tool 130 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Time Tracker You can keep track how long you use an application with a TimeTracker application Keep records for billing or simply limit your Internet usage See this list http www linuxlinks com article 20120102092457744 TimeTracking html of similar function apps for Linux Project Hamster http projecthamster wordpress com about is a time tracking applet for the Gnome desktop Install KTimeTracker http www kde org applications ut
115. ation platform See this Ubuntu community documentation https help ubuntu com community WindowsXPUnderQemuHowTo It can be installed from source code http www qemu org qemu doc html SEC82 Xen Xen http www xen org is an efficient open source virtualization hypervisor platform which includes a merge with QEMU It is the basis for the Amazon EC2 Cloud and is generally intended for use on a server or on baremetal systems i e no OS yet installed It is free open source under a GPL license The latest desktop and installation instructions is available from the website A commercial version is also offered by Citrix Implementation in Ubuntu requires some modification currently For more info see the Ubuntu community documentation https help ubuntu com community Xen Install A Xen virtual machine host can also be installed automatically with certain 64 bit CPUs using the 64 bit Ubuntu Server LiveCD A K Ubuntu desktop can then later be added see Ubuntu server Virtual Machine Manager Virtual Machine Manager http virt manager et redhat com is an application to allow viewing of all instances of virtual machines on your system It includes a secure implementation of VNC This and other virtual management tools are available as an integrated package in K Ubuntu Install Crossover for Linux Codeweavers Crossover Office for Linux http www codeweavers com products cxlinux is a subscription based
116. b gt Burn gt Writing app growisofs gt Writing mode DAO this has successfully allowed me to burn DVDs with more than 3 5 Gb data m Alternatively obtain and use the older version of k3b cdrecord wodim v1 9 such as used in the Lucid Lynx This is not an easy solution to implement other than by installing a standalone Lucid Lynx OS in its own small partition Cdrecord has no permission to open the device error If you receive the cdrecord has no permission to open the device error while burning using K3B open a terminal and type Note replace dev scd0 with your own device e g dev sr0 Note chmod 777 is the universal option for granting full permission to a folder The 777 mask indicates that read write and execute permission is given to all users K9copy DVD Ripper K9copy http en wikipedia org wiki K9copy is the free open source DVD backup http en wikipedia org wiki DVD_ripper copying compression and authoring utility that requires libdvdcss For other info see this http www dvd guides com guides linux 213 how to copy dvd9 to dvd5 using k9copy or this http www my guides net en content view 77 26 guide You can easily create MPEG 2 MPEG 4 or DVD videos with this utility See this section for tips on using k9copy with mencoder and NTFS DVDs Tips At times you may not be able to copy your DVD directly from DVD to DVD This may because you have a small imperfection in the DVD or because th
117. b dpkg lock tsudo fuser cuk var cache apt archives lock sudo rm f var cache apt archives lock File Managers For FTP http en wikipedia org wiki File_Transfer_Protocol online File Transfer Protocol See this section on FTP clients for information about FileZilla See this section on FTP servers for information about vsftp and proftp Also see these FTP tips For WebDAV http en wikipedia org wiki WebDAV online folders a See this section on WebDAV for information about both WebDAV servers and clients m For MTP http en wikipedia org wiki Media_Transfer_Protocol Media Transport Protocol used for transferring data by USB to some storage devices u See this section Nautilus m Nautilus https live gnome org Nautilus is the default file manager in Ubuntu Gnome Desktop Add ons There are many add on icons themes wallpapers 3 D effects and other customizations available for the GNOME desktop Gnome Eye Candy Resources Gnome Look http www gnome look org has wallpapers splash screens icons and themes for windows managers including Metacity and Compiz and other applications Ubuntu Wallpaper 41 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Download free Maverick Meerkat wallpapers https wiki ubuntu com Artwork Incoming Maverick Change Plymouth Splash Screen This is the initial splash screen you see at bootup Di
118. be writable for UID 1000 or GID 1000 in order for the virus database to be updated then change the ownership of the installation directory var lib clamav ClamTk ClamAV GUI ClamTk http clamtk sourceforge net is a G K based GUI frontend for ClamAV Install AVG http free avg com us en download prd afl offers a free virus scanner for Linux in a deb package Download and install from the website Avast Avast http www avast com linux home edition offers a Linux edition for home users only in a deb package Download and install from the website Anti spam Spam Assasin SpamAssasin http spamassassin apache org is written in perl and is mostly for use with a server such as a groupware server or Apache Install Rootkit checkers 237 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Rootkits http en wikipedia org wiki Rootkit are malicious trojan http en wikipedia org wiki Trojan_horse_ computing like programs to allow an intruder to become a root user and therefore have complete administrative control over the system There aren t many rootkits in the wild for Linux Still this is a growing security problem especially in other operating systems and it is a matter of time before more rootkits appear in Linux Checking for rootkits isn t always successful from a system that is already infected Your rootkit checker should therefore be run from anoth
119. behavior I used the Debian RCConf utility I I sudo apt get install rcconf dialog i sudo rcconf I and unchecked the ONDEMAND item I also unchecked the fan control item I then rebooted For more info see this http askubuntu com questions 3924 disable ondemand cpu scaling daemon An alternative command is Note These instructions may not work with newer Linux kernels libsensors libsensors libsensors3 and or libsensors4 is a module that allows an interface such as lm sensors to monitor your motherboard CPU temp and fan speeds You can adjust settings I sudo kate etc sensors conf 182 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci isensors s i I 1 libsensors and lm sensors are not used by the Linux kernel which uses other routines Some hardware CPU sensors are not recognized by the Linux kernel causing system slowdown or freezing Here http www lm sensors org wiki FAQ Chapter3 Mysensorshavestoppedworkinginkernel2 6 31 is some info about hardware sensors problems Sensors applet Motherboard monitoring Sensors applet or xsensors is the Gnome Ubuntu frontend for Im sensors These sensors monitor the temperature and fan speed sensors of your motherboard isudo apt get install sensors applet lm sensors i sudo sensors detect f sensors applet I For more info see this thread http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 2780
120. bex on dell mini 9 html HP Mini 1000 Mi A custom edition of Ubuntu is installed on this version of this device http www hp com united states campaigns mini1000 hpmini1000_mie html No additional configuration is necessary Samsung NC10 Some package should be installed for keyboard functions FN Key functions 204 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci The procedure to install these package is available in this forum http www voria org forum viewtopic php t 41 Another method is to install Ubuntu onto your netbook from scratch using a USB flashdrive LiveCD Acer Aspire One There are several Ubuntu based and other Linux based OS s specially customised for the Acer Aspire One Some of them are DebianAcerOne http wiki debian org DebianAcerOne m Kuki Linux http www kuki me m Linux4One http www linux4one it Lord Linux http ubuntuaceraspireone nireblog com post 2009 04 21 lord linux stable rev2 acer aspire one m eeebuntu Netbook Remix http www eeebuntu org index php page nbr is available for this device as well See this article http osnews com story 20743 Eeebuntu_2_0_SD_Card_Installation_on_the_Aspire_One for the necessary tweaks Also see the Ubuntu website https help ubuntu com community AspireOne for detailed tweaks and fixes More useful information can be found in the Ubuntu Linux sub forum http www aspire
121. ble automatic login without a password to any user account It is possible to enable automatic login to a preferred password protected user account while simultaneously enabling a password protected screensaver the password for which must still be entered even before initial user access This is a reasonable solution that offers protection while still allowing automatic login Make sure a password protected screensaver is always enabled that will engage after a reasonably short period of inactivity Network Monitors There are two types of network monitors those that monitor your own system s network settings and those that monitor network traffic The latter includes security tools that can also be used as hackers tools for exposing security weaknesses in a network Be aware and be safe A list of available tools is at Top Ubuntu Security Tools http www ubuntuforfree com top ubuntu security tools Netstat Netstat http www faqs org docs linux_network x 087 2 iface netstat html is the Linux command line tool to monitor network status and functions There are many usage parameters See the manual for help Etherape Network monitoring EtherApe http etherape sourceforge net is a graphical utility that allows you to see in real time where connections are being made on your network or between your network or computer and the Internet If you are experiencing unexpected network activity on your computer or LA
122. building tips A Drupal Ubuntu users group is found at Drubuntu http groups drupal org drubuntu Installation quirks Exim vs Postfix Exim http www exim org and Postfix http www postfix org are mail handlers I had installed Postfix at the time I installed my Ubuntu server but was not using it Drupal6 uses Exim however and therefore removes Postfix at installation and installs Exim instead Therefore it is better not to use Drupal6 on a mail server that uses Postfix WordPress WordPress http wordpress org is the most popular free open source web content manager that started as a blog tool and now incorporates many publishing elements For bloggers and small to medium sized websites WordPress provides the fastest installation and customization process with many modules WordPress requires an installation of a LAMP server stack first Then install Make a symbolic link from your Apache2 www folder to your installation folder and install a new MySQL database named localhost to use with WordPress I sudo In s usr share wordpress var www wordpress tsudo bash usr share doc wordpress examples setup mysql n wordpress localhost Note If you already know the name of your virtual host URL for WordPress then use it as the name of your database instead of localhost For example my URL is mysite_x homeserve org so my command is If you will access your WordPress server through a virtual host then create
123. buntu Preci AdBlock Plus Bookmark Favicon Changer plug in In the newest versions of Firefox there are some bugs regarding the Favicons the small icons that appear in the address bar and the Bookmark icons This plug in will restore the icons that get erased leaving a blank dotted box or allow you to choose your own Favicons Bookmark icons m Add this extension from Firefox gt Tools gt Add ons gt Get Add ons gt Search All Add ons gt Bookmark Favicon This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox RefreshBlocker plug in prevents redirects RefreshBlocker https addons mozilla org en US firefox addon refreshblocker allows the user to decide which websites and pages will be allowed to redirect based on META tags within the webpage Although Firefox as of version 3 5 blocks all directs by default the behavior is not customizable it is therefore preferable to turn off the Firefox redirect control and use RefreshBlocker instead u Add this extension from Firefox gt Tools gt Add ons gt Get Add ons gt Search All Add ons gt RefreshBlocker This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox Turn off the Firefox automatic redirect blocker Firefox gt Enter about config in the browser location bar gt right click on accessibility blockautorefresh gt Toggle to change the value from true to false Video DownloadHelper pl
124. cast2 http icecast org is a multimedia streaming server that allows the creation of an Internet radio station Install m There are several GUI frontends for Icecast http www icecast org 3rdparty php that allow live inputs to be streamed u EZStream http ezstream com sudo apt get install ezstream u DarkiIce http code google com p darkice sudo apt get install darkice Ices2 http www icecast org docs ices 2 0 0 sudo apt get install ices2 is part of the Icecast2 project It allows Ogg Vorbis streaming only u Ogefwd http manpages ubuntu com manpages precise man1 oggfwd 1 html sudo apt get install oggfwd is a barebones client to send Ogg Vorbis files to an Icecast 120 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci server Djplay http djplay sourceforge net sudo apt get install djplay is Qt based uses the Jack audio system and supports live Icecast broadcasting a LiquidSoap http liquidsoap fm doc svn index html sudo apt get install liquidsoap liguidsoap is an OCAML and Python based scripting language and GTK based GUI for building complex audio streaming systems with many plug ins available for use with an Icecast or other streaming server CRTMPServer CRTMPServer http rtmpd com aka Rtmpd is a free GPLv3 licensed server that can stream Flash and many other media types using rtmp streaming Install Red5 Media Server T
125. ceforge net projects dgwebminmodule is available to administer settings Also a GUI http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 207008 amp page 8 to change Dansguardian settings called Webstrict http www ubuntume com webstrict is in development A GUI for use with IPCop http www dageek co uk ipcop addonz dansgui htm based on the webmin module is also available System Administration Automating Tasks Cron is a system daemon that runs tasks in the background according to instructions found in a crontab file To edit the crontab file for the current user 173 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Tasks that normally require administrative sudo privileges should be added to the root user s crontab Add commands using the format specified here http pubs opengroup org onlinepubs 9699919799 utilities crontab html or see the Ubuntu Community Help https help ubuntu com community CronHowto The crontab command format can also be found using m Scheduled automated tasks cron events can also be edited using the GNOME schedule http gnome schedule sourceforge net GUI interface Menu gt System gt Administration gt Task Scheduler If the GNOME Schedule task scheduler is not installed install it n c Q o w o ot 1 oa D e Jude n ct w ji ak oa o 3 o 1 n A T o Gi c D Boot Menu Login Menu settings
126. ch is embedded on a webpage You can add this extension from Firefox gt Tools gt Add ons gt Get Add ons gt Browse All Add ons This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox Lucifox eBook reader extension Lucifox https addons mozilla org en US firefox addon lucifox Lucidor for Firefox enables e books to be read and e book catalogs to be browsed in a Firefox window To install go to the website and click Download Now Java Runtime Environment JRE for Firefox plug in The IcedTea Plugin allows browsers to execute Java applets The default icedtea plugin package points to the icedtea 6 plugin package Install 62 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Alternatively install the IcedTea Plugin for version 7 Da ee ot ana EPR RY epee Phim Rages ens E At Oa get PO atin MD ag ot aa gs mh ap Mea gh a abe Pg CTED tat pace Pee aah ah So erat gl ad Need Patt Sect Aaa ot Seem gl get fae Domne aaa Nao et Cre 1 sudo apt get install icedtea 7 plugin This package may need to be installed to run Java in Firefox even if the Java Runtime Environment JRE is installed using ubuntu restricted extras when installing OpenOffice or installing the Java enviroment manually E I E er EA Ld SS oe ee ERE NS OR a ea Tage gS md Gea MEA SG Ye Sg REY UR E AA Wa Ns ENT oA Eg ORE gpd ny Oa ood BESET NEY SEE Soe Cab Oo ON 1 sudo apt get ins
127. chitecture 32 bit or 64 bit from the VMWare Server website http www vmware com download server and retrieve your license key by email Extract the files give execution privileges to the install script and run the install script itar xvf VMware server 2 0 1 156745 i386 tar gz icd vmware server distrib chmod x vmware install pl sudo vmware install pl VMWare Package VMWare Appliances that include an Ubuntu Debian OS can be created using VMWare Server and the VMWare Package utility These appliances can then be deployed to users who can play them using VMWare Player Install Keyboard errors in VMware guest After installing VMWare 6 5 and installing a guest OS the Function arrow and Del End etc keys do not function This is a bug with VMWare s code Add this line to vmware config create file if necessary to fix this issue KVM http www linux kvm org page Main_Page is the free open source virtualization solution implemented as a Linux kernel module in the recent kernels for computers whose processors contain virtualization extensions Intel VT or AMD V See the Ubuntu installation instructions https help ubuntu com community KVM Installation Install Qemu without KVM If your computer does not have the virtualization extensions you can still run the QEMU 48 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci http wiki qemu org virtualiz
128. ci Now you can connect securely with an SSH tunnel without requiring a password logging in as serveruser un gt m Hn D lt a 3 a D a 1 E UI Koj 2 N SI o a uw o 3 WH lt a 3 Q S 5 z gt D T x x lt N 1 D N N Connect with SSH and start an application with a single command m If you have created an OpenSSH key pair without a password you can start both the SSH tunnel and a VNC program such as Krdc or Vinagre to run through the SSH tunnel with a single command Alternatively and probably preferably you can create a Menu Item Shortcut with the above command Note This command is a command line mini script The SSH option f option tells the SSH client to fork into the background after starting This option is not available in the PuTTY client This allows the command line to continue to proceed to the next command s listed on the command line mini script The 5 second wait sleep timeout allows time for the SSH tunnel to be created before proceeding to the next command This can be lengthened if necessary After the wait period the program Krdc VNC in this example is started Of course any program could be started to be run through the SSH tunnel in this fashion not just a VNC program Automate SSH connections that require a password This method is strongly advised against Transmitting an unencrypted password through
129. cial derivative of Ubuntu that pre packages many multimedia editing packages Each of the packages can also be installed independently See the website for a full list of the premier audiovisual software packages available for Ubuntu Linux Install all the audio applications https wiki ubuntu com UbuntuStudio PackageList found in UbuntuStudio m Install all the video applications https wiki ubuntu com UbuntuStudio PackageList found in UbuntuStudio Install all the graphics applications https wiki ubuntu com UbuntuStudio PackageList found in UbuntuStudio Audio Video conversion Here http maketecheasier com the ultimate guide to manage your audiovideo files in linux 2009 03 03 is a nice review of some of the applications that enables conversion and handling of these types of files Some specific examples and suggestions are here Mencoder Mencoder http www mplayerhg hu DOCS HTML en mencoder html is part of the MPlayer http www mplayerhq hu DOCS HTML en index html set of libraries that also uses several of the FFMPEG libraries for audio visual conversion including from DVD vob format to other video formats Some examples of usage are here There are many front ends http www mplayerhq hu design7 projects html mencoder_frontends for mencoder including k9copy 97 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci FFMPEG video audio conversi
130. cise See the Ubuntu private cloud http www ubuntu com cloud private cloud information to set up an OpenStack cluster Eucalyptus cloud Eucalyptus http eucalyptus cs ucsb edu is a project from University of California Santa Barbara to facilitate cluster computing on servers that have the Xen virtual machine implementation enabled Prior to 11 10 Oneiric it was available for the Ubuntu server edition as the Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud https help ubuntu com community UEC See the instructions for installing Eucalyptus on Debian systems http www eucalyptus com download eucalyptus debian Beowulf The Beowulf http en wikipedia org wiki Beowulf_cluster cluster computing project is one of 246 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci the earliest cluster computing examples and provides the underpinning for a number of Linux based supercomputing clusters A Beowulf cluster is designed to function like a single supercomputer and can be scaled to any number of nodes It uses open source components See this introductory article http byobu info wiki Building_a_simple_Beowulf_Like_Cluster_with_Ubuntu on creating a Beowulf cluster with Ubuntu OSCAR http svn oscar openclustergroup org trac oscar is a software platform that allows the creation of a Beowulf cluster on RedHat or Debian Ubuntu Linux servers See here http svn oscar openclustergroup org tr
131. commercial package that allows many Windows programs to be run on Ubuntu without the need for a Microsoft OS license or a complete virtualization system See the website for more info Codeweavers releases older versions of this product into the free package Wine Wine Wine http www winehq org is a free open source package that is similar to and implements many elements of CrossOver for Linux Like CrossOver for Linux no Microsoft license or virtualization platform is required to run Windows programs See these instructions http www winehq org download deb for installing the latest version of Wine Also consider installing Microsoft s TrueType fonts 49 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci PlayOnLinux PlayOnLinux http www playonlinux com is a Wine frontend which simplifies the installation and launch of many Windows programs particularly games Install Internet Explorer 7 Internet Explorer 7 can be installed with PlayOnLinux Select Internet Explorer 7 from the Internet section of PlayonLinux Internet Explorer 6 amp 7 Internet Explorer 6 amp 7 can function under Wine albeit imperfectly For most purposes Firefox can be used with the User Agent Switcher plugin to mimic Internet Explorer m Make sure you have Wine and cabextract packages I wget http winetricks org winetricks sudo chmod x winetricks Install with winetricks i
132. d upon accept localhost for the options when prompted Edit Moodle configuration options if needed Use the gedit text editor instead of kate if using Ubuntu instead of Kubuntu Edit Moodle apache2 configuration file if needed Use the gedit text editor instead of kate if using Ubuntu instead of Kubuntu m Finish installation through the browser I recommend the unattended installation http localhost moodle admin For more information see these detailed tips Moodle can also be integrated with other CMS systems http docs moodle org 21 en Integrations as well Claroline Claroline http www claroline net is a free open source platform for hosting e learning courses and online student collaboration A LAMP server installation is required Installation is from source files available at the website with instructions found here http www claroline net documentation tutorials html Dokeos Dokeos http www dokeos com has a free learning platform but also a medically oriented proprietary platform that includes modules for case presentations and imaging It is widely used in Europe 146 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Software Development Spyder Spyder http code google com p spyderlib is a powerful interactive Open Source development environment for the Python language with advanced editing interactive testing debugging a
133. d here http www webupd8 org 2012 01 install oracle java jdk 7 in ubuntu via html DosBox DOSBox http www dosbox com is a DOS emulator that emulates CPU 286 386 realmode protected mode Directory FileSystem XMS EMS Tandy Hercules CGA EGA VGA VESA graphics and a SoundBlaster Gravis Ultra Sound card for sound compatibility with older games You can re live classic games that otherwise won t run on newer computers 51 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci ScummVM ScummVM http scummvm org allows certain classic graphical point and click adventure games to run provided you already have their data files ScummVM replaces the executables shipped with the games allowing play on Linux operating systems for which they were not originally designed Google Android Also see this page Android x86 in VirtualBox Android x86 http www android x86 org documents installhowto can can be downloaded as an iso image and installed to and run in Virtualbox or QEMU VMWare or other virtual environment It provides a fast efficient emulation environment with a large display but some functions and apps will not work with it See here for more details Android SDK emulator Android SDK for Linux http developer android com sdk index html is a 32 bit Android emulator software development kit It incorporates a QEMU virtual machine framework as part of its instal
134. d on protocol are available but not necessary if using Network Manager a vpnc http www debuntu org how to connect to a cisco vpn using vpnc grml vpn http grml org online docs grml vpn 8 html for Cisco compliant IPSec VPN networks openswan http www openswan org for IPSec OQpenSwan VPN networks pptp linux http pptpclient sourceforge net for PPTP MS Windows compliant VPN networks openvpn http openvpn net gadmin openvpn client for OpenSSL OpenVPN VPN networks VPN servers OpenVPN OpenVPN http openvpn net is a free GPL licensed open source cross platform VPN solution based on OpenSSL not IPSec Install the server then see the website for further installation instructions 233 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Also see these installation tips Poptop PPTP Server Poptop http poptop sourceforge net is a free open source PPTP based VPN server compatible with MS windows PPTP clients Install OpenSwan OpenSwan http www openswan org is the open source implementation of IPSec based VPN connections for Linux and is a successor to FreeSwan Install Under construction Citrix Client Ubuntu Community Help https help ubuntu com community CitrixICAClientHowTo m Installing Citrix Ubuntu Wiki https wiki ubuntu com InstallingCitrix Citrix Xen App plugin Ubuntu Community He
135. d the promiscuity of datacenters has placed a great deal of sensitive data at risk when files are remotely hosted at a site not under your complete control The reliability and security of online storage is low and in fact can often be a means for intercepting or otherwise changing those files that have been placed on the remote servers Further any data left on public storage devices in the US for more than 180 days are subject to search and seizure by government agencies there Always encrypt sensitive private files stored on public servers It is almost always more secure to host your own server s in house and to limit the traffic and access to your files and servers to members of your own organization Learning how to run your own servers is worth the effort and powerful hardware on which to run them is inexpensive these days FTP online file transfer See this section on FTP servers for more information about vsftp and proftp See this section on FTP clients for more information about FileZilla Also see these FTP tips WebDAV online folders See this section on WebDAV for more information about WebDAV http en wikipedia org wiki WebDAV servers and clients Dropbox online cloud storage Dropbox https www dropbox com is a free but proprietary online remote hosting service for private files similar to the free open source alternative SparkleShare Be careful of any storage solution not under your complete contr
136. dable using a large number of available plugins For additional configuration information see the official Ubuntu documentation https help ubuntu com 10 04 serverguide C nagios html Install Munin http munin monitoring org is a free GPL licensed open source networking monitoring tool based on RRDTool http en wikipedia org wiki RRDtool in which a master network node queries other network resources cataloging and graphically displaying changes It has a web interface and multiple plugins For additional configuration information see the official Ubuntu documentation https help ubuntu com 10 04 serverguide C munin html Install http munin monitoring org wiki LinuxInstallation Cacti Monitoring Server Cacti http www cacti net is a complete free open source network graphing solution designed to harness the power of RRDTool http oss oetiker ch rrdtool s data storage and graphing functionality Cacti provides a fast poller advanced graph templating multiple data acquisition methods and user management features out of the box It uses MySQL and PHP part of the LAMP server stack All of this is wrapped in an intuitive easy to use interface that makes sense for LAN sized installations up to complex networks with hundreds of devices For more info see Cacti Server Setup http www ubuntugeek com install and configure cacti monitoring tool in ubuntu 810 intrepid ibex server html Install Cluster SSH Clus
137. dibuntu org precise free non free deb src http packages medibuntu org precise free non free I Google software repository deb http dl google com linux deb stable non free Download and add the repository keys to your keyring See Add repository keys a Refresh the packages list from the new repositories E a ms A EE A SE OEE D Sm aS e S PR F BUTAE AFN C a ce eer er or me R S A I AA 1 sudo apt get update Add repository keys a Download the gpg keys for the repositories and automatically add them to your repository keyring Example To obtain and add the Medibuntu repository key ee ey eg eng ge gh Be cee TR a GG gee REE EST Sm ee ReGen gt oe Eee Rh eM Sale BY a ere ey gaan ne pot et ae ky Magee shoe ager Se Ae ny Ware eee TN eG 1 wget quiet http packages medibuntu org medibuntu key gpg 0 sudo apt key add i 34 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Note wget retrieves a file from a network location quiet no output O Output downloaded item to terminal The pipe symbol is used to capture the output from the previous command in our case the screen and use it as an input for the piped command i e apt key which adds it to the keyring Alternatively and perhaps more easily you can use apt key directly where KEY is the missing key code printed in apt get output e g EF4186FE247510BE Note Key servers often use port 11371 Mak
138. disk recording app backend for Linux Also see these instructions http www linuxtv org vdrwiki index php UBUNTU Installation mostly in German for K Ubuntu Install TVHeadend https www lonelycoder com redmine projects tvheadend has both a backend and frontend available for video disk recording See the website for details Audio Applications Also see Media Players Audacity Audio Editor and Recorder Audacity http audacity sourceforge net is the leading cross platform free open source GPL licensed audio recorder and editor It can be used to record splice edit and manipulate sound files similar to tools found in recording studios Install 95 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Ardour Digital Audio Workstation Ardour http ardour org is a free GIK based professional grade digital audio workstation for high end audio manipulation and mixing Install Rosegarden Digital Audio Workstation Rosegarden http www rosegardenmusic com is a midi audio interface for synthesizers as well as a digital audio studio for recording editing and notating music It is often used in combination with Audacity Install Hydrogen Drum synthesizer Hydrogen http www hydrogen music org is an advanced drum machine for Linux Install EasyTag ID3 editor EasyTag http easytag sourceforge net is a utility for editing the ID3 tags of
139. distributed multimedia system for example in which your K Ubuntu PC is connected to a media center You must be running Mono You can download the deb package at Rogue Amoeba http www rogueamoeba com airfoil linux speakers php Installation instructions are at Rogue Amoeba Linux support http getsatisfaction com rogueamoeba topics airfoil_cant_connect_to_linux_airfoil_speakers Mice Activate side mouse buttons in FireFox Adding two lines to xorg conf will activate side mouse buttons in FireFox m This should work with most brands of the 5 button mouse Here is a list of mice that worked with this instruction Logitech MX310 Logitech MX510 196 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Logitech MX518 Logitech MX700 Logitech MX Revolution Intellimouse Explorer first edition Razer Copperhead m Backup X org configuration file Find the Input Device section for your mouse and add two lines as shown below You may also increase the number of buttons if your mouse has more than 7 just fix the rest of the section based upon the number of buttons Note back forward wheel click amp tilt left right all count as buttons Change Section InputDevice Identifier Configured Mouse Driver mouse Option CorePointer Option Device dev input mice Option Protocol ExplorerPS 2 Option ZAxisMapping 4 5 Option Emulate3Button
140. do apt get update sudo apt get install handbrake gtk handbrake cli l Li If you do not intend to use the command line interface you can skip handbrake cli Alternatively to your package manager you can add the custom repository then install the package handbrake gtk and handbrake cli if desired dvd rip dvd rip http www exit1 org dvdrip is a DVD backup http en wikipedia org wiki DVD_ripper copy program written in GTK based perl that uses the transcode http www transcoding org cgi bin transcode and ffmpeg http www ffmpeg org ffmpeg doc html video audio processing and conversion tools See the website for installation and official documentation For other info see this dvd rip tutorial http www my guides net en content view 136 26 Install Acidrip Acidrip http sourceforge net projects acidrip is a DVD backup http en wikipedia org wiki DVD_ripper copy program written in GTK based perl that uses the Mplayer http www mplayerhq hu design7 news html and Mencoder http www mplayerhgq hu DOCS HTML en mencoder html video audio processing and conversion tools and therefore yields the best quality DVD rips to an AVI file with XVID video for example See the website for installation and official documentation Install DVD Fab DVD Ripper DVD Fab http www dvdfab com is the favoured DVD backup tool for today s DVD encryption methods It must be run in Wine since it is a Windo
141. dows but not an OEM or recovery version after Ubuntu by creating a primary NTFS partition using GParted You may have to use GPparted from a Live CD USB Once the primary NTFS partition is created you can boot your Windows CD DVD and choose to install Windows to that NTFS partition When installation is complete reboot to insure Windows boots properly Once that is ascertained use the Ubuntu Live CD USB to install GRUB back to the MBR This is necessary because Windows overwrites the MBR and designates its own bootloader as the master bootloader Once GRUB is installed you will be able to boot either OS Alternatives include m Wubi http www ubuntu com getubuntu download wubi Windows based Ubuntu Installer an officially supported dual boot installer that allows Ubuntu to be run mounted in a virtual disk within the Windows environment which can cause a slight degradation in performance Because the installation requires an intact functioning Windows system it is recommended to install Ubuntu in this manner for short term evaluation purposes only A permanent Ubuntu installation should be installed in its own partition with its own filesystem and should not rely on Windows EasyBCD http neosmart net dl php id 1 a free Windows based program that allows you to dual boot Windows 7 Vista and Ubuntu http neosmart net wiki display EBCD Ubuntu as well as other operating systems by configuring the Windows 7 Vista bootloader I
142. dvdcss2 as a 64 bit deb package without installing Medibuntu repositories I wget c http packages medibuntu org pool free libd libdvdcss libdvdcss2_1 2 12 0 0medibuntu1_amd64 deb tsudo dpkg i libdvdcss2_1 2 12 0 0medibuntu1_amd64 deb 107 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci or a 32 bit deb package I wget c http packages medibuntu org pool free libd libdvdcss libdvdcss2_1 2 12 0 0medibuntu1_i386 deb sudo dpkg i libdvdcss2_1 2 12 0 0medibuntu1_i386 deb i l 1 m You can also install 32 bit or 64 bit Windows multimedia codecs if you haven t already done so using ubuntu restricted extras libudf Many newer DVDs use the UDF filesystem To play them properly also install libudf Music Players Rhythmbox Rhythmbox http en wikipedia org wiki Rhythmbox is the default music player in Ubuntu Gnome relying on the Gstreamer framework Play Internet Radio through Rhythmbox Internet radio can be played through Rhythmbox by installing the rhythmbox radio browser plugin Restart Rhythmbox and select the plugin Rhythmbox gt Edit gt Plugins gt Internet radio station browser ticked gt Library gt Radio browser Note Internet radio streams use many different ports You must adjust your firewall to allow the 108 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci ports over which the s
143. e backports repository N B software from this repository may not have been tested as extensively as that contained in the main release although it includes tit newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features Also please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review HH or updates from the Ubuntu security team ideb http gb archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise backports main restricted universe multiverse deb src http gb archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise backports main restricted universe multiverse I Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical s partner repository This software is not part of Ubuntu but is offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users deb http archive canonical com ubuntu precise partner deb src http archive canonical com ubuntu precise partner I deb http security ubuntu com ubuntu precise security main restricted deb src http security ubuntu com ubuntu precise security main restricted ideb http security ubuntu com ubuntu precise security universe deb src http security ubuntu com ubuntu precise security universe deb http security ubuntu com ubuntu precise security multiverse deb src http security ubuntu com ubuntu precise security multiverse I I Medibuntu Ubuntu 12 04 Precise Pangolin Please report any bug on https bugs launchpad net medibuntu deb http packages me
144. e DVD was initially created with a non standard burning method There are two methods that can help solve this problem Copy the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders from your original DVD directly to your hard drive Then use k9copy or k3b or Gnomebaker to burn a DVD directly from these hard drive folders Use k3b or Gnomebaker to copy an iso image from the original DVD to your hard drive Then use k9copy to extract from the hard drive iso image and then burn a DVD directly from it Handbrake Handbrake http nandbrake fr is a GPL licensed open source tool for converting DVD to MPEG 4 iPod format that is an alternative to k9copy It can handle many DVDs that k9copy 105 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci cannot Note that Handbrake supports X264 H 264 and MP4 video encoding but no longer supports the XVID video codec It uses the MP4 M4V or MKV containers but no longer supports the AVI container However it uses a streaming algorithm that while slower than other methods is compatible with a large variety of encryption techniques Following ripping from a DVD the resulting MP4 or MKV file can be converted to other formats such as AVI with XVID using these suggestions Installation is from the developmental PPA archive https edge launchpad net stebbins archive handbrake releases sudo add apt repository ppa stebbins handbrake releases i su
145. e and edit your photos create stunning 3D drawings and graphics or convert between formats GIMP Image Manipulator Gimp http www gimp org is a powerful full featured free open source graphics and image editor similar to Adobe Photoshop See these instructions to create an alpha transparency layer transparent background for any image using Gimp Dia Diagram editor Dia http live gnome org Dia is a free open source GTK based diagram creation program for Gnome It is similar to Visio Kivio Diagram editor Kivio http www koffice org kivio is an open source flow chart and diagram creation program 87 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci that is part of the KOffice Suite for KDE It supports Dia stencils Inkscape Vector Illustrator Inkscape Vector Illustrator http www inkscape org is an open source drawing program similar to Illustrator and CorelDraw Digikam Photo Organiser Digikam http www digikam org is a comprehensive open source digital photo organiser and editor Install it F spot Photo Organiser F spot http http f spot org is a comprehensive open source digital photo organiser and editor for the Gnome desktop Install it Google Picasa Photo Organiser Google Picasa http picasa google com linux is a photo editor and organiser similar to Digikam It allows uploads to a Google web server for online e
146. e determined OpenSIPS is the successor to OpenSER http packages ubuntu com karmic openser which is the version in the repositories Install OpenSER 1 3 2 from the repositories Alternately the newest version of OpenSIPS can be downloaded as a deb package from the website and installed Installation and usage instructions are on the website Telepathy Telepathy http telepathy freedesktop org wiki is a flexible modular communications framework that enables real time VOIP chat communication via pluggable protocol backends for protocols such as Jabber XMPP Google Talk Jingle link local XMPP SIP MSN Yahoo AIM and IRC Telepathy is a communications service that can be simultaneously accessed by many client applications primarily Empathy using QT4 Glib and GtK libraries Currently a version for the Gnome desktop telepathy gnome is available Install Web meetings Web meeting software allows video conferencing among many clients with one server as host BigBlueButton BigBlueButton http www bigbluebutton org is a free open source chat video audio and 77 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci desktop sharing platform similar to GoToMeeting WebEx DimDim and similar products Developed by GoogleCode it utilises all open source modules A Moodle plugin http www dualcode com bigbluebutton index htm is also available See these installation instructi
147. e following commands I echo deb http ppa launchpad net jason scheunemann ppa ubuntu lsb_release cs main sudo tee a etc apt sou 1 sudo apt key adv keyserver keyserver ubuntu com recv keys CD30EE56 i I If you are using Karmic or later 113 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci I sudo add apt repository ppa jason scheunemann ppa i sudo apt get update f tsudo apt get install sopcast player i l Applications gt Sound amp Video gt SopCast Player Zattoo Zattoo http www zattoo com is a free Internet TV player that allows you to watch terrestrial television from various countries in Europe See the Zattoo Download http zattoo com en download linux page for further instructions on installation For screenshots and an alternate installation guide see this UbuntuGeek guide http www ubuntugeek com watching live tv on your ubuntu desktop with zattoo html Install dependencies first Download the latest deb package from Zattoo Download http zattoo com en download linux page Run Zattoo K gt Application gt Multimedia gt Zattoo Player Note you have to register for a free account when the player starts TV Time TV Viewer TVTime http tvtime sourceforge net allows the display of television and other digital inputs made available to the computer by a video capture card http tvtime sourceforge net cards html
148. e org is an MSN messenger client that uses a simplified interface similar to the original client It is alternative to Pidgin for MSN users Install it FTP Clients You might wish to use a dedicated FTP http en wikipedia org wiki File_Transfer_Protocol client instead of the one in your browser Also see these FTP tips Filezilla Filezilla http filezilla project org is the ubiquitous free open source FTP client and server for all platforms Filesharing P2P Do not share copyrighted material or content that is otherwise illegal to share m In an era of increasing censorship spying and surveillance using Deep Packet Inspection https en wikipedia org wiki Deep_packet_inspection encryption has become an essential componenet of data transfer Look for clients that allow data encyrption m It is possible to use PeerGuardian 2 https en wikipedia org wiki PeerGuardian with several clients This service attempts to monitor and filter IP addresses known for censorship spying or provision of false or malicious data to this type of Internet service Look for clients that are able to use this service Azureus Azureus http azureus sourceforge net howto_linux php is a Java based BitTorrent client QBitTorrent 72 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci QBitTorrent http qbittorrent sourceforge net is a PyQT based BitTorrent Client that is based on t
149. e org index php title Ubuntu Preci group settings For an introduction to managing users and groups from the CLI command line interface see the Ubuntu Server Guide https help ubuntu com 12 04 serverguide user management html and this brief tutorial http basicconfig com linux grpadd Manage Users and Groups with the Gnome2 GUI Gnomez2 the user interface for older versions of Ubuntu included a GUI for managing users and groups That Users and Group Management Tool from Gnomez can be installed as part of Gnome System Tools You can then launch it from Unity Dash by pressing ALT F2 or by creating a menu item with the command Change user and group settings Menu gt System gt Administration gt Users and Groups Add New Users Menu gt System gt Administration gt Users and Groups gt Add Remove Users Menu gt System gt Administration gt Users and Groups gt user gt Delete Modify Users Menu gt System gt Administration gt Users and Groups gt user gt Advanced Settings or Menu gt System gt Administration gt Users and Groups gt user gt Manage Groups It is quite often necessary to have extra privileges to do certain tasks These privileges are assigned to your user by belonging to certain groups The tasks are allowed to be performed by any user belonging to the group associated with that task Example a sudoer is a user who can perform certain administrative
150. e php game ksirk play Risk against the computer or ina multiplayer environment sudo apt get install kdegames Racer http www racer nl the 3 D real deal Car Racing game install binary found here http www racer nl dl_beta_linux htm Also with extra tracks and add ons http www racer nl dl_content htm TORCS http torcs sourceforge net the 3 D Car Racing game sudo apt get install torcs m Supertuxkart http supertuxkart sourceforge net the go kart racing game sudo apt get install supertuxkart Pingus http pingus seul org a Lemmings clone similar to Super Mario Bros that uses 53 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci penguins instead of lemmings sudo apt get install pingus Frozen Bubble http www frozen bubble org the bubble popping game sudo apt get install frozen bubble Gweled http gweled org a Bejeweled clone simple in implementation yet almost as addicting sudo apt get install gweled m Frets on Fire http fretsonfire sourceforge net similar to Guitar Hero You can import songs from Guitar Hero http www geetarfreaks webs com Viva 20La 20Music html and from community sites http fretsonfire wikidot com custom songs sudo apt get install fretsonfire Scorched3d http www scorched3d co uk turn based artillery game in a 3D rendered landscape sudo apt get install scorched3d
151. e properties 32 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Edit the repository sources list m This is an optional labor intensive method Do this at your own risk Modify the default Ubuntu sources list only if you understand what you re doing Mixing repositories can break your system For more information see the Ubuntu Command line Repository guide https help ubuntu com community Repositories CommandLine Create a backup of your current list of sources Note sudo runs the command with root privileges cp copy i prompt to overwrite if a file already exists a Edit the list of sources Note To use your local mirror you can add xx before archive ubuntu com where xx your country code Example deb http gb archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise main restricted universe multiverse indicates a repository for Great Britain gb u Here is a sample sources list At the end have been added repositories for Medibuntu and Google Be She eg eee ek Ra N E Oa N E ee aE Yi re Le Re Be Oe ee ways a a E D Reg a ot AOR New fe et a oe A 1 deb cdrom Ubuntu 12 04 _Precise Pangolin_ Release i386 Precise main restricted See http help ubuntu com community UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to newer versions of the distribution I I deb http gb archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise main restricted deb src http gb archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise main restr
152. e remote computer has a static IP address i e is directly connected to the Internet without an intervening router then lt remote computer gt and lt remote ip gt would be the same Example For extra security my SSH Server uses lt SSH tunnel port gt 11022 I want to VNC toa remote computer on a remote LAN with a router whose IP address is lt remote ip gt 244 205 123 123 The remote computer to which I want to connect has a static IP address within the remote LAN of lt remote computer gt 192 168 1 155 I have set up an X11VNC server on this computer that is listening on lt remote port gt 6912 instead of the default 5900 I setup port forwarding on the router of this remote LAN to forward port 6912 to this server computer I want to VNC to this remote computer from my laptop through the Internet My laptop VNC client Krdc will use the default lt local port gt 5900 My name is lt user gt joe friday This is my story I ssh C 244 205 123 123 p 11022 L 5900 192 168 1 155 6912 1 joe friday tkrdc vnc localhost 5900 I If you have set up a private public key pair with a passphrase or if your SSH server requires a passphrase of course you will be prompted for the passphrase after issuing the SSH command Note Port forwarding assumes that the ports are also forwarded through the router s and through any firewalls See the documentation for your router s and firewall to learn how to do this The advantage of S
153. e sometimes needed to take when performing upgrades Add Extra Repositories Software packages and programs are freely available for download at multiple online sites with standardized structures called repositories There are repositories officially sanctioned and monitored by the Kubuntu Ubuntu developer community while other repositories are independently provided without official sanction or supervision and should be used with caution Additional information is available from the Ubuntu Repository Guide https help ubuntu com community Repositories Ubuntu Types of Repositories There are four major package repository types in Ubuntu main Supported by Canonical This is the major part of the distribution a restricted Software not licensed under the GPL http en wikipedia org wiki GNU_General_Public_License or similar software license but supported by Canonical a universe Software licensed under the GPL or similar license and supported by users multiverse Software not licensed under the GPL or similar license but supported 30 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci by users There are also these additional types of repositories a Precise updates Updates to official packages a Precise backports Current version software from Quantal Quetzal Precise 1 that have been backported to Precise Pangolin a Precise proposed Proposed
154. e sure your firewall allows port 11371 to be open Package Installation and Updates Apt and Package Basics Read Add Extra Repositories Most new users will use the Synaptic Package Manager to install packages These instructions are for installing packages from the command line Terminal Terminal can be started Menu gt Applications gt Accessories gt Terminal m Install packages Search for packages 35 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Examples ic eae amg a eae em igi ae rg at SAE et EU an A mag AE at Bat MRE tage Vachon al ak et enn gt Aur Nt Mag far Pa gg a gt Oa na Sat gg cP nd SE E CaP Ach enc gy ta age tae Nags gia We og oh Rant et Mig 1 japt cache search Music MP3 tapt cache search Text Editor i Update the apt package database after adding removing repositories Ee Fe Em ap Say De Bean Se ge evan Op Nee UB age Say Dp eS a gs gag Yee tN age snr We SOS Wage SSB A Ua erat me ep ae ear Oe ES a a ae eg OR Sm aS gg ee me Ee a 1 sudo apt get update Upgrade packages Cc UR a RN Rs A e a a E N a a OO TN 1 sudo apt get upgrade Upgrade the entire distribution e g from Maverick to Natty Eiri rage te Tea TNT gS RTE Tyke ST Ah ER NS ge od eee BT AE TE O ee g Me PBT Le Ae Se 85 Cael yr Ai Sau CAE PAG Cy SPS A ot Tce tT gone Lg rs Wed hee 1 sudo apt get dist upgrade Installing deb packages Debian deb packages are the packages that a
155. e ubuntu current_i386 deb i tsudo rm skype ubuntu current_i386 deb Li Installing Skype repository It is possible to install Skype by adding the repository and installing from there This has an advantage of maintaining updates automatically m Install the respository security key This requires an open port 11371 in your firewall for the keyserver echo deb http download skype com linux repos debian stable non free sudo tee a etc apt sources list gt dev sudo apt get update i tsudo apt get install skype I Wengophone Wengophone http www wengophone com index php mp_download_wp_lin is an integrated VOIP and videoconferencing client available on many platforms Wengophone was initially an open source GPL licensed package Wengophone Classic Both the Classic version available as a deb file and the current proprietary binary version are available from the website Wengophone Classic has now been rebranded as QuteCom http www qutecom org however To install the current version as an Ubuntu Kubuntu package see these instructions https edge launchpad net cavedon tarchive ppa Download and install the older Wengophone Classic version deb package 1 wget http download wengo com wengophone rc wengophone 0 958m 1 1386 deb dpkg i force architecture wengophone 0 958m 1 i386 deb Gizmo5 Gizmo5 http www gizmo5 com is an Internet soft phone application similar to Skype that uses t
156. e using Extract the archive that contains the source files 37 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Build the package using the package s script in this case the configure script compile the package make and install the compiled package into your system make install cd path to extracted sourcefiles 1 configure sudo make tsudo make install Note typing before a filename in the current folder allows the Linux shell to try and execute the file as an application even if it is not in the path the set of folders which it searches when you type a command name If you get a permission denied error the file is not marked as being executable To fix this ee a Example In the above instructions configure is the shell script to build the package from source To be sure the configure script is executable ae a ay rs ges a ry I pe Na ee eee a ah ae Sr gt ee Ng A NO ee a ee a 1 isudo chmod x configure i Create a deb package from source files If your build from source is successful you can make a Debian Ubuntu package deb for future use Install package tools i be a as ea a se eS aN Co A T 1 sudo apt get install checkinstall Rebuild package using checkinstall Vee ay Soe ee SO ine ey ge Mae PERE PEE Te ey erg PP a PEE Ee ee Nd Tk ge AT A e BE Bee Se Be ae ee aT ge ON beeen ee 1 cd path to extracted package i 1 configure f
157. eSQL or SQLite For more info see the Ubuntu documentation http doc ubuntu com ubuntu serverguide C bacula html Both text based and GUI frontends are available Install the MySQL version SBackup SBackup http sourceforge net projects sbackup develop is a simple backup and restore utility for the GTK desktop Install n Cc Q w o ot 1 oa D ct H n ct w H n ion w a x T Keep Backup and Recovery Keep http jr falleri free fr keep wiki Home is a QT KDE based backup utility used in previous versions of Ubuntu It is no longer maintained and is not included in Ubuntu by default Install n c Q o w o e 1 oa D ct H n ct w f jas x D D o Menu gt Applications gt System Tools gt Keep Backup System m Backup Click Add a Directory to Backup Select directories you wish to backup 166 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Select a location to place the backup Set how often you wish the backups to take place and how long to keep them Click Backup Now Select the directory groups you wish to backup Recover Click Restore a Backup Select the directory groups you wish to restore Partimage Partition backup Partimage http sourceforge net projects partimage is a free open source utility to back up an entire partition into an iso image It can be used across a network as well Inst
158. ed virtual machine and run the virtual machine containing Dropbox only when connected to a secure Internet connection such as through Tor Google Drive online cloud storage Google Drive http en wikipedia org wiki Google_Drive is a free but proprietary online remote hosting service for private files similar to the free open source alternative SparkleShare Be careful of any storage solution not under your complete control especially proprietary solutions they are insecure and should be used for temporary storage of non critical files only as an alternative to sending files by email m Grive http www lbreda com grive is a free open source command line API for Linux systems to interface with Google Drive a Download and install a 32 bit or 64 bit deb package here http www ubuntuupdates org package webupd8 precise main base grive Alternatively a method for installation from a private PPA repository https Naunchpad net nilarimogard archive webupd8 is also provided by WebUpd8 here http www webupd8 org 2012 05 grive open source google drive client html Other online webhosts There are many services offering online webhosting with a wide range of included services No online webhost should be considered secure however the usage of a public webhost may be suitable for certain public non sensitive needs Many webhosts go offline or disappear altogether without notice so backup and security precautions are
159. ee See gt gee peor ot peg eg Ge ee e ee Pe pe eee Pa ge wel sect ay hg ee Ee gi ge 1 icd This Dir or Eo ee pa AY pte te pg AE pT ay ay RL gS mig eg BU yet sapien got Pala cy og Sep mR Mage IST PT Aha e L yg A Pakage ct emp RP E A ah ee ae OM a haat a A d eRe pt my ome G frag 1 icd home This Dir i Alien http kitenet net joey code alien is a method for converting Red Hat rpm packages into Debian deb packages It is not reliable and converted packages must be tested extensively for functionality with line changes often required It is often more reliable to create Debian deb packages from source and even the Alien software maintainers do not recommend using Alien for important packages To keep alien from changing the version number use the following command Convert the package rpm into a package deb Fao inaia a a mi ia a ra d a ai a eii a a rra ign aa 1 alien d package name rpm i Convert the package rpm into a package deb and install the generated package Ee ee a a aa a a aa aa a n a aai aa aaa a aa aa 1 alien i package name rpm i To convert rpm to debian a ee aga te ge A A ae e A E Tes E A SEAT S EE A E ER S EA EN TA Er SENAR ENAS UREE OEN IE EEE ERNEA AEAEE S ETTE Se a ON 1 sudo alien k rpm Software Troubleshooting Permissions error on program startup If you get a permissions error try the following Die ek ged rae AP OP ose Lav CUNT TAa CAE ee PET NT g gee TR Tete TERE TE OET Se py SO OBES fe Me Cele AP sg ee
160. een able to get Network Manager to accept my static IP address settings for both wired and wireless connections Network Manager gt Manage Connections gt connection gt Edit gt IPv4 address gt Method Manual gt IP Address 192 168 0 111 gt Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 gt Gateway 192 168 0 1 gt OK I also add the DNS servers I like to use I don t use the DNS servers of my ISP for security reasons 209 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m If you only use only a wired interface you do not need a network manager and it can be removed if desired Doing so requires configuring the networking settings manually u In Precise Network Manager does not need to be removed if manual settings are used in etc network interfaces To allow the settings to take effect and the network connection to be unmanaged by Network Manager edit etc NetworkManager NetworkManager conf and change the following section so that it reads false K ick an a a a a a a aa ar aaa a r a i a a a r a a On eiea aa a iat SCE aai e a aa a a a ae 1 ifupdown i managed false p Then restart Network Manager A I a E AA D Da o AR a Tag a haga Te TENA e pga eA aT ESCAPE TC ee T ERS a SO SESS E re AES NAC aa FESPA Sot oy EAS o AOF ee E a S ete ae TE 1 isudo etc init d network manager restart a Edit the etc network interfaces file use the gedit text editor instead of kate if usin
161. efore installing any driver for ATI or nvidia please make backup xorg conf before following this method If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated again run the following command If you want to try this xorg conf after installing the driver you must back up your xorg conf as following And then edit etc X11 xorg conf in text editor Add or modify this xorg conf sample xorg conf for nvidia Section Screen Identifier Default Screen Device Configured Video Device Monitor Configured Monitor SubSection Display Depth 16 Modes 1280x1024 1024x768 Option AddARGBGLXVisuals True EndSubSection Option AddARGBGLXVisuals True Defaultdepth 24 EndSection Section Module Load glx Load GLcore Load v41 EndSection Section Device Identifier Configured Video Device Boardname vesa Busid PCI 1 0 0 Driver nvidia Screen 0 EndSection Section Device Identifier Deviced BoardName Generic Geforce 5500 Driver nvidia Vendorname NVIDIA Corporation Option DualHead 1 Option ShadowFB 1 Option FPScale 1 Option TwinView True Option TwinViewOrientation RightOf Option UseEdidFreqs True Option Metamodes 1024x768 1024x768 Option UseDisplayDevice DFP EndSection Section Device Identifier Videocard0 Driver nv VendorName NVIDIA Corporation BoardName GeForce 7600 GT EndSection 186 of 264 05 04 2014 1
162. entation http help ubuntu com 12 04 serverguide dns html for more configuration information It can be installed using the tasksel option during installation of the Ubuntu server from the LiveCD or at any time using 250 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Apache Tomcat Java server Tomcat http tomcat apache org is a free open source platform from Apache which provides a pure Java HTTP web server environment for Java code to run see here http en wikipedia org wiki Apache_tomcat for more info It is not part of the Apache2 web server See the official Ubuntu documentation http help ubuntu com 12 04 serverguide tomcat html for more configuration information It can be installed using the tasksel option during installation of the Ubuntu server from the LiveCD or at any time using Xen virtual machine host Xen http www xen org is a free open source virtualization platform that allows the host to run guest operating systems simultaneously see here http en wikipedia org wiki Xen for more info Xen implementation in the K ubuntu server is based on integration with KVM http en wikipedia org wiki Kernel based_Virtual_Machine the kernel based virtualization platform in Linux KVM integrates with QEMU http wiki qemu org components which have been merged with Xen Note KVM requires a 64 bit processor with a virtualization extension i e
163. ep eat het ad ess a ica hse oc dee teense veel recede eat E a aT E it I or BN eo eg E eee an aad Re Mead ot aS ter a tae Se pee ee E Nae Ow EE ene are E gD eg ee ea tea ge a et ge a ee 1 1 r g I wget 0 skype ubuntu current_amd64 deb http download skype com linux skype ubuntu intrepid_2 1 0 47 1_amd64 deb sudo dpkg i skype ubuntu current_amd64 deb i isudo rm skype ubuntu current_amd64 deb i a a e Rca a a a a a Pe a a Nn SCR Nes a a ICE AE a cS ee CORRE TR SCR ON Ss a TREE AREA CONN A A A ce AOE E E E EC TERY EOP I How to install Skype on a 64 bit system The current version of Skype for 64 bit systems is a masqueraded 32 bit module To use ona 64 bit system you might still need to install the needed packages Mpg 0 ae eee eee ey ey girs ye age aa mgs wR ae yr ra ge pepe we aoe ny eg aaa eg mee Gye PE yy ree yee arg pt Ug ge 1 sudo apt get install ia32 libs lib32asound2 libqt4 core libqt4 gui i er al wget 0 skype_ubuntu current_amd64 deb http ww skype com go getskype linux beta ubuntu 64 sudo dpkg i skype ubuntu current_amd64 deb i isudo rm skype ubuntu current_amd64 deb i I Li 75 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m If the 64 bit version doesn t work for you use the 32 bit version or see above for the most recent version wget 0 skype ubuntu current_i386 deb http www skype com go getskype linux beta ubuntu 32 sudo dpkg i force architecture skyp
164. eps to add required dependencies I sudo apt get install libmariadbclient dev libmariadbclient18 libmariadbd dev libmysqlclient18 mariadb client i sudo apt get install mariadb client 5 5 mariadb client core 5 5 mariadb common mariadb server mariadb server 5 5 i isudo apt get install mariadb server core 5 5 mariadb test mariadb test 5 5 mysql common I Li This page http eureka ykyuen info 2013 01 25 mariadb installation on ubuntu precise recommends immediately securing the database Secure MariaDB by the mysql_secure_installation command and configure Remove anonymous users Y n Y Disallow root login remotely Y n Y Remove test database and access to it Y n Y Reload privilege tables now Y n Y l Tips amp Tricks Run Command You can run any application in your path using the Run Command Use Alt F2 Turn off Hot Keys This is the most evil option on any operating system in my opinion A mis stroke enables any number of random events Unfortunately this problem is pervasive in operating systems and is difficult to turn off Menu gt System gt Administration gt Advanced gt Input Actions gt General Settings gt check Disable KHotKeys daemon Menu gt System gt Administration gt Advanced gt Input Actions gt Gestures Settings gt check Disable mouse gestures globally If you wish to be selective about it this doesn t often work however start by disabling unnecessary desktop ho
165. er system or a USB pendrive with an Ubuntu LiveCD installation See the rootkit checker manuals for instructions how to do this If you are infected with a rootkit you must backup all your files and re install your system Thank goodness this is easy with Ubuntu unlike with other operating systems Chkrootkit Chkrootkit http www chkrootkit org checks locally for signs of a rootkit See the chkrootkit manual http www chkrootkit org README for usage instructions Install Rootkit Hunter Rootkit Hunter http www rootkit nl projects rootkit_hunter html is compatible with K Ubuntu systems See the usage instructions http sourceforge net docman display_doc php docid 35179 amp group_id 155034 Install Malicious commands to avoid There are many malicious commands to be avoided in Linux as in all operating systems It is worthwhile to be aware of these dangerous commands so that they are not executed by accident or by malicious advice USB drives 238 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci USB drives are a major source of security risk and means of data theft m An administrator password should be set for the computer BIOS and booting from a USB drive or CD DVD should be disabled Otherwise any passerby can boot their own OS and then use it to steal data from the hard drive m See this article http www cyberciti biz faq linux disable modprobe l
166. erface and be accessed remotely It is extremely comprehensive and is available in many languages Install 132 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci LedgerSMB Enterprise Finance Management LedgerSMB http www ledgersmb org is a fork of the SQL Ledger project that offers fairly solid AR AP and GL tracking as well as inventory control It is in rapid development and encourages community support A Debian deb package is available here https alioth debian org frs group_id 30839 WebERP Enterprise Finance Management WebERP http www weberp org is a free open source enterprise resource planner and accounting suite similar to SQL Ledger that uses a web browser as an interface It runs on the LAMP server It is somewhat difficult to implement and use but conforms to strict accounting guidelines Set up your LAMP server first then install using the web site instructions Phreebooks Enterprise Finance Management Phreebooks http www phreebooks com is a free open source enterprise resource planner and accounting suite similar to WebERP It also runs on a LAMP server It is in active development in 2008 A demo is available at the website Quasar Enterprise Finance Management Quasar http www linuxcanada com is a proprietary Linux based accounting suite similar to Quickbooks For a single user without point of sale or networking needs it is free Fo
167. et connections This can be integrated into a single device or communications can be received through an EVDO adapter Examples of 3G radio interfaces include Mobile WiMax CDMA 2000 TD CDMA EDGE and DECT For info using 3G with the Ubuntu Network Manager see this page https wiki ubuntu com NetworkManager Hardware 3G For additional info on using 3G with Ubuntu see this guide https wiki ubuntu org NetworkManager Hardware 3G Probing he220r1 he220r1 http huaweie220 blogspot com is a K ubuntu driver package for the Huawei e220 USB modem It has also been found to work with other 3G devices such as Nokia Sony Ericsson and Motorola See the website for download and installation instructions T Mobile Option 225 Web N Walk Stick This website http www relst nl site index php handleidingen 200 make your t mobile web n walk stick option 225 work with ubuntu html offers a driver optimised for the T Mobile Web n Walk Stick Option 225 Virgin Huawei e169 See this Ubuntu forum solution http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 1014221 202 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci this I think disables CHAP authentication I also had to change the APN to VirginBroadband instead of VirginInternet which was the default and now it s happy Other settings Number 99 Uname lt your virgin username gt PW lt your virgin password gt EVDO Cards EVDO ca
168. ezilla org allows the backup or duplication of a partition for a single machine or for multiple machines over a network It is similar to Norton Ghost It includes Partimage partclone http sourceforge net projects partclone and other utilities It is available http sourceforge net projects clonezilla files as a LiveCD which can then be burned https help ubuntu com community BurningIsoHowto A serious limitation of Clonezilla is its inability to backup restore split image files to from multiple media e g spanned DVDs CDs limiting its usefulness as an inexpensive cloning and distribution solution Partition image backup restoration must be to from a single hard drive large capacity USB stick or networked storage space Disk Imaging software G4U http sourceforge net projects g4u is a utility to image a disk bit by bit m GAL http sourceforge net projects g41 is a utility to image a disk bit by bit It includes a GUI interface Ubuntu Customization Kit Ubuntu Customization Kit http sourceforge net projects uck is a utility to customize a K Ubuntu LiveCD Install Remastering software Debian and K Ubuntu Linux operating systems can be remastered and customized using one of a number of utilities for re distribution See this Wikipedia list http en wikipedia org wiki List_of_remastering_software This enables an organization to pre load desired applications and customizations for distrib
169. f the images can be linked to the boot grub folder and used as the splash image For example F sudo In s usr share images grub Plasma lamp tga boot grub isudo update grub I Change the default menu item There are several ways to change the default Grub2 https help ubuntu com community Grub2 A 2BAC8 etc 2BAC8 grub d 2BAC8_ 28directory 29 menu item but only one is reliable The menu items in Grub2 change name and position in the list with every kernel upgrade However if you choose the default menu item by name you can reliably set it as the default For example if you wish to boot a Windows OS as the default and the Grub 2 menu lists it as Microsoft Windows 98SE Ancient Edition on dev sda1 then edit etc default grub and change the entry to resemble Dives ore egress Ce L S EE Te ge eee Rit RS NS eee Be Cie kPa eee So eee FR ge RP es CL a IESE Ae Pow S A PAG A T OPN GETS Lee eLp N nary vga F kre 1 GRUB_DEFAULT Microsoft Windows 98SE Ancient Edition on dev sda1 i 175 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci then regenerate the Grub2 config file Note There is a bug in Grub2 v 1 99 such that if the GRUB_DEFAULT option is used the Grub2 menu can not be entered for manually selecting a menu item If the default option is a non Linux OS there will then be no way start a Linux OS and therefore no way to subsequently change the etc default grub
170. feel whbar whar http code google com p whar is a quick launch bar not a dock that has an appearance similar to Avant Window Manager and Cairo Dock It is GTK Gnome based but can work in all desktop environments It does not require a compositing manager to be installed and is therefore quicker and more suitable for low end hardware systems It is the default in the Google gOS desktop and is available as a deb package from Google Download and install from the command line Terminal l wget http wbar googlecode com files wbar_1 3 3_i386 deb isudo dpkg i wbar_1 3 3_i1386 deb I m Start wbar with custom start options e g by pressing alt F2 Here is an example Tip If you want the wave effect just increase the nanim value I like the icons to just pop up so I don t use it but with 9 icons 5 there is a nice wave effect Obviously you could create a menu item with the command line options similar to the examples above or a batch file that can be automatically started at system startup as a cron event or startup session You can also change whar startup options by editing the configuration file See this example configuration file http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 980565 However not all options are able to be set from the configuration file and must be run from the command line For more info see this whar guide http linux guider blogspot com 2008 09 wbar another cute dock html wharconf 4
171. fferent Plymouth themes can be found by searching for plymouth theme in a Package Manager Install a new one and then sudo update alternatives config default plymouth sudo update initramfs u I and manually select the theme you wish to use Plymouth does not reliably work with nVidia drivers and during bootup a blank screen may result for several seconds Metacity Metacity is the default desktop compositing manager in Gnome It is lightweight streamlined and does not have many configurable options but has multiple themes available at Gnome Look Compiz Fusion Compiz Fusion is available as a separate Windows Manager to allow advanced desktop effects such as the rotating cube desktop Many Ubuntu users choose to run Compiz which is quite fast in Ubuntu Install To change to Compiz as the Window Manager m Select Compiz Configuration Menu gt System gt Preferences gt CompizConfig Settings Manager Note You must logout and log back in for the change to take effect Fusion Icon Fusion Icon is a tray icon that allows you to easily switch between window managers window decorators and gives you quick access to the Compiz Settings Manager This allows quick toggling of 3 D desktop effects that may not be compatible with some applications Menu gt Applications gt System Tools gt Compiz Fusion Icon 42 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci You can
172. free limitations and versions prior to version 3 were denounced by several large open source projects particular variations of this license must be examined closely Proprietary licenses There is a vast array of proprietary licenses all different You never know what your limitations for software are unless you read every word Most are attempts by lawyers to have an opportunity to create a lawsuit in the future Some may be called free licenses but have many limitations which you will not be aware of until you are in the middle of a lawsuit No license outside of the GPLv3 license is recommended Be careful when committing your organization to a mission critical software package with a proprietary license Also see this outstanding article on the Open Source Enterprise Trap http www h online com open The Open Source Enterprise Trap features 112992 Requests eBook version of this guide 262 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m See the Books Category for free Ubuntu eBooks based on this help guide There is an option in the menu bar at the left entitled Printable version which formats pages for easier printing You can print this or any other document to a PDF file easily By default Ubuntu includes a Print to File option from its Print menu Use this option to print anything appearing in your browser into a PDF file From Firefox or any other browser or
173. fter enabling the sites Warning MediaWiki is not secure at installation and can be easily hacked by new users Do not publish your wiki to the Internet before reading all the instructions and changing the configuration file LocalSettings php so that it is more secure You would then access the database at Moin Moin Moin Moin http moinmo in is free open source GPL licensed wiki software written using Python with a large community of users including the Apache Debian and Ubuntu wikis See these Ubuntu installation instructions https help ubuntu com 12 04 serverguide moinmoin html Install Twiki http twiki org is an open source wiki engine used by many small to medium size companies internally It has an active development team with multiple plugins See the website for installation instructions Install Tiddly Wiki TiddlyWiki http www tiddlywiki com is an open source personal wiki It is ideal for creating 142 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci a list of things to do note taking or as a collaboration tool for a small team It is a single HTML file that can reside on your computer or can even be uploaded to a web server and be used as a simple website It is developed using a Firefox browser as an interface Installation instructions are on the website Web Publishing Drupal Web content publishing Drupal http drupal org is the
174. g Linux Infrared Control allows you to use most infra red remote controls http lirc sourceforge net remotes This can be installed from Menu gt Applications gt Ubuntu Software Center gt System gt lirc Remuco Bluetooth and WiFi Remote Controls Remuco http code google com p remuco is a utility for controlling many multimedia players http code google com p remuco wiki Features such as VLC Amarok Rhythmbox Audacious and many others using a Bluetooth or WiFi remote control http code google com p remuco wiki ClientDevices Each player has its own package For example the VLC package is named remuco vlc and can be installed Bluetooth 199 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci BlueZ http www bluez org is the package that allows Bluetooth connectivity in Ubuntu Linux This package is included within the current kernel of Ubuntu To add utilities to check whether your Bluetooth adapter s firmware is current install lee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee AW al then run Ee a ee ay ee ak le Re ps ry Sed a ee or ph phen ot my shes gr Ge gtge Gl tpe yee Gt aay pany os Hig ta a fey AM a em pag pinging ges pea ee Gr gan pS My Login guage yen oR ae prone ge ogame 1 isudo dfutool i WiiMote The Wiimote Wii Remote Control uses both Bluetooth and Inf
175. g Ubuntu instead of Kubuntu ine ar aa Peta as ae Cond St lage ae LEY ag Daa fan egy Se a get mS aa RET Bag T gh ta ne va Ra Nag aA A a aa A Nagy oP od far Mah ae Pegg Sac a eat et ar ac td at a pak Ys aad fe na OL og E S ae 1 sudo kate etc network inter faces a and replace the line ok if line is missing la a GR E E I E SEF SE A ATARE A Ei Te Sa A S 1 tiface ethO inet dhcp Fe nce oe a nh hee hee aera td eae ee en ee tae Mr ate Mees oe hace oer ee tee a with the following lines using your own LAN settings and desired DNS nameservers of course i a a a a a i a a RT I a a raas a r a a aa 1 auto eth0 tiface eth0 inet static address 192 168 0 35 netmask 255 255 255 0 1 network 192 168 0 0 i broadcast 192 168 0 255 gateway 192 168 0 1 1 idns nameservers 8 26 56 26 208 67 222 222 8 20 247 20 208 67 220 220 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 i A EO EREE ERTE E ONE at one Gla a ees E EE ET EESE E EEEE J Then restart networking nh r a a a a a a A en a a a aa a Ae ogre a ogee SA eg a Sn gt doe 1 tsudo etc init d networking restart Check to see if your settings are now correct Re Soa Stans Cig Bea a Wig ke Bhapape Cog ete ey aa e ater eel a ete aig aS eyed oem ty tg pita Sane Ror Bata ad Bet yoy pia bon oem Moy wie aa wy are iw ka pare eg ome MED Nays 1 ifconfig i 210 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m The Wicd network manager also allows a wireless connection to have a static
176. g oriented applications CAELinux http www caelinux com CMS is an engineering oriented Linux OS with an the X Ubuntu desktop that comes with a pre installed set of engineering oriented applications that can also be installed individually in Ubuntu Kubuntu CAD CAM amp 3D printing Freecad http freecadweb org sudo apt get install freecad OpenSCAD http www openscad org sudo apt get install openscad m LibreCad http librecad org cms home html sudo apt get install librecad Pycam http pycam sourceforge net OpenSCAM http openscam com GCAM dxf2gcode http sourceforge net projects dxf2gcode Cura 3 D printing http www ultimaker com pages our software m FEA CFD amp multiphysic simulation Code Aster http www code aster org sudo apt get install code aster run code aster gui Code Saturne http code saturne org cms sudo apt get install code saturne OpenFOAM http openfoam org see installation instructions 160 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci http openfoam org download ubuntu php Elmer FEM http www csc fi elmer sudo apt get install elmer m CalculiX http www calculix de Impact FEM http www impact fem org intro_install_en MBDyn http www mbdyn org Meshing pre post amp visualization m Paraview http paraview org sudo apt get install paraview
177. gee Sot TP a Oe Owe Ne 1 I I ifconfig 1 Manual configuration from the command line 3 steps for WEP sudo iwconfig eth N essid SSID i sudo iwconfig eth N key restricted s PASSWORD i tsudo dhclient I WPA is more complicated 211 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci I sudo mkdir etc wpa_supplicant i icd etc wpa_supplicant f isudo echo network gt wpa_supplicant conf i sudo echo ssid SSID gt gt wpa_supplicant conf 1 sudo echo key_mgmt WPA PSK gt gt wpa_supplicant conf i isudo echo psk PRESHAREDKEY gt gt wpa_supplicant conf sudo echo gt gt wpa_supplicant conf icd etc network f sudo gedit interfaces Li I Wwpa driver wext or whatever driver your network card needs wpa conf etc wpa_supplicant wpa_supplicant conf I Save the file and restart your system Internet connection sharing DHCP server In most LANs an inexpensive router is used to provide DHCP http en wikipedia org wiki Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol functions internet connection sharing However DHCP services can also be provided by a single host computer on your LAN http en wikipedia org wiki Local_area_network if it is directly connected to the Internet This is useful for instance if you have a 3G or other wireless EVDO connection to your computer which you want to share with the other computers on your LAN Other client computers
178. ger d You can also use sudo apt get update sudo apt get upgrade 1 tsudo apt get dist upgrade i l Note the first two lines simply make sure your current distribution is current before upgrading the entire distribution and are optional Always backup your system Upgrades do not generally work for me because I often make customizations to my older installations to make my hardware work with them but these customizations are often not required in the newest version When the system then attempts to migrate my customizations during an attempted upgrade it often crashes my new system Fortunately I always back up my important files and reinstalling them on a fresh OS installation is therefore usually accomplished relatively quickly Here are some of the steps I have sometimes needed to take when performing upgrades In general upgrades must be done serially from one version to the next in order Reinstalling applications after a fresh installation If you upgrade your Ubuntu system with a fresh installation it is possible to mark the packages and services installed on your old system prior to the upgrade and save the settings markings into a file Then install the new version of Ubuntu and allow the system to reinstall packages and services using the settings saved in the markings file For instructions see this Ubuntu forum thread http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 1057608 In brief m On the old system
179. ges anyway From the command line Terminal Pa a r a a ae RS ER SR a e RB eI 1 isudo S i or ey P ee ON eee Ee E RA E AD AN N OR A S O ATA A AAA E I SS E O O bn PeT es A ge AA T AA A Pron P A ET 1 isudo su i or Bae io ke a de SO me OO a Oe a oa Ce aE aaa eo ow es age oma aa e a a a a a a be we OE eS 1 isudo bash i You will use your own user password instead of a root password You could also get a prompt to become any other user on the computer by typing ES a a A gh a a a O a A Ne eg OE a a alee a Gt ye S Mage GN ne A Per eg ge tae 1 sudo su lt username gt Use the File Manager as root De ee ele a ae Dd Pa Cb eee Ce CT OE ged Te ee Te eee Gye ee Pn ee Coe BP Sere POPS TET Pe Ben ee ee S 1 tsudo nautilus 179 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Manually Mount and Unmount a device To manually mount a device l RR he ae ee ae a ge Ee PP ey LR av IES a meal Fp se Pag get beg Teves SV Ey OM fea gee Oe eat Re mL a TES badge Pag ae Oem mL S wey fete gy AF gke es Ry ee gee TPA AT oe AS MP EM Rf gees ge 1 mount dev hda replace dev hda with the location of the device To manually unmount a device umount dev hda i replace dev hda with the location of the device Windows Compatibility Mounting NTFS Partitions with read write privileges Find out the name of your ntfs partition e ar a a a Re STC AC Ta CR a ra a a a a I E 1 sudo fdisk 1 Method
180. gins and to ensure encryption of transmitted data SSH Secure Shell or SSH is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged over a secure channel or tunnel between two computers Encryption provides confidentiality and integrity of data The OpenSSH client is installed by default in Ubuntu so you can connect to another computer that is running an SSH server Connect to a remote SSH server From the command line terminal Install the OpenSSH http www openbsd org cgi bin man cgi query ssh amp sektion 1 client if not already installed Note The C option indicates compression which speeds up transmission through the tunnel For example 220 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci or Pe A nara Nae ete gee ek a AR EA et ones eae ane Va eminent Ma eh Blane MRE Nagy ach tr anc oak get asathecomic 9 t Vogl a Naa fart Cat dang arenas ag acl age fae Smet cand Wa og Par Rta ig 1 issh C 192 168 1 1 1 mike l lee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee m al Note l specifies the login id If the SSH server is listening on a port other than port 22 the default you can specify that in your connection with the p option For example if the SSH server is listening on port 11022 connect Pete hg Pe hig a ae Fee age GRR OR Mg s Bin SET gay Oa g ef wees Peng erg hen ey a fom aye Map ce aa ge CE
181. hWall m 44 5 3 Endian 45 LTSP Thin client support 18 of 264 m 45 1 LTSP Server m 45 2 LTSP Client 45 3 iTALC Thin client for Education a 45 4 Internet Cafe software a 45 4 1 OutKafe m 45 4 2 OpenKiosk a 45 4 3 CafePilot mw 45 4 4 Miscellaneous solutions 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci 19 of 264 m 45 4 5 Pessulus Lockdown Editor a 46 Cluster cloud computing 46 1 OpenStack cloud m 46 2 Eucalyptus cloud m 46 3 Beowulf 46 4 BOINC Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing a 46 5 A warning about distributed computing u 47 Servers 47 1 Ultimate Server Walkthrough 47 2 Add a desktop to an Ubuntu Server a 47 3 LAMP server installation 47 3 1 Apache2 MySQL PHP m 47 4 Other servers m 47 4 1 eBox server and network manager 47 4 2 OpenSSH server m 47 4 3 VPN Server m 47 4 4 Mail Server 47 4 5 Bind9 DNS server m 47 4 6 Apache Tomcat Java server m 47 4 7 Xen virtual machine host 47 4 8 Print server m 47 4 9 OpenLDAP m 47 4 10 Proxy server 47 4 10 1 Squid a 47 4 10 2 Privoxy m 47 4 11 Reverse proxy Servers and Load Balancers 47 4 11 1 Pound Reverse proxy and load balancer u 47 4 11 2 Apache Reverse proxy m 47 4 12 Control panels 47 4 13 Media servers a 48 Network Attached Servers m 48 1 FreeNAS 49 Setup RAID in Ubuntu Kubuntu 50 Databases m 50 1 PostgreSQL 50 2 MySQL a 50 3 MariaDB a 51 Tips amp Tricks
182. hange Grub settings a 2 7 Dual Booting Mac OS X and Ubuntu 2 7 1 Installing Mac OS X after Ubuntu m 2 7 2 Installing Ubuntu after Mac OS X m 2 7 3 Upgrading from older versions 2 7 4 Reinstalling applications after a fresh installation 2 8 Add Extra Repositories m 2 8 1 Types of Repositories 2 8 1 1 Third party repositories a 2 8 1 2 PPA repositories m 2 8 2 Add Repositories using Synaptic Package Manager 2 8 3 Manually add repositories a 2 8 3 1 Edit the repository sources list m 2 8 4 Add repository keys 2 9 Package Installation and Updates m 2 9 1 Apt and Package Basics 2 9 1 1 Installing deb packages a 2 9 1 2 Handling Tar GZip and Tar Bzip2 archives 2 9 1 3 Installing a package from source m 2 9 1 3 1 Create a deb package from source files 2 9 2 Aptitude m 2 9 3 Synaptic Package Manager m 2 9 4 Ubuntu Software Center Add Remove Programs 2 9 5 Manual Updates 2 9 6 Automated Updates m 2 9 7 Repair broken packages 3 File Managers u 3 1 Nautilus u 4 Desktop Add ons 4 1 Gnome Eye Candy Resources a 4 2 Ubuntu Wallpaper m 4 3 Change Plymouth Splash Screen 4 4 Metacity a 4 5 Compiz Fusion m 4 5 1 Fusion Icon 4 5 2 Rotate the Compiz Cube m 4 5 3 Emerald m 4 6 Google Desktop 4 7 gDesklets 4 8 Dock applications m 4 8 1 Avant Window Navigator 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m 4 8 2 Cairo Dock u 4 8 3 Gnome Do 4 8 4
183. he HJSplit JAR file EEE ma ce 7 MO ai a ea a a ai me a 1 wget http ww freebyte com download hjsplit hjsplit_g jar Create the directory for HJSplit aa a aR i a Te a i a A A Bi a E EEAS a S 1 sudo mkdir opt hjsplit 163 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Move the file to an appropriate directory ee er a Run lm ae a a a 6 em eR Oo oe rN oo oe 1 cd opt hjsplit amp amp java jar hjsplit_g jar i Note You could also make a terminal shortcut menu item in K Menu Editor Rar Rar archives files into the proprietary rar format ai a a r Ng A r ee a a a a a a a a aaa eae a a A A A A 1 sudo apt get install rar This application is a 40 day trial Unrar Unrar extracts files archived with the proprietary rar format A free version can be installed Bee oe Se ee he ee gt gt gee Pe A Re ae reg ee bee eg ee ee toe Me et a ad tel cae Mop a a a od 1 isudo apt get install unrar free or the proprietary version also free for noncommercial use can be installed with the ubuntu restricted extras package or with De Se en a ra ae ge he ON hee E eg CY Fe a Pe Qe eee at apt eet gt or Wyant 2 eee Then ee tpg Perey een OP ahem ae ee 1 sudo apt get install unrar ee al 7 Zip The open source 7 Zip archive format was originally designed for Windows and DOS but is also available for Ubuntu The GNU Linux version of 7 Zip does not come with a GUI but A
184. he Red5 Media Server http www red5 org is a Java based media streaming server and recorder that uses rtmp and AMF protocols to stream and or receive flash video and other content Install FLVStreamer Flvstreamer http savannah nongnu org projects flvstreamer is an open source command line RTMP client to stream audio or video content from all types of flash or rtmp servers It is a fork from rtmpdump with encrypted rtmp and swf verification support removed Install rtmpdump Capture streaming video Rtmpdump http rtmpdump mplayerhq hu allows the capture of many types of streaming video Install Streamcapture with VLC VLC allows the capture of certain types of streaming content See the VLC instructions http www videolan org doc streaming howto en ch02 html You can also Convert streams to selected video file formats VLC gt Media gt Stream gt Network gt Please enter a network URL 121 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m If you don t know the exact URL of the stream you wish to save you can discover it from the webpage it is embedded in by using the Firefox add on UnPlug Do not save streams that are illegal to download Streamcapture with MPlayer See this section Home Automation Home Theater Home Security Complete Systems Linux MCE Media Center Edition LinuxMCE http en wikipedia org wiki LinuxMCE is an in
185. he SIP protocol Install deb package I wget http download gizmo5 com GizmoDownload gizmo project_3 1 0 79_libstdc 6_i386 deb tdpkg i force architecture gizmo project_3 1 0 79_libstdc 6_i386 deb Asterisk VOIP PBX system 76 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Asterisk http www asterisk org is an enterprise grade free open source PBX and telephony system for VOIP Kiax http www kiax org is an LGPL licensed open source JAX Inter Asterisk eXchange application It is used for making VoIP calls from an Asterisk PBX The current version must be installed from source files See the website for download and installation instructions or see this Ubuntu Launchpad site https launchpad net ubuntu jaunty package kiax OpenSIPS OpenSER SIP server OpenSIPS http www opensips org is an open source SIP http en wikipedia org wiki Session_Initiation_Protocol server that allows connections to be made through the Internet for VoIP http en wikipedia org wiki Voice_over_Internet_Protocol IM http en wikipedia org wiki Instant_messaging and other communications protocols While there are many public SIP servers these are subject to spoofing http en wikipedia org wiki Spoofing attack and other impersonation problems A company may wish to host its own SIP server to avoid the problems inherent in public services whose trustworthiness can not b
186. he id_rsa pub key you have copied to the ssh folder Make sure the owner ofid_rsa pub after copying is serveruser icd ssh i chown serveruser id_rsa pub icat authorized_keys id_rsa pub gt gt authorized_keys l l m Make sure the OpenSSH server knows to look for the key file On the remote server edit the OpenSSH configuration file er a a Uncomment the line i e remove the at the beginning of the line ER eg SR Rae SR INES GP ay RE aa re a ES SS SEG ya F ee a E a A Ear EA ae ee ee ap AP a A peg a Ce ER ERS a SS area eR ee 1 stAuthorizedkeysFile h ssh authorized_keys m Remove the ability to login to the OpenSSH server using password authentication Bee a ee es el ee ae Pe ee ay he ae ete gt aN gg ba a a ie te tal ge T eg a Ber etry geet hee ge ge 1 1 sudo nano etc ssh sshd_config u Change the line Letra foe teay ae ae TN Ge eed a fee Bt eae NET See ATA ey BS LE Sel TY ty oe TEM b Sage ge te EET aS P OP Ee pe ees EERE Pa PEOD ge ie ee ake SE Re wd eT Tey 1 PasswordAuthentication yes i ER ET EE NE AE E E ae EA E E E EAE E E E EE 4 to De aaa E ae ge Nei toed tN hgh mR as EY Baa tN em bat et Sa Tah ate rsa GY Pg oP eh E oak ant Sam ark Aa au Nagy od ed Nae ae e AEI EE Sat Nas ca at Ugg OP igh Sara vt RP ag mem maar a al age Bae Na at Oe E A ae gg 1 PasswordAuthentication no Restart the OpenSSH server 226 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Pre
187. he uTorrent model Transmission BitTorrent Client Transmission http www transmissionbt com is the GTK based default BitTorrent client in Ubuntu Gnome KTorrent can be used in Kubuntu Deluge Deluge http deluge torrent org is a GK based BitTorrent client with plugins and a server package daemon available Install the client Bittornado BitTorrent Client BitTornado http www bittornado com is a KDE compatible BitTorrent client Install Torrentflux P2P client and server TorrentFlux http sourceforge net projects torrentflux is a PHP based BitTorrent controller that runs on a web server using a MySQL database with the mysql server package for server functions or the mysql client for client functions and uses a web interface that can be accessed remotely e g http localhost torrentflux This makes it ideal for seedbox purposes It uses the BitTornado client for downloads Install Apollon P2P Filesharing 73 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Apollon http apollon sourceforge net index html is an older now relatively obsolete BitTorrent client that uses the Gift http gift sourceforge net network Gnutella etc It uses plugins for compatibility with multiple networks Obtain the packages from the Debian Etch archives for apollon http archive debian net etch apollon and gift http archive debian net etch giftd ML
188. http en wikipedia org wiki Self signed_certificate that are not registered with any certifying authority A free system of certificate network notaries has emerged called Perspectives http perspectives project org A certificate s validity even if self signed can be checked using a Firefox plugin https addons mozilla org en US firefox addon perspectives For more info see this introduction http www techrepublic com blog data center ss tls certificates perspectives helps authentication or this article http www dedoimedo com computers firefox perspectives html CAcert org https secure wikimedia org wikipedia en wiki CAcert org is a free certifying authority that maintains weak certificates that are recognized by many open source operating systems but not by Firefox or most browsers For browsers that do not include CAcert org recognition certificates appear to be self signed certificates While Debian incorporates CACert org s root certificate by default Ubuntu derivatives do not Canonical https secure wikimedia org wikipedia en wiki Canonical_Ltd was originally founded with funds earned from Thawte https secure wikimedia org wikipedia en wiki Thawte a certifying authority founded by Mark Shuttleworth https secure wikimedia org wikipedia en wiki Mark_Shuttleworth Tor Network Privacy Tor https www torproject org is a project to allow privacy while using the Internet and to limit usage
189. i Mozilla_Corporation_software_rebranded_by_the_Debian_project and the Debian wiki http wiki debian org Iceweasel for more information To install them use a package manager to add the Debian repository for your country http www debian org mirror list e g deb http ftp us debian org debian unstable main temporarily while installing the software Then install the software package using the package manager or from the command line a IceWeasel replaces the Firefox web browser sudo apt get install t iceweasel IceDove replaces the Thunderbird email newsreader and calendaring client sudo apt get install t icedove a IceOwl replaces the Sunbird standalone calendaring client sudo apt get install t iceowl After installation of the individual package it is best to disable the Debian repository so it does not interfere with the K Ubuntu repositories A user that is interested in the philosophy of free software that Iceweasel symbolises may wish to consider a full Debian OS http wiki debian org installation of which K Ubuntu is a fork instead of K Ubuntu GNUzilla IceCat The GNU project also maintains a version of Mozilla Firefox that is free of trademarks and branding called GNUZilla IceCat http www gnu org software gnuzilla deb packages for K Ubuntu can be downloaded and installed through the GNUzilla PPA repositories https launchpad net gnuzilla team archive ppa Opera Opera http ww
190. ic Koala 9 10 no longer supported Jaunty Jackalope 9 04 no longer supported Hardy Heron 8 04 LTS no longer supported Dapper Drake 6 06 LTS no longer supported See this complete list of older and newer versions Other Resources Ubuntu Forums http ubuntuforums org has a large community for online solutions and specific help Ubuntu Resources Unity Desktop Unity http en wikipedia org wiki Unity_ 28desktop_environment 29 is the default desktop environment used in Ubuntu It is compatible with the GTK platform used by Gnome It was designed to be used for netbooks but is developed by Canonical to be useful on all types of devices Gnome Project Gnome3 http www gnome org is an alternative desktop available for Ubuntu and a list of 22 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Gnome projects http projects gnome org is available m Installation method 1 https launchpad net gnome3 team archive gnome3 sudo add apt repository ppa gnome3 team gnome3 sudo apt get update sudo apt get dist upgrade sudo apt get install gnome shell sudo add apt repository ppa ubuntugnometeam gnome3 tsudo add apt repository ppa ubuntugnometeam ppa gen isudo apt get update sudo apt get install ugr desktop g3 isudo apt get dist upgrade I Ubuntu Screenshots and Screencasts m What is Ubuntu http www ubuntu com ubuntu m Ubuntu 1
191. ice Providers in the US Comcast Verizon AT amp T Time Warner Cable and Cablevision have agreed to IP address recording and reporting to the CCI https en wikipedia org wiki Center_for_Copyright_Information on behalf of the MPAA https en wikipedia org wiki Motion_Picture_Association_of_America and RIAA https en wikipedia org wiki Recording_Industry_Association_of_America If using one of these ISPs take extra efforts to ensure your privacy It is also important to note that major ISPs now often censor content using filters such as Cleanfeed http en wikipedia org wiki Cleanfeed_ 28content_blocking system 29 Choose your DNS and search providers carefully The DNS server setting can be changed in the router s settings recommended or individually for each computer If changing on an individual computer use the Network Manager or Wicd settings or if using a static IP address with manually configured settings add a line to etc network interfaces with a list of the desired dns nameservers at the end of the iface stanza so that the file resembles 1 auto eth0 face ethO inet static address 192 168 0 35 l 83 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise 84 of 264 inetmask 255 255 255 0 network 192 168 0 0 broadcast 192 168 0 255 gateway 192 168 0 1 idns nameservers 8 26 56 26 208 67 222 222 8 20 247 20 208 67 220 220 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 Many search engines track your search requests notably Google B
192. icted l l Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the distribution deb http gb archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise updates main restricted ideb src http gb archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise updates main restricted I N B software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu H team Also please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security team deb http gb archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise universe deb src http gb archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise universe deb http gb archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise updates universe deb src http gb archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise updates universe I N B software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu team and may not be under a free licence Please satisfy yourself as to your rights to use the software Also please note that software in 33 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu WH security team ideb http gb archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise multiverse deb src http gb archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise multiverse deb http gb archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise updates multiverse deb src http gb archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise updates multiverse I Uncomment the following two lines to add software from th
193. idely used proxy web server and web cache daemon that is useful for corporate or other large LANs that wish to accelerate and or control traffic through the LAN For initial configuration information see the official Ubuntu documentation http help ubuntu com 12 04 serverguide serverguide C squid html Install Privoxy Privoxy http www privoxy org is a non caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy modifying web page data and HTTP headers controlling access and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk It is easier to configure and more useful for individual users Install Reverse proxy Servers and Load Balancers A reverse proxy http en wikipedia org wiki Reverse_proxy server allows incoming web traffic on a LAN to be directed to multiple computers each running one or more servers on the LAN When redundant instances of a server exist on a LAN a Load Balancer http en wikipedia org wiki Load_balancing_ 28computing 29 allows traffic to be directed to the most available instance Pound Reverse proxy and load balancer Pound http www apsis ch pound is a free open source GPL licensed lightweight reverse proxy and load balancer Also see the Ubuntu Community https help ubuntu com community Pound instructions Install Apache Reverse proxy The Apache2 server has a mod_proxy http httpd apache org docs 2 2 mod mod_proxy html proxypass module available that enables
194. ient with SSH 41 2 6 XVNC4Viewer VNC Client m 41 2 7 Automatic user login for use with VNC m 41 3 FreeNX 41 3 1 FreeNX Server m 41 3 2 FreeNX Client 41 4 XDMCP 41 4 1 Telnet m 41 5 VPN clients m 41 5 1 VPN through Network Manager 41 5 2 vpnautoconnect vpn daemon m 41 5 3 Other VPN clients 41 6 VPN servers 41 6 1 OpenVPN m 41 6 2 Poptop PPTP Server m 41 6 3 OpenSwan 41 7 Citrix a 42 Security a 42 1 Firewall 42 1 1 Firestarter u 42 1 1 1 Firestarter fails to open system log m 42 1 2 Shorewall 17 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m 42 1 3 Guarddog m 42 1 4 Uncomplicated Firewall 42 1 4 1 Gufw m 42 2 Anti virus m 42 2 1 ClamAV 42 2 1 1 ClamTk ClamAV GUD m 42 2 2 AVG m 42 2 3 Avast 42 3 Anti spam m 42 3 1 Spam Assasin m 42 4 Rootkit checkers 42 4 1 Chkrootkit m 42 4 2 Rootkit Hunter m 42 4 3 Malicious commands to avoid m 42 5 USB drives a 42 6 Prevent unauthorized boots and system access a 43 Network Monitors 43 1 Netstat m 43 2 Etherape Network monitoring m 43 3 List open files 43 4 Nmap m 43 4 1 Nmap GUI m 43 5 Nessus 43 6 Snort m 43 6 1 AcidBase m 43 7 AppArmor 43 7 1 Disable AppArmor m 43 8 SELinux 43 9 Knockd Port security 44 Network Management m 44 1 Nagios m 44 2 Munin 44 3 Cacti Monitoring Server m 44 4 Cluster SSH a 44 5 Enterprise Network Firewall 44 5 1 IPCop m 44 5 2 Smoot
195. ightAlt PrintScreen K This will log you out But what happens if this does not work Try pressing Ctrl Alt F1 login enter your password and run I sudo killall gdm tsudo startx View hidden files In the Nautilus file manager press Mute notifications alerts Notifications alerts can be disabled Menu gt System gt Preferences gt Sound gt Sound Effects gt Sound theme gt No sounds gt Close GNOME notifications alerts are associated with sounds by default This can also be disabled separately Alt F2 gt gconf editor gt apps indicator sound gt volume_mute ticked Turn off login notification sound Menu gt System gt Preferences gt Startup Applications gt Startup Programs gt GNOME Login Sound unticked gt Close gt Menu gt System gt Administration gt Login Screen gt Unlock gt Play login sound unticked gt Close Filenames with spaces m Filenames or folder names with spaces in them should be enclosed with parentheses For example to change to a directory named This Dir or home This Dir use the command 259 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Alternatively a space in a filename or folder name can be preceded with a backslash For example to change to a directory named This Dir or home This Dir Peep eg egret TN Sp ep me py eee stapes g OST Oe ye hte Aa wae ee
196. igmail https addons mozilla org en US thunderbird addon 71 is an add on to Thunderbird that allows you to easily encrypt your email using OpenPGP http en wikipedia org wiki Pretty_Good_Privacy which is included in the kernel by default It also allows you to create and manage the encryption keys Go the website and click Download Now 64 bit versions are found here http enigmail mozdev org download download static php html Install Thunderbird gt Tools gt Add ons gt Install gt select downloaded file Also see these tips for instructions on setting up e mail with PGP encryption Miniminize to System Tray MinimizeToTray revived https addons mozilla org en us thunderbird addon minimizetotray revived is a valuable plugin add on extension IMO It allows Thunderbird to be minimized to the System Tray instead of to the Taskbar This allows Thunderbird to run discreetly in the 68 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci background checking for new mail and calendar events e g through the Lightning extension The same plugin add on extension also is available for Firefox https addons mozilla org en US firefox addon minimizetotray revived Install Thunderbird gt Tools gt Add ons gt Get Add ons gt Browse all add ons takes you to an external webpage gt search for add ons MinimizeToTray revived gt Add to Thunderbird gt In
197. iles animata_004 091218 tar gz the Animata source code extract and then from the directory into which Animata was extracted run scons 94 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Webcam Applications To display your webcam on your screen take photos from it or to create other effects install one of these webcam applications u Cheese http projects gnome org cheese sudo apt get install cheese is a Gnome based webcam application with many options and a re sizable window a Kamoso http kde apps org content show php Kamoso content 111750 sudo apt get install kamoso is a KDE based webcam application Camorama http camorama fixedgear org index php sudo apt get install camorama is a Gtk based webcam application that has been around for years a Xawtv http git linuxtv org xawtv4 git sudo apt get install xawtv is a Gtk based application Because the Xawtv window can be arranged so that only the webcam image is shown it is my favorite webcam display for screencasts Click on X in the window bar gt Advanced gt No Border ticked Any of these applications can be used in either Ubuntu or Kubuntu Video Disk Recording VDR MythTV has one of the leading capabilities for video disk recording XBMC has an integrated frontend using the vdr backend Alternatives m VDR http www linuxtv org vdrwiki index php Main_Page is a long standing video
198. ilesystem automatically I used rw to specify read write privileges for all users but umask 0 and umask 000 are accepted by some kernels Method 2 Edit fstab wn c 2 3 w me o E q Tuy a Wn a w When Ubuntu installation finishes it mounts all ntfs partitions automatically with ntfsprogs adding a line similar to the following to fstab In this example I have a Chinese language Windows installation on my first partition so I set the locale parameter locale zh_CN UTF 8 so that my Chinese documents can display correctly Setting rw same as umask 0 or umask 000 lets me read write the partition without sudo gid 46 specifies that the drive will belong to the group of hot pluggable devices plugdev and is not necessary unless your ntfs drive is a hot pluggable one such as an external USB drive nls utf8 is the default and is optional for most ntfs users but there are other options for Chinese and other specialized character set users Mounting FAT32 Partitions Follow the above instructions but use vfat instead of ntfs 3g In other words if you have made a mount point directory mnt WindowsFAT32 and your FAT32 drive is dev sda3 then edit the etc fstab file to include the line Synchronize clock to network time server The Network Time Protocol NTP allows time synchronization of your computer to time servers on the Internet To enable it Applications menu gt System Settings gt Date amp
199. ilities ktimetracker is the KDE version Also see the manual http docs kde org development en kdepim ktimetracker index html Install Calendars Calendar clients include Evolution for Gnome Ubuntu a Kontact KOrganizer for KDE Kubuntu a Mozilla Thunderbird with Lightning Plugin For info on group calendar servers see this section Mozilla Sunbird Calendar sunbird http www mozilla org projects calendar sunbird is a standalone group calendar client that has largely been replaced by the Lightning extension for Thunderbird and Firefox https addons mozilla org en US thunderbird addon 2313 Download from the website http www mozilla org projects calendar sunbird download html and install by clicking on the downloaded file to extract or isudo mkdir etc sunbird cd etc sunbird sudo wget O sunbird current tar bz2 http download mozilla org product sunbird 1 0b1 amp 0s linux64 amp lang en US rtar xvjf sunbird current tar bz2 Replace os linux64 with os linux if using a 32 bit OS Then create a menu item named Sunbird to point to the Command etc sunbird sunbird 131 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Financial Software For a brief introduction see this list of 10 Linux financial tools http www techrepublic com blog 10 things top 10 linux financial tools KMyMoney Personal Finance Management KMyMoney http km
200. in file Then issue the following commands I chmod x RealPlayer11GOLD bin tsudo RealPlayer11GOLD bin When it asks for installation path enter usr local RealPlayer For all other questions just choose default by pressing enter If you have installed mozilla mplayer package you will need to delete the mplayer firefox plugin for real player videos Other wise all real player files will open with mplayer For that please do this I cd usr lib firefox plugins tsudo rm mplayerplug in rm Please remember to restart firefox and when ever you click on a real player video choose the option open with and use usr bin realplay Internet TV Myth TV See MythTV Ubuntu TV is essentially Myth TV Miro Player Miro Player http www getmiro com formerly Democracy TV Player is an open source Internet TV and video player that allows you to watch Internet TV and videos Unlike other video players it contains a structured guide that includes more than 2500 channels has built in BitTorrent and has features that can automatically save videos such as from YouTube Sopcast Internet TV Sopcast http www sopcast org is an interface to play live P2P video streams through the VLC media player Install VLC first This is a Chinese program and most content is hosted in China and may not be legal in your area Please consult local regulations You can install a SopCast Player PPA https launchpad net jason scheunemann archive ppa using th
201. ing and Yahoo and keep logs of the searches they receive from your IP address DuckDuckGo com https duckduckgo com is a filtered search engine that has made its reputation not only by promising not to track searches but also by providing a secure encrypted Tor capable and anonymized search portal Point your browser to https duckduckgo com It can be used with Tor turned on Another search engine with similar privacy claims is Startpage https startpage com Ixquick https ixquick com m Many censorship filtering tracking techniques that use deep packet inspection https secure wikimedia org wikipedia en wiki Deep_packet_inspection cannot be used with secure SSL TLS https secure wikimedia org wikipedia en wiki Transport_Layer_Security encrypted websites denoted by https https secure wikimedia org wikipedia en wiki HTTP_Secure Use them whenever possible For example use the secure Wikimedia portal https secure wikimedia org for Wikipedia and other Wikimedia services instead of the insecure portal s Many websites keep logs of referring http headers which can be correlated with cookies to track your browsing activities To turn off the passage of referral headers in Firefox see this info http cafe elharo com privacy privacy tip 3 block referer headers in firefox Changing a MAC address The MAC address https en wikipedia org wiki MAC_address of your network interface card is the f
202. ingerprint of your network connection It is not possible to hide the MAC address and many tracking methods now use the MAC address to record user habits See this informative blog post https tails boum org doc first_steps startup_options mac_spoofing To combat this it is possible to change spoof https en wikipedia org wiki MAC_spoofing your apparent MAC address using software It is important to remember however that it is generally the MAC address of the router not computers on a LAN which is displayed to the Internet If you change the MAC of your computer but not the MAC of your router you will gain nothing Be sure to change both frequently but most importantly that of the router m It is possible to set the MAC address to a random selection in the Network Manager configuration Network Manager gt Manage Connections gt connection gt Edit gt Ethernet gt Cloned MAC Address gt Random gt Ok Macchanger https github com alobbs macchanger is a utility to change a MAC address Install http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Certificate verification Certificate authorities http en wikipedia org wiki Certificate_authority charge a fee to store and verify certificates http en wikipedia org wiki Public_key_certificate However many websites use self signed certificates
203. ion of Kolab v 2 2 but no documentation support for it yet exists Install Manual Kolab installation m Make a directory for the Kolab installation and make it universally accessible 134 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci l sudo cd l I sudo mkdir kolab l tsudo chmod 777 kolab i l Optional If you wish to mount kolab in its own partition then create a new partition using Gparted for example Figure out the device name of your extra partition n c Q o as a H n x 1 m It should be something like dev sda3 Mount dev sda3 or whatever your partition is as kolab by editing etc fstab then reboot and make sure there are no errors Make a directory into which to download kolab 1 cd tmp mkdir kolabtmp I Download all the current Kolab files I cd tmp kolabtmp wget r 11 nd no parent http files kolab org server release kolab server 2 2 2 sources I m Install Kolab as root using sudo s I sudo s ish install kolab sh 2 gt amp 1 tee kolab install log I m Reboot your system m Stop Kolab services and run the configuration utility sudo kolab bin openpkg rc all stop sudo kolab sbin kolab_bootstrap b I Obviously you should know all your details such as your fully qualified host name which you can determine from hostname f domain details etc before doing this step If you are
204. ions Hyperic http www hyperic com products open source systems monitoring html is an open source network monitoring framework that can be used in either a datacenter ora cloud environment it is used for Amazon Cloud Both a free community version and a subscription enterprise version are available m Groundwork OpenSource http www groundworkopensource com community community edition htm offers a community edition that integrates other packages such as Nagios Nmap and others There is a subscription enterprise version as well It has its 242 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci roots in a university setting OpenQRM http www openqrm com is the GPL licensed free open source community successor to the very popular network monitoring solution Qlusters It is available http sourceforge net project showfiles php group_id 153504 as a Debian Ubuntu package See the website for details m Canonical offers the Landscape http www canonical com projects landscape network management service for 150 per node with a free trial available Zenoss http www zenoss com is a commercial network monitoring subscription package about 150 node with a limited free core edition also available Nagios Nagios http www nagios org is a free open source network monitoring solution It is administered from a web interface http localhost nagios and is expan
205. is a built in option It supports many plugins and is ideal for streaming content Install You can switch between the PulseAudio Output Plugin and the ALSA Output Plugin under QMMP gt Settings gt Audio gt Current output plugin 109 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Amarok Amarok http amarok kde org is the default music player in Kubuntu Install Amarok themes Amarok themes http www kde look org index php xcontentmode 55 can be downloaded from KDE Look and installed Download the theme ending in tar bz2 to your home directory or chosen directory Amarok gt Settings gt Appearance gt Install New Style m Select the downloaded file Play Shoutcast Internet Radio through Amarok Shoutcast http classic shoutcast com internet radio can be played through Amarok 2 2 or later by installing the Shoutcast script Amarok gt Tools gt Script Manager gt Get more scripts gt Order by Rating ticked gt Shoutcast service gt Install gt Restart Amarok gt Tools gt Script Manager gt Shoutcast service tralala ticked gt Ok gt Internet gt Shoutcast service tralala Note Internet radio streams use many different ports You must adjust your firewall to allow the ports over which the streams will be sent Banshee Music Player Banshee http banshee project org is a Gstreamer Mono and Gtk based music pla
206. is extension from Firefox gt Tools gt Add ons gt Get Add ons gt Search All Add ons gt NoScript This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox NoScript has a long of websites on its whitelist It is important to review this list and remove the websites for which you don t wish to automatically allow scripts I remove them all Firefox gt Tools gt Add ons gt NoScript gt Preferences gt Whitelist A large number of websites use multiple locations URLs to assemble their webpage content a process which is blocked by NoScript s ABE Application Boundaries Enforcer function I have found it necessary to disable ABE in order for most of my websites to function correctly Firefox gt Tools gt Add ons gt NoScript gt Preferences gt Advanced gt ABE gt Enable ABE unticked Many websites now use aggressive pop ups to place advertising in front of the actual content While NoScript can block these ads there will be a placeholder still blocking the content unless you turn off the placeholders Firefox gt Tools gt Add ons gt NoScript gt Preferences gt Embeddings gt Show placeholder icon unticked Most websites use scripting extensively these days so that you may need to Allow a website in NoScript To block the individual undesirable elements of the website use 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title U
207. iveCD The newest versions of the GParted LiveCD http gparted org livecd php are UEFI compatible Recent versions of the Ubuntu LiveCD have a copy of GParted on them Start the Ubuntu LiveCD in demo mode not in install mode and then start GParted Menu gt System gt Administration gt GParted m An alternative is to download the Gparted iso image here http sourceforge net project showfiles php group_id 115843 amp package_id 271779 Follow these instructions https help ubuntu com community BurningIsoHowto to burn this iso image to CD Use this GParted LiveCD as your partition manager m You can also install the package into your OS once it is installed on your hard drive 165 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci System Backup and Recovery Rsync Rsync http rsync samba org is the directory backup and transfer tool for Linux It is installed by default in Ubuntu It can provide any type of backup and options are extensive Several GUI frontends for Rsync are listed here http www debianhelp co uk rsyncweb htm GRsync GRsync http www opbyte it grsync is a GTK based GUI front end for Rsync Install Bacula Bacula http www bacula org is the most widely used GTK based open source GPL licensed network backup utility that is used in both server and desktop installations A catalogue of backups can be maintained using MySQL Postgr
208. ivileges to the folder Place your doom2 wad tnt wad or plutonia wad from your original game into this folder If you don t have one you can copy the Freedom version of doom2 wad from usr share games freedoom into this folder Place any new wad s you have downloaded from the Internet into this folder as well Then run the game using both the original iwad map as well as your new wad map you will only see the new map kej S o fa a 3 1 Hi w a 7 fe 3 D P z WH D 3 gt w Q n Qa o 3 3 N w a i aR E m o nt gt fe 3 D soy a D mi w Q n gt D a 2 w Qa Note Only doom2 wad tnt wad or plutonia wad can be used as an iwad You must have one of these in addition to any new wad you wish to use When in doubt use doom2 wad Note this game can also be installed using Menu gt Applications gt Ubuntu Software Center gt Games as Freedoom but you must also install timidity and timidity interfaces extra 56 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci MMORPG Spring The Spring Project http spring clan sy com is a scripting engine platform to develop and play free multiplayer games such as Star Wars Imperial Winter http www imperialwinter com and Zero K http zero k info Install Regnum Online Regnum Online MMPORG http www regnumonline com ar index php sec 6 amp
209. k5n us webcalendar php topic About is an ICS http en wikipedia org wiki ICalendar based server for group calendars that can use many different databases as the backend is written in PHP and is compatible with clients such as Sunbird Thunderbird Lightning Apple iCal and Evolution The newest version can also be viewed using RSS http en wikipedia org wiki RSS clients See the website and the wiki http www k5n us wiki index php title Main_Page for installing the newest 1 2 version Install the older 1 05 version from the repositories Mail servers Postfix Dovecot Mail Server Postfix http www postfix org is a free open source mail server It interfaces directly to Dovecot http www dovecot org the free open source IMAP http en wikipedia org wiki Internet_Message_Access_Protocol and POP3 http en wikipedia org wiki Post_Office_Protocol server For more information see the official Ubuntu documentation https help ubuntu com 12 04 serverguide email services html The dovecot postfix metapackage installs the components and customizes the configuration files to use the Maildir mail spooling folder system by default Imap and Pop3 modules SMTP and SASL TLS with self signed certificates are installed by default For tips on setting up a personal mail server see here Squirrelmail webmail SquirrelMail http squirrelmail org is an open source GPL licensed webmail package written in PHP for
210. l tk ruby compilers Scientific writing and office tools m LaTeX Texmaker Lyx LibreOffice Gimp Inkscape Jabref Miscellaneous software not endorsed by this 161 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci guide JBidwatcher JBidwatcher http www jbidwatcher com is a Java based application allowing you to monitor auctions submit bids snipe bid at the last moment and otherwise track your auction site experience See the website for more details Utilities Utilities facilitate everyday tasks such as keeping the clock up to date archiving utilities and more Archiving Utilities ZIP The command line terminal utility ZIP http linux die net man 1 zip creates files that are compatible with the time honored PKZIP and WinZip It is included in K Ubuntu by default Extracting zip files can be done with the unzip utility Using the P option allows the creation of a password for the zip file Note The r option indicates to include all subdirectories recursively The wildcard adds all files in the directory but you can specify individual filenames as well If special characters are to be used in the password designate them with a preceding For example if the password is to be notsosecure123 then the command should be File Roller Archiving GUI File Roller http fileroller sourceforge net features html is a GUI for many types of archival u
211. lation It provides a resource hungry slow but largely functional Android environment and apps can be installed from and run within the emulator m Once the Android emulator SDK is installed install an app using these ADB instructions http developer android com guide developing tools adb html or directly from within an app marketplace More detailed instructions are available here F Droid app repository for Android F Droid http f droid org is the repository for free and open source software almost all of it ad free for the Google Android platform Edutainment Applications There are many superb applications that can be installed with a single click Menu gt Applications gt Ubuntu Software Center gt Education Below are a few examples that can be installed from this menu 52 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m Mnemosyne http www mnemosyne proj org a flash card tool Oregano http arrakis gforge lug fi uba ar a program for electrical engineering schematics m RIPlot http rlplot sourceforge net a high quality graph generator K3DSurf http k3dsurf sourceforge net a program for modeling 3 4 5 and 6 dimensional models Gramps http gramps project org map your family tree and co operate with genealogy projects Games There are some phenomenal games for K Ubuntu Linux m Ubuntu Community Wiki Game
212. le Ubuntu Preci Extract the archive and remove the extracted file PEET aR cE a E A E ERO A EE ar ae Ae a CR E 1 isudo unzip rssowl 2 0 6 linux zip amp amp sudo rm rssowl 2 0 6 linux zip i Make a startscript aa hana a a a A a a a GR NE a a E a r aa a 1 sudo gedit usr bin runRSSOwl sh add the following lines to your startscript file usr bin runRSSOWL sh and save it afterwards L Sa aa T A E E E E eR i E E E E E TEAN A E T E E E A E N E A SE A E EAN EITE SE SEE TAA E O AEE E T 1 l bin bash i k cd opt rssowl i i RSSOw1 i Make the startscript executable PERE NEA SI E ea S E A EE A T A R A EE ER A E E A a AA EA N P ES E ERA E E AEREA R EOE E r E E E TE U EE AAE E E 1 sudo chmod u x usr bin runRSSOwl sh To start RSSOwl r EAN A RT RA eT 1 trunRSSOwL sh Instant Messengers Empathy Empathy http live gnome org Empathy is an open source IM application It is the default in the Ubuntu Gnome desktop You can access multiple services with it If not already installed you can install it NS ae Se IE at a ee oma ge Sat Oe SR ae Cae Syme eS OD Lrg a gg ee el a a ae SE OE ne es Ra a a gee es te ees ee E ae E SESE 1 sudo apt get install empathy Pidgin http www pidgin im is an open source IM application It is the previous default in the Ubuntu Gnome desktop You can access multiple services with it 70 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci K
213. led the server initially If the SSH tunnel is still set at default port 22 you can copy the key using the utility I putty ssh i ssh id_rsa l serveruser L 5900 127 0 0 1 5900 remoteserver computer xyz P 22 tkrdc vne 127 0 0 1 5900 or as a single command Alternatively the PuTTY SSH Client GUI can be run from Menu gt Internet gt PuTTY SSH Client and options configured from there Using keys created by Puttygen in OpenSSH The public security key generated by Puttygen in Windows is generally not compatible with OpenSSH security keys unless it is edited For example the default OpenSSH key is 2048 bit RSA SSH 2 When a 2048 bit RSA SSH 2 PuTTY public private key pair is generated by Puttygen in Windows see this tutorial http unixwiz net techtips putty openssh html the public key looks like BEGIN SSH2 PUBLIC KEY Comment rsa key 20100302 i AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAQEAjdp567qxsGkhEL1MQup2mXHdsveCwq maU6k junPpbkwEuhkasuOrhkAWgv5v3d8S857zdHc fnxWi2FkEaJuFxqpJ21kFuvqRdqYD ZCcASj 2SOLoXdWpC4uon6VH80BT31r wkDfmI2a K74j gx jtm1 BwWwxwOpKawQHi9 i YItbY 06renRex34n3ej020JRqD BxnFU7ND41Sz03ZMKoa0yzhevU2ntt 74BCvC l ibYFHdSoRbi 3AH8qGInzF fhxPdrG8qA382ZKEhSBmy8Qxb9Uen j jP51YxN ykee I IRwSrdSCZekB6 jN6uuTLNDEXJSJizq1PU8tROgf3pYv1kxzD9bw i 1 END SSH2 PUBLIC KEY l To be used by OpenSSH the saved public key must be edited 223 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise
214. let Start Manager Menu gt Multimedia gt PulseAudio Device Chooser gt Manager gt Devices gt Sinks m Select the Airport Express as the output device sink My AEx is discovered but I got no sound through it until I selected it as the default sink output by one of two methods From the PulseAudio Device Chooser Menu gt Multimedia gt PulseAudio Device Chooser gt Manager gt Devices gt Sinks I then noted the name of my Airport Express device to be raop Base Station e60157 local so I entered that as the sink PulseAudio Device Chooser gt Default sink gt Other gt raop Base Station e60157 local raop client Airport Express streaming Another method to stream audio to the Airport Express uses raop client a tool written in Ruby See information here http mriou wordpress com GSTransmit Airport Express streaming GSTransmit http www el tunes com is a tool to allow GStreamer based utilities to stream output to an Apple AirTunes Device such as the Airport Express It is available asa self installing deb file from the website Airfoil Airport Express streaming You can stream media from a PC running Windows or Mac OS X connected to an Airport Express network to your K Ubuntu Linux desktop using Airfoil http www rogueamoeba com airfoil Unfortunately you cannot send media output from K Ubuntu to the Airport Express network with Airfoil only receive This can be useful in a
215. linuxnet com index html is a set of cross platform drivers middleware and other tools and applications for various smart cards and readers m Install the PC SC Smart Card Daemon pcscd Install middleware from the Smart Card Reader manufacturer Consider registering a personal certificate with an authority such as LuxTrust https www luxtrust lu en These instructions work with the SCR331 http www identive group com products and solutions identification products desktop readers terminals contact desktop readers scr331 usb smart card reader Smart Card reader but may be applicable to other devices 198 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci as well OpenCryptoki OpenCryptoki http sourceforge net projects opencryptoki is a Debian Ubuntu supported http manpages ubuntu com manpages lucid man7 opencryptoki 7 html implementation that includes drivers and libraries to enable PKCS http en wikipedia org wiki PKCS 11 tokens and IBM cryptographic hardware such as Trusted Computing Platform TPM cryptographic devices Install GnuPG Smart Cards GnuPG PKCS11 http gnupg pkcs11 sourceforge net index html implements a BSD licensed smart card daemon to enable the use of PKCS http en wikipedia org wiki PKCS 11 tokens with GnuPG Install the PKCS Smart Card Daemon Remote Controls LIRC Infrared Remote Controls LIRC http www lirc or
216. lit a file into segments a 16 3 Save any streaming Flash video m 16 3 1 Save rtmp flv streams 16 4 Convert Flash video audio to mp3 m 16 5 2ManDVD m 16 6 DeVeDe 16 7 ManDVD 16 8 DVD Author m 16 8 1 QDVDAuthor 7 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m 16 8 2 Other DVD authoring programs m 16 9 ToVid 16 10 Ripper X CD Ripper Encoder m 16 11 Asunder CD Ripper Encoder m 16 12 Audex CD Ripper Encoder 16 13 Gnac GNome Audio Converter 16 14 SOX encodes decodes audio m 16 14 1 Install MP3 support for Sox 17 CDs and DVDs 17 1 Brasero CD DVD burner u 17 2 Gnomebaker CD DVD burner 17 3 K3b CD DVD burner m 17 3 1 Normalize audio levels 17 4 Cdrecord troubleshooting 17 4 1 Cdrecord error 254 m 17 4 2 Cdrecord has no permission to open the device error m 17 5 K9copy DVD Ripper 17 6 Handbrake m 17 7 dvd rip 17 8 Acidrip 17 9 DVD Fab DVD Ripper m 17 10 DVD Playback Capability m 17 10 1 libdvdcss 17 10 2 libudf a 18 Music Players m 18 1 Rhythmbox 18 1 1 Play Internet Radio through Rhythmbox m 18 2 XMMS2 m 18 3 Audacious 18 4 QMMP m 18 5 Amarok m 18 5 1 Amarok themes 18 5 2 Play Shoutcast Internet Radio through Amarok 18 6 Banshee Music Player 18 7 Exaile Music Manager and Player 18 8 Songbird Music Player m 18 9 aTunes a 19 Multimedia Players 8 of 264 19 1 VLC Multimedia Player m 19 1 1 VLC plugins
217. lity m Anonymouth https github com psal anonymouth is a Java based project for anonymizing writing styles in English Also see here https psal cs drexel edu index php JStylo Anonymouth FauxCrypt FauxCrypt http fauxcrypt org is a small program with an alhroitgm for modifictaion of a planitext documnet written in English taht laeves it gneerally raedable by a person but not raedily saercehd or idnexed by macihne the alhroitgm empyols a dicitnoary subtsituiton of selected wrods and an obfusctanig trnasposition of lteters in ohter wrods the obfusctaion is dseigned to laeve the wrods udnertsnadable aghtuolh tehy are badly slelpde fauxcrypt is fere open suorce sfotwaer with suorce code available Downloads are available at the website Download the Linux binary Message and file encryption PGP Message Encryption PGP http en wikipedia org wiki Pretty_Good_Privacy OpenPGP and GnuPG http en wikipedia org wiki GNU_Privacy_Guard is a tool to encrypt your messages such as email to be unlocked only by someone who has a key to unlock it Enigmail with Thunderbird By far the easiest method for encrypting email is using the Enigmail add on for the Thunderbird email client It creates PGP key pairs stores and retrieves keys from keyrings and encrypts and decrypts messages automatically Seahorse Seahorse http projects gnome org seahorse is the GUI for Gnome to manage the key pairs and 79 of 26
218. ll notify you of an error and will stop if a file with a duplicate Artist Title exists When such an event occurs move the first re named file out of the folder into a Duplicates folder for example and then allow EasyTAG to continue converting the remaining files Do this as many times as necessary This helps to weed out duplicates as well Of course you can also update other information in the the ID3v2 tags to your preference with EasyTAG at the same time as well m Convert the format of any m4a files to mp3 aac ogg or any other desired audio format using a batch format convertor such as SoundKonvertor for Qt KDE SoundConvertor for GTK Gnome Xcfa Sox or dir2ogg Usually ubuntu restricted extras must also be installed and sometimes libfaacO as well Sansa Fuze The Sansa Fuze is a very high quality MP3 audio as well as video player It is recognized by default as a USB device in Ubuntu Kubuntu To convert videos into a format that can be copied to the player use Video4Fuze http code google com p video4fuze downloads list Download and install 206 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci wget http video4fuze googlecode com files fuzemux 0 1_amd64 deb wget http video4fuze googlecode com files video4fuze 0 6_all deb sudo dpkg i fuzemux 0 1_amd64 deb tsudo dpkg i video4fuze 0 6_all deb Use fuzemux 0 1_i386 instead of fuzemux
219. lled in this example with the OS in the dev sda7 partition from Grub Legacy stored in a boot partition for example use an entry of this format in the Grub Legacy boot grub menu Ist configuration file tchainloader 1 ititle K Ubuntu Precise OS chainloader i rootnoverify hd0o 6 i i l Grub2 is erratic however In many situations I don t bother to chainload it at all Instead it is possible to bypass Grub2 entirely and load the OS directly using Grub Legacy stored in a boot partition for example using an entry in boot grub menu lst of the format title K Ubuntu Oneiric OS chainloader i irootnoverify hd0 6 f kernel vmlinuz root dev sda7 ro initrd initrd img 1 l I m My old method for chainloading Grub2 installed in this example in the dev sda7 partition from Grub Legacy used an entry in the Grub Legacy configuration file boot grub menu lst with this format title K Ubuntu Maverick OS chainloader i irootnoverify hd0 6 kernel boot grub core img Li l This method however requires a current core img to have been created with grub mkimg part of the grub install process When there are substantial changes to the partition or the kernel the core img must be re created by re installing Grub2 into the OS partition in this example dev sda7 corresponds to hd0 6 Protecting Grub Legacy from cracking m See this section of the Grub Manual http www gnu org software grub manual legac
220. lp https help ubuntu com community CitrixXenAppPlugin Security Ubuntu by default is a fairly safe system However if you intend to use Ubuntu as a server or for critical applications in which loss of data by accident or by malicious intrusion would be disastrous you should learn how to make Ubuntu more secure A good introduction to Ubuntu Security Best Practices http www psychocats net ubuntu security bestpractices is available Recommended reading includes the book Cyber War http www harpercollins com books 9780061962233 Cyber_War index aspx by Richard Clark http en wikipedia org wiki Richard_A _Clarke and this interview http news cnet com 8301 27080_3 20004505 245 html with Joe Weiss IT advisor for the energy sector smart grid Also read read this CNN Money article http money cnn com 2013 04 08 technology security shodan index html iid HP_LN Firewall Network communications go through channels called ports You can restrict which ports are available open for network communications creating a barricade to unwanted network intrusion Firewalls do this job for you But I guarantee that if you install one before you know 234 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci how to use it that one or more networking programs on your system will stop working Read every bit of documentation about a firewall before installing it you won t regret the ti
221. luding wmv x ms wmv or Microsoft WMV format flv x flv or Flash video quicktime and so on To assign pls audio streams to play through Audacious Menu gt System gt Administration gt Advanced gt File Associations gt audio gt x scpls gt Applications Preference order gt Move Audacious to the top or Add it Make sure pls appears in the Filename Patterns section Automatic user login To accomplish this yet still require a user password Menu gt System gt System Settings gt Login Manager gt Convenience gt Enable Auto Login ticked gt Lock session ticked gt Pre select user Specified Choose primary user This ought to be combined with a password protected screensaver Autostart a program at bootup Any program or script can be made to Autostart at bootup by creating a symbolic link to that program or script in the config autostart folder For example to start Firefox at bootup create a symbolic link 256 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Choose Bootup Startup services Preventing unneeded or unwanted services from loading at startup can improve system performance Install the GTK based Bootup Manager Run Bootup Manager Menu gt System gt Bootup Manager Run a script from a menu item It is possible to place a short script in a menu item shortcut to answer an interactive query
222. m 19 2 MPlayer Multimedia Player 19 2 1 Dump a video stream to disc 19 3 Xine UI Multimedia Player m 19 4 Kaffeine Video Player 19 5 RealPlayer 11 Multimedia Player 19 6 Internet TV m 19 6 1 Myth TV 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci 19 6 2 Miro Player 19 6 3 Sopcast Internet TV 19 6 4 Zattoo 19 6 5 TV Time TV Viewer 19 6 6 ABC iView 19 6 7 BBC iPlayer a 19 6 7 1 get_iplayer BBC program recording m 19 6 8 Netflix in Wine app 19 6 9 Netflix Android App m 19 7 Internet Radio 19 7 1 Last FM 19 7 2 Shoutcast Internet Radio 19 7 3 StreamTuner Stream Directory Browser 19 7 4 Streamripper 19 7 5 RadioTray 19 7 6 Pithos Pandora client m 19 7 7 Spotify 19 8 Media Centers and PVR Personal Video Recorder 19 8 1 MythTV 19 8 2 Mythbuntu 19 8 3 XBMC 19 8 4 Boxee 19 8 5 Elisa 19 8 6 LinuxMCE 19 9 Multimedia Servers m 19 9 1 MPD Multimedia Playing Server 19 9 2 TiMidity MIDI Sound Server m 19 9 3 uShare UPnP A V Media Server m 19 10 Content streaming 19 10 1 Icecast 19 10 2 CRTMPServer 19 10 3 Red5 Media Server 19 10 4 FLVStreamer 19 10 5 rtmpdump Capture streaming video 19 10 6 Streamcapture with VLC 19 10 7 Streamcapture with MPlayer a 20 Home Automation Home Theater Home Security 20 1 Complete Systems 20 1 1 Linux MCE Media Center Edition m 20 1 2 Other systems in development 20 2 Home Security 20 2 1 Zoneminder surveillance sy
223. me invested All of these packages modify iptables http en wikipedia org wiki Iptables which is the set of rules that controls network access in and out of your computer You can modify iptables manually from the command line as well but if you are that much of an expert you probably don t need this guide Also see the official Ubuntu documentation https help ubuntu com 12 04 serverguide firewall html Firestarter Firestarter http www fs security com is an intuitive firewall manager used to set the iptables values which provide firewall capabilities in Linux including Ubuntu It has a very easy to use GUI m When running Firestarter some common outgoing ports that ought to be opened unblocked allowed include 80 HTTP 443 HTTPS 53 DNS 993 secure IMAP 465 secure SMTP 123 NTP Firestarter fails to open system log This is a problem in Precise See the solution here Shorewall Shorewall http shorewall net Shoreline Firewall is an open source firewall configuration manager for Netfilter Iptables that does not require a background process to be running It supports VPNs Install the IPv6 version Guarddog 235 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Guarddog http www simonzone com software guarddog is a GUI firewall configuration utility that was used for the KDE 3 1 desktop series It has a complex array of configurations and i
224. mp3 and other music files Install a Cc Q e o wv ot i oa oO c bb vn c w H oO w n lt A w oq Applications gt Sound amp Video gt EasyTAG Rename files using Artist and Track title EasyTAG gt Scanner gt Rename File s and Directory Use a t in the popup Tag and Filename Scan box to rename the files using the Artist TrackTitle naming convention Then click on the green scanner box in the popup Open scanner window Scan selected files to build a database of the changes or EasyTAG gt File gt Scan File s To save the changes and actually rename the files Save Files using the FloppyDisc icon in the top toolbar or EasyTAG gt File gt Save File s This can be done in batch mode by highlighting numerous files in the File Name pane 96 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci PuddleTag ID3 editor PuddleTag http puddletag sourceforge net is a comprehensive utility for editing the ID3 tags of mp3 and other music files Install sudo apt get install python qt4 python pyparsing python mutagen python configobj python musicbrainz2 wget 0 puddletag_current deb http sourceforge net projects puddletag files puddletag_0 9 12 1_all deb i sudo dpkg i puddletag_current deb 1 I UbuntuStudio Ubuntu distribution customized for multimedia editing UbuntuStudio http ubuntustudio org is an offi
225. multiple workstations See the website for download and installation instructions Internet Cafe software Internet Cafe or CyberCafe software is specialized LAN administration software that includes time usage monitoring billing and administration It can also be used in schools libraries and organizations with multiple monitored workstations requiring usage limits OutKafe OutKafe http outkastsolutions co za outkast index php option com_openwiki amp id outkafe is a free open source GPL licensed cybercafe solution based on a postgreSQL database server stack It is run on hundreds of sites It is GTK based but can be run with Kubuntu KDE OpenKiosk Openkiosk http openkiosk sourceforge net is a free open source multi platform server client solution for administering and monitoring groups of workstations such as in libraries school labs and internet cafes Installation is from source files See the website for details CafePilot CafePilot http sourceforge net projects cafepilot is a free multi platform Java based server client solution for real time monitoring and billing of Cybercafe workstations Miscellaneous solutions This thread http ask slashdot org story 10 04 11 188217 What Advice For a Single Parent As Server Admin from rss amp utm_source feedburner amp utm_medium feed amp utm_campaign Feed 3A Slashdot 2FslashdotLinux 28Slashdot 3A Linux 29 discusses several other solutions including 245 of 2
226. n 10 2 3 bcrypt Message Encryption a 10 3 File archival and encryption m 10 3 1 Archives with Passwords 10 3 2 EncFS File and Disk encryption m 10 3 3 ccrypt File and Attachment Encryption m 10 3 4 TrueCrypt File and Attachment Encryption 10 4 Disk and Storage Encryption m 10 5 Passwords and file authentication 10 5 1 Random password generator 10 5 2 Password checker and enforcement m 10 5 3 MD5Sum 10 6 Web browsing 10 7 DNS Servers and Search engines m 10 8 Changing a MAC address m 10 9 Certificate verification 10 10 Tor Network Privacy m 10 10 1 Vidalia Tor interface m 10 10 2 Using Tor with Firefox and Thunderbird 10 10 3 Using Tor with other programs 10 10 4 Tails a 11 Proprietary Extras 11 1 Restricted Extras m 11 1 1 Java environment m 11 1 2 Playing DVDs 12 Photos and Graphics m 12 1 GIMP Image Manipulator a 12 2 Dia Diagram editor 12 3 Kivio Diagram editor m 12 4 Inkscape Vector Illustrator m 12 5 Digikam Photo Organiser 12 6 F spot Photo Organiser m 12 7 Google Picasa Photo Organiser m 12 8 Shotwell Photo Organiser 12 9 Tesseract Optical Character Reader m 12 10 Cuneiform Optical Character Reader m 12 10 1 YAGF Cuneiform Tesseract GUI 12 11 Xsane Scanning utility m 12 11 1 Troubleshooting m 12 11 2 Gnome Scan Scanning Utility 12 11 3 Gwenview Image Manipulator m 12 11 4 OpenClipart ClipArt Library a 13 Screencasts and Desktop Recording 05 04 2014
227. n channels i e repositories of the OS There is always a danger to using programs downloaded from the Internet from sources other than respected repositories it is the primary reason that Debian and K Ubuntu retain tight control over their software repositories Any file can have malware embedded in it which is trivial to achieve by concatenation for example cat originalfile avi malware exe gt originalfileplusmalware avi The question is whether a user will try to open a file with a program such as a media player that has been compromised in a way that allows it to execute the code found in the infected media e g avi file This can occur not only for Windows users but for any OS including Mac OSX and Linux with a compromised program e g media player An example is the extensive problems the Mac OS community is currently having with the Flash player 236 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Routine scanning of any file downloaded from the Internet any file imported from another user s computer even a trusted source since their attention to virus prevention may not be as compulsive as yours or any attachment received in an email even from a trusted sender should be done with an anti virus program ClamAV ClamAV http www clamav net is the open source virus tool for Linux To install ClamAV If an error is returned The database directory must
228. ncviewer clients for VNC connections In can be used instead of Vinagre Menu gt Applications gt Internet gt Terminal Server Client 229 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m To use it with VNC one of the VNC clients must be installed first For example install the TightVNC http www tightvnc com client Note that the TightVNC client can be used from the command line or as a menu item directly where 192 168 0 12 is an example host location that is running a VNC server on port 5900 For more command line options use Krdc VNC client Krdc is the default VNC client in Kubuntu KDE but can be used in GNOME It can be used for both VNC and RDP connections Installing it will also install the Qt platform and many KDE utilities a large download Menu gt Applications gt Internet gt Krdc The command line connection for use as a menu item for example is use Using a VNC client with SSH See this howto http jeltsch org node 209 for an automated setup using a script it did not work for me but it might for you 230 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci In brief you would initiate an SSH tunnel with port forwarding using Putty or the command line XVNC4Viewer VNC Client XVNC4Viewer is an alternative to Vinagre or the Terminal Server Client vncviewer Install
229. nd introspection features Eric http eric ide python projects org is a full featured IDE and Python and Ruby editor written in Python It is based on the cross platform Qt Gui toolkit integrating the highly flexible Scintilla editor control It is a quick and dirty editor as well as a professional project management tool integrating many advanced Python features Eric4 includes the integration of a downloadable plug in system Kompozer Web Development Editor Kompozer http kompozer net is a Gecko http en wikipedia org wiki Gecko_ layout_engine based web authoring system that combines web page editing with web file management in a WYSIWYG manner It supports XML CSS and JavaScript in an XUL architecture Quanta Plus Web IDE Quanta Plus http quanta kdewebdev org is an integrated development environment integrated with the KDE desktop It allows webpage development database design and XML design and scripting for example using multiple development tools The latest stable version is 3 5 however and integrates with the KDE 3 5 environment Ubuntu Hardy Heron You should therefore use Ubuntu Hardy Heron with this product There is also a commercial version Quanta Gold also oriented towards KDE 3 Netbeans IDE Netbeans http www netbeans org features is a free open source integrated development environment used to create applications using Ajax Ruby pHp Groovy Java Javascript C and other scripti
230. nd line interface I sudo apt get update tsudo apt get upgrade or Use Synaptic Package Manager Menu gt System gt Administration gt Synaptic Package Manager gt Reload then Mark all upgrades If there are packages available for updating you will be prompted whether to install them Automated Updates Use Synaptic Package Manager Menu gt System gt Administration gt Synaptic Manager gt Settings gt Preferences gt General gt Reloading Outdated Package Information gt Automatic Repair broken packages If a package installation fails which can cause a Package Manager to freeze or become locked or if a package has unsatisfied dependencies causing a similar condition then run one or both of the following commands from the command line terminal sudo apt get install f I I tsudo dpkg configure a i 1 If a problem occurs with MergeList appearing as a missing Package header error l E Encountered a section with no Package header E Problem with MergeList i E The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened i Li then repair by recreating the package lists 40 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci I sudo rm var lib apt lists vf sudo apt get update If a problem occurs with a lock on the apt cache for example Sudo fuser cuk var lib dpkg lock sudo rm f var li
231. ng been integrated into co ordinated server platforms using the LAMP stack but it can also be installed separately MariaDB Since the purchase of MySQL by Oracle an effort to maintain a true community driven replacement for MySQL has emerged in the form of MariaDB https mariadb org whose lead developer is the founder of the original MySQL It is touted as a drop in replacement for MySQL on a verion by version basis See this comparison https kb askmonty org en mariadb versus mysql compatibility Installation is from the MariaDB repositories https downloads mariadb org mariadhb repositories For example to install MariaDB version 5 5 sudo apt get install python software properties tsudo apt key adv recv keys keyserver keyserver ubuntu com 0xcbcb082a1bb943db sudo add apt repository deb http ftp osuosl org pub mariadb repo 5 5 ubuntu precise main sudo apt get update tsudo apt get install mariadb server Note Key servers often use port 11371 Make sure your firewall allows port 11371 to be open 254 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m For troubleshooting information see this page http kb askmonty org en installing mariadb deb files and this page http stackoverflow com questions 16214517 installing mariadb unmet dependencies mariadb server 5 5 This page http yaui me mariadb how install ubuntu 12 04 lts includes these st
232. ng tools 147 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci BlueFish Web Development Editor BlueFish http bluefish openoffice nl is a G K based Gnome oriented editor to write websites scripts and programming code It supports perl Python pHp CSS XML Java Javascript C SQL and other formats Gobby Multi user development Gobby http gobby 0x539 de trac is a free multi platform open source collaborative editor supporting multiple documents in one session and a multi user chat Install Eclipse IDE Eclipse http www eclipse org home newcomers php is a free open source cross platform integrated development environment with plugin support for a large set of programming languages e g Java C C Python PHP Qt Creator Qt Creator http qt project org wiki Category Tools QtCreator is a lightweight cross platform integrated development environment IDE for the Qt application framework Game Engines m See this section for a list of open source game engine development environments Search Engines Sphinx Sphinx Search http sphinxsearch com about sphinx is an open source full text search server See their documentation http sphinxsearch com docs for usage details Install 148 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Online Storage m The recent ease of cloning filesystems an
233. ngnu org download freedoom freedoom iwad freedoom iwad latest zip i unzip freedoom iwad latest zip 1 icp freedoom doom2 wad i rm freedoom iwad latest zip I 55 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Configure Doomseeker to use the wads directory for IWADS and PWADS If you wish to use Midi for sound optional install some prerequisites If you need more help regarding the Zandronum server firewalls and port forwarding with Zandronum Skulltag for example see these additional tips m Zandronum Skulltag runs on any platform with any graphics and on almost any computer There are thousands of add ons maps and gameplay modes giving a nearly endless variety of gameplay The interface makes obtaining and playing the modifications very easy This is my favorite game of all time and I have been playing it for years PrBoom PrBoom http prboom sourceforge net is a free open source port of the original first person shooter action game Doom2 http en wikipedia org wiki Doom_ID It does not have the advanced options of ZDoom Freedoom is a free Iwad set of maps to replace the original Doom2 wad There are thousands of extra maps Wads http www doomworld com 10years bestwads available for this game It is easiest to keep a directory for your wads in your home directory or alternatively use the usr share games doom folder giving universal pr
234. nome desktop but can be used with any Ubuntu derivative If not already installed Gnomebaker CD DVD burner Gnomebaker http sourceforge net projects gnomebaker has been the default CD DVD burning application for the Gnome desktop If not installed K3b CD DVD burner k3b http K3b org KDE Burn Baby Burn is the default KDE CD and DVD burning utility 103 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci included in Kubuntu but can run well in Gnome Due to licensing requirements mp3 capabilities must be installed separately as the libk3b6 extracodecs package Install Normalize audio levels Volume normalization for an audio CD requires a separate external plugin Install Then select normalization K3b gt Project gt Properties gt Advanced gt Settings Normalize volume levels ticked Recent versions of k3b have a bug that doesn t properly recognise normalize audio See these tips http machine cycle blogspot com 2011 04 fixing normalize audio feature in k3b html or these tips http sites google com site tipsandtricksforubuntu system tips k3b and normalize audio for a workaround Cdrecord troubleshooting Cdrecord error 254 Note The solution here has not been verified and the problem may lie in a different module than carkit such as libdvdread This section is under construction The problem usually occurs when a large amount of data aro
235. ns http www pendrivelinux com creating an ubuntu live usb from cd The USB LiveCD can be used to install K Ubuntu on computers including netbooks that do not have CD ROM DVD drives See these instructions to boot from a USB flashdrive USB pendrives to be used to run K Ubuntu should have a minimum of 2 Gb preferably 4 Gb If you wish to install a fast fully functional Linux system on a pendrive that has less memory than that use PuppyLinux http www puppylinux org or Lubuntu https wiki ubuntu com Lubuntu USB Creator You can make a LiveCD on a USB pendrive using USB Creator and either a LiveCD or an iso version of the LiveCD stored on your hard drive USB Creator is installed by default in K Ubuntu If not install Menu gt System gt Startup Disk Creator Create a boot CD to allow booting from the USB drive Many computers do not allow booting from a USB drive but they do allow booting from the CD ROM You can create a CD ROM using these Pendrivelinux instructions http www pendrivelinux com make a usb boot cd for ubuntu 11 10 and set your BIOS to boot from this CD ROM When you boot from this CD ROM it will use the bootup files on the K Ubuntu USB drive you previously created in the step above User Administration Users and Groups Note The Unity user interface does not currently have a GUI method to modify user and 170 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguid
236. nstall knmplayer for KDE KPlayer http kplayer sourceforge net sudo apt get install kplayer for KDE a SMPlayer http smplayer sourceforge net sudo apt get install smplayer Qt based Mplayer gui sudo apt get install mplayer gui GTK based Dump a video stream to disc You can dump a video stream to disc using Mplayer If you don t know the exact URL of the stream you wish to save you can discover it from the webpage it is embedded in by using the Firefox add on UnPlug Do not save streams that are illegal to download Xine UI Multimedia Player Xine UI http xinehq de is a multimedia player based of course on the xine platform It can also play streamed video from the Internet and supports most formats including some uncommon ones Kaffeine Video Player Kaffeine http kaffeine kde org is a video player for Kubuntu KDE Install RealPlayer 11 Multimedia Player The Linux Realplayer is actually based on the open source Helix player https player helixcommunity org Helix itself can be installed as a package easily read Helix plug in and used instead of Realplayer These instructions are to install the proprietary version of RealPlayer only Download Real Player official linux player http www real com linux 112 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Open a terminal and cd to the directory you have downloaded realplayer s b
237. nstalling multiple OS on a single computer 26 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Warning During installation from the LiveCD there is an option to install the boot loader to dev sda which really installs the Grub2 boot loader to both the MBR Master Boot Record as well as the partition into which K Ubuntu will be installed Pay careful attention during this step if your system uses a boot partition uses multiple OS more than 2 or chainloads bootloaders For systems with such a boot partition it is best NOT to overwrite the MBR In this case the boot loader should only be installed to the partition in which the K Ubuntu OS itself will be installed For example if K Ubuntu will be installed to dev sda6 then only install the boot loader to dev sda6 not to dev sda The text based installer used in the Server and Alternate versions asks whether to install the bootloader into the MBR Answer no to this question and then proceed to install the bootloader to dev sda6 only If you want to install more than 2 operating systems on a single computer check out these tips Also see these tips regarding manipulating partitions Use Startup Manager to change Grub settings Grub is a bootup utility that controls which OS to load by default and other bootup settings You can change Grub settings from Startup Manager http sourceforge net projects startup manager a GUI
238. number two D quit ireboot I If are still unsure whether it is working correctly use the Super Grub Disk CD and make grub active Installing Ubuntu after Mac OS X If you get an error message during boot such as HFS error in the bootloader you can also use the Super Grub Disk for recovering Linux GRUB and the Windows MBR Master Boot Record Once you have installed Ubuntu edit the Grub start up list title Mac OS X iroot hd0 0 makeactive ichainloader 1 If you have issues with Mac OSX or Windows in GRUB try changing the Mac OS X Grub entry change root hd0 0 to root hd0 1 This means you will boot into partition number 1 You can try any partition number until you get it right Upgrading from older versions m Also see the Ubuntu desktop upgrade documentation https help ubuntu com community UpgradeNotes and Precise upgrade documentation specific to Ubuntu https help ubuntu com community PreciseUpgrades 28 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci There are several methods for upgrades from the command line interface Konsole which can be used for both the desktop and server editions of Kubuntu Ubuntu m This is the preferred method I sudo apt get install update manager core I I sudo do release upgrade i I I m You can also use the update manager all editions 1 sudo apt get install update manager sudo update mana
239. o ct Hb 5 n ct v ja G lt gt 5 I n o a ad o 3 o 1 ne gt e D es cd H oO nn Add Repositories using Synaptic Package Manager This is the preferred method Menu gt System gt Administration gt Synaptic Package Manager gt Settings gt Repositories Here you can enable the repositories for Ubuntu Software and Third Party Software For Third Party Software select Add gt enter the repository s address It will have a format similar to 1 deb http archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise main restricted Li Li deb src http archive ubuntu com ubuntu precise main restricted i k 1 31 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci a Example To add the Medibuntu repository Add a Download the repository key to a folder Example The Medibuntu key can be downloaded from http packages medibuntu org medibuntu key gpg m Then add the key from Menu gt System gt Administration gt Synaptic Manager gt Settings gt Repositories gt Authentication gt Import Key File a Alternatively you can manually add the key from the command line Terminal See Add Repository keys m Refresh the package list from the new repository Synaptic gt Reload Manually add repositories Adding a repository such as a Launchpad ppa repository can be accomplished from the command line interface Fe ee pe ane Bae O
240. o be installed first when run on a 64 bit system sudo apt get install ia32 libs ia32libs multiarch Install 58 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m VisualBoyAdvance http vba ngemu com is a GameBoy Advance emulator and vbaexpress is a GUI frontend Install The Emilia Pinball http pinball sourceforge net emulator is a pinball game emulator Install Internet Applications Internet applications enable you to make full use of your Internet connection Web browsers Email clients Instant Messengers and more are included in this category Web Browsers Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox http www mozilla com en US is the ubiquitous web browser Based on open source components it is trademarked and cannot be altered or re distributed with any change that involves the name or trademarks Install the current version Firefox Plug ins The Firefox web browser supports a wide variety of third party add ons extensions and plug ins They are referred to as plug ins in this guide the original term but many are found and configured under the extensions or add ons tabs in Firefox once they are installed Firefox gt Tools gt Add ons gt Extensions or Plug ins Adblock Plus plug in block ads in a web page Adblock Plus http adblockplus org en blocks ads that appear in web pages It is an important tool to limit tracking and undesirable
241. o turn off the location browser bar drop down list http kb mozillazine org Browser urlbar maxRichResults and therefore not show your browsing history Firefox gt about config in the location browser bar gt browser urlbar maxRichResults gt right click gt Modify gt set value to 0 Turn off SSL certificate name in address bar In newer versions of firefox the validity of the SSL certificate associated with a website is displayed as a color coded background to the Favicon the small icon displayed in the address bar However Firefox currently also displays the name of the site issuing the SSL certificate which can be annoying since for most sites this is a duplicate of the domain name which then gets displayed twice in the address bar To turn off this behavior Firefox gt about config in the location browser bar gt browser identity ssl_domain_display gt right click gt Modify gt set value to 0 View Firefox cache 65 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci In a new window tab enter about cache in the Firefox address bar You can view and save individual elements from all open windows tabs in the cache from there IceWeasel Due to trademark restrictions of Mozilla products the Debian project has created versions of the otherwise free software that has been stripped of the non free trademarks See here https en wikipedia org wik
242. oading of usb storage driver for methods of restricting USB usage to authorized users Prevent unauthorized boots and system access Many computers are kept in places where casual passersby may have an opportunity to access the computer unobserved for short periods In addition to physical precautions to prevent or slow computer theft such as locked cases alarms and security cables similar to those used to slow bicycle theft precautions http www pcworld com article 114727 lock_down_your_pc html should be taken to prevent an unauthorized operating system from being booted using an external device such as USB drive Once such as external OS is booted it can be used to access most hard drive s on the computer and the contents copied to a second external device to be examined or unencrypted later This is acommon means of data theft that is fast and easy to accomplish and means to deter it should be taken on any public or semi public computer Set BIOS to restrict bootup to the hard drive only a Set a Supervisor Administrator password for your computer s BIOS I recommend writing it down and taping it to the inside cover of the computer case prior to locking the computer case Disable booting from all devices except the hard drive Setting the hard drive as the first priority boot device is not enough as most current BIOS menus allow manual selection of any enabled boot devices Only the hard drive should be left enabled m
243. odecs It can not only receive video streams http wiki videolan org Documentation Streaming HowTo Receive_and_Save_a_Stream also see here http tom zickel org vlcmp4 to convert it to mp4 but can act as a server for video streams as well It is one of the only players that can view and backup almost any DVD format no matter which copy protection is used See these tips http www freedvdripper net guides rip dvd convert video with free vlc player html for using VLC to backup rip encrypted DVDs m Troubleshooting tip On some hardware such as the Acer Aspire One the video is blank or VLC freezes when trying to play a file or disc To solve this problem select X11 video output VLC gt Tools gt Preferences gt Video gt Output X11 video output XCB gt Save VLC plugins There are many VLC plugins You will likely only need to install a few of them however depending on your hardware and input output configuration MPlayer Multimedia Player Mplayer http www mplayerhq hu design7 info html and now Mplayer2 is a video player with a wide range of formats supported including RealMedia and Windows codecs and a wide variety of outputs 111 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci There are several frontends for MPlayer See this complete list http www mplayerhg hu design7 projects html Kmplayer http kmplayer kde org sudo apt get i
244. ol especially proprietary solutions they are insecure and should be used for temporary storage of non critical files only as an alternative to sending files by email Install prerequisities several may already be installed on your system un E Q w me ot 1 oq D ct Hh n ct w ji n a n H ct D w ne ct a o ne lt ao a e 1 oa me oa 3 D Download https www dropbox com install os lnx and install the Dropbox client daemon wget 0 dropbox current_amd64 deb https www dropbox com download dl packages ubuntu dropbox_1 6 0_amd64 deb i I I 149 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci sudo dpkg i dropbox current_amd64 deb i sudo rm dropbox current_amd64 deb Li wget 0 dropbox current_i386 deb https ww dropbox com download dl packages ubuntu dropbox_1 6 0_i386 deb i sudo dpkg i dropbox current_i386 deb i isudo rm dropbox current_i386 deb i Li The default Dropbox client installation will also install an add on plugin for the Nautilus file manager If not install the plugin m See this article http absolutegizmos com seed your torrents with a free seedbox without using your own computer if interested in using Dropbox as a webseed http en wikipedia org wiki Web_seed Web_seeding for BitTorrent Because Dropbox is insecure you may wish to consider installing Dropbox within a quarantin
245. omain_Name_System server of their ISP Internet Service Provider DNS queries can be recorded however and theoretically correlated by an ISP to the data traffic to from a user s IP address serviced by that ISP A somewhat less trackable solution is to use a DNS service that does not belong to your ISP This can belong to another commercial ISP or to a third party service such as OpenDNS http www opendns com Comodo http www comodo com secure dns Google http code google com speed public dns though slightly less secure due to Google s own tracking mechanisms another free DNS service http pcsupport about com od tipstricks a free public dns servers htm or for maximum security a publicly available international DNS server http portforward com networking dns htm For example a Verizon customer could use the AT amp T DNS servers http www whatsmydns net dns usa att html or the OpenDNS servers An AT amp T customer could use one of the Verizon servers http www dslreports com fag 1591 or the Comodo servers It is important to use a reliable DNS provider however as man in the middle DNS redirection http en wikipedia org wiki Man in the middle_attack and DNS cache poisoning http en wikipedia org wiki DNS_cache_poisoning attacks are increasingly common Stick to one of the major DNS services just not your own ISP s DNS service It is important to note that starting Feburary 25 2013 5 major ISPs Internet Serv
246. ompile_ZDoom_on_Linux and PrBoom Freedoom are versions of Doom2 For Doom3 see Doom3 on Ubuntu https help ubuntu com community Dooms3 Skulltag Skulltag http skulltag net wiki Installation_for_Ubuntu is an updated version of ZDoom http zdoom org wiki Compile_ZDoom_on_Linux that includes network play It is now known as Zandronum http wiki zandronum com See the Zandronum wiki http wiki zandronum com Install_Zandronum_on_Ubuntu for simple K Ubuntu installation instructions You can use the Freedoom Iwad http www nongnu org freedoom download html see below if you don t have an original Doom2 wad Note Most of the modules require dependencies from the Universe repositories Make sure you have the Universe repositories enabled Synaptic Package Manager gt Settings gt Repositories gt Edit Software Sources gt Community maintained Open Source software universe gt ticked m Add the skulltag repositories update and install Zandronum and DoomSeeker the Zandronum online server utility echo deb http debian drdteam org stable multiverse sudo tee etc apt sources list d zandronum list sudo apt get update i sudo apt get install zandronum doomseeker zandronum I Li m If you don t have a doom2 wad tnt wad or plutonia wad already you can copy the freedoom wad http www nongnu org freedoom download html to your wads folder mkdir wads icd wads wget http savannah no
247. on FFMPEG http ffmpeg org is the swiss army knife of video and audio format conversion It succeeds when no other program can It is free and open source If it not yet installed on your system as part of another package it is used by many video audio editors then install it n c Q o w me ot 1 oa D A H nn ct w H ae 3 me oO oa To convert many different formats read the FFMPEG documentation http ffmpeg mplayerhq hu ffmpeg doc html Also see this tutorial http howto pages org ffmpeg For examples and further information see this section m FFMpeg requires that multiple restricted extra codecs be installed This can be done ina single easy step from the command line Terminal FFMPEG GUI WinFF http winff org is a free GPL licensed open source GUI frontend for FFMPEG Install Menu gt Applications gt Sound amp Video gt WinFF Join video segments Individual video segments MPEG 2 for example can easily be joined You can then write the resulting MPEG 2 file to a DVD and play it in most DVD players Split a file into segments Any file can be split http en wikipedia org wiki Split_ 28Unix 29 into segments using the Linux command which will split my_big_file into equal segments of size 1440 kb 98 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Save any streaming Flash video An easy way is to install
248. on 4 3 named googleearth linux plus 4 3 7284 3916 bin or something similar I chmod x GoogleEarthLinux bin 1 GoogleEarthLinux bin K menu gt Internet gt Google Earth 3D planet viewer You should turn off the Google Earth gt View gt Atmosphere setting or you might see clouds everywhere and the ground won t show up 153 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Troubleshooting If Google Earth opens shows the splash screen and then crashes you re probably experiencing a common issue Running google earth googleearth in a terminal will show this error googleearth bin relocation error usr lib i686 cmov libssl so 0 9 8 symbol BIO_test_flags version OPENSSL_0 9 8 not defined in file libcrypto so 0 9 8 with link time reference To fix this browse to the folder you installed Google Earth into If you installed manually this will be google earth in your home folder Find the file libcrypto so 0 9 8 and rename it to something else like libcrypto so 0 9 8 bak Google Earth should now start correctly I 1 icd google earth J sudo mv libcrypto so 0 9 8 libcrypto so 0 9 8 bak i sudo In s usr lib libcrypto so 0 9 8 google earth libcrypto so 0 9 8 I Li Note You can also specify home user google earth instead of google earth m On my display I had to disable desktop effects K menu gt System gt System Settings gt Desktop
249. on your LAN would then connect to the Internet through your host computer s Internet connection The host computer now essentially performs the DHCP functions of a router All client computers on the LAN ought to be connected to a central LAN switch or router If using a router it should have its own DHCP functions disabled you shouldn t have 2 DHCP servers on a LAN unless you know how to nest LANs They should all be set up to obtain DHCP assigned dynamic IP addresses and use the same LAN subnet settings which in the example below is LAN IP range 10 0 0 1 10 0 0 250 with netmask 255 255 255 0 and gateway 10 0 0 1 The host computer to be used as the gateway DHCP server is then connected through its own ethernet port either to one to the ports of the switch if used or to a LAN port of a router don t use the WAN port The host computer then connects directly to the Internet WAN http en wikipedia org wiki Wide_area_network through a second port which in the example below will be a wireless wifi port wlan0 Note This setup is easiest if you connect all computers on the LAN with Ethernet cables to the central switch or router But also see using a nested wireless LAN router below Note If you want your LAN to use the same subnet as your WAN see network interface bridging Install the DHCP server and firewall programs Rename the startup command through a symbolic link for the DHCP server This is 212 of 2
250. oneuser com forum viewforum php f 28 at aspireoneuser com Palm Mobile Devices Ubuntu Linux offers an operating system for Mobile Devices such as the Samsung Q1 Ultra or Elektrobit MIMD with a unique and simplified interface For more information see the Ubuntu MID Edition http www ubuntu com products mobile site MP3 Video Players iPod m gtkpod http www gtkpod org wiki Home is a utility that uses the native iPod DB in a way similar to iTunes Files on the iPod can be synchronised to a Linux based PC with this utility Install Usage instructions are here http www gtkpod org index php title Documentation Copy files from iPod to computer I do not like using gtkpod and prefer to listen to the files on my iPod with different audio players 205 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci and in different formats Furthermore the iPod naming and database conventions are quite outdated and non standard the iPod is after all a VERY old device m It is desirable that all the files on the iPod have ID3v2 tags on them already These tags will be used to rename the files after they are transferred With the iPod connected to the computer to which the iPod is originally synchronised use iTunes to make sure all the files are updated with current ID3v2 tags prior to any copying transfers Plug the iPod into a USB port on the K Ubuntu computer Open the Nautilus
251. ons a linux swap partition and the OS partition The Linux partitions can either be two primary partitions or can be two logical partitions within an extended partition Some computer retailers use all four partitions on a hard drive Unless there are two free partitions available either primary or logical in which to install Ubuntu however it will appear as if there is no available free space If only one partition on a hard drive can be made available it must be used as an extended partition in which multiple logical partitions can then be created Partition management can be done using the GParted utility If there are only two existing primary partitions on a hard drive and plenty of free space on it then there will be no problem installing Ubuntu as the second operating system and it is done automatically from the Ubuntu LiveCD Allow the Ubuntu LiveCD to install to largest available free space Alternatively if there is an extended partition with plenty of free space within it the Ubuntu LiveCD will install to this largest available free space as well The main Windows partition should be at least 20 Gb recommended 30 Gb for Vista Windows 7 and a Ubuntu partition at least 10 Gb recommended 20 Gb Obviously if you have plenty of disk space make the partition for whichever will be your favoured operating system larger For a recommended partitioning scheme see this section Conversely you can install a retail version of Win
252. ons http code google com p bigbluebutton wiki InstallationUbuntu and these additional detailed instructions WebHuddle WebHuddle https www webhuddle com is a free open source Java based browser client and server for web meetings To install the server first install pre requisites including Java JBOSS Application Server and xvfb For more details on setting this up in K Ubuntu see this TeamViewer TeamViewer http www teamviewer com is a proprietary cross platform package that enables up to 25 participants to share a desktop for online meetings and provides a mechanism for users to control a PC s desktop remotely Presentations can be viewed through most Internet web browsers as well A free deb package can be downloaded here http www teamviewer com download linux aspx Privacy An interesting perspective on Internet privacy techniques can be found here http farid hajji name blog 2009 06 20 circumventing internet censorship Message encryption does not protect email file attachments It is important to encrypt files that are meant to be sent as attachments as well Any file encrypter used for encrypting files on disk can be used such as ccrypt TrueCrypt or EncFS but a different encryption tool password should be used for attachments than the one used for private encryption of important files on the hard drive Text obfuscation Companies routinely monitor the email and IM of its workers gove
253. ontent Management System Plone http plone org is a free open source GPL licensed multi platform content management system used by many large organizations around the world It is available with an integrated installer here http plone org products plone Some users have had some difficulties in Jaunty due to changes in Python Gallery Photo album website Gallery http gallery menalto com is a PHP based method of presenting a photo album ona website A Drupal interface http drupal org project gallery is also available for Gallery2 Install phpBB Forums phpBB http www phpbb com is the leading open source platform for Forums A LAMP server stack or PostgreSQL database instead of MySQL will be required and should be installed first Then make sure the universe repositories are enabled and install 145 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Distance teaching Moodle Moodle http moodle org is a free open source platform for hosting online learning courses It can be integrated with webinar software A LAMP server installation is required sudo tasksel install lamp server Also find free Moodle themes here http moodle org mod data view php id 6552 Install Database server software for Moodle mysql server gt follow remainder of instructions Assuming the database is hosted on the same computer as the one Moodle is being installe
254. op or the app can be started from a terminal with the command The Netflix app starts in full screen mode You can exit out of the app completely by pressing ALT F4 or by using the pop up X You can also press F11 to exit out of full screen mode m Additional installation tips are here Netflix Android App A Netflix app for the Android market is available here https market android com details id com netflix mediaclient It must be installed in an Android environment but is not fully functional in the current Android emulators Internet Radio Internet radio streams through different ports so check your firewall if you are not able to play the streams Last FM LastFM http www last fm is a service for sharing music recommendations and individual radio streams It is included as an option in Amarok or can be installed separately 116 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Shoutcast Internet Radio Shoutcast http www shoutcast com is the first and last free mp3 streaming service Hundreds of radio streams can be played through Amarok Audacious or other multimedia player Simply associate the pls streams with your favourite player Audacious or XMMS2 recommended StreamTuner Stream Directory Browser StreamTuner http www nongnu org streamtuner lists streams available on the Internet through a GTK based interface It lists Shoutcast and Live365
255. opete Kopete http kopete kde org is the default Instant Messenger application for Kubuntu You can access multiple services with it Install Kopete Styles Additional styles for Kopete http www kde look org index php xcontentmode 24x26 are available from KDE look Install from Kopete gt Settings gt Configure gt Chat Window gt Style gt Get New GoogleTalk on Kopete Kopete can be configured to work with GoogleTalk http www google com talk about html Instant Messaging but not VOIP using the Jabber protocol See these GoogleTalk instructions http www google com support talk bin answer py answer 57557 Konversation IRC client Konversation http konversation kde org is the default Kubuntu Internet Relay Chat IRC client It functions similar to the venerable mIRC A little less action and a little more Konversation Elvis Install XChat IRC client XChat http xchat org is a cross platform IRC client that allows DCC downloads and scripts Install aMSN is an MSN Messenger utility that functions like the original client It is alternative to Pidgin for MSN users Install it 71 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci To enable Drag and Drop capabilities to aMSN for easy file transfer see Ubuntu Geek http www ubuntugeek com how to enable drag and drop capabilities to amsn html Emesene Emesene http www emesen
256. or other file manager and create a folder in which to store the files from the iPod Nautilus will usually automount the iPod once it is connected Copy the files from the iPod to the newly created folder on the K Ubuntu computer The iPod naming convention assigns a random 4 letter code to each file If there are a large number of files they are split between folders each with about 250 files in them When copying there is likely to be some duplicate 4 letter filenames Simply add an extra character to the duplicate 4 letter filenames when prompted about duplicates turning them into 5 letter filenames For example if there are 2 files named AXYJ m4a when Nautilus attempts to copy the second file to the folder it will prompt for a new filename Name the second file for example AXY 2 m4a and carry on Repeat as many times as necessary untill all the files are successfully copied with unique filenames into the folder on the K Ubuntu computer Now use an ID3 tag editor such as EasyTAG to rename the files that have been copied to the K Ubuntu computer folder EasyTAG includes a renaming utility that will scan and then rename the files based on the Artist and Title for example found in the ID3v2 tag Allow EasyTAG to do this and then Save File s with the new filenames using the FloppyDisc Icon in the toolbar The resulting files will now be appropriately named instead of having the archaic and arbitrary Apple filenames EasyTAG wi
257. orked daapd https aunchpad net ubuntu source forked daapd and MythTV Network Attached Servers m Here are some user contributed suggestions regarding commercially available NAS RAID devices FreeNAS FreeNAS http www freenas org allows a PC with several hard drives to function as a self contained network attached storage RAID device It is a very small fast system so that an older PCs could function quite well as an NAS Setup RAID in Ubuntu Kubuntu See this thread http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 408461 for a discussion how to set up RAID on an Ubuntu Kubuntu server Databases There are several free enterprise strength databases that can be used in K Ubuntu Linux 253 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci PostgreSQL PostgreSQL http www postgresql org is a free standards compliant enterprise strength open source database initially developed at UC Berkeley See the PostgreSQL Server documentation http www postgresql org docs 8 4 static admin html for server configuration information Install using the dummy task I sudo apt get install tasksel I I tsudo tasksel postgresql server i I or install directly MySQL MySQL http en wikipedia org wiki MySQL is one of the most widely used relational databases and has been licensed under the GPLv2 It has now been bought by Oracle as part of the purchase of Sun It has lo
258. p www bombono org a GTK based GUI DVD authoring program Install requires multiverse repositories to be enabled DVDStyler http dvdstyler org is a full featured cross platform DVD authoring frontend Install n Cc ox e w me et i oa oO ct H e n ct w Qa lt a n ct lt js oO s 101 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci kKMediaFactory http code google com p kmediafactory is a fast and simple KDE based DVD authoring frontend for dvdauthor The DVD folders can then be burned to disc using K3b Install requires multiverse repositories to be enabled ToVid http tovid wikia com wiki Tovid_Wiki is a collection of tools to create a DVD from a number of different video formats A GUI is available Install Ripper X CD Ripper Encoder Ripper X http sourceforge net projects ripperx is a GIK based i e Gnome open source utility to rip CD audio tracks to OGG MP3 or FLAC formats It supports CDDB lookups Asunder CD Ripper Encoder Asunder http littlesvr ca asunder is a GIK based open source CD ripper encoder which saves to Wav MP3 OGG FLAC or WavPack Self installing deb packages are available here http www getdeb net app php name Asunder Audex CD Ripper Encoder Audex http www kde apps org content show php Audex content 77125 is a port to KDE4 of the KAudioCreator package used in KDE 3 It c
259. peech recognition https wiki ubuntu com SpeechRecognition and the Ubuntu Community wiki Text to Speech https help ubuntu com community TextToSpeech Integrated voice recognition is an ongoing project accumulated information is available at VoxForge http voxforge org Julius http julius sourceforge jp en_index php open source continuous speech recognition grammar engine Japanese only does not have an English acoustic module currently Install m CMU Sphinx http cmusphinx sourceforge net open source voice recognition software Install Apps using voice recognition also see this list http www tldp org HOWTO Speech Recognition HOWTO software html a Gnome Voice Control http live gnome org GnomeVoiceControl sudo apt get install gnome voice control a CVoice Control http www kiecza net daniel linux formerly KDE Voice Control Festival m Festival http www cstr ed ac uk projects festival is a Text to Speech synthesis system See the manual http www cstr ed ac uk projects festival manual for usage instructions Also see tips from the Ubuntu Community help https help ubuntu com community TextToSpeech page Install 208 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci a Flite http www speech cs cmu edu flite Festival lite is a small fast run time synthesis engine designed for small embedded machines and or large
260. plugin but also 64 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci works with other mozilla browsers Version 2 3 is available as a plugin for mozilla based browsers The stable version 2 4 is available here http www go mono com moonlight stable aspx The Moonlight 3 99 plugin compatible with most Silverlight 3 4 content is here http www go mono com moonlight prerelease aspx All source versions are here http origin download mono project com sources moon m Netflix under Moonlight Netflix streaming requires both the capabilities of Silverlight 2 0 and Digital Rights Management modules Although the current version of Moonlight 2 0 will run most Silverlight content including Netflix content Netflix has not yet released Digital Rights Management modules for Linux Please contact Netflix http www netflix com ContactUs directly for further information or sign a petition http www petitiononline com Linflix a An HTMLS Netflix plugin currently being developed by Google for the Chrome browser may soon be available Other alternatives are to run Netflix in Wine or to use the Netflix Android app in a virtual Android environment FireFTP for Firefox FireFTP http fireftp mozdev org is a Firefox extension for FTP transfers Firefox Widgets Turn off browser bar drop down list in Firefox This is the most frequently asked problem regarding Firefox T
261. ppear to the host computer as just another device on the main LAN If your wireless LAN is already functioning you probably don t have to change any settings but double check to make sure the schema are compatible Configure the wireless router s settings for the nested wireless LAN This is done by enabling the router s DHCP server functions in Network Setup or some similar configuration section of the router The router ought to have as its own wireless LAN gateway address a local IP address or LAN IP address of 192 168 0 1 for the IP address range used in this example and a starting IP address for the DHCP assigned 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci dynamic IP address range to be used for the wireless clients to be 192 168 0 2 or greater Some routers ask you to specify the entire range such as 192 168 0 2 192 168 0 255 m Make sure all your wireless client computers are set to obtain their DHCP assigned dynamic IP addresses from the wireless router gateway IP 192 168 0 1 instead of from the main LAN gateway m Now all communications from the wireless client computers will be routed to the wireless LAN router first which will then in turn route them to the host computer which is acting as the main LAN gateway router which will then in turn route them to the Internet WAN Note The host computer for the main LAN must have a static IP address e g 10 0
262. proprietary Microsoft Compiled HTML format help files used in Windows 98 through Windows 7 CHM file viewers kchmviewer http sourceforge net projects kchmviewer is a Qt based CHM file viewer which can be used with KDE Kubuntu Install a AC RR a A ee a E O E O E RC SE 1 sudo apt get install kchmviewer chmsee http code google com p chmsee is a GTK based CHM file viewer which can be used with Ubuntu Install sudo apt get install chmsee xchm http sourceforge net projects xchm is a CHM file viewer for Linux Install sudo apt get install xchm CHM file conversion Calibre can be used to convert CHM files to a wide variety of other formats including 127 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci other eBook formats chm2pdf http code google com p chm2pdf is a utility to convert CHM files to PDF Install Convert a file also see these tips http code google com p chm2pdf wiki HowToUse or use man chm2pdf in a command line terminal The option webpage can be used instead of book to give different formatting arCHMage http sourceforge net projects archmage is a Python based utility to extract text HTML formatting images and CSS styles from the CHM file See the ArcHMage website http archmage sourceforge net for more instructions Install FBReader e book reader FBReader http www fbreader org is
263. ps en wikipedia org wiki Off the Record_Messaging for Internet Message encryption among others https tails boum org doc encryption_and_privacy index en html Proprietary Extras Proprietary software helps you maximize your Internet experience but is not open source The software available includes Multimedia Codecs Java Runtime Environment and plug ins for Firefox Restricted Extras The Ubuntu Restricted Extras will install Adobe Flash Player Java Runtime Environment JRE sun java jre with Firefox plug ins icedtea a set of Microsoft Fonts msttcorefonts multimedia codecs w32codecs or w64codecs mp3 compatible encoding lame FFMpeg extra Gstreamer codecs the package for DVD decoding libdvdread4 but see here for info on libdvdcss2 the 86 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci unrar archiver odbc and cabextract It also installs multiple stripped codecs and avutils libavcodec unstripped 52 and libavutil unstripped 49 This is a single command approach Note Installation only works completely and properly when done from the command line Terminal The entire package will not usually install completely from within a Package Manager Java environment See this section for information on installing Java or the Java Runtime Environment Playing DVDs See this section for information on packages needed to play DVDs Photos and Graphics Manag
264. r Grub Legacy will have to be updated reconfigured to recognize the new partition s OS in order to enable it to boot Also the etc fstab file of the new partition s filesystem may need to be edited in regards to the UUIDs of the various partitions to prevent conflicts To determine the UUIDs of all current partitions on a hard drive 167 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Edit fstab so that the UUIDs are correctly reflected there To confirm that the file copy has completed the Linux command du http www gnu org software coreutils manual html_node du invocation html also see these tips http www codecoffee com tipsforlinux articles 22 html can be used to calculate the disk usage for both the source and destination folders in order to compare the values to ensure that they are the same For example the values should be the same for both partitions after copying has completed sudo du media partsda6 I I isudo du media partsda7 i 1 dd dd http en wikipedia org wiki Dd_ 28Unix 29 is a nix command that enables the copying of files or an entire disk using a single command Parameters must be precisely specified to avoid risk of accidentally erasing data See these brief instructions http www gnu org software coreutils manual html_node dd invocation html or these instructions http www opengroup org onlinepubs 9699919799 utilities dd html fo
265. r detailed options You cannot copy a hard drive that contains the operating system you are currently running Instead boot into a LiveCD and run the dd command that way An example command to copy Hard drive X to Hard drive Y is ddrescue http www garloff de kurt linux ddrescue is a variation of the dd command that allows working with potentially corrupted datasets partitions or hard drives FSArchiver Filesystem Archiver FSArchiver http www fsarchiver org is a utility to backup the filesystem by files instead of by partition blocks A filesystem backed up in this way can be moved to a different sized partition or another disk filesystem altogether e g from ext3 to ext4 Backups can be split and stored on and restored from spanned media e g multiple DVDs CDs It is included in the System Rescue CD Install System Rescue and Cloning Utilities System Rescue CD SystemRescueCD http www sysresccd org Main_Page is a LiveCD that includes important 168 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci utilities such as GParted Partimage ddrescue Rsync and FSArchiver Several of these utilities cannot be used from within a running partition so using them from a LiveCD is often necessary Download http www sysresccd org Download and burn https help ubuntu com community BurningIsoHowto the LiveCD from the website Clonezilla Clonezilla http clon
266. r other users it costs CA 500 per seat An installer for KDE based systems is here http outkastsolutions co za outkast index php option com_docman amp task doc_details amp gid 14 amp Itemid 31 Stock Market monitoring software m BeanCounter http dirk eddelbuettel com code beancounter html A stock portfolio performance monitoring tool Install n Cc Q o w o ot 1 oa D e H n ct w ji o D w p A o ot o 7 Smtm http dirk eddelbuettel com code smtm html Show Me The Money is a configurable Perl Tk stock ticker program Written by the creator of BeanCounter Qtstalker http qtstalker sourceforge net commodity and stock market charting and technical analysis m JStock http jstock sourceforge net a Java based portfolio manager and stock market monitoring tool See these installation instructions http jstock sourceforge net 133 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci help_install_upgrade html install linux Groupware Groupware solutions include shared calendars group email servers groups address lists group projects and internal messaging They require one or more servers with LAMP or similar server stacks Groupware Servers Groupware servers are most often operated on a server platform You can install the server version of Ubuntu in the interest of speed for a dedicated groupware server Read se
267. ra red technology It communicates with Ubuntu Linux using the incorporated BlueZ Bluetooth drivers and or LIRC drivers It can function with Bluetooth alone however You will need a Bluetooth receiver on your PC such as a Bluetooth USB stick or built in Bluetooth receiver for example Note not all Bluetooth receivers will work with the Bluez drivers Check this list http www wiili org index php Compatible_Bluetooth_Devices or test yours first m Install the cwiid https help ubuntu com community CWiiD Wiimote controller package and the lswm Wiimote discovery package Install the drivers or just reboot PE eae ate ey ey eae Nee Bima arp E Cy Gh im cody wet a gt Bike ak Re gl Ey Se iad mh Coat Bh ing ane hog Sie E S Vie mat Dik gt OTe la Aceh meer feta ae Wg ety Pha wap ate yg Sly gene tg tips 1 modprobe uinput Note You can also add uinput to the modules files so it loads automatically at bootup a ae RSA SR A SR Le a a E E A 1 sudo echo uinput gt gt etc modules Run while pressing button 1 2 on the Wiimote go ea es ae gor Rp ee SNA AN E eh FS OA GEN RS A EA peed Meg N ROUT gS BEM Le A Oh Deg Rote y El Yee Re Tg wate gk gy Oger Ieee ge Me GA PESI Gera Eg Ge AY ENAA eg eRe wy a 1 sudo wminput For more info and to learn how to enable the infra red functions see this guide http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 993376 USB Wireless Cards Atheros Cards 200 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu
268. rds include USB modems and adapters to receive wide area cellular broadband Internet connections Sprint Sprint EVDO cards can be used most easily through KPPP For instructions read the Sprint Mobile Broadband Setup Guide http www4 sprint com pcsbusiness downloads Sprint_Mobile_Broadband_Setup_Guide pdf Also see the EVDO Forums http www evdoforums com thread5925 html Verizon See this Crystal Networking guide http www crystalnetworking net p 17 Tethering your PC to your Verizon cell phone This is a per minute plan in which you can use Verizon broadband services through your cell phone such as the Motorola RAZR connected to your PC via a USB cable See this guide http www aselabs com articles php id 224 Digital Cameras WebCams See the Ubuntu webcam guide https help ubuntu com community Webcam for more info Many webcams that worked in Hardy Heron may not work in Intrepid Ibex This may be due to a migration from v4l video for Linux to v4l2 See this discussion http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 983574 EasyCam EasyCam2 https help ubuntu com community EasyCam is a utility for finding and installing drivers for your webcam See these installation instructions https help ubuntu com community EasyCam iSight 203 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Linux drivers for the digital iSight camera connected by FireWire
269. re used in Ubuntu You can install any deb package in your system deb files can generally be installed from your file manager Nautilus merely by clicking on them since file associations with the default installer is already set in Ubuntu These instructions are for those who wish to install packages from the command line terminal Terminal m Install a downloaded Debian Ubuntu package deb em I le a A A A RN MA a a T E E 1 sudo dpkg i packagename deb Remove a Debian Ubuntu package deb T A SAF OD Ne oo CP TR peepee ERT NNT Gee Mee Rew Eas Ee ey Se OSES Ee E er ae ey sae Pace SPAR LES ye EAE TAG A OES LN eee tae ey gem Paik et 1 sudo dpkg r packagename Reconfigure Repair an installed Debian Ubuntu package deb Ee a eg a EER i mg PA et oe Maa ee hae Nine Sod Parke tt Na igh Baie EP hogy Ge Sadar Ea mt mine eh HPC Neel fae Han Suan Maas tig Se aaah at Nag a Sigh Lat tt EAE EE ar Ech nt ag ol Agel Sar Ss dean oan acd Wem Pe a ae Aaa 1 sudo dpkg reconfigure packagename Example aa a a alma wR iO TEAC aC A SR RE ZR Ga RO ENAN 1 sudo dpkg reconfigure mpd Handling Tar GZip and Tar Bzip2 archives 36 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Tar GZip archives end in tar gz and Tar Bzip2 archives end in tar bz2 Bzip2 is the newer more efficient compression method These files can generally be automatically extracted by merely clicking on
270. recise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci AppArmor AppArmor http en opensuse org AppArmor is a set of security enhancements developed by Novell for SUSE Linux It is installed in K ubuntu by default Disable AppArmor AppArmor can prevent some services from running as expected and cannot be used in conjunction with SELinux To disable it l etc init d apparmor stop 1 lupdate rc d f apparmor remove i apt get remove apparmor apparmor utils I Li SELinux SE Linux http en wikipedia org wiki Security Enhanced_Linux Security Enhanced Linux is an NSA US National Security Administration recommended set of tools for enhanced security in Linux systems It enforces strict access controls privileges and is meant for mission critical installations It is not suitable for the casual desktop user It was first available in Hardy Heron and is being updated for Intrepid Ibex It is not compatible with AppArmor which must first be removed Knockd Port security Knockd http www zeroflux org projects knock is a small server that listens for a pre defined sequence of port opening attempts a knock before opening an otherwise closed firewall port for communications Install Network Management Monitor your network or datacenter with a framework of utilities Comparable to IBM Tivoli which can cost thousands of dollars these solutions are generally available as either community or enterprise edit
271. references Sound Audio preferences gt Network Access and check both Make discoverable network sound devices available locally Make discoverable Apple Airtunes devices available locally m It is not clear to me which ports need to remain unblocked in order for Bonjour Zeroconf and mDNS to discover the AEx mDNS and Bonjour Zeroconf use ports 5353 5000 and 194 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci 6000 The PulseAudio server uses port 4713 However even when I unblock these the AEx doesn t seem to be able to be discovered until I turn off the firewall completely Once the AEx is discovered I turn the firewall back on and then have no other problems I usually just add the IP address of the Airport Express on the LAN to the list of firewall allowed connections Doing this still doesn t allow it to be discovered though for unclear reasons Still as long as a connection to the IP address of the AEx is allowed I can turn the firewall back immediately after the AEx is located by the Zeroconf discovery and everything continues to stream fine If your LAN s router allows traffic shaping QoS prioritization giving priority to the traffic to from the Airport Express can improve performance Finally be aware that screensavers can interrupt uninterrupted smooth audio output from a PC If traffic to the AEx becomes choppy disable your screensaver Open PulseAudio Volume Cont
272. ress streaming a 39 7 2 3 GSTransmit Airport Express streaming 39 7 2 4 Airfoil Airport Express streaming m 39 8 Mice 39 8 1 Activate side mouse buttons in FireFox 39 9 Touchpad m 39 10 Wacom Pen Tablets m 39 11 Fingerprint Readers 39 12 Smart Card Readers m 39 12 1 PC SC m 39 12 2 OpenCryptoki 39 12 3 GnuPG Smart Cards m 39 13 Remote Controls m 39 13 1 LIRC Infrared Remote Controls 39 13 2 Remuco Bluetooth and WiFi Remote Controls m 39 14 Bluetooth m 39 14 1 WiiMote 39 15 USB m 39 16 Wireless Cards m 39 16 1 Atheros Cards 15 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci u 39 16 1 1 Atheros AR242x m 39 17 3G 39 17 1 he220r1 m 39 17 2 T Mobile Option 225 Web N Walk Stick m 39 17 3 Virgin Huawei e169 39 17 4 EVDO Cards a 39 17 4 1 Sprint a 39 17 4 2 Verizon 39 17 4 2 1 Tethering your PC to your Verizon cell phone m 39 18 Digital Cameras m 39 19 WebCams 39 19 1 EasyCam m 39 19 2 iSight 39 19 3 Luvcview USB webcam viewer 39 20 Netbooks m 39 20 1 Acer Aspire One m 39 21 Palm 39 22 Mobile Devices a 39 23 MP3 Video Players m 39 23 1 iPod 39 23 1 1 Copy files from iPod to computer m 39 23 2 Sansa Fuze m 39 23 3 MachSpeed Trio 39 24 Speech Recognition and Synthesis m 39 24 1 Festival a 40 Networking 16 of 264 40 1 Network Manager 40 2 Wicd Network Manager a 40 3 Set a static IP address 40 3 1 Manual configuration f
273. reverse proxies See these 252 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci instructions for a simple method to implement reverse proxies using this Apache module Control panels There are several free and or GPL licensed control panel utilities for managing multiple servers on a single physical server or cluster of servers running Debian Ubuntu based servers Here http www techmixer com best free web hosting control panel to manage web hosting is a brief overview Webmin http www webmin com is the most widely used web browser based free open source web hosting control panel for Linux GNUPanel http gnupanel org is a free GPL licensed web hosting control panel system that is compatible with Debian Ubuntu OS using PHP m Web cp net http www web cp net is a free GPL licensed web hosting control panel system that is compatible with Debian Ubuntu OS using PHP Media servers See this Linux Planet http www linuxplanet com linuxplanet reviews 7313 1 article recommending open source Linux media servers including MediaTomb http mediatomb cc also see Ubuntu Community help MediaTomb https help ubuntu com community MediaTomb Jinzora http sourceforge net projects jinzora also see here http www maketecheasier com how to install and setup jinzora media server in ubuntu 2008 08 25 Wizd http wizd sourceforge net Firefly now forked as f
274. rge networks and is therefore recommended For complete information see the Ubuntu Server Guide http help ubuntu com 12 04 serverguide index html It is always possible to add an Ubuntu Gnome or Kubuntu KDE GUI desktop to an Ubuntu Server at any time Download the latest Ubuntu Server ISO image from Ubuntu downloads http releases ubuntu com precise See this guide http help ubuntu com community BurningIsoHowto for burning the ISO image to a CD m Use the CD for installation of the server If you are attempting to create a dual boot or multi boot configuration with multiple operating systems on your computer then see these tips Tip During installation of the server an initial user password is created Many servers are intended to run unattended with little subsequent intervention and it can be easy to forget the original user password pair that is created at installation I suggest writing this information down and taping it to the inside of the computer case cover for later reference Lock the computer case if you desire extra security There are many server packages that are available to be installed as a one step process during the Server edition installation process from the LiveCD or at any time on most editions using the tasksel http wiki debian org tasksel command For a list of server packages that can be installed using the tasksel command I sudo apt get install tasksel sudo tasksel li
275. rivileges by assigning the user to the administrative groups you must do so from your original administrator account the one you set up at installation or from another administrative user account Timekpr Parental controls Timekpr http launchpad net timekpr is a program to track and control the computer usage of user accounts It is available from a Launchpad PPA http launchpad net timekpr maintainers archive ppa If updating remove any prior versions I deb deb http ppa launchpad net timekpr maintainers ppa ubuntu oneiric main deb src deb http ppa launchpad net timekpr maintainers ppa ubuntu oneiric main I m Install When prompted which default display manager to use select kdm Start K menu gt System gt Timekpr Control Panel Web content filtering DansGuardian http dansguardian org provides web filtering capability similar to NetNanny It is useful for limiting objectionable content in publicly accessible workstations or for filtering objectionable content for younger users It integrates with ClamAV and uses several criteria for filtering websites which is difficult to modify It is used with Tinyproxy https www banu com tinyproxy best for individual users or the Squid http www squid cache org proxy best for a network server Install 172 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci or aera a eee aa te a nett
276. rk can hook into 7 Zip to handle 7z archives Install er a To allow the 7 Zip extension for Ark to extract rar files also install FE aa ee ek E of a pres I he ee he Gh ea pl mp et im oa or Mae ge Reece gs Ge et CORY RP SG eel CALC Sy Ah mg ee EY yk We ae OD ee p aaa a del CAR a om phe a ag Spt 1 isudo apt get install p7zip rar i Hard Drive Utilities KDiskFree Hard drive properties monitor 164 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci KDiskFree http docs kde org stable en kdeutils kdf using kdf html is a KDE utility for monitoring free disk space etc Clock Utilties Screensavers A screensaver is useful as a security precaution as well as a power and screen element saver Using even a simple Blank Screen screensaver with a password can slow a potentially malicious passerby from gaining access to your keyboard and computer while you are away from your desk Menu gt System gt Preferences gt Screen Saver m Set a security password Screen Saver gt Lock screen when screensaver is active ticked Partition Managers Also see these tips for partitioning scheme suggestions other partitioning tools and methods and usage of multiple partitions for multiple OSs GParted Partition Manager Gparted http gparted sourceforge net is a GTK Gnome based partition manager that can also be used with KDE m This utility works best when run from a L
277. rnments of countries even those founded by intellectuals and revolutionaries like Thomas Jefferson http en wikipedia org wiki Thomas_Jefferson who advocated strong privacy rights routinely spy on its own citizenry and even ISPs monitor unencrypted internet traffic for their own entertainment I have personally watched this happen Due to the volume of email and texts over the internet word recognition algorithms are generally required in order to accomplish meaningful data mining of text messages For purposes that do not require encryption but for which there is a desire to limit the text data mining techniques commonly used today a few methods are available but not foolproof 78 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m One method of text obfuscation is to translate your article into another language using Google Translate https translate google com for example or Babelfish now owned by Yahoo and without SSL encryption available or Bing Translator owned by Microsoft and without SSL encryption available or even all three in series and then to translate it back This introduces random grammar word choice and spelling errors that obscures both the writing style of the original author and sometimes the text to the point of poor recognition by text mining scanners The more languages into which the message is serially translated the greater the unrecognizabi
278. rocess is the name of the frozen program such as firefox Enabling NUM LOCK On Startup Menu gt System gt Administration gt Keyboard amp Mouse gt Keyboard gt turn on Numlock on Startup Working with Menus Create an encrypted folder You can create a folder whose contents are encrypted See these instructions https help ubuntu com community EncryptedPrivateDirectory Create a symlink from a file to another location A symbolic link http en wikipedia org wiki Symbolic_link also known as a symlink is a method in Linux of referring to a file or directory in one location from another location Usage If path to destination requires superuser rights then use 178 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci This is similar to but more powerful than creating Shortcuts with which former Windows users may be familiar Assign a root password To be able to log in as root directly you must assign a root password This can be done with a a a a AC Sec a NAE E S E AG RR RLS RR a eR AT 1 sudo passwd root Afterwards you can use Pee ee eas a DED ge Ng Rigg A My MON iy Med eee ey Man gh Le Ee ET ee a RTE ghee oe ee De oe ee ed ne are Rly Nyaa ay eS 1 su to get a root prompt You would then use the root password Get a root prompt without using a root password If you have not set a root password or don t know it you can obtain root user privile
279. rol Menu gt Multimedia gt PulseAudio Volume Control a If the AEx has been successfully discovered the firewall may have to be turned off temporarily in order for the AEx to be discovered the name of the AEx should show up as an Output Device PulseAudio Volume Control gt Output Device gt My AEx Name If desired the AEx can be set as the default fallback output device to always be used PulseAudio Volume Control gt Output Device gt My AEx Name gt click Set as fallback icon If it is not set as the default fallback output device it must be manually selected as an output device each time Start the application such as Amarok or Audacious To manually select which output device should be used open PulseAudio Volume Control and choose the Playback output device for the application PulseAudio Volume Control gt Playback gt ALSA plugin Amarok ALSA Playback on gt My AEx Name u The output volume for any of the output devices can be set PulseAudio Volume Control gt Output Device gt My AEx Name Troubleshooting This was my old method It works but is probably unnecessary and loads a lot of additional modules m Install padvechooser which also install paman pavumeter and paprefs 195 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m Padevchooser is an applet for the taskbar panel The PulseAudio Manager is accessible through the app
280. rom the command line 40 4 Internet connection sharing DHCP server 40 4 1 Using a nested wireless LAN router 40 4 2 Network Interfaces Bridging a 40 5 Using Dynamic IP addresses for a webserver 40 6 Filesharing 40 6 1 NFS m 40 6 2 Samba File Sharing u 40 6 2 1 Samba client 40 6 2 2 Samba server u 40 6 2 3 Change your Workgroup u 40 6 2 4 Recognizing Win98 machines 40 6 3 Integrating into Mac OS X Network m 40 6 4 FTP Server a 40 6 4 1 vsftpd 40 6 4 2 proftpd m 40 6 5 WebDAV a 40 7 Local Area Network 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci 40 8 Modems Dial up m 40 8 1 Gnome PPP and wvdial 40 8 2 GPPP a 41 Remote Access a 41 1 SSH 41 1 1 Connect to a remote SSH server a 41 1 1 1 From the command line terminal a 41 1 1 2 Port forwarding through SSH 41 1 2 PuTTY u 41 1 2 1 Using keys created by Puttygen in OpenSSH m 41 1 3 Connect using SSH Agent 41 1 4 Setup an SSH server u 41 1 4 1 Limit authorized SSH users a 41 1 4 2 OpenSSH Public Key Authentication 41 1 4 3 Connect with SSH and start an application with a single command u 41 1 4 4 Automate SSH connections that require a password 41 2 VNC m 41 2 1 Vino Remote Desktop VNC server u 41 2 1 1 How to securely use VNC with SSH tunneling 41 2 2 X11VNC Server a 41 2 2 1 Using VNC with SSH m 41 2 3 Vinagre VNC client 41 2 4 Terminal Server Client m 41 2 5 Krdc VNC client a 41 2 5 1 Using a VNC cl
281. rsions of Firefox and Thunderbird allow direct use of Tor as a Socks5 proxy https en wikipedia org wiki SOCKS both for traffic and DNS resolution See this section for information on configuring this for Firefox and this section for information on configuring this for Thunderbird Using Tor with other programs Other programs can also be used with Tor as a proxy For an overview see these tips a Konversation an Internet Relay Chat client a Filezilla an FTP client a Both the Internet Messaging clients Kopete and Pidgin can be used with Tor using the Off the Record https en wikipedia org wiki Off the Record_Messaging messaging system through plugins Tails Tails https tails boum org is a free complete GNOME based Debian http www debian org Linux operating system with Tor enabled by default Iceweasel the free Debian version of Firefox and other Internet tools are cryptographically enhanced and for privacy browsing and other Internet usage traces are minimised Components include LUKS https en wikipedia org wiki LUKS for disk encryption Nautilus Wipe http wipetools tuxfamily org nautilus wipe html for erasing disk traces using the Nautilus file manager KeePassxX https www keepassx org for password generation and encyrypted password storage the Firefox plug in HTTPS Everywhere https www eff org https everywhere to ensure the usage of encrypted website portals and Off the Record_Messaging htt
282. rvers Kolab Kolab http www kolab org is the most comprehensive open source groupware solution available and is distributed as a multi platform solution It integrates easily with both Ubuntu including Evolution and KDE Kubuntu including Kontact It is free and open source with a GPL license unlike other groupware solutions yet enterprise support is also available It is scalable to large organizations and is Outlook MS Exchange and Mozilla compatible This is a German package however and documentation in English can occasionally be limited The Kolab website provides its own instructions for installation from source http wiki kolab org index php Kolab2_Installation_ _Source currently v 2 2 http www kolab org pipermail kolab announce 2009 000083 html Version 2 2 includes the Horde web interface The current beta Debian package instructions are here http wiki kolab org index php Debian_ _Administrators_ _Kolab_Installation or the OpenPkg installation instructions are here http files kolab org server release kolab server 2 2 4 ix86 debian5 0 1st README Note Kolab uses its own server components and it is best to run Kolab on a dedicated server However it is possible to run other servers on the same machine as long as you choose alternate ports if the server modules conflict Install the compiler and other necessary stuff Kolab Ubuntu package m There is an Ubuntu Kubuntu package for the new vers
283. s Having found some interesting programmes and noted the numbers found in the left hand column download them For Live Streaming with mplayer use one of these commands http linuxcentre net getiplayer documentation Live 20Streaming m iPlayer can be run in Wine using these instructions http bbciplayerlinux sourceforge net index php Main_Page Some users will need to install rtmpdump for successful streaming 115 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Netflix in Wine app A Windows based Netflix app 32 bit version has been modified and bundled to work in the Wine environment It is available as a package from a private non approved repository here https aunchpad net ehoover archive compholio To run the app will require a 32 bit operating system which for a 64 bit operating system usually requires installing ia32 libs at the minimum and possibly ia32 libs multiarch sudo apt add repository ppa ehoover compholio sudo apt get update i sudo apt get install netflix desktop I Li m The package installs the Microsoft core fonts ttf mscorefonts installer During this part of the installation a prompt to accept the Microsoft EULA will appear Use the TAB key to maneuver to the Ok button and then press Enter to accept The installation should then continue to completion The package creates a menu item for the Netflix Dest
284. s true EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Configured Mouse Driver mouse Option CorePointer Option Device dev input mice Option Protocol ExplorerPS 2 Option ZAxisMapping 4 5 Option Emulate3Buttons true Option Buttons 7 Option ButtonMapping 1 2 3 6 7 EndSection Touchpad For Synaptics Touchpads 197 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci For more info see the Ubuntu help wiki https help ubuntu com community SynapticsTouchpad Wacom Pen Tablets Support for the Wacom pen tablet is integrated into Jaunty by default including for hotplugging For more info see the Ubuntu documentation https help ubuntu com community Wacom Fingerprint Readers See the Ubuntu support page https wiki ubuntu com FingerprintAuthentication m See the Debian support page https wiki debian org FingerForce See the Freedesktop fprint http www freedesktop org wiki Software fprint support page Smart Card Readers m Read the Debian wiki https wiki debian org Smartcards for full information about implementation of a smart card reader solution and this Debian wiki page https wiki debian org Smartcards OpenPGP for smart card OpenPGP integration m See this list https www linux com learn docs ldp 750 Smart Card HOWTO APPLICATIONS of smart card applications for Linux PC SC PC SC http www
285. s It is scalable to very large uses It runs on the LAMP server stack which uses the MySQL database and is available as an installation option with the K ubuntu server or it can be used with a PostgreSQL database See these detailed instructions Other instructions are also available here http www mediawiki org wiki Manual Running_MediaWiki_on_Ubuntu Install from the repositories You will be prompted for configuration variables to be set The trickiest is the MySQL user password Hopefully you remember your MySQL superuser that you set at the time of LAMP or MySQL installation 141 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Copy your local settings configuration file to etc mediawiki and make a backup of the original sudo cp var lib mediawiki config LocalSettings php etc mediawiki isudo mv var lib mediawiki config LocalSettings php var lib mediawiki config LocalSettings_at_install php I m If you are using a virtual host server make a symbolic link named in this example mywiki from your usr share mediawiki installation folder to your var www folder then make sure you have an apache2 virtual hosts configuration file in etc apache2 sites available that points to var www mywiki as the DocumentRoot Make a symbolic link from your virtual host configuration file in etc apache2 sites available to etc apache2 sites enabled to enable it Restart apache2 a
286. s http www cups org documentation php network html in addition to directly connected printers m An alternative method to access the CUPS interface is through a web browser Go to the URL http localhost 631 Change default CUPS printer margins CUPS uses the maximum printable area of the chosen printer by default there are no margins The default settings for any printer can be changed in the PPD file for the specific printer found in the etc cups ppd folder Dimensions used in the PPD file are generally in points in Postscript 1 inch 72 points For my printer Letter size is 612 x 792 points I changed this to 576 x 756 points to make Letter size print 8 x 10 5 inches on the page Another easy method to adjust margins is to create a Custom paper size with the desired margins and use this as the default This only works for printers whose PPD files allow custom paper sizes For example create a Custom paper size that is 8 inches x 10 5 inches which would leave a 0 5 inch margin on all sides and set it as the default This is easiest to accomplish through the browser based configuration utility Start the CUPS interface through the web browser URL http localhost 631 Then from this interface set the Default Options for your printer CUPS gt Printers gt My Default Printer gt Set Default Options gt Media Size Custom gt Width 8 gt Height 10 5 gt Units Inches gt Set Default Options 190 of 264 0
287. s https help ubuntu com community Games Rangit s Best Linux Games http rangit com linux best game Unixmen s Must Play Linux Games http www unixmen com 10 must play linux games for 2012 In addition Steam http store steampowered com browse linux now offers for sale game clients for Linux Examples include Amnesia http store steampowered com app 57300 Trine 2 http store steampowered com app 35720 and Leisure Suit Larry http store steampowered com app 231910 There are hundreds of free open source games available in K Ubuntu Most including the KDE Games http www kde org applications games collection and the Gnome Games http live gnome org GnomeGames collection can be accessed through the Games section of your Package Manager Examples are PouetChess http pouetchess sourceforge net an excellent 3 D chess game sudo apt get install pouetchess PokerTH http www pokerth net a very nice Texas Hold Em Poker sudo apt get install pokerth Kajongg http kde org applications games kajongg a real MahJongg game for humans and or robots sudo apt get install kajongg m Planet Penguin Racer http en wikipedia org wiki Tux_Racer Penguin slides down a 3 D luge run catching fish Extreme Tux Racer http sourceforge net projects extremetuxracer is the newer updated version sudo apt get install extremetuxracer Ksirk http games kde org gam
288. s difficult to use for some beginners As of K Ubuntu 11 04 Lucid Lynx Ubuntu repositories no longer carry Guarddog To obtain legacy packages see here http packages ubuntu com lucid guarddog Uncomplicated Firewall Uncomplicated Firewall http wiki ubuntu com UncomplicatedFirewall is installed in K Ubuntu by default but all ports are open initially It is configurable through the command line interface See this forum thread http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 823741 or this usage tutorial http www ubuntu unleashed com 2008 05 howto take use setup and advantage of html or Ubuntu community help https help ubuntu com community UFW for tips on how to set up and use it If not installed it can be installed Gufw http gufw tuxfamily org index html is a graphical user interface for Uncomplicated Firewall Install Anti virus If you are running a file server interface frequently with Windows drives or share files with Windows users or use virtualization you will want a virus checker for your Windows files Despite extensive minsinformation Linux is not immune from malware witness the explosion of malware being created for the Linux based Google Android systems The malware is not usually spread within the OS itself as long as the OS is a well respected distribution obtained through official channels but in trojan programs downloaded and installed by users outside of the normal software distributio
289. s do not need a license according to its developer See this blog article http blogs kde org 2014 02 14 no licence needed kubuntu derivative distributions GPL license The GPLv3 http en wikipedia org wiki GNU_General_Public_License license and the Affero GPLv3 http en wikipedia org wiki Affero_General_Public_License license for network based software intends that the software module or package is free to use in any environment and furthermore any software that relies on that GPLv3 licensed module must in turn also be completely free Commercial and proprietary software packages can t use or incorporate GPLv3 licensed modules LGPL license The Lesser GPL http en wikipedia org wiki GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License license intends that the software module or package is free to use in any environment including in commercial and proprietary software packages This allows companies to develop proprietary packages which includes LGPL licensed modules from which they can make a profit The disadvantage is that their products which benefit from the LGPL licensed modules are not required to be in the public domain in turn Many companies often later donate their entire package into the public domain however after they no longer make a profit from them 261 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci ODDbL license The ODDL http en wikipedia org wiki Open_Database
290. s on the Internet This is accomplished through the use of the cookies http en wikipedia org wiki HTTP_cookie in your browser and by a variety of web elements sometimes called web beacons http en wikipedia org wiki Web_bug embedded on the web pages you visit Your behavior is monitored and correlated by recording the IP address of your computer even when you turn off the cookies in your browser It is highly recommended to configure your web browser to erase your cookies http support mozilla org en US kb cookies information websites store on your computer and history every time the web browser is closed otherwise every website you subsequently visit can instantly see the long list of recent websites you have visited In Firefox for example cookies can be accepted for the current session but erased upon closing 82 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Firefox gt Edit gt Preferences gt Privacy gt History gt Firefox will Use custom settings for history gt Always use private browsing mode or customise the settings to your desired level of privacy In addition both Adblock Plus and NoScript are highly recommended as plug ins for Firefox and other Gecko based browsers to limit exposure to undesirable web elements scripts and tracking mechanisms DNS Servers and Search engines Most users rely on the DNS http en wikipedia org wiki D
291. sers can use one of several clients such as UltraVNC Viewer http www uvnc com docs uvnc viewer html Vino Remote Desktop VNC server Vino server the Gnome VNC server is included by default in Ubuntu Start Menu gt System gt Preferences gt Remote Desktop m You can accept uninvited connections in the Security section You can require a password for these connections This implementation of Vino does not allow changing the default listening ports which start at 5900 If you wish to customize your VNC connection use X11VNC instead A user can connect using Vinagre the Terminal Server Client or any other VNC client How to securely use VNC with SSH tunneling It is less secure to leave the VNC listening port open to the Internet even with a password This can expose you to password cracking attempts It is more secure to use SSH to tunnel your VNC connection Under SSH port forwarding the VNC listening port is the lt remote port gt To increase security this listening port can be changed from the default 5900 Only the VNC server and the SSH client need to specify the lt remote port gt ina secure connection X11VNC Server while Vino is easy to use X11VNC allows far more customization and therefore can be used more in situations where greater security is needed Install an X11VNC server to share your desktop with other computer Run X11VNC without a password 228 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubun
292. servers Package openarena Server openarena server Tremulous http www tremulous net a Halo like multiplayer first person shooter action game The repositories have the current version Package tremulous Server tremulous server Sauerbraten http sauerbraten org a multiplayer graphics rich first person shooter game evolved from Cube Package sauerbraten Server sauerbraten server Nexuiz http www alientrap org nexuiz an open source multi player first person 54 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci shooter game with free servers and tournaments Package nexuiz Server nexuiz server A 35 map add on community pack is also available here http www alientrap org nexuiz downloads php To install it extract the map pack to home username nexuiz data or nexuiz data Note Many of these games require advanced graphics Make sure you have the necessary hardware drivers activated UrbanTerror UrbanTerror http www urbanterror net is a multiplayer first person shooter action game with an integrated server It uses the open source quake 3 engine and features many real weapons and free to use servers for multi player functionality Not recommended for adolescents in Germany Download and install the binary using these instructions http www urbanterror info docs texts 110 Doom Skulltag ZDoom http zdoom org wiki C
293. servers Flite is designed as an alternative synthesis engine to Festival for voices built using the FestVox suite of voice building tools Install m FestVox http festvox org is a tool to build new synthetic voices relying on the Festival framework Search for festvox in your Package Manager to find voices already created and distributed in K Ubuntu Networking Only one network manager and GUI interface can be enabled Network Manager is installed by default but many users prefer Wicd Network Manager http wicd sourceforge net Network Manager Network Manager http en wikipedia org wiki NetworkManager is the network manager installed by default in K Ubuntu It has a tray applet that allows you to switch between Internet connections such as wireless APs or wired connection Wicd Network Manager Wicd Network Manager http wicd sourceforge net is a GTK dependent networking manager written in Python that can be used in all variants of K Ubuntu Many users including me report it to be faster and more stable than Network Manager To avoid networking conflicts Wicd requires the removal of Network Manager prior to installation replace network manager kde with network manager if using Ubuntu instead of Kubuntu I sudo apt get remove network manager kde i sudo reboot 1 isudo apt get install wicd i I I Set a static IP address m Precise Pangolin 12 04 LTS is the first version of K Ubuntu in which I have b
294. settings so that the capture device is the one you select through pulse audio gtk recordMyDesktop gt Sound Quality ticked gt Advanced gt Sound gt Device pulse This sets recordMyDesktop to use whichever input device s are selected through pulse audio If you have several input devices all of them will be recorded This is an easy way to mix inputs Istanbul Desktop Session Recording Istanbul http live gnome org Istanbul is a desktop recorder for the Gnome desktop It records your session into an OGG Theora video file xvidcap Desktop Session Recording xvidcap http xvidcap sourceforge net is a utility to capture your desktop as a video Install CamStudio CamStudio http camstudio org creates a virtual webcam that can mix several video sources together and can be used for live broadcasting See the website for installation instructions Wink Presentation Editor 91 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Wink http www debugmode com wink is a open source tutorial and presentation editor It allows you to capture screenshots and use them for presentations Download the tar gz source package install using these instructions http www bitsbythepound com installing wink on 64 bit ubuntu 210 html and follow one of the user guides https sites google com a debugmode com groups wink guides and tips on using wink Note Wink is a
295. sh winetricks ie6 I I ish winetricks ie7 i g 1 Note Winetricks is automatically installed with the current version of Wine http www winehq org download deb Netflix in Wine package See this section Transgaming Cedega Cedega http www transgaming com is a commercial application similar to CrossOver Office and Wine for installing and running some Windows applications specifically games without the need for virtualization or a Microsoft license It provides 3D support software acceleration 50 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci support and a high level of DirectX support Installation instructions are found on the website Mono Mono http www mono project com Main_Page is a free open source project sponsored by Novell to allow NET programs to function in Linux K Ubuntu and Mac OS X Several GNOME applications like Tomboy F Spot and Banshee require mono to be installed so mono may already be installed by default on your system The most recent version is available here http www mono project com Other_Downloads Moonlight See Moonlight plugin for Firefox Java m Install the Java Runtime Environment version 6 the default jre package points to the open jdk6 jre package m If you really need to use Oracle ex Sun Java instead of OpenJDK in K Ubuntu then install from the PPA private repository using the instructions foun
296. should therefore forward port 22 to the computer on the LAN that is hosting the OpenSSH server The OpenSSH listening port can be changed in fact each computer on the LAN can listen on its own unique SSH port if desired The router must forward each specified listening port to the correct computer Therefore if computer 1 has its OpenSSH server set to listen on port 22221 then the router should forward port 22221 to computer 1 s LAN IP address If computer 2 has its OpenSSH listening port set to 22222 then obviously the router must forward port 22222 to computer 2 s LAN IP address To change the listening port of the OpenSSH server edit the etc ssh sshd_config file use the gedit text editor instead of kate if using Ubuntu instead of 224 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Kubuntu u For greater port security and to minimize brute force attacks http en wikipedia org wiki Brute force_attack consider using Knockd Limit authorized SSH users m See Limit the user accounts that can connect through OpenSSH remotely OpenSSH Public Key Authentication See this OpenSSH Public Key Authentication Tutorial http sial org nowto openssh publickey auth In brief it is necessary to generate a public private key pair On your client machine generate the pair A prompt asks for a passphrase If you wish to use OpenSSH without a password from a secure client to which
297. sonal video recorder functions For a full list of open source media centers see this guide http www telematicsfreedom org en project 14 floss media center state art 118 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci MythTV MythTV http www mythtv org is a media center with PVR personal video recorder for retrieving recording and playing broadcast and Internet TV and other multimedia content It has many options and plugins for expansion To be useful you will need a compatible TV tuner card http www mythtv org wiki index php Tuner_Card For setup tips see this guide http parker1 co uk mythtv_ubuntu php Ubuntu TV is essentially Myth TV that has been integrated into the Unity desktop Install Mythbuntu Mythbuntu http www mythbuntu org is an integrated Ubuntu Xubuntu desktop optimised for MythTV usage In can be used instead of adding MythTV to a K Ubuntu desktop XBMC XBMC http xbmc org is a free mature open source cross platform media center It does not have a PVR capability nor as many functions as MythTV but has a very nice interface Add these third party repositories I Ideb http ppa launchpad net team xbmc intrepid ubuntu intrepid main I I l deb src http ppa launchpad net team xbmc intrepid ubuntu intrepid main i 1 Install I sudo apt get update tsudo apt get install xbmc Boxee http www boxee tv is an
298. spberry Pi The Raspberry Pi http www raspberrypi org faqs is a credit card sized computer that can be plugged into a TV and a keyboard useful for electronics projects programming and many computing tasks CuBox The CuBox http www solid run com mw index php title Main_Page is a full featured miniature computer useful for programming projects and many computer tasks Robotics See this Techsource overview http www junauza com 2011 10 robotics software for linux html of robotics oriented applications for Linux LaTeX LaTeX http www latex project org is a LaTeX is a free high quality typesetting system for the production of technical and scientific documentation LyX LyX http www lyx org is a WYSIWYG frontend and GUI interface useful in creating documents formatted for LaTeX Install Texmaker Texmaker http www xm1math net texmaker is a highly configurable Qt based free application for the creation and editing of LaTeX http en wikipedia org wiki LaTeX formatted technical and scientific documents Install 159 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci LaTeX Reference Managers The standard LaTeX bibliography BibTeX tool can be manipulated with one of several tools a nbibtex Install Zotero http www zotero org is a Firefox plugin that allows culling references and reference content from online references Engineerin
299. st tasks I or using a GUI list Ultimate Server Walkthrough m Using instructions from Ubuntuguide an ultimate server can be created with two wikis MediaWiki two Drupal websites a Moodle online learning website a BigBlueButton teleconferencing server an Ubuntu desktop and dynamic DNS access from the web All components can be expanded and or additional servers added Lucid ultimate server walkthrough a Original Jaunty ultimate server walkthrough 248 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci a To run multiple servers on multiple computers on a LAN using only a single IP address and router see Reverse proxy Servers and Load Balancers Add a desktop to an Ubuntu Server Packages that require server capabilities such as Drupal with Apache etc are often happier when a Server edition is installed as the base OS However adding a desktop can make the administration and maintenance of many packages easier for many users albeit with a cost of reduced server speed Add an Ubuntu Unity or Gnome or Kubuntu KDE desktop to a server using LAMP server installation During server installation you will have the option of installing a LAMP Linux Apache MySQL PHP server stack Many but not all open source servers use this integrated server stack Drupal for example needs to have a LAMP server installed If you intend to install a groupware server however make
300. stall Now gt Restart Thunderbird New Mail Icon for Thunderbird New Mail Icon https addons mozilla org en US thunderbird search q new mailticon amp cat all is an experimental tray add on which notifies you of new mail Note If you leave Thunderbird running minimized to the System Tray with the MinimizeToTray add on for example it has a built in new message notifier already so that this add on would not be necessary in such a situation Download from the website Install Thunderbird gt Tools gt Add ons gt Install gt select downloaded file KMail KMail http kontact kde org kmail Kontact Mail is the default email client included with Kontact in KDE Kubuntu Kontact includes email an address book a calendar reminders pop up notes a link to the Akregator News RSS reader time tracking and more Install Newsreaders Akregator Akregator http akregator kde org is the default news RSS http en wikipedia org wiki RSS reader included with Kubuntu KDE Usage instructions are found in the Handbook http akregator kde org wiki index php Handbook Install RSSOwl RSSOw 1 http www rssowl org is a Java based RSS http en wikipedia org wiki RSS RDF Atom Newsfeed Reader Install java and in order to use the internal browser install the packages xulrunner and firefox Change to your opt directory 69 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php tit
301. stem a 20 2 1 1 Myth Zoneminder a 21 Office Suites 9 of 264 21 1 LibreOffice m 21 1 1 Open Word 2007 Documents in LibreOffice m 21 2 Open Office 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci 10 of 264 a 21 3 Calligra m 21 4 AbiWord 21 5 GoldenDict Multi lingual Dictionary and Translator m 21 6 Xournal m 21 7 Special characters 21 8 PDF Files m 21 8 1 Print to a PDF file m 21 8 2 View a PDF document 21 8 3 Scan to a PDF file m 21 8 4 PDF Shuffler PDF file management m 21 8 5 MaxView PDF file management 21 8 6 PDFMod PDF file management m 21 8 7 PDFedit PDF file editor m 21 8 8 Import PDF files into a word processor 21 8 8 1 Import PDF files into LibreOffice Writer a 21 8 8 2 Import PDF files into KWord m 21 8 9 PDF XChange PDF file editor 21 9 DjVu files m 21 10 CHM files m 21 10 1 CHM file viewers 21 10 2 CHM file conversion m 21 11 eBooks m 21 11 1 FBReader e book reader 21 11 2 Calibre eBook conversion m 21 11 3 Sigil eBook editing and conversion m 21 11 4 eCub eBook editing and conversion 21 12 QR Codes m 21 12 1 qrencode m 21 12 2 qtqr QR encoder decoder GUI 21 12 3 qreator QR encoder GUI m 21 12 4 QR code viewers m 21 13 Scripts and Screenplays 21 14 Personal Information Managers m 21 14 1 Kontact Personal Information Manager m 21 14 2 BasKet Note Pads 21 14 3 Planner Project planning amp management m 21 14 4 Time
302. sudo make tsudo checkinstall m Keep the resulting deb file for future use It can later be installed using Dy SOT i E rE A a E DY oe Far P r Pk ge a OE OL ere Pra N lp eT AE Shey ee Te 1 isudo dpkg i packagename deb i ee er a Note These are basic instructions that may not always work Some packages require additional dependencies and optional parameters to be specified in order to build them successfully Also see these Ubuntu wiki instructions https wiki ubuntu com PackagingGuide Basic action show amp redirect HowToBuildDebianPackagesFromScratch More info about deb package structure can be found here http www ibm com developerworks linux library 38 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise debpkg html Aptitude http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Aptitude is a terminal based package manager that can be used instead of apt get Aptitude marks packages that are automatically installed and removes them when no packages depend on them This makes it easy to remove applications completely To use Aptitude replace apt get with aptitude in the command line Example aptitude aptitude aptitude aptitude install packagename remove packagename update upgrade For more information see the aptitude documentation http people debian org dburrows aptitude doc en Synaptic Package Manager While apt get and aptitude are fast ways of installing programs packages you can also
303. sure it is compatible with a LAMP server stack before choosing this option Many groupware servers will install LAMP or their own variation automatically so you do not need to install the LAMP stack Others will install and use postgreSQL instead of MySQL so you would not need to install a LAMP server Apache2 MySQL PHP This is the preferred method I sudo apt get install tasksel sudo tasksel install lamp server I Tip During installation of the LAMP server an initial MySQL root user password is created This information will sometimes be needed when installing other server packages that use MySQL I suggest writing the MySQL password down and taping it to the inside of the computer case cover for later reference Lock the computer case if you desire extra security Other servers During server installation you can choose other servers to install as well These include a Mail server Postfix with Dovecot a DNS server bind9 the OpenSSH server a print server a Tomcat Java web server a Samba file server for use with Windows networks and a virtual machine host Xen Again if you are using a groupware solution you should be careful about installing these services as they may conflict with similar but competing servers which the groupware 249 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci solution will install by default eBox server and network manager
304. t Multimedia gt PulseAudio Volume Control gt Configuration gt Internal Audio gt Analog Stereo Output Recording with PulseAudio To set the PulseAudio inputs that will be recorded by an application such as Audacity or FFMPEG the recording must be already started Only then can the inputs to be recorded be selectable in PulseAudio m For example to record from a plug in microphone using Audacity make sure the microphone is plugged in Make sure in the Sound Mixer icon that the microphone is not muted and that the levels are set appropriately In PulseAudio Volume Control select the device that will be the input Menu gt Multimedia gt PulseAudio Volume Control gt Input Devices gt Show All Input Devices gt Internal Analog Audio Stereo Port Analog microphone Of course you should use the device you wish to use here You can also select the Monitor of Internal Analog Audio Stereo device which will use as an input to the recording capture application whatever happens to be playing through the sound card except for hardware inputs m Start Audacity or other recording application Make sure in Audacity that the Devices toolbar is visible Menu gt Multimedia gt Audacity gt View gt Toolbars gt Device Toolbar ticked Assuming you are using ALSA make sure ALSA is selected and that pulse is selected for both the output and microphone input on the Device Toolbar Start recording S
305. t directory run the installation scripts ge alla fa er te tN ged oe am EE Re act Ra Lag regen tye Sgt Aa alee GE Aa T o f re an Ga Ga vag Som ae hag oP od tae sae TESS Oot Sa age gl Ga at Yar acl cat Sg mh ae a ag aged ee a AG on om ea O S a 1 cd scripts i sudo madwifi unload i sudo find madwifi modules sh uname r i cd A m Complete the installation by compiling the source and installing it E ee aa be a a a a a a bbc a a bites a lu l sudo make 1 isudo make install i ANENE EEE E E E AE EAN AANE EEE E EE E a eS A AAE A E E E ETE EAE S i m Add the installed drivers to your system Re ee ee ey ey ae ee ay ae ey Sy ee ga gg gee me Ca ay pe eg gy ey ee ee ee ee ep Te peg eee ee Gage ae ei ep PT 1 isudo modprobe ath_pci 201 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Following this Network Manager was able to see the wireless card and I was able to configure everything else WEP WPA key etc from there Complete instructions are available at MadWifi UserDocs http madwifi project org wiki UserDocs FirstTimeHowTo Atheros AR242x Alternate instructions for installing the Atheros AR242x card are here http madberry org 2008 11 how to get atheros ar242x to work on 810 intrepid ibex 3G 3G protocols http en wikipedia org wiki 3G allow wide area cellular communications that include not only cellphone voice transmission but also integrated broadband intern
306. tall default jre icedtea plugin Note You must accept the license to use this product Adobe Acrobat Reader for Firefox Plug in This plugin is allows you to view Adobe Acrobat PDF files within the Firefox browser Read Add Extra Repositories and enable the Oneiric partner repository PSR TA ST Pas Ry L O TO Te eg STE SE TVET wae eT a aT Pies EATA LS ogee o Lee Ee ANAI age yet eed wee BEN hig teh eee TES Eee Ce PRES pel fet et eae NERE et ere Tey 1 ideb http archive canonical com ubuntu Oneiric partner i then install Adobe Reader M ERA E na eae A E G S E a BEAY G E E A et a Se A A Oe age ERE a oP eh E oat ant Sag A Aa au Nagy DANS E A e AEI EEN Sat Nas A E E E E E ag A T gal E Naat E E S 1 sudo apt get install acroread m Alternatively this plugin is also available from the Medibuntu repository Add the Medibuntu repository to your repository list a ar Ro a Ze a ei CO a a a ec ee a a 1 ideb http packages medibuntu org Oneiric free non free then install Deere STN eR Spey RE EP PER Ses CONE Te Fee UE cL P OS PEP APOE PPR Se Ie NO ae POP OM CP ee GN Tah Py AEP EREEE CG oe Benn Pree oe 1 sudo apt get install acroread mozilla acroread acroread plugins acroread fonts Adobe Flash Player for Firefox Plug in To install the official Adobe Flash plugin Flash 10 for Firefox ESP tS eo a ek ae eg a a ee ak oP ee ag ee pe Ng tN ee ee a ep 1 sudo apt get install adobe flashplugin Gnash Plug in Open source Flash Player replacement Gnash
307. tart PulseAudio Volume Control Under the Recording tab you should see Audacity listed as ALSA plugin audacity ALSA Capture from Internal Audio Analog Stereo If it isn t 193 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci then select it This is the tricky part that took me a long time to discover Airport Express Airport Express with Pulse Audio Audio output can be streamed over your local network to an Airport Express These capabilities require pulseaudio module zeroconf for the Zeroconf Bonjour networking protocol and pulseaudio module raop for Airport Express m Install PulseAudio Reboot to finish the installation m Select PulseAudio as the output device in Menu gt System gt System Settings gt Multimedia gt Device Preference and move Playback recording through the PulseAudio sound server to the top of every category or at least the ones for which you wish to use PulseAudio Test some audio e g playback through Amarok to make sure the PulseAudio system is working Some applications specifically require that the PulseAudio output is specified in their configuration settings and some applications require a separate PulseAudio plugin to function properly m Install additional modules in order to use Bonjour Zeroconf and raop Airport Express output Enable discovery of the Airport Express by PulseAudio Menu gt Settings gt PulseAudio P
308. tegrated home theater home security home automation telephone PBX intercom system for your home It incorporates MythTV http en wikipedia org wiki MythTV Pluto http plutohome com home automation Motion http www lavrsen dk twiki bin view Motion WebHome security surveillance Asterisk http www asterisk org PBX VDR http www cadsoft de vdr video disk recorder and other home automation security theater packages in an integrated platform It is available in 32 and 64 bit versions LinuxMCE can run either as a standalone Home Theater PC or can co ordinate a fully networked home using the networking capabilities that are intrinsically part of the K Ubuntu Linux OS For more info see the LinuxMCE website http www linuxmce org or wiki http wiki linuxmce org index php Main_Page The most recent stable version runs on Kubuntu 8 04 Hardy A beta version for Kubuntu 10 04 Lucid has been released and the full version is anticipated soon LinuxMCE can be installed at the same time as the Kubuntu OS on a new PC with an nVidia graphics card with a single DVD installation Alternatively Kubuntu can be installed first and LinuxMCE then installed from a 2 CD installation Other systems in development MisterHouse http misterhouse sourceforge net a Perl script based open source home automation project See the example Ubuntu server installation walkthrough http misterhouse wikispaces com MisterhouseOnUbuntv m
309. teps can be found on Ubuntu Forums http www ubuntuforums org showthread php t 148600 Install A Gnome based front end named Cryptkeeper http tom noflag org uk cryptkeeper html is available ccrypt File and Attachment Encryption 80 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci ccrypt http sourceforge net projects ccrypt is a command line utility to encrypt files using the AES http en wikipedia org wiki Advanced_Encryption_Standard encryption algorithm with a password Install which will yield the encrypted file test odt cpt after prompting for a password Decrypt a file Several available GUIs for ccrypt are listed here http ccrypt sourceforge net other TrueCrypt File and Attachment Encryption TrueCrypt http www truecrypt org is a free open source application that allows encryption of files using a 256 bit AES http en wikipedia org wiki Advanced_Encryption_Standard encryption algorithm with a password Download and Linux installation instructions are here http www truecrypt org downloads Disk and Storage Encryption See the Ubuntu Community documentation http help ubuntu com community FullDiskEncryptionHowto for methods of full disk encryption m See the Ubuntu Community documentation http help ubuntu com community EncryptedFilesystems for methods of filesystem encryption Passwords and file authentication See
310. terSSH http sourceforge net apps mediawiki clusterssh index php title Main_Page allows 243 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci replication of acommand on an administration console to be replicated via SSH to multiple computers in a cluster Install Enterprise Network Firewall IPCop IPCop http www ipcop org is a free open source GPL licensed firewall solution for use as an independent appliance on a dedicated PC in an enterprise network It allows remote management and can protect multiple servers including web and email servers IPSec based OpenVPN is supported The CD image iso and other files can be downloaded here http sourceforge net project showfiles php group_id 40604 amp package_id 35093 Installation instructions are on the website SmoothWall SmoothWall Express http www smoothwall org is an award winning free open source with a GPL license firewall solution for use as an independent appliance on a dedicated PC in an enterprise network Download the installation CD iso image here http www smoothwall org get server OS included burn onto a CD and install on a new dedicated PC Many features however such as VPN server database access authentications and content filtering are only implemented in a commercial version however and are not available in the community version Endian Endian http www endian com en community
311. that is able to manage settings for Grub Grub Legacy Grub 2 Usplash and Splashy Also see the Ubuntu Community help https help ubuntu com community StartUpManager page for Startup Manager usage instructions Install Menu gt System gt Administration gt Startup Manager Note You can also edit the Grub settings manually from the command line interface Dual Booting Mac OS X and Ubuntu Also see these tips for installing multiple OS Mac OS X has a similar structure to Linux it is BSD Unix based Dual booting Mac OS X and Ubuntu detailed instructions can be found here https help ubuntu com community MacBook Installing Mac OS X after Ubuntu If you decide to dual boot with OS X choose ext2 as your partition type during the Ubuntu installation For this the Super Grub Disk CD is a useful utility You can download the Super Grub iso image file at forjamari linex org http supergrub forjamari linex org and burn the image to a CD ROM m Once you have installed Ubuntu edit the Grub start up list 27 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci and add the following lines title Mac OS X root hd0 0 makeactive ichainloader 1 l Reboot your Mac and go to the terminal in Max OS X if you have any issues booting boot from your Mac OS X DVD Press F8 and enter s Enter I fdisk e dev rdisk0 flag 2 lt note that flag 2 is my Mac partition
312. the Internet in order to establish an SSH connection invites password sniffing Use the OpenSSH key pair methods described above instead This method is listed here for reference Terminal interactions such as the SSH password challenge can be automated using the expect http linux die net man 1 expect utility Install If for example your SSH client ID is clientuserID yourpassword is not 1sostrong and the remote SSH server is remoteserver computer xyz using the default SSH port of 22 then use this command to start the SSH tunnel There are other parameters in this example 5900 and 5901 are the ports to be used on either 227 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci side of the tunnel port 5900 is used for VNC for example See Port forwarding through SSH for more details You can use the entire command as a menu item must be Run in terminal in the Advanced menu options VNC Virtual Network Computing VNC mirrors the desktop of a remote server computer on your local client computer it is not a separate remote login as is XDMCP A user on the remote desktop must be logged in and running a VNC server such as X11VNC Vino or Krfb Keyboard and mouse events are transmitted between the two computers VNC is platform independent a VNC viewer on one operating system can usually connect to a VNC server on any other operating system Windows u
313. the Video Download Helper plug in for Firefox Otherwise most Flash videos download to the tmp directory while you watch the video creating a randomly named video file there such as Flashuh4G6s When you close the webpage this file in the tmp directory will be erased After the entire video has downloaded but before you close the webpage copy that file such as Flashuh4G6s to your home directory where it will not be erased Of course for this to work you must change your Flash or Gnash settings to allow an unlimited buffer While watching your Flash video right click to bring up the Flash gt Settings window Set the Buffer to Unlimited Once you have copied the file rename it appropriately with the flv added to the filename You can then watch it using VLC or Mplayer Here http ihatehate wordpress com 2009 03 30 how to download save streaming video from the internet using linux is another method that involves making a symbolic link Save rtmp flv streams flvstreamer http savannah nongnu org projects flvstreamer is a command line application to dump rtmp streams Install If you see the following the WARNING Download may be incomplete try resume message try to use the resume option Convert Flash video audio to mp3 Once you have downloaded flash video content flv from the Internet using the Video Download Helper plug in for Firefox for example the audio component can be converted to an mp
314. them from your file manager Nautilus since file associations with the appropriate archival utilities are set by default in Ubuntu These instructions are for those who wish to use the command line Terminal To extract lee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ew ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ew eB A l Note tar is an application which can extract files from an archive decompressing if necessary x means extract v means verbose list what it is extracting f specifies the file to use Decompressing gz files a e a ea eR a E San a a a R AA DE R m a a A R R REES E E PA I PE TAA A AR AA A RS 1 gunzip file gz lee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eB ee ee ee ee ee ee M all Decompressing bz2 files Psa Tat SI at aa eae ot ae A NE ON ES EE Se ee Rae tage rag acy oe a Mare SOS a ay Oo aD EE E E ad eRe es a OY me a Oe EE EENEN Ee pe SEN EER Po mr ES Sor aT Amos eh vm PUR ge ce na gene gener awe AEN ES Nae 1 bunzip2 file bz2 Note You can also decompress a package first by using the command gunzip for gz or bunzip2 for bz2 leaving the tar file You would then use tar to extract it a To create a gz archive Installing a package from source Make sure you have all the necessary development tools i e libraries compilers headers Note uname r lists the current kernel you ar
315. they are neither endorsed nor sanctioned by this guide Ubuntuguide is not associated with Canonical Ltd http www canonical com nor with any commercial enterprise Ubuntu allows a user to accomplish tasks from either a menu driven Graphical User Interface GUI http en wikipedia org wiki Graphical_user_interface or from a text based command line interface CLI http en wikipedia org wiki Command line_interface In Ubuntu the command line interface terminal is called Terminal which is started Menu gt File gt Open Terminal 20 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m Many changes to the operating system can only be done by a User with Administrative privileges sudo elevates a User s privileges to the Administrator level temporarily i e when installing programs or making changes to the system Example m gksudo can be used instead of sudo when opening a Graphical Application through the Run Command dialog box or as a menu item Example a Many file management tasks can be accomplished with root Administrative privileges by starting the Nautilus file manager in a similar fashion Use gksudo if starting Nautilus from a menu item man command can be used to find help manual for a command For example man sudo will display the manual page for the sudo command m While apt get and aptitude are fast ways of installing programs packages
316. this excellent article at H Online about password protection for everyone http www h online com security features Password protection for everyone 1795647 html Random password generator Pwgen is a command line utility to generate a block of random 8 digit alphanumeric passwords Run it from Konsole in Kubuntu or Terminal in Ubuntu Install 81 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci a Run pwegen UUID gen is a default utility to generate a random UUID using only hex digits http en wikipedia org wiki Hexadecimal Run The random UUID can also be used as a 32 digit password if desired Password checker and enforcement John the Ripper http www openwall com john is a free open source password cracker that uses a dictionary of over 4 million commonly used passwords in many languages Because this tool is widely available it is useful for scanning and securing your own LAN and computers for password strength Install Passwdqc http www openwall com passwdqc is a module to enforce password strength Install MD5Sum To check the MD5 sum of a file use this command in the command line Web browsing Web tracking scripts and advertisements are extremely intrusive on the Internet A dossier of your online habits is created by a multitude of services including every major portal such as Google and Yahoo as well as a variety of tracking service
317. thoring tool which accepts several different file types as input Install n c Q o w o ct 1 oa D cot H n ct w f 3 w Qa 4 a x lt on ei o 1 Cc H DVD Author m For more details on creating a commercial vob http en wikipedia org wiki VOB format DVD video see this section m DVD author http dvdauthor sourceforge net allows you to create menus and format your MPEG 2 videos onto a DVD disc so that you can play it in a commercial DVD player DVD Author is a command line tool but several GUI s exist Install n c Qa w o ot 1 oa D ct H n ct w ja Q lt Q w ct ha 9 o ie To prepare an audiovideo file e g an avi file for conversion to DVD vob format authoring using a tool like dvdauthor it is best to convert the file to a format with MPEG 2 avcodec video AC3 lav audio and the MPEG PS A V container as an intermediate first This can be done using the GUI utility Avidemux for example Here http avidemux org admWiki doku php id tutorial converting to_dvd is the Avidemux tutorial for doing this Details are also found here QDVDAuthor m QDVDAuthor http qdvdauthor sourceforge net is a Qt based GUI for DVD Author A package for Precise does not exist but the Maverick package can be used m Enable the Maverick multiverse repository temporarily by adding it to the Synaptic 100 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise h
318. tilities X archiver Archiving GUI Xarchiver http xarchiver sourceforge net is a GIK based GUI front end for many archiving utilities Install 162 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci BChunk BChunk is a command line utility that allows you to convert cue and bin files into an iso file so that they can be opened and manipulated in Ubuntu Warning If the bin cue image has audio tracks they will be lost Get BChunk To convert cue and bin files navigate to the folder and run this command replacing filenames with your own After the file is converted into ISO you can mount it using Bie ae a Ne te a te me ed ee i eee a we tage en gh rege ey eam en ge en Pe l e po wae Sig fg ge org 1 isudo mount o loop outputfilename iso media output Navigate to media output and you should see all the content there You can then copy it anywhere To unmount Dae ese a ee ra gens eee ge eae ee a aaa YN Renae Gr TEES eh eee E S PM A E pe eR hg gery ge Regs ob ae ere pe esa Pee Ra gee eve Og eater S E Rg eat neg ot eye 1 tsudo umount media output HJSplit Files Joiner Splitter HJSplit for Linux Java version Make sure you have Java Runtime Environment installed eee ee ae SEG eee Ty RRS CNET oT veg tC The eT VIET gee eee TaT A Ue FE oe pO P SESE A oe pty FRCL TL 4 PEAR IO Sey Tr aL Ay ey OPEN eee rae O ghey te S EE 1 sudo apt get install sun java6 jre Download t
319. tion manager such as Metacity Compiz Xcompmgr KDE4 Kubuntu or xfwm4 Xubuntu be installed and running m Install and upgrade proprietary nVidia or ATI graphics drivers so that the compositing manager functions properly Install AWN Note If you are using Gnome Ubuntu and do not already have a compositing manager installed such as Compiz Metacity will be installed as part of the installation Enable automatic startup of AWN at bootup Menu gt System gt Preferences gt Startup Applications gt Add Select which applets should run from the dock menu by default a Menu gt Applications gt Accessories gt Avant Window Navigator Manager You can drag application icons onto the list then activate or deactivate the applets from the list Cairo Dock Cairo Dock http developer berlios de projects cairo dock can be used either with a desktop compositing manager such as Metacity for Gnome Compiz or the KDE4 Window Manager or without one See the Ubuntu installation instructions https help ubuntu com community CairoDock for details It is available from the repositories Gnome Do http do cooperteam net is a docking utility for Gnome Install 44 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci From the preferences pane of gnome do select the Docky look and feel to get the dock rather than the default Quicksilver like look and
320. tkeys Menu gt System gt Administration gt Advanced gt Keyboard amp Mouse gt Keyboard Shortcuts Also you may want to deactivate linking gestures to sticky and slow keys Menu gt System gt Administration gt Accessibility gt Activation Gestures gt uncheck Use gestures for activating sticky keys and slow keys 255 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Note You probably will have to disable hotkeys in many applications as well Hotkeys from the Synaptics Touchpad can be selectively turned off using this information from the Ubuntu documentation https help ubuntu com community SynapticsTouchpad Ubuntu Associate default applications m To assign the default DVD player make sure you have enabled DVD playback capability first Menu gt System gt Administration gt Advanced gt File Associations gt x content gt video dvd gt Applications Preference order gt Add then choose your favourite media player There are similar options for Blu Ray video bluray and HD DVD video hddvd Set each individually To assign the default player for playing mpegs or other video formats Menu gt System gt Administration gt Advanced gt File Associations gt video gt mpeg gt Applications Preference order gt Add then choose your favourite media player You can do this for a host of video file formats inc
321. tlab It interfaces well with Gnuplot http www gnuplot info For troubleshooting tips see this thread http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 1034174 Install Note QTOctave https forja rediris es frs group_id 60 amp release_id 299 is a GUI for Gnuplot or Easyplot 1 1 and and the ATLAS library is an algebra software optimization set of utilities EasyPlot 1 1 http www amion com ep eplot html is an alternative to GnuPlot with a version https forja rediris es frs group_id 60 amp release_id 299 that can be used with QTOctave It must be installed from source An older GUI for Octave Gnuplot is qgfe http www xm1math net qgfe available as the package qgfe Freemat Freemat http freemat sourceforge net is a free open source GPL licensed platform for solving linear and non linear equations similar to and mostly compatible with Matlab Install from Add Remove Programs Edutainment or 157 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Maxima Maxima http wxmaxima sourceforge net is a free open source GPL licensed computer algebra system CAS for doing symbolic mathematics It can solve equations with many variables simplify expressions do calculus and many other advanced operations To install or select wxMaxima from the Applications Science menu wxMaxima is the standard Maxima GUI Mathomatic Mathomatic http www mathomatic org
322. tracking It routes your traffic through several anonymous nodes so that your usage appears to come from an IP other than your own There are always risks when using the Internet that even Tor can not help with though Read this https www torproject org download html en Warning Using Tor can slow down your Internet usage significantly depending on how much traffic is being passed through the Tor network routine file sharing or large downloads will also significantly reduce performance of the Tor network Install Tor by following the instructions here https www torproject org docs debian Note that the instructions require port 11371 on your firewall to be open to use the gpg keyserver and download the key for the debian package Then see the Tor installation guide https www torproject org docs tor doc unix html for details By default Tor once it is running acts as a Socks5 proxy https en wikipedia org wiki SOCKS on port 9050 To send traffic from any application through Tor configure the settings of that application to use a socks5 proxy on port 9050 Also see these additional tips Vidalia Tor interface Vidalia https www torproject org projects vidalia html is the recommended Qt4 based GUI frontend for Tor If not installed with Tor install 85 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Using Tor with Firefox and Thunderbird Recent ve
323. treams will be sent XMMS2 XMMSz2 http xmmsz2 org is a compact fast GTK based music player that is a fork of XMMS It resembles WinAmp2 and can use the Classic WinAmp2 XMMS skins Volume normalization using ReplayGain is an option using a plug in It supports many other plugins and is ideal for streaming content Install Audacious Audacious http en wikipedia org wiki Audacious_Media_Player is a compact fast GTK based music player that is a fork of XMMS It resembles XMMS2 http xmmsz2 org and WinAmpz2 and can use the Classic WinAmp2 XMMS skins Volume normalization using ReplayGain is a built in option It supports many plugins and is ideal for streaming content Install You can switch between the PulseAudio Output Plugin and the ALSA Output Plugin under Audacious gt Preferences gt Audio gt Current output plugin There are many places to get wsz skins Classic Winamp2 XMMS that are compatible with Audacious XMMS2 or QMMP a Winamp2 Classic skins http www winamp com skins search classic classic XMMS Themes from Gnome look http gnome look org index php xcontentmode 130 a 1001 Skins http www 1001skins com QMMP QMMP http qmmp ylsoftware com is a compact fast Qt based music player similar to XMMS2 http xmmsz2 org Audacious http audacious media player org and WinAmp2 and can use the Classic WinAmp2 XMMS skins Volume normalization using ReplayGain
324. ttp ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Package Manager Origin of Packages Other software Menu gt System gt Synaptic gt Settings gt Edit Origins gt Software Sources Other Software gt Add From the Get and Remove Software menu of Synaptic install the gdvdauthor package and the qdvdauthor common package if it is not automatically installed as a dependency Once the download installation is complete disable the Maverick multiverse repository to prevent conflict with other Precise packages Download and install the addons I cd tmp wget http qdvdauthor sourceforge net data masks tar bz2 0 masks tar bz2 wget http qdvdauthor sourceforge net data buttons tar bz2 0 buttons tar bz2 wget http qdvdauthor sourceforge net data alpha_trans tar bz2 0 alpha_trans tar bz2 icd usr share qdvdauthor sudo tar xjf tmp masks tar bz2 sudo tar xjf tmp buttons tar bz2 tsudo tar xjf tmp alpha_trans tar bz2 Menu gt Multimedia gt QDVDAuthor Follow instructions in the Quick Start Guide QDVDAuthor gt Help gt Quick Start Guide For a tutorial on authoring DVDs see this guide http womble decadent org uk talks dvd ukuug06 dvd talk ukuug06 paper htm Other DVD authoring programs There are several other DVD authoring programs For additional information see the Ubuntu Community https help ubuntu com community DVDAuthoring pages Packages include Bombono htt
325. tu Preci Prepare the files Group Calendars DAViCal Calendar Server DAViCal http wiki davical org w Main_Page is a CalDAV http en wikipedia org wiki CalDAV postgreSQL Apache and php based shared Calendar server that works with Mozilla Thunderbird Lightning Sunbird Evolution Kontact aCal http acal me wiki Main_Page for Google Android and other calendar clients Install Then see these detailed installation instructions http wiki davical org w Ubuntu_Maverick Radicale Calendar Server Radicale http radicale org is a simple to use CalDAV contact and calendar server Install To use Radicale with Evolution see this info http radicale org user_documentation evolution It can also be used with the Mozilla Thunderbird Lightning http radicale org user_documentation lightning calendar plugin and with the Google Android aCal http radicale org user_documentation id7 CalDAV calendar app Darwin Calendar Server Darwin Calendar Server http trac calendarserver org is an open source port of Apple s CalDAV http en wikipedia org wiki CalDAV based calendar server that works with Mozilla Thunderbird Lightning Sunbird Evolution and other calendar clients Install version 1 2 from the repositories then see the website for usage instructions 139 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci WebCalendar WebCalendar http www
326. tu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Alternatively run it from the command line Terminal I sudo opt PlaneShift pssetup tsudo opt PlaneShift psclient Notes This game ran very slowly for me on a 32 bit installation with a DSL connection and I gave up The 64 bit installation worked better Game Emulators DosBox DOS emulator DosBox is a DOS emulator that enables older DOS programs and games to be run Install m Tweak the DosBox settings http www dosbox com wiki Dosbox conf Linux if necessary For more info read the DosBox instructions man dosbox in a command line terminal Dolphin Wii emulator The Dolphin emulator http wiki dolphin emu org is an open source cross platform Wii emulator that allows many Wii game disks to be run on many operating systems Whether the Wii Netflix disk will run under the Dolphin emulator has not yet been established The Dolphin emulator has no relationship to the KDE Dolphin file manager Installation instructions for building the latest version from source code are here http code google com p dolphin emu wiki Linux_Build Alternatively and more easily a Debian deb package for 64 bit K Ubuntu systems can be installed after downloading from this location http dolphin emu org download Other Emulators Zsnes http www zsnes com is a Super Nintendo game emulator It is a 32 bit package so will require a 32 bit system t
327. tu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Note rfbport 5900 specifies the port to listen on The port number can be changed This option is not required if the default port 5900 will be used Don t forget to open forward this port in your firewall router By default X11VNC server exits after the first client disconnects To keep it running and allow future connections use the forever option See here http www karlrunge com x11vnc x11vnc_opts html for more command line options Create a password to use with X11VNC I mkdir vnc x11vnc storepasswd YOUR_PASSWORD vnc x11vnc pass X11VNC can then be started with a password You can create a startup script so that X11VNC is automatically loaded at startup with password settings l echo usr bin x11vnc forever rfbport 5900 rfbauth vnc x11vnc pass o vnc x11vnc log loopbg display 0 ichmod x config autostart x11vnc sh I a You can test the startup script Using VNC with SSH See Port forwarding through SSH for additional information Vinagre VNC client Vinagre http library gnome org users vinagre stable index html en is the default Gnome based VNC client used in Ubuntu Menu gt Applications gt Internet gt Remote Desktop Viewer Terminal Server Client The Terminal Server Client is an Ubuntu Gnome frontend for rdesktop http www rdesktop org for RDP connections to Windows computers and one of several v
328. ty gMTP http gmtp sourceforge net for managing MTP capable devices is available m Troubleshooting Android device connectivity As a security precaution the newest Android devices do not have USB transfer capabilities turned on by default It is necessary to carefully consult your device s user manual to find the method for enabling USB transfers also known as USB debugging mode on many devices For example on my device it was necessary to tap the Settings gt About phone gt Build button 7 times to merely enable the USB debugging option and then enable Settings gt Developer options gt USB debugging as a separate step 189 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Optical Drives Printers amp Scanners The CUPS http www cups org printer interface recognizes many printers Specific printers not recognized can often be installed using instructions found at the Linux Foundation OpenPrinting database http www openprinting org printer_list cgi Add a Printer Menu gt System gt Administration gt Printing gt Server gt New gt Printer Most of the time your printer if connected and turned on will be detected automatically My network printer with its own IP address at 192 168 0 124 was correctly installed at socket 192 168 0 124 9100 You can also choose printers on a Windows system via Samba and other types of networked printer
329. ualbox org wiki Editions that are not yet in the OSE version such as a USB device interface are available in the proprietary version of VirtualBox To install a proprietary edition http www virtualbox org wiki Linux_Downloads of VirtualBox Add the security key Add the repository string to your repository list and update 46 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci I echo deb http download virtualbox org virtualbox debian maverick non free sudo tee etc apt sources list d vi sudo apt get update f Install VMWare VMWare http www vmware com is a commercial virtualization platform that currently offers two free products VMWare Player and VMWare Server http www vmware com download server the latter with a free renewable yearly license VMWare Player can play virtual appliances that have already been created whereas VMWare Server which has a broader range of features allows the creation of virtual machines In general VMWare Server is recommended unless you only need to play an appliance Appliances will also run in VMWare Server Users that wish to run servers or processes that need to be available to a network from within the virtual machine should use VMServer If you wish to install a new OS within a virtual machine other than in an appliance you will need VMWare Server VMWare Player Installation instructions are on the website or
330. ug in for Firefox The Video DownloadHelper https addons mozilla org en US firefox addon 3006 plugin allows the download of videos including Flash videos from sites like YouTube m You can add this extension from Firefox gt Tools gt Add ons gt Get Add ons gt Search All Add ons gt Video DownloadHelper This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox Hide Tab Bar With One Tab plug in In Firefox v 23 and later the ability to hide tabs has been disabled This plugin restores the ability to hide tabs if only one tab is open restoring the function to hide tabs during normal browsing You can add this extension from Firefox gt Tools gt Add ons gt Get Add ons gt Search All Add ons gt Hide Tab Bar With One Tab This method will also ensure that automatic updates are installed by Firefox User Agent Switcher plug in for Firefox 61 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci The User Agent Switcher https addons mozilla org en US firefox addon user agent switcher plugin allows a browser to masquerade as another browser allowing browser specific content to be displayed most of the time In the past there were a few old web apps that ran only on IE and if one is encountered this plug in may still be useful Now that Firefox is the world s leading web browser however this plug in should no longer be necessary for
331. und 3 5 GB or larger is being written to a DVD R The wodim 1 11 there seem to be no problems with older versions of wodim such as v1 9 and genisoimage packages from the cdrkit or one of their dependencies used by Debian based distributions including K Ubuntu may be dysfunctional and may generate a message similar to cdrecord error 254 error while burning using K3B Alternately any file s written above the 3 5 GB limit may be improperly written to DVD m See this explanation http cdrecord berlios de private linux dist html and this Ubuntu forums thread http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 851707 and this one http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 852085 m This effectively limits DVD R burning to less than 3 5 GB One suggested solution entails installing a current copy of cdrtools http cdrecord berlios de private cdrecord html manually One location for obtaining cdrtools deb packages is this Launchpad PPA repository http launchpad net brandonsnider archive cdrtools Download and install the cdrecord deb package for your OS type i386 or amd64 mkisofs and cdda2wav should be installed as well as indicated here http ubuntuforums org showthread php t 852085 Solution Do not use the cdrecord which includes wodim for writing DVD disks that contain more than 3 5 Gb data Instead use growisofs 104 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci k3
332. updates amp changes bleeding edge stuff Third party repositories Software developers often maintain their own repositories from which software packages can be downloaded and installed directly to your computer if you add the repository to your list Many of these third party repositories and software packages have never been reviewed by the K Ubuntu Debian community and can present a security risk to your computer Trojans backdoors and other malicious software can be present at any unregulated repository When using repositories not endorsed by the K ubuntu Debian community make sure you have utter confidence in that site before enabling the repository and installing a software package from it PPA repositories A Personal Package Archive PPA is a special software repository used for experimental source packages still under development Such software has not been approved by the Debian or Ubuntu developers but may eventually become an accepted package Use this software at your own risk just like any other third party repository software Documentation about how to install software from this type of repository can be found at the PPA Installing Software Guide https help launchpad net Packaging PPA InstallingSoftware In brief to add a repository n c Q o w Q Qa 1 w me ot 1 5 D me fe n jH ct e TA lt mo se w Cc un oO Y mo me w 1 w 3 D n Cc 2 w aS ct 1 oa
333. ution among its members while preserving the intrinsic architecture and function of K Ubuntu The customized K Ubuntu OS can then be distributed on a CD or on a USB flashdrive Users are then free to further customize the OS or even to revert back to the original default K Ubuntu settings Also see the Ubuntu wiki https help ubuntu com community InstallCDCustomization oem config gtk Remastersys for Ubuntu http sourceforge net projects remastersys For tips see this page Reconstructor https www reconstructor org projects reconstructor wiki UserGuide The 169 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci open source engine can be downloaded https www reconstructor org projects reconstructor files and installed as a deb package Run K Ubuntu LiveCD from a USB pendrive The K Ubuntu LiveCD can be installed on and run from a USB pendrive Settings can be persistently saved but the LiveCD kernel modules can not be upgraded Programs can be installed and run however and files saved to the USB drive The installed programs will remain installed A K Ubuntu Live CD is needed to do the installation For additional info see the Ubuntu Official documentation http www ubuntu com download help create a usb stick on ubuntu the Ubuntu Community documentation https help ubuntu com community Installation FromUSBStick or the Pendrivelinux instructio
334. vidia settings package I wget 0 NVIDIA Linux x86 pkg1 run http ww nvidia com Download index aspx lang en us isudo sh NVIDIA Linux x86 pkg1 run I and choose yes to any verbose response After you install the driver reboot your computer ATI Driver If you have problems with ATI drivers after upgrading check this link http wiki cchtml com index php Ubuntu_Jaunty_Installation_Guide for solutions to common problems with ATI Monitors Displays Turn off power saving Even when on AC power the power saver feature of Ubuntu sometimes changes the screen brightness to the battery setting on laptops This was a problem with the ACPI power management module in the past but should now be fixed If not change the settings To access the Guidance Power Manager module click on the power icon on the desktop taskbar Change the brightness setting for Battery powered to maximum You can also turn off power management settings invoked when the computer is idle Menu gt System gt Preferences gt Power Management gt Display gt Put display to sleep when inactive for Never gt Close Configure Dual Monitors with nVidia m Make sure that the nVidia driver has been installed and is functioning properly on your first screen Also make sure both monitors are connected Menu gt Administration gt NVIDIA X Server Settings or from the command line terminal Terminal or Konsole type m Select X Server Displa
335. w files maxview0 7 2 and install the deb package use i386 instead of amd64 if using a 32 bit OS T 1 wget O maxview_current deb http sourceforge net projects maxview files maxviewO 7 2 maxview_0 7 2_amd64_maverick I I 125 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci isudo dpkg i maxview_current deb I I m Start MaxView in a GUI by creating a menu item with the Command maxview home user where home user is the directory in which you wish MaxView to start PDFMod PDF file management PdfMod http live gnome org PdfMod is a Gnome based application to reorder rotate and remove pages export images from a document edit the title subject author and keywords and combine documents via drag and drop Install sudo add apt repository ppa pdfmod team ppa i sudo apt get update i sudo apt get install pdfmod I 1 I PDFedit PDF file editor PDFedit http pdfedit petricek net en index html is a free GPL licensed Qt based PDF file editing and manipulation program that uses a GUI for editing Install Import PDF files into a word processor Import PDF files into LibreOffice Writer PDF files can be imported http www libreoffice org features extensions into the LibreOffice Writer word processor as a hybrid document not a scanned character document by installing Import PDF files into KWord Kword is the Word Processor package in KOffice It allo
336. w opera com is a proprietary browser and internet suite currently free on PCs also used in some mobile devices and gaming consoles It includes email an address book IRC chat integrated BitTorrent and webfeeds A limited number of plugins are also available Download http www opera com browser download from the website and follow the instructions or install from the Opera repository echo deb http deb opera com opera stable non free sudo tee etc apt sources list d opera list wget 0 http deb opera com archive key sudo apt key add i sudo apt get install opera I I Li Chromium 66 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Chromium http www chromium org is the open source browser on which Google Chrome is based It does not include the undesirable user tracking mechanisms of Google Chrome or the Google logos and is therefore recommended by many users instead of Chrome Google Chrome Google Chrome http www google com chrome is Google s proprietary web browser Based on the open source Chromium browser Google adds the Google name and logo an auto updater system called GoogleUpdate RLZ a user tracking mechanism and other Google add ons To use this instead of Chromium download and install the deb package here http www google com chrome eula html Download Managers MultiGet MultiGet http multiget sourceforge net is a G
337. wbar u 4 8 4 1 wbarconf a 5 Virtualization 5 1 VirtualBox m 5 1 1 Proprietary versions of VirtualBox a 5 2 VMWare 5 2 1 VMWare Player m 5 2 2 Create an Ubuntu Appliance m 5 2 3 VMWare Server 5 2 3 1 VMWare Package m 5 2 4 Keyboard errors in VMware guest m 5 3 KVM 5 4 Qemu without KVM m 5 5 Xen 5 6 Virtual Machine Manager 5 7 Crossover for Linux a 5 8 Wine m 5 8 1 PlayOnLinux 5 8 1 1 Internet Explorer 7 m 5 8 2 Internet Explorer 6 amp 7 m 5 8 3 Netflix in Wine package 5 9 Transgaming Cedega 5 10 Mono m 5 10 1 Moonlight 5 11 Java m 5 12 DosBox m 5 13 ScummVM 5 14 Google Android m 5 14 1 Android x86 in VirtualBox m 5 14 2 Android SDK emulator 5 14 3 F Droid app repository for Android a 6 Edutainment Applications a 7 Games 3 of 264 7 1 Wing Commander Privateer 7 2 Vdrift 7 3 Action 7 3 1 UrbanTerror a 7 3 2 Doom 7 3 2 1 Skulltag a 7 3 2 2 PrBoom 7 4 MMORPG m 7 4 1 Spring 7 4 2 Regnum Online a 7 4 3 PlaneShift u 7 5 Game Emulators 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m 7 5 1 DosBox DOS emulator m 7 5 2 Dolphin Wii emulator 7 5 3 Other Emulators a 8 Internet Applications m 8 1 Web Browsers 8 1 1 Mozilla Firefox a 8 1 1 1 Firefox Plug ins m 8 1 1 1 1 Adblock Plus plug in block ads in a web page 8 1 1 1 2 NoScript plug in controls scripts m 8 1 1 1 3 Bookmark Favicon Changer plug in m 8
338. ws application It comes as a fully featured 30 day trial but see these instructions http geek out blog blogspot com 2009 01 how to restart 106 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci dvdfab trial period html for fine tuning the trial period DVD Playback Capability libdvdcss To play encrypted DVDs the libdvdcss2 package is essential libdvdcss2 is a simple library designed for accessing DVDs like a block device without having to bother about the decryption More information about this package can be found at VideoLAN http www videolan org developers libdvdcss html Add the VideoLAN repository key sudo add apt repository deb http download videolan org pub debian stable sudo apt get update i sudo apt get install libdvdcss2 i Li I then install the libdvdcss2 package using the package manager You can install libdvdcss2 as a 64 bit deb package without installing VideoLAN repositories wget c http download videolan org pub debian stable libdvdcss2_1 2 13 0_amd64 deb f isudo dpkg i libdvdcss2_1 2 13 0_amd64 deb i I wget c http download videolan org pub debian stable libdvdcss2_1 2 13 0_i386 deb tsudo dpkg i libdvdcss2_1 2 13 0_i386 deb As of September 2013 Medibuntu http www medibuntu org is no longer maintained Here are legacy Medibuntu instructions which will work for only a limited period more You can install lib
339. ws the importing of PDF files by default PDF XChange PDF file editor PDF XChange http www tracker software com product pdf xchange viewer is a free Windows based application to view modify or perform simple editing of PDF files It works under Wine DjVu files DjVu http en wikipedia org wiki DjVu is an open source file format that is an alternative to PDF Files in this format are more compact while retaining image layer separation of images and text DjVu files can be read by both Evince in Ubuntu and Okular in Kubuntu 126 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m A PDF to DjVU convertor pdf2djvu http code google com p pdf2djvu wiki ManualPage can be installed A utility to scan documents to DjVU format gscan2pdf http gscan2pdf sourceforge net can be installed A standalone DjVU document viewer can be installed sudo apt get install djview4 A utility to convert DjVU documents to PDF format djvu2pdf http 0x2a at s projects djvu2pdf can be installed Po ee ee eS a ge ers ke eee Oak Seg a gees Coes pe es OQ eg a amt eg en Bie at me eR ee ey a ae Gg ie hee ae eee gon eee Rae a ghey Ss 1 sudo apt get install djvulibre bin ghostscript wget http 0x2a at site projects djvu2pdf djvu2pdf_0 9 2 1_all deb i sudo apt get install djvu2pdf_0 9 2 1_all deb CHM files CHM http en wikipedia org wiki Microsoft_Compiled_HTML_Help files are
340. xchange For more info see the Picasa for Linux FAQ http picasa google com linux faqg html A self installing deb file is available at Picasa 2 7 downloads http picasa google com linux download html picasa27 Shotwell Photo Organiser Shotwell http www yorba org shotwell is a new photo organiser for the Gnome desktop See these installation instructions http www yorba org shotwell install Tesseract Optical Character Reader Tesseract http code google com p tesseract ocr is a command line optical character reader Install Ocropus http code google com p ocropus is a document analysis engine that uses Tesseract 88 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Install Cuneiform Optical Character Reader Cuneiform http en wikipedia org wiki CuneiForm_ software is an optical character reader Install multiverse repositories must be enabled u Pdfocr https launchpad net gezakovacs archive pdfocr is a tool to use Cuneiform for OCR and then to add the resulting text file layer back to the PDF file to make it searchable YAGF Cuneiform Tesseract GUI YAGF http www symmetrica net cuneiform linux yagf en html is a Qt based GUI for Cuneiform Tesseract and or XSane Installation can be from a Debian deb package from GetDeb http www getdeb net software YAGF see these instructions http www getdeb net updates ubuntu 11 0
341. y grub html Security for important information on securing Grub Legacy To add password protection in the boot grub menu lst configuration file uncomment remove the hashmark from the line and change your password to something other than topsecret or use the md5 encrypted method described here http www gnu org software grub manual legacy grub html Security You can then password lock menu items by adding the descriptor lock below the title of any item menu Default Applications 177 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci In previous version of ubuntu you could choose which program to use as your default program for a specific task Menu gt System gt Administration gt Default Applications or by right clicking on any file and choosing the Open with Other Application option The Default Applications menu has now been removed from Ubuntu however For a GUI that will allow this and multiple similar Ubuntu system tweaks install Ubuntu Tweak http ubuntu tweak com wget http launchpad net ubuntu tweak 0 5 x 0 5 8 download ubuntu tweak_0 5 8 1_all deb tsudo dpkg i ubuntu tweak_0 5 8 1_all deb Kill a process Sometimes a program or process just freezes To kill or end the program process Menu gt System gt Administration gt System Monitor gt highlight the errant process gt Kill process From the command line where p
342. y Configuration m You should see 3 boxes 2 if your card doesn t have an S Video out From here you can configure all of your card s outputs 188 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci m Check the Disabled box Select Configure The most common choice is TwinView Select it Setup the desired screen resolutions and positions of your two active displays The new display will likely have resolution set to Auto to match your first Change this if you wish Leave the first screen s position as Absolute and set your second display s position relative to that m Clone means the same output on both Once you are satisfied with your settings hit Apply to test them m Note if your displays are side by side the kicker may extend across both screens as well as any maximized applications This will be corrected when the X server is restarted m If everything else is ok hit Save to X Configuration File Now hit Ctrl Alt Backspace to restart X You now have 2 screens Troubleshooting if the X server fails to reload you can recover your old X configuration In a terminal Hard Drives and USB Storage USB Drives Add MTP capability Many MP3 players as well as the latest Android devices use MTP http en wikipedia org wiki Media_Transfer_Protocol Media Transport Protocol for transferring data to the device storage m A Gnome based utili
343. yer for Linux and Mac OS X It supports multiple mp3 players including the iPod There are plugins for podcasts internet radio and more n Cc Qa w me ot 1 oa D ct H S un ct w H ja o w un a ad M D Exaile Music Manager and Player Exaile http www exaile org is a GTK based music player that supports many formats incorporates a Shoutcast directory a plugin for iPod Last FM support tabbed playlists and other features Install Songbird Music Player Songbird http getsongbird com is an open source music player from Mozilla with an appearance meant to resemble iTunes It is in current development and does not yet have full 110 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci support for mp3 players such as the iPod It incorporates a Shoutcast internet radio interface The current beta version can be downloaded from the website aTunes aTunes http www atunes org is a Java based player designed to be similar to iTunes Installation instructions are here http www atunes org wiki index php title Installing aTunes_on_Linux_ 28under_GNOME 29 Multimedia Players Most current video multimedia players play many video formats as well as audio including the Flash video flv format VLC Multimedia Player VLC http www videolan org is a cross platform multimedia player that supports many formats without need for additional c
344. ymoney2 sourceforge net index home html is a personal finance manager that uses double entry accounting the method professional accountants use It is similar to MS MyMoney and Intuit Quicken with automatic setup of categories for businesses It is designed for the KDE Kubuntu desktop but will work in Gnome Ubuntu Install GnuCash Personal Finance Management GnuCash http www gnucash org is a free open source GPL licensed personal finance manager that uses double entry accounting like professional accountants It is GIK based Gnome 2 The current version can be installed from source files see the website for installation instructions or the package version can be installed Skrooge Personal Finance Management Skrooge http skrooge org is a free GPL licensed personal finances manager written for the KDE desktop that is able to import export data to from many other finance managers Moneydance Personal Finance Management Moneydance http moneydance com is a commercial cross platform Java based personal finance manager similar to KMyMoney that sells for 50 per license SQL Ledger Enterprise Finance Management SQL Ledger ERP http www sql ledger org is a free open source platform independent double accounting method system and enterprise resource planner inventory work and purchase orders taxes etc that uses the SQL database server PostgreSQL Oracle Mysql databases It uses a web browser for an int
345. your virtual host configuration file in the etc apache2 sites available folder Once you have edited the file make a symbolic link from it to the etc apache2 sites enabled folder Restart apache2 Install WordPress through a browser http localhost wordpress or if you are using a virtual host http mysite_x homeserve org wordpress 144 of 264 05 04 2014 12 27 PM Ubuntu Precise http ubuntuguide org index php title Ubuntu Preci Note The Jaunty repositories contain version 2 7 1 which is subject to a security worm http wordpress org development If you install this version please update http codex wordpress org Upgrading WordPress immediately to the current version from the Tools gt Upgrade menu Alternatively install the current source version from the website For the automatic updater to work all the WordPress files folders and subfolders must be owned by www data which is also the owner of the apache2 process prior to updating Joomla Web content publishing Joomla http www joomla org is a powerful open source website creation and content management tool that allows website creation for use in every arena from the simple to complex corporate environments Info for beginners http docs joomla org Beginners is a good place to start Scribus Desktop publishing Scribus http www scribus net is an open source package that provides professional appearing desktop publishing Plone C

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