How to install VLC player in OpenSuse 11.2 and play mp3
Undoubtedly according to me the best media player that I can think of on any platform is VLC player hands down and that's the precise reason I have it installed on Ubuntu 10.04, Windows 7 and now on OpenSuse 11.2. Sometime back we covered how to install VLC player on Ubuntu using PPA. Today, we are going to see how to install it on OpenSuse and make it the default player to play mp3 and other media files. In order...

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Install Transmission 2.0 in Ubuntu
Transmission is one of the P2P torrent client for Linux and Mac. The interface is quite intuitive and user friendly. Following are some of the features of Transmission 2.0. "Local Peer Discovery" for finding peers on the local network Optimize download requests for the bandwidth available Smarter heuristics when deciding the order to connect to peers Faster verification of local data Faster s...

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Fix Big and Ugly Plymouth in Ubuntu 10.04 {Lucid Lynx}
Once you install proprietary Nvidia and ATI drivers in your Ubuntu 10.04 and boot your machine next time all you see is an big and ugly Ubuntu Plymouth logo. Though it really doesn't too much to have that ugly Plymouth, but if you are a stickler for perfection like me then you would want to fix it to get the following nice looking Plymouth. Following is a way to fix this: 1. Open a terminal Window and type the...

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Upgrading to Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx
I think I have waited enough and now it's time to upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04 code named Lucid Lynx. If you have just too much of stuff to worry about on previous versions of Ubuntu, I'd suggest to wait for the final release in April. That's right the current release is alpha (not even Beta) so please upgrade at your own risk. Following is what I did to upgrade from Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala to Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha Lucid...

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Install Chromium on OpenSuse 11.3
Following is a short guide to installing Google's infamous open source Chromium browser which is said to be the fastest browser on planet. Chromium is the open-source project behind Google Chrome. We invite you to join us in our effort to help build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all Internet users to experience the web, and to create a powerful platform for developing a new generation of web...

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Benchmark Fedora 13 using HardInfo
Sometimes there is a need to benchmark your machine in order to report bugs or to troubleshoot. In Linux it's fairly easy to benchmark your system. HardInfo is a small tool which will help you benchmark your system in Fedora 13. HardInfo can gather information about your system's hardware and operating system, perform benchmarks, and generate printable reports either in HTML or in plain text formats. In order to...

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Enable Desktop Effect in Fedora 13
This post is specific to enabling 3d (desktop effects) in fedora 13 running on Nvidia graphics. I struggled to enable the desktop effect in Fedora 13. But eventually I managed to enable the desktop effects using the following steps. Note: This is a 3 steps process. Please follow all the steps to enable desktop effects in Fedora 13 1. Install Nvidia drivers ( if you have 4Gb of RAM or more you will probably have...

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Upgrading packages/softwares in OpenSuse 11.2
Upgrades are very important for any operating system. It keeps running things smoothly and ensures the security of your machine. Let's see how to upgrade packages and softwares in OpenSuse 11.2. This is pretty simple to achieve. Go to Computer > Install Software Select the tab that reads Upgrades. Click the first package and click CTRL+A to select all the packages. Click Upgrade Click Apply to begin...

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Download and Install Opera 10.60 {Alpha} on Ubuntu 10.04 {Lucid Lynx}
Yesterday the Opera team announced the release of Opera 10.60 Alpha for Windows, Mac and Linux. They have promised an increased performance for both JavaScript, DOM and CSS. Following are some features to look out for: In addition to the visual tweaks you have seen already, such as the Speed Dial face lift, we have also been making further UI enhancements. You will notice that the O menu button now says "Menu"...

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Install Chromium (Google Chrome) on Linux Mint 9 {Isadora}
Personally I like to have a few browser on my machine whether it's running Ubuntu, Linux Mint or OpenSuse. Google Chrome (chromium) is one of my favorite browsers after Firefox. By default it doesn't come installed in any of Linux distors mentioned above. However installing it is not a very painful process and can be achieved using the synaptic package manager. In order install chromium on your Linux mint: 1. Open...

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Install Grub 2 on Ubuntu {Jaunty Jackalope}: How-to

Jul 24th

Posted by Vivek in Featured | 7,240 views

Share I was wondering when will Ubuntu have a stylish GRUB. To my surprise I read that the next release of Ubuntu 9.10 i.e Karmic Kaola will ship with Grub 2. I was excited and wanted to try it on my machine. Following is what I did to install Grub 2 on Jaunty. A word