Install Skype on Opensuse 11.2
Skype is one of the most popular voip service out there and is available across various platforms including Linux. We have earlier covered Installing Skype on Ubuntu on LinuxHub. Today we are going to see how to install skype on Opensuse. This is how you install it. Install the following packages before installing skype. libqt4-x11 libqt4-dbus-1 libsigc++2 To install these packages, start a terminal window and...

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Top 21 Ubuntu Wallpapers
I write for HowToGeek.com and in one of the recent posts have covered 21 Best wallpapers for Ubuntu 10.04. The wallpapers are an effort to bring to you handful of choices if and when you are bored of the default wallpaper that comes with Lucid Lynx. You can find the complete collection at Desktop Fun: 21 Cool Ubuntu Wallpapers. Also, feel free to subscribe to Howtogeek RSS feeds for future updates.

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Install IceCat 3.6 on Ubuntu 9.10
IceCat is a GPL version of Mozilla Firefox. Which means it's totally free and does not have the non-free Firefox art work. Another reason to have IceCat on your machine is because you can have another browser to open side by side Firefox which has the same features as that of Firefox. You can install IceCat on your Karmic machine using the following command: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnuzilla-team/ppa Once you...

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New Flock will be based on Google’s Chromium: Dumps Mozilla!
Flock is a social browser which till recently was based on Mozilla. No more. The new version of Flock will be based on Google Chromium. Note: It's currently not available for Linux. The move is to make it a little lighter and faster. We managed to have some sneak peak into the beta version of upcoming Flock (based on Google Chromium). It’s almost as good as Google Chromium though has still tried to stay social ...

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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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Fix color issues in videos on Ubuntu 10.04 {Lucid Lynx}
Have you have suffered from color issues on videos in Ubuntu 10.04. Say for example you start playing a video and you see high amounts of blue tinge while playing a video. I ran into this problem today and it wasn't too much of difficulty to fix it back to normal. The issue at hand looks something like this: Let's see how to fix this on the default movie player Totem Movie Player on Ubuntu 10.04 and also VLC ...

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Conky: Bringing life to Linux desktop
Conky is a system monitoring tool for Linux. However, it's a great tool to bring immense amount of information right on your desktop. You can flaunt off some really geeky looking desktop to all your friends stuck with Windows (though there are ways to achieve the same in Windows as well). Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any information on your desktop. Conky is licensed under the...

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Cairo Dock: One click install in OpenSuse
We have written already about Cairo Dock and how to install cairo dock in Ubuntu 10.04. Just because we think Cairo dock is such a wonderful addition to your Linux desktop we will see how to get it working in Opensuse. Good part is that the installation is one click install in OpenSuse so there's almost no hassle at all. In order to install cairo dock in OpenSuse 11.2 you'll have to just click the following...

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Alarm Clock for Ubuntu
Did you feel a need for alarm clock on your Ubuntu machine? Well most of us don't need it however, if you are just too geeky to use your laptop or computer to have an alarm clock that wakes you up, then you can have one. This alarm clock is called as alarm clock. Alarm Clock project is a simple alarm clock software for the GNOME desktop. You can schedule your tasks in an easy way. In Ubuntu all you have to do is...

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15 Most Amazing Gnome themes GTK 2.x
Ubuntu has come a long way in terms of the user interface and design. With a little bit of tweaking, Ubuntu can be turned into a real eye candy. Following is a collection of some beautiful GTK 2.x themes which could be ideal for someone looking for a new look and change. In order to download, click the title of each GTK theme. Zuki Simply Basic Radiance Drakfire Mod absolute Azenis Equinox Variance...

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SongBird: A complete installation and configuration guide

Jul 20th

Posted by Vivek in Featured | 2,056 views

Share Songbird is a fantastic music player which is available for all the major OS platforms like Linux, Windows and OSX. The beauty of the player is it’s like the famous iTunes but takes configuration to a new level with extensions. You can pimp it up with themes and best of all it’s an open