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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Installing Opera 10.10 in Isadora {Linux Mint 9}
Opera is one of my favorite browsers as it comes as a full package with support for email (POP and IMAP), IRC chat client, RSS feedreader. You can also extend its functionality using widgets. Installing Opera 10.10 on Linux Mint is pretty easy. Let's see how to install it: 1. Open Synaptic Package Manager by going to Menu > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager 2. Search for ...

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Install Google Chrome on OpenSuse 11.3
Google Chrome is a lightening fast browser and is available cross platform. Let's see how to install Google Chrome on Open Suse 11.3. All you have to do is go to Google Chrome Download Page. 1. Click on Get Google Chrome (BETA). 2. On the subsequent page make sure OpenSuse is selected. Click Accept and Install. 3. The package file will be downloaded and opened in YaST and Google Chrome will be installed on...

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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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Install Nvidia graphic drivers in OpenSuse 11.2 and enable desktop...
We all love the infamous cube in Linux. Actually to be frank this is what drove me to start using Linux. Today we are going to see how to install Nvidia graphic drivers in OpenSuse 11.2 and then enable the desktop effects to get the infamous 3D cube. Install Nvidia graphic drivers in OpenSuse 11.2 with Gnome Desktop 1. Go to Computer > Yast At the YaST Control Center, select Software. Cclick Software...

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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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Chromium in Fedora 13: How-to
Fedora 13 comes with Mozilla Firefox and by default doesn't have Chromium installed. Chromium is an open source browser developed by Google. The reasons Chromium is not part of official Fedora repository is well explained by Joe Brockmeier at Making Projects Easier to Package: Why Chromium Isn't in Fedora. However, Tom ‘Spot’ Callaway, Fedora Engineering Manager, has created a rpm repository with precompiled ver...

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OSD Lyrics: A multi-player lyrics finder for Linux
Do you like singing along while a song is playing and sometimes miss out on lyrics. You might face this more so on Linux as Windows has fairly good options for a lyrics finder. OSD-Lyrics tries to fill this gap by allowing you to download lyrics. More over it supports a large number of media players. OSD Lyrics is inspired by lrcdis. With OSD Lyrics, you can enjoy an OSD lyrics show with various media players in ...

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Linux gets Spotify love: Install Spotify in Ubuntu
The wait is over and Spotify is now available for Linux. Following is how you can install spotify in Ubuntu 10.04. Note: Because they are not able to run ads on this client, this service is only available for spotify premium users. But we can safely assume that it's coming soon to free users as well. 1. Add repository to your software sources [sourcecode language='bash'] sudo gedit /...

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Install NetBeans on Ubuntu 10.04
Let's see a step by step guide to install NetBeans 6.9 on Ubuntu 10.04. But before we start with the installation process let's see what NetBeans is: The NetBeans IDE is an award-winning integrated development environment available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris. The NetBeans project consists of anopen-source IDE and an application platform that enable developers to rapidly create web, enterprise, desktop, ...

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Installing latest Nvidia graphic drivers on Ubuntu (jaunty): How-to

Jun 29th

Posted by Vivek in Featured | 4,788 views

Share I absolutely hate when things don’t work. But then if you are smart you’ll find a way to make things work. I faced a problem with Jaunty Jackalope (Ubuntu 9.04) not able to install Nvidia graphic driver on my Machine. As a result of which I could not achieve any graphic effects that I