How to install qBittorrent in Ubuntu 10.04
Torrent applications have become almost an integral part of every operating system and user desktop. There are plenty of choices of torrent client for Ubuntu and one of them is qBittorrent. qBittorrent 2 is a multi-platform Bittorrent client developed in C++/Qt4 by Christophe Dumez, a Ph.D student in the University of technology of Belfort-Montbeliard. This software is still under active development and it becomes ...

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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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Installing Skype in Linux Mint 9 using repositories
Skype is one of the most popular Voip client that allows users to make free calls from their computers over the Internet. Installing Skype using deb file on Linux Mint is the way most of us have used. However, this doesn't ensure an automatic update of skype as and when there is a new version released. Which makes it tedious to update it all the time. However, using the repositories we can ensure that whenever there...

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Sync Tomboy notes in Ubuntu across computers using Ubuntu One
Using notes is one of the ways to organize your work over your desktop. Tomboy notes is the default desktop note making application in Ubuntu and is pretty neat. As long as you don't format your machine too often you won't have to worry about saving your Tomboy notes. However, not many people know that Tomboy has a feature to sync you can configure your Tomboy notes to get synced to your UbuntuOne account. Let's see...

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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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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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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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Use OpenDNS in Lucid Lynx for faster nameserver resolution
Strangely, my Ubuntu machine doesn't resolve nameservers fast enough when I am connected to my ADSL wifi connection. This doesn't happen on my Windows 7 machine. So, I decided to change my DNS servers to OpenDNS. And I found significant improvement. OpenDNS is the leading provider of free security and infrastructure services that make the Internet safer through integrated Web content filtering, anti-phishing and...

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How to install KSnapshot in Linux Mint 9 {Isadora}
There are various screenshot utilities for Linux, but my favorite is Ksnapshot and because I am a big fan of Gnome and don't use much of KDE, I don't get this lovely application installed by default in Linux Mint. So, I have to install it manually. Following is a simple step to install KSnapshot on Linux Mint 9 code named Isadora. 1. Open a terminal window by hitting ALT+F2 and type "gnome-terminal". In the...

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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