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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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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How to move window buttons to right on Ubuntu 10.10: GUI Method
Windows button on Ubuntu 10.04 were moved to left and looks like the same trend will be followed in Ubuntu 10.10 code named Maverick Meerkat. We found a simple GUI script to change the Windows button to right side. This script works for both Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10. The script was written by Alex Eftimie and all the credit/copyright reserves with him. Current Behavior 1. In order to move the windows button to...

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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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How to install Firefox 3.6 stable release on Ubuntu 9.10 using PPA
The purpose of this post is to give the users the flavor of Firefox 3.6 on Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala). We will only focus on using the PPA repository for Karmic Koala. We will see how to upgrade to Firefox 3.6 which was already released a few months back. Open the terminal window and type the following command: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable Next we need to update the software...

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Installing Shutter on Fedora 13
Shutter is one of the best screen taking utility for Linux and it's my default screen capturing tool. I managed to get the new version of Fedora (13) running on my machine and wanted to start off writing about how to install Shutter on Fedora 13. The installation process is fairly easy: Go to System > Administration > Add/Remove Software and search for Shutter. Select the package as shown in the screenshot...

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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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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 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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X-Tile: Tile windows in various style in Linux
Do you work with many window and want to see all of them at a glance before you choose them then X-Tile is the solution for you. X-tile is a gnome applet for your panel (or optionally a standalone application,working with kde as well) that allowsyou to select a number of windows and tile them in different ways. You can download the Deb package from here. For other distros you can check the page here.

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Pidgin on Ubuntu (Jaunty): Configure pidgin to use gtalk and facebook chat

Jul 6th

Posted by Vivek in Featured | 1,119 views

Share One of my favourite IMs is Pidgin. Though I don’t use it on my Windows partition, it’s a must piece of software on my Ubuntu partition. With Pidgin, I don’t have to miss gtalk client on Ubuntu. Moreover, I can also configure my facebook chat to see my facebook friends if they are online