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Ubuntu Unity Video Tutorials

April 21, 2011 in Film, Linux, Ubuntu | No comments

On ubuntuforms.org I saw a post by the user castrojo to two Unity video tutorials made by him. I think that they work as a good introduction to Ubuntu’s new user interface. However, Ubuntu 11.04 hasn’t been released yet, and Canonical says that they will do many changes until then. But I suppose that the basics will be the same, and that they only will add more functionality. Links to the two videos:

When I started Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 2 for my first time, I was really sceptical to Unity, so I changed fast to Ubuntu Classic. But then I gave Unity a second chance and I must say that it actually isn’t that terrible. I miss some stuff, like better support for dual monitor setups, the ability to right click the panels, and the ability add applets to the top panel. But I hope this will be fixed to the release of Ubuntu 11.04.

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How to install KDE on Ubuntu

January 29, 2011 in Linux, Ubuntu | No comments

A few hours ago I installed KDE on Ubuntu, which means that I’m now using Kubuntu. :o It was really easy to switch to KDE from Gnome, since I found 2 guides that showed how. The reason behind my switch to Kubuntu was a mate in my class. He dislikes Ubuntu and wanted me to try out Kubuntu. And so I did. I have tried it out earlier (for a short amount of time), so I’m not a complete n00b in the interface. But I guess I have to use it for a while and see how it is like.

If you also want to install KDE on Ubuntu, check out these two links:

And if you didn’t like KDE and want to switch back to a pure Gnome on Ubuntu:

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How to get the android and adb commands to work in Ubuntu terminal (Android SDK)

January 19, 2011 in Android, Linux, Ubuntu | 2 comments

At first, the commands android and adb didn’t work in my Ubuntu terminal. But what I did to get them to work was modifying the .bashrc file in my home folder. It’s hidden so I showed it with Ctrl + H. In the file i edited the PATH lines to this:

#AndroidDev PATH
export PATH=$PATH:/home/teraspes/android-sdk-linux_x86
export PATH=$PATH:/home/teraspes/android-sdk-linux_x86/platform-tools
export PATH=$PATH:/home/teraspes/android-sdk-linux_x86/tools

I can’t really recall what they were from the start, and I don’t know if all lines are needed. But as long as the commands work I won’t touch the lines, because I will just mess something up and end up with trying to fix it four hours.

If it still doesn’t work for you after this change, try to restart your computer.

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How to Fix Flickering Flash Videos in Firefox 4 in Ubuntu 64-bit

January 6, 2011 in Applications, Firefox, Ubuntu | 32 comments

For long I have been having problem with flickering flash videos in the Firefox 4 beta in Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit. Today I found a solution, and I have no longer any reason to use Chrome. :)

It seems that the problem with flickering flash videos only occurs with Adobe Flash Player 10.1. So, by installing the beta 10.3 of Flash Player, the problem is now long gone.

I don’t know how you install the Flash beta in the 32-bit version of Ubuntu. But in the 64-bit version you just need to type these lines in the terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sevenmachines/flash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install flashplugin64-installer

I hope this solution works for you guys!

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How to Install EVE Online in Ubuntu 10.10

November 14, 2010 in Games, Ubuntu | No comments

If you want to install EVE Online in Ubuntu, follow the steps below. :) I did it on Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit and it worked great.

  1. Install Wine
  2. Download the Windows-version of EVE
  3. Run the installer for EVE by right clicki the file, select Properties, open the Permissions tab and bock the Execute-box.
  4. Close the window, right click the install file and select Open with Wine…
  5. Install EVE but don’t run the game after the installation.
  6. Open a terminal window and type: “wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks”, followed by “sh winetricks corefonts vcrun6 d3dx9″ to install fonts, DirectX and stuff.
  7. Close the terminal and go into Applications > Wine > Configure Wine.
  8. Go into the Graphics tab.
  9. Chose the “Emulate a virtual desktop” option.
  10. Type in a desktop size that is smaller than your screen resolution. Since my monitor’s resolution is 1680×1050, I typed in 1440×900 in the Desktop size boxes.
  11. Now, close the Wine configuration window and start EVE Online.
  12. Profit!

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Great Nintendo DS Emulator – DeSmuME

October 31, 2010 in Applications, Games, Ubuntu | No comments

If you want to play Nintendo DS games on your PC I can recommends you to try out DeSmuME! I have tried it out on Ubuntu 10.10 and it worked great, but it’s also available to Windows and Mac.

You can download DeSmuME to Ubuntu through the Ubuntu Software Center, or by pasting this line in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install desmume

Here you are able to download it to Windows and Mac:

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Change screen resolution in Ubuntu + VirtualBox

June 10, 2010 in Applications | No comments

Yesterday I installed Ubuntu 10.04 in Windows 7 with VirtualBox, and it works great. But the problem I faced was that I could only pick 2 different screeen resolutions; 640×480 and 800×600.

This problem was easily solved by doing these steps:

  1. Start Ubuntu in VirtualBox.
  2. In the new window, open the Devices-menu and pick Install guest additions…
  3. A CD-icon should now pop up on the desktop in Ubuntu – double click it.
  4. Finish the installation.
  5. Maybe restart Ubuntu.
  6. Done! Now you can resize the Ubuntu window to whatever you want, and it will reconfigure itself. Just drag the border of the window.

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