Tips and tricks ubuntu
- 1. Tips and Tricks in Ubuntu George Demonbreum
- 4. Definitions APT- Advanced Packaging Tool used to install and remove software in Terminal.
- 5. Wine- Application for Linux that allows you use Windows programs.
- 6. OpenOffice.org- Office Suite installed by default on Ubuntu
- 7. The GIMP- The GNU Image Manipulation Program
- 8. apticron- Simple tool to mail about pending package updates script
- 9. gdesklets - is a system for bringing mini programs (desklets), such as weather forecasts, news tickers, system information displays, or music player controls, onto your desktop, where they are sitting there in a symbiotic relationship of eye candy and usefulness
- 10. Easier Ways to get Around Ubuntu Tips and Tricks in Ubuntu
- 11. Using Wine Go to Terminal
- 12. Type apt-get install Wine
- 13. Access through
- 15. The Gimp A powerful image editing application and default image editor in Ubuntu.
- 16. Access GIMP:
- 18. GIMP is free and often shares the same capabilities as Adobe Photoshop.
- 19. Strong basic photo editing commands and tools.
- 20. Email System Updates with Apticron Instead of never knowing when your system needs updating or waiting to boot on your system, you can set up for your system to email you when an update is needed. 1 sudo apt-get -y install apticron in Terminal 2 Edit /etc/apticron/apticron.conf 3 Maintain the "EMAIL" setting placing your email in the quotes EMAIL="john@example.com" 4 Each day apticron will run and you'll get an email when there is an update. Example: apticron has detected that some packages need upgrading on: revo1 [ 127.0.0.1 127.0.1.1 10.10.10.124 ] The following packages are currently pending an upgrade: gnome-screensaver 2.28.0-0ubuntu3.5 micromiser-beta 2.1.2-0karmic1
- 21. Using OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org is a great alternative to Microsoft Office and is free.
- 22. OpenOffice.org is installed on Ubuntu by default.
- 23. Unlike proprietary office software OpenOffice.org supports many more document formats. OpenOffice.org Offers Writer - Word Processing
- 26. Base - Databases
- 29. QuickStarter- Pre-loader for core parts of OpenOffice.org that start when the computer is booted up
- 30. Operating in Ubuntu Tips and tricks in Ubuntu
- 31. Rotate Cube Affect Enable "Rotate Cube" Effect
- 32. Ubuntu enables "Desktop Wall" by default. By holding Ctrl-Alt keys and pressing the left-arrow or right-arrow key each time, it slides through desktop workspaces horizontally for you to choose one to work on. Alternatively, you can change this to a "rotate cube" effect.
- 33. Go To System > Preferences > CompizConfig Settings Manager
- 34. Select "Desktop" from the left panel.
- 36. Select "Enable Desktop Cube" as this plugin is required by "Rotate Cube".
- 37. Select "Disable Desktop Wall".
- 38. Immediately you can rotate your desktop workspaces in this way— holding down Ctrl-Alt keys, EITHER press the left-arrow or right-arrow key OR left-click the mouse and drag it to left or right.
- 39. Screenshot of rotate cube
- 40. How to Install gdesklets in Ubuntu Open terminal
- 41. Install gdesklets by typing:
- 42. sudo apt-get install gdesklets
- 43. Create a link for python2.5:
- 44. sudo ln -s /usr/bin/python2.5 /usr/bin/python2.6
- 47. Go to the line that contains(line116):
- 48. def _new_imp(name, globs ={}, locls = {}, fromlist = []) :
- 49. and replace it by
- 50. def _new_imp(name, globs = {}, locls = {},fromlist = [], test = []):
- 51. Screenshots of News, Weather, and Calendar
- 52. Customizing Ubuntu Tips and Tricks in Ubuntu
- 53. Changing the Ubuntu Desktop Theme Ubuntu has many themes, and many more can be downloaded from websites. To change themes on Ubuntu 7.10 and 8.04 LTS: Click System -> Preferences -> Appearance On older versions of Ubuntu: Click System -> Preferences Theme Drag downloaded theme files onto the Theme Manager to make them appear in the list Themes can have: Controls - sometimes called GTK Themes Window Borders - sometimes called Metacity Themes Icons Most themes include all of these items, some have only one - you can find those by clicking the Customize or Theme Details button. Here you can also mix and match elements from different themes.
- 54. Themes
- 55. Changing Mouse Cursor Theme Click System -> Preferences -> Appearance
- 56. Select the Theme tab if not already selected
- 57. Click Customize
- 58. Select the Pointer tab
- 59. For older versions of Ubuntu:
- 60. Download the theme to an easily accessible location; ~/Desktop is good.
- 61. Install the gcursor package via Synaptic Package Manager or apt-get.
- 62. Start gcursor with System -> Preferences -> Cursor Selection.
- 63. Select a theme, or click 'Install theme' and select the compressed file to add it
- 64. Once you're finished, select the theme you want to use and click "Close"
- 66. References Wine- http://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/install-and-use-wine-in-ubuntu-linux/
- 67. The Gimp- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TheGIMP
- 70. Rotate Cube Affect- http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/tips-and-tricks-linux-mint-after-installation.htm
- 71. Installing gdesklets- http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1629699
- 72. Installing gdesklets pics- http://gdesklets.de/?q=desklet/browse
- 73. Changing the Desktop Theme- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuEyeCandy
- 74. Mouse Themes- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuEyeCandy