Burg- Advanced menu for Grub2
November 16th, 2010 by upa_kid
BURG stands for Brand-new Universal loadeR from GRUB. It’s based on GRUB, and add features like new object format and configurable menu system.
Installation
Install BURG on ubuntu 9.10 karmic koala:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bean123ch/burg
Now refresh
sudo apt-get update
Now install
sudo apt-get install grub-pc
Configuration
Download some grub Themes from here :
wget http://grub4dos.sourceforge.net/themes.tar.bz2
extract...
Install Lamp with 1 command in ubuntu
November 16th, 2010 by upa_kid
LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) is an open source Web development platform that uses Linux as operating system, Apache as the Web server, MySQL as the relational database management system and PHP as the object-oriented scripting language.
There are many methods to install lamp for example the standart one see our previous howto for ubuntu : Howto: Install Lamp and phpmyadmin on Ubuntu
So...Install Flashplayer in ubuntu 64 bit
November 16th, 2010 by upa_kid
A problem stil exist with 64-bit versions of * Ubuntu (linux in general) is that you install Flash plugin from the repositories (using ubuntu / kubuntu / xubuntu-restricted-extras) fails a lot, because its not a 64bit version
How to do this ? first you have to uninstalled the existed one on your machine with :
sudo aptitude purge flashplugin-installer
sudo aptitude purge...
Install Samba server in Ubuntu 10.04 and ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat
November 16th, 2010 by upa_kid
If you want to share files between your Ubuntu and Windows computers, your best option is to use Samba file sharing.
Samba is a free software re-implementation of SMB/CIFS networking protocol, originally developed by Australian Andrew Tridgell. As of version 3, Samba provides file and print services for various Microsoft Windows clients and
can integrate with a Windows Server domain, either as...
Internet connection is very slow on Karmic Koala-Solution-
November 16th, 2010 by upa_kid
One of the big bugs (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/433972) on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic koala is the slow internet connection, i have a connection of 25Mo/s and even that it take too long to load a page, at the begining i tought that was something wrong with my router or with my wireless card untill i discovered that is a known bug in karmic koala and there are many people fronting th same...
Remote desktop from Linux to windows using rdesktop and gnome-rdp
November 16th, 2010 by upa_kid
How to connect to a remote desktop from a Linux machine to windows XP , windows 2003 server , Vista or windows 7.? This question is frenquently asked by linux users especialy the newbies that want to discover more linux.
There are many tools that make it easy to connect to a remote computer, rdesktop and Gnome-rdp is one of them, are simple and easy to use.
First check that your...
Upgrade from Fedora11 to Fedora12 Constantine
November 16th, 2010 by upa_kid
As everybody knows ,Fedora 12 is out, If maybe you still running the old version like Fedora 11 or 10 and you need to upgrade to fedora12, then you have to know that upgarding to this release is only possible from Fedora 11, if you are using an older version, you will need first to upgrade to Fedora11 before to go to 12.
Before to start the upgrade, remember that is important...
Wicd: Another network manager for Linux
November 16th, 2010 by upa_kid
Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux which aims to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of settings.
Some of Wicd’s key capabilities include:
No Gnome dependencies (although it does require GTK), so it is easy to use in XFCE, Fluxbox, Openbox, Enlightenment, etc.
Ability to connect to wired and wireless networks
Profiles...How To Install KOffice in Kubuntu 9.10
November 16th, 2010 by upa_kid
KOffice is a cross-platform office suite for the K Desktop Environment (KDE). All its components are released under free software/open source licenses and use OpenDocument as their native file format when possible. The latest version of KOffice is 2.0.2, which was released on August 13, 2009. KOffice is released separately from KDE and can be downloaded at the KOffice homepage.
Bellow we will show...
Add debian ressources to your Ubuntu
November 16th, 2010 by upa_kid
GetDeb is an unofficial project from same debian devellopeers with the mission to provide the latest open source and freeware applications for the current Ubuntu Linux releases, in an easy way
The GetDeb repository extends the official repositories by providing latest versions and new applications. Unlike the official packages, GetDeb packages do not have a predefined release schedule...
Upgrade from Opensuse11.1 to Opensuse 11.2
November 16th, 2010 by upa_kid
As everybody know, opensuse 11.2 was released yesterday ,the new release includes new versions of GNOME, KDE, OpenOffice.org, Firefox, the Linux kernel, and many, many more updates and improvements. If you want to upgrade to the new opensuse 11.2 please follow the steps bellow:
If you are not yet ready to upgarde , lets give some short descrition what do you have do ,
The method is...Cisco VPN client in ubuntu Karmic , Solved
November 16th, 2010 by upa_kid
Today i will show you how to make vpn cisco client working under Ubunto 9.10.
What is Cisco VPN Client : Cisco vpn client allows you to establish encrypted VPN tunnels for highly secure remote connectivity for your mobile employees or teleworkers.
First download the cisco client :
wget ftp://ftp.xxxxxxx.fr/pub/vpn/linux/vpnclient-linux-x86_64-4.8.02.0030-k9.tar.gz
extract with :
tar...