• Tagged update iso, zsync

If you have downloaded an older daily build iso and want to update the iso with new daily build, you can use the zsync utility to get the latest version of daily build without having to download the whole of the new iso. Install zsync:

• Tagged Linux Mint, LinuxMint, mintmenu

Since Linux Mint 9 Isadora is based completely on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, you can add Linux Mint repository to Lucid and make it look and feel like Linux Mint (additionally you may have to do more than just mint specific applications such as changing themes and tweaking panel but you get the idea). You [...]

• Tagged datetime, plone, python, tozone, zope

I am using Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat and live in Nepal, timezone Asia/Kathmandu. I have been trying to setup Plone CMS in my local computer for learning to build sites with Zope/Plone. However, I had been getting errors.

• Tagged 0ad, binutils, getdeb, playdeb, synaptic

I am using Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat and have getdeb (playdeb) repository for Lucid Lynx. Lucid repo can be added to Maverick and many applications can be installed without problems. However, I got this error while trying to install a game called 0ad.

• Tagged bandwidth friendly, downloader, lowest quality, video downloader, worst quality, youtube, youtube downloader, youtube-dl

youtube-dl is a command line utility that can be used to download Youtube videos. It has many command line switches ; most notably -t to save the video with title of the video as filename, -c to continue the download instead of starting over. It can be installed in Ubuntu Lucid Lynx and Maverick Meerkat [...]

• Tagged .NET, ailurus, amarok, autopano-sift, avant-window-navigator, Awn, banshee, bareftp, bashare, beagle, blam, bless hex editor, c++, c-sharp, cairo dock, cowbell, deskbar, devede, dfo, docky, dotGNU, dvdstyler, easytag, exaile, extcalc, f-spot, filezilla, flickr, freespeak, gbrainy, gftp-gtk, ghex, ghex2, Gnome Do, gnome-rdp, gnome-subtitles, gnote, google-desktop, gq, graphmonkey, gthumb, gtkpod, gtwitter, gwibber, hardinfo, hipo, hugin, ipod, java, kflickr, kupfer, last.fm, lastfmproxy, lat, liferea, LimeWire, luma, mandvd, mediainfo, microsoft. novell, mistelix, mono, mt-daap, muine, nitrogen, panorama, picard, pinot, python, remember the milk, reminna, rhythmbox, screenlets, shotwell, smuxi, streamdumper, subtitleeditor, sysinfo, tangerine, tasque, thelastripper, themonospot, tomboy, tovidgui, tracker, vala, wally, x-chat, xbmc, xchat, yarssr, youtranslate

Ubuntu 10.04 comes with 3 default applications that depend on mono. They are F-Spot, a photo manager Tomboy, a note taking application Gbrainy, brain teaser game and trainer To get rid of mono and still keep the functionality, we need non-mono alternatives to these applications. Lets look at those. But first, let me write something [...]

• Tagged adobe, adobe air, air

Here is how I installed Adobe AIR in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Alpha 64bit. The same should work for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx 64bit.

• Tagged dpkg-deb, kubuntu, LimeWire, nano

Limewire is a P2P file sharing application available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. It can be downloaded from Official Limewire Website or Click here for Direct Download. After downloading it, if you double click it (LimeWireLinux.deb), you may get the following error: Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: sun-java6-jre|icedtea-java7-jre|sun-java6-jdk|icedtea-java7-jdk

• Tagged download manager, fatrat, firefox, firefox add-on, flashgot, free download manager, torrent

I am using Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat and had been using the following programs for downloading stuff from the Internet:

• Tagged avant-window-navigator, Awn, Zeitgest

If you haven’t watched this video with Awn and Zeitgeist, here it is: