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There will be a considerable Hike in Salary for Kerala Government Employees,
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Text editor for programmers - TEA for Ubuntu / Debian Linux

Tea is a text editor for programmers of nearly any language. Tea was created with bits of GPL’ed code from a number of other applications to create a one-stop-tool for coders.

TEA features are:
 * Spell checker (using aspell and hunspell)
 * Tabbed layout engine
 * Support for multiple encodings
 * Syntax highlighting
 * Code snippets and templates support
 * Wikipedia, Docbook, LaTeX, and Lout editing support
 * Reading of OpenDocument Text, SWX (old OpenOffice.org format),
   KWord, AbiWord, DOCX, Scribus, RTF, FB2
 * Hotkeys customizations
 * "Open at cursor"-function for HTML-files and images
 * Miscalleneous HTML tools
 * Preview in external browsers
 * String-handling functions such as sorting, reverse, format killing,
   trimming, filtering, conversions etc.
 * Bookmarks
 * Drag'n'drop support (with text files and pictures)
 * Built-in image viewer (PNG, JPEG, GIF, WBMP, BMP, SVG)

How to Install Tea

$sudo apt-get install tea

Making presentations to video slideshows with Imagination in Ubuntu / Debian

Imagination is a lightweight and simple DVD slide show maker written in C language and built with the GTK+2 toolkit. It requires the ffmpeg encoder to produce the movie file and libsox to handle the audio.

Imagination at present features 69 transition effects, random function to automatically set a random transition on all the selected slides, cut/copy/paste ability on the slides, Ken Burns ability, text on the slides with some text animations, ability to add an empty slide with a gradient editor and export of the slideshow as OGV Theora/Vorbis, widescreen FLV video and 3GP for mobile phones. The latest stable release of Imagination is 2.1.1

how to Install
$ sudo apt-get install imagination  or use Synaptic Package Manger 

Soldering Your Accelerometer – The ADXL202E

First, put a little solder on one of the accelerometer’s solder points.Then taking a wire ,heat the wire, add some solder and touch it to the sensor’s pads. Do the same for the other seven “pins” of the sensor This is how it looked when done.

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How to block flash videos / Youtube using Squid proxy Server

Youtube bandwidth eater is a main headache for network administrators . Here you can see how to block Youtube with squid.


The MIME type of youtube video  is "video/x-flv". Creating an ACL to block this is easy.
Modify squid configuration file /etc/squid/squid.conf

add the following lines in the ACL section

First, create an ACL which matches the MIME type in question:

acl deny_rep_mime_flashvideo rep_mime_type video/x-flv

Then create a HTTP Reply ACL which denies any replies with that MIME type:

http_reply_access deny deny_rep_mime_flashvideo

This has been verified to block Youtube flash video
content.

If the content is blocked the following similar line will be seen in access.log:

2282485683.146 903 127.0.0.1 TCP_DENIED_REPLY/403 3143 GET http://td.v17.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback? - DIRECT/208.117.252.164 text/html

How to Create PDF Files from Web page in Ubuntu with Html2Pdf

html2pdf  is an open source program whose function is to create PDF documents from a web page.
To create a PDF just have to enter the website address or specify an HTML file.  Then choose the file name and location. We can also configure if you want the background images, resolution, orientation and size of the paper. Its interface is very simple and intuitive and it is very  fast .

Download deb the File from here

now open a terminal and installl using dpkg
$sudo dpkg -i packagename 

Epidermis theme Manager - Change the Look and Feel of Ubuntu

Epidermis theme manager is an open source GTK application for managing, automatically downloading and installing themes of various types, in order to transform the look of your Ubuntu desktop, from the moment you turn it on until the moment you turn it off.

Download epidermis deb package from this page and install it.

How to Create CDs and DVDs with Menu in Ubuntu 10.10 : DeVeDe

DeVeDe is a program to create video DVDs and CDs (VCD, SVCD or CVD), suitable for home players, from any video files in any of the formats supported by Mplayer. The big advantage over other utilites is that it only needs Mplayer , Mencoder, DVDAuthor, VCDImager and mkisofs (well, and Python, PyGTK and PyGlade), so that their units are small

How to Install

$ sudo apt-get install devede

and Run it from

Applications> Sound & Video> DeVeDe

How to Install LAMP Server (Linux Apache MySql PHP) in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat

 LAMP Server ( LINUX APACHE MYSQL PHP) is essential for web developers.  You can use lot of methods to install LAMP Server. But I think the following is the most simplest method.

Open a terminal and  type the following

$ sudo tasksel install lamp-server

Now Put your Files to /var/www as root and enjoy the server features of Ubuntu

How to setup Static IP Address in Ubuntu 10.10

Setup Static IP Address 

If you want to setup a Static IP Address in your system , Modify the file  /etc/network/interfaces.  If your First Ethernet  Interface is eth0 ,see the following Example.  Just add the following lines in the file with the help of an Editor and Restart the network or system.

auto eth0

iface eth0 inet static

address 192.168.0.25

netmask 255.255.255.0

gateway 192.168.0.1

after modifing the file

$ sudo /etc/int.d/networking restart

How to Install Virtual box 3.2.10 in Ubuntu 10.10

VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). See "About VirtualBox" for an introduction.

Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), Solaris and OpenSolaris, and OpenBSD.

Oracle released VirtualBox 3.2.10 , a maintenance release of VirtualBox 3.2 which improves stability and fixes regressions. See the ChangeLog for details.

How to Install Virtual Box in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick

Open a terminal and enter the following command to add the PPA

$sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian maverick non-free"

Now add the Verification Key

$ wget –q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add - 

Now Update
$ sudo apt-get update

Install New Version

$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-3.2

Debian Releases and its Code Names

Debian Releases and its Code Names

•   1.1  called "Buzz"
•   1.2  called "Rex"
•   1.3  called "Bo"
•   2.0  called "Hamm"
•   2.1  called "Slink"
•   2.2  called "Potato"
•   3.0  called "Woody"
•   3.1  called "Sarge"
•   4.0  called "Etch"
•   4.0r4  called "Etch-and-a-half"
• 5.0   called "Lenny"
• 6.0   called "Squeeze"

How to Intall high quality educational software suite for Kids Gcompris in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick

 Gcompris is a  large collection of educational games for small children.  It is meant to become some sort of unified interface to integrate more educational games. It will help Children from age 2 to 16

Language-oriented games now contain vocabulary for too many languages
to list them heres.  Sounds and voices are also available for a number of
languages, check the gcompris-sound packages for your language.

Currently available boards include:
   computer discovery: keyboard, mouse, different mouse gesture, ...
  algebra: table memory, enumeration, double entry table, mirror image, ...
  science: the canal lock, the water cycle, the submarine, electric simulation ...
  geography: place the country on the map
  games: chess, memory, connect 4, oware, sudoku ...
  reading: reading practice
  other: learn to tell time, puzzle of famous paintings, vector drawing, cartoon making, etc...

How to Install GCompris in Ubuntu
Open a terminal

$sudo apr-get install gcompris

or Select System--> Administration-->Synaptic Package manger

Now search for Gcompris and Install

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How to Enable Multimedia (Audio,Video,MP3, Flash...) in Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)

The Medibuntu developers have updated their repository with additional multimedia packages for the current Maverick Meerkat release of Ubuntu,  Medibuntu, an acronym for "Multimedia, Entertainment & Distractions In Ubuntu", is a repository of packages that can't be included in the default Ubuntu distributions for legal reasons, such as copyright, licenses or patents.

Ubuntu 10.10 Required the foll0wing steps to Run Multimedia files like MP3, AVI, Mpeg, Flash file etc...

In Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat", the universe, multiverse and restricted repositories are activated by default.

For installing Multimedia files you need to add medibuntu repositories.

Run the follwing in command mode it will add medibuntu repositories in your sources list

$ sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/jaunty.list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

then Add the GPG Key:

$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update

Run

$ sudo apt-get update

Now you can Install non-free-codecs

$ sudo apt-get install non-free-codecs

It will enables your system to support for MP3 and various other audio formats, unrar. Java runtime environment, Flash plugin, Microsoft fonts, w32codecs etc!

You can install more codecs and DVD Support by using

$ sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2 libxine1-ffmpeg gxine mencoder

It will help you to run DVDs, AVI files and other mpeg codecs.

How to install latest skype in ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat (Graphical Method)

Graphical way of Skype installation in Ubuntu 9.10 Available in aroundthe web blog

1. Go to Applications –> Ubuntu Software Center.

see http://aroundtheweb.info/2010/09/how-to-install-skype-in-ubuntu-10-10-maverick-meerkat/

How to install latest skype in ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat

Skype is a simple user friendly software available in different platforms like Linux, Windows and MacOS, which enable you to make free calls(Audio,video and conference ) over the Internet by using VoIP protocol.

How to install Skype in Ubuntu

Add repository to Sources.list

$ sudo gedit   /etc/apt/sources.list

Uncomment the folliwing

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu maverick partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu maverick partner
 
Now
 
$ sudo apt-get update 
 
$ sudo apt-get install skype
 
Skype can also intall graphicaly 

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 Open the skype put your nick, password, give it sign up and go, you're logged into your Skype, you'll see your contacts and all that stuff, if you have balance you can use skype on your phone, you can send sms, call more cheap anywhere in the world, or just Skype to Skype call or chat, as you would from your PC.

You have to have android 2.1 or 2.2 to work.

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How to Install Ailurus in Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverik) - A Useful Ubuntu Tweak Alternative For Beginners

Ailurus is a GPL software, which aims at making Linux easier to use for beginners. Ailurus is available for Ubuntu, Fedora,Archlinux and Mint while Ubuntu Tweak is a dedicated Ubuntu only application.

Ailurus Features

• 'Study Linux' feature included in Ailurus is pretty good at teaching the Linux basics to beginners. You can even set it to display Linux tips each time you login to your system.

• Install lot of  useful applications easily.

• Enable/Disable a number of third party repositories quite easily.

• Clean APT/YUM cache.
• Display of basic hardware information which is so useful at times.

• Backup and recover APT/YUM status

• Change GNOME settings. Ailurus invokes GConf API, to change GNOME settings.

• Easily enable Gnome Control Center using Ailurus.

 How to install Latest Ailurus 10.06.93 in Ubuntu Lucid and maverik


Open a terminal and type the following

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ailurus && sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install ailurus 

Goto Applications - System Tools - Ailurus.

How to get Free ubuntu 10.10 CD (Maverick Meerkat)

The Ubuntu ShipIt program, which provides free Ubuntu Desktop and Server CD’s to users , is now taking pre-order requests for free Ubuntu 10.10 desktop and server CD’s.

The ShipIt service can be used by users with low-bandwidth, intermittent internet connections or other reasons for being unable to download the latest Ubuntu release.

With requests now being accepted the order page duly notes: -

Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) has not been released yet, They will  send you a CD after release. Note that delivery will take from six to ten weeks once it is sent.

Help ShipIt

The costs involved with providing access to Ubuntu for those unfortunate to get access to the swift and easy online downloads are great.

As such users should not take advantage of the ShipIt service unless otherwise unable to acquire an Ubuntu release.

The ‘Help ShipIt’ initiative allows users to help contribute to these costs, thus making Ubuntu accessible to people or communities who may not otherwise discover or use it.

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How To Configure Ubuntu To Open The Applications Menu With Windows Key

Most of the  keyboards today come with the Windows key on them.In Windows it is used for open Startmenu. You can add similar function in Ubuntu by using the following Command.

$ gconftool-2 –set /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/panel_main_menu –type string “Super_L”

Simple wireless hacking : How to change the MAC address of a Windows machine

This will help you to  change the MAC address of a Windows machine.

 

Change Registry

This howto requires little knowledge on the Windows Registry. Also, make sure you have a good backup of your registry.

• Goto command prompt and type "ipconfig /all", and
• Note the Description for the NIC you want to change.
• Not the MAC Address for the NIC you want to change
• Goto command prompt and type "net config rdr", and remember the number between the long number (GUID) inside the { }. For example, for MAC address "00C095ECB794," you should remember "{1C9324AD-ADB7-4920-B02D-AB281838647A}". You can copy and paste it to the Notepad, that's probably the easiest way.
• Go to Start -> Run, type "regedt32" to start registry editor. Do not use "Regedit."
• Do a BACKUP of your registry in case you screw up the following steps.
• Click on "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE on Local Machine" sub-window
• Click on the root key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE".
• Click on the drop-down menu "Registry -> Save Subtree As" and save the backup registry in to a file. Keep this file in a safe place.
• Go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}". Double click on it to expand the tree. The subkeys are 4-digit numbers, which represent particular network adapters. You should see it starts with 0000, then 0001, 0002, 0003 and so on.
• Go through each subkey that starts with 0000. Click on 0000, check DriverDesc keyword on the right to see if that's the NIC you want to change the MAC address. The DriveDesc should match the Description you recorded from step (a.-I.). If you are not 100% sure about the DriverDesc, then you can verify by checking if the NetCfgInstanceID keyword value matches the GUID.
• If there is no match, then move on to 0001, 0002, 0003, and so on, until you find the one you want. Usually 0000 contains the first NIC you installed on the computer.
• In this demonstration, 0000 is the NIC I selected.
• Once you selected the subkey (i.e. 0000), check if there is a keyword "NetworkAddress" exist in the right side of the window.
• If "NetworkAddress" keyword does not exist, then create this new keyword:
• Click on the drop down menu "Edit -> Add Value".
• In the Add Value window, enter the following value then click OK.
• Value Name: = NetworkAddress
• Data Type: = REG_SZ
• String Editor window will pop up at this time
• Enter the new MAC address you want to modify. Then click OK.
• (There should not be any "-" in this address. Your entry should only consist of 12 digits.
• If "NetworkAddress" keyword exists, make sure it shows the keyword type is REG_SZ, and it should show as NetworkAddress:REG_SZ: . This keyword might not have a value at this time.
• Double click on the keyword NetworkAddress and the String Editor window will pop up.
• Enter the new MAC address you want to modify. Then click OK. (There should not be any "-" in this address. Your entry should only consist of 12 digits).
• Goto Start->Setting->Control Panel, and double click on "Network Neighborhood".
• Select the Network Adaptor you just changed the MAC address.
• Disable and enable the adaptor
• At the command prompt, type "ipconfig /all" to confirm the new MAC address.

Ubuntu Versions

Ubuntu Versions

Adjective	Animal	Version
Warty	Warthog	4.10
Hoary	Hedgehog	5.04
Breezy	Badger	5.10
Dapper	Drake	6.06
Edgy	Eft	6.10
Feisty	Fawn	7.04
Gutsy	Gibbon	7.10
Hardy	Heron	8.04
Intrepid	Ibex	8.10
Jaunty	Jackalope	9.04
Karmic	Koala	9.10
Lucid	Lynx	10.04
Maverick	Meerkat	10.10

How to Secure your Gmail account from Hackers ( How to set Gmail password recovery options )

Recently lots of problems are reported about gmail account passwd hacking.

Set your account password recovery options effectively.

How to set Gmail password recovery options

Log in to gmail

Now select Settings  from top right side of the screen.

 here select Accounts and Imports.

Bottom of the screen you can select Change account settings

Now it will open a new window with following


Now Select Change Password recovery options

Now it will ask for your current password  . enter your current password.


Now you can add/edit your security options

Alternate Email account

SMS Mobile Number

Security Question

and save

New simple Installer in Ubuntu 10.10 'Maverick Meerkat'

 Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick comes with Simple user friendly installer. You can install Ubuntu 10.10 with limited computer knowledge. It also provide option for installing non-free software and codecs.

 Partitioning is probably the most important part of installation process and it is also made simple in ubuntu 10.10.

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How to Change Windows Controls to Right side in Ubuntu 10.04

This is very difficult to mange left side control of Ubuntu windows.Simply you can change this setting.


1. Open up the gconf-editor tool
(

Open a terminal and type

$ gconf-editor

).
2. Navigate to apps-->Metacity --> general.
3. Double click the button_layout key.
4. Change the value of this key to menu:maximize,minimize,close.
5. Click OK and the change will occur immediately.

You can now close the gconf-editor tool.

How to Convert AVI file to FLV in Ubuntu Linux

You can easily convert FLV file to AVI and Vise versa with Simple commands

Convert FLV to AVI file: 

$ ffmpeg -i mavideo.flv mavideo.avi

Convert AVI to FLV file: 

$ffmpeg -i mavideo.avi mavideo.flv 

If  ffmpeg is not intalled
$ sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

Play Beautiful game Frogatto in ubuntu

Frogatto is a platform game in two dimensions. The protagonist of this game is a funny frog can jump, run, swim, while avoiding being hurt by the various monsters in each level.
It is currently available Frogatto version 1.0, which represents the first stable version of it.  Frogatto 1.0 is a classic platform adventure game is fun and fully playable.

Frogatto has more than 30 levels and a fully functional editor that allows you to create your own levels or, edit an existing levels.

How to Install Latest version Frogatto in Ubuntu

# sudo wget -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/frogatto.list http://www.frogatto.com/apt/frogatto.list
# wget -O- http://www.frogatto.com/apt/key.gpg | sudo apt-key add - wget -O http://www.frogatto.com/apt/key.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
# sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install

Googlubuntu – Search Engine for Ubuntu Linux Users

Googlubuntu is a Search engine based on google for linux users. ”Googlubuntu is using Google customer search to search all related articles and sources about Ubuntu and the others.
Googlubuntu resources are from: Ubuntu.com,  Edubuntu.org, Kubuntu.com, Launchpad.net, ubuntuforums.org, ubuntuguide.org, Kubuntuforums.net,  getdeb.net, guia-ubuntu.org, cesarius.net, tuxpepino.wordpress.com, ubuntulife.wordpress.com,

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Blam, a simple feed reader for GNOME

Blam is an application for GNU / Linux designed for the desktop environment GNOME . This is a very simple feed reader with a very simple interface from which we can access our feeds. Blam also allows us to add, delete or edit a feed easily. It also gives us the ability to import OPML feed lists, and export the lists created with the program itself.

How to Install Blam in Ubuntu
Blam is available  from the official Ubuntu repositories.
 

$ sudo apt-get install blam

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How to Find the Most Memory taking process in Ubuntu Linux

Some Times system administrators need to kill the memory eater process. When your system become slower, check the following command and find the memory eater.


Open a terminal and Type the following command

#ps aux | sort -nrk 4 | head

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How to Enable Multimedia Support (MP3, Mpeg4, Divx, 3gp, avi) in Fedora 13

How to Enable Multimedia support in Fedora 13

By default fedora will not support MP3, AVI, Divx, 3gp, Mpeg4 etc.

Simply you can add this features in Fedora 13


Open a terminal and become root or Login as root user, then run this command:



# rpm -ivh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
# rpm -ivh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm

Install all other plug-ins

# yum -y install gstreamer-plugins-bad gstreamer-plugins-ugly xine-lib-extras-nonfree gstreamer-ffmpeg

After successful installation you can rum MP3 files


You can install Popular Media VCD/DVD Player with MPEG, QuickTime, AVI, and DVDs Support by using the following command


# yum install xine xine-lib libdvdcss

Doing this will also install a number of support libraries, including the libdvdcss plugin

Install Popular VLC Player in Fedora 13 by using the following
# rpm -ivh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
# yum -y install vlc


XMMS
Try the following for install xmms and make it MP3-capable

# yum install xmms xmms-mp3

How to install Download Manager - Multiget - in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid

MultiGet is an easy-to-use GUI  download manager for ubuntu / debian linux. It is Look and work like famous windows download manager flashget.

It supports resuming downloads,  It supports HTTP/FTP protocols . It supports multi-task with multi-thread on multi-server. You can reconfigure   the thread number without stopping the current task.

MultiGet runs natively on Linux, and it supports multiple operating system too.  It was tested on many system such as : Windows XP, ubuntu ,kubuntu, xubuntu, Fedora, opensuse, mandriva, MEPIS , PCLinuxOS, CentOS, Puppy,  FreeBSD, MacOS etc.

MultiGet is available from Ubuntu universe respository

Howto Install in Ubuntu
$ sudo apt-get install multiget

or you can use Synaptic Package Manager

How to Install XBMC MediaPlayer in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)

XBMC is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub for digital media. XBMC is available for Linux, OSX, Windows, and the original Xbox.
Currently XBMC can be used to play almost all popular audio and video formats around. It was designed for network playback, so you can stream your multimedia from anywhere in the house or directly from the internet using practically any protocol available.

How to Install XBMC MediaPlayer in Ubuntu 10.04

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xbmc-standalone

How to Install extra screensavers with XScreensaver in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx"

XScreenSaver is a modular screen saver and locker for X11 containing more than 200 screen savers.  This package is used by both xscreensaver and gnome-screensaver.

To install XScreensaver open  Synaptic Package Manager  and type xscreensaver in the search field. Mark xscreensaver, xscreensaver-gl-extra and xscreensaver-data-extra for installation and click on the Apply button.

or

$sudo apt-get install xscreensaver

How to Install Skype in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

 
 
How to Install Skype in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx
 
First You have to Download the package  

For 32-bit
$ wget http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-ubuntu-32
For 64-bit
$ wget http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-ubuntu-64 
Install The following Libraries 
libqt4-dbus libqt4-network libqt4-xml libasound2
 
$sudo apt-get install libqt4-dbus libqt4-network libqt4-xml libasound2
 
Now Install the pckage
 
$ sudo dpkg -i skype-XXXXXXXXXXXX.deb
 
If you have any error due to dependency Problem  do the following   
 
$ sudo apt-get -f install

How to Install Community Themes package in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)

Ubuntu has a bigger selection of themes to choose between? A Collection of beautiful and stylish themes you can find in the Community Themes package.

 How to install Community themes in Ubuntu 10.04

open a terminal and type the following

$ sudo apt-get install community-themes

How to Root login on Ubuntu 10.04

Ubuntu root access was blocked by default  for GUI.  For Enabling This you need to reset password for root.

once password for root is reset. You can login root on GUI using Other.. option available on Login Screen

Use the following command to Reset root password

$ sudo passwd root   

 

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How to Enable Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Linx ) Multimedia Ready (for playing MP3 , AVI, 3gp, DVD Video etc)

Multimedia support like MP3, avi, 3gp , DVD Video Playback are not available in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) . Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) cannot included other multimedia software due to patent, copyright, or license restrictions, such as Adobe Flash Player and RealNetworks RealPlayer. If you want to play a Multimedia file like MP3 in ubuntu 10.04 , read the following

Fist You have to add the medibuntu repository

Follow these instructions to get mp3 and other multimedia support on your Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx).

$ sudo wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list

$ sudo apt-get --quiet update

$ sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring

$ sudo apt-get --quiet update

Now you can install codecs
Install non-free-codecs:

$ sudo apt-get install non-free-codecs

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Install DVD Support by using following command:

$ sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2  (see my previous post)

Now install MS Windows codecs:

$ sudo apt-get install w32codecs

VLC player and Mplayer:

$ sudo apt-get install vlc mplayer

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How to play video dvd Movies in Ubnutu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

The following Steps are help you to play Video DVD Movies in Your  Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

Fist You have to add mediubuntu repositories

$ sudo wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list

$ sudo apt-get --quiet update

Update Key

$ sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring

$ sudo apt-get --quiet update

If you already added mediubuntu repository you can skip above steps

Now install the libdvdcss library.

# sudo su

# apt-get install libdvdcss2

# apt-get install libdvdread4

# cd /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/

# ./install-css.sh

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