How to Print Large Posters in Ubuntu / Debian Linux

PosteRazor cuts a raster image into pieces which can afterwards be printed out and assembled to a poster. As input, the PosteRazor takes a raster image. The resulting poster is saved as a multipage PDF document. An easy to use, wizard like user interface guides through 5 steps.

It is a nice utility with lot of features and easy to use. it having a great file format support. 

Supported Formats

BMP, DDS, Dr. Halo, GIF, ICO, IFF, JBIG, JPEG/JIF, KOALA, LBM, Kodak PhotoCD, PCX, PBM, PGM, PNG, PPM, PhotoShop PSD, Sun RAS, TARGA, TIFF, WBMP, XBM, XPM

Image Types

Monochrome, Grayscale, 4 Bit palette, 8 Bit palette, 24 Bit RGB, 48 Bit RGB (only via TIFF and PNG), 32 Bit CMYK (only via TIFF) 
Dimension Unitsm, mm, cm, inch, ft, pt(72th inch)

It supports the following page Lay outs

DIN A4, DIN A3, Legal, Letter, Tabloid

Output Format

PDF

How to Install PosteRazor in ubuntu/debian Linux

open a terminal  and type
$ sudo apt-get install posterazor

or use Synaptic Package Manager for Installation.

How to Start Go Programming - A Video Introduction

Here You can see a Video Introduction to Go Programming. This will help you to start Go Programming. 56 Minute Duration.
LINK

Simple LAMP (Linux Apache MySql PHP) Installation for Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

 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

Handbrake : Rip DVD to MP4, MKV, AVI, OGM in Ubuntu 9.04 Karmic Koala

HandBrake is a multithreaded video transcoder, This  will allow us to rip DVD to MP4, MKV, AVI or OGM. It is open source and is under the GPL. To use this program only need the DVD VIDEO_TS folder with the files or a DVD image to pass to the other formats are MP4 and MKV, MPEG-4, H.264, AAC audio or Theora, MP3, Vorbis or AC-3 and DTS.

How to Install in Ubuntu/debian

Download Deb file for ubuntu/Debian Here 32Bit    64Bit
Now double click on deb file and install with gdebi or
Open a terminal and type
$sudo dpkg -i HandBrake-0.9.4-Ubuntu_GUI_i686.deb

UNP a Universal File Unpacking Utility for Ubuntu / Debian

Unp is a small perl script which makes extraction of any archive files in easy way. It support several compressors and archiver programs, chooses the right one(s) automatically and extracts one or more files using a single command. It supports rar, zip, tar.gz, deb, tar.gz2, rpm etc..

How to Install unp in ubuntu / Debian

$ sudo apt-get install unp

Usage Method 1 (unpack all archives in a directory)

$ unp *.*

Method 2 (unpack, for example, all .rar archives in a directory):

$ unp *.rar

Method 3 (unpack 1 archive):

$unp archivefile

Method 4 (unpack several archives at the same time):

$unp archivefile1 archivefile 2

More examples
unp *.tar.gz, unp *.tar.bz, unp *.rpm, unp *.deb, unp *.zip, unp *.rar

$man unp ( for more help)

A simple error noted in unp is , It doesn’t extract RAR archives with full path

How to start PHP Programming. Write your First Program in PHP

Here I will show how to start php programming. Lot of my friends like php, but there is a starting trouble. This will help you to write your first php program.

You need to install LAMP (Linux Apache, Mysql, PHP )Server.
Click Here How to install LAMP Sever in Ubuntu Linux

Now you can check your Apache webserver

Open a browser (firefox) and type http:// 127.0.0.1 in address bar

It Shows " It Works "

Now you can test your PHP

See your server root is pointed to the folder /var/www by default. So you have to save your programs in /var/www. But There is a problem, you can't write in to the folder /var/www as ordinary user, it needs root privilege . (I am using gksu for solving this proble, it will ask for your sudo password)

open a terminal type the following

$cd /var/www

$ gksu gedit helloworld.php

write the program

<?php
  echo "hello world";
?> 

now save and quit

open browser (firefox)

type the following in the address bar
http://127.0.0.1/helloworld.php

Now You will get the result in the browser

" hello world"

Now your First PHP program is Working

write valuable comments for helping php beginners

How to manage your Mobile internet connection in Ubuntu with Launch2net

Launch2net for Ubuntu Linux is a professional mobile Internet Connection Manager for Ubuntu users. launch2net will recognize your type of modem or ExpressCard as well as the SIM card and does not need intricate driver installations or configurations.

A user friendly graphical frontend gives most important information at a glance, like network information, signal strength, online time and data throughput.

It is Simle to use, no long searches for modem drivers or connection settings. launch2net gets you online simple and fast with a few clicks.

L2N have a simple SMS text message manger. You can use launch2net to send, receive and manage your SMS text messages with support of multipart and multigroup messages.

Try to connect your Mobile connections RELIANCE, TATA INDICOM, BSNL with this and write your valuable comments

How to insta;; Launch2net in ubuntu

Download the deb file form here

Now double click on the downloaded file and proceed with gdebi installtion

or Open a terminal and type

$ sudo dpkg -i launch2net2_1.6.0-0_i386.deb

How to Manage Bluetooth Device in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala with Blueman

Now a days most of devices comes with bluetooth facilty. If you have a mobile phone and a Laptop, You must Blueman, It will help you a lot.

Blueman is a GTK+ Bluetooth Manager
Blueman is designed to be simple and intuitive for everyday bluetooth tasks such as:

* Connecting to 3G/EDGE/GPRS via DUN profile.
* Connecting to/Creating bluetooth networks
* Connecting to input devices
* Connecting to audio devices
* Sending/Receiving/Browsing files via OBEX
* Pairing

How to Install Blueman in Ubuntu

Go to System—>Administration—>Software—>Sources.Now click on Third-Party Software tab, and add the following

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/blueman/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

Now reload the repositories
or
open a terminal and type
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install blueman

Now open System --> Preference --> Bluetooth Manager

What is new features in Mandriva 2010

Popular Desktop Linux distribution Mandriva 2010 released . See some new features in mandriva 2010.

Easy and stylish new Installer

Mandriva introduced a Live Upgrade , which help you to upgrade packages easily.

xguest package based Guest accounts, it offers safe temporary access to the system via gdm or kdm.

Mandriva 2010 is based on Linux 2.6.31 improved its wireless Support with easier wifi key setup.

mandriva is the first distribution who integrate the Moblin 2.0 environment designed for mobile desktop platforms,

Improved boot time offers a lightning startup

Krandr ( Desktop resolution dynamic changer ) will be more integrated into KDE4.

Openoffice 3.1 included

Mandriva comes with KDE 4.3.2

Improved Diskdrake offers a user friendly disk partitioning with Raid and 2TB Disk support

The Plymouth boot splash technology, which provides a graphical boot animation during the boot process.

Mandriva 2010 will have GNOME 2.28. It contains the latest version of GTK+ with client-side window.

How to Install Skype in Fedora 12

The new version of Fedora 12 is released. You can install famous communication software skype in fedora 12 using some simple steps.

• Hardware requirements
• 1 Ghz processor or faster.
• 256 MB RAM.
• 20 MB free disk space on your hard drive.
• Microphone and speakers or headset.
• Internet connection – broadband is best (GPRS is not supported for voice calls).
• Video card driver with Xv support.

• Software requirements
• Qt 4.2.1+
• D-Bus 1.0.0
• libasound2 1.0.12
• PulseAudio 0.9.10+ (optional)
• PulseAudio 0.9.15+ (optional recommended)

Technical details
Version 2.1.0.47

Download Skype for fedora from here

Double Click and Install