1. Screen's Brightness level bug on Acer with Ubuntu 12.

04 Here is the solution that worked on my Aspire 5733; In the terminal, run: sudo gedit /etc/default/grub when the file opens, look for the line similar to: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quite splash" and add "acpi_osi=" to the list, without the quotes, so it looks like: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quite splash acpi_osi=" save the file, then exit gedit. Next, be sure to run: sudo update-grub to make the changes permanent. Exit the terminal and reboot. 2. Install Ubuntu Tweak via PPA: Open terminal and enter the following command: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak 3. Back to Gnome classic: Install the classic GNOME desktop by installing the gnome-panel package: sudo apt-get install gnome-panel 4. VLC Media player: Unless you can use mplayer perfectly yourself, I recommend installing the VLC media player. VLC is the best media player for Linux it play almost everything , he has many features that you can not find in any other media player. You can install VLC from Ubuntu software center or via terminal by using the following command: sudo apt-get install vlc 5. PlayOnLinux This is a program used to install and play on Linux programs for Windows. Install it using Ubuntu Software Center. 6. Cheese

This is a program to handle your webcam. Install it using Ubuntu Software Center. 7. Ubuntu restricted extras Install this pack to have in your system the commonly used applications with restricted copyright (mp3, avi, mpeg, TrueType, Java, Flash, Codecs). In order to do that, you have to have activated Ubuntu Multiverse Repository. 8. Move Nautilus Forward & Back button to Left Side:

To move these buttons to left side just follow steps: Open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal: mkdir ~/Desktop/nautilus-mod cd ~/Desktop/nautilus-mod sudo apt-get update apt-get source nautilus sudo apt-get build-dep nautilus cd ~/Desktop/nautilus-mod/nautilus-3* gedit src/nautilus-toolbar.c

Now, scroll down to line 130 or Find for "gtk_toolbar_insert (GTK_TOOLBAR (self->priv>toolbar), item, 0)" and change the "0" to a "2". So change the original line from: gtk_toolbar_insert (GTK_TOOLBAR (self->priv->toolbar), item, 0); To: gtk_toolbar_insert (GTK_TOOLBAR (self->priv->toolbar), item, 2); When you're done, click save and close Gedit. Now Back in Terminal, run the following: ./configure --prefix=/usr make sudo killall nautilus sudo make install

Now logout and login back/restart to avoid mess. To undo the changes and revert back to stock Nautilus, you can simply run following command: sudo apt-get --reinstall install nautilus For Unity If SomeThing Went Wrong Enter following commands to Reset: >> to reset the Unity launcher icons: unity --reset-icons >> to reset Unity: unity --reset >> to reset Compiz: gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz-1 unity --reset 9. How do I enable the pidgin system tray icon? execute: gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist "['all']" and remember to set the system tray to "always" in pidgin preferences. 10. Install jupiter in ubuntu Open the terminal and run the following commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/jupiter sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install jupiter 11. Activate zoom desktop Open CompizConfig Settings Manager. In the Accessibility Menu, activate Enhanced Zoom Desktop. Activate the shortcuts for zooming, choosing the combinations that you like. For example, I prefer Ctrl+Mouse scroll up for zoom in and Ctrl+Mouse scroll down for zoom out. Be aware, the mouse scrolls (in and out) are Button 4 and Button 5. 12. System monitor panel applet The Ubuntu 12.04 Unity panel doesn't support applets, but you can use an indicator for this. This is System Load Indicator. It displays CPU, Memory, Network, Swap, Disk io and system load on the panel, like this:

Install System Load Indicator in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS using the commands below: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:indicator-multiload/stable-daily sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install indicator-multiload 13. Closable / Movable NotifyOSD Notifications

There is a patched NotifyOSD which adds support for closing the notifications on click, changing the notification bubble position on the screen, change font size, colour and many other settings. Install it along with its configuration tool using the commands below: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:caffeine-developers/ppa sudo add-apt-repository ppa:leolik/leolik sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get install libnotify-bin pkill notify-osd sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install notifyosdconfig Then open NotifyOSD Config Tool from the menu / Dash. Not all its settings are available in NotifyOSD Config tool.

14. Make all autostart items show up in Startup Applications dialog

Some autostart items don't show up in the Startup Applications dialog. To get all of them to show up, use the following command: sudo sed -i 's/NoDisplay=true/NoDisplay=false/g' /etc/xdg/autostart/*.desktop 15. Instalare TV-Maxe sudo add-apt-repository ppa:venerix/pkg
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install tv-maxe

Daca folositi tv-maxe din PPA-ul meu (si majoritatea o faceti), va recomand sa instalati si tvmaxe-clu, pentru a actualiza listele de canale. Instructiuni : sudo apt-get install git-core
git clone https://git.gitorious.org/v3n3rix/tvmaxe-clu.git cd tvmaxe-clu sudo ./install

Pentru dezinstalare : sudo ./uninstall Changelog : - tvmaxe-clu foloseste dialog pentru a afisa anumite output-uri, deci trebuie sa il aveti instalat ( sudo apt-get install dialog ) - am adaugat o pagina de manual, rulati man tvmaxe-clu ca sa vedeti despre ce este vorba

- sudo tvmaxe-clu -u si tvmaxe-clu -p nu mai ruleaza daca cineva sare peste tvmaxe-clu -c
Editat ultima oar de V3n3RiX (20 Sep 2011 19:50:47)