Font Smoothing in Ubuntu

Step 1: Enable full auto-hinting:
Open a text editor (gedit) and paste the below code in it. Save the file as .fonts.conf in the home folder

<?xml version="1.0″ ?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
<match target="font">
<edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
</match>
</fontconfig>

Step 2: Set rendering/hinting for Gnome
System > Settings > Appearance > [Fonts tab]

Under the "Rendering" section, select "Subpixel smoothing (LCDs)".
Click the "Details" button.
Ensure your screen's DPI is set correctly (defaults to 96 dpi, but my screen is approximately 94 dpi)
Under the section "Smoothing", make sure "Subpixel (LCD)" is chosen.
Under the section "Hinting", make sure "Slight" is chosen.

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Transparent background in Midnight Commander

Add these two lines to the end of your ~/.mc/ini file:

[Colors]
base_color=normal=,default:selected=,:marked=,default:markselect=,:menu=,:menuhot=,:menusel=,:menuhotsel=,:dnormal=,:dfocus=,:dhotnormal=,:dhotfocus=,:input=,:reverse=,:executable=,default:directory=,default:link=,default:device=,default:special=,:core=,:helpnormal=,:helplink=,:helpslink=,:


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BSNL connection in Arch Linux

# pacman -S rp-pppoe
# ppp0e-setup

You can then connect/disconnect using
/etc/rc.d/adsl {start|stop} as root.

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Hackintosh Download Links

JaS OSx86 10.5.4 Client / Server Intel SSE2 SSE3:

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4336004/JaS_OSx86_10.5.4_Client___Server_Intel_SSE2_SSE


iATKOSv4i-Chameleon-1.0.11-JMicron-fix:

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4326415/iATKOSv4i-Chameleon-1.0.11-JMicron-fix


leo4all v3:

http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1443205/20563475/

Remove Gnome Panel | Tool Tip | Drop Down | Pop Up shadows

Open Compiz

Click on Windows Decorator

Under Shadow Windows, change any to
any & !(type=dock) & !(type=tooltip) & !(type=dropdownmenu) & !(type=popupmenu)

Ubuntu themes, i like

Santay theme pack (Link)



Neutronium DeepBlack (Link)



MurrinaAurantiumSVN (Link)

Install globalmenu (Hardy)

Open Terminal

1. Create a folder
mkdir global-menu-install

2. Go to this folder
cd global-menu-install

3. Run this in termimal
wget http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/files/gnome-globalmenu-0.4-svn964.tar.gz

4. Unarchive them
tar zxvf gnome-globalmenu-0.4-svn964.tar.gz

5. Install them
a. cd globalmenu
b. sudo dpkg -i *.deb

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Essential softwares for Ubuntu

These are a list of softwares that I found very essential for Ubuntu.

1. Start-Up Manager
2. Compiz and Emerald
3. Ubuntu Tweaks
4. Gparted
5. Audacity
6. VLC
7. NTFS-3g
8. Nautilus Action Configuration
9. Nautilus Set as Wallpaper plugin

Synaptic download location

You could just mount the partition to "/var/cache/apt/archives". If you don't run "apt-get clean" the downloaded packages should stay there. I'd recommend doing a backup of the directory first, creating a new one and then mount the partition:
sudo mv /var/cache/apt/archives /var/cache/apt/archives_bk
sudo mkdir /var/cache/apt/archives
sudo mount /dev/sdXX /var/cache/apt/archives/

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'dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem'

Run these commands in the terminal

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install

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Add files to Totem playing list from Nautilus

Download "nautilus actions configuration" from Synaptic

Go to System>> Nautilus Action Configuration

Click on Add

Enter the following...

Label: Tooltip: Add to totem playlist
Icon: /usr/share/pixmaps/totem.xpm
Action: totem
Parameters: --enqueue %M
Under Condition tab
Appears if file matches filenames: *.mp3 ; *.ogg ; *.mpc ; *.aac ; *.wav ; *.ac3 ; *.avi ; *.ogm ; *.mpg ; *.mpeg ; *.wmv ; *.rm ; *.ram ; *.vob ; *.asf
Appears if selection contains: only files
Appears for multiple: true

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Windows XP Pro Corp SP3 Official Edition

A good copy of Windows XP Professional with SP3
http://www.mininova.org/com/1432505

If in case u need a key: V2C47-MK7JD-3R89F-D2KXW-VPK3J

Cloud Applications

Apple Mobile Me
Soon to be launched subscription service which will synchronise emails, photos and contacts between multiple devices. Your desktop, laptop and mobile device will stay in sync so long as they have access to Apple's servers in the cloud.

Google Docs
Google Docs has an intuitive interface and consists of applications normally associated with the desktop - a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation designer. Documents can be saved to the cloud or to your own machine. Multiple users can work on the same document from different computers with changes taking effect almost instantly.

Adobe Acrobat
Attractive online word processor with cloud storage space for your documents. Also includes collaboration tools and an online PDF converter. Currently in beta testing but free to join.

Jooce
Flash based desktop environment aimed at users of internet cafés. Dragging a file onto the 'desktop' actually uploads it to the cloud giving easy access from any internet-enabled PC.

Network.com / Blender 3D
Sun's data centres are available for hire by the hour to power on-demand cloud services. Used mainly for processing scientific data, the servers can also be used for rendering animations via the open source Blender 3D software on the desktop.

Evernote
Use your phone to take a snapshot of anything you need to remember then upload it to Evernote's servers in the cloud. Any text in the images is scanned and indexed to create a searchable database. Currently in private beta testing.

Live Search
Microsoft's search engine for mobile phones makes heavy use of cloud processing to bring a rich experience to searching on handheld devices.

Twitterfone
This service uses speech recognition in the cloud to convert voice messages into 'tweets' on the social network Twitter. Currently in beta testing, you'll need to join the queue for an invitation to join.

Blist
A database application with an attractive interface, how-to videos and innovative drag and drop design. Once created, your database can be shared with other users of the site.

Picnik
Photo editing in the cloud. Upload images from your local machine or import them from another site such as Flickr or Facebook. The site's colourful buttons mask powerful photo retouching tools. It's also possible to add text, shapes or a frame to your creation.

Photoshop Express
Another photo editor which makes good use of the cloud to store your pics. Tools for editing photographs will be familiar to users of Adobe's industry standard Photoshop image editor. Once the masterpiece is complete, you can add it to the site's gallery for all to admire.

Surround sound in Ubuntu Hardy

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=795525

http://www.automaticable.com/2008-05-28/how-to-enable-surround-sound-on-ubuntu-hardy/

Ubuntu Softwares

Compiz Fusion (Customize your Ubuntu)
Startup Manager (Customize Startup)

Ubuntu Partitions (Installation)

Start the installation and select manual installation in Step3. Follow the steps below in Step4

Swap - 512MB (approx)

ext2 - / - 4068 - 10240MB (approx depending on your requirement)

ext3 - /home (Your wish)


Some Comments:
Swap is like temporary memory like the page file in windows it used for implementation of virtual memory technique i think so.....

/ is the root directory which holds everything.....

/home is where your user profile would be created it's like the Storage of program files and whatever u download or create is held here... it has been separated out from the root so that while u partition the drive for a new installation u don't loose the program configurations or your downloaded files........ there is no other specific reason for the /home to be separated out from the root

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Proverbs 19

2 It is not good to have zeal without knowledge,
nor to be hasty and miss the way.

8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
he who cherishes understanding prospers.

11 A man's wisdom gives him patience;
it is to his glory to overlook an offense.

20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
and in the end you will be wise.

23 The fear of the LORD leads to life:
Then one rests content, untouched by trouble.

Read and Write NTFS Windows Partition on Mac OS X

Install MacFUSE
- This package is needed to support the user space file system facility that NTFS-3G uses.

Install NTFS-3G Read/Write Driver
- This is the main distribution.

Hide Partition Icons From Your Ubuntu Desktop

Press Alt-F2 to bring up the Run Application dialog. Type gconf-editor and click Run.

In the left pane of the window, browse to apps->nautilus->desktop.

Uncheck the volumes_visible option and the partitions on your desktop will disappear.

HOW TO - Avant-Window-Navigator

Open Terminal and install AWN:
sudo apt-get install avant-window-navigator

To add extra's
Open terminal:
gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add the following two lines to the end of the file:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ubuntu hardy main

Save and exit.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install avant-window-navigator-trunk awn-manager-trunk awn-extras-applets-trunk

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