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Install Boxee on 64-bit Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic
Installing Boxee turns your computer into an incredable HTPC but the installation process is not as straight forward as they would have you believe for the 64-bit 9.10 karmic release. At the time of this post Boxee is only available for 32-bit Jaunty 9.10 release but it can be successfully installed with the following [...]
Installing Ubuntu 9.10 on the Dell Zino HD
The Dell Inspiron Zino HD is the perfect machine if you are looking to build an Ubuntu Linux based HTPC. At the time of this post the Zino can be purchased with either Windows 7 or Ubuntu linux 9.04. I decided to go with Windows 7 and install Ubuntu 9.10 64-bit karmic on my [...]
Install Linux development man pages in Ubuntu
By default Ubuntu doesn’t install the manual pages used for Linux software development which is an invaluable reference for any system developer. These man pages describe the Linux programming interface including Linux system calls as well as system library calls.
To install these man pages simply install the manpages-dev package.
$ sudo apt-get install manpages-dev
You can [...]
Setup PS3 controller over bluetooth on Ubuntu
The PS3 Sixaxis and DualShock3 bluetooth controllers are a great for gaming on your PS3 but will work just as well under Linux. With this guide you will be able to configure them to work on your Ubuntu Linux 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) PC in USB as well as wireless bluetooth mode.
There are a variety of [...]
Fix blue tinted video in Ubuntu
A strange issue has been identified in Ubuntu where video takes on a blue colored tint. Other descriptions of the problem include inverted colors, blue skin tones, or distorted video hues. The problems have been reproduced with Totem (Gstreamer), Totem (Xine), Mplayer, as well as VLC and other players.
The common theme with this [...]
Enable HDMI output on Dell XPS M1530/M1330 with Ubuntu
Hardware support in Linux, specifically Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) for the Dell XPS M1530 and M1330 is very impressive. However in certain cases the process is not as straight forward as it could be, and it takes a bit of tinkering in order to get it to work. In this article I will go through [...]
Enable syntax highlighting in vim with Ubuntu
Many distributions have syntax highlighting in vim enabled with their default installation. In Ubuntu as well as other Debian based distributions, this is not the case. By default Ubuntu installs the vim-tiny package which does not support syntax highlighting or many other advanced features.
You can see by following the chain of symlinks that in the [...]
How to SSH into Ubuntu LiveCD
The ability to remotely SSH into a machine running an Ubuntu LiveCD can come in handy in many situations. The LiveCD supports a large variety of hardware and can be used to troubleshoot system problems on a machine where you have limited or no access. A user with limited skills can easily setup remote access [...]
Allow sudo access without passwords in Ubuntu
To give a specific user access to sudo without having to enter a password you have to edit the /etc/sudoers configuration file. For security reasons you should only edit the file using the visudo command.
$ sudo visudo
In Ubuntu the following lines are placed at the bottom of /etc/sudoers by default. This gives your default [...]
Fix Skype audio on Ubuntu with Dell XPS M1530/M1330
To get Skype audio working with Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu 8.10) and Dell XPS M1530/M1330 requires a few changes to the standard install.
Make sure you have added the medibuntu repository and installed Skype.
You need to enable the embedded microphone. Go to Volume Control by clicking on the volume icon. In Preferences select Digital Input Source. [...]