[How To] Install Transmission 2.1 on Ubuntu/Kubuntu Maverick 10.10
Version 2.1 of Transmission, the default BitTorrent client for Ubuntu was released just 2 days before Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 got out on 10.10.10. As with any major version upgrade for software, Transmission 2.1 will not be coming to the Ubuntu repos. But you can always install the latest version from the official Transmission PPA on Launchpad....
Install KTorrent 4.0 in Ubuntu / Kubuntu Lucid
KTorrent 4.0 was released couple of days back after being in development for close to 5 months. It adds many new features, the big ones being magnet support and support for µTP protocol (bittorrent over UDP) along with many bug fixes. Users of Kubuntu / Ubuntu Lucid will not be getting the new version automatically...
Download Kubuntu Lucid 10.04 LTS
Kubuntu Lucid 10.04 was released yesterday and I have already upgraded. Click on the image to know whats new in this release and to grab your copy now.
Making GNOME / GTK+ apps look good in KDE
The search never ends. Almost all distros use Qtcurve to make GNOME apps look good in a KDE environment. The Qtcurve theme works pretty good at aping, but if you use the default color scheme and the oxygen style in KDE 4, then there is something even better than Qtcurve. Oxygen Molecule GTK+ theme based...
Get the new Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 Wallpapers in Kubuntu Lucid
If you like KDE and are using Kubuntu Lucid, you are missing out on the new wallpapers which have been chosen for Ubuntu Lucid after a photography contest. Unlike Ubuntu, these wallpapers are not installed on Kubuntu automatically. The wallpapers are great though. If you want to install them on Kubuntu, fire up Konsole and...
Pre-order Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 CD from ShipIt
With just one day to go for the release of the new edition of Ubuntu Linux (Hardy Heron 8.04), ShipIt is now accepting requests for shipping free CD’s of Ubuntu Hardy Heron. One notable change is that, now you can order only a single CD of either the Desktop edition or Server edition. If you...
Show Computer, Trash icon on desktop in Ubuntu
By default, Ubuntu does not show Computer and Trash icon on the desktop in Ubuntu. Instead Ubuntu shows the Trash icon on the extreme right of the bottom panel. This is a little inconvenient for me as I delete the bottom panel and hence like to have the Trash icon on the desktop. Also having...
Gnome Do – QuickSilver for Linux
Envied by your friends who use QuickSilver on OS X and Launchy on Windows. Key stroke program launchers can be a real time saver once you get the hang of it. GNOME Do is a GNOME utility for fast launching of applications and files. It can easily be said to be the Linux equivalent of QuickSilver...
Screenshot Tour – KDE 4.0 Stable
So I downloaded and install KDE 4.0 stable on my Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon install. Everything feels to be pretty new in the KDE desktop thanks to the spanking new Oxygen artwork. Plasma, the new desktop shell gives the desktop a clean look. All the KDE applications have gone in for a facelift. Here are some...
[How To] install KDE 4.0 stable in Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon Linux
KDE 4.0 stable is now available for Linux. This new release of KDE 4 includes a whole lot of new improvements like a whole new desktop shell Plasma, better look and feel with Oxygen artwork, hardware acceleration in KWin, a new document file viewer Okular, improved KDE applications and lot more. Here is how you...
5 reasons why you should be using Ubuntu 7.10 instead of Windows Vista
Linux is for geeks. That is the worst cliche I have ever heard. In fact I think that Ubuntu Linux is far more easier to work on compared to Windows Vista. Now that I have ditched Windows Vista in favor of Ubuntu Linux, I though I would write a post on why Ubuntu Linux is...
Linux Mint – Ubuntu + Multimedia
Came across this new Linux distribution called Linux Mint. Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution which provides a complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components with the default install. Ubuntu rocks as a Linux distribution but it somewhat falls short of the expectations of users who...
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