Tag Archives: lucid

Yahoo search Becomes Default Search for firefox In Ubuntu 10.04

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in News

The default search engine in Firefox for Lucid will be changing from Google to Yahoo!. Rick Spencer from Canonical, who posted the announcement earlier today on the Ubuntu developer mailing list, assured users that this won’t affect their ability to … Continue reading

Install Samba server in ubuntu 11.04 & Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials

If you want to share files between your Ubuntu and Windows computers, your best option is to use Samba file sharing. Samba is a free software re-implementation of SMB/CIFS networking protocol, originally developed by Australian Andrew Tridgell. As of version … Continue reading

Enchance your Ubuntu Desktop with Screenlets

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials

Screenlets are small owner-drawn applications (written in Python) that can be described as “the virtual representation of things lying/standing around on your desk”. Sticknotes, clocks, rulers, … the possibilities are endless. The goal of the Screenlets base-classes is to simplify … Continue reading

Install more than 100 games with one command using Djl

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials

Djl is an open-source (GPL licensed) game manager written in Python 2.5 for the GNU/Linux Operating Systems. It is inspired by Valve’s Steam software for Windows. Djl makes it possible (via a repository) to download, install and remove a reasonable … Continue reading

Turn On 3D compiz effects on Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Linux Tutorials-Video-

Here are the steps you have to follow to configure compiz on  Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope