Tag Archives: package

ArchLinux Decided to Move to MariaDB

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux distributions

MariaDB-seal

What’s  MariaDB : is an community-developed fork of the MySQL relational database management system, the impetus being the community maintenance of its free status under the GNU GPL, as opposed to any uncertainty of MySQL license status under its current ownership by Oracle. The contributors are required … Continue reading

Make apt-get Installations and Upgrades 26x faster with apt-fast

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials

The apt-fast script  little shellscript that increases the speed of apt-get by many times. You need to have the axel download accelerator installed, which is a simple, short process, but everything else is extremely straight forward. After installing and using … Continue reading

How to install and configure compiz packages on fedora 12, 13, 14 | 3D effects

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Compiz is one of the first compositing window managers for the X Window System that uses 3D graphics hardware to create fast compositing desktop effects for window management. The effects, such as a minimization effect and a cube workspace are … Continue reading

Win7 Transformation Pack for Ubuntu

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Here is a theme package of windows 7 for the people that like to change the look of their ubuntu looks like Windows7, for me is not usefull because i like how looks ubuntu .   This Package contains: GDM … Continue reading

Automatic Package Updates in ubuntu Using cron-apt

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If you have installed the full desktop version of Ubuntu, everything you need is already installed and running. Package updates can be scheduled from the desktop. For the server or costumised installation then you need to install apt-cron.  

How do I install .deb packages on Ubuntu?

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Frequently Asked Questions

Question : I`m a new ubuntu user, I downloaded drivers for my printer, the drivers are in .deb format, how do I install them ?