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Linux MCE

LinuxMCE is an integrated home theater/security camera and motion detector/home automation/telephone PBX/intercom system for your home. It is a community project that is a fork of the Linux Pluto commercial endeavour. There is a version that runs on Kubuntu 7.04 (Feisty) and a version for Kubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy). LinuxMCE can run either as a standalone server (recommended) or as a package on top of Kubuntu. For more info see the LinuxMCE website.

To install LinuxMCE as a standalone server for your home, the DVD installation is recommended on an empty computer with an Nvidia graphics card (6000, 7000, or 8000 series). The disk will install the Kubuntu OS as well as the LinuxMCE system.

To install LinuxMCE as an add-on package to an existing Kubuntu system, the LinuxMCE 2 CD installation is recommended. You will also need a Kubuntu LiveCD for your installation, even if you already have a full Kubuntu installation in place. (The LinuxMCE installation uses the Kubuntu LiveCD for additional modules.) Note that the LinuxMCE version must match the Kubuntu version -- i.e. the LinuxMCE 710 version CDs require the Kubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) Live CD.

With the 2 CD installation, it is possible to run Kubuntu separately from LinuxMCE on the same PC, but it is recommended to dedicate at least one server to LinuxMCE as a core server.

LinuxMCE incorporates MythTV. Pluto home automation, Motion security surveillance, Asterisk PBX, VDR video disk recorder, and other home automation/security/theater packages in an integrated platform.

At this time, the automatic installers for Linux MCE uses the KDE desktop (Kubuntu). There are users that have made Linux MCE work with the Gnome desktop (Ubuntu), but it is recommended to stick with the automatic installation instructions for now.

Miscellaneous Applications

The application in this section need a home. If Editors have the time, please place these apps in an appropriate category. If the category doesn't exist then make it. Destroy this message when complete. Thanks. --KrazyPenguin 06:16, 27 October 2007 (EEST)

WiFi Radar - Simple Wireless Configuration in Ubuntu

If you want to configure your wireless configuration in Ubuntu try WiFi Radar

Hotwire - Graphical terminal for Ubuntu

If you want graphical terminal for Ubuntu check this Very Useful

How to install Epiphany web browser in Ubuntu

If you want to How to install Epiphany web browser in Ubuntu follow this procedure

Midori - a lightweight web browser in Ubuntu

If you want to How to install Midori web browser in Ubuntu follow this procedure

apturl - protocol handler in Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon

If you want to install ubuntu package from web browser here is simple tool

sysvconfig - utility for configuring init script links

sysvconfig - utility for configuring init script links,service command in ubuntu

EasyBCD - A dual-boot manager

EasyBCD is a free Windows-based program that makes it easy to dual-boot Windows Vista and Ubuntu (amongst other distros), safely and quickly.

QGRUBEditor - A visual GRUB configuration editor

QGRUBEditor - A visual GRUB configuration editor

Howto Install qBittorrent in Ubuntu Gutsy

Enable Drag and Drop capabilities to aMSN

Mount/Unmount .iso Images in oneclick

Startup Manager

StartUp Manager - change settings in Grub, Grub2 and Usplash

Cinelerra - Video Editing Software

Cinelerra - Video Editing Software .If you want to install Cinelerra use this tutorial

Adobe Reader Gutsy amd64/i386

Note that you do NOT need to install Adobe Reader to view PDF files; Ubuntu includes a PDF viewer (called Evince) which is sufficient for most users. The following is provided for users who may need functionality found only in Adobe Reader.

First 

echo "deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ gutsy free non-free" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list

Second 

wget -q http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add - && sudo apt-get update

Third we add plug ins and Reader 

sudo aptitude install acroread acroread-plugins acroread-escript

You can also install the plug-in for Firefox 

sudo aptitude install mozilla-acroread

If you get "Unable to find the HTML rendering library (libgtkembedmoz)..."

Specifiy the folder location in Edit -> Prefences -> Internet

  • Browser Executable: /usr/bin/firefox
  • libgtkembedmoz Folder: /usr/lib/firefox/

Enjoy Adobe Reader

OpenOffice add ons

To open Microsoft Office .docx files in OpenOffice, you have to install this convertor.

Download the convertor

[1]

Amd64 users should download this package instead: [2]

Install the package 

sudo dpkg -i odf-converter_1.0.0-2~getdeb1_i386.deb  #for i386 users

sudo dpkg -i odf-converter_1.0.0-2~getdeb1_amd64.deb #for amd64 users

Alternatively, you can simply double-click the .deb to install it. You can now open and edit .docx files using OpenOffice.org.

Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Program (Gramps)

GRAMPS, the Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming System, is an Open Source genealogy program written in Python, using the GTK/GNOME interface. GRAMPS has the ability to import GEDCOM files that are used in such programs as FamilyTree Maker for Windows and can produce reports in various formats such as the popular ABIWord and OpenOffice.org formats as well as HTML and PDF. 

sudo apt-get install gramps

Desktop

Howto Tweak Ubuntu System

If you want to tweak ubuntu check this

AMOR - a creature for your desktop

If you want to add some fun to your ubuntu desktop this is for you

Advanced Desktop Effects (Compiz Fusion)

Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon comes shipped with Compiz Fusion pre-installed, which means less tinkering with sensitive configuration files. For most part, Compiz needs proprietary drivers for your graphics card to work properly, so make sure you install those if needed.

To enable desktop effects, turn them on by navigating your GNOME-menu to System > Preferences > Appearance. Under the tab Visual Effects you'll find three settings; None, Normal and Extra. To turn Compiz on, choose one of the two latter.

If you wish to customize your Compiz options and plugins, such as animations and Desktop Cube, first install the configuration tool: 

 sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

Then either choose the now available Custom and Preferences from the above Visual Effects menu, or start the settings manager via the menu System > Preferences > Advanced Desktop Effects Settings. You can also start the application from the terminal or run dialog (ALT + F2), using the command ccsm.


ATI users and Compiz

Some ATI cards don't need their proprietary drivers to work with Compiz as the open-sourced driver (radeon) also has support for 3D acceleration. However, the open-sourced driver isn't as fast as the closed-sourced (fglrx) one, so if you need the proprietary one you'll have to tinker around in the terminal a little.


1. After you've installed the driver, either through the proprietary manager or directly from ATI's site, you'll have to setup the Xorg configuration file to work with your new driver. Always remember to back up the original file before altering, in case something goes wrong. Open up a terminal and enter: 

  sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak

  sudo aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf

This will disable the default radeon driver and replace it with ATI's own.


2. Now, let's tell Compiz not to care about drivers that are blacklisted: 

  echo SKIP_CHECKS="yes" >> $HOME/.config/compiz/compiz-manager

Alternatively, you could whitelist the driver, which is a much prettier solution. Run this command to edit the Compiz startup-script: 

 gksudo gedit /usr/bin/compiz

Search for Driver whitelist and add fglrx to the end of the line, like this: 

 # Driver whitelist
 WHITELIST="nvidia intel ati radeon i810 fglrx"


3. Reboot your computer, login and enable Compiz as mentioned above et voilà! Behold Compiz and ATI hugging.

Live system monitoring 

sudo apt-get install netspeed

Right click on the free area of the upper panel and select "Add to Panel...". Add "System Monitor" and "Network Monitor". Right Click on System Monitor and select Preferences. Add the monitor resources that you want to monitor.

Desktop session recording

It is possible to record the whole desktop session along with mouse pointer and sound system. It is a very useful tool for video screenshot as ordinary still picture screenshots generated by pressing Print Screen cannot demonstrate everything. Three applications that can do this for you are Istanbul, Wink and gtk-recordMyDesktop.

Istanbul

Instalbul is easy to use but not very stable. 

sudo apt-get install istanbul
Wink 
sudo apt-get install wink
gtk-recordMyDesktop 
sudo apt-get install gtk-recordmydesktop

International Clock Gnome Applet (OpenSuse contribution)

To switch to the new international clock applet download it from Here then install it with dpkg.

Remove the old clock gnome applet right-clicking on it and then add a new applet to the panel with a right-click too over the empty place: 

>Add to panel...>Miscellaneous>International Clock>Add

You got it.

Add World Map and choose World locations using its Preferences menu

Data Sync Applications

If you want to sync your data between your Ubuntu PC and your USB drive,Remote Computer,Picasa Albums and many more use Conduit

Unison - file synchronization tool

Backup

Ubuntu Backup Options If you want to backup your Ubuntu Desktop Use Sbackup

rdiff-backup Use rdiff-backup ubuntu

Simple Ubuntu Desktop Backup with Backerupper

Home User Backup Application for Ubuntu Desktop Users

Games

Frozen Bubble

To install Frozen Bubble simply run: 

sudo apt-get install frozen-bubble

or use Synaptic Package Manager under System > Administration menu, to locate and install the package.

How to solve Sudoku

There is a simple Perl script for solving gnome-sudoku. It does not support trial-and-error.

Super Nintendo Emulator (ZSNES) 1.510 for i386/AMD64

For support or questions see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=588744

ZSNES 1.51 is included in the Official Gutsy i386 repos. However, there is no official AMD64 version, and the i386 version is known to have issues in Gutsy (see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=571666). There is a workaround available for i386 users who are experiencing this error (see http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3604026&postcount=22).

  • Add a 3rd Party Repository 
echo "deb http://packages.dfreer.org gutsy main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list

wget http://packages.dfreer.org/7572013D.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -

sudo apt-get update
  • Install using one of the lines below 
sudo apt-get install zsnes32 #for amd64 users

sudo apt-get install zsnes   #for everyone else
  • Applications > Games > zsnes or zsnes32

Playstation Emulator (pSX) 1.13 for i386/AMD64

For support or questions see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=394097

  • Add a 3rd Party Repository 
echo "deb http://packages.dfreer.org gutsy main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list

wget http://packages.dfreer.org/7572013D.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -

sudo apt-get update
  • Install using one of the lines below 
sudo apt-get install psx32 #for amd64 users

sudo apt-get install psx   #for everyone else
  • Applications > Games > pSX or pSX32HOW TO CHANGE

KDE games

To install the games from KDE 3 (recommended for Kubuntu users), install the package kdegames. This can be done with: 

sudo apt-get install kdegames

UrbanTerror 4.1

  • UrbanTerror 4.1 is a Multi-player First Person Shooter. The Game uses the open source quake 3 engine and features many real weapons and free to use servers for multi-player functionality.

More information can be found at UrbanTerror

  • You can manually download and install UrbanTerror from the following webpage [3]
  • Installing UrbanTerror is now easier than ever: download, extract, make the ioUrbanTerror.i386 file executable, double click to play
  • After downloading the file, unzip it
  • Now open up a terminal window and change into the UrbanTerror directory you just extracted
  • run the following command to make your ioUrbanTerror.i386 file executable: 
sudo chmod +x ioUrbanTerror.i386
  • Now you can double click on the ioUrbanTerror.i386 file to run the game.

CD/DVD

How To Add DVD Playback Capability

To add playback of DVD movies on Ubuntu 7.10 gutsy gibbon, you need to run the following scripts:

  • Note: Must have an internet connection to continue!
  • Note: Illegal in U.S. and some other countries, please verify are are allowed to do so before continuing. 
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/install-css.sh

(Run the above script, if it doesn't work, run the below script, then run the above script again.) 

sudo apt-get install libdvdread3

If you get messages that the css key can not be found you may set the regioncode of your optical drive 

sudo apt-get install regionset

sudo regionset

Then follow the instructions...

Also, if you get a message like "C compiler cannot create executables" 

sudo apt-get install build-essential

How to rip a DVD video

dvd::rip is a full featured DVD copy program written in Perl. It provides an easy to use but feature-rich Gtk+ GUI to control almost all aspects of the ripping and transcoding process. It uses the widely known video processing swissknife transcode and many other Open Source tools. 

sudo apt-get install dvdrip

How to burn video DVD

dvdauthor is a program that will generate a DVD movie from a valid mpeg2 stream that should play when you put it in a DVD player. 

sudo apt-get install dvdauthor

ManDVD is a another program to author DVDs.

KMediaFactory is another easy to use authoring tool.

How to burn a CD/DVD

nautilus-cd-burner is a basic and pre-installed program to write a CD or DVD. Serpentine is a pre-installed audio CD creator program. Serpentine can convert flac and mp3 on the fly, when making audio cds. nerolinux is a non-free CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD recorder. k3b is a great CD/DVD writing tool for KDE (ideal for Kubuntu users). But if you are looking for GTK/Gnome alternatives, then brasero, cdw/gcdw, gcdmaster, graveman and gnomebaker might impress you.

dvdisaster provides a margin of safety against data loss on CD and DVD media caused by scratches or aging media. It creates error correction data which is used to recover unreadable sectors if the disc becomes damaged at a later time.

Internet

Browser Plug-ins

Ubuntu automatically installs plug-ins required to browse a site in Firefox. But if you want to install plug-ins run the following in Terminal:

For Java plug-in: 

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugin

For Flash plug-in: 

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

There's a known bug affecting the Flash plug-in in the Gutsy repo. Some people get the following error after executing the above command: 

md5sum mismatch install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
The Flash plugin is NOT installed.

The fix can be found here.

Or if you want to support the open source flash plugin: 

sudo apt-get install mozilla-plugin-gnash

For VLC plug-in (automatically installs VLC also): 

sudo apt-get install mozilla-plugin-vlc

For MPlayer plug-in (automatically installs MPlayer also): 

sudo apt-get install mozilla-mplayer

For Real player plug-in (automatically installs helix-player): 

sudo apt-get install mozilla-helix-player

For kaffeine plug-in (automatically installs kaffeine also): 

sudo apt-get install kaffeine-mozilla

For image-zoom plug-in (to zoom images in a page): 

sudo apt-get install mozilla-imagezoom

For adblock plug-in (to block ads in a web page): 

sudo apt-get install mozilla-firefox-adblock

Gutsy includes the option to add extensions to Firefox through the Ubuntu repositories. The option to add these extensions is included by default. To see and add Ubuntu Add-ons:

  • In Firefox, Go to Tools > Add-ons
  • Click "Get Ubuntu Addons"
  • To see all available add-ons, click the list next to "Show:" and choose "All Available Applications"
  • Choose whichever add-ons you want, and click "Apply Changes"
  • You can see which add-ons you've installed in the normal Firefox add-on box.

(Note: All Ubuntu add-ons are also available through the Synaptic package manager.)


Flash 9 on 64 bits system (x86_64)

Open your terminal and simply type: 

   sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree nspluginwrapper

It will automatically configure nspluginwrapper and install flash as well as shockwave.

Download Manager (Downloader for X)

To install Downloader for X simply run: 

sudo apt-get install d4x

or use Synaptic Package Manager under System > Administration menu, to locate and install the "d4x" package.

FTP client (FileZilla)

FileZilla is a powerful FTP client that came from windows enviroment. Reaching its third version it became cross-platform and is available through the Ubuntu Gutsy Repositories.

To install FileZilla FTP client simply run: 

 sudo apt-get install filezilla

or use Synaptic Package Manager under System > Administration menu, to locate and install the "filezilla" package.

Configuring Evolution for Gmail

Visit http://mail.google.com/mail/ and click settings (should be in top right corner). Select Forwarding and POP/IMAP.

  • If you want to use POP, select either "Enable POP for all mail (even mail that's already been downloaded)" or "Enable POP only for mail that arrives from now on".
  • If you want to use IMAP, select "Enable IMAP".

Save changes.

Open Evolution from Applications -> Internet -> Evolution Mail. If no mail account has been created before, a mail account setup wizard will automatically be opened. Otherwise open it from Edit -> preferences -> Mail Accounts -> Add. Click Forward. Enter your email address for Gmail (including @gmail.com). Click Forward.

  • If you have enabled POP from Gmail set "Server Type" to POP, "Server" to pop.gmail.com, and "Use Secure Connection" to "SSL encryption".
  • If you have enabled IMAP from Gmail, set "Server Type" to IMAP, "Server" to imap.gmail.com, and "Use Secure Connection" to "SSL encryption".

Click Forward. Click Forward. Set "Server" to smtp.gmail.com, and "Use Secure Connection" to "SSL encryption". Click Forward. Click Forward. Click Apply.

Note that IMAP support for GMAIL is being rolled-out currently (Oct. 2007) but is not available to everyone with a GMAIL account yet. So use POP until IMAP is available for every user.

SwiftFox

Swiftfox is the Firefox web browser, but built with optimizations to increase speed on specific CPU types. It is compatible with all Firefox extensions and themes, and uses the same settings location as Firefox, so you can use both transparently.

Instructions from getswiftfox.com

  • Add the Swiftfox repository 
 sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
  • Add this line at the bottom 
 deb http://getswiftfox.com/builds/debian unstable non-free
  • Update apt sources 
 sudo apt-get update
  • Check your CPU compatibility here
  • Install your version of Swiftfox 
 sudo apt-get install swiftfox-pentium4
  • Run with 
 Programs > Internet > Swiftfox
  • There is also an [installer] available that is distro independent. It is a script that downloads and installs Swiftfox in the /opt directory and attempts to use existing Firefox plugins. The installer is probably the best way for most non-Ubuntu and non-Debian users to install Swiftfox.

Azureus (Java BitTorrent client)

The simplest way to install Azureus is: 

sudo apt-get install azureus

But it has lots of dependencies. An alternate method is discussed here. Additionally you can create a file /usr/share/applications/Azureus.desktop containing the following lines to make it appear in the main menu: 

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Name=Azureus
Exec=/usr/local/azureus/azureus
Comment=Java BitTorrent client
Categories=Application;Network;
MimeType=application/x-bittorrent;
Icon=/usr/local/azureus/Azureus.png

(here it is assumed that azureus is installed in /usr/local directory)

Update: A brand-new Azureus package is now available in gutsy-backports, which is highly preferable to the version in the main repositories. It fixes many stability problems and is compiled using icedtea/Java 7. By the time you read this, it may be available in the main repositories. Therefore you might want to make sure you have the gutsy-backports repository enabled before installing azureus via apt-get.

Deluge (A lightweight BitTorrent client written in python)

If you want a client with lower memory and CPU usage than Azureus you might want to try out Deluge. However, due to stability problems with the version available in the Ubuntu repository, it's probably better to install the latest version using the handy Gutsy-specific package from the official Deluge website. To install, just click on the debian package for your version and architecture (i386 for 32-bit systems and x86_64 for 64-bit systems) and choose to run it with GDebi package installer.

DC++ client (Linuxdcpp)

  • Install: 
sudo apt-get install linuxdcpp
  • Then go 
Main Menu->Intenet->DC++

Using mobile phone/GPRS/EDGE as Internet modem

  • Create a file called 'gprs': 
sudo gedit /etc/chatscripts/gprs
  • Paste the text below in the file and save and close it: 
TIMEOUT		120
ABORT           'BUSY'
ABORT           'ERROR'
ABORT           'NO CARRIER'
''              'ATE1'
OK		AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
OK		ATD*99***#3
# or OK		ATD*99#
CONNECT		\d\c
  • Note: Pay attention to the line containing 'AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"'. This might vary depending on your mobile service provider. It would be best to call customer service and make sure you get the 'APN' from them.
  • Create another file called 'gprs'. Notice that it's a different location: 
sudo gedit /etc/ppp/peers/gprs
  • Paste the text below in the file and save and close it: 
# You usually need this if there is no PAP authentication
noauth
# The chat script (be sure to edit that file, too!)
connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/chatscripts/gprs"
# Set up routing to go through this PPP link
defaultroute
# Set this to /dev/ircomm0 or similar
/dev/ttyACM0
# Speed
115200
# Reconnect on disconnect
persist
# Be extra verbose
debug
# You may need these
passive
noipdefault
noproxyarp
ipcp-accept-local
ipcp-accept-remote
ipcp-restart 2
ipcp-max-configure 20
ipcp-max-failure 20
asyncmap 0xa0000
novj
nodeflate
nobsdcomp
# Use remote DNS
usepeerdns
# With GPRS, authentication is normally done  automatically
# via your cellphone number, so leave login name empty
user ""
  • Note: Pay attention to the line containing '/dev/ttyACM0'. This port might vary depending on your phone model and connection type. I also made it a choice to connect directly to /dev/ttyACM0. You could always symlink to /dev/modem by running the command: 
sudo ln -sf /dev/ttyACM0 /dev/modem
  • Create yet another file called 'gprs': 
sudo gedit /usr/sbin/gprs
  • Paste the text below in the file and save and close it: 
#!/bin/bash

PATH="/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin"
export PATH

XDIALOG_HIGH_DIALOG_COMPAT=1
export XDIALOG_HIGH_DIALOG_COMPAT

# Get root
[ "`id -u`" != "0" ] && exec sudo "$0" "$@"

TMP="/tmp/gprsconnect$$"

bailout(){
rm -f "$TMP"
exit 0
}

DIALOG="dialog"
[ -n "$DISPLAY" ] && [ -x /usr/bin/Xdialog ] && DIALOG="Xdialog"
trap bailout 1 2 3 15

# LANGUAGE etc.
[ -f /etc/sysconfig/knoppix ] && . /etc/sysconfig/knoppix
[ -z "$LANG" ] && export LANG
[ -z "$LANGUAGE" ] && export LANGUAGE
[ -z "$CHARSET" ] && export CHARSET

disconnect(){
poff
#$DIALOG --clear --title "$TITLE1" --msgbox "$MESSAGE_DISCONNECT" 8 35
exit 0
}

trap disconnect 1 2 3 15



#$DIALOG --title "$TITLE1" --yesno "$MESSAGE1" 12 65 || bailout
#[ -x /etc/init.d/sysklogd ] && /etc/init.d/sysklogd start >/dev/null 2>&1
# echo "AT" >/dev/modem
sleep 1
if [ -n "$DISPLAY" ] && type xterm >/dev/null; then
pon gprs
xterm -T "$TITLE_LOG" -e bash -c 'tail -n 0 -f /var/log/messages | egrep -e "(chat|ppp)"'
disconnect
else
# Start pppd right here.
pppd updetach call gprs 
sleep 2
exit 0
fi
  • Make the file executable by running the following command: 
sudo chmod +x /usr/sbin/gprs
  • Connect your phone to the cable and and make sure it's powered on. (When I run the 'lsusb' command I get 'Bus 003 Device 006: ID 22b8:4802 Motorola PCS'. This is because I have a motorola phone with USB modem connected to my Ubuntu box.)
  • Note: Make sure the phone itself already has the gprs service configured on it. This can be done by your dealer. Some service providers can send the settings (gprs template) to your phone and you can save it.
  • Try connecting to the internet by running the following command: 
sudo gprs
  • Note: Use this method if you don't don't already have access to an internet connection. If you are using Ubuntu and you have internet access you can always install kppp and configure it to use your phone modem. If you are using Kubuntu you should already either have kppp installed.

Using USB EVDO Internet modem

  • Create /etc/ppp/peers/1xevdo with this content 
ttyUSB0  #assuming /dev/ttyUSB0 is the modem's device
460800
debug
noauth
defaultroute
usepeerdns
connect-delay 10000
user your-ten-digit-number@vzw3g.com  #replace vzw3g with your provider's string
show-password
crtscts
lock
lcp-echo-failure 4
lcp-echo-interval 65535
connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v -t3 -f /etc/ppp/peers/1xevdo_chat'
  • Create /etc/ppp/peers/1xevdo_chat with this content (This is the modem's script. If you use minicom to control your modem, this will be the commands you use to dial out) 
TIMEOUT 70
ABORT 'NO CARRIER'
ABORT 'ERROR'
ABORT 'NO DIALTONE'
ABORT 'BUSY'
ABORT 'NO ANSWER'
'' 'ATZ'
'OK' 'AT&F0'
'OK' 'ATE0v1'
'' 'AT+CSQ'
'OK' 'ATDT#777'
'CONNECT'
  • In /etc/rc.local or some startup script, add this, 
/usr/sbin/pppd call 1xevdo

, to instruct pppd to lookup 1xevdo's configuration.

Multimedia Players

How to install Mplayer with Multimedia Codecs

Simple guide for mplayer and codecs

  • Download SMPlayer (a great front-end for MPlayer) from here and double click to install it. The smplayer front-end is also available to install through synaptic package manager.
Mplayer on 64bit with wmv9 support

Playing wmv9 files on AMD64 doesn't exactly work out of the box. To get it working, you will have to install the 32bit version of mplayer, along with all the necessary codecs. On my relatively new install of Gutsy, I didn't need to install any library files, which made getting it to work that much easier. That being said, follow these steps and you should be watching wmv9 files in no time.

Download the version of mplayer32 for Edgy (it works fine) and place into temporary directory 

mkdir mplayer32temp

cd mplayer32temp

wget http://folk.ntnu.no/grannas/debs/mplayer32_20070130-1_amd64.deb

Extract the package you just downloaded, and install to the proper locations (hit 'n' when it asks to replace a file) 

sudo dpkg -x mplayer32_20070130-1_amd64.deb ./

sudo mv -i usr/bin/* /usr/bin/

sudo mv -i usr/lib32/* /usr/lib32/

Get the latest win32 codecs from mplayerhq (link is current as of Nov 04, 2007), extract and install (again, hit 'n' when it asks to replace a file) 

wget http://www3.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20071007.tar.bz2

tar jxfv essential-20071007.tar.bz2

sudo mv -i essential-20071007/* /usr/lib/win32/

play a wmv9 file and enjoy. 

mplayer32 foobar.wmv

How to install amaroK Multimedia Player

  • Note: Amarok is already installed if you are using KDE. 
sudo apt-get install amarok
  • Run from menu: 
Applications -> Sound & Video -> amaroK
How to uninstall amaroK 
sudo apt-get --purge autoremove amarok

How to get Mouse over preview of MP3 files working 

sudo apt-get install mpg321

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

sudo apt-get install pulseaudio

sudo apt-get install pulseaudio-esound-compat

sudo apt-get install libasound2-plugins

The above method breaks the sound in Skype

you can also get Mouse over preview to work by installing: 

sudo apt-get install mpg321

sudo apt-get install mpg123-esd

sudo apt-get install vorbis-tools

sudo apt-get install esound

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

with this system Skype still functions

How to install VLC Media Player 

sudo apt-get install vlc

To uninstall VLC Media Player: 

sudo apt-get --purge autoremove vlc

How to install Banshee Music Manager and Player 

sudo apt-get install banshee

To uninstall: 

sudo apt-get --purge autoremove banshee

How to encode/decode audios

There is a great command line tool, sox which not just a ordinary encoder/decoder but a good composer. Read its manual for more information.

Input(s) → Balancing → Combiner → Effects → Output 

sudo apt-get install sox

sox cannot handle Real Audio format. For that you need mplayer which converts a .rm file to a .wav file and then use sox to convert wave file to other file. 

 mplayer -ao pcm:file=output.wav input.rm

How to encode/decode videos

mencoder, avidemux, transcode, ffmpeg2theora, etc. are some video converting tools. Read their manuals for information. 

sudo apt-get install mencoder avidemux transcode ffmpeg2theora

How to edit audios 

sudo apt-get install lmms

sudo apt-get install audacity

How to edit videos 

sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-video

Text-to-Speech

Visit https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TextToSpeech

Programming / Web Development

Quanta Plus

(Quanta is a KDE application, but also works on GNOME.) To install Quanta, HTML/XML/PHP/Etc Web Creation Software: 

sudo apt-get install quanta kompare kxsldbg cervisia

Applications > Programming > Quanta Plus

Netbeans IDE

Netbeans is a platform independent IDE for Java. But it also supports C/C++, Ruby, portals and lots of other stuffs as plug-ins. At the point of writing, version 5.5.1 is the latest stable release and can be installed by: 

sudo apt-get install netbeans5.5

Alternately you can download Netbeans 6.0 and install it manually. The size of the installation package varies from 11 MB to 200 MB.


Netbeans with Web & Java EE pack

If you want to use NetBeans for web development and want to integrate with Java EE, download the "Netbeans with Web & Java EE" pack. The plug-in mechanism of installing additional modules are not recommended as it installs it on user directory (~/.netbeans/6.0beta2/modules/) rather than system-wide installation directory (/usr/local/netbeans-6.0beta2/nb6.0/modules/).

Netbeans with Web & Java EE pack comes with 2 built in runtime environments:

  • GlassFish V2 Build 58g
  • Apache Tomcat 6.0.14

Those are ideal for both development and production use. Thus you do not have to install either Sun Java Application Server of Apache Tomcat separately. Also uninstalling Netbeans will not uninstall them. You have to uninstall them separately.

But in case you want to install the servers separately, you typically have to run Netbeans as root. Alternately, you can also change the configuration files' owner/group and permissions of Tomcat and GlassFish to work with Netbeans.

Eclipse IDE

Eclipse IDE is an alternative of Netbeans IDE. Actually, it is somewhat more popular among Linux users. You can install eclipse directly from Eclipse website or can install it using apt-get: 

sudo apt-get install eclipse

Anjuta IDE

Anjuta is an IDE used primarily for C/C++ development. Not as robust as other integrated development environments. However, it does feature some useful plugins that provide functionality that most other IDE's have. (GUI development, project wizards, etc.) 

sudo apt-get install anjuta

Utilities

Compression tools

Zip, Gzip and Bzip2 are the most popular compression tools available in almost every every Linux. But of late two new compression tools available: p7zip (http://7-zip.org/), ace and rar (http://www.rarlab.com/). 7-zip is a open-source project, but rar and ace are not. 

sudo apt-get install rar unrar

sudo apt-get install p7zip-full

sudo apt-get install unace

Ark is the compression tool for kde, and has support for more formats including rar. 

sudo apt-get install ark

Clipboard Manager (Glipper)

To install Glipper simply run: 

sudo apt-get install glipper

or use Synaptic Package Manager under System > Administration menu, to locate and install the "glipper" package.

Password Manager (KeePassX)

KeePass is a crossplatform password manager. To install it simply run: 

sudo apt-get install keepassx

or use Synaptic Package Manager under System > Administration menu, to locate and install the "keepassx" package.

How to fix/integrate bluetooth with nautilus

On Some systems bluetooth "Browse Device" fuction doesn't work properly.

To Fix This: 

sudo apt-get install gnome-vfs-obexftp

or 

sudo aptitude install gnome-vfs-obexftp

How to install Google Earth (World map utility)

Google earth is a world map viewer. It can show 3D buildings and bridges in 3D view. It shows satellite pictures by default. The latest version also includes sky viewer. See http://earth.google.com/ for more details.

Google Earth is available in the Medibuntu Package archive. To install google-earth from Medibuntu: 

echo "deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ gutsy free non-free" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list

wget -q http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add - && sudo apt-get update

sudo aptitude install googleearth

Alternatively you can install Google Earth directly from the Google installer:

Download Google Earth in to Your Desktop. Open terminal and run: 

chmod +x ~/Desktop/GoogleEarthLinux.bin

sudo ./~/Desktop/GoogleEarthLinux.bin

Follow the instructions to complete the instructions. To uninstall Google earth, do the following: 

sudo su

/opt/google-earth/uninstall

How to install Picasa (photo organizer from Google)

Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your computer. Picasa makes advanced editing simple by putting one-click fixes and powerful effects at your fingertips. And Picasa makes it a snap to share your pictures – you can email, print photos home, and even post pictures on your own blog. You can install it in four ways: 

sudo apt-get install picasa
  • Download the Self-extracting installer and follow the instruction set for Google Earth.
  • Install the Windows version (with the help of WINE).

How to install Google Desktop (search utility)

Google Desktop is a desktop search application that gives you easy access to information on your computer and from the web. Desktop makes searching your own email, files, music, photos, and more as easy as searching the web with Google. You can download Google Desktop in two ways: 

sudo apt-get install google-desktop-linux

How to install ntop (network monitoring utility)

Ntop is a network monitoring utility. You can monitor local devices as well as devices with Netflow output (like a Cisco router). It's very easy to install too, open a terminal and type: 

sudo apt-get install ntop

Now that it is installed, you have to do some basic setup. Once again, in the terminal, type: 

sudo ntop

You will be asked for a password, and then to confirm the password. This will be the admin password for the ntop web interface. Next, we want to install "Dot", which is a part of the "Graphviz" package: 

sudo apt-get install graphviz

Now, again in the terminal type: 

sudo /etc/init.d/ntop start

Thats it! ntop is running! Try browsing to http://127.0.0.1:3000 to get started. You will have to add the path to dot to the ntop configuration. 

Admin -> Configure (Enter admin user/pass) -> Preferences

At the bottom add a new preference: 

dot.path  /usr/bin/dot

You should now have a network map for the local interface under IP -> Local -> Network Traffic Map

Visit http://www.ntop.org/ for more information.

How to install applications for study of religious texts

How to install Gnomesword (Bible study program)
sudo apt-get install gnomesword sword-language-pack-en sword-text-web
  • If you require other languages type: 
sudo apt-cache search bible
  • Take a look at the sword-language-pack's and the sword-text's for additional languages and install as needed.

Gnomesword is found under Applications-->Accessories.

  • Under KDE, use kio-sword instead of Gnomesword: 
sudo apt-get install kio-sword
How to install a Quran researching tool (Zekr)

Zekr is an open platform Quran study tool for simply browsing and researching on the Quran.

  • Make sure that You have enabled universe and multiverse Ubuntu repositories: #How to add extra repositories.
  • Install zekr with the following command: 
sudo apt-get install zekr ttf-sil-scheherazade ttf-farsiweb
  • You can add more Quran translations from here.
  • If you like to upgrade to the latest stable version of zekr, which supports Quran Recitation and advanced boolean/regular expression search, follow instructions available Zekr wiki.

How to install applications for Education

How to install Mnemosyne

Mnemosyne is a sophisticated free flash-card tool which optimizes your learning process. To install the latest version in the repositories run the following command 

sudo apt-get install mnemosyne

or use Synaptic Package Manager under System => Administration menu, to locate and install the mnemosyne package.

To install the latest version (the one in the repository is somewhat out of date) first install the dependencies: 

sudo apt-get install python python-pygame python-qt3 python-support python-xml

then download the latest source package from here: 

wget http://easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/mnemosyne-proj/mnemosyne-1.0.tgz
(correct as of 3 Jan 2008)

Decompress it: 

tar -xzf mnemosyne-1.0.tgz

go to the directory 

cd mnemosyne-1.0/

run this command to install it: 

sudo python setup.py install

The latest version automatically puts itself in your Applications menu, but in case it doesn't, to create a launcher for it: 

System => Preferences => Main Menu => Education (or wherever) => New Item:
Name: Mnemosyne
Command: mnemosyne
Obtido em "http://www.guiaubuntupt.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ubuntu_Hardy/Aplicacoes"