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July 10, 2007July 10, 2007

Download Cool Desktop Themes from Gnome-Look.org

Those who are just trying out the Linux Desktop environment (specifically – Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora) might already familiar with GNOME, one of the two most popular desktop environments for Linux distros.

The customizable look and theme of GNOME desktop has made it an ideal platform for desktop ‘modders’ to modify their Desktop Environment mimicking other operating system desktop such as Mac OS X and Windows Vista

The frequently customized part of GNOME are :

Icons
Wallpapers
Gtk-Engines
Panels

All of which can customized or downloaded from the famous Gnome-Look.org and Gnome Art: Theme section website or other places.

Here are some of the customized GNOME desktop images floating around the internet:

July 6, 2007July 6, 2007

Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Repository on DVD

This is a continuity from my previous post Get Ubuntu Repositories on DVD.

Now you can get Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Repository DVD images from ftp://tuma.ui.edu/pub/ubuntu-repository/7.04/.

While some might argue that putting the whole Ubuntu repository on DVD is unnecessary, having it is nice especially when you need to install software packages in places where a high-speed internet connection (broadband) is not available.

Please refer here for a guide to add the DVD on Feisty Fawn repository list. You can also read the guide in Indonesian language from http://wiki.ubuntu-id.org/DistribusiDvdReposUbuntu

Alternatively, you can create a customized Repository CD/DVD that suit your needs using AptOnCD utility to be used on a computer which does not have a high speed internet connection.

-Hope that would help

[tags]ubuntu,feisty fawn,feisty,debian[/tags]

June 26, 2007August 22, 2015

Ubuntu : How to Syncronise Computer Time with NTP

Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol responsible for keeping your computer time in sync (Standard Time) with the rest of the world. Keeping up with standard time with the rest of the world proves to be useful when you’re interacting with the rest of computers across the world.

Here’s how to manually update your computer time to syncronise with NTP, from the terminal run ‘ntpdate’ command

sudo ntpdate europe.pool.ntp.org north-america.pool.ntp.org

If you live in South-East Asia like me, you can synchronize your computer time with the Malaysian/SIngapore NTP server

sudo ntpdate 3.asia.pool.ntp.org 1.asia.pool.ntp.org

Note that the synchronizing process is usually done automatically by the operating system when the computer is connected to the internet. This command is useful if you wish to synchronize your computer manually when you’re connected to internet.

[tags]ntpd,ntp,ubuntu,debian[/tags]

June 23, 2007

How to install Skype on Ubuntu

Skype is perhaps the most popular client to make calls from your computer to any phone lines in the world. With SkypeIn subscription, you can even get an international phone number for everybody to call you, a completely neat way for your friend in overseas to call you with cheap rates. Although Skype is a proprietary software which uses a non-open protocol, some people would find it useful as it enables them to make international call with cheaper rate via SkypeOut.

Installing Skype on Ubuntu (or Debian)
This how to will show you how to install a Skype client in Ubuntu & Debian base operating system.

First of all you need to start up Synaptic Package manager. Go to System->Synaptic Administration->Synaptic Package Manager,
From Synaptic, go to Settings->Repositories. Click on Third Party Software Tab. Click Add, and put on this line :
```
deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free
```
Click Add Sources.
Click Close, and Click ‘Reload’ at the top of Synaptic. Now you can search for Skype, and install it from Synaptic.

Hope that will help you to install Skype on your Linux operating system. Alternatively, If you’re a fan of open source software and open standards, then you might want to look into Ekiga (formerly GnomeMeeting), cheerio!

[tags]skype,voip,ubuntu,feisty fawn,linux,messenger[/tags]

June 18, 2007June 18, 2007

How to connect to ADSL Broadband Internet from Ubuntu

This is the most popular question that I received currently from new Ubuntu and Debian users. This is probably because Ubuntu and Debian based operating system usually does not provide an obvious way to connect to the internet through ADSL Broadband Modem.

How to connect to internet through ADSL Broadband Modem
Here’s a quick guide for you to connect to the internet using ADSL broadband modem.

From the desktop, go to ‘Application’, then’ Accessories’, then start the ‘Terminal’ application’
From the console terminat, type ‘sudo pppoeconf’ to start the ADSL configuration application
You’ll be presented with a screen prompting your ADSL login name and password
Answer all the questions and press OK, the screen will exit, and you should be able to connect to the internet by now

Remember, type “pon dsl-provider” if you want to connect to the internet again after you’ve rebooted or switched off the computer.

Earlier version of the post : Connecting TMNet Streamyx Broadband while using Ubuntu

[tags]ubuntu,broadband,internet,modem,adsl,debian,streamyx,pppoe[/tags]

June 17, 2007June 17, 2007

Free Linux Games download List

If you are searching for any games playable on Linux platform, then stop. I’ve found a website which list freely available Linux games for you to kill your time with. The website provides you with the game title along with its genre and the URL to download the Linux version of the game (most of it available in Ubuntu Linux repository).

So if you’re a kind of guy who like to play games a lot, then I suggest you pay The Linux Gamers’ Game List a visit for a comprehensive list of Linux games.

[tags]Linux,ubuntu,games,open source,opensource,free,freeware[/tags]