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How to Install Cairo Dock 3.0 in Ubuntu ›

Cario Dock is an OS X like approach to alternative desktop environment. How to Install Cairo Dock 3.0 in Ubuntu: The Easy Way In the Terminal Switching The Easy Way: In Precise, open your Update Manager. Then, click Settings. Under the Other Software tab, click Add. Paste the following line into the box and enter [...]

These instructions apply for Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04 and may cause serious damage to other versions.

How to Save the Planet (and Power) with Granola Personal for Ubuntu ›

Granola Personal is a small little app that cycles down your CPU in an intelligent manner to save computer time and money, but mainly energy and trees.. How to Save the Planet (and Power) with Granola Personal for Ubuntu: Add Repository Install Granola Change Settings Add Repository: You need to add the repository to recieve [...]

These instructions apply for Ubuntu 12.04 and may cause serious damage to other versions.

How to Cut, Copy, and Paste in the Terminal in Ubuntu ›

If you’re new to the Terminal, Pasting Commands probably seems like a godsend. Until it doesn’t work. Here’s how to do it properly. How to Cut, Copy, and Paste in the Terminal in Ubuntu: Warnings Cutting, Copying and Pasting Warnings: Using the sudo command, can render your system unbootable. Read all instructions and confirm you [...]

These instructions apply for Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04 and may cause serious damage to other versions.

Things to do after installing Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin ›

After Installing Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, there are a wealth of things that need to be dealt with. DVD, Audio and Video Codecs, Archiving formats, generally useful stuff. Things to do after installing Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin: Short Instructions Long Instructions Short Instructions: These instructions presume you are proficient with PPAs, .Debs, and other terminal [...]

These instructions apply for Ubuntu 12.04 and may cause serious damage to other versions.

How to Install Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin ›

Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin came out on April the 26th. It features an improved version of Unity, the new Heads-Up Display (HUD), and version support for the next five years. It is completely free to download and install and offers a fast, free, and secure alternative to Windows or OS X. How to Install Ubuntu [...]

These instructions apply for Ubuntu 12.04 and may cause serious damage to other versions.

How to Install Fonts in Ubuntu ›

Fonts are an integral part of any computer, if you’re reading this, you’re using a font. More fonts are only generally required by designers of some kind, or maybe some specific applications. Fonts are, simply put, the way letters look. It is the way the computer takes the code of a letter, eg. 01100001, and [...]

These instructions apply for Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04 and may cause serious damage to other versions.

How to make your Dual Boot better with Burg ›

Grub 2 is all well and good, but if you want your dual boot to look like this, then it’s time to reverse it. How to make your Dual Boot better with Burg: Warnings Installing Easy Way In the Terminal Customizing Warnings: Using the sudo command, especially when affecting your bootloader, can render your system [...]

These instructions apply for Ubuntu 11.04, 11.10, 12.04 and may cause serious damage to other versions.

How to Enable Sharing in Miro on Ubuntu ›

If you have just installed Miro in Ubuntu, you may be wondering why trying to enable sharing results in an error message about the Avahi mDNSResponder Compatibility Library. How to Enable Sharing in Miro on Ubuntu: The Easy Way In the Terminal The Easy Way All you need to do is install the Avahi mDNSResponder [...]

These instructions apply for Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04 and may cause serious damage to other versions.

How to Install a 32bit programme in 64bit Ubuntu ›

Ubuntu 12.04 will be the first release to “recommend” 64bit. Some people will undoubtedly moan and groan about the software that doesn’t have a 64bit counterpart. However, if you favourite no-name muse doesn’t seem to swing that way, there is a solution. Lie. That’s right, you can trick applications into thinking you’re still a 32bit [...]

These instructions apply for Ubuntu 11.04, 11.10, 12.04 and may cause serious damage to other versions.

How to decide if you should use 32bit or 64bit Ubuntu ›

Ubuntu 12.04 was going to be the first release to have 64bit set as the “recommended” architecture, except it didn’t. The default is still 32bit, but 64 is, as always, available. But what are the pros and cons of each? How to decide if you should use 32bit or 64bit Ubuntu: What are they? 64bit [...]

These instructions apply for Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04 and may cause serious damage to other versions.