Fix for rhythmbox not playing mp3 in Ubuntu karmic

My Rhythmbox won’t play my music anymore after upgrading to 9.10 so here is what i did i hope this helps for some users

Following Procedure worked for me

First i removed Rhythmbox using the following command

sudo apt-get remove rhythmbox --purge

Update the sourcelist

sudo apt-get update

re-installed Rhythmbox

sudo apt-get install rhythmbox

Now you try to open mp3 file Rhythmbox and it will ask you to install additional plugins install them

Now restart Rhythmbox it should work without any problem

How to : Install PlayOnLinux on ubuntu 9.10 karmic koala

PlayOnLinux is a piece of software which allows you to easily install and use numerous games and softwares designed to run with Microsoft®’s Windows®.

You can install PlayOnLinux on ubuntu 9.10 in karmic koala in 3 simple steps :

Just type the following commands :

1- Add playonlinux repository to your ubuntu jaunty :

sudo wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_karmic.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list

2- Update your installation :

sudo apt-get update

3- Install playonlinux :

sudo apt-get install playonlinux

(UEx) UltraEdit Text Editor for Linux Released !

One of the leading text editors for Microsoft Windows is finally available on Linux. UEx (UltraEdit for Linux) has been released for download with packages available for Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE, and Red Hat. Users of other distributions can get it via .tar package with 32 and 64 bit support.

UEx will make coding in C, C++, HTML, Javascript, XML, PHP, Perl, and Java a lot more fun through its user-friendly, highly configurable interface and layout. It has tons of tools, including macros, configurable syntax highlighting, code folding, file type conversions, project management, regular expressions for search-and-replace, a column-edit mode, remote editing of files via FTP, interfaces for APIs or command lines of choice and more.

UltraEdit for Linux contains some Linux-specific configurations, such as the ability to choose a console for user tool output, or pick a file browser when browsing project files/folders.

I’m sure a lot of Linux users/programmers who prefer to use UltraEdit are happy about this release as it can now run on both the KDE and GNOME desktops without the need for Wine or any other translation layer. But for those of you who want to switch from using free and open source text editors to UEx, not so fast because UltraEdit for Linux is not available for free. You can only try the application for 30 days, and then you will have to purchase a license if you wish to continue using it beyond the given time.

UltraEdit Text Editor for Linux (UEx) download page can be found HERE.

Unknown Horizons (GAME) for ubuntu

Unknown Horizons is a 2D realtime strategy simulation with an emphasis on economy and city building. Expand your small settlement to a strong and wealthy colony, collect taxes and supply your inhabitants with valuable goods. Increase your power with a well balanced economy and with strategic trade and diplomacy.

Debian/Ubuntu Repository

1. Add the Following line to your sources.list:

deb http://packages.unknown-horizons.org/$distribution release main #to get the releases
deb http://packages.unknown-horizons.org/$distribution weekly main #to get regular snapshots.

replace $distribution with your distribution, e.g. squeeze, jaunty, …

2. wget http://deb.unknown-horizons.org/key -O- | sudo apt-key add -

3. run aptitude update (for Ubuntu users: sudo aptitude update)

4. Install Unknown Horizons and Fifengine with:

aptitude install unknown-horizons (for Ubuntu users again with sudo aptitude install unknown-horizons)

Boxee media center for ubuntu 9.04

Media center application Boxee has grabbed a lot of headlines over the past year or two, and for good reason: Boxee provides Mac, Linux, and Windows users with an excellent solution for watching internet video on a TV. While web browsers were generally designed for viewing text and images with video thrown in as an afterthought, Boxee was designed to look and feel more like a consumer electronics application that you can navigate from the couch with a remote control.

Boxee can access online video from services including Hulu, Joost, and BBC’s iPlayer. You can use it to enjoy audio and video podcasts. And you can access local media stored on your hard drive.

Download boxee for Ubuntu Linux

1 – Go to System > Administration > Software Sources.

2 – In Sources Software dialogue, select Third-Party Software tab, click Add, and enter:

 

• for Intrepid: deb http://apt.boxee.tv intrepid main
• for Jaunty: deb http://apt.boxee.tv jaunty main

3 – After closing this dialogue you can either use Synaptics and select Boxee for download, or use a terminal window, and enter sudo apt-get install boxee.

 

To run Boxee, Applications > Sound & Video > Boxee

have Fun

Linux Mint 8 ‘HELENA’ RC1 released!

Announced some hours ago the release of Linuxmint 8 Helena RC1, based on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala, Linux 2.6.31, Gnome 2.28 and Xorg 7.4, and the latest software from the Open Source World.This 8th release of Linux Mint comes with numerous bug fixes and a lot of improvements. In particular Linux Mint 8 comes with support for OEM installs, a brand new Upload Manager, the menu now allows you to configure custom places, the update manager now lets you define packages for which you don’t want to receive updates,the software manager now features multiple installation/removal of software and many of the tools’ graphical interfaces were enhanced.

Read more about whats new in Linux Mint8 Helena RC1
Download Linux Mint8 Helena RC1 :

 

Download Linux Mint 8 RC1:

You can download Linux Mint 8 RC1 via torrent or via HTTP:

Size: 688MB LiveCD
MD5Sum: 93614f823d9d07c9560dfdb17d4db8fb

Torrent download: http://www.linuxmint.com/torrent/LinuxMint-8-RC1.iso.torrent
HTTP download: http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=44

Asia:

• http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/LinuxMint-ISO/testing/ (Japan)
• http://ftp.riken.jp/pub/Linux/linuxmint/testing/ (Japan)

Europe:

• http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/linux/mint/isos/testing/ (Austria)
• http://mint.nano-box.net/iso/testing/ (Bulgaria)
• http://mirrors.cytanet.com.cy/linux/mint/testing/ (Cyprus)
• http://ftp.klid.dk/ftp/linuxmint/testing/ (Denmark)
• http://linuxmint.cybermirror.org/testing/ (Germany)
• ftp://ftp.linuxmint-fr.org/pub/linuxmint.com/testing/ (Germany)
• http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/linuxmint/testing/ (Greece)
• http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/linuxmint.com/testing/ (Ireland)
• http://cesium.di.uminho.pt/pub/linuxmint/testing/ (Portugal)
• http://ftp.df.lth.se/pub/linuxmint/testing/ (Sweden)
• http://mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net/linuxmint.com/testing/ (UK)

Northern America:

• http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/linuxmint/testing/ (Canada)
• http://mirror.amarillolinux.com/linuxmint/testing/ (USA)
• http://mint.ez.by/linuxmint.com/testing/ (USA)
• http://linuxmint.secsup.org/testing/ (USA)
• ftp://mirrors.secution.com/linuxmint.com/testing/ (USA)

How to Install Applications from GetDeb

Use the following instructions:

1. Install the getdeb package.
2. Or configure the repository manually:

   Go to System-Administration-Software Sources, Third-Party Software tab, Add:

   deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu karmic-getdeb appsAdd the repository GPG key, open a terminal window and type:

   wget -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -

3. Click the “Install this now” button below the screenshot of the desired application.

Yo Frankie in ubutnu 9.10 + Download

Requirements:
- Blender click here to Download

- Game files click here to Download

install Blender and Yo Frankie

and go to Applications > games > Yo Frankie

Have fan

How Running Photoshop CS4 with Wine In 9.10 !!

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hello

first install wine in ubuntu 9.10

sudo apt-get install wine

and now download Photoshop CS4 Portable from Here.
Unrar it where ever you want to run, and run direct without install.

then download from here

gdiplus.dll and copy it to system32 folder as root (in terminal : sudo nautilus) and go to home/yourusername/.wine/dosdevices/c:/windows/system32
Download fix for Type tool from here
and copy it to system32 this one too!
then from Application-Wine-Configure Wine go Applications and add the exe file of photoshop, then select it go to Libraries and select gdiplus.dll, when you select it press Add and Ok.
now ! .. execute Photoshop.exe from folder and HAVE FAN!!

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How to enable/disable Ctrl+Alt+Backspace in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)

Ctrl+Alt+Backspace (i.e. the shortcut which was used to restart the X server) has to be enabled in a different way with respect to previous releases of Ubuntu.

This is due to the fact that “DontZap” is no longer an option in the X server and has become an option in XKB instead.

Using GNOME

* Get to the System->Preferences->Keyboard menu.

* Select the “Layouts” tab and click on the “Layout Options” button.

* Then select “Key sequence to kill the X server” and enable “Control + Alt + Backspace”.

Using KDE

* Launch “systemsettings”

* Select “Regional & Language”.

* Select “Keyboard Layout”.

* Click on “Enable keyboard layouts” (in the Layout tab).

* Select the “Advanced” tab. Then select “Key sequence to kill the X server” and enable “Control + Alt + Backspace”.

Using the command line

You can type the following command to enable Zapping immediately.

setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp

If you’re happy with the new behaviour you can add that command to your ~/.xinitrc in order to make the change permanent.

Using HAL

You can add the following line in /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-x11-input.fdi (inside the <match key=”info.capabilities” contains=”input.keys”> section):

<merge key="input.xkb.options" type="string">terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp</merge>