Ubuntu’s latest version, Hardy Heron was released last night.
It features GNOME 2.22, a new version of the Nautilus file manager, Linux kernel 2.6.24, PolicyKit, Firefox 3 Beta 5, Brasero (A CD/DVD burning application), Transmission BitTorrent client, World Clock Applet, Vinagre remote desktop (VNC) client , Uncomplicated Firewall, Totem movie player with a YouTube plugin that makes it possible to search for and play YouTube videos directly, Inkscape (PDF viewer), Xorg 7.3 etc. to name a few..
Download it at : http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
Or Upgrade to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Or get the Ubuntu 8.04 DVD
If you did not partition the existing windows hard drive for Ubuntu and disconnected the one with Windows installed during the installation and installed ubuntu on a separate hard disk, you will run into this boot problem of XP not showing up in the Linux boot loader (GRUB) and will have to add the Windows XP boot information manually. The solution is simply adding this to /boot/grub/menu.lst
title Windows XP Professional
root (hd1,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
map (hd1,0),(hd0) (hd1) and (hd1) (hd0) depends on where your Windows partition is, which can be found out by typing:
sudo fdisk -l
at the terminal. In the above example, Windows is assumed to be on hd1 and Ubuntu on hd0. Please modify it accordingly using the fdisk command.
Source : Ubuntu Documantation
Found this simple Vi tutorial for the Vim text editor [Ubuntu/Linux] quite useful..
It covers everything from the basics like inserting text for noobs to advanced file manipulations using vi and customizations. You could also check out the developer, Bram Moolenaar’s vim home page, where you can also find a lot of other vim sites and resources.
http://www.apmaths.uwo.ca/~xli/vim/vim_tutorial.html [ Vi tutorial ]
Seamus7 over at QueerVisions have eight 4096×1024 PNG images for use as Skydomes on Beryl..
1. Mystery Mountain
2. Cloudy Moon
3. Bucolic Beauty
More at Compiz Fusion Skydomes 4096×1024
and Beryl-Project Forums
Ubuntu Tweak is an application designed to make Ubuntu config. easier for everyone. It provides many useful desktop and system options that aint provided by the default desktop environment.
Features of Ubuntu Tweak:
- View Basic System Information (Distribution, Kernel, CPU, Memory, etc.)
- GNOME Session Control
- Show/Hide/Change Splash screen
- Show/Hide desktop icons or Mounted Volumes
- Show/Hide/Rename Computer, Home, Trash icon or Network icons
- Tweaks for Metacity Window Manager’s Style and Behavior
- Compiz Fusion settings, Screen Edge Settings, Window Effects Settings, Menu Effect Settings
- GNOME Panel Settings
- Nautilus Settings
- Advanced Power Management Settings
- System Security Settings
Ubuntu Tweak at Google Code | Homepage
Latest Version : Deb Package: ubuntu-tweak_0.2.4-ubuntu2_all.deb
i386 - download hereAMD64 - download here
Download ubuntu tweak using
wget http://ubuntu-tweak.googlecode.com/files/ubuntu-tweak_0.2.0-1_i386.deb
Install this package using
sudo dpkg -i ubuntu-tweak_0.2.0-1_i386.deb
READ : Tweak advanced Ubuntu configurations with Ubuntu Tweak
