Try Kazam, A New Screencasting Application For Linux. I couldn't wait to write about Kazam Screencaster which I've tried almost daily since it's pre-alpha release but unfortunately it didn't work. However, a fix for Ubuntu Lucid was released two days ago and today the Maverick bug (unable to record video - which was crucial, considering this is what Kazam is built for) was also fixed (the bug was actually in FFmpeg) so Kazam Screencaster should finally work for everybody!
Kazam is a brand new screencasting application for Linux which records both the audio and video in an .mkv format and you can either save it to your computer or directly upload it to YouTube or VideoBin (more websites are expected to be added soon). Besides the very good video quality, Kazam also looks great! It comes with an AppIndicator and a NotifyOSD-like notification bubble - both of which display a counter when you start the recording: What works and what doesn't I've tested Kazam Screencaster in both Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx and 10.10 Maverick Meerkat.
Found a bug? Window Managers for X: Other Window Managers. Open Source Desktop GIS: Let's Get Started. Summary: Ken Yanow is a professor of Geographical Sciences at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California and an advocate of open source software in the classroom. In the coming months, he will write a series of articles for Directions Magazine on his experiences with various products in the classroom.
In this initial article, he offers an introduction to the use of open source software and why educators might want to consider it. A few years ago, a colleague at another institution asked my advice about offering a GIS class at his campus. He wanted to teach students the fundamentals of GIS and spatial analysis, both concepts and applications. The caveat was that he had no money to purchase software. I knew of other free products such as Google Earth but Google Earth, albeit a wonderful visualization tool, was quite limited in analysis.
I called my very knowledgeable friend, Dr. I said, "Open source? "Yes," he said, "and much more. " What is Open Source? Who Uses Open Source? Tutoriel : utiliser Clonezilla pour sauvegarder et restaurer son disque dur. Il n’y a rien de pire qu’un formatage. Devoir réinstaller Windows, retrouver les pilotes de tous ses composants, de tous ses périphériques, récupérer son ensemble applicatif, ça prend facilement plusieurs heures. Heureusement, il existe des solutions logicielles très pratiques et entièrement dédiées à la sauvegarde et à la restauration d’un disque dur et de ses partitions. On peut citer Norton Ghost sur Windows ou encore Time Machine sur Mac mais ce ne sont pas les seuls. Non, on a aussi Clonezilla et c’est justement de cette solution dont nous allons parler dans cet article. Clonezilla n’est pas un logiciel à installer sur sa bécane.
En réalité, ce dernier se présente sous la forme d’un live cd tournant sous Linux (basé sur Debian) et vous permettant de sauvegarder et de restaurer facilement votre disque dur et / ou ses partitions. Un outil pas forcément facile à prendre en main mais qui fait exactement ce qu’on lui demande et qui le fait bien. Télécharger et graver Clonezilla. Create A Bootable ISO With Multiple Linux Distributions Using MultiCD [Version 6.2, Released. MultiCD is a shell script designed to build a multiboot ISO containing multiple Linux distributions and/or utilities, which you can then burn on a DVD or use it to create a live USB memory stick. As an example, you can use it to create DVD ISO with Gparted, Clonezilla, Ubuntu and Kubuntu. There are a lot of supported live CDs - a complete list if available @ MultiCD website. MultiCD 6.2 was released a couple of days ago with support for archiso-live, AVG, 64-bit fedora and opensuse network installers.
Further more, MultiCD now supports all Ubuntu versions. Important:the ISO files (or symbolic links) must be named as described on the MultiCD website. It's easier for Ubuntu - starting with version 6.2 - you don't have to change the ISO name if you've downloaded it from the Ubuntu website. 1. 3. 4. Chmod +x multicd.sh sudo . At this point, MultiCD will detect the images present in the folder it's ran from and will make an ISO for you which you can then use to burn a CD / DVD. Filesystem Basics. This article explains basic commands for navigation within Linux file system.
The diagram below represents (part of) a Linux file system know as Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. A line from one node to a node on its right indicates containment. For example, the student directory is contained within the home directory. 1. When you are working within a shell terminal, you are always operating in a particular directory. To determine which directory you are in, use the pwd command: student@linuxgym:$ pwd /usr/local/bin student@linuxgym:$ cd student@linuxgym:$ pwd /home/student student@linuxgym:$ 2. Student@linuxgym:$ pwd/usr/local/binstudent@linuxgym:$ cdstudent@linuxgym:$ pwd/home/studentstudent@linuxgym:$ 3.
Student@linuxgym:/etc$ cd /home/studentstudent@linuxgym:$ pwd/home/studentstudent@linuxgym:$ 4. Student@linuxgym:$ pwd/usrstudent@linuxgym:$ cd binstudent@linuxgym:$ pwd/usr/binstudent@linuxgym:$ and you go to /usr/bin rather than /usr/local/bin or /bin. 5. 6. Complete Re-install of GRUB 2 from Live USB.