Clean up your system with Bleachbit. You never know what is dirtying up your Linux system. Your Bash history, temporary files, usage history, clipboard, free disk space...there's always a chance something is there that you don't want. But how do you go through it all? Do we really have the time to actually sift through our machines daily or weekly to find those unwanted bits? No. That's why we need tools like Bleachbit. Bleachbit easily clears out free space, removes junk, and helps to guard your privacy. Installation Installing Bleachbit is simple. Open up a terminal window.Change to the directory where the Bleachbit binary is stored.Issue the command sudo dpkg -i bleachbit-XXX.deb Where XXX is the release number.
That's it. Usage Figure 1 When you first fire up Bleachbit the Preferences window will open up along with the main window (see Figure 1). Scan your Linux machine for viruses with ClamTk. What do you mean - "scan your Linux machine for viruses"?
Linux is immune to viruses right? Well...mostly. Even though a proof of concept virus has been discussed, and nothing has actually made it into the wild...you still have email on your system. Some of that email could easily make its way (by way of forward for example) to another, non-Linux, machine. Because of that alone you should employ a virus scanner on ALL of your machines (Linux, Mac, Windows...) For Linux, ClamAV is one of the best virus scanners. Installation. How to install and use ubucompilator step by step « Ubucompilato. Hello everybody, now I’m going to describe step by step how to install and use Ubucompilator!
Are you ready? Let’s go! 1. Download the .deb package You can download the .deb package at the URL: and choose the first option! 2. HOW-TOs. Using Windows XP in VirtualBox on Linux. As a person who uses Linux regularly, often I am asked about my opinions about other operating systems, especially those coming from large companies located in Redmond, Washington.
Here's the deal. Operating systems are tools. We use them to do jobs. It is always a good idea to think critically about what tools you are using, and verify if other tools can do the same job in a more efficient or flexible manner. Ubuntu Manual. Docky Development PPA : “Docky Core” team. Easy folder sharing in GNOME. Recently I covered folder sharing in KDE 4.4 (Read my article "Easy folder sharing in KDE 4.4").
I thought I should offer the same article for the GNOME desktop. Although the tasks are fairly similar, there are subtle differences that could trip up the new users. But since this process removes the the challenge of the typical Samba set up, it is a task you definitely need to understand how to take care of. In this article you will learn the tools you need to install and how to share out folders, via Samba, in the GNOME desktop. Share Ubuntu folders with NFS. If you've ever tried to share folders on a Linux machine over a network, you've most likely attempted to get NFS working.
And on many occasions you might have found yourself nearly pulling out your hair in frustration. Well, you'll be glad to know that getting NFS working on modern Ubuntu systems is actually quite simple. You just have to have a couple of pieces installed and access to the /etc/exports file. See Sunbird/Google Calendar Appointments in the GNOME Clock Appl. Linux Community - Toolbox for IT. Ubuntu Forums. Wine cert. Elementarydesktop : “elementary Team” team. Docky Development PPA : “Docky Core” team. How to install Scribus on Debian or Ubuntu GNU/Linux Distributio. Free Music Tools for the New School. Chapter 16: Ubuntu and Your iPod. Although you can use your iPod in Ubuntu, you should remember that support for such devices is still rather new.
Because of that, there is likely to be the occasional odd moment while working with your iPod. I have been using mine without problems, but a friend did lose all his data when he managed to freeze his system doing something bizarre. The same thing happened to me on a Mac, so I guess that's just the life of the pod. Ubuntu for human beings. Boycott Novell. Aiding Microsoft Under the Disguise of ‘Pro-FOSS’ Summary: Not everything which is FOSS necessary becomes, by virtue of existence, a positive contribution, as we are constantly reminded by projects that help proprietary software and/or restrictions get a strong grip on FOSS THE word is out that Mono booster Seif Lotfy has just joined the Microsoft Trojan horse best known as Ximian/Novell/Xamarin — the company where Microsoft MVP Miguel de Icaza uses financial support from Microsoft to infect everything (not just FOSS) with .NET.
This is yet another recruitment which helps reinforce our suspicions about the goals of Xamarin. Meanwhile, suggests this post from a UEFI ‘secure’ boot apologist, “a significant proportion of existing systems can probably have their Secure Boot implementation circumvented.” So why support them in the first place?