This quick tutorial will show you how to Install the latest Opera Web Browser in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx via the repository. Installing programs or packages via the repository allows for automatic updates and maintenance. You could also download Opera directly from Opera’s website, but installing Opera via the repository is the best way and that’s what I’m going to show you.
This brief tutorial will show you how to upgrade to the latest Firefox updates in Ubuntu Lucid. By default Firefox comes pre-installed in Ubuntu, but updating your system won’t get you the latest Firefox version, because it gets updated incrementally through Ubuntu update cycles. To get the latest version of Firefox, you must manually download and install the package or add the launchpad PPA to get updated automatically when it becomes available.
This brief tutorial will show you how to install a network printer in Ubuntu Lucid via CUPS (Common Unix Printing System). CUPS is the standard-based, open source printing system for Unix-like systems, including Ubuntu. It was developed by Apple and lets you install, configure and share printers in Linux Systems.
If you need certain actions perform everytime your computer starts, or at a specific time of the day, then you need a program that will do that for you. Windows has ‘Tasks Scheduler’ that can start and stop tasks based on pre-defined settings easily. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to schedule tasks in Ubuntu Lucid Lynx quickly and easily with gnome-schedule.
This brief tutorial will show you how to quickly install Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Ubuntu Lucid. Since more and more applications depend on Java, this tutorial should be a great help to you when you need to install Java.
This tutorial will show you how to automatically login to Ubuntu without the login screen. This is a great way to allow an account to sign in automatically without entering a username or password.
If you need to create a custom application launcher on the main menu in Ubuntu, then this tutorial will help you do that. Some applications you may want to use will probably not be on the menu, and you must create a launcher from the application menu to always launch it.
This quick tutorial will show you how to remove programs or items from Fedora menu list with ease. If you ever installed Fedora, then you know that by default other programs get added to the menu that you will never use. If you need to get rid of them, I’m going to show you how in this tutorial.
Webilder is a Linux application that delivers stunning and cool wallpapers and background images from Flickr and Webshots. After installing, just enter some keywords (tags) to watch for, and sit back. Webilder will automatically scan for images matching those keywords and downloads them automatically onto your Linux desktop.
If you need a quick a easy way to add or remove items/programs from the menu, continue reading this tutorial. I’m going to show you the quickest way to add or remove apps or programs on the the menu list in Ubuntu.
Sometimes the menu is full of unnecessary programs that you’ll never use, and having it there won’t do you any good.
This quick tutorial will show you how to quickly change the computer name or hostname in Fedora Linux with ease. If you ever need to change your Fedora Linux name to something other than what it currently has, this tutorial will help you accomplish that.
This brief tutorial will show you how to remove or disable the lock out screensaver password prompts in Ubuntu Maverick. If security is not your main concern and want to get rid of the password prompts to resume your previous session, then this tutorial will show you how to do it.
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