Posts tagged Ubuntu

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Installing free BitDefender Anti-Virus on Ubuntu 9.04

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2 years ago
by Vivek in , ,

In most cases you won’t need an Anti-Virus for your Linux machine. But it’s always safe than to be sorry and hence getting some protection is never a bad idea. Today we’ll see how to install BitDefender Anti-Virus on More >

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Free AVG Anti-Virus for Ubuntu

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2 years ago
by Vivek in ,

One of the reason apart from other 1000 for me to use Linux is that I don’t have to worry about installing an Anti-Virus. Not that it’s totally protected from viruses but if you are smart you wont end up getting one. Just More >

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Social Brainstorming and MindMapping using XMind in Ubuntu

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2 years ago
by Vivek in , ,

Being a student and in research, I have always tried to use technology for making a point and this statement is used with literal connotation. One of my favorite way of engaging an audience is to use mindmaps. In this tutorial we’ll see how to get an open More >

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Shutter: Best screenshot application for Linux

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2 years ago
by Vivek in ,

It’s been a while I blogged because few things have kept me busy. I plan to get back to blogging on a regular basis. Up untill now I was using ksnapshot for screenshots in Ubuntu and I was pretty satisfied More >

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Free Ubuntu Guide

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2 years ago
by Vivek in

A very quick post. Although I don’t feel the need for a book to handle my Ubuntu but if anyone is interested in downloading a guide for Ubuntu, you can get it here. So if you ever face More >

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Adding Facebook chat to pidgin: Pidgin-facebookchat plugin

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2 years ago
by Vivek in ,

If you are on Linux (Ubuntu), I am sure you must have tried your hands on Pidgin, one of the most popular and powerful IM client. The beauty of this client is that it supports almost all the More >

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Tasque: A simple but powerful to-do list and task manager for Ubuntu

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3 years ago
by Vivek in , ,

To-do lists have become the norm today irrespective of what operating system you are using. And it’s a good reason to be organized when you that you spend so much time doing so many things in a day; courtesy Internet and Social Media paranoia. I was hit upon More >

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BareFTP: Not just another FTP client for Ubuntu 8.10

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3 years ago
by Vivek in ,

Filezilla is the FTP client that comes to my mind when I think of an FTP whether it is Windows or whether is Ubuntu. Not to forget the import FireFTP extension. However, I thought I’ll try out something new on More >

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Mounting and Unmounting ISO files in Ubuntu using Gmount-iso [Ubuntu How-to]

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3 years ago
by Vivek in ,

I am not sure how many of you felt the need to mount an ISO disc on Ubuntu or similar debian based linux distros. I did and hence I explored to  find that there are various ways to mount an ISO file on More >

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How to upgrade to Jaunty Jackalope!

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3 years ago
by Vivek in ,

With a 6 month release cycle of Ubuntu, the excitement never goes down. I remember not too long ago I installed Intrepid Ibex on my machine and right now I am using Jaunty Jackalope Alpha 2. I am also very excited about 15 Jan More >

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How to install and run emerald window decorator in Ubuntu 8.10

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3 years ago
by Vivek in , ,

I know this looks very trivial, but I am sure a lot of you would be facing the issue of installing emerald and switching it to your default window decorator. By default in Ubuntu GTK Window Decorator is the More >

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Ubuntu 8.10: Upgrading from OpenOffice 2.4 to OpenOffice 3 in 2 easy steps

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3 years ago
by Vivek in , ,

I am sure there is a reason for Ubuntu 8.10 not coming pre packed with OpenOffice 3. However, if you do not know the reason, in most cases ignorance can lead to a post like this one. We’ll see how More >

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