Category: Ubuntu
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Install R on Ubuntu
R is one the best open source programming language used for statistical computing and data analytics. You can directly install R from its website Step 1 :Find what distribution of Ubuntu you are using go to System-Settings -> Details I am using ubuntu 16.04 LTS ( Xenial ) Step 2 : Got to https://cran.r-project.org/ Click […]
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Amazon search results in Ubuntu 12.10
Ubuntu integrated Amazon search results in Desktop via dash. From 12.10 onward Amazon search results is available by default. Users can search products in Ubuntu dash and click on the product and it will land in Amazon website. I heave searched “iphone” in Ubuntu 12.10 dash and got below results It makes perfect sense to integrate Amazon […]
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Ubuntu Online Music Store
Like iTunes,Google play, Amazon, now Ubuntu also has a online music store with Ubuntu One. Ubuntu launched it last week and users can buy music from Ubuntu one site from Desktop or Mobile. Link – Ubuntu One Music Store Ubuntu one is available in Windows, Ubuntu, Android and iPhone. Ubuntu has a promotional offer. Screenshot […]
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Memory test for Browsers in Ubuntu 12.04
Memory test for Browsers in Ubuntu 12.04 Today I have done an exercise to check how much memory each browser consume in Ubuntu 12.04. I have tested 3 popular browsers by opening 10 sites in each tab 1. Google.com 2. Yahoo.com 3. BBC.com 4. WordPress.com 5. Gmail.com 6. CNN.com 7. Youtube.com 8. Mashable.com 9. Wikipedia.org […]
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Force quit Ubuntu 12.04 – System Monitor
How to forcefully quit or kill an application or program. In Ubuntu 11.10 we have an application “Force Quit” which is not available in Ubuntu 12.04 ( If you need it in Ubuntu 12.04 you can download and install manually using the link –> Force Quit ) So what is the alternative. Use system monitor. […]
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Install Gimp 2.8 in Ubuntu
Gimp 2.8 Arguably Gimp is the best image editor in Ubuntu ( You can do a lot more than this ) Currently Ubuntu12.04 is running stable version Gimp 2.6.1. Great news is that Gimp 2.8 is available but not directly available through Ubuntu repository. So I tried 2.8 version and its much better and lot of […]
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Remote desktop in ubuntu 12.04
In Ubuntu 12.04 Remmina Remote Desktop Client is the default remote desktop program. But unfortunately I didn’t work well in Ubuntu 12.04 and lot of issues users are logging. So install Vinagre ( Website ) – which was available in previous Ubuntu Versions. Ubuntu 12.04 you need to install in Manually. How to install Vinagre […]
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Install Skype in Ubuntu
How to install Skype in Ubuntu. Step 1: Either google “Skype” or click Download Skype ( Note that Skype website automatically identify your operating system ) Click Download now button and Choose your Linux Distribution ( I Chosen Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit. Note that if your Ubuntu version is higher than 10.04 you need to choose […]
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Install Google Earth in Ubuntu 12.04 – 3 Steps
Installing and Launching Google Earth in Ubuntu in just 3 steps Step1 Download Google Earth package for Ubuntu. ( Direct link – http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/ ) Choose 32-bit or 64-bit .deb file for Ubuntu and click “Agree and Download” ( How to find your system is 32-bit or 64 – Read 32-bit or 64 ) Step 2 Go to Download folder and locate google-earth-stable_current_i386 ( Since […]
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Install Microsoft fonts in Ubuntu 12.04
Microsoft fonts in Ubuntu 12.04 Many developers and programmers might be looking for Microsoft Windows fonts. It is a third part codec for Ubuntu. So sometimes installation will not succeed because third part packages will have some Hash Sum mismatch. ( Hash Sum mismatch :- Ubuntu validates all packages and software which are not in […]
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Ubuntu 12.10 New Features
Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal – New Features Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Alpha version releases few days ago. You can download and try it here Next question is what are the new features in 12.10. Top features are: 1. Linux Kernel 3.4 Latest version in its series with next-generation file system ( Btrfs ), better error handling, speed […]
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Ubuntu Version Names
Ubuntu Version Names Ubuntu is becoming more popular day by day and it’s features too. But people surprised about its unique code names. Ubuntu is the only operating system having two release in an year. That’s sound interesting how do they name them ?. Each release is associated with an animal. Below complete list so […]
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Install Notepad++ in Ubuntu 12.04
Installing Notepad++ in Ubuntu 12.04 Notepad++ is an excellent open source editor. But it is not officially supported for Ubuntu. But we can install it in via Wine. ( Wine is a windows package for Ubuntu) Steps 1. If you doesn’t have Wine installed, install it from Dashboard or terminal using sudo apt-get install wine […]
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Firefox 13 available for Ubuntu 12.04
Finally Firefox 13 officially available in Ubuntu 12.04. It is available through standard repository ( update manager ) or you can download it from Mozilla website http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ Firefox 13 also available for previous Ubuntu versions like 11.10, 11.04, 10.04 etc Performance and Stability Personally I was a Ubuntu user since 7.04 ( Buggy Windows Vista […]
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Installing Oracle 11g on Ubuntu
This article clearly describes installation of Oracle 11g release 2 on Ubuntu 10.10 desktop Pre-requisites 1. Operating system – Ubuntu 10.10 32 bit operating system (Maverick Meerkat) 2. Hard disk space – 2 GB free space 3. System RAM – At least 512 MB 1) How to install Ubuntu 10.10 Go to Ubuntu Home page Ubuntu and download Ubuntu 10.10 desktop […]
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