How to install Gnome Partition Editor (Gparted Partition editor) in ubuntu 11.10

  • Post last modified:October 25, 2011
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GParted is a free partition editor that enables you to resize, copy, and move partitions without data loss.

Supported file systems:

btrfs,ext2 / ext3 / ext4,fat16 / fat32,hfs / hfs+,linux-swap,ntfs,reiserfs / reiser4,ufs,xfs

To install Gnome Partition Editor in ubuntu 11.10

1.Open ubuntu software center.To open ubuntu software center click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type ubuntu software center in the search field.And click ubuntu software center.
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phpMyAdmin 3.4.7 released

phpMyAdmin 3.4.7 is now available for download.This is a bugfix release.

fixed Links in navigation when $cfg[‘MainPageIconic’] = false
fixed Inline edit shows dropdowns even after closing
fixed View renaming did not work
fixed Wrong icon for view (MySQL 5.5)
fixed Missing documentation section
fixed Broken PDF file when exporting database to PDF
fixed Allow to set language in URL
fixed Fix links to PHP documentation
fixed Export to bzip2 is not working

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Mozilla firefox 8 beta 4 released

Mozilla firefox 8 beta 4 is now available for download and testing on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. what’s new in this firefox 8 beta 4 ?

Fixed several stability issues
Added support for HTML5 context menus,insertAdjacentHTML,cross-domain textures in WebGL
Twitter to the search bar
improving start-up time when windows are restored Improved tab animations when moving, reordering, or detaching tabs Improved performance and memory handling
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How to install Netbeans IDE 7.0.1 on ubuntu 11.10

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To install Netbeans IDE on Ubuntu 12.04 Click Here

NOTE: JDK 6 is required for installing and running the Java SE, Java EE and All NetBeans Bundles.

To install JDK on ubuntu click here

1.Go to Netbeans download page  and download the netbeans Linux (x86/x64)  .sh installer file (like netbeans-7.0.1-ml-linux.sh).

2.Copy your Netbeans installer file to your Desktop.

3.Open Terminal.To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type terminal in the search field.And click Terminal.

4.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

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How to install jdk on ubuntu 11.10

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The sun-java6 package (and also jdk7) is no longer available in the official Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot repositories due to the removal of the JDL license. To install sun jdk on ubuntu 11.10.

To install JDK7 click Here:

1.Open Terminal.To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type terminal in the search field.And click Terminal

2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/java

Type your ubuntu password if needed and press enter.

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How to install vlc media player on ubuntu 11.10

  • Post last modified:October 23, 2011
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To install vlc media player on ubuntu 11.10

1.Open Terminal.To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type terminal in the search field.And click Terminal

2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo apt-get update

Type your ubuntu password if needed and press enter.

3.And Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-pulse mozilla-plugin-vlc

Type y and hit enter to confirm the installation.
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS – 5 year support cycle

Canonical announced that support and maintenance period for ubuntu 12.04 Long Term Support (LTS) release of Ubuntu for desktop users from three years to five years. The first two years of the LTS period will provide hardware updates and Maintenance updates will continue for a further three years.

Ubuntu 12.04 is scheduled for release in April 2012.

Support for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ends in April 2013.
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Youtube new features

1.Redesigned Video End-Screen – to make it easier for you to find the next video.
2.Enhanced Playlist Bar.
3.Updated YouTube.com/Charts page.
4.WeVideo Now on YouTube.
5.Smart Subscribe button.
6.Added Kenya, the Philippines and Singapore to the list of countries where YouTube is localized, bringing this total number to 35.

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ubuntu 12.04 – polish, performance and predictability

Ubuntu’s founder Mark Shuttleworth says on his personal blog,

“we can focus on polish, performance and predictability. I’d like to improve the user experience around Workspaces for power users, and we’ll publish our design work for that, but I think it would be wisest for us to defer that unless we get an early and effective contribution of that code.”

“12.04 will be the first LTS to support the ARM architecture on selected ARM SoC parts.”
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