Linux

How to Install VLC Media player on Ubuntu 12.04

Post last modified:May 7, 2012
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Unix.

To install VLC Media player on Ubuntu 12.04

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:n-muench/vlc

3.Type your ubuntu password if needed.

4.Then press enter to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding the ppa.

5.Type below command and hit enter

sudo apt-get update

6.Then type below command and press enter

sudo apt-get install vlc

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How to install Ubuntu Tweak on ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)

Post last modified:May 7, 2012
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Ubuntu Tweak is a free ubuntu software to config Ubuntu desktop and system options easier for everyone.

Method 1:

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:tualatrix/ppa

3.Type your ubuntu password if needed.

4.Then press enter to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding the ppa.

5.Type below command and hit enter

sudo apt-get update

6.Then type below command and press enter

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak

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How to install Netbeans IDE on ubuntu 12.04

Post last modified:May 5, 2012
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

To install Netbeans IDE on ubuntu 11.10 click here

NOTE: JDK 6 or above (JDK 7) is required for installing and running the Java SE, Java EE and All NetBeans Bundles.

To install JDK 7 on ubuntu click here

1.Go to Netbeans download page and download the netbeans Linux (x86/x64) .sh installer file (like netbeans-7.1.2-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.

cd Desktop

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How to install Oracle JDK 7 on ubuntu 12.04

Post last modified:October 30, 2013
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

For JDK 6 click here : How to install jdk6 on ubuntu

To install Oracle JDK 7 on ubuntu 12.04

1.Go to Oracle JDK7 download page. And download the latest linux jdk in .tar.gz format.
Here its (32 bit) jdk-7u4-linux-i586.tar.gz.
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Install RecordMyDesktop on ubuntu 12.04

Post last modified:May 4, 2012
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

RecordMyDesktop is a free open source linux desktop screencasting program and it producing an ogg encapsulated theora and vorbis output file.

To install RecordMyDesktop on ubuntu 12.04

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.Then click ubuntu software center.
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How to install shutter on ubuntu 12.04

Post last modified:May 4, 2012
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Shutter is a feature-rich screenshot program to take a screenshot of a specific area, window, your whole screen, or even of a website.

To install shutter on ubuntu 12.04

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. Then click ubuntu software center.
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LiLi USB Creator 2.8.12 released

Post last modified:May 1, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

LiLi USB Creator 2.8.12 is now available for download.what’s new in this release?

Added Tamil and Turkish translations .
New Linux Distributions supported :

Ubuntu 12.04 “Precise Pangolin” (Unity/KDE/Xfce/LXDE)
Mythbuntu 12.04
Edubuntu 12.04 (DVD)
Ubuntu Studio 12.04 (DVD)
Trisquel 5.5 STS “Brigantia”
Ultimate Edition 3.2
XBMCbuntu 11.0 “Eden”
Zorin OS 6 Lite
Debian Live 6.0.4 Gnome/KDE/LXDE/Xfce/Standard
Linux Mint Debian 201204 MATE DVD
Linux Mint Debian 201204 Xfce DVD
Parted Magic 2012_04_21
Gparted Live CD 0.12.1-1
Clonezilla Live CD 1.2.12-37
PLoP Linux 4.2.2 X-Server / non-X
SystemRescueCD 2.6.0
Gentoo Live DVD 2012.1 x86/amd64
BackBox 2.05
Lightweight Portable Security 1.3.3 (Deluxe)
Matriux “Krypton” 1.2 Nullcon Release
Tails 0.11
SMS (Superb Mini Server) Live 1.6.5
Chakra 2012.04 (CD)
Bodhi Linux 1.4.0
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GNOME 3.4 Released

Post last modified:March 29, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

What’s new in this GNOME 3.4?

New Look GNOME 3 Applications
Document Search
Application Menus
Refreshed Interface Components
A Bonanza of Smaller Improvements
Smooth Scrolling
New Animated Background
Improved System Settings
Better Hardware Support
Documentation That Really Helps You
Video Calling and Live Messenger Support
Many Application Enhancements
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Linux 3.3 released

Post last modified:March 20, 2012
Post category:Linux Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Linux 3.3 is now available.what’s new in this release?

Android merge
Btrfs: restriping between different RAID levels, improved balancing, improved debugging tools
Open vSwitch
Better bonding of network interfaces: teaming
Bufferbloat fighting: Byte queue limits
Per-cgroup TCP buffer limits
Network priority control group
Better ext4 online resizing
New architecture: TI C6X
EFI boot support
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Lazarus IDE for FreePascal

Post last modified:July 24, 2023
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Lazarus is a free and open source IDE for FreePascal Compiler. It is Delphi compatible IDE for Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS and Windows. Free Pascal is a free and open source compiler that runs on Linux, Windows, OS/2, 68K and more.…