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Gmail Watcher- a gmail and google apps notifier

Post last modified:November 24, 2011
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Main feature:
It supports multiple accounts and instant notifications.

To install Gmail Watcher 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 add-apt-repository ppa:loneowais/gmailwatcher.dev

Type your ubuntu password if needed and press enter.

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

4.Type below command and hit enter

sudo apt-get update

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How to install Xnoise media player on ubuntu

Post last modified:November 22, 2011
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

To install latest Xnoise media player on ubuntu using PPA

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:shkn/xnoise

Type your ubuntu password if needed and press enter.

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

4.Type below command and hit enter

sudo apt-get update

5.Then type below command and press enter

sudo apt-get install xnoise

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BleachBit PC Cleaner Application

Post last modified:January 26, 2023
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

BleachBit is a free system cleaner application for windows and Linux. You can use this application to free disk space, reduce the size of backup cache and wipe free space. Some other features are shred files folder and clipboard files,…

How to install latest firefox version on ubuntu 11.10 using PPA

Post last modified:February 25, 2012
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

To install latest firefox on ubuntu 11.10 using PPA

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:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa

Type your ubuntu password if needed and press enter.

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

4.Type below command and hit enter

sudo apt-get update

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How to install Google Music Frame on ubuntu 11.10

Post last modified:February 18, 2013
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Method 1:

1.Go to google music frame download page and click the arrow icon next to the relevant version of Ubuntu. And download the latest and correct version .deb package file.

2.Double click the .deb package file or open with ubuntu software center and click the install button.

3.Type your ubuntu password if needed and wait until the installation is complete.

4.After the successful installation,click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type google music frame in the search field.And click google music frame.
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How to install XBMC on ubuntu 11.10

Post last modified:November 15, 2011
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

XBMC is a free and open source (GPL) media player and entertainment hub for digital media. XBMC is available for Linux, OSX, and Windows and in more than 30 languages.

To install XBMC 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-add-repository ppa:nathan-renniewaldock/xbmc-stable

Type your ubuntu password if needed and press enter.

3.Then press enter to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding the ppa.
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How to create website shortcuts in ubuntu 11.10 desktop

Post last modified:November 6, 2011
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

To create website desktop shortcuts

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.

gnome-desktop-item-edit ~/Desktop/ --create-new

3.The create lancher window will pop-up,Type website name in the name field and type the browser name and the url in the command field. And click Ok button.

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How to install Scratch text editor on ubuntu 11.10

Post last modified:November 4, 2011
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Main features of Scratch

syntax highlighting with gtksourceview-3
a SearchBar to search the words in the files
strong integration with Granite framework by elementary-team
tab and split documents system

1.Go to Scratch download page and download the .deb file .
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How to install Gnome Partition Editor (Gparted Partition editor) in ubuntu 11.10

Post last modified:October 25, 2011
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

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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