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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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How to install Netbeans IDE 7.0.1 on ubuntu 11.10

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

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

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

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
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

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

Post last modified:January 13, 2016
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

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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ubuntu 12.04 – polish, performance and predictability

Post last modified:October 21, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

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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Faenza Gnome Icon Theme Ubuntu Linux

Post last modified:July 21, 2021
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Faenza is one of the popular monochrome GNOME icon themes. It provides monochromatic icons for panels, toolbars and buttons and colorful squared icons for devices, applications, folder, files and Gnome menu items. It comes with both light and dark looks for the desktop.

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Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) released

Post last modified:October 14, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) is now available for download. What’s new in ubuntu 11.10?

Dash is now opened by a launcher icon.
improved lenses
new Music Lens
Improved the default Ubuntu themes
14 new HQ photo wallpapers
new login screen called ‘LightDM’
Mozilla Thunderbird replaces Evolution
Deja Dup backup tool
Ubuntu Software Centre version 5.0
new feature multiarch
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Ubuntu 12.04 ‘Precise Pangolin’

Post last modified:October 6, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has announced that the codename for Ubuntu 12.04 will be ‘Precise Pangolin‘.Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is due for release in April 2012.
A pangolin is a mammal of the order Pholidota.Pangolins have large keratin scales covering their skin and are the only mammals with this adaptation.The name “pangolin” derives from the Malay word pengguling (“something that rolls up”).
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How to install thunderbird 7.0 on ubuntu 11.04

Post last modified:October 5, 2011
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation.

To install thunderbird 7.0 on ubuntu 11.04

1.Open the terminal and type

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/thunderbird-stable

hit enter and type ubuntu password.

2.Then type below command and hit enter

sudo apt-get update

3.Type below command and hit enter

sudo apt-get install thunderbird

4.Press y and hit enter to continue

5.To open Thunderbird, click Applications icon or unity dash from unity launcher. And type Thunderbird in the search applications field.And click Thunderbird mail/News.

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