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Hi Folks, For the new chromium,the Flash wont work unless you will have to install it separately. Unlike.Unlike the firefox , we need to install the pepper flash plugin separately in order to see the websites which need Flash. Open terminal[Ctrl+Alt+T]- Type the below commands in order to install the Flash plugin sudo apt-get install pepperflashplugin-nonfree  The above command is for installing the pepper flash plugin sudo update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree --install The above command is for updating the pepper flash plugin Hopefully this works for eeryone.

Define Grub ..?? GNU GRUB  (short for  GNU GRand Unified Bootloader ) is a  boot loader  package from the  GNU Project . GRUB is the  reference implementation  of the  Multiboot Specification , which provides a user the choice to boot one of multiple  operating systems  installed on a computer or select a specific  kernel  configuration available on a particular operating system's partitions. --- Says Wiki... Now, For Ubuntu  Open Terminal and type   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer  sudo apt-get update  sudo apt-get install grub-customizer (Fedora 32-bit) wget -O grub-customizer-2.5.7-i686.rpm http://goo.gl/vE2Ev sudo yum install grub-customizer-2.5.7-i686.rpm (Fedora 64-bit) wget -O grub-customizer-2.5.7-x86_64.rpm http://goo.gl/1GL6B sudo yum install grub-customizer-2.5.7-x86_64.rpm Now open you can open it from System tool...

Splash menu....? This is the menu which comes first when u stat your system ,and this allows you to select the os. Now you can change the back ground of this screen to a picture or anything you want.. For that u need to install grub2splash images.. Now open the terminal and type sudo apt-get install grub2-splashimages GRUB spalsh images are stored in the /usr/share/images/grub folder, you can access it with this command: sudo nautilus /usr/share/images/grub Yup can have any image of your own for one condition that it should be TGA format  edit now the /etc/default/grub file with this command: sudo gedit /etc/default/grub At the end of the file, add this line: GRUB_BACKGROUND=/usr/share/images/grub/YOUR-IMAGE.tga Replace YOUR-IMAGE.tga with your custom image name. When you finish, press CTRL+Q and save your file. Run now this command: sudo update-grub Restart now your computer to see if changes are successful ...

This is how wiki defines LAMP ...                      LAMP is an acronym for a solution stack of free , open source software, referring to the first letters of Linux ( operating system ), Apache HTTP Server , MySQL ( database software ) and originally Perl (but now sometimes PHP or Python ), principal components to build a viable general purpose web server . 1. At first  Login as root: sudo su 2 Install MySQL 5 apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client 3.  Install Apache apt-get install apache2 Now type "localhost" in web page ad you will lead to apache page Default location is /var/www   - web-root by default 4.  Install PHP5 apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5 Now restart PHP /etc/init.d/apache2 restart 6.  To get support of My Sgl in php apt-cache search php5 Also install the following bundles... ap...

Define PING...                                               Ping is a computer network administration utility used to test the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol (IP) network and to measure the round-trip time for messages sent from the originating host to a destination computer. The name comes from active sonar terminology which sends a pulse of sound and listens for the echo to detect objects underwater. With computer operating systems Ping or PING stands for Packet INternet Groper but is ordinarily written as "ping" instead of the proper acronym for which it stands.--- Wikipedia If your system response the the hacker will try to hack your system.. if you turn off the ping its much of safe.. Now go to file system : /etc/init.d/netw...

Let me introduce you to CG I   at First .. The Common Gateway Interface ( CGI ) is a standard method for web server software to delegate the generation of web content to executable files. Such files are known as CGI scripts ; they are programs, often stand-alone applications, usually written in a scripting language .  ---- by WikiPedia  Now.. 1:- There are mainly 3 modules  I   CGI II  CGID III userdir Now type the following command in the terminal\ $ sudo a2enmod module #NB: You should execute the command 3 times with each module names on "module"  o the command above  2:- Now Restart the Apache:  $ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2  restart 3:-  Make  public_html inside your home folder and place cbi-bin in it $ cd ~                           ...

Guys, If you had installed the fresh version of Linux Ubuntu  12.04,you would wont be able to play music files or videos directly. For that you may need  to install medibuntu repository and some extra packages. Step 1: Open terminal and enter the command below sudo -E wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list && sudo sed -i "/^# deb .*partner/ s/^# //" /etc/apt/sources.list && sudo apt-get --quiet update && sudo apt-get -y --force-yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring app-install-data-medibuntu apport-hooks-medibuntu && sudo apt-get update Step 2: Then  install some packages for player and MUSIC ON!!!! sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras non-free-codecs p7zip-rar acroread gimp inkscape blender smplayer vlc libdvdcss2 libdvdread4 faac faad audacious rubyripper cd-discid aacplusenc gtkpod lame cdrdao aacgain ...

Howdy Guys,                            Many will be looking to how to mount drives when you start the Ubuntu.Although there are many solutions , here is a simple solution to do it.Gut it will need internet connection to transfer a total data about 600KB.Here are the steps Step 1: Open Terminal and type: sudo apt-get install pysdm Tye your password and done,it will do the rest.Now you had installed a new App .To get it goto System>>Administration>>Storage Device Manager Step 2: Left side will show many sda's you have.T know your local drive try this on your terminal: sudo fdisk  -l /dev/sda The above command will display the local drives in your system Step 3: Select on the drive ,which you want to mount automatically and click Ok.All done

Howdy guys, Its been a long time since i posted one.S i had cam with something very helpful for a new Ubuntu beginner , as u may tried to update the Synaptic manager for update ,some packages may get broken and this will prevent you to install any other packages.So to solve it you can open the terminal and type the following two commands: Command 1: sudo dpkg --configure -a Command 2: sudo apt-get install -f Wonder!! it is fixed now...... if not fixed then tell me... bye guys

In most sites and forum i found some tedious steps to make the evdo work in linux . lot of scripts. Making evdo workable in linux is very simple … Goto http://www.ztemt.com/ennewzte/service/ziliao.action and there download the appropriate version, install it. Now you are having the dialer with you . Input the username and password in the options / setting window of the dialog , then click on connect button .. Bingoo ..

Goto this site and download the tool bae .It will enable to use many interesting sign.Make fun of it... 1. Download 2.Install it 3.Restart the browser and enjoy...........

Following is a code for accessing the gps location in an Android phone by coding.Import necessary package to run it out. package andgps.g;// ur package name import com.ieffects.android.lbs.R; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Context; import android.location.Location; import android.location.LocationListener; import android.location.LocationManager; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; import android.view.View.OnClickListener; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.Toast; public class gps extends Activity { private static final long MINIMUM_DISTANCE_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES = 1; // in Meters private static final long MINIMUM_TIME_BETWEEN_UPDATES = 1000; // in Milliseconds protected LocationManager locationManager; protected Button retrieveLocationButton; @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); retrieveLocationButton =...

Here i will tell you how to make a CD/DVD bootable.Here i consider the process with the CDBurnerXp software which is free.You can download it From here: Download Following are the steps:- 1.Start the CD burner 2.Go to Data Disc 3.From menu :Disc->boot options 4.Give the ISO file location and accept the preference default in it 5.Done 6.If you don't have the ISO file then you can create as follows 7.Select the files that we want to write 8.Then go to : File->create ISO image 9.Its Done

Currently the reports say that the Android phone users are being tracked.In the location based service menu if u checked the location service ,then your phone will star tracking your position.It will help you in a lot of ways,but some what your privacy is lost.The phone will send some data including your position ,WiFi hotspot etc.So your privacy is lost.But it also provide some service which make it to use still.It helps you to find any restaurant near you suppose you are in Delhi(assume a city) then it will display the cities near you.Anyway your position is not SAFE!!! The one thing is that the Apple Phones also do the same thing.Both companies say that these tracking is not further used and onl used for to get user more experience..... Whatever you have to be BEWARE!!!!

Some time u will not be able to make the Facebook chat to work properly... here is what u can do.... 1. Get ur facebook chat 2. Select the facebook friend list on the yop-left corner 3. Now type the name u wannt to chat 4. After you press enter the name you type will appear on the facebook chat's main box and you'll see a green circle right after it. and you'll also see a grey circle right after the OTHER FRIENDS.. 5. Click on the grey circle right next to the other friends and all of you online friends will show up. Hope this will work...

> The new Android 3.1(Honey Comb) is here....lets say about its new feauture's 1.The Recent Apps menu is now expandable and scrollable. 2.Resizeable Home screen widgets 3.Support for external keyboards and pointing devices 4.Support for joysticks and gamepadshttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif 5.Robust Wi-Fi networking 6.Updated set of standard apps This is a home screen example of Honey Comb This Information has been taken from http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-3.1-highlights.html Also visit: http://www.android.com/

Let’s talk about something about free software.... don’t get confused its android and Ubuntu.... here we will talk about installing android sdk in Ubuntu in step by step... What u need? 1.Android emulator for Linux from their site 2.Eclipse with java for Linux which is free 3.U should have jdk(java dev kit) installed in your computer and some space for your workspace..... Emulator is used in order to emulate the actual android phone. It helps in running programs before we run it in actual phone. In here I only asaid about the emulator. I included the picture so always look at the screen shots… 1.At first u want to install jdk in your Linux mostly java will be installed in linux.If not then I will give u necessary information to install it) 2.After the installation u should install android sdk form http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html that is a simple task(but u want to update the android sdk).The Google provide a platform for working the android and we want to ...

Three types of permission read write and execute, Ever file and folder have three relations owner group and others [ Read = r write = w execute = x ] [ owner = u group = g other = o ] [root@pc1 ~] # Ls -Ld /disk 1= nature of object [d=dir -=file L=link] 2= first three permission for owner [ rwx ] 3= second three permission for group members [ r-x] 4= third three permission for others [r-x] 5= number of inodes contain by this directory 6= owner of directory 7= group of directory 8= size of directory 9= creating date of object 10= name of object

If you've ever forgotten your password, you aren't alone it's probably one of the most common tech support problems I've encountered over the years.Luckily if you are using Ubuntu they made it incredibly easy to reset your password. All it takes is adjusting the boot parameters slightly and typing a command or two, but we'll walk you through it. Resetting your Ubuntu Password Reboot your computer, and then as soon as you see the GRUB Loading screen, make sure to hit the ESC key so that you can get to the menu. Root Shell Method Here we are going to manually edit the grub options to allow for a root shell. First you want to make sure to choose the regular boot kernel that you use (typically just the default one), and then use the "e" key to choose to edit that boot option. Now just hit the down arrow key over to the "kernel" option, and then use the "e" key to switch to edit mode for the kernel option. You'll be presented with a scre...