by Richard W | Mar 22, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Medibuntu repository contains packages that cannot be legally installed in Ubuntu. Ubuntu kept those packages away because of licensing issues. In this repository you can find packages that allow you to playback encrypted DVDs, install codec for various media formats,...
by Richard W | Mar 22, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
This brief tutorial shows you how to install Google Talk Plugin in Ubuntu 11.10 if you haven’t already done so. Google Talk is a browser plugin that lets you voice and video chat with friends and family from your browser. Install this plugin and logon to Gmail with...
by Richard W | Mar 21, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Want to quickly enable Canonical partner repository in Ubuntu 11.10? Well, this tutorial will show you how. Canonical partner repository contains software are not automatically available in Ubuntu for some other reasons. Before you can install programs like Adobe...
by Richard W | Mar 21, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
PlayOnLinux is a software which lets you install programs and packages designed to run on Windows in Ubuntu. It won’t allow you to install all programs designed for Windows, but some popular programs that you may need. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how add...
by Richard W | Mar 20, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Here’s a brief tutorial that shows you how to change your username or user id in Ubuntu. We’ve shown you this before but we found a different way to do it and it’s easy. This method uses Ubuntu Recovery Mode to accomplish the same goal. Using the Recovery Mode, one...
