Can not create file folder on newly installed Ubuntu [Solved]

Just install Ubuntu 10.04 on my friends machine. I keep two more partition on her 80 GB harddisk to store various files and folders. Both of them are formated as ext3 file system. After completing install we found that there is no any option to create new file or new folder/ directory on these two partitions. Actually this kind of activity options are disabled on right click drop down menu. Look at the screen-shot below.
Can not create file folder on newly installed ubuntu. right click menu options are disabledThis is happen for permission problem. This kind of function made to ensure critical secure environment. In this situation nobody (unauthorized user) can create new file or new folder/ directory or paste anything on that ext3 partition. Normally you can write on those partitions if you login as root. It also can happen on ext4 file system too. Now if you want to write anything on this partition then you must change permission to access that drive.

Solution:
change permission using terminal and drive nameChanging permission on any specific drive or partition is very easy. Just run the command below on terminal. Before doing it don't forget to mount all of your partition.
sudo chmod -Rf 777 /media/name
Here change the red word name with the specific drive name. The drive name can be sda1 or sda2 or anything in this way/ order or you can get the drive name from the title bar or a opened window of a specific drive. Look at the image below.
Linux partition drive name or number on opened window title bar Write the drive name or number instead of red color word 'name' and press enter. You can get drive name pressing tab after the end of command media. That means type sudo chmod -Rf 777 /media/ and press tab button on keyboard. In my case after entering drive name, the whole line look like:
user@ubuntu:~$ sudo chmod -Rf 777 /media/45bd262c-2c1f-4219-a094-7ceca6313d82
Just run the command once, writing permission will change instantly. You wouldn't need to do anything again later. Oh, yes, you have to enter password to active the command.

open close CD tray by mouse click on ubuntu

There are a simple method to open and close CD/DVD ROM (or any disk drive) tray with a single mouse click.

To eject CD ROM Tray
Just type eject on terminal

To close CD ROM Tray
Type eject -t on terminal.

If you make two launcher using this commands. Change icon as your desire and add them on top panel, then it would be very curious for any windows user.

You can use eject /dev/sr1 command to specify a CD/ DVD drive if you have more then one.

Can't understand yet? Please inform me by a comment I will explain you details. You can check 'eject --help' man page for more information.

Ubuntu Forum require password to view page

Ubuntu forum require password to view forum postSome times ago I am searching for a Ubuntu Linux Tips and click on a Ubuntu forum link found by Google. Ubuntu forum require password to view forum posts. What a absurd thing it is? Are there any problem or am I making any unauthorized access? Don't sure.

I know that it is a open forum which can be view from any place of this world. Am I wrong?

Graphical 'MAN PAGE' on Ubuntu Linux

graphical gui for man pages ubuntu linux
You know that man (manual) pages are open on terminal only. Sometimes it is hard to read any text on terminal. I don't like to read any text on darker background. I think reading texts should wrote on white background with black words. Here is a way to see Ubuntu manual pages in a GUI Mode.

  • Go to your home folder.
  • Press Ctrl+H
  • You can see all hidden files and folders.
  • Now search for ".bashrc" (without quots).
  • Open it with 'gedit'
  • Add the line below after the last line of this file.
  • man () { yelp "man:$@"; }
  • Save it.

Now try to open a man page on terminal. It will open with a graphical document viewer named YELP. See the screenshot above of this post. I use command 'man sudo' to take the image.

Can't access blogspot blog yet

I am still can not access my blogspot blog yet. Blogger authority should check this problem as soon as possible. They should understand that not every Bangladeshi blogspot users are criminal. Blogger should not punish all user for some coward hacker.