GL Screensavers for linux os

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I have published a post on "Screensavers in Linux Operating System". Today I am giving you some more screen saver which are called GL Screensaver.

XScreenSaver and GL(Mesa) xscreensavers are actually a modular screen saver and locker for X11, both are containing more than 200 screen savers.

XScreenSaver package contains a small selection of 3D (OpenGL) screen saver modules from the xscreensaver collection.

GL screensavers  package contains the rest of the 3D (OpenGL) screen saver modules from the xscreensaver collection. This package is used
by both xscreensaver and gnome-screensaver. And this package could be down-loadable in almost every linux distribution's software manager.

glmatrix

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Install Xfce4 goodies in LinuxMint13xfce via synaptic

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Recently I have installed LinuxMint13xfce in my friends pc. I choose LinuxMint13xfce for his older machine. If installed successfully and everything is working fine without any further download. Mp3, mpeg and other media files are playing without any update or download. I and my friend both are really happy with LinuxMint13xfce. Now I am going to install "Xfce4-goodies" for some extra plugins. I like to place them in the upper panel. Oh, yes there is no any top panel by default. I have created it just minutes ago.

Xfce4 goodies in LinuxMint13xfce

 Xfce4 Goodies is a bundle of various plugin whice are very helpfull for daily life. Here is the texts copied from synaptic package manager. It is an enhancements for the Xfce4 Desktop Environment.

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Install Xfce4 goodies in LinuxMint13xfce via synaptic

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Recently I have installed LinuxMint13xfce in my friends pc. I choose LinuxMint13xfce for his older machine. If installed successfully and everything is working fine without any further download. Mp3, mpeg and other media files are playing without any update or download. I and my friend both are really happy with LinuxMint13xfce. Now I am going to install "Xfce4-goodies" for some extra plugins. I like to place them in the upper panel. Oh, yes there is no any top panel by default. I have created it just minutes ago.

Xfce4 goodies in LinuxMint13xfce

 Xfce4 Goodies is a bundle of various plugin whice are very helpfull for daily life. Here is the texts copied from synaptic package manager. It is an enhancements for the Xfce4 Desktop Environment.

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Create 'Documents' 'Desktop' 'Downloads' 'Music' 'Video' folder shortcut icon on LXDE desktop

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'Documents' folder icon in desktop of LXDE Lubuntu

In this post I will tell you how to create 'Documents' shortcut icon or launcher in desktop on LXDE based Linux distribution like Lubuntu, Salix, Peppermint ,Archlinux, Opensuse, Fedora, Gentoo, Vectorlinux, Zorin, Porteus etc. Here is the simplest method.

Open terminal from Main menu or pressing "Alt+Ctrl+t". Run the command below. No need to use 'sudo'.

cd Desktop ln -s ~/ Documents 

Press Enter. A 'Documents' folder shortcut icon/ launcher has been created in your LXDE desktop.

In this way you can create  'Desktop' 'Downloads' 'Music' 'Video' folder shortcut icon on any LXDE desktop.

To know 'How to create 'Home' and 'Trash' shortcut icon/ launcher in any LXDE based operating systems desktop, please read "Home Documents Desktop Icon on Lubuntu LXDE".

If you quite more curious then you may read this page titled "Adding Applications, Internet Links to the Desktop, .Desktop Files, On The Path".

To explore the world of LXDE you may visit the greate Distrowatch.

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Home Documents Desktop Icon on Lubuntu LXDE

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Home Documents Desktop Icon on Lubuntu LXDE

Creating a Home or Documents desktop  shortcut icon in LXDE based os is very easy. Just create an empty file in desktop and put some code their and save. It's done! You have created Home and Documents desktop icon in LXDE based os like Lubuntu, Peppermint, Salix, LinuxMint Lxde etc.

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Kaspersky using linux to rescue windows os

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Kaspersky antivirus using linux to rescue windows pc

Famous Russian antivirus company Kaspersky using Gentoo Linux based live cd  to rescue Windows pc from critical virus infection. This linux based KDE live cd can remove viruses, trojans and malwares from infected Windows PC.

Unixmen said in their site that:

Linux is not only the most secure operating system, but also the best antivirus too!

Do you know as like Kaspersky Rescue Disk, AVG, Avira, and BitDefender also created Live CD rescue-disks which were based on Linux.

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Tool to graphically display hard drive size in Ubuntu

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If you want to know your hard drive size and other information about your disk usage then 'Baobab' is a perfect tool for you. You can view or analyze disk usage in various graphical style. It will shows graphical tree map of harddisks and directories.

Baobab

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Alarm Clocks & A Clock Applet for Ubuntu Linux

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Sometimes we need an alarm clock to do a job at specific time. Normally, we use manual alarm clock to awake up us at right time. But when we are on Ubuntu linux, then why don't we use a digital alarm clock to call me up or remind me my job at the very right moment? Here are some "Alarm Clocks" which you can use at your ubuntu machine. I think these clocks and applet will work on LinuxMint or any other Debian based Gnome desktop flavored Linux OS.

Alarm Clock

Alarm Clock, Schedule your tasks

It is a personal alarm clock for GTK+ desktop environments. It supports sound fading, scheduled alarms, snooze option, passive window reminders, exception lists for scheduled alarms, exporting alarms and much more!

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Alarm clocks & applet for Ubuntu Linux

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Sometimes we need an alarm clock to do a job at specific time. Normally, we use manual alarm clock to awake up us at right time. But when we are on Ubuntu linux, then why don't we use a digital alarm clock to call me up or remind me my job at the very right moment? Here are some "Alarm Clocks" which you can use at your ubuntu machine. I think these clocks and applet will work on LinuxMint, Peppermint and any other Debian based Linux OS.

Alarm Clock

Alarm Clock, Schedule your tasks

It is a personal alarm clock for GTK+ desktop environments. It supports sound fading, scheduled alarms, snooze option, passive window reminders, exception lists for scheduled alarms, exporting alarms and much more!

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Network traffic monitor (NTM) for Ubuntu, LinuxMint

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Network traffic monitor is a tiny tool which always monitor your internet data amount. How much you download and how much you upload and how do you want to control your internet using habit. Yes, if you have limited internet plan and if you want to know your periodical uses data amount this NTM (Network traffic monitor) can help you. It will work on Ubuntu, LinuxMint and other Linux without any problem. It has some special feature which must satisfy you about your internet using habit.

Network Traffic Monitor

Some special features or characteristic taken from main NTM website.

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Create file folder on new HD Partition easily (Permission problem solved)

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After fresh Linux install we may find that we have no permission to create file or folder to a new or another hard-disk partition. This is a safety feature of Linux OS. We have to get permission to write in that specific hard disk partition. I think you can ask this in some various way.

No permission to create file or folder on another hard-disk partition drive. Look at the mouse pointer.

1. How to create file of folder on a new hard disk partition?
2. How to get permission to create file and folder to another hard-disk partition?
3. Writing is disabled on HD partition. How to enable it.
4. How to enable writing permission on a specific folder or in a hd partition drive? etc.

I have write two post about it. One is Can not create file folder on newly installed Ubuntu [Solved] and another is ext4 partition require password to view files. Both are quite geeky solution. But I discovered most easy way to do this job. That is enabling permission to write or create on another hd drive.

Here is the solution tips step by step.. follow the tutorial below...

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Create One Touch open close button for CD-DVD drive Tray

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I have published a post about opening and closing cd/dvd drive tray with (mouse left click) one click button several months ago. I named that post as open close CD tray by mouse click on ubuntu . One of my readers ask me that s/he can not understand the method. S/he requested me to explain the process detail.

So I am writing the post. I have two optical drive attached on my machine. I will create two buttons to open or close my first CD Drive. I will create buttons on top or side menu on Ubuntu Linux Desktop system.

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Active Energy Saving Mode on Blogger blog

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Every minute visitors browsing websites emit 1.2kg of CO₂ into our atmosphere. We conscious people should not do this intentionally. So, conscious webmaster like to add a script on their blog which reduce some CO₂ activating an energy saving mode on their blog. 'OnlineLeaf.com' site set a campaign for Green Website. They create a standby engine which make a website greener then other. After adding a code snippet on your blog you can will convert in a less CO₂ emitting website. It is very easy to implement. You do not need to know and environmental science to make your site environment friendly. Read more at www.onlineleaf.com.

Today we will learn how to make our blogger/ blogspot hosted blog a environment friendly website. Our blog will reduce CO₂ on environment and will neutralize our CO2 footprints. This will work actively for 24 hours and will count every second. Do not doubt it activeness. It is a famous web tool to make this world more greener with the help of online.

What they say on their site:

The standby engine is a project developed to reduce power consumption, when generating and displaying a website, without changing user experience while using the website. This is done by covering the site in a stationary, black color, which hides visual effects making the visitor's computer use less energy generating and displaying these.
It might not seem like a lot of difference, but after all every little bit does count.

Ok, lets start....

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open close CD tray by mouse click on ubuntu

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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.

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Canon Epson HP Brother printer driver for Ubuntu Linux

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I installed Ubuntu Linux (10.04 LTS) on one of my friends pc. She need a printer driver installed to print daily documents, letters, bills etc. I searched through online but there is no any specific driver for my friends printer. She own Canon ip2772 printer. It is a development release, so Ubuntu have not develop any driver for it. At last I found a solution. Famous Linux Printer driver bundle TurboPrint can print black or gray-scale text and colorful image sharply, perfectly and quickly. My friend is satisfied with this great and powerful Linux printer driver. I am so much happy and satisfied with using 'TurboPrint' that can't wait to shout online.

Which Printer model is it support? I am ensuring you to inform that TP has various kind of driver for some famous brand names like 'Brother', 'Canon', 'Epson' and 'HP'. Take a look at the model names list below. Current version published on 06 April 2011 and Version number is 'TurboPrint 2.20-1'. I am publishing the list of Canon, Epson, HP and Brother supported printer model number and a screenshots gallery below. Screenshots taken at Ubuntu 10.04 (15 images so might take longer time to load)

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Screen capture (video) software on Ubuntu

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If you want to record your Ubuntu desktop screen then what will you do? I searched Ubuntu software center and found 3 entry for desktop video capture/ record.

First of all I like to say about 'Recordmydesktop'
It can captures audio-video data of a Linux desktop session
The application produces an ogg-encapsulated theora-vorbis file. recordMyDesktop tries to be as unobstrusive as possible by proccessing only regions of the screen that have changed.


Another desktop recording application is 'gtk-recordMyDesktop'. It is a front-end for recordMyDesktop

Adds an easy to use graphical icon on the GNOME toolbar to make a pleasure use and configure the audio and video capture and screencast application recordMyDesktop.


Another desktop recording utility/ tool 'Record it now' can be found at 'Ubuntu Software Center'. It is a helpful desktop recorder.
RecordItNow is a plugin-based desktop recorder for KDE. Currently it supports recordmydesktop for recording and ffmpeg and mencoder for encoding.

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Print-PDF button on blogspot blog post

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Sometimes we want to add a 'Print' button on every blog post. But there is no option on blogger.com blog dashboard. You can not able to add any 'Print' or 'Save as PDF' button on every blogger blog posts, via its own controlling system. You may add a 3rd party tool to do this job perfectly. Today I am publishing same kind of webtool for your blogger, wordpress blog or for your static website. Now, you can add a print button / offer your readers to print every blog post or save them as pdf. I think if you write well and your reader want to read your ideas later then printing a web page or save them as pdf will serve properly at offline.

A newly published online service will do this job for you with a smart way. You can peak your desired one from a range of design or add a simple text link to print every blogspot blog post.

You can offer your readers to do print related various job with more functional way with this great feature rich webtool. Your readers can print an optimized version of that specific blog post.

What it can do?

1. It can Print.
2. It can print / save as PDF.
3. It can send that page as email.
4. You can change text size.
5. You can remove picture to reduce inkcharge.
6. You can delete any specific paragraph clicking once.
7. and Undo everything which you done wrong.
8. What's more....
   

How to add it on blogger blog?
Just follow the instructions one after another.

1. Login on your Google account.
2. Go to blogger's dashboard.
3. Go directly to Design > Edit HTML
4. Search for <div class='post-footer'>
5. Just after this texts, paste the supplied codes
6. Save template.

You can get this 'Printer Freindly' button code from 'Printer Friendly.com' site. (Click the sitename and visit that site to grab the HTML code)
You can choose from several design or just get a text link based print button like the snapshot/ screen-shot above (green colour). You can choose from 6 design or use your own customize text or image file, instead of supplied print button image. You can add your own text later.

If you feel happy getting this webtool or get worried for any problem, please don't forget to leave a simple line to let me know it.

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Gconf frontend 'gTweakUi' to show 'My computer' 'Trash' Icon on Ubuntu desktop

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Monthe ago I have published a post named Show My computer Recycle Bin in desktop on Ubuntu This is a very easy method. But if you don't want to work on the heart of Ubuntu or want to use a frontend of Gconf then you can install this tiny tool from synaptic. It can work various job on Ubuntu machine.

What can 'gTweakui' do:

• It can change behavior and appearance of 'Menus'.
• Can show 'My computer' icon, 'Trash' icon, 'My Home' icon on desktop.
• Can change names of desktop launcher.
• Can change configuration on 'Session Properties'. It can enable 'Save session automatically', 'Show logout menu', 'Show splash screen on login'

How to install?
Go to Synaptic Package Manager and search for 'gtweakui' keyword. You will get a result which says:

This is a fairly simple project. A collection of simple dialogues as a
front end to GConf. We will provide extra configuration settings for GNOME
that 'power users' have been requesting since the release of GNOME 2.0.
Presently, dialogs with settings for Nautilus, the Session and Menus are provided.

Download gtweak from synaptic package manager

It will take only 68.7 kb to download and 471kb to poses space. So do not hesitate about your harddisk space.

gtweakui took a little space on harddisk to install

After completing install it will found on 'System > Preferrence'.

Configuration is very easy. Run a tweak tool and change various jobs only with a single click. It like to click to enable with a radio butoon. You do not need to remember or copy-paste any code. There is no chance to make mistake, which might cause severe damage of system.

gteakui configuration Nautilus

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Newton's third law on your blog

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Newton's third law flash gadget preview

Add a gadget in your blog's sidebar, which represent newton's third law. If you love physics, like to share science with others, then this fantastic gadget might satisfy you. Put the codes below in any Html/ Javascript gadget and save the changes.

<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" style="outline:none;" data="http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/112581010116074801021/newtonsCradle.swf?up_numBalls=6&up_speakerColor=999999&up_barColor=A9AAB0&up_stringColor=ECF078&up_bgColor=1D2C8F&up_ballColor=FCA9CD&" width="300" height="225"><param name="movie" value="http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/112581010116074801021/newtonsCradle.swf?up_numBalls=6&up_speakerColor=999999&up_barColor=A9AAB0&up_stringColor=ECF078&up_bgColor=1D2C8F&up_ballColor=FCA9CD&" /><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="opaque" /></object>

I will be very happy if you found this simple gadget as a educational tool for your child.

Oh! what Newton said on his third law?

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

More explanation can be found on Wikipedia

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iBus keyboards for Ubuntu 10.10 netbook

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If you are a user of Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) netbook edition, then you may notice that there is no much keyboard installed default for iBus input method system. This is really annoying for a nonenglish user.

I uploaded some dependencies for iBus. I downloaded the files below from 'http://packages.ubuntu.com/' and compress them in a single zip file. Now it is only 2.5 MB. Easy to download on a slower internet connection.

1. libotf0
2. libanthy0
3. libm17n-0
4. m17n-db
5. m17n-contrib
6. ibus-m17n

Download the zip file from the link below. I wish it will help you to write nonenglish language in Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) netbook edition.

You can install them by clicking one by one. Or, run sudo dpkg -i *.deb command in the containing folder.

Download the zip file from here.

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