Ubuntu: Lucid To Get New Aero Style Theme

On December 11, 2009, in Ubuntu, by dipinkrishna

Lucid may not be getting a new GTK theme but it will still be getting an entirely new look.Ubuntu’s Ayatana team (most famed for creating those awesome ‘new’ notification balloons that came in Jaunty) are currently testing a super-duper enhanced version of GTK+ that adds RGBA support (think Windows Aero) and client side window decoration. [...]

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AWN 0.4 Beta: Quick Overview

On December 7, 2009, in General, by dipinkrishna

AWN is a dock-like window and launcher manager for Linux. But you already know that, right? Evolution AWN 0.4. is the next major version due for release and is currently in beta for people desperate to try it out. The point-four series has reworked AWN from a bottom-bound dock into something much more powerful and [...]

How To: Turn Ubuntu Into XP

On December 3, 2009, in Ubuntu, by dipinkrishna

In any case, I firmly believe that most people are afraid of Linux because they just don’t want to get out of their comfort zone. Linux on the desktop is perfectly capable of doing everyday tasks, and it does it more efficiently and securely. I know I have been using Linux exclusively for years. A [...]

How To: Download Youtube Videos in Ubuntu Without Video Downloaders

On December 2, 2009, in Ubuntu, by dipinkrishna

Lots of people want to download Youtube video’s to their computer. Some people use PwnYoutube, Kickyoutube, and some other use Vixy or Videodownloader. But when your on linux you don’t need all that! Linux does it automaticaly for you when you watch the video!. Here I give you 2 methods. The First one is much [...]

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How To: Open Protected PDF in ubuntu

On December 2, 2009, in Ubuntu, by dipinkrishna

Use two simple commands to convert a protected pdf into an unprotected pdf. Here in this example i assume the protected pdf file name to be ‘protected.pdf’. Now open your terminal and type. $ pdftops protected.pdf out.ps $ pstopdf out.ps out.pdf The out.pdf will be your unprotected PDF. If you don’t have pstopdf and pdftops [...]

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How To : Make Compiz Smooth and Fast Without Tearing

On November 30, 2009, in General, by dipinkrishna

For a long time it has bothered me that Compiz does not seem to run as smoothly as Metacity on my desktop system. With desktop effects switched off, moving windows around the screen would seem smoother. With desktop effects switched on, I’d also notice tearing in areas of the screen with fast motion including in [...]

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