Ubuntu Hardy Heron Available Today
Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron is available today for mass consumption. Fire up your favorite bit torrent client and get to work. What are you waiting for.
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How to crack / recover an Adobe PDF password using pdfcrack for Linux.
From time to time I am asked to break a password on an Adobe PDF file. This mostly comes up when the user who created the pdf can’t remember what their own password is. As annoying as that is, actually recovering the password is simple using pdfcrack.
PDFCrack is a GNU/Linux application (or any other POSIX-compatible system) tool for recovering passwords and content from PDF-files. It is small, command line driven, and without external dependencies. PDFCrack is released under GPL.
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Ubuntu Hardy Heron Beta released.
Ubuntu has released the first beta version of the next version of the popular Linux distribution. Go grab it now so the shock to your system on April 24th, when the final version is suppose to be released, doesn’t shock your system to the point of needing a reboot.
Linux kernel 2.6.24
Xorg 7.3
GNOME 2.22
PolicyKit
PulseAudio is now […]
How to Install Wine in Ubuntu
Are you running Ubuntu? Do you like to watch Lost online like I do? Well you can’t with Linux because the Move Network Player that ABC.com uses is only compatible with Windows based IE or Firefox. Install wine and you can install the windows based version of Firefox and watch all 4 seasons of Lost online ( other shows and windows based programs work too, but not all).
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How to install the Compiz Setting manager in Ubuntu.
By default Ubuntu leaves out the compiz settings manager. This utility allows allows you to tweak all the settings avaiable in compiz so, it is kind of important to have.
Open a terminal windows and type:
sudo aptitude install compizconfig-settings-manager
That’s it. Pretty painless.
Your should now have an option on the system preference panel.
To open the Settings Manager, […]
How to enable DVD playback in Ubuntu
Warning: Depending on the country you live in this might be a violation of your local laws.
In order to play DVDs on your Ubuntu system you have to do the following:
1. Open a terminal window.
2. Execute the following terminal command to install the necessary packages (approve any prompts):
sudo apt-get install totem-xine libxine1-ffmpeg libdvdread3
3. Execute the […]
How to kill a non responsive application in Ubuntu.
This is a pretty easy tip:
Hit Alt + F2
When the run box shows up enter xkill.
You cursor will turn to a skull and bones. Simply click on the application you want to kill.
The definitive guide to remote controlling your PC.
We have all been there. Its late at night and you are beat from a day of answering questions and solving problems for your coworkers. All you want to do is watch T.V. and goto bed. Then the phone rings and it is either a family member or friend who just blew up their computer downloading the latest holiday screen saver which wiped out something they need ASAP. For your sake I hope it was a cocktail recipe. Anyway, instead of trying to teach them where the My Computer icon is or the intricacies of regedit over the phone, wouldn’t be easier to take control of their system remotely and just fix it yourself. That way you can get back to your Bay Watch rerun faster. Read on for the definitive guide to remote controlling your PC.
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