Archive for October, 2008
Adobe Releases Flash Player 10 For Linux
Adobe released the latest version, Flash 10 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
The new release brings in loads of new features, and has better Linux support as well.
Download Flash Player 10 for Linux from here.
Instructions on how-to install the Flash Player can be found here
A New Look For Sathya Says
It’s been about 1 and half years since I started blogging on Linux. I started Sathya Says as a WordPress hosted blog, and soon shifted to my own domain. It’s been more than a year now, since I’ve been shifted away from WordPress hosted blog, and ever since the inception, the theme of my blog [...]
The Countdown To Intrepid Ibex Begins
Ubuntu Counter courtesy Ubuntu Pics
Kubuntu Counter courtesy Kollide
Mono 2.0 Live CD is available for Download
The second version of Mono, the Open Source implemention of .NET was released earlier this week. Close on the heels of this release, the folks at openSUSE have spun-off a LiveCD consisting of Mono 2.0, MonoDevelop 1.0, Banshee 1.2.1, F-Spot 0.5.0.1, GNOME Do 0.6.0, Tomboy 0.12.0,Tasque 0.1.6, Various ASP.NET Applications, Mono Debugger, and more.
So if you want to dabble into Mono 2.0 without having the [...]
Amarok 2.0 Beta 2 Released And a look at what Amarok 2.0 might bring in
Couple of days ago, the second beta to the second version of the immensely popular and fantastic audio player Amarok was released by the Amarok team.
The second beta brings in some drastic changes, the main one being SQLite no longer being the default backend, and PostgreSQL support being dropped, in favour of a single backend, [...]
[How To] Display Windows exe icons in Gnome
Many people would like to use windows’ softwares in linux and would also like to run games in linux using wine. Many softwares and games work pretty well and are fully functional using wine. However, people may find it difficult to digest the fact that exe icons do not get displayed. If the exe icons [...]
[How To] Solution for sudo: must be setuid root problem
I had encountered this problem on sudo/gksu not working few months earlier.
Whenever I had to open an application with gksu it did not open at all ! I was wondering what did i do. I dint know whether i meddled with something or is it any other configuration that created the problem.
If I type sudo in terminal [...]
[How To]Setup a BSNL DataOne BroadBand connection or a DSL Connection in Linux
This is yet another of the posts was lying in my drafts, decided to dust it off and publish it!
Remember that all these assumes that your router is connected to the LAN port, if it’s connected to the USB port, then disconnect it and connect to the LAN port. If you dont have a LAN [...]
[How To]Making Ubuntu(and other Linux) look like Mac OS X and Some Tips on AWN dock
This is just a casual how to for people who love customisation. As of today the most wanted OS look and feel are that of Windows Vista and MAC OS X. Have a look at this post Damien has written on MakeTechEasier, will help you get that OS X look. [...]
[How To] Opening and Reading CHM [Compiled HTML Files] In Linux
In my stash of ebooks, quite a few of them are in chm (compiled HTML) file format. Being HTML files I though they’d open in Mozilla Firefox browser. Unfortunately that didn’t work, so I started looking for CHM viewers. I didn’t have to look far, a quick search on Google gave me couple of programs.
KChmViewer: [...]
