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Conky: System Monitor for Ubuntu

06 Sep

Conky is a free, lightweight system monitor for GNU/Linux/BSD, that displays any information on your desktop i.e Cpu usage, Disk usage, Download/Upload speeds, CPU/Hard Disk temperatures, list of programs with pid (taking max cpu) etc . Originally a fork of Torsmo, Conky’s torsmo-based code is BSD licensed. New code in Conky has been licensed under the GPL 3.0.

Over the years, Conky has changed significantly from its predecessor, while maintaining simplicity and configurability. Conky can display just about anything, either on your root desktop or in its own window. Not only does Conky have many built-in objects, it can also display just about any piece of information by using scripts and other external programs.

Features : It has more than 300 built-in objects including support for :

  • A big list of OS stats (username, uptime, CPU usage, memory usage, download, upload, disk usage, “top” like process stats, and network monitoring, just to name a few)
  • Built in IMAP and POP3 support
  • Built in support for many popular music players (MPD, XMMS2, BMPx, Audacious)
  • Can be extended using built in Lua support, or any of your own scripts and programs.
  • Built in Imlib2 and Cairo bindings for arbitrary drawing with Lua.

and much much more….

Conky can display this info either as text, or using simple progress bars and graph widgets, with different fonts and colors.

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Jolicloud 1.0

02 Sep

Jolicloud is a Linux-based operating system developed for netbook computers. It is not a traditional OS. It was built for netbook users to leverage the Cloud and make their life easier. It is built on top of Ubuntu Netbook Remix and as with that this distribution, is tweaked for netbooks and other computers with limited disk space, memory and screen size.

Jolicloud is designed for easy installation, with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 3G modem support all included. It supports all the major netbooks, including models from Asus, Acer, Dell, HP, MSI, Samsung and Sony. Jolicloud claims the OS supports 98% of netbooks with out-of-the-box compatibility.  Version 1.0 of the operating system incorporates a user interface built primarily with HTML5 that includes an application launcher, a library of compatible applications with one-click installation and removal, a display of all machines associated with a user account, and a social activity stream that enables users to compare installed applications.

Download : Jolicloud 1.0

Features :

  • Easy Installation : Installation is really easy. The installer is set to install the best and most recent drivers for you so that everything just works: WiFi, sound, Bluetooth, 3G, screen size etc.
  • Social Features : Jolicloud has been designed to make sure you can connect and collaborate efficiently, and easily share with your Facebook friends and other Joliclouders.
  • Cloud Backup : Keep your data locally but with the ability to save anything on the Cloud and control which services you want to use.
  • Always Connected : With Jolicloud, you are connected anytime, anywhere. It support hundreds of mobile operators, 3G modems, Bluetooth and WiFi. So it makes things really easy.

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VirtualBox 3.2.8 in Ubuntu

07 Aug

Its been a while since we have discussed Virtualisation in Ubuntu using KVM – Kernel Virtual Machine. Its about time for us to move on to discuss one of the most famous cross-platform Virtualisation solutions out there – VirtualBox.

VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualisation product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). Recently, Oracle Virtual Box 3.2.8  has been released with a lot of improvements. We will discuss the installation of Virtual Box and using it to run a Guest OS inside Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

Download :-VirtualBox 3.2.8

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Best Ubuntu Download Managers Reviewed

03 Aug

A Download Manager is a program dedicated to the task of downloading, provides means to recover from errors without losing the work already completed, and can optionally split the file to be dl/ul into segments, making the process faster.

We have tested many download managers for Ubuntu & came up with best of them all:

  • Jdownloader
  • Multiget
  • FreeRapid
  • Fatrat
  • Wget
  • Curl
  • Aria2
  • Axel

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Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.04

24 Jul

Ubuntu Netbook Edition (UNE) is a ‘remix’ of the standard Ubuntu Desktop release, enabling you to work better on devices with small screens, such as netbooks and sub-notebooks. You have access to all the same applications any Ubuntu user has, plus some enhancements to the user interface. It has been optimized to perform its best on netbooks and computer with Intel Atom processor. It has been around since Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron and comes preinstalled in Dell, Toshiba, Asus and Acer Netbooks.

System Requirements :-

  • Processor – 1.6GHz Intel Atom.
  • RAM- 512 MB recommended.
  • Space – 4 GiB (minimum)

Download:-

  1. Ubuntu Netbook Edition[UNE] :-
  2. Kubuntu Netbook Edition[KNE] :-

Installation :- The installation is same as that of Ubuntu Desktop Edition.

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Installing Adobe Air & Destroy Twitter v2.02 in Ubuntu 10.04

17 Jul

For all those twitter fans out there who don’t leave a second of their life without tweeting here is how you can keep doing so even from your Ubuntu Desktops

Its just a two step process with installation of Adobe Air first and then the DestroyTwitter App

First download the Adobe Air Setup (It can be either .deb or .bin) and also download the DestroyTwitter App

Installing Adobe Air :

  • For .deb just double click the downloaded file or open with GDebi (pretty simple isn’t it)
  • For .bin file do the following
    1. Pop up The Terminal and browse to the directory where .bin file is present (Or just save it to the /home/user and just open the Terminal)
    2. Type chmod +x AdobeAIRInstaller.bin (You Can Also Do The Same Via Right Click>Properties>Permission and Check the Execute Option that allows program to be executed as Script)
    3. Then sudo ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin (Enter Password If Required)

Since we’ve now installed Adobe Air ,installing Apps is just couple of clicks away

Extract the DestroyTwitter app from the zip file you just downloaded  & just double click your DestroyTwitter202.air file and there you go .

Note : Do try couple of more Apps Like TweetDeck, posty, twhirl, DeskTube (or just try a google search)

Happy Tweeting …!!!

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