Download:

all.deb : click here

tar.gz : click here

Installation:

Option 1) If you have downloaded the .deb file (recommended), you just need a double click to go . Easy, isn’t it

Option 2) For the second one, you can easily compile the downloaded source code (tar.gz file) using the following commands in terminal:-

$ tar -xvzf aptoncd-*.tar.gz
$ cd aptoncd/
$ sudo make install

How to Create an APTonCD image :

It creates an image of desired size from packages downloaded via Synaptic Package Manager / Apt-get. It requires Administrator privileges. Don’t worry, just type in the admin password and go.

Note: External packages that were not installed can also be put in the image file.

Steps to create APTonCD image:

1) Selecting installed packages:
By default, all the packages saved in /var/cache/apt/archives/ directory . We have the option to add/remove the packages for APTonCD media just checking/unchecking  them on the list. When we add/remove a package,the total file size is automatically updated.

2) Adding external packages:
We can also add those packages to the APTonCD image that weren’t installed on the system. There are two ways to do this: we can use the ‘Add Package’ button then find and open the .deb package to be added. The other way is simply drag-and-drog the package from hard-drive to APTonCD window.

3) Destination folder for image:
By default, the image generated by APTonCD is saved in /home/user/aptoncd directory . It can be changed by using the option ‘destination folder’ .

4) Burning Created Image:
When an APTonCD image is successfully created, we can burn it into CD/DVD

How to Restore APTonCD :

It restores an image from an already created APTonCD media and allows to select and install packages offline. This also requires Administrator privileges. Also, restoring a .ISO image created using APTonCD is also same.

Steps to restore a created image:

1) Open CD/DVD:-
Put the CD/DVD created by APTonCD in the drive.

2) Selecting packages to recover:-It shows a list with all packages available to restore. By default, all packages are checked, but you can just uncheck the packages at will.

3) Copying files to another system:-
The packages selected are copied from the APTonCD media to /var/cache/apt/archives/ directory.In this way,the packages are available and you can install them using apt-get or synaptic without need to download them.

It’s an easy way to get all the required softwares and packages to run Ubuntu just fine.

Note: By default, latest versions of all softwares are restored.

Njoy !!!

Ubuntu is considered as one of the most user-friendly Linux distributions  available today. But still, there are some hidden functions and settings that will improve your Ubuntu experience to a great extent. Though you don’t need a third-party program to unlock them, you just need Ubuntu Tweak. It will save a lot of time of yours as this application gives you a UI to control and configure your system settings yourself. Ubuntu Tweak makes it easy to change hidden system and desktop settings. Unfortunately, it is only for GNOME desktop environment. This is still under heavy development and a very good utility for Ubuntu users. Tweak is more or less like Ubun-student but a bit more stable and reliable with lesser bugs.But this application is also going heavy development, so watch for updates and latest releases regularly. It was basically build for the new Ubuntu users to help them getting a experience. We recon this a must have for your Ubuntu Desktop and we are sure that it will improve the usability of your Ubuntu desktop significantly.

Changes OverView:

• Support of Ubuntu 9.04 and before DROPPED.
• Use all native icon in UI.
• Migrate from policykit to policykit-1, no C code any more.
• Support dynamic-module, only load module what desktop supports.
• Redesign the sidebar and titlebar.

New Features :

• Application Center: improve from Add/Remove, supports online data sync.
• Add the option to disable user list in gdm.
• Add indicator-session dialog control.
• Improve the computer page, add “Change Hostname” feature.
  Source Center: improve from Third-Party Source, supports online data sync.
• Add the menu and button icon options to gnome settings. – Add the show desktop icon again.
• Update Manager: a simple but more human-readable update manager.

Lets move to the Old native way i.e the Terminal way to  Install (Refer Screenshots For Help)

Note : An easy way to add sources of Ubuntu-tweak(work since Ubuntu 9.10): Go to System / Administration / Software Sources, click on Other Software tab, click Add button, and enter

ppa:tualatrix/ubuntu-tweak

This will add the PPA repo and the GPG key automatically. You can also do it from command line by running:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ubuntu-tweak

To add the source of Ubuntu Tweak on your machine: Open your terminal, first import the key:

sudo apt-key adv –recv-keys –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com FE85409EEAB40ECCB65740816AF0E1940624A220

type the command to run gedit to modify the sources.list:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

For Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main

Or Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

Or Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu karmic main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu karmic main

Then update the source and install or upgrade Ubuntu Tweak:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak

If you have installed, just type:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

and done.

We are good to go. Launch Ubuntu Tweak : Goto Applications > System Tools > Ubuntu Tweak

Ubuntu Tweak is a good ubuntu manager and will help you a lot with it . It will surely improve you Ubuntu experience by making things easier and faster .

Note : The latest release(Tweak 0.5.x) is only for Ubuntu-Karmic users. Older versions of ubuntu support the previous builds.

Here are couple of screenshots of the Interface (Ctrl+Click) xoxo Njoy…!!!

For history freaks Wubi was born as an independent project but after 8.04 alpha 5 , it started coming within the iso. The goal of the project is to assist a Windows user unacquainted with Linux in trying Ubuntu without risking any loss of information due to disk formatting or partitioning .Wubi can also uninstall Ubuntu from within Windows. It adds an entry to the Windows boot menu which allows the user to run Linux. Ubuntu is installed within a file in the Windows file system (c:\ubuntu\disks\root.disk), as opposed to being installed within its own partition. This file is seen by Linux as a real hard disk.

While Wubi does not install Ubuntu directly to its own partition this can also be accomplished by using LVPM, a Loopmounted Virtual Partition Manager, to transfer the Wubi-generated Ubuntu installation to a dedicated real partition. The creation of Virtual partition and installation of Ubuntu in it saves your data in c:\ drive and it deosnot let any change happen to your system ,its just that it takes some part of your disk space .

Wubi also creates a swap file in the Windows file system (c:\ubuntu\disks\swap.disk), in addition to the memory of the host machine. This file is seen by Ubuntu as additional RAM. A related project named Lubi (Linux based Ubuntu installer) is also present which lets you install Ubuntu in Linux host machine. After installation , you will be able to dual boot b/w your own previous Linux and Ubuntu.

Caution:-  : Wubi sometimes can create problems with certain hardware and hangs out . The only option at that time to regain your system is hard reboot (CPU reset or UPS shutdown )

Hardware Support :- intel x86_32 bit version of ubuntu and x86_64 bit versions are supported.

Installation procedure :-

1) The first step is to get your Ubuntu installation Iso image. You can get your copy here . To read more about Karmic koala – Ubuntu 9.10 , please read our previous post.

2)Once you have your ubuntu copy, then burn it into a CD or install via USB drive. For using USB, you will need Unetbootin(Universal Netboot Installer) which you can get it here .After running this software select the option “Diskimage ISO” & just give the location of the image file you downloaded.

3)Now , insdert your CD or USB into your computer. Then , open My Computer on your Windows and goto the Installation CD directory os USB drive. Double click Wubi.exe .You will see an ubuntu menu like this one.

4)Now click “Install inside Windows” .You will get option to select destination , desktop environment , username /password etc.

Note:You must have about 6 gb space free for installation , rather the installer asks for only 4 gb but for a better experience, it is recommended to have larger space.

5)After making all the desired settings, click Install .

6)Last step is completing installation .Just click reboot.

Our work here is done.Now, its all upto ubuntu now. Go get a cup of coffee and relax on your chair as after a while you will see Ubuntu getting installed itself.

Installation will start by itself . All seetings that you have done previously will now take effect.

The installer also shows you what you can do with Karmic. Its a really nice OS which can give you a realtime Computing experience.

After completing installation , your computer will reboot by itself .

Now, if you want to see ubuntu in your system , just goto control panel and see

While you select your os vis dual boot as shown above, you will go across grub 2.0 . Just press enter and enjoy ubuntu experience.

If you want to uninstall wubi , its also easy.Just goto Ubuntu folder in your c:\ drive and open it .Double Click the Uninstall-wubi icon and done.

If you want to do a dedicated fresh install , then you should refer our post Landing on Planet Ubuntu .

We are sure ubuntu will give a full computing experience and that too for free.

Happy linuxing to all our users .

Njoy.!.

Installation Process :

For installing Wine ,please refer our Wine-post or one can also use Ubun-Student for installationof wine to your computer system.

Installing WineXS:

We at first download the file into the destination folder where we need winexs to be into say it is /home/user.

cd/home/user

sudo wget http://tsx.nl/files/winexs-1.4.2.tgz

Now, we need to extract the tar.gz file and then proceed the installation .

tar xvzf winexs-1.4.2.tgz

If everything has been done correctly, then we must be having a directory named winexs in /home/user. We now need to get access to that directory , for that type in :

cd winexs

Now to run winexs , type :

./winexs

and done.

Above UI is WineXS, the key for using wine to the fullest for non-geeks and regular users.Install whatever you want , use it the way you want! IMO , this is actual computing power

Njoy.!.

For this type:

kvm

in the terminal and see the result:

QEMU PC emulator version 0.9.1 (kvm-84), Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
usage: qemu [options] [disk_image]

If you see the above message, then you should be smiling as you are green to go for virtualization with your hardware.

But if your CPU does not, in fact support Hardware virtuallization, you will get output such as the following:

$ kvm
Could not initialize KVM, will disable KVM support
Ubuntu does not support running KVM without hardware acceleration. Sorry.

So lets start our work with Virtualization  weapons at hand. First,  head on over to the KVM HOME PAGE

Best feature of KVM is that it is part of the OS and is not dependent upon a 3rd party vendor . Also, it’s very easy to maintain as you update your system, and load new kernel revisions, as the module will not break  like VirtualBox and VMware solutions would. Also, it’s far less problematic to manage than Xen, which is entirely unsuitable for a desktop system IMO . KVM really is more of a direct competitor to Xen than to a workstation solution like VirtualBox or VMware workstation, and has some very powerful features, I will never tap into here on my home system. By design however, it’s far less intrusive on a standard Linux desktop than Xen.

Now we have our kernel module working properly and rest everything in place so must get back to business . I will use Kubuntu for the testing purpose coz its my personnel favourite and it very light too.

Follow these steps to set up your virtual Machine :-

1. Launch :- Goto Applications>System tools and start KVM .Then choose the virtualizaton method to full virtualization if your processor supports that feature.
2. Installation Method :- Now choose the media from which the OS is to be installed to the machine . Also chose the OS type and its Variant .
3. Installation Media : Select he ISO image location (whether from External drive or already present image from HDD) .
4. Allocating Space:- Choose the disk space you want to allocate to the machine’s Virtual Hard drive. Allocate space wisely for stability issues .Then select to allocate the  whole virtual hard disk to the machine .
   Note: If you don’t allocate the whole virtual hdd to the machine , then the machine will allocate space for itself while it is running and if the space in that partition goes out , then the data in the virtual machine is likely to get corrupted. You can allocate additional space like network drives etc to your virtual drive.
5. Memory & CPU allocation :- Allocate RAM for your machine which it will be able to utilize to max. You have to allocate RAM for peak run and startup differently. Do it generously for proper running of he host and virtual machine . Eg: i have 2 gb RAM and i allocated 750 mb to the machine to max and for start-up , i gave it 512 mb. You can change the se settings in the hardware section of the GUI while running the machine.
6. Finishing Job :- Check your preferences and Click finish & let the magic happen. The installation of a virtual OS is totally same as installing a regular OS. So, now we are done with it .

Obviously , KVM is much more capable than we discussed just now. We were just able to do the basics, rest you can try on your own after installing the application.

Happy Virtualization !!!