Written by BURG is a program based-on Grub 2,BURG uses new menu list,screen layout and shortcut keys that all easily customized.Following is tested in Ubuntu Karmic. Update: Burg has released a first version front-end GUI called Burg-Manager. Read more 1.Install BURG Edit source.list file(Open terminal from Applications/Accessories/Terminal): sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list add following into the file and save [...]
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Ubuntu screen brightness control not working
If you’re running Ubuntu 10.10 or 11.04 on laptop, you might get a problem that fn key combination to change screen brightness is not working. Here’s a solution for nvidia laptop with this problem: First edit xorg.conf in terminal with the command: sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf And then find the Section “Device” and add the bold [...]
READ MORE »How to Install OSX theme on Ubuntu
Macbuntu is an open-source program, designed to make Ubuntu’s appearance look like Mac OS X. I have written about Macbuntu for previous Ubuntu edition, but Macbuntu package for Ubuntu 11.04 Unity has not come out yet. So here’s how to install Macbuntu package for Ubuntu 10.10 on Ubuntu 11.04 Natty to make Unity look like [...]
READ MORE »How to fix NTLDR is missing error
Today I saw a thread in ubuntuforums said someone lost ntldr file after ubuntu installed.And this tutorial shows how to fix Windows when you lost boot.ini,ntldr files.You do not need a Windows Live-CD,just need to boot into Ubuntu. 1.Mount the Windows partition. Use this command to determine the device name of Windows,always Windows installed in [...]
READ MORE »Install Windows 7 from Ubuntu
If you’re running on ubuntu and want to install Windows 7 without burning a disc,you can try following steps to install Windows 7 with the iso file. Step1:Download grub4dos from:http://download.gna.org/grub4dos/grub4dos-0.4.4-2009-06-20.zip Decompress the grub.exe and put this file into root directory of Ubuntu partition (“/”). Step2:Create a 4GB ntfs partition and paste all files from Windows7 [...]
READ MORE »How to restore grub after windows install
After reinstalling Windows in the computer dual boot with both Windows and Ubuntu Linux,you need restore grub because mbr has been rewritten.This tutorial shows how to restore grub 2. Update:Today I ghost my XP system,but after restore grub,I cannot boot into XP by clicking the old windows option in grub menu.So you’d better to run [...]
READ MORE »Google voice search, search by Image and Instant Pages
Speech recognition software made it easy to search Google on your smartphone, and Google Goggles made it easy to find answers from camera snapshots on your device. But now Google’s bringing similar technology straight to your desktop, and with faster results—faster than Google Instant. A couple days ago, Google unveiled three new search functions for [...]
READ MORE »How to change MAC address on Linux
This question has been asked many times, “How can I change my mac address?” It’s very simple. Follow these simple steps to change your mac address. First find out the name of the device you want to manipulate. A simple “ifconfig” output will tell you what networking adapters you have in your system. Usually “eth0″ [...]
READ MORE »How to make windows shutdown faster
Ever since I switched to Windows 7 on my laptop, which had previously shut down within seconds while running on Windows XP, the slow shutdown has been nagging me. If you also happen to be looking for ways to kick-start a Windows 7 slow shutdown, look no further! Here I will introduce you to [...]
READ MORE »Ambiance Evolution PPA install
A PPA for easy installation of elegant Ubuntu theme fork ‘Ambiance Evolution’ is now available for users of Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04. How to upgrade To upgrade to the theme, which replaces the default version supplied in Ubuntu, add ‘ppa:victored/ambiance-evolution’ to your Software Sources before running an update via Update Manager. To revert to the [...]
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