Boxee is a front-end program used to play video and audio streams from such sources as BBC iPlayer, The Comedy Channel and MTV. It supports HDTV and can be used as an alternative to Miro.
Restrictions
Boxee runs on
both 32 and 64 bit Ubuntu and is available for Hardy Heron (8.04),
Intrepid Ibex (8.10), Jaunty Jackalope (9.04) and Lucid Lynx (10.04).
Please note that the software is still in development.
Installation
Go to the Boxee homepage at http://www.boxee.tv/ and select 'Join up'. Add
the repository by going to System - Administration - Software Sources,
click on the 'Third Party Software' ('Other Software' in Lucid) tab. Now
click on 'Add' and enter
for Hardy: deb http://apt.boxee.tv hardy main
for Intrepid: deb http://apt.boxee.tv intrepid main
for Jaunty: deb http://apt.boxee.tv jaunty main
for Lucid: deb http://apt.boxee.tv lucid main
Click on 'Close' and press 'Reload' when prompted. Now in Applications - Accessories - Terminal update the apt cache with
sudo apt-get update
Install the program with
sudo apt-get install boxee
You may get a warning message:
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
boxee
Install these packages without verification [y/N]?
Enter
'y' to install boxee. Once complete you now need to reboot the PC and a
menu shortcut will be generated (Applications - Sound and Video -
Boxee).
Note: You find newer XBMC packages on this Repository-Overview for Ubuntu 12.04 and older.
If you are using Ubuntu 9.10 or higher, you have the option of a
more streamlined install. Load the terminal window and issue the
following:
You do not need to add the XBMC Repo nor the PPA Keys. XBMC is
already installed. To have content, go to Adding the XBMC SVN Repo
Installer (not to be confused with XBMC Repo below).
If you get an error message like xbmc: Depends: xbmc-data (= 2:10.00~svn35648-lucid1) but it is not going to be installed E: Broken packages while doing this, please enable multiverse and multiverse repositores in /etc/apt/sources.list,
or go to the System menu, then Administration, then Software Sources
and check the "Community-maintained open Source software (universe)" and
"Software restricted by copyright or legal issues (multiverse)"
checkboxes and apply the changes.
For NVidia hardware acceleration (VDPAU) in Ubuntu 10.04 install the following packages:
sudoapt-get install libvdpau1 nvidia-185-libvdpau
2 Adding the XBMC Repo
Adding the XBMC Repo tells your system where to look for xbmc for installation and future updates
From the Desktop, click System -> Administration -> Software Sources.
Click the "Third Party Software" tab.
Click "Add" for each of the following. For the Apt line type the following, substituting "jaunty" for your version:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
Click "Close". If you see a GPG Error upon closing the window, not to worry. That will be handled in the next step.
3 Adding PPA Keys
These packages are signed with a unique key for added security.
Synaptic needs to know this key in order to verify the packages'
authenticity.
Extract it to the ~/.xbmc/plugins/programs directory. If this
directory does not exist, run XBMC one time and then exit back to
Ubuntu. The directory should now exist.
Select XBMC Media Center: Applications -> Sound & Video -> XBMC Media Center
Scroll down to Programs.
Select program plugins.
Select SVN Repo Installer
Select xbmc-addons
Select plugins
Choose the plugins that you want to add (i.e., videos)
6 Autostart XBMC (optional)
By following these instructions, your system will boot directly into XBMC rather than your desktop from now on. It is advised that you delay this step until XBMC is setup as you'd like it.
From the desktop click System -> Administration -> Login Screen
From the "Security" tab choose "Enable Automatic Login" and select your username.
Click "OK" to exit.
Logout of your system.
From the Login screen choose "Select Session"
Choose "XBMC" and click "Change Session"
You're finished. Next time you login you should be greeted with XBMC.
7 Autostart XBMC (optional alternative)
From the desktop click System -> Administration -> Login Screen
From the "Security" tab choose "Enable Automatic Login" and select your username.
Click "OK" to exit.
From the desktop click System -> Preferences -> Startup Applications
Click "Add"
Name: XBMC
Command: xbmc
Comment: XBMC
Click "OK"
You're DONE, Ubuntu will now load gnome first then xbmc straight
after, slightly slower but it keeps your gnome session available.
NOTE: It is important to use all lower case characters when entering the command.
When installing apt-fast in Ubuntu via
its PPA, the package asks you if you want to use aptitude or apt-get,
what download manager to use (axel or aria2c). If, later on, you want to
change some of the apt-fast options, use the following command:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure apt-fast
aria2c is the download tool recommended by the apt-fast developers, mostly because it supports resuming downloads.
For other Linux distributions, you can download apt-fast from GitHub.
Windows 8's tile-based
interface puts a bold new spin on the familiar Windows interface—so bold
that many long-time Windows users are threatening to jump ship to
another operating system rather than learn Microsoft's "modern" UI. Of
course, you'll still find yourself in foreign territory even if you
actually follow through and make the jump. Installing a new operating
system is easy, but wrapping your head around an alien environment can
be more difficult, even if you're using a comparatively user-friendly OS
like Ubuntu Linux.
Luckily, Linux is customizable—much, much more than Windows. In fact,
if you're having trouble with the transition (or plopping Ubuntu on a
parent's PC), you can tweak and tune the OS to feel pretty darned close
to the Windows environment you've forsaken.
I’ll go through two methods here. One adapts Ubuntu’s default Unity
desktop to make it feel slightly more like Windows, while the other
entails a bit more work and a different desktop interface entirely to
create a truly Microsoft-like experience.
Creating a Windows 7-style Ubuntu
Ubuntu's default desktop is clean, but not very Windows-like.
To be completely honest, Ubuntu's default Unity desktop may be slick
and pretty, but it isn’t the most configurable Linux environment around.
The taskbars running the top and left sides of its screen are locked in
place and can’t be moved whatsoever. Unity is still fairly flexible,
however, and some basic—for Linux—tweaks can give it some of that old
Windows 7 charm.
A quick note: These tips were tested on Ubuntu 12.10, the most current version of the operating system at the time of publication.
We’re going to use some terminal commands throughout the course of
this article. If you’re a new Linux user, don’t be scared—Linux’s
powerful command line makes it easy to follow instructions you’ll find
in articles like this one. Instead of following a list of long steps
telling you to click here and click there, you can just copy and paste
these commands into a terminal window and hit Enter.
To open a terminal, press the Windows key (known as the Super key in Linux), type Terminal, and press Enter. You can also click the Ubuntu logo at the top-left corner of your screen instead of pressing the Windows key.
We're getting there...
First, we’re going to install a Windows 7 theme pack. Copy and paste
the following commands into the terminal window in order, pressing Enter
after each command to run it. The first command adds a personal package
archive (PPA) to your system that Ubuntu can install packages from. The
second command downloads information about the newly available
packages, and the third command installs the Windows 7 theme—no
installation wizard required. Typing sudo before each command allows it to run with root permissions, similar to running a program as administrator in Windows.
The Win2-7 theme is now installed. To enable the icon, window border,
and widget theme, copy and paste the following commands into the
terminal. As you run each command, you’ll see your desktop gradually
transform and become more Windows-like.
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme 'Win2-7-theme' gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences theme 'Win2-7-theme' gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme 'Win2-7-icons'
The taskbar-like launcher at the left side of your screen will still
be a different color. Never fear—like Windows 7’s taskbar, the launcher
derives its colors from your desktop wallpaper. For this article, we’ll
use Windows 7’s default wallpaper, which you can find all over the
Internet. (I snagged my copy from an old ZDNet post.) If you’re using Firefox on Ubuntu, right-click the full-size wallpaper image in your browser and select Set as Desktop Background.
You’ll also want to move the window management buttons—close,
minimize, and maximize— located at the top-left corner of each window by
default. Use this command to put them in a Windows-style order:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'menu:minimize,maximize,close'
To remove the Mac-style global menu bar and put the menu bar
(containing File/Edit/View) back into each individual application
window, run this command:
You’ll have to log out and log back in for this change to take
effect. Use the button at the top-right corner of your screen to log
out.
Behold Windows and Ubuntu's love child!
Do you like what you see? This is as close to Windows 7 as we’re
going to get with Ubuntu’s default Unity desktop environment. If it
doesn't quite scratch your itch, keep reading to learn how to create a
more traditional Windows 7-style look using the Xfce desktop
environment.
Installing and customizing Xfce
For this method, we’ll be throwing Ubuntu’s default Unity desktop out
and going our own way. (Okay, we’re not actually throwing it out, just
selecting a different environment on the login screen). Xfce is one of
the most popular desktops that still offers a lot of configurability.
Install it with this command:
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
Log out of Ubuntu using the menu at the top-right corner of the
screen and click the icon next to your name on the login screen. Select Xubuntu session and log in normally. (You can install multiple desktop environments and toggle between them on the login screen like this.)
Xfce also uses a two-panel layout by default. We’ll have to do some
heavy customization to get it looking more like Windows 7, but it’s all
graphical—if you’re a Windows power user, you’ve done this kind of
tweaking many times before.
First, get rid of the top panel. Right-click it, point to Panel, select Panel Preferences, and click the red Remove button. Use the drop-down box in the panel configuration window to select the other panel. Uncheck the 'Automatically show and hide the panel' option and check the 'Automatically increase the length'
option. Now we’re getting somewhere! At this point, you should have a
single taskbar-like panel across that bottom of your screen.
Use the buttons on the Items panel to remove the items you don’t
want, add the items you do want, and reorder them as you see fit. For a
Windows 7-style taskbar, try using these items in the following order:
Applications Menu, Separator, Launcher, Window Buttons, Separator, Notification Area, Indicator Plugin, Show Desktop.
The item options for Xfce's panel are nice and simple.
Add as many launchers (read: shortcuts) as you like to the launcher
section and think of them as your new quick launch bar. Unfortunately,
Xfce can’t group applications and open windows the same way Windows 7’s
taskbar can, so it’s a bit more old school.
To configure an item, select it in the list and click the Gear button. You’ll also want to disable the 'Show button title' option in the Applications Menu item’s settings.
Theming Xfce to look like Windows
Now we just have to make Xfce look more like Windows 7. If you didn’t
run any of the commands in the Unity section above, run the commands
below in a terminal. (Right-click the desktop and select 'Open terminal here' to open a terminal in Xfce.)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/gtk3 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install win2-7 gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences theme 'Win2-7-theme' gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'menu:minimize,maximize,close'
Open the Settings Manager from the applications menu and click the Appearance icon. Select Win2-7-theme in the Style list and select Win2-7 in the Icons list.
Press Alt+F2 and run the following command to get Windows 7-style
window borders. If you're typing this out rather than copying and
pasting, note that the command includes a double-dash, not a long em
dash.
metacity --replace
Go into the Session and Startup panel in the Settings Manager, select the Application Autostarttab, and click the Add button. Enter Metacity as the application’s name and metacity --replace as its command. Now Windows 7-style window borders will automatically start with your desktop.
To make your panel look more like Windows 7’s panel, right-click it, point to Panel, and select Panel Preferences. On the Appearance tab, select Background image
and browse to the \usr\share\themes\Win2-7-theme\gtk-2.0\Panel\
directory on your computer. Select a background image like
Panel_Win2-7Basic800.png. The theme pack we installed includes a variety
of panel backgrounds, so feel free to experiment.
You can also change the applications menu’s graphic and make it use a
Windows 7-style start orb. First, find a Windows 7 start orb image—you
can find several on Google Images, but make sure you get a transparent
PNG image. Once you’ve found a good image, right-click the Applications menu button, select Properties, and use the Icon button to select your start orb.
Here it is: A Linux OS in Windows clothing, perfect for those afraid of change.
Phew, that took a lot of tweaking (and a lot of text)—but we now have
a Windows 7-style desktop on Ubuntu. It lacks a Windows 7-style Start
menu and taskbar, but Windows users that prefer the classic Start menu
and taskbar behavior will find it immediately familiar.
Undoing your changes
Want to undo your changes? If you followed the first method, just run
these commands. Remember to log out and log back in after running the
commands to restore the global menu bar.
If you followed the second method, log out and select Ubuntu’s
default desktop environment from the login screen. You can toggle
between the two whenever you like. If you’d like to uninstall Xfce, use
this command:
sudo apt-get autoremove xubuntu-desktop
These processes are a good demonstration of just how configurable
Linux is. You can rip out software from the default desktop, use all
sorts of themes, install a completely different desktop environment, or
even build your own desktop environment by cobbling together pieces from
different desktop environments—that’s what we did in the last section.
By default Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 come with Public Folders that
you can use to share files with anyone, even to someone without a local
account. This can come in handy if you need to quickly make a public
file available to all users on the system or network without worrying
about permissions.
This brief tutorial is going to show you how to
make that happen in both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin).
Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 may be different, but are almost similar in
many functions. Almost everything you do in Windows 7 can be done in
Ubuntu 12.04.
So, without wasting anymore of your time, let’s get going.
Objectives:
Enable Public Folders Sharing in both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04
Enjoy1
Enabling Public Folder Sharing in Windows 7 without Passwords
To enable other users to access public folders in Windows 7 without passwords, go to Start –> and search for ‘Manage Advanced sharing settings’
Finally, ‘Turn off password protected sharing’ and click ‘Save changes’
Restart your computer and you’re done.
Enabling Public Folder Sharing in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)
To share your Public Folder in Ubuntu, go to your home directory and right-click on the Public Folder, then select ‘Sharing Options’
Next, click the box to share this folder and install the services when prompted to do so.
Then allow Guest access as well and set the permissions as you wish. Finally, click ‘Create Share’
Restart your computer and users on both machines should be able to access the Public Folder with authentications.
Many
users like Linux Mint than other distro's. Linux Mint is based on
Ubuntu and release after Ubuntu. Here are some tips for Linux Mint 13
Maya.
Clarified these points, we proceed to list some things that can make life easier after installing the new version of Mint:
1. Run the Update Manager
Install Latest updates in your system, there may have come new updates
since you have downloaded the iso. So you can check for updates from the
update manager (Menu > Administration > Update Manager) or Enter
following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
2. Install the graphics card drivers
If you have proprietary cards you can install drivers from repositories.
Go to Menu-Preferences > Additional Drivers install driver you want
to install in Mint, Also you can update and change (if you wish) the
driver of the graphics card you have.
3. Customizing the Appearance
There are many ways to do this, and all are free! In http://gnome-look.org/
we have a large database of wallpapers, themes, tools and other items
that will help us "lookear" our desktop. We can also make use of
well-known 3 tools: 1. Docky , a shortcut bar for our desktop and applications. Official Website:http://wiki.go-docky.com/index.php?title=Welcome_to_the_Docky_wiki . Installation: In a terminal type:
sudo apt-get install docky
2. AWN , another navigation bar, almost docky competitor! Official Website:http://wiki.awn-project.org/ Installation: from the Program Manager.
3. Conky , a system monitor that displays information from
various components such as RAM, CPU usage, time of system, etc.. The
great advantage is that there are many "skins" for this application.
Official Website: http://conky.sourceforge.net/Installation:
sudo apt-get install conky
4. Restrictive install fonts
If required we install type the following commands in a terminal:
sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
Accept the license terms and conditions with TAB and ENTER.
5. Install programs to play
Besides the great library of games that have repositories,
http://www.playdeb.net/welcome/ also have another page that specializes
in collecting games for Linux systems. Deb packages. If you also want to
enjoy our games in Windows, do not despair, because we have some
alternatives: 1. Wine (http://www.winehq.org/) provides the compatibility layer to run not only games but also all software compiled for Windows
2. PlayOnLinux (http://www.playonlinux.com/en/) another resource that provides a library able to install and use software designed for Windows
3. Lutris (http://lutris.net/) a gaming platform developed for GNU / Linux, a great resource despite being in development stages.
6. Install audio plugins
Some, like GStreamer or Timidity will help us expand our list of
supported formats, both are in the Program Manager or can be installed
using the command sudo apt-get install. We mention pulseaudio-equalizer
software, capable of giving us a configuration of Pulse Audio and
improving sound quality, we use 3 commands to install:
Assalamualaikum, buat tutorial pendik-pendik jer.. Malas nak buat yang
panjang lebar punya.. Banyakk ooo permintaan yang tutorial panjang tapi
sorry yer.. Nanti aku rajin aku update jer.. Usah risau yer dong!
Sebelum korang buat tutorial ni, korang kena tahu apakah navigation
bar?? Jom tengok pe ke bendanya tu..kang buat-buat tutorial ni terus
menyesal pula kan...
Plz click gambar jika confuse..
Kadang-kadang, maybe ada orang tak suka navigation bar tu tapi aku suka!
Khas kepada korang yang tak suka benda itu..boleh buat tutorial ini
yerr..
1. Sign in blogger > Design > Edit HTML
2. Cari code ini,
/* Variable definitions
3. Lepas jumpa tu, korang copy code di bawah dan paste berhampiran code /* Variable definitions tadi seperti dalam gambar.
#navbar-iframe {
display: none !important;
}
Sila click untuk lagi besarrr..
4. Preview dan SAVE.
p/s : kalau tak ada code tu, korang paste dibawah tajuk template yang ada
garisan ----------------------------------------------- */ seperti di bawah.
Done!
Name: Denim
Edit by : Miss Farah aka Cik Farah
Designer: Darren Delaye
URL: http://bicarafarah.blogspot.com
Date: 29 May 2011
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display: none !important;
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Credit By <a href="http://bicarafarah.blogspot.com/p/blog-tutorial_1005.html">Cik Nurfarah</a>
Sebelum ini aku ada bagi tutorial Cara Membuat Read More
tapi kali ini nak bagi tutorial read more yang lagi mudah, tak perlu
nak main coding semasa post entry, sangat leceh lagi melecehkan kan? So
kali ini ada tutorial yang sangatlah senang lenang. Tak payah nak
ejas-ejas coding kat entry box kan. Jom, aku ajarkan 2 versi, bergambar
dan tidak bergambar. Jom-jom..
1. Sign in Blogspot > Design > Edit Html > Tick Expand Widget Templates
2. Copy dan cari code di bawah, Ctrl F sahaja dan paste code di bawah dalam kotak find then tekan enter!
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3. Copy code di bawah dan paste di atas code yang korang cari tadi.
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if(strx.indexOf("<")!=-1)
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Keterangan
summary_noimg = 250 adalah jumlah ringkasan tulisan jika tidak ada gambarnya
summary_img = 250 adalah jumlah ringkasan tulisan jika ada gambarnya
img_thumb_height = 120 adalah tinggi gambar
img_thumb_width = 120 adalah lebar gambar
#kalau tak payah edit pun tak pe, sebab dah cun.
4. Copy dan cari lagi code di bawah, Ctrl F sahaja
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5. Dah jumpa? Korang padam/delete code tersebut dan gantikan/replace dengan code di bawah.
Assalamualaikum
uols :) okay lah, straight to the point, aku ingat nak buat tutorial
how to decorate your minima template by classic template . tapi ia
