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You have to enable universe packages first. It is also recommended that you use the official winehq ubuntu package:
1) Open a terminal
2) Open /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
3) Uncomment (or add) following lines:
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy universe
4) Add this line:
deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt edgy main
5) Close gedit. Update and install wine and cabextract:
wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- [...]
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mount -t iso9660 -o loop,ro /path/image.iso /mnt/mountpoint
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http://tuxenclave.wordpress.com/2007/11/23/ubuntu-customization-guide-v2/
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The first thing I missed when I switched to Linux was a decent
Nero replacement. I was actually surprised when this wasn’t installed
by default with LinuxMint, but it was not hard to find, BEHOLD -> Brasero. I do know about K3B, but when the gnome alternative is working so well, why go for a KDE app?
While [...]
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One
Incredibly annoying thing with Firefox in almost every Linux distro I
have tried except Linux Mint, is the default setting for the
backspace-button. Why it isn’t “back” as default is beyond me, but
there is a hack, and while we are at it, lets make a list. Lets call
it, hmmm………….
“Top-three-Firefox-hacks-I-cant-comprehend-mozilla-didn’t-make-default”
There, let the list… BEGIN!
Minimize Hack
The
first hack that I [...]
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Speed up your File System
About
Ubuntu Linux, unless you have set it up otherwise, uses the EXT3 system
by default. It’s a pretty good system. There are 3 journaling methods
for EXT3 system.
Journal Data Writeback
Journal Data Ordered
Journal Data
By default Ubuntu chooses “journal data ordered”. In data=ordered
mode, ext3 only officially journals metadata, but it logically groups
metadata and data blocks [...]
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I’m writing this topic because lots of people came to the
#linuxmint.com IRC channel asking quite similar questions. This HowTo
is not yet complete as it does not speak about the USB support but that
will be updated one day. (Hopefuly)
For those who don’t know
what VirtualBox is in short : VirtualBox is a virtual machine which
virtualizes a x86 [...]
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HowTo
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1. back up your /etc/fonts folder somewhere just to be safe =)
2. Run the following command in terminal
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sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts
3. Download the following:
http://localhostr.com/files/f1f6f300383aa38e236c.tbz
4. Extract all of the files in the .tbz into the folder “/etc/fonts”
5. Log off and log back on
6. Enjoy!
This is my first howto so tell me if anything is [...]
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You finally got your Linux environment to crash. Ctrl+Alt+Backspace does nothing, nor do the F-keys. You know you shouldn’t have installed that bad driver, but you did it anyway.
So you reach for the power button.
Stop.
Mashing in the power button to reboot could cause a problem if your
hard drive is still being written to, and usually [...]
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Ubuntu CJK Chinese Japanese Korean Input Guide
Ubuntu 5.04 Hoary SCIM Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Input Guide
You can install CJK input via ubuntuaddon or do it via internet.
Ubuntu already comes with Chinese, Japanese and Korean fonts preinstalled.
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