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Ubuntu Repositories: VirtualBox

Ashok — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:53:47 +0000

Here’s the PPA to get the latest VirtualBox:

Importing the GPG Key:

wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/sun_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Adding the repository:

. /etc/lsb-release
echo deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian\ `lsb_release --short --codename` non-free | \

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list

Update the sources list:

sudo apt-get update

Source: VirtualBox Downloads

Ubuntu Repositories: GNUCash

Ashok — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:19:19 +0000

GnuCash is personal and small-business financial-accounting software, freely licensed under the GNU GPL and available for GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. It is very easy to use, yet powerful and flexible. It
allows you to track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses. I’ve been using it from the days of my Windows, It is very quick and intuitive to use as a checkbook register, and is based on
professional accounting principles to ensure balanced books and
accurate reports.

Here’s the PPA to get the latest GNUCash:

Importing the GPG Key:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 2FAD1E8D

Adding the repository:

. /etc/lsb-release
echo deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnucash/ppa/ubuntu\ `lsb_release --short --codename` main | \

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gnucash.list

Update the sources list:

sudo apt-get update

Source: GNUCash Wiki

Downloading from Scribd

Ashok — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:35:23 +0000

Scribd is a pretty much popular document sharing site which has been around since a couple of years. Some fans state Scribd is for documents like what Youtube is for videos. But Scribd is sometimes disrupted due to javascript/adobe flash player restrictions on the client side. Viewing & downloading documents at such times becomes impossible. Here’s a shortcut to download documents from Scribd when you are logged in to the site:

Add the following to the end of the document url:

?autodown=pdf

For example, the following is the URL for opening a Scribd document:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/6366850/DocTitle

Add the autodown parameter and open this url in your browser.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/6366850/DocTitle?autodown=pdf

This will start downloading the document in pdf format. You need to be logged in to the Scribd for this to work. This will work even if Javascript is disabled, or Flash player is not available.

Ubuntu Repositories: VLC Player

Ashok — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:08:17 +0000

VLC Player is a popular media player which requires no introduction. It is absolutely worth of every praise in the reviews all over the web. Here’s the PPA to get the latest VLC:

Importing the GPG Key:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 7613768D

Then run the following code:

. /etc/lsb-release
echo deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/c-korn/vlc/ubuntu\ `lsb_release --short --codename` main | \

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vlc.list

Update the sources list:

sudo apt-get update

Source: VideoLAN

Ubuntu Repositories: File Browser Applet

Ashok — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:12:01 +0000

File Browser Applet is an applet for the GNOME Panel. It lets you browse and open files in your computer directly from the panel, without having to open a file manager. It is not intended as replacement to proper file managers like nautilus. Sometimes you just want to open a file and don’t want to have to open a file manager, browse to and open the file, then close the file manager. This Applet just saves you couple of clicks.

Importing the GPG Key:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys D05E4B27

Run the following lines to add the source:

. /etc/lsb-release
echo deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/file-browser-applet-dev/ppa/ubuntu\ `lsb_release --short --codename` main | \

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/filebrowser.list

Update the sources list:

sudo apt-get update

Source: File Browser

Ubuntu PPAs: GNOME Do Repositories

Ashok — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:32:29 +0000

The steps for adding the official GNOME Do repositories:

Importing the GPG Key:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 77558DD0
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 6E80C6B7

Adding to sources list:

echo -e “#GNOME Do Software Repository\ndeb http://ppa.launchpad.net/do-core/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main\ndeb http://ppa.launchpad.net/banshee-team/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main” | \
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gnomedo.list

Update Synaptic.

sudo apt-get update

Repository link from: Do.davebsd.com

Intel graphics restored on Ubuntu Jaunty.. Compiz works!

Ashok — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:06:33 +0000

With the new Intel drivers on Ubuntu Jaunty, the Compiz was prone to crash frequently. The Ubuntu developers had pushed certain Intel chipsets into blacklist, hence no compiz or the desktop effects for Intel users on Jaunty. There were a couple of workarounds to enable the compiz effects (See my post here), but they are workarounds - each one having it’s own pros and cons.

Today Ubuntu team pushed new updates, and one of the update related to the Intel graphics. The blacklist entries have been removed now, and the new Intel graphics driver works flawlessly with Compiz and the desktop effects. Waiting for this from a long time, Thanks a lot Ubuntu team!

Hide Beagle Icon from Notification/Tray area

Ashok — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:03:13 +0000

Beagle is a great alternative to resource consuming Google Desktop for Linux. Beagle has almost all the search features provided by GDL and is pretty fast too. When you install Beagle, you can see that a icon appears in the Tray area (Notification area). Disabling it is pretty simple:

Go to System>Preferences>Startup Applications, and uncheck “Beagle Search Tool”.

Don’t uncheck the Beagle Search Daemon. From the next restart, you won’t get the icon. You can launch the Beagle application from Accessories>Search

Ubuntu Repositories: Google Linux Repositories

Ashok — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:59:03 +0000

The official google linux repositories contain Google Chrome, Picasa for Linux and Google Desktop Linux applications. The steps for adding the repository:

Importing the GPG Key:

sudo wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | apt-key add -

Adding to sources list:

echo -e “#Google Software Repository\ndeb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free main” | \
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list

Update Synaptic.

apt-get update

Repository link from: Google

Ubuntu Repositories: Pidgin Instant Messenger

Ashok — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:07:08 +0000

Ubuntu ships Pidgin but does not update it after a release (except for
security issues). For those users– who desire new releases of Pidgin, the official PPA:

Importing the GPG Key:

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com \

67265eb522bdd6b1c69e66ed7fb8bee0a1f196a8

Adding to sources list:

. /etc/lsb-release

echo deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/pidgin-developers/ppa/ubuntu \ `lsb_release –short –codename` main | \

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pidgin-ppa.list

Don’t worry about your version specific PPA, the above code will add your ubuntu distro’s version automatically. Once this PPA is setup, Pidgin updates will show up in Update Manager along with the usual Ubuntu updates.