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Install the Lucid Light themes (Radiance and Ambiance) in Ubuntu 9.10

 GNOME, Ubuntu  No Responses »
Aug 052010
 

Install the Lucid Light Themes (Radiance and Ambiance) in Ubuntu 9.10

Answer:

The new Lucid Light themes (Radiance and Ambiance) in Ubuntu 10.04 is very nice and it can also be used in older version of Ubuntu such as Ubuntu 9.10, so you don't need to upgrade if you only want the new themes.

What you need to do is the following (for Ubuntu 9.10).

1. Add the repository
# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8

2. Install all the needed files
# sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-murrine ubuntu-mono light-themes gtk2-engines-aurora

3. Change it in action

Reference: http://www.webupd8.org/2010/03/ubuntu-lucid-light-themes-radiance-and.html

Are there any Linux equivalent of the Mac OS X “open” command?

 Basic Linux, Desktop Environments  No Responses »
Apr 202010
 

Are there any Linux equivalent of the Mac OS X "open" command?

Answer:

The Mac OSX's open command is a very handy tool for opening file, without the need to sepcify the program name.

In Linux, you have two choices:

1. xdg-open

# xdg-open test.html

2. see

# see test.html

Both command will open the file by your default web browser.

Install 64-bit Flash plugin for 64-bit Ubuntu

 Desktop Environments, Internet  No Responses »
Dec 312009
 

Install 64-bit Flash plugin for 64-bit Ubuntu

Answer:

1. Remove currently installed versions of Flash

sudo apt-get purge flashplugin-nonfree flashplugin-installer gnash gnash-common mozilla-plugin-gnash swfdec-mozilla

2. Visit http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10_64bit.html to update the filename given under if necessary

3. Download the 64-bit Flash plugin and extract it: (for example, current version is: 10.0.42.34)

wget http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer10/libflashplayer-10.0.42.34.linux-x86_64.so.tar.gz && tar xvfz libflashplayer-10.0.42.34.linux-x86_64.so.tar.gz

4. Move the file in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins for a site-wide install (or in ~/.mozilla/plugins for a single-user install):

5. Restart Firefox.

Reference: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AMD64/FirefoxAndPlugins