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Gloobus is a file preview extension for the Gnome Desktop Environment. Sorry KDE fans, this is not for you. As you may have noticed, not all filetypes in Gnome have a thumbnail preview. This is where Gloobus comes in handy. It currently supports preview mode for around 40 different file types.
Images: jpeg / png / [...]
Byobu is a group of python and shell scripts that enhance the Terminal screen program into a more functional programmatic interface. Byobu provides a system status at the bottom of your Terminal window with Distribution version, uptime, load average, memory used, date, and time.
To invoke byobu, simply type in the name byobu without the “&” [...]
This post will provide you with the steps to uninstall OpenOffice from your current Ubuntu architecture and install the latest version of OpenOffice 3.2. The first step is to download the Open Office tar.gz from the web site http://download.openoffice.org/ or http://distribution.openoffice.org/p2p/. The first download location does not provide the .deb framework and may not work [...]
Let’s face it. Installing software in Ubuntu is drop-dead simple if it is in the repositories. Unfortunately, Guayadeque music player is not in the repositories – an no, I cannot pronounce the name of the software either… I am going to call it Gua for short. The user interface is tabbed for efficiency and acts [...]
Canonical announces that Yahoo will be the default search provider in Firefox
You download YouTube and other videos without even knowing it
A primer of the /etc/resolv.conf file and how to prevent changes
Announcing Ubuntu Users Day and informational classes on IRC
A breakdown of the Ubuntu release schedule
Information for the Washington state Ubuntu groups