Ubuntu has come a long way since Warty Warthog, generally making improvements with each release. Sometimes, however, when a feature is replaced, the new version might not have all the tools surrounding it that the original had. Such is the case with GDM2, the login manager in newer Ubuntu releases. Many users find the current config tool to be rather lacking. The software may have some nifty improvements over the old, but it’s missing many of the user-centric controls we all know and love from prior versions. To fix that problem, we’ve got GDM2 Setup. With it, you can get back control of GDM and change things like the background image, automatic logins, and more.
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GDM2 Setup: Reclaim Control of Your Login In Ubuntu Lucid
By | May 20, 2010 |
Snippet: How to Install Fonts In Ubuntu
By | May 16, 2010 |
While Ubuntu comes with its own set of fonts, it is still lacking in both quantity and quality. For developers and designers who need to work with creative works, there will be times where you need to install new fonts in your Ubuntu system. Luckily, it is not too difficult to do it. Here’s how:
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How to Change Your Login And Boot Screen In Ubuntu Lucid
By | May 13, 2010 |
The latest version of Ubuntu (10.04 Lucid) comes with a plymouth theme that allows more cool and animated screen to be displayed during boot up. While this is a great improvement, it also means that all the previous method of setting your own boot screen and login screen is no longer valid. For those who are not happy with the default boot and login screen, here is how you can change them in Ubuntu Lucid. At this moment, there is no GUI to handle this, so everything has to be done via the command line. Follow closely and you’ll be fine.
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Lubuntu Review: A Lightweight Ubuntu Variant
By | May 6, 2010 |
Other than the default Ubuntu that we all know of, there are also the Kubuntu (KDE), Xubuntu (XFCE), Edubuntu, Mythbuntu etc that run different desktop environment and serve different purpose. And yes, there is a new buntu addition to the family. Let’s welcome: Lubuntu.
Lubuntu is a Ubuntu variant built using the LXDE desktop, which is in turn based on Openbox. It’s designed to be a lightweight and easy-to-use desktop desktop environment.
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How to Restore Grub 2 As The Main Bootloader
By | May 5, 2010 |
For those who are having a dual (triple or quad) boot system in your computer, chances are, your bootloader might break when you update one OS to a newer version. If you are using Ubuntu (with the new Grub 2 bootloader) and you installed Windows. The Windows bootloader will erase your Grub 2 and you won’t be able to boot in your Ubuntu. As such, you will need to restore your bootloader to Grub 2.
Note: If you are still using the Grub legacy, check out this post to restore your Grub.
Requirement: Ubuntu (Karmic or Lucid) LiveCD (download it from Ubuntu.com)
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Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 Launches Today + Free Ubuntu Guide Download
By | April 29, 2010 |
Don’t tell me you are not waiting for the launch of Ubuntu Lucid. The good news is, Ubuntu Lucid launches TODAY. If you have not grabbed a copy, go to Ubuntu.com now and download the ISO. Alternatively, for those who are upgrading from Karmic, head to your Update Manager (System -> Administration -> Update Manager) and click the “Upgrade” button.
This version of Ubuntu (Lucid, 10.04) is a Long Term Release (LTS), which means it will be supported by Canonical for the next 3 years. It is termed as the best in all Ubuntu iteration and everything from the boot time, the UI and the functionality are very polished. In short, you are not going to be disappointed.
Now, for those people who are planning to switch to Ubuntu, we understand the fears that you are facing. That’s why we have prepared an Ubuntu Lucid Quick Guide to help you get associate with Ubuntu Lucid quickly.
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How to Unlock Gnome Panel For Customization in Ubuntu Netbook Edition (UNE)
By | April 25, 2010 |
Even though Ubuntu Lucid has not been officially released, I believe some of you have already upgraded your system to the beta or release candidate version. Now, if you have upgraded your Ubuntu Netbook Edition to the latest version (10.04), you will notice one thing: the top Gnome panel is locked and you can’t perform any customization on it. Yes, you can’t add/remove applets; nor can you delete the panel or move it to the side. In short, there’s nothing that you can do about it.
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What to Install After Installing Ubuntu Lucid?
By | April 21, 2010 |
As Ubuntu Lucid is preparing for its grand launch on 29th April 2010, I am sure you should have already known what to expect in this release. The next usual question is: “what should I install after installing Lucid?”
We have done plenty of “what to install after installing Ubuntu” articles previously, but this time round, I am going to save you all the trouble and introduce you to a script that can automate plenty of stuffs for you.
Ubuntu Start is a bash script written by Alin Andrei that aims to help you to overcome the “what to install” block. It performs a series of tweaks and allows you to choose extra applications to install. Truthfully speaking, it is not a polished script. The only great thing about it is that it WORKS!. It doesn’t cover every single thing you need/want, but it covers the necessary tweaks and installation for your Ubuntu machine, especially Ubuntu Lucid.
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How to Install Google Go in Ubuntu
By | April 15, 2010 |
What do you get when you mix Python and C? According to Google, it’s Go – a new programming language developed in-house and later open sourced. Go was created by a small team inside Google, including the well known Ken Thompson, co-inventor of Unix and major influence on C. It was created out of a lack of satisfaction with existing languages, mainly the excessively (in the minds of Go’s developers) long compile times needed for other languages. With Go, even a very large and complex application can compile in a few seconds, often less. Additionally, Go has built in concurrency support, so you can code for multiple CPUs without resorting to outside libraries of unknown quality. While we don’t usually cover much programming here at MakeTechEasier, Go is such an interesting language that we just had to dip in a bit, and where better to start than by covering the system setup needed to get Go up and running on your Linux box.
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Quick Review: What You Should Expect For Ubuntu 10.04
By | March 28, 2010 |
Ubuntu is set to release their next Long Term Support version at the end of April, and we now have a beta version to look at and see what we can expect. There are some pretty big changes coming in Lucid Lynx, many of which are partly or fully implemented in the current beta. There are the surprising changes, the controversial changes, and the just plain cool. Though the full release is still a month away, Ubuntu 10.04 is clearly shaping up to be an impressive release.
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