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Useful tips for newbies go here

Jan 30, 2006, 10:41 AM

hi all.. i used to note down all my findings.. here r some. most of them may be from kubuntu and ubuntu forums but they r not consolidated. a must hav for newbies... sorry for some repeating posts. hope its useful.. ill keep updating new findings in this topic. ur comments r welcome

Mounting Windows Partitions in Ubuntu
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Code:

http://www.psychocats.net/linux/mountwindows.php

linux beginers
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Code:

[url]http://www.linuxcommand.org/[/url]
[url]http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=73885&highlight=command-line+beginners[/url]
[url]http://linuxreviews.org/beginner/#toc1[/url]

setting PATH and JAVA_HOME variables
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Code:

open: VI /etc/profile and add :
#path variable for java
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/java/jdk1.5.0_04
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

apt-get tutorials
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Code:

[url]http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/apt-get-intro.html[/url]

kubuntu 5.10 breezy
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Code:

http://ftp.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/UBUNTU-CDS/kubuntu/5.10/kubuntu-5.10-install-i386.iso

install flash player
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Code:

http://kubuntu101.blogspot.com/2005/11/installing-macromedia-flash-player.html

install wine
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Code:

http://kubuntu101.blogspot.com/2005/10/installing-wine.html

install kubuntu step by step
--------------------------------

Code:

http://whoiam55.at.preempted.net/?p=18

debian commands
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Code:

http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/pkgadm.htm

install firefox
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Code:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FirefoxNewVersion

[url]http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=105343[/url]

Alt-F2
Code:
konsole
Once the Konsole opens up:
Code:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox

install realplayer
--------------------

Code:

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=2882.0

install software in ubuntu
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Code:

http://www.psychocats.net/linux/installingsoftware.php

checking disk space
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Code:

df -h will give you a human view (with GB, MB, and KB)

checking your ip address
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Code:

ifconfig

windows to linux
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Code:

http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html

bittorrent
----------------------

Code:

azereus

firewall
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Code:

firestarter

IDE Ot
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Code:

kdevelop

[url]http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/Kubuntu_Install_here[/url]

to build essential packages
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Code:

sudo apt-get install build-essential

automatix
unrar

changing host name
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Code:

sudo vi /etc/hosts

install vlc
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Code:

first, edit your sources.list by:
Code:
sudo kwrite /etc/apt/sources.list
and uncomment (fancy word for removing the # signs) the lines starting with deb. It should now look like:
Code:
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb [url]http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy universe
deb-src [url]http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy universe
Now, run
Code:
sudo apt-get update
and
Code:
sudo apt-get install vlc
Now, if you want a better looking front-end (not that the default is ugly, but some people are impressionate)
Code:
sudo apt-get install qvlc

install avg and yahoo messenger
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Code:

you will need to install either python-gtk2 or python-gtk-1.2, most likely the first one for AVG. python-gtk-1.2 is in the universe repository, so that will need to be enabled in your /etc/apt/sources.list.

as for ymessenger, you need to install libgtk1.2 (also in universe) but installing python-gtk-1.2 should automatically install this as it is a dependency.

yahoo is using the older gtk version 1.2 for the UI, which is kinda clunky. ymessenger usually works fine, but imo most people end up migrating to kopete or gaim for stability and features.

changing host name
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Code:

http://www.cpqlinux.com/hostname.html

wine and media player repository
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Code:

First of all use WINE from wineHq not the one in the ubuntu repository.

Add this to your sources.list:
deb [url]http://wine.sourceforge.net/apt/[/url] binary/

Then install wine.

I would also recomend installing IE6 and Windows Media player with the Sidenet Configuration Utility, which can be found at:

[url]http://sidenet.ddo.jp/winetips/config.html[/url]

It will give you a good start at getting a correctly setup fake windows directory.

test wine
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Code:

$ cd /windows (or whereever the Windows drive is)
$ cd WINDOWS (or possibly WINNT)
$ wine notepad.exe

repositories
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Code:

deb [url]http://kubuntu.org/packages/kde35[/url] breezy main
deb [url]ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu[/url] breezy main restricted
deb [url]ftp://ubuntu.mirrors.tds.net/ubuntu[/url] breezy universe
deb [url]http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy universe multiverse
deb [url]http://kubuntu.org/packages/kde35[/url] breezy main
deb [url]http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/[/url] breezy free non-free
deb [url]ftp://ubuntu.mirrors.tds.net/ubuntu[/url] breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb [url]http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb [url]ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu[/url] breezy-security main restricted universe
deb [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy-security universe
deb [url]ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu[/url] breezy-updates main restricted

deb-src [url]ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu[/url] breezy main restricted
deb-src [url]ftp://ubuntu.mirrors.tds.net/ubuntu[/url] breezy universe
deb-src [url]http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy universe multiverse
deb-src [url]http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/[/url] breezy free non-free
deb-src [url]ftp://ubuntu.mirrors.tds.net/ubuntu[/url] breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src [url]http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src [url]ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu[/url] breezy-security main restricted
deb-src [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy-security universe
deb-src [url]ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu[/url] breezy-updates main restricted

other repositories and ubuntu starter guide
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Code:

http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu#How_to_add_extra_repositories

root sudo
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Code:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RootSudo#head-6357ee1f3ec93078a7d7cbc2c627208117e9499d

$ sudo <command>
is the same as
# <command>

create new user
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Code:

kdesu systemsettings
sudo useradd -m -p <password> <login>

quick restart
--------------------

Code:

For quicker rebooting, press ctrl + alt + backspace. This stops the X server. To start it back up, type startx. Just thought I'd throw that in there to speed up your troubleshooting process...

reconfigure xserver
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Code:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

install automatix
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Code:

sudo apt-get remove automatix-kubuntu
sudo apt-get install xterm libglade2-0 libgnomecanvas2-0
wget [url]http://kambing.vlsm.org/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zenity/zenity_2.10.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb[/url]
sudo dpkg -i zenity_2.10.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
wget [url]http://beerorkid.com/automatix/automatix_5.0-2_i386.deb[/url]
sudo dpkg -i automatix_5.0-2_i386.deb

Please note: To remove softwares installed by automatix, visit the following thread:
[url]http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=90797[/url]

To uninstall Automatix, do the following from terminal:
Code:

sudo apt-get remove automatix

sources.list generator
---------------------------------

Code:

http://www.ubuntulinux.nl/source-o-matic

video codecs
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Code:

sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.8-plugins
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.8-lame
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.8-ffmpeg
sudo apt-get install w32codecs
sudo apt-get install libdivx4linux
sudo apt-get install lame
sudo apt-get install sox
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
sudo apt-get install mjpegtools
sudo apt-get install vorbis-tools
gst-register-0.8

install and run azureus
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Code:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75272

linux file system guide
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Code:

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=260796

install netbeans
------------------------

Code:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Netbeans4%2e1onAMD64

reinstall grub / lilo
--------------------------

Code:

sudo apt-get remove grub --purge
sudo apt-get install grub

install mplayer
------------------------

Code:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MplayerInstallHowto

about codecs
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Code:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RestrictedFormats#head-848295cba1b3591a4b4a0dbea5844fd5d2894b6b

help
--------

Code:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HowToGetHelp
[url]http://help.ubuntu.com/[/url]
[url]https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDocumentation[/url]
[url]https://wiki.ubuntu.com/[/url]
[url]http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/[/url]

install mySQL
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Code:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MYSQL5FromSource

shortcuts
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Code:

press ctrl + alt + esc to get a skull icon and use it to click on any application u want to terminate

press ctrl + esc to open kde sys guard to list all the running process. u can also terminate unwanted processes

sites
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Code:

http://www.tinyapps.org/internet.html
[url]http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/[/url]

linux sites
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Code:

http://linuxcommand.org/learning_the_shell.php
[url]http://www.ss64.com/bash/[/url]

hope this continues
cheers
Sriram

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Jan 30, 2006, 11:17 AM

Re: My greatest post ever *dont miss*

great post, wish I had this when I first started! Should be sticky'd!

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Feb 27, 2006, 01:09 AM

Re: Useful tips for newbies go here

To graphically view the currently running processes press

Code:

ctrl + esc

To view the currently running processes press from console type the following at console

Code:

ps -el
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Feb 28, 2006, 10:17 AM

Re: Useful tips for newbies go here

Daredevil - that is one brilliant (and usefull) post!
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Feb 28, 2006, 04:38 PM

Re: Useful tips for newbies go here

Try "ps axf"
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Mar 01, 2006, 06:37 AM

Re: Useful tips for newbies go here

JRE for Firefox

This article is very good

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http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/142
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Mar 01, 2006, 09:15 AM

Re: Useful tips for newbies go here

Sorry I cant post comments and/or questions here so I will not...

Edited 3/1/06 10:18am CST
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daredevil

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Mar 01, 2006, 10:00 AM

Re: Useful tips for newbies go here

Dice this forum is about sharing ideas and tips. There is nothing wrong in sharing them with others. By the way u hav to open up Konsole and type the command

Code:

K-Menu -> Run Command -> Konsole In that window type ps axf
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