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Better Samsung Laptops Support with Samsung Tools in Ubuntu

Last updated: July 2, 2014

Samsung tools for Ubuntu

For those who are running Ubuntu on Samsung Laptops, samsung-tools is a strongly recommended application that brings a better Ubuntu experience.

Samsung-tools is an open source project that enables control in a friendly way of the devices available on Samsung laptops (bluetooth, wireless, webcam, backlight, CPU fan, special keys) and the control of various aspects related to power management, like the CPU undervolting (when a PHC-enabled kernel is available).

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Install Samsung Tools in Ubuntu:

This app is available in the developer’s PPA for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 10.04 and their derivatives.

To install it, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the commands below one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:voria/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install samsung-tools

For any questions, you can go to the forum that discusses about Linux installation and configuration on Samsung laptops

(Optional) To remove samsung-tools, run:

sudo apt-get remove samsung-tools && sudo apt-get autoremove
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Install Rhythmbox Plugins in Ubuntu 14.04

Last updated: July 1, 2014

rhythmbox plugins ubuntu 14.04

This quick tutorial is going to show you how to install a list of plugins for Ubuntu’s default music player Rhythmbox in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

The plugins currently include:

  • rhythmbox-plugin-artdisplay – display art covers as per v2.96 rhythmbox
  • rhythmbox-plugin-countdown-playlist – Countdown Playlist
  • rhythmbox-plugin-close-on-hide – really exit rhythmbox when click close button
  • rhythmbox-plugin-coverart-browser – Browse your cover-art albums in Rhythmbox
  • rhythmbox-plugin-desktopart – show cover art on desktop
  • rhythmbox-plugin-equalizer – rhythmbox sound equalizer
  • rhythmbox-plugin-fileorganizer – Intelligently move files to folders according to track tags
  • rhythmbox-plugin-fullscreen – This python plugin gives you a stylish full screen window
  • rhythmbox-plugin-hide – rhythmbox_hide
  • rhythmbox-plugin-jumptowindow – JumpToWindow
  • rhythmbox-plugin-llyrics – rhythmbox alternative lyrics plugin
  • rhythmbox-plugin-looper – Loop part of the song in Rhythmbox.
  • rhythmbox-plugin-opencontainingfolder – open containing folder
  • rhythmbox-plugin-parametriceq – parametric equalizer with up to 64 Bands
  • rhythmbox-plugin-playlist-import-export
  • rhythmbox-plugin-randomalbumplayer – Random Album Player
  • rhythmbox-plugin-rating-filters – Rating filters for the library browser.
  • rhythmbox-plugin-remembertherhythm – Remember the rhythm

All these plugins are developed by fossfreedom and available in his PPA. As some plugins were developed for old Rhythmbox 2.9x, it may or may not work on Ubuntu 14.04 with Rhythmbox 3.0.2.

Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboad to open the terminal. When it opens, run the command below to add the plugins PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fossfreedom/rhythmbox-plugins

After that, you can install each plugin after checking for updates. Or install all of them by:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install rhythmbox-plugin-complete

Once installed, open Rhythmbox and go to Tools -> Plugins. Enable plugins you want from the list.

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