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How to Install RabbitVCS for Nemo in Linux Mint Cinnamon

Last updated: August 31, 2013

As you may know, RabbitVCS is a graphical front-end for version control systems which supports Nautilus and Thunar. Here’s how to install Nemo extension for RabbitVCS in Linux Mint Cinnamon.

rabbitvcs for nemo

To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below command to add the ppa, which supports Linux Mint 13 Maya, 14 Nadia, 15 Olivia, 16 Petra and also Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, 13.04 Raring, 12.10 Quantal, 12.04 Precise.

NOTE: This PPA contains nightly builds (unstable) for the Cinnamon desktop environment. Use it at your own risk!

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-nightly

After that, you can install this extension by below commands:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install nemo-rabbitvcs

Once installed, you may need to log out and back in to get it work.

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Install Gnome Subtitles 1.3 in Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04

Last updated: March 21, 2019

Gnome Subtitles is a subtitle editor for the GNOME desktop (also works in Unity). It supports the most common text-based subtitle formats, video previewing, timings synchronization and subtitle translation.

Some supported subtitle formats are: Advanced Sub Station Alpha, FAB Subtitler, MicroDVD, Mplayer 1/2, MPSub, SubRip, SubViewer 1/2.

The latest version has reached 1.3 which allows to set the gap between subtitles, to be used when inserting or splitting subtitles. Also there are a lot of bug fixes and other improvements.

Install Gnome Subtitles 1.3 via PPA

For Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10 and their derivatives, such as Linux Mint and Elementary OS. Press Ctrl+Alt+T and run below commands one by one in pop-up terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pedrocastro/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install gnome-subtitles

For Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, run below commands instead:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install gnome-subtitles

Once installed, open it from Unity Dash and Enjoy!

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Add ‘Open in Terminal’ to Pantheon Context menu in Elementary OS

Last updated: September 28, 2013

Are you using the Elementary OS instead of Ubuntu? Well, here I’ll show you how to add the ‘Open in terminal’ option to the Pantheon file manager right-click menu. So that you can quickly open terminal and automatically navigate to the current directory in Pantheon.

To get started, use your favorite editor to create the config file /usr/share/contractor/openinterminal.contract and edit it. I prefer Gedit, so I install it and edit the file via below commands:

sudo apt-get install gedit

sudo gedit /usr/share/contractor/openinterminal.contract

Copy and paste below lines into the file and save it.

[Contractor Entry]
Name=Open in terminal
Icon=terminal
Description=Open in terminal
MimeType=inode;application/x-sh;application/x-executable;
Exec=pantheon-terminal -d %U
Gettext-Domain=pantheon-terminal

Log out and back in and done! Or you need a restart if it doesn’t work properly.

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How to Install Light Locker via PPA in Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04

Last updated: August 30, 2013

Light Locker is a simple session-locker for Lightdm forked from gnome-screensaver that aims to have simple, sane, secure defaults and be well integrated with the desktop while not carrying any desktop-specific dependencies.

With it, the lock screen will look identical to the LightDM greeter – the Unity default login screen.

Requirements:

To use light-locker with systemd, you need at least lightdm 1.7.0. light-locker doesn’t work with lightdm version 1.7.5-1.7.9

I’ve tested in Ubuntu 13.04 with default lightdm 1.6.0. The light locker works when my laptop wakes up from suspend. But the Lock/Switch Account option in shutdown menu doesn’t work! Use it at your own risk!

Install LightDM Locker:

The Stable PPA has been created for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy and Ubuntu 13.04 Raring.

Before getting started installing it, press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to remove the gnome-screensaver:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-screensaver

The you can add the ppa via command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:light-locker/release

Finally install LightDM locker. Log out and back in to take effect.

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install light-locker
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How to Install sView in Ubuntu 13.04, 12.04, 12.10, Linux Mint

Last updated: August 30, 2013

As you may know, sView is a stereoscopic 3D media player which plays 3D images, videos, CAD models. For each sort of media sView provides independent application with customized user-friendly interface.

The 3D Image Viewer displays images and photos in most popular formats including JPEG, PNG, MPO, BMP, EXR, TGA, WebP and many others. Actual decoding performed by FFmpeg framework, and, optionally, DevIL and FreeImage libraries.

The supported formats of 3D Movie Player is very large thanks to FFmpeg framework including MKV, WebM, OGM, AVI, FLAC, RMVB and many others.

The Tiny CAD Viewer loads and displays CAD models supported by OpenCASCADE Technology framework (BREP, IGES, STEP). Viewer supports different presentation modes including orthogonal and perspective projection matrices as well as stereoscopic output.

Install sView via PPA

The official ppa repository supports Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 11.10 and their derivatives, such as Linux Mint and Elementary OS.

To install it, press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. Run below commands one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sview/stable

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install sview

Once installed, you can open the app from Unity Dash. Or choose open with sview in files’ right-click menu.

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Linux Kernel 3.10.10 Released: Install / Upgrade in Ubuntu 13.04

Last updated: September 2, 2013

The latest Stable Linux Kernel 3.10.10 has been released. All users of the 3.10 kernel series are urged to upgrade as soon as possible. Here’s how to Install / upgrade in Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise and Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal.

The Kernel 3.10.10 is a small release that includes a few updated drivers, fixes, as well as other small changes. See the changelog.

Install / Upgrade Kernel 3.10.10

The DEB packages for Debian / Ubuntu based systems are available. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below commands to download them:

for 32-bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.10-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.10-031010-generic_3.10.10-031010.201308291422_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.10-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.10-031010_3.10.10-031010.201308291422_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.10-saucy/linux-image-3.10.10-031010-generic_3.10.10-031010.201308291422_i386.deb

for 64-bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.10-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.10-031010-generic_3.10.10-031010.201308291422_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.10-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.10-031010_3.10.10-031010.201308291422_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.10-saucy/linux-image-3.10.10-031010-generic_3.10.10-031010.201308291422_amd64.deb

After that, both 32-bit and 64-bit run below command to install the kernel:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.10.10-*.deb linux-image-3.10.10*.deb

Once properly installed, you can remove the downloaded packages for saving space.

(Optional) To remove this kernel, run below command:

sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.10.10*
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Download and Use Snow Sabre icons in Ubuntu and its derivatives

Last updated: August 29, 2013

Want to use the Snow sabre icons on Ubuntu based system? Well, it’s easy and here I’ll show you how.

As you may know, Snow sabre icons (Folders) was originally a Mac theme created by miniMac for his personal use on Mac. Here you can download the Snow Sabre icon theme (black & silver) from deviantart

For Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, etc. Download the package from the previous link and put the result folders into user’s $HOME/.icons folder.

Or you can put the icon folders under /usr/share/icons for global use.

To apply the icon theme, go to gnome tweak tool -> Theme -> Icon Theme and select it in the drop-down box.

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How to Change CPU Frequency in Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS

Last updated: September 30, 2013

This simple tutorial shows you how to easily change the CPU frequency via indicator applet in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and their derivatives, such as Linux Mint and Elementary OS.

Indicator-freq is an applet for displaying and change cpu frequency on the fly. Also it allows to choose powersaving mode to save power.

To install this indicator, open Ubuntu Software Center and search for and install the indicator-cpufreq package.

That’s it. Enjoy!

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How to Change Sudo Password Timeout in Ubuntu, Linux Mint

Last updated: August 29, 2013

As you may know, when you’re running commands in terminal with sudo at beginning, you have to enter user password to get past. Within a certain time, you don’t need to enter the password again to run another sudo command.

The default timeout is about 5 minutes, here’s how to change it in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Linux Mint and Elementary OS.

To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below command to edit the config file:

sudo visudo

Use the arrow keys to scroll down and find out below line:

Defaults env_reset

Change it into:

Defaults env_reset, timestamp_timeout=10

Replace 10 with other number of minutes as you want.

After that, press Ctrl+X and followed by Y to save the changes.

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Install and Use Privacy Indicator in Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04

Last updated: August 29, 2013

You may already know that there’s an utility in System Settings allows to change user privacy settings, such amazon search results in Unity Dash, recent document and record activity, etc.

This simple tutorial shows you an indicator applet allows to quickly change privacy settings via the menu on top-panel. The Privacy Indicator menu allows to:

  • Enable / Disable Amazon online search results in Unity Dash
  • Clear recent documents
  • Enable / Disable and clear record activity
  • display username on panel

Install Privacy Indicator:

You can install the indicator easily by using the DEB. Just download and double-click to install the below package:

indicator-privacy_all.deb

Or you can install it via command:

wget http://www.florian-diesch.de/software/indicator-privacy/dist/indicator-privacy_0.03-1_all.deb

sudo dpkg -i indicator-privacy_0.03-1_all.deb; sudo apt-get -f install

Once installed, open it from Unity Dash. Enjoy!

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