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How to Install / Upgrade Kernel 3.10.9 in Ubuntu 13.04, 12.04, 12.10

Last updated: August 21, 2013

The latest Linux Kernel 3.10.9 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 Raring, 12.04 Precise and 12.10 Quantal.

Linux kernel 3.10.8 has a problem on networking, so the Kernel 3.10.9 was announced few hours later with a fix. See the official announcement.

Install / Upgrade Kernel 3.10.9

The mainline kernel PPA has updated Debs packages for Debian / Ubuntu based users. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. Then download and install the Debs.

for 32-bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.9-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.9-031009-generic_3.10.9-031009.201308201935_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.9-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.9-031009_3.10.9-031009.201308201935_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.9-saucy/linux-image-3.10.9-031009-generic_3.10.9-031009.201308201935_i386.deb

for 64-bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.9-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.9-031009-generic_3.10.9-031009.201308201935_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.9-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.9-031009_3.10.9-031009.201308201935_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.9-saucy/linux-image-3.10.9-031009-generic_3.10.9-031009.201308201935_amd64.deb

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

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.10.9-*.deb linux-image-3.10.9*.deb

Finally apply changes to grub boot loader:

sudo update-grub

You can remove the downloaded packages after the kernel is properly installed.

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How to Install Dropbox Plugin for Thunar in Ubuntu XFCE Desktop

Last updated: April 20, 2024

This simple tutorial shows you how to integrate Dropbox into Thunar file manager by installing a plugin if you’re using XFCE Desktop in Ubuntu.

There’s a PPA repository for (X)Ubuntu 13.04, (X)Ubuntu 12.04, (X)Ubuntu 12.10 and Linux Mint Xfce. So it easy to get the dropbox work with the Thunar.

Objectives:

Install Dropbox integration with Thunar via PPA
Enjoy!

UPDATE 2024: For all current Ubuntu releases, run the dropbox plugin is available in system repository. Just launch “terminal” and run command sudo apt install thunar-dropbox-plugin to install, or see this tutorial instead for step by step guide.

To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rebuntu16/other-stuff

After that, you can install the Dropbox plugin for Thunar:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install thunar-dropbox-plugin

Once installed, restart the file manager to get it work. Enjoy!

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Install Nvidia OpenGL 4.4 Driver 325.05.03 in Ubuntu, Linux Mint

Last updated: August 20, 2013

Nvidia has announced driver 325.05.03 for Linux provides beta support for OpenGL 4.4 and GLSL 4.40 on capable hardware. You will need any one of the following Fermi or Kepler based GPUs to get access to all the OpenGL 4.4 and GLSL 4.40 functionality:

Quadro Series:K600, K5000, K4000, K2000D, K2000, 6000, 600, 5000, 410, 4000, 400, 2000D, 2000

GeForce 700 Series:GTX TITAN, GTX 780, GTX 770, GTX 760

GeForce 600 Series:GTX 690, GTX 680, GTX 670, GTX 660 Ti, GTX 660, GTX 650 Ti BOOST, GTX 650 Ti, GTX 650, GT 645, GT 640, GT 630, GT 620, GT 610, 605

GeForce 500 Series:GTX 590, GTX 580, GTX 570, GTX 560 Ti, GTX 560 SE, GTX 560, GTX 555, GTX 550 Ti, GT 545, GT 530, GT 520, 510

GeForce 400 Series:GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 465, GTX 460 v2, GTX 460 SE v2, GTX 460 SE, GTX 460, GTS 450, GT 440, GT 430, GT 420, 405

Check out the official announcement for a complete list of fixes and improvements.

It’s easy to install this driver in Ubuntu and its derivatives, such as Linux Mint and Elementary OS. Just close the graphical session and run the installer in command line. To do so, follow the below steps:

1.) Download the Driver 325.05.03 by the links below. You may check your system type (32-bit or 64-bit) by System Settings -> Details.

Download for Linux 32-bit

Download for Linux 64-bit

2.) You have to switch to command console by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1, login via your username and password. Then stop the graphical session. For the default Ubuntu Unity, run the below command:

sudo stop lightdm

For Linux Mint, run this instead:

sudo service mdm stop

3.) Give executable permission to the downloaded file:

chmod a+x ~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-*-325.05.03.run

4.) Now run the installer and follow the on screen prompts to start installing Nvidia Driver:

sudo sh ~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-*-325.05.03.run

When done, restart your machine via:

sudo reboot

(Optional) To remove this driver, re-run the step 2), and then run:

sudo ~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-*-325.05.03.run --uninstall

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Install Hulu Desktop App in Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS

Last updated: August 20, 2013

This simple and brief tutorial shows you how to install Hulu Desktop client in Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint and Elementary OS.

It’s easy to install Hulu Desktop App in Debian / Ubuntu based systems, because the official website provides the DEB package for downloading.

Before gettings started, you may check your system type (32-bit or 64-bit) by System Settings -> Details.

Press Ctrl+ALt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to download Hulu Desktop client:

64-bit Systems

wget http://download.hulu.com/huludesktop_amd64.deb

32-bit systems:

wget http://download.hulu.com/huludesktop_i386.deb

Now, install the deb package:

sudo dpkg -i huludesktop_*.deb

In Howtos Elementary OS Luna, hulu desktop app, Linux Mint, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 13.04

How to Install Nvidia legacy driver 304.108 in Ubuntu, Linux Mint

Last updated: August 20, 2013

Have an old graphics card that is no longer supported in the regular NVIDIA Unified Graphics Driver? Well, here’s how to install the Legacy Driver which supports the old Nvidia GPUs.

The Nvidia Legacy Drives support the old GPUs that are no longer supported in the regular NVIDIA Unified UNIX Graphics Driver. It will be updated periodically to add support for new versions of Linux system components (e.g., new Linux kernels, new versions of the X server, etc).

The Linux 304.* legacy driver series is the last to support the NV4x and G7x GPUs and motherboard chipsets based on them. Support for new Linux kernels and X servers, as well as fixes for critical bugs, will be included in 304.* legacy releases through the end of 2017. See the full list of supported GPUs.

Install / Upgrade NVIDIA 304.108

So far, the latest is 304.108 and it’s available for downloading at the official links below:

NVIDIA Legacy Driver 304.108 for 32-bit Linux

NVIDIA Legacy Driver 304.108 for 64-bit Linux

You may check you system type (32-bit or 64-bit) by System Settings -> Details.

To install it in Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint, you have to press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to switch to command console. Login with your username and password. When you’re in, follow below steps:

1.) Stop graphical session. For the default Unity Desktop, run below command to stop it.

sudo stop lightdm

2.) Give executable permission for your downloaded package.

chmod a+x ~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-*-304.108.run

3.) Run the installer and follow the on screen prompts to start installing Nvidia Driver:

sudo sh ~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-*-304.108.run

4.) Restart your computer via below command:

sudo reboot

If for some reason the new drivers do not work properly, run below commands in Ctrl+Alt+F1 command console to remove Nvidia Driver:

sudo stop lightdm

sudo ~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-*-304.108.run --uninstall

sudo restart

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BeatBox has gone, use Noise Music Player instead

Last updated: August 19, 2013

Try to install BeatBox music player in Ubuntu? Well, I’m here to tell you Beatbox has gone! The developer announced that he won’t take much attention on it due to lack of time. If you prefer this music player, you may go to noise.

“I’m sorry to say that BeatBox will not be seeing much attention from me at this point due to lack of time.

I’ve added elementary to the BeatBox team, which means they can merge, pull, push, whatever they want to the project. I’ve recommended that they merge parts of BeatBox. Its core and plugin API could be very useful to them, but whether or not that merge happens is up to them.” — Scott Ringwelski

BeatBox was the default music player for Elementary OS, and now it is Noise. Though there is not much of differences between Beatbox and Noise, both only differs by: Music view, Search bar, and the name of course

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elADdBBJ6JM

Install Noise in Ubuntu and Linux Mint

Due to the dependency problem, BeatBox is not working now. So here’s how to install Noise music player in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint 13, 15, 16.

Press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal. When it opens, run below commands to add the Elementary daily build PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os/daily

Then you can update and install Noise:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install noise

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How to Install Vim 7.4 in Ubuntu 12.10, 13.04, 12.04

Last updated: August 19, 2013

Vim 7.4 has been released. Since 7.3 more than a thousand improvements have been made. Also a lot of bugs has been fixed. This simple tutorial will show you how to install or upgrade Vim 7.4 in Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04 via PPA.

NOTE: The PPA contains the unofficial builds of fresh Vim development versions. Use it at your own risk!

To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nmi/vim-snapshots

Then update and install Vim:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install vim

Once installed, you can do “:help version7.4” while using vim editor to check all changes.

To remove / downgrade Vim, run below commands:

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge; sudo ppa-purge ppa:nmi/vim-snapshots

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Install / Upgrade FileZilla 3.7 in Ubuntu 13.04, 12.04, 12.10

Last updated: August 19, 2013

FileZilla has reached 3.7.x. This tutorial shows you how to install or upgrade in Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.10 via PPA.

FileZilla 3.7 brings a lot of bug fixes and improvements. Here are some of them:

Show total transfer speed as tooltip over the transfer indicators

List supported protocols in tooltip of host field in quickconnect bar

Use TLS instead of the deprecated term SSL

Reworded text when saving of passwords is disabled, do not refer to kiosk mode

Improved usability of Update page in settings dialog

Improve SFTP performance

When navigating to the parent directory, highlight the former child

When editing files, use high priority for the transfers

Add label to size conditions in filter conditions dialog indicating that the unit is bytes

Ignore drag&drop operations where source and target are identical and clarify the wording in some drop error cases

Trim whitespace from the entered port numbers

Slightly darker color of inactive tabs

Ignore .. item in the file list context menus if multiple items are selected

Display TLS version and key exchange algorithm in certificate and encryption details dialog for FTP over TLS connections.

Install / Upgrade FileZilla 3.7.x

Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below commands one by one to install it from PPA. So far, it supports Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and their derivatives.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yofel/ppa

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install filezilla

Being a PPA also contains updated versions of other programs that you may not want, my advice is to remove the PPA after the installation of Filezilla 3.7.x:

sudo add-apt-repository-r ppa: yofel/ppa

That’s it. Enjoy!

In Howtos FileZilla 3.7 Ubuntu, Upgrade FileZilla in Ubuntu

Install Double Commander in Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS

Last updated: August 19, 2013

As you may know, Double Commander is an open-source two panel file manager. Here I’ll show you how to install it in Ubuntu and its derivatives, such as Linux Mint and Elementary OS.

Double Commander is a cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side. It is inspired by Total Commander and features some new ideas.

Here are some key features of Double Commander:

Unicode support

All operations working in background

Multi-rename tool

Tabbed interface

Custom columns

Internal text editor (F4) with syntax hightlighting

Built in file viewer (F3) to view files of in hex, binary or text format

Archives are handled like subdirectories. You can easily copy files to and from archives. Supported archive types: ZIP, TAR GZ, TGZ, LZMA and also BZ2, RPM, CPIO, DEB, RAR.

Extended search function with full text search in any files

Configurable button bar to start external programs or internal menu commands

Total Commander WCX, WDX and WLX plug-ins support

File operations logging

And more…

Install Double Commander:

The Double Commander PPA provides the latest packages for Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and their derivatives. It also contains a little old versions for Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 11.04.

Press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal. When it opens, run commands to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexx2000/doublecmd

Then update and install the file manager:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install doublecmd-qt

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VMM: Graphical Tool to Change Swappiness in Ubuntu

Last updated: August 18, 2013

Want to configure swappiness in Ubuntu? Well, there’s a simple graphical tool to change swappiness to improve Ubuntu performance.

Swappiness controls how often the swap file is used. A swappiness setting of 0 means that the disk will be avoided unless absolutely necessary (run out of memory), while a swappiness setting of 100 means that programs will be swapped to disk almost instantly.

The default value of swappiness is 60, which means the swap file will be used fairly often if the memory usage is around half of RAM.

If you have a large memory of RAM, you can reduce the swappiness to improve Ubuntu performance. For example, turn the vaule down to 10 or 15. The swap file will then only be used when the RAM usage is around 80 or 90 percent.

The command to check the value of swappiness is:

cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness

You can change it by editing /etc/sysctl.conf and changing the line vm.swappiness = 60

To install Virtual Memory Modifier (VMM), the GUI tool

For Ubuntu 13.04 and its derivatives, download and double-click to install the Deb:

vmm_0.0.5.0-1ubuntu1_all.deb

For Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, and their derivatives. Run below commands one by one to install vmm from PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao 

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install vmm

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