This tutorial shows you how to mount / access VMware Virutal Machine File System (vmfs) on Ubuntu (non host).
VMFS is a clustered filesystem designed to store virtual machine disks for VMware ESX or ESXi Server hosts. There is a command line tool for Linux that allows to access VMFS filesystems from some other non ESX/ESXi host for e.g. maintenance tasks.
First install this tool by searching and installing the package from Ubuntu Software Center. Or run the command below:
sudo apt-get install vmfs-tools
Find you vmfs partition by running this command:
sudo fdisk -l
Then mount vmfs with this tool. For example, /dev/sdb3 is the vmfs that we want to mount. We’re going to mount it to /mnt directory. Run this command in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
sudo vmfs-fuse /dev/sdb3 /mnt/
After that, open your system file manager, and go to the new mounted folder and enjoy!
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to easily connect to your Ubuntu Desktop using Android Phone.
Preparation:
An Ubuntu PC connected to your home network (I’m on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS).
An Android Phone (Mine is LG E960, Google Nexus 4).
To get started:
1.) On Ubuntu, search and open Ubuntu Sharing from Unity Dash.
2.) Here’s how I configured the preference to enable remote access to my desktop:
3.) Find your Ubuntu IP address by click on Network Manager icon -> Information
4.) On Android Phone, install android-vnc-viewer from Google Play for free. Then open it, type in a nickname, IP address of Ubuntu, and the password to connect:
This brief tutorial will show you how to install DVD decryption library to enable DVD playback on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, 13.04 Raring. Due to legal reasons, Ubuntu doesn’t play normal or encrypted DVDs by default.
For easy, you can install Fluendo DVD player which is specially designed to reproduce DVD on Linux. It costs $24.95.
For free, you can enable this feature by installing the libdvdcss2 package which is available in medibuntu repository. But the maintainer will stop maintaining the Medibuntu repository, the repository will stay on line as is for a while.
Legal Warning: Check with your local laws to make sure usage of libdvdcss2 would be legal in your area.
1.) Press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal, run command to install libdvdread4 and vlc:
sudo apt-get install libdvdread4 vlc
2.) Then download and install libdvdcss2 by running below script:
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
After reboot, VLC media player should play DVD movies.
NOTE: BlueGriffon has been DISCONTINUED! See the announcement in its website.
This brief tutorial shows how to install BlueGriffon WYSIWYG editor on Ubuntu 13.04, 12.04, 12.10, Linux Mint using the GetDeb repository.
BlueGriffon is a new WYSIWYG content editor for the World Wide Web. Powered by Gecko, the rendering engine of Firefox, it’s a modern and robust solution to edit Web pages in conformance to the latest Web Standards.
The GetDeb repository contains the latest packages for Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, 12.04 Precise, and old versions for Ubuntu 12.10, 11.10, 11.04 and 10.04.
To get started, follow the below steps:
1.) Download the getdeb package and double-click to install. It adds the repository to your system.
2.) If you installed Synaptic Package Manager, open it, click Reload button and search for and install BlueGriffon package.
NOTE: PeerGuardian is NO LONGER updated since 2016. This tutorial only works in old Ubuntu 16.04 and earlier.
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to install the PeerGuardian Linux (pgl) on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty, 12.04 Precise using ppa repository.
PeerGuardian Linux (pgl) is a privacy oriented firewall application. It blocks connections to and from hosts specified in huge blocklists (thousands or millions of IP ranges). Its origin seeds in targeting aggressive IPs while you use P2P.
PeerGuardian Linux is actively developed. However the team is very small and with few spare time. Contributors are welcome! Check out http://peerguardian.sourceforge.net.
A ppa repository has been created to make it easy to install for Ubuntu and Linux Mint users. Press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal, then follow the below steps:
1.) Run this command in terminal to add the ppa repository:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jre-phoenix/ppa
2.) Update the package lists to make it available:
This brief tutorial is going to show you how to install Google Talk plugin on Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.10, 12.04 from the official repository.
Update: This Tutorial is outdated, and does NOT work anymore!
Google Talk is browser plugin that allows you to make a voice and video chat with your friends via your webcam and microphone connected to the computer.
To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal, then follow the steps below:
1.) Run this command to add the official repository:
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-talkplugin.list'
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to install Desura client (Desurium) on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail and Linux Mint from ppa repository.
Desura is a gaming client that allows users to one click download and install games and game modification. Desurium is the open-source client of Desura.
A ppa repository has been built for Ubuntu and Linux Mint users to make it easy to install. So far, it supports Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10, 12.04 and Linux Mint 15, 14, 13.
To get started:
NOTE: This PPA support ended for Ubuntu 14.04
Press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal, then follow the steps below:
1.) Copy and paste this command and run to add the ppa repository:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:makson96/desurium
2.) Update:
sudo apt-get update
3.) Install the client:
sudo apt-get install desurium
Once installed, open it from Unity Dash. Then you need register a free account to login.
pixus250, pixus255, pixus550, pixus560, pixus850, pixus860, pixus950, pixus990 series
pixusip3100, pixusip4100, pixusip8600 series
To install the drivers:
Make sure to disconnect the Canon printer from your computer first. Press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal, copy and paste this command and run to add the ppa:
Install Synaptic Package Manager from Ubuntu Software Center, then open it.
Then search for and install cndrvcups-common to install Common Modules, search cnijfilter and find your driver to install. Also search and install scangearmp to install ScanGear MP.
Once installed, connect your printer to the computer. Your printer will be automatically detected by Ubuntu.
