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Install Polly Twitter Client in Ubuntu 14.04, 13.10, 13.04, 12.04

Last updated: October 28, 2013

This tutorial shows how to install Polly Twitter Client via PPA in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint 13/14/15/16 and Elementary OS.

Polly is an open source Linux Twitter client designed for multiple columns of multiple accounts. It is now at version 0.93.11 (pre-alpha 3.11).

Most notable in this release is the addition of the beautiful Numix icon theme, but there are also fixes for Fedora packaging, some link optimizations, and the addition of an internal keyring module to avoid incompatibility with recent distros.

Install Polly via PPA:

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

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:conscioususer/polly-daily

After that, update package lists and install this client:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install -y polly

Once installed, open polly from Unity Dash.

Polly Twitter Client in Ubuntu 13.10 with Numix theme

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How to Install Super Boot Manager in Ubuntu 13.10

Last updated: October 26, 2013

Super Boot Manager is a simple tool to configure Grub, Burg, and Plymouth. This interface also allows the installation of Burg, the installation of many graphic themes for Burg and Plymouth and it allows the creation of customized themes.

The Super Boot Manager PPA is not ready for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander. So here’s how to install it using the Raring DEBs. It works great in my Ubuntu 13.10 64-bit machine.

Tutorial Objectives:

Install Super Boot Manager in Ubuntu 13.10
Enjoy!

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

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ingalex/super-boot-manager

After added the PPA, open Software & Updates from Unity Dash. Under Other Software tab, find out the line says ‘http://ppa.launchpad.net/ingalex/super-boot-manager/ubuntu saucy main’. Edit and change the distribution from saucy to raring.

Now you can install the Super Boot Manager as well as buc by running below 3 commands one by one:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install super-boot-manager

sudo apt-get -f install

Once installed, launch it from Unity Dash (need a restart) or run command below:

super-boot-manager

Screenshots:

super-boot-manager main window

burg manager

grub manager

plymouth manager

In Howtos buc, super boot manager, Ubuntu 13.10

Install NetBeans IDE 7.4 on Ubuntu 13.10 or Linux Mint 16

Last updated: October 26, 2013

The NetBeans is an integrated development environment (IDE) written in Java and can run on Windows, OS X, Linux, Solaris and other platforms supporting a compatible JVM.

NetBeans IDE lets you quickly and easily develop Java desktop, mobile, and web applications, as well as HTML5 applications with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. The IDE also provides a great set of tools for PHP and C/C++ developers. It is free and open source and has a large community of users and developers around the world.

See What’s new in latest NetBeans IDE 7.4:

HTML5 development for Android and iOS devices
HTML5 development in Java EE and PHP applications
Editing support for Knockout and AngularJS frameworks
Java SE 8 Support
Redesigned JavaFX support according to JDK 8 architecture
Additional enhancements are listed on the NetBeans IDE 7.4 New and Noteworthy page.

For more about this release, see the NetBeans IDE 7.4 Release Information page.

This tutorial shows you how to install NetBeans IDE 7.4 in Ubuntu 13.10 & Linux Mint 16 using oracle’s own JDK + NetBeans Co-bundled distribution package. It also works on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and other derivatives.

Install Netbean IDE 7.4 on Ubuntu & Linux Mint

NetBeans IDE 7.4 works better and faster with JDK distribution, so first download the oracle’s Co-bundled package JDK 7u45 with NetBeans 7.4 Go and download:

jdk-7u45-nb-7_4-linux-i586.sh

32-bit

jdk-7u45-nb-7_4-linux-x64.sh

64-bit

Download NetBean IDE

Go to the Downloads folder, set the permission by right-click on the installer -> Properties -> Permissions tab -> check ‘Allow executing file as program’. Or just run command below in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):

chmod +x ~/Downloads/jdk-7u45-nb-7_4-linux*.sh

Now run the installer:

cd ~/Downloads && ./jdk-7u45-nb-7_4-linux*.sh

It brings up the install wizard:

Netbean IDE install wizard

Follow it. Finally you’ll get the NetBeans IDE 7 installed on your system:

NetBeans IDE 7.4 on Ubuntu 13.10

(Optional) To uninstall Netbeans IDE 7.4, run the uninstall.sh from the installation directory

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How to Install Opera 12.16 in Ubuntu 13.10 or Linux Mint 16

Last updated: October 25, 2013

This tutorial shows how to install Opera browser in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander or Linux Mint 16 Petra.

Opera is a web browser developed by Opera Software. The latest versions of Opera use the Blink layout engine, which is used in Chrome v28+.

The latest Opera 12.16 for Linux is a recommended upgrade offering security and stability enhancements.

How to install Opera:

It’s very easy to install Opera in Ubuntu and its derivatives. Just download the Debian package from its official site. Or check your OS type (32-bit or 64-bit) and download the installer from Opera repository:

Opera 12.16 for 32-bit Ubuntu

Opera 12.16 for 64-bit Ubuntu

Once downloaded, double-click to install the package via pop-up Ubuntu Software Center or Gdebi. If you’re missing dependencies, run below command in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):

sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/opera_12.16*.deb; sudo apt-get -f install

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How to Install Numix 2.0 GTK & Icon theme in Ubuntu 13.10, 14.04

Last updated: October 24, 2013

Numix is a modern flat theme with a combination of light and dark elements. It supports Gnome, Unity, XFCE and Openbox.

This simple tutorials shows how to install Numix GTK as well as Numix icons on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise and Linux Mint.

First take a look at screenshots:

numix gtk Ubuntu 13.10 Unity

numix gtk & icons linux mint

numix icons & gtk xfce4

numix gtk & icons gnome shell

Install Numix GTK & Icons via PPA:

Numix project gets a launchpad PPA to make it easy to install Numix GTK, icons, wallpaper in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and their derivatives.

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

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:numix/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install numix-gtk-theme numix-icon-theme numix-wallpaper-saucy

Once installed, use Gnome Tweak Tool, Unity Tweak Tool or other system tools to apply Numix theme and icons.

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How to Customize the Top Panel in Elementary OS Luna

Last updated: October 24, 2013

This tutorial shows you how to customize your Elementary OS top panel, including background color and transparency, auto hide panel, and show or hide Applications launcher.

To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to edit the /usr/share/themes/elementary/gtk-3.0/app.css:

sudo scratch-text-editor /usr/share/themes/elementary/gtk-3.0/apps.css

There you can change the value of panel background color and transparency as well as other colors, include Noise, Terminal, Notify, and more.

To apply changes, run:

pkill wingpanel

To get slim wingpanel, run command below in terminal:

sudo apt-get install wingpanel-slim elementary-tweaks

Then go to System Settings -> Tweaks -> Wingpanel Slim, there you can enable slim wingpanel, auto-hide panel, show / hide launcher.

Finally, my panel looks like:

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How to Save screen brightness settings in Ubuntu 13.10

Last updated: October 23, 2013

As your may know, every time Ubuntu boots up you get the maximum level of screen brightness on laptop. Here’s a way to save your brightness by adding a startup script which will automatically adjust screen brightness when Ubuntu boots up.

Tutorial Objectives:

Save your screen brightness in Ubuntu 13.10
Enjoy!

To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands below:

cat /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/max_brightness

It outputs the maximum level of your laptop backlight. Mine is 9. The minimum is 0.

Run command below to edit the /etc/rc.local file, which is a script executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.

sudo gedit /etc/rc.local

Add following before the last line. Change 0 to the brightness level as you want (from 0 to the max)

echo 0 > /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness

In Howtos screen brightness, Ubuntu 13.10

How to easily Convert gpx files to dxf in Ubuntu via Nautilus

Last updated: October 23, 2013

Want to convert .gpx files to .dxf? Well, there’s an Nautilus extension which adds an option in your file browser’s context menu to make it easy to convert from gpx file format to dxf.

It is gpx2dxf. The developer has create a PPA to make it easy to install in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal, Linux Mint 13/14/15/16 and other Ubuntu derivatives.

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

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/nautilus-extensions

Then you can install it after checking for updates, run:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install gpx2dxf

Once installed, restart Nautilus by command nautilus -q to apply the changes.

If you don’t want to add the PPA, download the DEB or source tarball from the launchpad page.

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Install Picapy, Picasa Web App in Ubuntu 13.10

Last updated: October 23, 2013

Picapy is a Desktop App to manage your Picasa Web photos without opening a browser or installing Google’s Picasa Photo editor.

It works just like a file browser. Once logged in, you’re presented with a window displaying your Picasa Web albums. There you can add, edit or delete folders to your choosing. To edit/remove more than one folder use CTRL+Click.

Install picasa via PPA:

The developer has created a PPA to make it easy to install in Ubuntu and its derivatives. So far, the PPA supports Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise, Ubuntu 12.10, Linux Mint 13/15/14/16.

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:atareao/atareao

Then you can install it after checking for updates, run:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install picapy

In Howtos picapy, picasa web app, Ubuntu 13.10

How to Install BitDefender Scanner in Ubuntu 13.10, Linux Mint 16

Last updated: October 23, 2013

This tutorial shows how to install BitDefender Antivirus Scanner in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy or Linux Mint 16 Petra from bitdefender repository.

Bitdefender is an antivirus software suite developed by Romania-based software company Softwin. You can use the Free Edition on Ubuntu Linux to scan remove devices and ntfs partitions.

Tutorial Objectives:

Install BitDefender Scanner in Ubuntu 13.10 or Linux Mint 16
Enjoy!

To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands to add BitDefender repository for Linux:

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.bitdefender.com/repos/deb/ bitdefender non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bitdefender.list'

Then get the key:

wget -O- -q http://download.bitdefender.com/repos/deb/bd.key.asc | sudo apt-key add -

After that, you can install the Scanner after checking for updates. Or run:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install bitdefender-scanner-gui

You can also install Bitdefender-samba, Bitdefender-mail with the commands below:

sudo apt-get install bitdefender-samba bitdefender-mail

Once installed, restart your computer and you’ll see the shortcut icon in Unity Dash.

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Install Polly via PPA:

Install Netbean IDE 7.4 on Ubuntu & Linux Mint

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