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Latest VirtualBox 1.5 runs Windows apps directly on your Linux desktop

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Lenovo Interested in Linux, Opens Poll for Distro

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Ubuntu Linux Training CD Video Tutorials VTC

Manufacturer's Description

Author: Charles Griffin

Number of Lessons: 63

Training Duration: 5.5 hours

Ubuntu Linux is a free, general-purpose operating system for the PC desktop that often rivals Microsoft Windows and Macintosh OS for ease of use, security, and freedom from restrictions. Since its founding a few years ago, Ubuntu Linux has become extremely popular and has helped popularize free and open source software. This step-by-step beginner's course to Ubuntu Linux is designed to guide a user with no previous linux experience. This course, presented by VTC author Chess Griffin, also the host of "Linux Reality," a popular podcast for new Linux users, starts at the absolute beginning. Including an explanation of what Linux is, how to obtain a free copy of Ubuntu Linux, and how to boot the "live" CD to test Ubuntu Linux. You will learn configuration, customization, adding software to the system, and working with the desktop environment. As well as the many included programs and features of Ubuntu Linux.

Lessons covered on this Video Training CD Include:

IntroductionAbout this course About Linux & Free Software About Ubuntu Linux Where to Go for Help

Ubuntu Linux How to Obtain Ubuntu Linux Downloading Ubuntu Linux Live CD Checking MD5 Sum & Burning to CDRom

Booting LiveCD Initial Boot Menu Default Desktop Environment - GNOME Examples Folder Preinstallation Steps Install LiveCD Pt.1 Install LiveCD Pt.2

Booting Ubuntu Linux & The GNOME Desktop Initial Boot & Login Screen Exploring the GNOME Desktop Virtual Desktops

Nautilus File Manager File Manager Basics The Home Directory Emblems, Right Click Menus, Drag & Drop Nautilus Special Locations Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Pt.1 Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Pt.2 Drives, Case Sensitivity, & Permissions

Customization Changing the Background Changing Themes, Adding New Elements Creating Your Own Theme Pt.1 Creating Your Own Theme Pt.2 Customizing Panels & Applets Changing Font Preferences

Menu Detail Applications Menu Places Menu Pt.1 Places Menu Pt.2 System Menu

Configuration Tools System/Preferences Menu Pt.1 System/Preferences Menu Pt.2 System/Preferences Menu Pt.3 System/Preferences Menu Pt.4 System/Preferences Menu Pt.5 System/Administration Menu Pt.1 System/Administration Menu Pt.2

Mutimedia Applications Legal Issues Audio Applications Video, Photo, & Image Editing Applications

Productivity Applications OpenOffice.org Overview OpenOffice.org Writer & Calc Pt.1 OpenOffice.org Writer & Calc Pt.2 OpenOffice.org Base & Impress Evolution

Adding New Software Add/Remove Software Application Software Sources Synaptic Package Manager Easy Ubuntu & Automatix

Introduction to the Terminal Gnome Terminal Application Basic Commands Pt.1 Basic Commands Pt.2 Applications, System Logs & Apt-Get Pt.1 Applications, System Logs & Apt-Get Pt.2 Using Text Editors Pt.1 Using Text Editors Pt.2

Windows Applications in Linux WINE Project Crossover Office & Cedega

Conclusion Concluding Thoughts

Credits About the Author

sumber DIGG

Shaping up the time for KDE.

Just some more images of the work done so far on the extensions for the plasma clock, that i have been working on with
Riccardo Iaconelli. Right now i´m working on a time zone extension.
The one you can see here is the date extension... Basically, what you get when clicking the date area ;).




















And a more integrated version.

sumber : DIGG

Membuat Lokal Repository di Zencafe 1.2

Haiii, pa kabar

Kali ini penulis mencoba membuat lokal repository install program di distro zencafe 1.2 namun bagi pengguna zenwalk atau yang masih turunan slackware jangan kecewa dahulu. Karena secara setting default alias pengaturan asli pada distro zencafe yang selalu konek ke internet. Sebagai contoh hendak meng-install program :

#netpkg

lalu muncul pilihan list url repository zenwalk maupun zencafe , seperti :

1. http://slackware.linux.or.id/pub/zencafe/i486/current
2. http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/zenwalk/i486/current
3. http://zen-repo.meticul.eu/i486/current
4. http://mirror.meleeweb.net/pub/linux/zenwalk/i486/current
5. http://ftp.nux.ipb.pt/pub/dists/zenwalk/i486/current
6. http://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/zenwalk/i486/current
7. http://linuxpackages.telecoms.bg/Zenwalk
8. http://mirrors.unixsol.org/linuxpackages//Zenwalk
9. http://linuxpackages.inode.at/Zenwalk
10. http://www.software-mirror.com/linuxpackages/Zenwalk
11. http://ftp.scarlet.be/pub/linuxpackages/Zenwalk
12. ftp://ftp.slackware.hu/linuxpackages/Zenwalk
13. http://www.tuxgames.net/zenwalk
14. http://users.zenwalk.org/packages

lalu kita disuruh memilih lokasi server package repository. Setelah itu kita dapat menginstall program yang kita sukai. Nah melihat hal diatas penulis mencoba mengakali dengan membuat lokal package repository server dengan memanfaatkan server apache+PHP . Hal ini penulis lakukan karena tidak mempunyai koneksi internet di rumah. Dan ide ini, penulis dapat dari komunitas ubuntu yang mengembangkan dvd repo ubuntu dari berbagai macam versi yang ada.

Penasaran !!
Berikut adalah teknik mengakalinya, yang sebetulnya tekniknya sama dengan pembuatan lokal repository di ubuntu.

• Downloadlah mirror website repository package zencafe, untuk ini kita dapat melihat file netpkg.conf yang berada di file /etc/netpkg atau masuk pake user root ketik mousepad /etc/netpkg.conf setelah itu terlihat setingan server repo zencafe, pilih salah satu yang cepat dan dekat dengan kita.
• Setelah itu buat lokal server dengan menginstall apache+php, karena kebetulan di ubuntu penulis sudah ada apache+php+mysql lewat xampplite versi linux. Maka penulis tinggal memount iso dvd ke folder htdocs xampplite.
• Setelah termount di folder htdocs, jalankan xampplite dengan mengetik /opt/lampp/lampp start pada shell dengan user root. Setelah itu ketik http://localhost/repodvd/zencafe (milik penulis). Bila tampilannya sama seperti dvd anda, berarti sukses.
• Sebelum menjalankannya, ketik mousepad /etc/netpkg.conf pada shell dengan akses root. Setelah itu edit atau copy dari setingan yang ada pada tulisan berikut
  sebelum :
  "Internet_mirror = http://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/zenwalk/i486/current"
  
  sesudah :
  "Internet_mirror = http://localhost/repodvd/zencafe/"
  
  setelah itu simpan.

Trus buka netpkg dengan mengklik menu | System | netpkg setelah itu masukkan password root, kemudian muncul window netpkg. Dalam hal ini kita bisa langsung memilih program yang ingin diinstall, tetapi dari kasus diatas maka kita perlu melakukan pemilihan konfigurasi server dengan mengklik Mirror di menubar lalu pilih Browse, setelah itu pilih http://localhost/repodvd/zencafe/
maka akan dilakukan siskronisasi bila berhasil maka siap dijalankan.

Setelah itu bisa install program secara offline.