Install Gyachi on Ubuntu 10.10

Gyachi is Simple program  Yahoo! Client for Linux Operation System,, This Yahoo! client for Linux operating system supports almost all of the features you would expect to find on the official Windows Yahoo! client: Voice chat, webcams, faders, 'nicknames', audibles, avatars, display images, and more.
Yet, it remains very light-weight and memory-friendly.
GyachE Improved uses Gtk-2 for its user interfaces (Gtk-2 2.0.6 or better required). and the best from gyachi,, we can see buddy's invisible or buddy's really off....

How to install ?

just copy paste this to u'r console...

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:adilson/experimental
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gyachi

Good Luck !!!

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Lucid Lynx 10.04 LTS

Lucid Lynx 10.04 long term support is available. Upgrade or download iso

http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.04/

Right now the word "Lucid Lynx" is 76th most popular search on Google


Ubuntu 10.04 Manual - http://ubuntu-manual.org/ 

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3 Ways to Save Web Page as PDF

How to convert Html (web page) to Pdf? Here are 3 ways to convert or save as any website in .pdf format in Ubuntu.

1 - wkhtmltopdf ( no GUI )
Use this line in Terminal to install:

sudo apt-get install wkhtmltopdf

To use:

• Use wkhtmltopdf [ without the "<>" sign ]

example:
wkhtmltopdf http://www.ubuntu.com ~/Desktop/Ubuntu.pdf

• For more option, use help command.

wkhtmltopdf --help

2 - Print to File

This function is available in common web browser ( Firefox, Chromium, Midori ) in Ubuntu.
To use:

• Use Print function [ Ctrl+P ]

In Firefox: File > Print
In Chromium: Current Page Control Button > Print
in Midori: File > Print

• Select Print to File
• Select Output format ( PDF )
• Enter the PDF file name 
• Print

To include image/background of the web page that you want to save as PDF ( and other options )

• Go to Option tab [ see image ].
• Check on Print Background Images & Print Background Colors check box. [Firefox]
• or Features tabs > Print background images [Midori]

File > Print

Print images & background colours

3 - Firefox Add-on - Web2PDF Converter
There is also a Mozilla Firefox add-on that able to do this.
Download from here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/14979
But then you need to download the pdf file from web2pdfconverter.com as you want to convert a web page. [ see image ]

Download PDF created

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Quickly Type Special Characters Ubuntu

Here are 3 simple ways to search, insert & quickly key in special characters in Ubuntu.

1 - Use KCharSelect / Character Map
Character Map is pre-installed in Gnome Desktop & located at Application  > Accesories > Character Map.

• Press Ctrl+F key to search special character
• Simply double click, copy & paste any special character you want to use.

Gnome Character Map

KCharSelect

KCharSelect is pre-installed in KDE.

• For Gnome users, use this line in Terminal to install:

sudo apt-get install kcharselect

• After installation, go to Application  > Accesories > KCharSelect to run this tool.
• Same as Character Map; double click, copy & paste any special character you want to use. 

2 - Compose Key Mode.
Ubuntu also has a composition table, a mapping from sequences of keys called key chords to individual special characters. The composition table for Ubuntu can be found here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GtkComposeTable. For frequent use of special characters, composition shortcuts is a faster alternative. This mode can be applied on most text boxes in Ubuntu ( OpenOffice, GIMP, Gedit, Firefox, etc )

Set Composition Key

• Go to System > Preferences > Keyboard
• Select Layout tab
• Click on Layout Option
• Click Compose Key position
• Tick any key you want to assign as Compose Key ( in my case : Right Alt key - image )

Assign Compose Key

How to use?

• Press 2 combination key after Compose Key

example : © ( Copyright sign )

• Press & release Compose Key ( in my case : Right Alt key )
• Press o key
• Then press c key

[ compose key + o + c = © ]
Special character © should appear

3 - Unicode entry mode
This mode same as Compose Key mode but with different activation key combinations. This mode also can be applied on most application text boxes.
You can find Unicode number or key combinations from Character Map or KCharSelect(see image)

Unicode mode - Sticky Notes

How to use?

• Press Ctrl+Shift+U key followed by Unicode number or key combination of special characters.

Example:
To type Sigma sign ( Σ )

• Press Ctrl+Shift+U to enable Unicode mode
• Type Unicode number of sign for Sigma sign - 03A3
• Then press Enter key

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Change Xsplash Login Screen Background Image - Manually

Here is another way ( manually ) change your login screen / x-splash background image besides using Xsplash Background Settings tools.

How to manually change login screen background / xsplash image ?
Prepare background image

• Resize the new image that you're going to use as login screen background to fit your screen resolution using any image manipulation program ( GIMP / gThumb Image Viewer )
• Convert or Save image in .jpg format

Resize image using gThumb Image Viewer

Open Xsplash image folder as root

• Press Alt-F2 to open Run Application dialog & type / paste this line:

gksudo nautilus /usr/share/images/xsplash

• Backup original login image by renaming the file.  [ eg. bg_backup.jpg ]
• Copy & paste the new image into xsplash folder opened earlier using line above.
• Rename the new image with the same name as original image. [ eg. bg.jpg ] [see image below ]

Copy & Paste new image into xsplash folder

Backup old image & rename new image

Done

• Logout session to see changes.

Watch video for better understanding:

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Change Login Screen Background - Xsplash Background Settings

If you already bored with default background of your Ubuntu ( Karmic ) login screen, Xsplash Background Settings tool help you change your login screen or Xsplash image easily.

Xsplash Background Settings?
Background settings dialog for XSplash and the login screen (GDM), providing easy changing of the background image and an optional daemon, that keeps xsplash and gdm background consistent with the desktop wallpaper.

How to Install?

• Simply download & install using .deb intaller from Launchpad or
• Add stable Xsplash Backgrpund Settings Launchpad PPA & install using these lines in Terminal

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:meerkat/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xsplash-background-settings

How to use?

• Go to System > Preferences > XSplash Background Settings.

• Select either current backround image or other custom image as your login background
• Logout to see changes.

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Install LXDE in Ubuntu

Last week I decided to try LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) on my Karmic Koala. Here is the overview & how to install LXDE on Ubuntu.

LXDE?
The "Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment" is an extremely fast-performing and energy-saving desktop environment.
Why use LXDE?
LXDE uses less CPU and less RAM than other environments. It is especially designed for cloud computers with low hardware specifications, such as, netbooks, mobile devices (e.g. MIDs) or older computers. Here is System Monitor comparison during my test:

LXDE Session

Gnome Session

How to install?
Add LXDE launchpad ppa

• Open Terminal & paste these lines [karmic]:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lxde/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install lxde

Done
How to use LXDE session?

• After successful installation logout your gnome session.
• Click on your user account
• Select LXDE from Session at bottom panel before you enter your password. [see image]

Session: LXDE

LXDE Screenshots

Unistall?
For complete unistall

• Open Terminal & use this command:

sudo apt-get autoremove lxde

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Add Website Shortcuts on Desktop

How to create webpage launcher on Ubuntu desktop

Here are 3 ways to create desktop shortcut for webpage URL :

1. Launcher...
2. Prism
3. DeskCut ( Firefox Add-on ) 

The Launcher
Simply create launcher for wabpage URL. Set web-browser of your choice for the launcher to open the URL.

• Right click on your desktop
• Click Create Launcher...
• Enter name for the launcher

If you want Firefox to open the URL, fill in the the Command box with:
firefox http://websiteurl.com
For Chromium
chromium-browser http://websiteurl.com
For Opera
opera http://websiteurl.com

( see image )

Prism
Prism is an application that lets users split web applications  out of their browser and run them directly on their desktop.
Install Prism
Prism can be installed using Ubuntu Software Center or Terminal command:

sudo apt-get install prism

How to use:

• Run Prism from Applications > Internet > Prism
• enter URL and Name for the website 
• Tick on Create Shortcuts > Desktop

The shortcut icon will use favicon of website or any image that you select as icon once you double click the shortcut & Click Mark as Trusted

DeskCut ( Firefox Add-on )
Download from here https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/66
Use:

• In Firefox, right click on website that you want to create desktop shortcut
• click on Create DeskCut

Done.
Unlike Prism, you'll need to manually select an image for the shortcut's icon
Right click > Properties to do so.

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