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Install & Run Photoshop CS4 using Wine on Ubuntu Karmic Koala

in: how-to, videos by: ohbuntu

December 14, 2009

Yes, with wine 1.1.17 & winetricks you now able to use Photoshop CS4 on Ubuntu linux. Follow steps on how to do this.

Steps :

Install Wine 1.1.17

Download and install .deb wine 1.1.17 (Ubuntu/Debian Package here) find installer that suite your system. Best way to do this is with a clean Wine install by using this command at terminal

rm -r ~/.wine winecfg

This will remove all of your Wine applications and libraries and set up a new environment.
Download winetricks, a helper script for installing Wine software and install the required software. Just follow the instructions given.

wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
chmod +x winetricks
./winetricks msxml6 gdiplus gecko vcrun2005 ie6

Install Microsoft TTF fonts

Also install some Microsoft TTF fonts, command;

sudo aptitude install msttcorefonts

Add the atmlib.dll into Wine

Download atmlib.dll and place it in [ amtlib.dll ]

~/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32.

Go to Place > Home Folder
then press CTRL + H to view the hidden folder of wine , which is .wine
then go to .wine > drive_c > windows > system32
and paste the atmlib.dll in the folder.
Run winecfg from Application > Wine > Configure wine
go to the Libraries tab & add atmlib.dll by typing to the .dll list.
Make sure it is registered as native (edit the entry if it isn’t).
Finish & Click OK.

Install Photoshop CS4 :

Using copy of Photoshop CS4 Extended, run the installer using wine, from Terminal;

LANG=C wine Setup.exe
example: user@ubuntu:~$ /home/user/CS4Installer/LANG=C wine Setup.exe

At this point, just follow the installer wizard as installing CS4 on Windows.

Run
When the installation process is done, you should be able to run Photoshop CS4 from the Wine application menu, or by running this on Terminal:

env WINEPREFIX="~/.wine" wine "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4"

Thunderbird 3.0 + Google Wave + Ubuntu

in: tips, videos by: ohbuntu

December 13, 2009

This article shows simple tutorial on how to open Google Wave using Thunderbird 3.0 content tabs. Content tabs allow users to browse in (mostly) the same way as with a browser. See test video and steps on how to make it happen.

Steps

Get the Thunderbird 3.0 aka Shredder from mozilla Launchpad PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~micahg/+archive/mozilla-beta

If you're not sure how to install package from PPA this here is an example on how I do it.

The code to open Google Wave tab in the new thunderbird content tabs:

Components.classes['@mozilla.org/appshell/window-mediator;1'].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIWindowMediator).getMostRecentWindow("mail:3pane").document.getElementById("tabmail").openTab("contentTab", {contentPage: "https://wave.google.com/wave/?nouacheck"});

Just go to Error Console and paste line above.
Original code are from here.

Share / synchronize your Firefox profiles : Ubuntu and Windows 7 dual boot

in: how-to by: ohbuntu

December 12, 2009

If you're using dual boot or multi-boot ( Microsoft Windows 7 & Ubuntu ) on a single system. This is how to sync your bookmarks, password, addons, browsing, form and search history by sharing your firefox profile between different operating system.

Prerequisite:
You need an auto-mountable partition which can be read and write by both Windows and Ubuntu in your system, commonly ntfs partition. if you're not sure how, click here for instruction.

Steps include both sessions, Windows and Ubuntu :

In Ubuntu session

Close all firefox applications.
Open Terminal and use this command to open Firefox Profile Manager

firefox -profilemanager

This window will appear:

Select Create Profile... & Click Next

Enter your profile name eg.( "SharedProfile" - image )
Click Choose Folder...
Select or Create A New Folder for firefox profile files in auto-mountable partition eg.(/media/sda1/FirefoxProfile - image)

Click Finish.
Select Start Firefox if you want to.

In Windows 7 session

Click Start menu
type "cmd" in search box to open command promp window (image)

Change directory to drive to C: by typing this on command prompt

cd\

Go to windows firefox folder , usually at C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\ using command prompt;

cd "Program Files\Mozilla Firefox"

open firefox profile manager by entering this:

firefox.exe -profilemanager

That will bring up the profile manager window, same as in ubuntu

select Create Profile
choose folder - Choose the folder that you created for the ubuntu's firefox profile earlier on Ubuntu session (for me, the folder at C:\FirefoxProfile)
Enter exactly the same profile name you've made earlier on Ubuntu session (for me "SharedProfile")
Click Finish.
Click Start Firefox to run it.

Tips:

An easy way to make sure that you are using the same Firefox's profile in Windows as Ubuntu's profile is to go to
Bookmarks [ Alt+b ]
and "Ubuntu and Free Software links" folder should be in bookmarks folder.
Then install your favourite extensions & add-ons and see if they synchronise with your firefox in Ubuntu.

This works for Windows XP too.

Change Startup/Log in Sound In Karmic Koala

in: tips by: ohbuntu

How to change startup / log in sound : Karmic Koala
What you need: your favourite sound file in .ogg format.
Step 1:

Go to System -> Preferences -> Starup Applications

Look for “GNOME Login Sound” in the list. If you don’t want to hear anything at startup, uncheck this box.

If you want to change the sound, click Edit button. You should see this:

/usr/bin/canberra-gtk-play -–id=”desktop-login” -–description=”GNOME Login”

Change “desktop-login” to the name of the sound file you want, without file extension.

example: /usr/bin/canberra-gtk-play -–id=”new-login-sound” -–description=”GNOME Login”

Click Save and close the startup dialog.

Step 2:

Now you have to copy the new sound (.ogg file) to /usr/share/sounds/ubuntu/stereo/

You need root permission to copy the file into this directory which can be done by running nautilus as root.

gksudo nautilus /usr/share/sounds/ubuntu/stereo/

Finally, browse to the folder and paste the file there.

Step 3:

Log out and login and enjoy your the new startup sound.

You can convert .mp3 or .wav to .ogg sound file using Sound Converter. Can be installed using software center or Terminal command :

sudo apt-get install soundconverter

Disable, enable & rename desktop icons

in: tips, videos by: nubuntu

December 11, 2009

Enable / disable / Rename Ubuntu Desktop Icons

Computer, My network, Trash, Home and mounted drives can be enable, disable or renamed using gconf-editor [ configuration editor ]. Watch video on how to:

Alt+F2 to open run application diaogue.
type in gconf-editor
find apps>nautilus>desktop tree and alter any of available key.

Animated wallpaper for your desktop

in: download, how-to, videos by: deuce

A-desk v16 animated wallpaper

1 - Install zenity & mplayer & Unrar & Rar

sudo apt-get install zenity mplayer unrar rar

2 - DOWNLOAD THIS FILE!

http://www.mediafire.com/file/e3n0zmjz1yt/a-desk_v16_gnome.tar.gz

*and go to directory of this file.

3- extract the a-desk file

4- Install XWINWRAP

*use this command on terminal based on your cpu:

dpkg -i xwinwrapcvs.deb >> for 32 bit

dpkg -i xwinwrapcvs64.deb >>for 64 bit

5- execute a-desk-installer
( double clicks on "a-desk-installer ", choose language )

6 - How to enable your live animated desktop?
* right click on your desktop select > script > a-desk , then choose your favourite movie!

that's all.. enjoy!!!

Day of ubuntu : Universal wallpaper

in: eye-candy, how-to, videos by: nubuntu

December 07, 2009

Dynamic wallpaper that change gradually over time might save you from spending too much time in front of your screen.

Saves your precious time & install Day of Ubuntu wallpaper;

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dylanmccall/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install day-of-ubuntu-wallpaper

How to monitor CPU temperature in Ubuntu : Sensors-applet + Hardinfo

in: how-to by: nubuntu

December 01, 2009

If you concern about your computer fan speed, CPU,GPU or hard disk temperature, There are some easy ways to monitor these things from your desktop.
This is how:

Applications :

Sensors-applet