How To Install The Firefox 4 Beta on Ubuntu in 3 Steps?

Posted by Pubudu Kodikara on Aug 29, 2010 in Linux, Software | 2 comments

Firefox 4 Beta

These days, the guys at the Mozilla Foundation are working hard on the next big release of Firefox browser! This time they are doing a lot of changes specially to the interface, which is now more cleaner! For windows users, you can easily try out this new version by just downloading and installing the setup package.. Even the Linux experts will use several ways to test it..But what about the normal Ubuntu users?

Updated : Give a New Look to Your Ubuntu Desktop with Conky

Posted by Pubudu Kodikara on Aug 15, 2010 in Customizations, Linux, Linux, Linux, Software, Tips and Tricks (Hacks) | 6 comments

Conky

Earlier we talked about a very easy way to customize your desktop with screenlets and avant window navigator. But today we are going for a more advanced method! Today we are going to see how to install and configure conky on your Ubuntu system! Don’t you want to add beautiful system monitors integrated to your own desktop? And to show that your a geek to your friends? Then.. conky is your answer!

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30 Must-Have Apps for Students

Posted by ashlinorton on Aug 6, 2010 in General, Linux, Software, Web, Windows | 16 comments

Image from: Georgtown Law

Students are known for having super busy lives and limited funds. So why not get some apps that can help your life once in a while. There are numerous apps for students out there, but some quite honestly suck. So I have narrowed down a few apps on almost every popular platform from the Web to the BlackBerry, that should be must-haves in your student life.

Finally Google Chrome Becomes Stable For Linux and Mac

Posted by Pubudu Kodikara on May 28, 2010 in Linux, Linux, News, Software, Web, Web, Windows, Windows | 15 comments

Google Chrome has been released to the world a long time ago. This new innovative browser was even able to challenge the top leaders of the browser world! But unfortunately, the initial version only supported Windows! After that, they started developing Chrome for other platforms, and the Beta version was finally released. But still it was not complete! That’s the past! Recently, they have finally finished the work of Google Chrome for Mac and Linux!

TeamViewer for Linux : Share Your Desktop with Your Friends

Posted by Pubudu Kodikara on Apr 16, 2010 in Linux, Software | 6 comments

Team Viewer

You always have control of your own desktop. Every day, you work on your own desktop. But have you ever worked on your fiend’s desktop through the web? Seems to be a bit complicated right? But, in Windows, we were able to use software like TeamViewer and LogMeIn to do this easily! Earlier they didn’t offer support for Linux. But recently, TeamViewer have brought their powerful Desktop Sharing Software to Linux!

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Ailurus : Make Linux Easier

Posted by Pubudu Kodikara on Apr 5, 2010 in Linux, Software | 6 comments

Ailurus

Is it hard to configure Linux? Is it hard to install software on Linux? Do we always have to go for the terminal to do most of our work? Not anymore, thanks to Ailurus which is a software which will make Linux easier for novice users! Most of the things that you did using the terminal and through editing configuration files, can be done through Ailurus’s very informative Graphical Interface!

Ubuntu : How To Edit Your Boot Loader Without Committing Suicide!

Posted by Pubudu Kodikara on Feb 10, 2010 in Linux, Linux, Software, Tips and Tricks (Hacks) | 7 comments

For novice users, dealing with Linux system files means complete suicide! Specially when it comes to the boot-loader. Imagine that you have Windows and Linux.. You want to set Windows as your default OS in the boot loader…..