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Compose Music Using TuxGuitar in Ubuntu

For ubuntu users who like music or a musician TuxGuitar can help you to compose music, tuxguitar has the following features:

With TuxGuitar, you will be able to compose music using the following features

Tablature editor
Score Viewer
Multitrack display
Autoscroll while playing
Note duration management
Various effects (bend, slide, vibrato, hammer-on/pull-off)
Support for triplets (5,6,7,9,10,11,12)
Repeat open and close
Time signature management
Tempo management
Imports and exports gp3,gp4 and gp5 files

You can install by downloading the tuxguitar package, here.

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Design Your Own Home In Ubuntu Using Sweet Home 3D

Design your own home in ubuntu? not a dream. because there is an application sweet home 3d. nah, this application helps you to design your own home, both in terms of exterior and interior.

Here you can design your own home model, many different features such as: designing the aquarium, bedroom, kitchen and living room. dapt you install this application to download it

http://www.sweethome3d.com/download.jsp

And below are examples :

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Create Simple Flash Animation Using Ella In Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid) and 10.10 (Maverick)

Ella is a simple flash animation maker applications on Linux, in addition to adobe in ubuntu can also create a simple flash animation using a ella. to install ella, you must add third party repository.

Go to terminal login as root by type :

$ sudo su
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ella-animation/dev

Update and install ella by type :

$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install ella

Now Ella has installed and you can create simple flash animation in ubuntu, visit ella site if you want to install ella offline, you can download list packages here. Happy Testing...

Sources :

http://ella.tuxfamily.org/wiki/Ella:About

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Install LMMS In Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04)

Linux Multi Media Studio or LMMS is application audio editing for linux (ubuntu) to install this application there are two ways, from PPA or downloaded packages. Here we will install from PPA, to install it we need add PPA sources, go to terminal, login as root by type :

$ sudo su
$ add-apt-repository ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa

After it, update your repository by type :

$ apt-get update

Now install it by type

$ apt-get install lmms

Other Step, you can download this packages here

Happy Testing...!!

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Install VLC player In Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04)

Actually, installing VLC on ubuntu is Lucid very easy and probably, all Ubuntu users already know. but for you who do not know, I think it's nice to see and read this posting. to install VLC player in ubuntu Lucid lynx, follow these steps:

Go to terminal and login as root by type :

$ sudo su

Now add vlc repository from ppa by type :

$ add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc

Update and install it by type :

$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-pulse mozilla-plugin-vlc

Now after finished you can watch the video using vlc player. Happy Testing....

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Playing Music On Ubuntu Terminal Using MOC (Music On Console)

MOC (music on console) is a console audio player for LINUX/UNIX designed to be powerful and easy to use. You just need to select a file from some directory using the menu similar to Midnight Commander, and MOC will start playing all files in this directory beginning from the chosen file.

There is no need to create play lists like in other players. Supported file formats are: mp3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, Musepack, Speex, WAVE, AIFF, AU (and other less popular formats supported by libsndfile. New formats support is under development.

To install it add third party repository go to terminal, login as root by type :

$ sudo su
$ gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add following line

deb http://www.lxtec.de/debarchiv unstable main
deb-src http://www.lxtec.de/debarchiv unstable main

$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install moc

If firts steps fail you can download this packgaes here....

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Install And Upgrade Amarok 2.3.1 In Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04)

Amarok is best music player on ubuntu, you can install it with simple way, login as root and add third party repository by type :

$ sudo su
$ add add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

Update Repository, and install it by type :

$ apt-get install amarok

If you have installed old version, you can upgrade it by type :

$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

To play mp3 music intall this packages :

$ apt-get install kubuntu-restricted-extras

Sources: http://ubuntudoctor.com/content/video/06/Amarok-2.3.1-Installation-on-Ubuntu-10.04

Happy Testing...!!

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Install Pinta Images Editor In Ubuntu Lucid Lynx(10.04)

Pinta is a simple editor application images that might have been a long time we know it, same as GIMP pinta can edit the image size, photo effects, etc. to install it, add third party repository go to terminal and login as root by type :

$ sudo su
$ add-apt-repository ppa:moonlight-team/pinta

Now update and install :

$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install pinta

Now you can use it as default images editor as GIMP. There any other way to install it, by ,deb package. to download it here..., after downloaded just double click to install it.

Happy Testing....!!

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Desktop Background Video In Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04)

You can change ubuntu desktop background using video, this is maybe old trick. But if you're new to know it hopefully useful. We need to install some packages : zenity, mplayer dan xwinwrap. go to terminal, login as root by type :

$ sudo su
$ apt-get install zenity mplayer

Then donwload xwinwrap here....!!. Extract this package and move to /usr/bin/ open /usr/bin/ and run i-winwrap then you can see window here :

Select movie to using it as desktop background, choose video for your desktop background, and will appeaer option to play sound next you can set tranparency video by loop and finish...

Happy Testing.....!!!

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Install Skype in Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04)

To install skype in ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04) just download on skype site here http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-ubuntu-32 and install by double click, after finish go to applications > internet > skype. if you want this application run on startup, go to system > preference > startup application and choose add

name : skype
command skype

Happy Testing..!!

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Upgrade PulseAudio 0.9.21 in Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10)

PulseAudio on ubuntu karmic koala (9.10) by default installed version 0.9.20, the latest version of PulseAudio is 0.9.21, in this version of the existing bugs in previous versions have been fixed to upgrade to the latest version is 0.9.21 follow these steps :

Go to terminal, login as root and add PPA repository by type :

$ sudo su

$ add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-audio-dev/ppa

Update repository and Upgrade PulseAudio by type :

$ apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

After finish, now you have latest version of PulseAudio.

Happy Testing...!!

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Install System Wide PulseAudio Equalizer On Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10) Lucid Lynx (10.04)

System wide equalizer in the development of PulseAudio PulseAudio for clearer sound developed by psyke83, now on ubuntu karmic koala (9.10) and ubuntu lucid lynx can be installed by adding the PPA, to install it follow these steps :

$ sudo su

Add PPA repository :

$ add-apt-repository ppa:psyke83/ppa

Update repository by type :

$ apt-get update

Then install system wide PulseAudio by type :

$ apt-get install pulseaudio-equalizer

Finish and Happy Testing...!!

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Install aTunes Music Player In Ubuntu Karmic Koala

aTunes is a full-featured audio player and manager, developed in Java programming language, so it can be executed on different platforms: Windows, Linux and Unix-like systems, Currently plays mp3, ogg, wma, wav, flac, mp4 and radio streaming, allowing users to easily edit tags, organize music and rip Audio CDs. to install it, just download deb package Here and install :

$ sudo su

$ dpkg -i atunes_1.13.3-1_all.deb

Or just double-klik on deb packages, to run aTunes. Go to Application > Sound & Video and choose aTunes.

Happy Testing...!!

Sources :

http://www.atunes.org/

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Wireless Driver Problems On Compaq CQ40 in Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10)

In fact when we use the ubuntu using live-CD on Compaq CQ40 no problem has found, especially in broadcom wireless drivers, but once installed on the Compaq CQ40 wireless is not detected, probably at the time of installation is'nt installed, Compaq CQ40 used device is the product of broadcom. to install broadcom wireless drivers, there are two ways that online or offline.

Online Installation :

You must connected to internet by wired connection/dial up, to install it just login as root and update repositoy by type :

$ sudo su

Update repository :

$ apt-get update

Reinstall broadcom wireless driver by type :

$ apt-get install --reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source

Finish, restart your machines and views changes.

Offline Installation :

In the installation process is offline, we need a DVD ubuntu repository, add the repository insert DVD, go to terminal add repository by type :

$ apt-cdrom add

doing same way to all DVD repository and update

$ apt-get update

Reinstall broadcom wireless driver

$ apt-get install --reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source

Happy Testing....!!

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Solve Amarok Problem On Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10)

Amarok is the best music player application on linux operating system, including ubuntu, but in this version, amarok have a little problem, after the application is installed by default can not play music even though the codec is a multimedia/gstreamer is already installed. turns out this problem because there is a package that has not been installed, do not know why? this package is not installed directly at the installation process, the package is needed is:

libxine1-ffmpeg

after the problem is found, we only install the package using terminal n login as root by type :

$ sudo su

$ apt-get install libxine1-ffmpeg

Finish...!!

Open amarok and lets play your favourite music and happy testing...!!

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Install XBMC 9.11 In Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10)

This time I will discuss how to install XBMC 9.11 in ubuntu Karmic koala, to install it. follow these steps:

Go to terminal and login as root by type :

$ sudo su

Add third party repository by type :

$ add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc

Update repository by type :

$ apt-get update

Then install XMBC by type :

$ apt-get install xbmc

Happy Testing....!!

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Install Boxee In Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10)

Boxee is a cross-platform freeware media center software with a 10-foot user interface and social networking features designed for the living-room TV. Boxee is a fork of the free and open source XBMC media center software which Boxee uses as an application framework for its GUI and media player core platform, together with some custom and proprietary additions. Marketed as the first ever "Social Media Center", Boxee enables its users to view, rate and recommend content to their friends through many social network services and interactive media related features.

To Install Boxee in Ubuntu follow these steps :

Download all packages below

libkrb53 1.6          Download Here

libdirectfb-1.0-0   Download Here

liblzo1 1.08-3       Download Here

And simply to install it by double click or you can install it by using the command in terminal :

$ sudo su
$ dpkg -i *.deb

Happy Testing....!!

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Install Ubuntu Studio Packages in Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10)

If your hobby is editing audio, video or graphics, on ubuntu desktop. particular in ubuntu version karmic koala (9.10) you can install package application ubuntu studio on your ubuntu desktop, in ubuntu studio there are many editing applications, like graphics, audio, or video applications. To install ubuntu studio applications packages in your karmic koala, you can follow these steps:

$ sudo su

To install audio application :

$ apt-get install ubuntustudio-audio

Install video application :

$ apt-get install ubuntustudio-video

Install graphics application :

$ apt-get install ubuntustudio-graphics

Now you have ubuntu desktop like ubuntu studio

Happy Testing...!!

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DVD Playback Capability On Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10)

On the DVD encryption is already in, usually we'll hassle to play the dvd, because there is not yet installed packages are: libdvdcss2. if you want to play DVDs that have the encryption you have to install it by downloading the package, follow these steps:

Go to terminal and type :

$ wget -c http://packages.medibuntu.org/pool/free/libd/libdvdcss/libdvdcss2_1.2.10-0.2medibuntu1_i386.deb

$ sudo su

$ dpkg -i libdvdcss2_1.2.10-0.2medibuntu1_i386.deb

Or you can add medibuntu repository on your system by type :

$ wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/karmic.list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install medibuntu-keyring
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install libdvdcss2

Instead of downloading directly from Medibuntu, you could also use the script included with the libdvdread4 package to download and install libdvdcss2:

$ apt-get install libdvdread4
$ /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh

And if you have not already install ubuntu-restricted-extras, you can also install w32codecs by type :

$ apt-get install w32codecs

Happy Testing...!!

Sources :

http://www.videolan.org/developers/libdvdcss.html

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Install XMMS In Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10)

To install XMMS in ubuntu karmic koala (9.10) you should add third party repository, to install it follow these steps :

Login as root and add your repository by type :