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Add Printer Canon MP140 in Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10)

Printer Canon MP140 on ubuntu is already support in database ubuntu, but when I find kind pixma, the smallest type is MP150. how to install it? don't worry, in fact if you just for printing MP145 can use MP150 driver, and will be able to print deafault. to add a printer on ubuntu, follow these steps :

Go to System > Administration > Printer >

Add Printer and choose on the database MP150 driver. dont forget plug the cable. Finish!! Now test printing. I dont know yet if want to copy and scan, hopefully I will discuss this in the next post

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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Speed Up and Optimize Firefox 3.6 in Ubuntu Using Swiftfox 3.6.0

Swiftfox are additional plugins to optimize or speed up firefox on ubuntu system. both the technology Intel and AMD processors, when you want to install it, plugins are already available on each processor. so, you must select the type of processor for these plugins whether Intel or AMD processors. Donwload swiftfox plugins installer package here. then select the type of processor, follow these steps:

Go to terminal and login as root by type :