Intall PWGEN (Random Password Generator) In Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04)

Pwgen is a command line utility to generate a block of random passwords, You can intall it from terminal, login as root by type :

$ sudo su
$ apt-get install pwgen

To run this program just type

$ pwgen

Run uuidgen to generate random password by type :

$ uuidgen

For more info, please visit : http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Lucid

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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

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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.


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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...

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Install Modem Huawei E1550 In Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04)

It was long time not to update blog post, now i will start from install modem huawei E1550 in ubuntu lucid lynx, i always changed mannualy if using it, but we need to install usb_modeswitch package, and also to edit /etc/usb_modeswitch.con.

 

Now, Create a new rule for udev by type :

$ sudo su
$ gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/15-huawei-155x.rules

Type the following:

SUBSYSTEM=="usb",
ATTRS{idProduct}=="1446",
ATTRS{idVendor}=="12d1",
RUN+="/lib/udev/modem-modeswitch --vendor 0x$attr{idVendor} --product 0x$attr{idProduct} --type option-zerocd"

Now save and exit. plug in your modem device,  now go to System > Preferences > Network Connections and set your APN, Username and Password GSM card, Now u can connect and you can start to surf internet.

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