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What's new in UBUNTU 10.04 ?

arifnezami — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:28:19 +0000

The new Ubuntu is coming in April, 2010. There are lots of expectation about the new OS. Let’s have a look what new things will be in Ubuntu 10.04.

Me Menu : This is the most hottest feature of new Ubuntu. It will be the one stop service center of all Social networking and instant messaging services. This menu is specially designed by Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth. Gwibber and Empathy is being integrated to it for great Instant messaging and microblogging experience.

Booting Menu: It can have a new Graphical Boot Menu. It can be end of age old text based booting menu.

Ubuntu Software Center: The Ubuntu Software Center , introduced in 9.10 , will get higher standers in 10.04. It can also repalce the Gdebi, Synapth and Update Manager.

Update: Updating when shutdown in going on was to come in 9.10. But It didn’t. Now It is coimg in 10.04.

Speed: The 10.04 will be able to boot in less than 10 seconds in some machines.

What will not be in 10.04 : Gnome-3 will not be in 10.04. We have to satisfied with Gnome-2.

The new Ubuntu will add a plus point in open Source Computing, It’s sure. It’s also be a LTS (Long time support) edition. Desktop edition will have 3 years of supports, when Server will have 5 years.

Download You-Tube Videos on UBUNTU (2)

arifnezami — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:31:02 +0000

Some days before we share a way of downloading Youtube Videos on Ubuntu. That was code based and not an easy one. So Today we are bringing the easier way than that. This time it is an graphical tool so you don’t need any codes. Just Download the tool. Install it. It will download all it’s dependencies by itself. Run the software , give the YouTube Video code and here you go.

Download.

Turning Ubuntu in Windows 7

arifnezami — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:22:07 +0000

Everyone wants to get the taste of all new windows 7. but it is not possible for every one to one and use it. So, where there is a will, there is a way. You can makeover your Ubuntu and give it a Windows 7 look. From background to task bar , from start menu to sidebar , everything will be like Windows 7.

You can Get this all and all the installation manual from the creator’s own blog. Hail to Open Source.

Download You-Tube Videos on UBUNTU

arifnezami — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:37:57 +0000

The open source OS Ubuntu is being popular day by day. Recently they launched their 9.10 version. All things can be done on Ubuntu that can be done on a MS OS . Today we’ll see how to download You-Tube Videos on Ubuntu.

Firstly Go to the Terminal, then write the following code:

sudo apt-get install youtube-dl ffmpeg

It will ask for password. Provide it and wait for a while. Then enter the code given below:

youtube-dl -o name.flv “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjN5avRvApk”

In the code just replace the file name you want to save the file as with name.flv and put your desired videos link code after watch?v=

Now to convert the file to .avi format write the code below:

ffmpeg -i name.flv name.avi

That’s it enjoy You-Tube on Ubuntu.