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LibreOffice - Part 15 p.11 Command & Conquer p.05 Audio Flux p.52 My Opinion p.41
Amateur Astronomy - Pt1 p.14 Ask The New Guy p.26 Ubuntu Games p.54 Review p.44
Letters p.46
GIMP - Beanstalk Pt3 p.17 Linux Labs p.29 Q&A p.49
Inkscape - Part 2 p.19 Ubuntu Women p.53 Closing Windows p.36 Web Dev - Pt1 p.22
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explaining how to set up your own web development setting, beginning this month with
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COMMAND & CONQUER
Written by Lucas Westermann
I
n the past two months I've managing data between groups. At or via phone for maximum security. be approved by someone who's in
been involved in group work the end of the article, I also run charge. It's also possible to create
at university. At first, we had through a few useful tips I've Revision Control a custom server on a personal
to simply organize a group of stumbled upon for This is by far the most versatile network for use with svn or git, for
five people (of which, ultimately, learning/practicing Japanese. system I've used to date. You can completely in-house solutions.
only three did any work). We use something like Github to
managed this quite easily with a The “Cloud” create and manage your Single File Group Work
single shared Dropbox folder, and This includes anything like repository, and it is publicly By this I'm referring to
(for group writeups) a Google Doc Dropbox, Ubuntu One, Google available for forking (creating a collaboration on a single file, which
file (shared with the “anyone with Drive, etc. This is by far the easiest copy of it) for other people to work needs to be (or simply will be)
the link can edit” setting). method, and works like a charm for on. Once the changes have been edited by multiple people at once
However, as the project groups of 2 to 10 people, in my made, they will be merged back in real-time. For this, I've not found
progressed we had to work first experience. Once you're past that “upstream” after which the anything that does it as easily as
with a single other group, and then upper limit, or you need to allow repository owner will need to go Google Docs. If, however, anyone is
5 other groups. Meaning at the anyone to access the shared files, through the commits/merges and against Google for such things and
end of the project, we were trying it's no longer a viable option. The accept them into the final version. has access to a server, you could
to manage 30 different people reason for this is simple – it's Each merge is saved as a version, create an implementation of
(and a smattering of operating designed to be user-friendly, and allowing you to easily move back to Apache Wave or Walkaround,
systems, and people of varying forgoes some of the more an older revision if necessary. I which are based off of Google
degrees of technical proficiency). advanced management features used this to great success last year Wave. They should offer a similar
Generally, for any kind of group (robust version control, merging when I wrote a LaTeX-based script real-time collaboration option, but
work where multiple people might options, public access with merge- for a mathematics lecture at with a more limited range of
edit the same file (likelihood of back capabilities, and so on). university, allowing anyone in the document formats.
this increases as more people join class to make changes or
the project) you should use Git. For anyone concerned about corrections to the files. By the end Security is on-par with Dropbox,
However, this can quickly become security, it's possible to create a of the semester our script was in my opinion. This is especially
complex, and requires a certain Truecrypt volume and store it in often more thorough than that of true if you require every
level of technical proficiency to the cloud (in Dropbox at least, I the professor himself. collaborator to have an account, as
avoid unnecessary management by haven't tested this with any of the opposed to the “anyone with the
the repository owner. As such, I others). Offering the passcode for Security-wise I'd list this as one link can edit” option I mentioned
thought for this month's article I'd the volume to the other group of the “best” options, simply due above.
cover a few ideas I've had for members should be done in person to the fact that any change has to
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COMMAND & CONQUER
If anyone has used a program or Human Japanese, albeit for 7,99€. definitely watch it with subtitles, on by the person correcting it. This
system that they think deserves to as you can also start linking means that you'll be getting the
be mentioned, please let me know Flashcard programs of any sort meanings to phrases. Finding opinion of a native speaker on how
via email (address is below), and I'll are extremely useful for Japanese books you find to speak his or her language in the
be sure to mention it at the remembering vocabulary. I can't interesting (manga, Shogi books, most natural way. This is a
beginning of my next article. name any specific programs, since I novels, etc.) will also help you wonderful option for anyone who
Please mention anything like cost, haven't used any recently. improve, once you're capable of doesn't have friends who speak the
availability, etc. Trivialibre might also be a valid reading basic sentences. If the language they're learning, don't
option for doing this (introduced in book truly interests you, it will help want to bother their friends with
Language-learning Command & Conquer from Full balance out the tediousness of constant questions, or who don't
Circle Magazine Issue #58). having to read while having a have the option to go to that
Programs dictionary close at hand. Also, for country and “jump into the deep
For anyone who owns an Book-wise, I've read and used dictionaries I highly recommend end”, as it were.
android phone/tablet, I highly Japanese in Mangaland 1 & 2 (and electronic versions (gwaei, for
recommend Human Japanese, the corresponding workbooks) by example). The reason for this is As always, I hope you found this
which has been one of the best Marc Bernabe. The books are well- simple – they offer stroke-based article helpful. I do realize that the
explained introductions to written, and the illustrations help input/searches, meaning you don't two topics I covered in the article
Japanese I've read. It doesn't, underscore the main points of need to be able to recognize the are not at all connected. However,
however, use any Kanji, relying every chapter. The illustrations Kanji, or even read it, if you can this means that there should be
instead on Hiragana/Katakana. The also help your ability to read hand- figure out the stroke order. Paper something in here for everyone. If
benefit of this is that you can build written (or at least, the style of dictionaries tend to require both you have any questions, comments,
up vocabulary faster (since you writing used in manga) Japanese, these things. or suggestions, feel free to email
don't need to tell Kanji apart or which may be useful in the future. me at lswest34@gmail.com. If you
learn them), and also that, if you're The workbooks, as well, help drill Last, but not least, regardless do email me, please put FCM or
aiming for a solely verbal the vocabulary and grammar into of what language you're learning, C&C in the subject line, to make
communication level, you don't your head. The stories used in the it's a wasted effort unless you use certain I don't overlook it.
learn anything unnecessary. It also books are also well-drawn and it! To this end, I present to you
offers great tips for tourists when written, for anyone who is Lang-8: http://lang-8.com/. This is a
visiting Japan. At the time of interested in that sort of stuff. website where each user gets a
writing, it's available in the Google journal, in which they can write
Play store for 6,99€. Also worth Listening to as much Japanese entries, in both the language
mentioning is that there is a Mac as possible helps to improve your you're learning and your intended Lucas has learned all he knows from
OS X version of the same own pronunciation. This can be meaning in your native tongue. The repeatedly breaking his system, then
application available in the App either music, audiobooks, or journal is then corrected by other having no other option but to
Store, for anyone who owns a Mac. television shows. If you decide on users. Each correction is split by discover how to fix it. You can email
Also, the iOS App Store offers Lucas at: lswest34@gmail.com.
the television/movie route, sentence, and can be commented
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HOW-TO
Written by Greg D. Walters
Beginning Python - Part 35
T
his time, we are going to new set of tools to make your GUI come with Kivy, and, next month, and you must always import App
take a short detour from programming. All that having been we’ll “roll our own”. from kivy.app.
our exploration of said, Kivy is also fairly complicated
Android programming, to deal with. You are limited to the Once you’ve unpacked Kivy into The next eight lines are the
and look at a new framework for widgets that they have provided. In its own folder, use a terminal and main application class. The class is
GUI programming called Kivy. addition, there is no GUI designer change to that folder. Mine is in defined, then a routine called build
You’ll want to head over to for Kivy, so you have to do a GREAT /home/greg/Kivy-1.3.0. Now is created. You will almost always
http://kivy.org and download and deal of pre-planning before you try change to the examples folder, have a build routine somewhere in
install the package – before to do anything complicated. Also then to the widgets folder. Let’s your Kivy programs. Next we set a
getting too far into this month’s remember, Kivy is continually look at the accordion_1.py root object from the Accordion
installment. The Ubuntu under development so things can example. widget. Next we create five
installation instructions can be change quickly. So far, I haven’t AccordionItems and set their title.
found at found any of my test code that has It’s very simple, but shows a We then add ten labels with the
http://kivy.org/docs/installation/in broken by a new version of Kivy, really neat widget. Below is their text “Very big content”. We then
stallation-ubuntu.html. but that’s always a possibility. code. add each label to the root widget
(the Accordion) and then finally we
First off, Kivy is an open source Rather than jump in and create As you can see, the first three return the root object. This, in
library that makes use of multi- our own code this month, we’ll lines are import statements. Any essence, displays the root object in
touch displays. If that isn’t cool look at some of the examples that widget you use must be imported, the window that Kivy creates for
enough, it’s also cross-platform,
which means that it will run on from kivy.uix.accordion import Accordion, AccordionItem
from kivy.uix.label import Label
Linux, Windows, Mac OSX, IOS and from kivy.app import App
Android. Now you can see why we
are talking about this. But class AccordionApp(App):
remember, for the most part, def build(self):
root = Accordion()
anything you code using Kivy, can for x in xrange(5):
run on any of the above platforms item = AccordionItem(title='Title %d' % x)
without recoding. item.add_widget(Label(text='Very big content\n' * 10))
root.add_widget(item)
return root
Before we go too far, let me
make a couple of statements. Kivy if __name__ == '__main__':
is VERY powerful. Kivy gives you a AccordionApp().run()
What you should see is a label grid = GridLayout(rows=3, cols=3, spacing=10, size_hint=(None, None),
at the top of the window, a set of pos_hint={'center_x': .5, 'center_y': .5})
nine red boxes with text in a 3x3
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HOWTO - BEGINNING PYTHON 35
Here, the grid is removed, to folder that holds the .py file, you’ll
if case == 0:
clear the screen. notice another file called label.text_size = (None, None)
textalign.kv. This is a special file elif case == 1:
if self.grid: that Kivy uses to allow you to label.text_size = (label.width, None)
create your own widgets and rules. elif case == 2:
self.root.remove_widget(self. label.text_size = (None, label.height)
grid) When your Kivy application starts, else:
it looks in the same directory for label.text_size = label.size
The bind method here sets the the .kv helper file. If it is there, grid.add_widget(label)
size, and the grid is added to the then it loads it first. Here’s the
root object. code in the .kv file.
def build(self):
self.root = FloatLayout()
grid.bind(minimum_size=grid.s This first line tells Kivy what self.selector = Selector(app=self)
etter('size')) minimum version of Kivy that must self.root.add_widget(self.selector)
self.grid = None
be used to run this app.
self.grid = grid self.select(0)
return self.root
self.root.add_widget(grid) #:kivy 1.0
A
great presentation
begins with a pleasing
and well thought out
slide design. You also
need consistency between your the master toolbar appears. The have at least one. Rename lets you Title Area – The title area
slides, elements that fit them master toolbar gives you options rename the currently selected contains the title of the slide.
together. In LibreOffice, you can specific to editing master pages. master page, and Close Master Think of it as the subject of the
use the Master Pages to create the Use add to add a new master page. View exits master page editing. slide.
base design for your presentation. Delete allows you to delete the
Master Pages become the selected master page. Delete is You have five predefined Object Area – The object area
framework for the entire grayed out when you have only one editable areas in a master page: contains the data of the slide,
presentation, binding the master page, because you must whether it is text, an image, a
elements of our presentation chart, or a table. As you will learn,
together. Much of this is the data of the slide is not
accomplished through styles, and confined to the object area. You
Master Pages are the main style. can add elements outside the
You can think of Master Pages object area, but it's a good idea to
being equivalent to Page Styles in keep data generally in this area for
Writer. consistency in your presentation.
A
stronomy can be a cold Some (ie: me) will hack something
hobby. Sitting out in a up using cardboard and masking
field or garden wearing tape (don’t use gaffer’s tape, it will
two jackets and gloves, inevitably spoil your telescope).
while trying to read a sky map and Whatever you do, the webcam
trying to stop your telescope from must be stable – especially if you
becoming airborne can be intend to use it for
something of a hazard. If you’re astrophotography. The webcam
DIY-minded, you could build does not need to be big, fancy and
yourself a small observatory with a HD.
sliding roof and a warm room. Or,
if you’re a sissy like me, leave your Networking
telescope out in the cold and
watch things from the comfort of I use my old laptop as my
your own home. external brain. It’s linked to my
desktop PC via wireless network. your webcam can see, but you’re machines. First thing you want to
still out in the cold. Now what? do is go to Extras > Options, and
Webcam You could, if it came to it, use a
wired network. Either way, you set a password for each machine.
need to have your laptop Remote Desktop When you first load TeamViewer,
The first thing you’ll need is a
connected to the Internet you’ll see a unique ID and
webcam. This will be your eyes, so
somehow. The connection we’ll First, you want to head over to: password; that will change each
it needs to be securely attached to
make also comes in handy for http://www.teamviewer.com, and time you load.
your telescope or eyepiece. Some
folks prefer to remove the wirelessly transferring any photos download TeamViewer (which is
or videos you may take while (not free for non-commercial purposes). TIP: You should probably add
eyepiece and put the webcam
quite) out in the field. TeamViewer needs to be installed TeamViewer to your list of
where the eyepiece should go.
on both the laptop and desktop applications that load on startup. If
Some (ie: me) prefer to attach the
TeamViewer isn’t loaded you can’t
webcam to the eyepiece to get a Out In The Cold machines, and acts as both a server
connect to that machine, and there
closer view of things. Attaching (transmitting) and a receiver
(displaying). So, you obviously want are times when you may have to
the webcam to the eyepiece is So, you have your webcam on
to register with the TeamViewer send a reboot command to the
completely subjective. Some folks your scope. Your webcam
website. Then, load TeamViewer machine you're logged into.
will buy a special attachment. application is showing you what
on the laptop and desktop
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HOWTO - AMATEUR ASTRONOMY Pt2
Not very helpful since, if you’re without having to remember a ‘X’ in the middle left of the
at the desktop machine, you can’t URL/IP. desktop will exit the session. You’ll
see the ID of the laptop to log in also notice (in that menu that’s
with! But, help is at hand. We’ll So, with the laptop and desktop overlaying the laptop desktop) a
register the machines with machine registered with ‘File Transfer’ button. This, as you
TeamViewer. Click the ‘Computers TeamViewer they’ll show up can imagine, allows the transfer of
& Contacts’ button at the bottom anytime we login to TeamViewer, files to/from the connected
right of TeamViewer, you’ll see a and appear in the pop-up window. machines.
window pop-up. Simply double clicking one of the
entries listed will connect to that This saves you from copying
Initially, your pop-up window machine. images/videos to/from USB sticks.
won’t list anything in it, but we’ll The window that appears acts like
soon fix that. Click the icon second So now (below left) I’m an FTP application where you click
from the right, looks like a controlling my laptop from the a file(s) and click which way you’d
computer monitor with a ‘+’ comfort of my desktop. I can like the file(s) to go in. So, in the
symbol over it. This will let you control it as if I was sitting in front image shown below, I’ve clicked a
register one, or more, computers of it. Configure settings, load/exit video on the laptop, and will click
with TeamViewer letting you login applications, anything. Clicking the the blue left facing arrow (marked
I
n this GIMP how-to, we're Note: To change which channel to
going to do some basic curves adjust, select the channel from the
adjustments to make this channel drop-down. You can switch
photo have a cool stylized back and forth between channels.
retro-type look. All of these curves adjustments
should be done in ONE
We'll start with the image COMMAND, not a series of four
above right, and end with the commands.
image shown bottom right.
After making the adjustment,
Get the Retro Colors your photo should look pretty cool,
but we need to tone the contrast
Most of the effect for this down a bit.
photo is simply from adjusting the
curves of each channel (the red, Next, do another curves
green, blue, and alpha channels) adjustment like so:
like so:
Enhance the Bubbles Final Touches Next month we'll begin a video
editing series using Kdenlive.
The bubbles seem to have Create a new layer, name it
disappeared in this photo. We're Now that we have added the "dramatize", set the layer mode to
going to use a combination of color to the proper areas of the Overlay, and fill the layer with
selections, and soft brushes to put bubbles, let's change some layer black.
some pop back into them. styles and adjust the opacity to
make the bubbles look realistic.
Create a new layer, name it
"bubbles". Set the layer mode to Overlay.
Now we will select the bubbles. Duplicate the layer. Name the
Using the path tool, trace around duplicated layer "bubblebrighten".
the outer edge of each bubble.
Set the duplicated layer mode
Once all of the bubbles have to addition.
been outlined, right-click on the
path in the path menu (located in Adjust the opacity of both the
the same window as the layers), "bubble" and "bubblebrighten"
and click "path to selection." layer until you end up with
something you're happy with. My
Set your foreground and opacity settings are set to 23 and
background to a lime green and 40 respectively, and they look like
this:
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HOW-TO
Written by Mark Crutch Inkscape - Pt3
H
ere's a riddle for you: rectangle, which has had its selection to toggle scale/rotation an ellipse: “...drag inside the ellipse
when is a circle not a corners rounded using the small handles.” The status line is telling for arc, outside for segment.” So if
circle? More specifically, circle handles. you that clicking your selected you were wondering about
which of these two object will toggle between the Inkscape's seemingly random
circles is a circle, and which one Often it's quite obvious what scale handles and the rotation & switching between segments and
isn't? type of object you're working with skew handles. arcs, it turns out not to be random
in Inkscape, but as your drawings after all. Keep the pointer inside
become more complex, and as you In fact much of what has been the boundary of the ellipse if you
begin to use more and more tools, verbosely described in the want to create an arc, and outside
it's easy to lose track. Some previous two articles can be found if you want to create a segment –
features only work with particular written far more succinctly in although you can always switch
types of objects, so it's handy to be Inkscape's status line. With the using the toolbar buttons if you
able to tell at a glance exactly Circle tool selected you're told to end up with the wrong type of
what you've got selected. Inkscape “Drag to create an ellipse. Drag object.
They may look the same, but reveals that information – and a controls to make an arc or
they're not. If you double-click on whole lot more – in the status bar segment. Click to select.” In this As well as these handy tips, the
each of them to make their edit at the bottom of the window. case “drag controls” is Inkscape's status bar also houses a few other
handles visible, you can start to Here's the relevant part of the terminology for moving the small things that you should become
see a difference. status bar when each of these square and circle handles. A similar familiar with if you want to make
“circles” is selected with the Select line when the Rectangle tool is the most of your time with
tool: selected suggests you can “Drag Inkscape. At the far left are the fill
controls to round corners and and stroke swatches that were
resize.” introduced back in the first part of
this series. In theory you can click
Hovering the mouse pointer and drag on them in order to
over the various handles also change their colors, but I've always
provides valuable information in found that to be an imprecise and
The one on the left is the true From that information it's quite the status line, including this gem awkward approach. Next month
circle, created by holding down obvious that the two circles are when you use the circle handles on we'll look at the Fill and Stroke
CTRL while drawing an ellipse. The different. But that image has been
other is a square, created by edited a little; the text actually
holding CTRL while drawing a reads “Ellipse in layer Layer 1. Click
The best way to get a feel for Why not use this new tool to
the Star tool is simply to play with add some stars to the background
it. Try different combinations of of your snowman image from the
values in the spin-boxes. If your previous articles. The same tool
objects start to get a little out of will also let you replace those
control just click the button at the circles that we
right of the tool control bar – the used for the eyes
one that looks like a small broom – and mouth with
in order to 'clean up' the slightly
parameters back to sensible randomised
defaults. To give you some idea of convex polygons
what you can achieve simply by – far more
tweaking the parameters for the authentic as
Star tool, this image contains six lumps of coal.
identical polygons which differ
only in the settings in their spin-
boxes:
we go. My server is running Ubuntu web site. Pretty easy stuff so far. Now let’s get some config in
Server 64bit 10.10. This month we All of your files will be located in there. Go ahead and use the simple
will get Apache2 installed and the following directory: sample configuration shown
T
configured. I am also assuming you above.
he “LAMP Stack” is know how to edit files using /srv/www/
traditionally Linux, terminal and vi, this is what we will Remember to change
Apache, MySQL, and PHP. be using the whole time. Let’s jump I have a feeling that we will
example.com to your doman name.
This is the most necessary right into that. want a few different sites to play
This stuff is kind of boring so I am
portion of any server to any web around with, so I am going to show
just going to run through it really
developer, whether you’re If you are not root (and you you how I set things up. Instead of
quickly. ServerAdmin is for the
specializing in PHP or even mobile shouldn’t be for security reasons), using the default path and apache
email address of who (or a group
development. You just simply you need to run apt-get commands config setup, we will use virtual
that) maintains the site.
cannot develop a web site or web using sudo, and all my examples hosts. From here on out, I will use
ServerName should be the base
app without a web server. Of will assume you are logged in as a example.com. You will want to
name of the site. Please note, if
course, there are other flavors of user. Run the following code to replace that with your own domain
your site is a sub-domain then you
web servers that use other install apache2: name.
will need to put x.example.com in
technology, but this is the the ServerName. The ServerAlias is
standard and will be our starting sudo aptget install apache2 Make a new virtual host config
the full web address that will be
point. file into /etc/apache2/sites-
going to your site. DocumentRoot
By default, now it works. It is available/ with the following
is where all of your public files will
For the sake of this new listening to all IP’s available to it, command:
be held. I took the liberty of giving
column, I have set up a new Virtual anything coming to that box on
you error log reporting to make
Server to go through with you as port 80 will now go to the default sudo vi /etc/apache2/sites
available/example.com finding and fixing problems easier
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WEB DEV
in the future. Before any of that Next time we will be installing
will work, we need to create those
directories for real. That, of course,
PHP and MySQL to complete the
LAMP stack. BRIDGES
is as easy as making directories: An island is shown by a circle with a number in it. Draw
bridges between islands so that each island has the
mkdir p number of bridges indicated. There can be no more than
/srv/www/example.com/public_h two bridges between the same two islands. Bridges can
tml
only be drawn horizontally or vertically.
mkdir
/srv/www/example.com/logs
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2
reload
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please follow these guidelines :
he single rule for an Games/Applications
article is that it must For a more detailed list of the When reviewing games/applications please state clearly:
somehow be linked to style rules and common pitfalls
Ubuntu or one of the please refer to: • title of the game
many derivatives of Ubuntu https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuM • who makes the game
(Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, etc). agazine/Style - in short: US • is it free, or a paid download?
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Writing If you can't write articles, but
hang out in Ubuntu Forums, send
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There is no word limit for us interesting forum threads that
• what category would you put this hardware into?
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Images should be no wider than only are you helping the magazine
and the community, but we'll help
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800 pixels, in JPG format, and use
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y high school had a most important bull in the nerd BACK, YOU GUYS!!1@!!! LINUTZ
I don’t tell you this story to bore
computer club that herd. Why? SUKZZZZZZ!!!
you. Although if it did, hey, Mission
competed in the Accomplished! No, I bring it up to
annual Computer I was the typist. But just as I played a crucial role
illustrate a pattern that has been
Olympiad. It was a lot like the in the Computer Olympiad, and
with me since grade school and
Olympics – only without the Someone had to enter the much as a canary was once
informs my experience with Linux.
medals, interviews, lucrative string of geek-speak being spouted considered a key component in the
endorsement deals, doping by my teammates and I happened coal mining process, I feel I have
See, I have always enjoyed the
allegations or fans. Actually, it to have mad typing skills (which been placed on this earth to play a
trappings of tech-geekery without
wasn’t anything like the Olympics. totally killed it with the ladies, by very special role with regards to
the underlying comprehension.
Except for the insane amount of the way). Linux.
I know, I know, I’m every
sweating. enthusiast’s worst nightmare. I’m
Intellectually, on the other I’d like you to think of me, not
the guy who blithely clicks
On the designated day, teams hand, I was in over my head. I could as the fashion-challenged “before”
CONTINUE at the bottom of every
of brainy teenagers huddled in a get my name to scroll diagonally image in a weight-loss
screen during an OS install and
hot cafeteria and worked against a across the screen (again, catnip for advertisement, but as an augur for
then runs around the forums cross-
time limit to carry out a given the ladies), but, compared to my Linux’s arrival.
posting in all-caps: “LINUTS JUST
programming task. Completed buddies, I was a pre-op Charlie ATE MY FILES WHERE IS TEH
programs were then judged on from Flowers for Algernon. Let me explain.
WINDOWS NOW?!!!?! GET IT
relevance, brevity and elegance
(no, dressing up your TRS-80 in top The first non-Microsoft, non-
hat and tails will NOT get you extra Apple operating system I ever tried
points – I tried). was a sexy little number named
OS/2. Yes, I know this was initially
Our team usually did well. Not developed by Microsoft but I didn’t
because we were smarter than the hear about it until the Warp era, by
other teams but because we had which time it was wholly owned by
something no other team had. IBM so GET OFF MY BACK!
T
they themselves usually had no
he basic idea for this little Teacher: Will I be able to continue preconceived preferences, but a public recommendation – my
piece actually came from using Office documents? were happy to have me choose. professional reputation being at
a real-world situation I Any version of Ubuntu seemed stake, so to speak. Evaluating
found myself in this last Me: Why yeah, sure. No problems suitable - mostly for ease of available possibilities meant
school year. An increasing number with virus, either. installation and maintenance, finding answers for the following
of fellow teachers are buying though the availability of Catalan questions, a process that I would
netbooks to use in class and at Teacher: Suits me! language translations was also a like to share with you here:
home. Their rationale includes, A. Is there really a difference in
above all, the ease of speed between the various
transportation of these desktop managers? Is this a real
lightweight computers, though difference, as opposed to merely a
lower prices compared to regular perceived difference?
laptops certainly do no harm. B. What about the processor and
However, their initial enthusiasm motherboard? What influence do
tends to diminish slightly over time they really have on computer
because of the lower speeds speeds?
netbooks offer - which is when C. Notebook hard drives do not
they come to me for advice. The have a good reputation. Is it
dialogue usually goes this way: important to take this factor into
account? Could it be worth the
Teacher: I'm very happy with this time and money to upgrade the
new computer, but is there some hard drive?
way we couldget a tadmore speed
out ofit? To reply to all these questions, I
There are numerous programs to manage time and "things to do". When
working in team, it is not always easy to coordinate the work of
everyone, especially if this work should be done on many servers and by
different people at different times of the day/week.
Taskwarrior maintains a list of tasks that you want to do, allowing you to
add/remove, and otherwise manipulate them. It has a rich list of
subcommands that allow you to do sophisticated things. You'll find it
has customizable reports, charts, GTD features, Lua extensions, device
synching and more. The program can even interact with vim and pcal (to
generate calendars), allows sub-projects, jobs and more!
In the last release, attention has also been paid to performance, and file
Finally, USB 3 ports with their 5 LXDE at 30s). However, with its I/O, filtering, sorting, formatting, and rendering are all faster. The result
Gb/s (about 500 MB/s) line speed distinctly "geeky" feeling, it may is a more consistent, capable and speedy Taskwarrior.
are also becoming more common not appeal to all tastes.
nowadays - even on netbooks - and The home page is http://taskwarrior.org/projects/taskwarrior, and on
allow an external hard drive to the web site you will find many external scripts, distributed separately,
boot up a computer at practically because they are not necessarily tied to Taskwarrior releases.
the same speed as an internal
drive. So it may be worthwhile to How to install Taskwarrior on Ubuntu:
choose your next netbook with sudo addaptrepository ppa:ultrafredde/ppa
one of these, in the interests of sudo aptget update
future expansion. sudo aptget install task
To end on a more personal Alan teaches computer science at You can download and install Taskwarrior on Linux, Mac OS X or Cygwin.
Escola Andorrana de Batxillerat
note, allow me to present my
(high-school). He has given
personal desktop. Using the I'm using Taskwarrior as a great example of a product that works, does
GNU/Linux courses at the University
perhaps ancient - but still beautiful of Andorra, and currently teaches what it does well, and works great with many various user types: ninja
to my eyes - FVWM Crystal desktop GNU/Linux systems administration at sysadmin, windows guys who only know "the cool things," and people
the Open University of Catalunya who are almost completely PC illiterate but somehow managed
manager, it makes the Acer boot
(UOC).
up at a fast-ish 26s (compare to programmer jobs.
In this tab you can check the box If you don’t see a ‘Share’ tab (and login/password to your network
(if required) to share with you’re not asked to do so) you may (and I think you should) this is set
Windows, give the share a name, need to install SAMBA using your in K > System Settings > Sharing >
allow/disallow guests and whether package manager.
to allow full control, read only To connect to a Windows
control or deny on a per user basis. Should you need to assign a machine you open Dolphin (the
KDE file manager) and click
Network (in the left panel), then
Samba Shares, finally Workgroup,
and you should now see a list of
F
older sharing in Windows available machines to connect to.
XP is relatively simple. It’s Double click the machine and you’ll
done by right clicking on a see the list of shared folders on
folder to get its that machine.
properties then, in the sharing
tab, give it a share name and (if Note that above the folders you
needed) a comment. see smb:xxxxxxxxxx - that smb
Unfortunately it’s not always that means SAMBA and reminds me
simple in Linux. In recent years that I’m browsing the network.
full circle magazine #63 36 contents ^
CLOSING WINDOWS
Gnome-Shell and Unity Installing is easy, just follow the
wizard that guides you through the
The Gnome-Shell variant also installation process.
uses Samba to connect to other
network components. This means Installing Samba has one
when you want to share files downside: you need to reboot
and/or folders over your network afterwards so the program can
you need to have Samba installed. read the config file and knows
what to do and how to do it.
When you right-click a folder
(which you want to share) in the Once Samba is installed and the
file manager, a drop-down menu computer has rebooted you can
appears and one of the possible return to the file-manager and
decide if other users have the right manager, which currently does not
choices is Sharing Options. When right-click the folder you want to
to create and delete files in the offer direct access to manipulating
you choose this item and Samba is share. Click Sharing Options again,
share and if non-registered users the sharing properties of files and
not installed, you receive a tick the tickbox “Share this Folder”,
have access. Finish with the button folders. There is currently a thunar-
message you need to install it. choose a good name for the share,
Modify Share. shares-plugin project, but it is not
packaged for Xubuntu at this time
Now it should be possible to so has to be installed from source
open Network in the left column of and manually configured, the
the file-manager, choose author has not tested it.
workgroup and see which
computers are online and which Instead, you can install samba
folders they have shared. manually and configure it to serve
the folders you wish to share.
Once shared, the icon of the Alternatively, you can install a file
shared folder shows a double manager from Gnome, called
arrow indicating data can flow Nautilus, with sharing -- by
both ways to and from the folder. installing the nautilus, nautilus-
share and samba packages. You
Xfce can then launch Nautilus and
navigate to “Sharing Options” for
The Xubuntu desktop with Xfce the folder you wish to share, just
comes with Thunar as a file like you would in Gnome-Shell.
I
’ve been a computer user for
most of my life. Being born in
the latter half of the 80’s, that
is to be expected. The
computer was solely for
entertainment, and for playing
games in particular. In the late 90’s,
we got access to broadband
Internet, we had dial-up for years
before but, due to the cost, I rarely
got to use it (and, when I did, I
used it to look up gaming guides
and cheats). Broadband access
changed how I used the computer
drastically, napster helped with specifically the synth and tracker thought the first desktop and laptop.
that too. I didn’t care that my driven music. I had occasionally few tracks were ok, then track #5,
computer was too slow to run the stumbled across a demo or two, Marian, begun playing and So what does Linux, the demo
newest games any more (I bought cracktros and so forth, but I never completely blew me away. I still scene, and music have in common?
a video game console to satisfy my thought much about it. Music has refer to The Sisters of Mercy as my For me it’s Subsonic. When I lost
gaming needs), because I could always been a big part of my life, favourite band. my music collection (except for the
explore this whole other world and and I do consider myself as Sisters of Mercy albums which I
interact with people in a way that someone who doesn't care about But something else also actually own), I started
wasn’t possible for me before. I the genres as long as it sounds happened in 2010. One of my hard downloading all the amazing free
was still using Windows however – great (you’ll probably argue with drives gave up, and with it went my demo scene music, and it soon led
it took me a long time to get rid of me about that if you have a look at music collection. On the bright me into the wonderful world of
it actually. I’ve been running Linux- my collection, though). In the early side, I finally decided that I was net-labels. To this day, I still can’t
based operating systems for two years of high school, I was very into done with Windows and I’ve been believe how much incredible
years now, and I don’t see myself metal, and I thought that Iron running Linux ever since. I stuck brilliant and wonderful music
ever going back. Maiden was the greatest, but, as I with Ubuntu until 11.10, I thought there’s out on the Internet, for
matured, so did my musical taste. Unity was awful and switched to free! This is where Subsonic comes
In 2010 I fell in love. I fell in love One day I found this album called mint 12, and now I’m running mint in. As my music collection grew
with the demo scene, and more First and Last and Always. I 13 64-bit MATE on both my exponentially in size, and the wide
16x16 SUDOKU
made it impossible to carry with could be done just as easily (and in
me everywhere, I had to find a some cases easier) in a Windows
solution. With Subsonic, it doesn’t environment, and the terminal
matter if the file is an .xm .mp3 scared me. I had picked up some Numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to F are to be filled into the
.flac or .aac – it’ll transcode (into a basic terminal commands back in 16x16 grid so that every row, every column, and every
bit-rate of my choosing) it all into school (cd .., ls, cat, nano, man, etc), 4x4 box contains 0 to 9 and A - F.
something that my Android device and little by little I began exploring
can play when I’m out and about. and tweaking config files to my
When I’m at home, I use the web liking. My current Subsonic server
interface to access all my music, I is running on Ubuntu Server 12.04,
have not yet been able to get the a couple of old hard drives in an old
right equipment to set something computer running in RAID 5. I have
up for the jukebox function. Which sshfs (SSH Filesystem) running on
means that the computer running it, so I can use it as my own
the Subsonic server is outputting personal cloud storage, and adding
the music through its audio ports more music is a breeze.
and the playlists are controlled by
an external player. So, what do I want to say with
all of this? If you’re having trouble
Subsonic is free, but with getting into Ubuntu (or Linux in
additional features unlocked if you general), think about what really
donate, such as being able to play drives you, what’s your passion?
your files on an Android device, Chances are someone has written
and video support. The installation neat software that will make your
process is pretty straightforward, life – and the exercising of that
it’s distributed in a .deb package, passion – a lot easier. Don’t be
and that makes it easy to install. afraid to use Google or the man
And, if you need additional help, command, they’ll be your best
then take a look at the forums, a friends. Be prepared to read a lot,
lot of great tutorials there. most guides I’ve come across have
a good description of what every Solutions are on the second last page.
Installing Subsonic as a linux single command and parameter
newbie taught me a lot. The first does when they’re executed, that’s Puzzles are copyright, and kindly provided by,
few weeks of using Ubuntu, I how you’ll learn. The Puzzle Club - www.thepuzzleclub.com
wasn’t sure I was going to stick
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MY OPINION
Written by Eric Porter
Windows XP. found most frustrating, however, than once. I finally settled on
was how much it seemed to coddle Ubuntu. It was the highest rated,
XP was missing a few of the the user. It looked and felt like it most download, best reviewed,
features I liked from '98. It had was designed for toddlers. It and most intuitive distro I found.
some new quirks I had to get used forced features on me that I didn't After bouncing around between
to. And, until they came out with even want, and those features that the three main desktops (Gnome,
“service pack 2” it was rather I did want were gone. Even most of KDE and XFCE) for about a month I
unreliable. A few years go by and the desktop customizing tools that finally committed to Gnome
they finally get done shaking all I was used to using were now a because it was the most
(well most...) of the bugs out of XP ghost of the past. comfortable for me coming from a
just in time to release a new Windows OS background.
version called Vista. It was Three short months later it
supposed to be faster, stronger, crashed. Hard. Total meltdown. It My first full install was Ubuntu
and just better in every possible was inevitable, I suppose. It was 7.04 LTS with the Gnome desktop.
way. They even beta tested the Windows, after all. So, like a good It was freedom, Baby. I could
thing so it had to be good. Right? little MS drone, I set about the all finally make my computer look
W
So, naturally, I ran right out and too familiar task of reinstalling the how I wanted, and act how I
indows 3.0 was
bought myself a new desktop, set OS. 30 minutes later I get this wanted. I must have completely
released in May of
it up and hit the power button. I lovely blue screen that read, rebuilt my personal desktop 1000
1990, just one
didn't know it at the time, but that “We're sorry, this computer is not times in the last 5 years. My wife is
month before I
was the beginning of the end. compatible with Windows Vista.” terribly grateful for her own Login,
graduated from high school.
Say what now? IT CAME WITH I'm sure, as I am constantly fiddling
Previous to this, my experience
I could bore you with all the VISTA! Several unsuccessful tries and tweaking and revamping. It's
with computers was limited to DOS
details about the massive amount later I had had it. I installed XP, so in tune with my artistic nature,
operating systems and good old
of software incompatibilities, the fired up Explorer, made my way to and the possibilities are seemingly
fashioned Tandy Basic, with a
BlackICE Defender program that Google, and typed “Windows endless. It's been everything to me
smattering of machine code here
constantly questioned everything I Alternatives.” that an OS should be. It's intuitive,
and there. Needless to say, for me
did, the glitches, jams and responsive, logical, and, mostly, it
Windows was a godsend, and I
downright frustration of it all. But, Thus began my exploration of gets out of the way and lets me do
remained a faithful little fan-boy
I am sure that many of you have this strange new world of Linux. I what I want.
all the way up through Windows
experienced them for yourself, so must have tried out 20 different
98, where for financial reasons I
there's no real need. I think what I distros and flavors. Some more I've since installed every LTS
stayed until the release of
full circle magazine #63 41 contents ^
MY OPINION
version of Ubuntu that came out. themselves from new converts them. Gnome accomplished this.
Which naturally includes Ubuntu who are used to a Windows style Unity does not. I find it insanely
12.04. I have to say, that it came as interface which has been around ironic that a desktop environment
a bit of a shock to me when I saw for 20 years. If we want to attract which causes so much confusion, IT HAS ARRIVED!
the Unity desktop come up instead new users, we have to make that disharmony, and division is named
of Gnome. At first, I thought I had conversion easy and natural for “Unity.” The Full Circle
accidentally downloaded the
wrong ISO. I hadn't. So, I gave this Photo: Flickr.com - Pitel
Podcast Returns!
new desktop a trial run. After all,
It may be a new team of
there's nothing wrong with
podcasters, but the format
change, if it's for the better.
will be the same.
Unfortunately, this wasn't. It was
cumbersome, counter intuitive,
We'll be talking about Full
and slow. I think what I found most
Circle Magazine, news,
frustrating, however, was how
reviews and interviews.
much it seemed to coddle the user.
It looked and felt like it was
Your new team is:
designed for toddlers. It forced
• Les Pounder
features on me that I didn't even
• Tony Hughes
want, and those features that I did
• Jon Chamberlain
want were gone. Even most of the
• Oliver Clark
desktop customizing tools that I
was used to using were now a
All are members of the
ghost of the past... Now, where
Blackpool (UK) LUG
have I heard this before?
http://blackpool.lug.org.uk
Don't misunderstand. I'm not
Debut episode is
kicking Ubuntu to the curb just yet.
available from the
I've found a desktop that works
FCM homepage.
o.k. for me (Gnome classic... with
quite a few tweaks added). But, I
cannot help but question the
wisdom behind the move to Unity.
By swapping to Unity, they not
only alienate their current fan
base, but potentially alienate
full circle magazine #63 42 contents ^
full circle magazine #63 43 contents ^
REVIEW
Written by Tushar Bhargava gPodder
M
ost people prefer to separate 'Downloads' tab. You can MTP, file system or bluetooth gPodder supports a wide
use their default set various limits on the download based device. These options cover variety of formats including RSS,
music player for speed and number of simultaneous virtually all the devices you might Atom, YouTube, Soundcloud,
managing their downloads. On clicking the 'Play' own. This feature, though much Vimeo and XSPF feeds. It allows
podcasts. However, gPodder is a button gPodder opens your loved by gPodder users, is missing you to add podcasts from a URL or
standalone podcast manager that default music player to play the in version 3x and it is for this to import them from an OPML file.
might offer a much better podcast podcast. You can choose which reason that the version in the It enables you to export your own
experience. gPodder is an Open media player gPodder calls in the Ubuntu Software Center has not OPML file which makes it relatively
Source (GPL Version 3 or higher) 'Preferences' entry of the main been updated. If you want the easy for you to share your podcasts
podcast client made by Thomas menu. gPodder also allows you device sync feature stick to the with others or set up a podcast
Perl, an Austrian programmer. transfer your podcasts to an iPod, older 2.x version. client on another computer.
gPodder was created in 2005 with
the modest aim of downloading Despite its simple and easy to
and managing podcasts. It was use interface gPodder has its fair
earlier written in Java using the share of advanced features that
Gtk UI but has since been ported to can be found under the
Python. It currently uses the PyGtk 'Preferences' entry in the
and Gtk2 UI which gives it a nice 'Podcasts' menu. gPodder allows
Ubuntu look and feel. Global Menu you to set an 'update interval' to
support gives it an almost perfect check for new podcasts. It allows
Ubuntu integration. However, you to set limits on the number of
Unity integration is still missing. podcasts per subscription. It also
offers various actions to perform if
The graphical user interface is a new episode is found. In addition
simple and intuitive. The main to this, gPodder allows you to set
features are visible at a quick your own rules for 'clean-up' –
glance. gPodder offers you the which podcasts to delete
options to download, play or automatically (if at all) and which
transfer your podcasts. When you to keep. Lastly, gPodder offers
choose to download a podcast fairly comprehensive features to
gPodder carries out the download sync your device with it. It allows
quickly and unobtrusively in a you to select which episodes to
full circle magazine #63 44 contents ^
REVIEW
sync and which episodes to remove
from the device automatically.
You Want Game Lulu address for the book is: system as the one installed to the
Join us on:
HDD. With 4 GB RAM, some 1.7 GB
Reviews? http://www.lulu.com/author/conte
to 1.9 GB additional free space
J
nt_revise.php?fCID=12986866
could be made available. goo.gl/FRTMl
ust thought I'd inform you
of a book/presentation I Art Schreckengost
This way, I can run tests without facebook.com/fullcircle
have been working on for any risk of leaving any waste on my magazine
the past couple of years as installed system since, after
a side hobby. It covers roughly 400 twitter.com/#!/fullcirclemag
rebooting with the Live DVD, I
games found in USC and Synaptic have a clean system again. Based linkedin.com/company/full-
PM (none of the fatties, just the Quick DVD Backup on the results of the tests, I can circle-magazine
M
usual suspects). then be confident that the tested
ay I suggest a trick ubuntuforums.org/forum
programs will also install and run
Couldn't publish it as an epub that delivers a display.php?f=270
correctly on the HDD system.
because it didn't fit formatting properly installed
rules (over 800 pages and in PDF and clean Ubuntu – Using this approach, I can installed on my Ubuntu operating
instead of docx or odf), so I packed otherwise it could contain a lot of successfully try some Amateur system (and refreshing its
it off to lulu.com as a cheap $1.50 waste after repeated program Radio programs, both .deb database from the Internet).
book. In addition, due to included installs and uninstalls. extension Linux and .exe extension
screenshots, it came in at over Windows ones (among them SSTV, I was using an older computer
15MB. After installing an Ubuntu PSK31, etc.). without a built-in HDD, and the
distribution with all necessary computer was used exclusively
There are about 550 games in components and cleaning the Moreover, I can surf the with a Ubuntu Live-CD and with a
USC, but some don't work or are surplus ones, I use the remastersys Internet without any risk of broadband internet connection.
actually old hangers on that have program to make a system backup infection since the DVD is write This was the less expensive
been given new names and posted ISO file, and burn it to a rewritable protected and the RAM memory computer I had!
elsewhere. I hit maybe about 60% disk to make a Live DVD with will be empty after shutting down
of the games out there. Oh, and I username and password, but the computer. If I download any András Szabó
should clarify that I did it via without personal data. file then it can be saved directly to
LibreOffice Impress, so it's one a pen-drive or to an external HDD
page containing a screenshot and This Live DVD could be used for after checking it with the "Clamav"
one page with the URL, general experimental program anti-virus program already
info, and USC rating, if any. installations, while using the same
full circle magazine #63 46 contents ^
LETTERS
My Bad! Sort Of... with the latest Intel architecture. installed Mint on two other high the tablet is not going to last in the
I
Meanwhile, I will get started on spec laptops and... so far so good. market.
have to apologize for not those reviews I promised.
sending in those reviews I Now on to the Unity-Windows 8- Allan Hambidge
promised, here’s the reason Dougn Redhammer Tablet debacle, so clearly
why. After I built my new pc described in the FCM60 article by
system – moving from an AMD cpu Art Schreckengost. I can
to an Intel Ivy Bridge – I then understand why Canonical is going
installed 12.04 LTS, and, long story the Unity route as this is the way
short, it was a complete disaster. Unity, Mint and Tablets. Windows 8 is heading. It is aimed
Robin reported 12.04 instabilities at tablets, touch-screen computers
on his blog a few weeks ago, at the
Oh my! and TVs. I have an HTC Android
I
time I was on a AMD 64-bit build
have been using Linux Ubuntu
mobile phone, which is great and My Sad Inbox
and had no problems. The moment very convenient, with its touch
for about 4 years and do not screen, but I cannot see myself
I switched to an Intel system it was My inbox is looking rather
use a Windows dual boot. I do swiping the screen of a laptop. On
problems galore with random empty again folks. Surely you
have a Windows machine for a several trips to computer and
freezes, crashes, etc from nautilus have something on your mind
couple of programs, but have mobile phone shops, I have
to firefox, chrome, gwibber – even that you want to say. Doesn't
“almost” managed to eliminate this checked out the non-Apple tablets
the software center would crash! need to be just about Ubuntu.
necessity with Wine. on the market. The tablets on sale
You can read more about it here It can be about any of the
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubunt are very confusing as some have a other *buntu's, in fact, it can
I was using Ubuntu up to USB port, some don't. Some have
u/+source/xserver-xorg-video- be about anything Linux.
version 11.10 with the Classic Bluetooth and some don't. They all
intel/+bug/993187). So, for a few
login. The Classic login works on have a reduced storage capacity
weeks I could do nothing more Whether you've written an
Laptops/Desktops, but you are and memory. Some are cheap but
than browse the web trying to app, need help with
stuck with Unity if you have a net- in general they are very expensive.
figure out what was wrong before something, have a quick (non-
book. I have an Asus Netbook with As someone who is somewhat of a
the system went crazy – and I had technical) question, or just
2GB RAM and a 250GB hard disk. I gadget freak, the tablet is one
already given away the AMD want to show us something
use this a lot while on the move, piece of technology that I have not
system. Please post the solution to you've done, this is the place
and got enticed to Linux Mint 12 rushed out to buy. Why buy a
this for it.
from articles in other Linux tablet, with reduced
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubunt
magazines. I installed Mint on my characteristics, when you can get a
u/+source/xserver-xorg-video- Send it to:
netbook and it even recognized high spec netbook at a better
intel/+bug/993187/comments/91) letters@fullcirclemagazine.org
the extra touch-pad button to turn price. My netbook does all that my
for people who may be
it on and off. Ubuntu did not laptops do, with the addition of an
experiencing the same problems
recognize this button. I also external DVD drive. In my opinion
full circle magazine #63 47 contents ^
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Q A Q
When I tried to install keep going though the HDMI Have a look at this How can you remove a
Sopcast in Mint 13, the devices. (HDMI/Display Port 4 from page: program and all the files?
repository was not Sound Settings -> Output was http://www.openshot.or I did:
found. what worked for this laptop.) g/ppa/
A Q
Run this command:
Q
sudo aptget purge remove
I have just installed I have a 4 page PDF, I quassel
A
Ubuntu 12.04 on a Dell need to delete pages 2,
Latitude 2100. I installed (Thanks to papibe in the
3, and 4.
the Broadcomm driver Ubuntu Forums)
'remove' conflicts with
A
gksudo gedit and configured my hidden wireless
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ferra network. All is well. However, if I Try PDF Shuffler. You 'purge'. You need to use
mrobertosopcastmaya.list
run the netbook on battery the just the 'purge' option.
can get it from the
wireless network speed decreases Ubuntu Software
In the first line, replace "maya"
Q
drastically. Center.
with "precise". Save and exit. In
A
Will UEFI kill Linux?
Synaptic, reload the sources.
(Thanks to taylorkh in
Q
the Ubuntu Forums) The Thanks for your help, but
Q
solution was the second my network has a WEP
A
I have a Samsung R580
suggestion on this web key, do you have to write
laptop running Ubuntu UEFI is OK. Secure Boot
page: something different if
12.04. When I plug in my is one of its features,
http://askubuntu.com/questions/8 you have a WEP key?
HDMI cable to connect it and it may become a
A
5214/how-can-i-prevent-iwconfig-
to the TV, I can't get the sound problem for some Linux
power-management-from-being- (Thanks to Chili555 in
through the TV. distros. Have a look at:
turned-on the Ubuntu Forums) Yes:
A
http://blog.canonical.com/2012/06
you log on to your
From the volume /22/an-update-on-ubuntu-and-
Q
router and change it to
control in your panel, secure-boot/
How can I install the WPA2. WEP is about as secure as
run Sound Settings.
latest version of the putting your credit card in a
Select the Hardware or Secure Boot might even be
Openshot video editor? shoebox on the front porch.
Output tab. Select one of the beneficial, if it reduces the number
HDMI devices. If that doesn't work, of "here today, gone tomorrow,"
A A
Linux distros. Open a terminal and (Thanks to Coffeecat in what those are,
enter this command: the Ubuntu Forums) - there's a driver issue, and
everything Billy knows about
Q
Upgrade to 10.04, and
How can I turn off the grads is in the drivers no longer applies.
overlay scrollbars in repositories.
Ubuntu 12.04? gksudo gedit I have a good friend who knows
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa a lot about computers; over three
A
base.conf
decades, he has used them, sold
This web page tells all: them, written about them. When I
Add the following line at the
http://www.liberiangeek suggested that he would need to
.net/2012/03/disable-
end: Tips and Techniques go into the BIOS settings and
ubuntu-overlay- "change the boot order," so his
options sndhdaintel Why Can't Billy Install Ubuntu?
scrollbars-in-ubuntu-12-04-precise- model=dellm41 computer could boot from CD or
pangolin/ flash drive, that was the end of any
I respectfully suggest that this
then reboot. talk of trying Linux. He's not sure
is an education issue, and
how to do it, and he has been
Q
technology can only solve a bit of
How can I have multiple warned that he could really mess
Q
it.
VPN connections at the I installed a game in up his computer by changing BIOS
same time? Wine, and it put about 30 settings. It's true, too. Stroke a
Here are my top three reasons
icons on my desktop. bunch of random keys and select
Billy can't install Ubuntu, or any
A
"save," and you might need to take
other version of Linux:
A
See this page: the computer back to the dealer,
- the computer is set to boot from
https://www.facebook.c Move the installer just to get it to run.
the hard drive, and Billy can't or
om/pages/Ubuntu- program from Desktop won't change this,
Problems/18184928189 to another folder before If someone asks me how to
- installation requires changes to
5067 you run it. change the BIOS settings, I can't
"partitions," and Billy has no idea
Downloads/nameofgame is a good
Q
choice.
In Ubuntu 12.04, after
upgrading to the 3.2.0-
Q
25-generic kernel, I no I have a webserver which
longer have any sound. is running Linux Ubuntu
Hp pavilion dv6. 8.04.4. I would like to
install the grads service.
I
know all you loyal readers She’s real, by The Luddites feed your secret and insatiable and sure to get your party moving.
were waiting in titillated free download at: appetite for surf-rock. Remember One of those choruses that you
anticipation for my ardour http://tinyurl.com/d6x83w3 to clear your browser history if you want to scream along to while
tutorial, but unfortunately A spoken don’t want anyone else to know... pumping your index fingers into
because of poorly timed hardware word song the air.
failure (is there ever a good time?) describing a Sunshine, by Little Dragon
it won’t be this month. In the person at a listen at:
meantime here is some new ear club, you http://tinyurl.com/bn84hmc
candy for your listening know, THAT Great vocals
enjoyment: person. Funky bass and guitar riffs by Yukimi
layered under noisy brass and a Nagano over
Franklin’in Karsilamasi, by loud nostalgia for Frank Zappa, or a deceptively
Ansambl Mastika am I thinking of Mingus? Whatever. transparent
free download at: A great group that mixes styles. mix. Lots of
http://tinyurl.com/bopqa8p Very refreshing and never a dull interesting
Have you moment, as in: great bass clarinet sounds
ever sat in an solos (see “The Bronx”)! going on here. Just sit back and
armchair and prepare to get grooving. Band is so
wondered Ninguém segura os Beach tight, everything is placed just
what would Combers, by Os Beach Combers where it needs to be and nothing
happen if Free download at: more that shouldn’t be there.
the Grateful http://tinyurl.com/chb9rf6
Dead, slap The title Soul Killing, by The Ting Tings
bass, and the geopolitical region of track of the listen at:
Europe called “the Balkans” had a newest LP http://tinyurl.com/c64gzfq
child? Me too! Well, this is the (no, Makes you
answer. Great instrumental seriously, want to
interactions between the band they shake your
Nicola is a freelance musician,
members, how do they keep in released it on vinyl) from the Rio shoulders translator, and web-whiz. He can be
time? Great find. de Janeiro surf band Os Beach back and seen on the stage, behind the scenes,
Combers. Freaky, and flangey, forth. Lots of and in the zone - for whatever task is
perfect for listening by yourself to instruments at hand.
Ubuntu community is a need for it depends on a lot of factors, read blogs of official Ubuntu
gaining new experience and mostly me. My current dreams are: members. What I mean to say is,
meeting new people. I mean, I have Work one day for Canonical, make that every Ubuntu member is
been in the Ubuntu world since education for pupils/students working on some project/part of
8.04. It is still my favourite edition much more interesting and fun (at Ubuntu, and every now and then
because I started with that distro – least in the area of Informatics they are asking for volunteers –
but not like an everyday user. I had since that is my profession). while offering to help them to get
a bachelor thesis "Characteristics involved. What more do you need?
of Ubuntu operating system". EK: Have you hit any barriers with
When I started I didn't have a clue getting involved, and what can you I even wondered where could I get
what I got myself into. As time recommend to newcomers? official mentorship from
went by, I became more No barriers really. You have been Canonical... Then I told myself: "Ask
Elizabeth Krumbach: Can you tell comfortable and I have loved so approachable and helpful. I official members of the Ubuntu
us a little about yourself? Ubuntu since then. I must add that thank you a zillion times for that. project where you want to get
Jasna Benčić: Hi to everyone. My all these years I've been watching yourself involved."
name is Jasna and I come from you guys on Youtube (UDS, etc..) I would recommend to newcomers:
Croatia. Currently I am a graduate and now I actually want to meet If you are in the Ubuntu world, and EK: What other things are you
student at Faculty of Organization you and work with you. you want to gain more experience, interested in outside of open
and Informatics, (still working on do not hesitate to ask official source and Ubuntu?
my master’s thesis). Recently I had EK: What are your roles within the members to join in. There are a lot Related to my profession:
a chance to join: Croatian Linux Ubuntu community, and what plans of projects to get yourself involved Informatics in education,
Users' Association as a vice do you have for the future? in. You never know what kind of education psychology and
president, Muktware Linux and JB: Currently I am working as a opportunities you might get. methodology.
Free Software Magazine team as summary writer/editor at Ubuntu
an editor/contributor, and Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. Plans :) There EK: Is there anything you feel the Everything else is a mixture really:
Weekly Newsletter team as a is a saying: "Don't talk about your Ubuntu project could improve on 3D (Blender), foreign languages,
summary writer/editor. plans because there is a possibility when it comes to new folks coming cooking, stand up comedy,
you won't accomplish them." to the project? education through whole life. To
EK: What inspired you to get JB: Nothing really. Maybe I am too conclude this answer, there are a
involved in the Ubuntu community? I'd say that I have dreams subjective but, ever since I started lot of things I'm interested in
JB: Well, I wouldn't call it an considering Ubuntu and everything with the Ubuntu Weekly because I have a curious
inspiration. What drove me to the else. Will those dreams come true, Newsletter, I’ve had a chance to personality.
full circle magazine #63 53 contents ^
UBUNTU GAMES
Written by Dougn Redhammer
NEWS
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n video is Gabe Newell http://www.gameolith.com) is
about Steam on Linux moving to include Windows and
(http://bcove.me/g5ny Mac games in their catalog, as well
ak0b). Valve have as Linux.
posted news on this recently as
well as what game(s) that will be Croteam the studio behind the
released with the client. Left For Serious Sam FPS games has posted
Dead 2 in this case. The client will on their Facebook wall a
be released sometime this year, screenshot with the caption
and the first Linux test platform "Serious Sam 3: BFE- running on
for the client will be Ubuntu. For Linux!". Serious Sam 3 is the latest
more, see: game in the series that was
blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux. released about 5 months ago on
Windows using their new in house
And, just so you know, 3D game engine. No other
Gameolith (an online Linux game information has been released but perhaps producing games for Linux Linux since Serious Sam 3 is
store at it looks like another developer is that will be sold via Steam for essentially a steamworks game.
M
cPixel is a point-and- There are six levels in each level in a row. But the warning at The first reaction to McPixel
click adventure game batch that you have to clear before the start of the game should not usually elicits a lot of WTF’s and
in which you have unlocking the next batch. If you fail be ignored - after a long session, it general confusion, but don’t let
twenty seconds to a level, you just move on to the can be really frustrating trying to the outrageous, juvenile style of
prevent things from blowing up. next one until you’ve beaten them figure out what to do next. So it’s a humor fool you - it is a very well
Sounds easy enough, right? But all. If you clear three levels in a good idea to take a break before polished game that’s extremely
wait - there’s pot smoking aliens, row, you unlock a special bonus it’s your mind that is about to enjoyable to play. You can try out
snakes on a plane, and many more level. You have just one chance to explode. the demo, or purchase the full
ridiculously funny things keeping figure out what to do before it DRM-free game plus the
you from saving the world! Since abruptly ends, bringing you back to The soundtrack is good, but I soundtrack for $9.99 from
its inception as a Ludum Dare 21 your trippy adventure. did find it to be a bit repetitive mcpixel.net.
submission, McPixel has really after playing for a while. The retro
blown up (pardon the pun) and Being a point and click, the style pixel graphics are crisp and Pros:
with good reason. It now boasts mechanics are simple and the smooth, and each level is quite • clever and hilarious levels with
100 levels, free DLC updates, and a gameplay is straightforward. But imaginative. In general, the nice retro style graphics
level creator for those who want to the silly humor and task of finding environments have enough to keep • plenty of levels and extras for the
make even more crazy levels. And all of the gags keeps you coming the gameplay fresh, and there’s quality and price
it’s very, very addictive. back for more. For those who want always something that will have
a real challenge, Endless Mode you giggling like a 13 year old boy. Cons:
McPixel has a penchant for allows you to play every single • it can be truly maddening after
kicking people in the crotch and playing for a long time
urinating on fires, but this quasi- • soundtrack can become
hero has to use unorthodox redundant
methods to solve each puzzle.
Thinking of dousing the bomb with
water? Nope! Maybe just throwing
it out the window will do? Wrong
again, pal. What seems like the
obvious solution is often a dead
Jennifer is a fine arts student from
end, leaving you charred and
the Chicagoland area. You can follow
moving on to the next round until @missjendie on Twitter or visit her
you complete them all. blog at missjendie.com.
My computer is a rather old (in computer years) Dell Inspiron Attached is my Ubuntu 10.04 LTS desktop that I use for work
1200 running Lubuntu 11.04 (soon to be upgraded to 12.04). It and leisure. I run all three major operating systems (Linux,
has a 1.4 GHz Intel Celeron processor, a 40GB HD and 241 MB Mac & Windows) in various forms. I like Linux the best for two
memory. main reasons: 1) it's free, and 2) it has a low requirement for
hardware - even on this old Dell D630 laptop with 4GB of
At the beginning, the limited memory of this laptop wouldn't RAM, Linux runs circles around my MacBook Pro 8GB
let me install Ubuntu 10.04, hanging somewhere after setting RAM/2.66GHz laptop when it comes to operating system
up the keyboard during the installation process, so I installed responsiveness. I'm never left waiting with Linux.
Lubuntu 10.04 instead and later upgraded to newer versions.
Thanks Linux developers! Keep up the good work.
The wallpaper is from a picture taken by me or by my wife lying
on the sand at Maracas Bay beach, Trinidad and Tobago. Dan Juarez
Rainer Parrales
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