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Re: Tutorial of the Week
For May 12, 2008, the tutorial of the week is a contribution by one of the biggest proponents of 64-bit Ubuntu on the forums: Kilz, who wrote the impressive "Howto Install 32 bit Firefox with Flash w/sound and Java for AMD64."
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202537
It's a thread that began almost two years ago, has received updates through four releases and has even been adjusted within days of this post. It's unusual to see a tutorial receive so much attention, but when you read through it, it's clear that this is a labor of love. If you use 64-bit Ubuntu and want to get a fully functional Firefox, Kilz has made it easy for you.
See you in a week!
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Re: Tutorial of the Week
Home-networked Ubuntu users and administrators of multiple machines might be interested in this week's tutorial pick: coolen's "HOWTO: Share updates across multiple machines".
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=564301
This is a well-built and well-designed howto that gives plenty of information about the apt-cacher tool and how to set it up right. It also makes mention of how to reverse the changes, and coolen is updating his instructions quite frequently -- both hallmarks of a superior howto. If you manage an Ubuntu lab, or even if you just have a few machines scattered through the house, this might be something you want to try.
Enjoy!
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Re: Tutorial of the Week
This week's tutorial is a nifty little trick for laptop owners: "HOWTO: Led notifcation for new mail/messages/calls," by Pedric.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=539425
With this tutorial, you might be able to flash your laptop LED when you get an incoming Skype call, or an e-mail arrives.
See you next week!
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Re: Tutorial of the Week
Laptop owners (and some desktop users, perhaps) might be interested in this week's tutorial standout: "HowTo: Undervolt your notebook CPU for longer battery life," by Ares Drake.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=786402
The tutorial is geared toward newer machines, and walks you gently through the process of testing an undervolt and setting up your system properly. On top of that it's a clean and easy-to-follow thread, and one that's visually appealing as well. Nice work!
See you in a week!
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Re: Tutorial of the Week
This week's highlighted thread is a long-running emergency tip called "How to install Grub from a live Ubuntu cd.", by catlett.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224351
This is another tutorial that you hope you never have to use, but in the case that your MBR is damaged or you misbuild a dual-boot system, you'll want to know how to restore Grub. This thread -- which was first posted in 2006 -- can probably help, and all you'll need is a live CD and a little patience.
Have fun!
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Re: Tutorial of the Week
For this, the 25th tutorial of the week, the pick is another long-standing classic -- "Howto : GfxBoot ( Grub like suse )" by PingunZ.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=208855
While somewhat dated, it still gets attention quite frequently, and might be something you're interested in. A prettier Grub boot is an embellishment commonly sought after by Ubuntu users. Take a peek, and see you next week for No. 26!
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Re: Tutorial of the Week
This week's tutorial pick is aimed at the housekeeper in all of us -- WackToMack's nifty "HOWTO: Cleaning up all those unnecessary junk files..."
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=140920
If you ever get an itch to throw out all the old, unused files on your system, WackToMack can show you how to do it safely and comprehensively. Software experimenters will be pleased to learn how to clean up after themselves, and long-running systems can win back a little space too.
Cheers!
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Re: Tutorial of the Week
The highlighted tutorial this week will interest Hotmail users, and Evolution users too. As if you didn't see it coming, it's "HOWTO: Send and Receive Hotmail through Evolution" by Indras.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=200408
Following the steps in Indras' thread will get Evolution hooked up to your Hotmail account, and let you read your e-mail without needing the browser interface.
And even though the thread dates back to 2006, recent replies suggest it works just as well now as it did then. And it's well-formatted, with easy-to-read code boxes and highlighted steps. It's a good example of a nicely built tutorial.
See you in a week!
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Re: Tutorial of the Week
This week's tutorial pick is a crowd-pleaser ... probably. It's "HowTo: Install skype and sms with skype in ubuntu 8.04", by grobar.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=778691
If you're a Skype fan and want to install it, grobar has links and easy steps for putting it in place, with the added SMS package as a bonus. If you've never used it (like me), this will probably be a good way to try it out.
Enjoy!
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Re: Tutorial of the Week
Hello again! This week's selection is a nifty trick for anyone who may want to access an FTP site from within a directory structure -- "[HOWTO] mount an FTP host as a filesystem using CurlFtpFS", by geco.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=441126
The guide includes help for versions all the way back to Edgy, so anyone still using an earlier version of Ubuntu can give this a spin too. And recent replies suggest the instructions work on version 8.04 as well. If it sounds like something you might be interested in, geco's instructions are clear and well presented, and easy to follow.
See you in a week!