Latest Stable Chrome Build Has a New ‘Reset to Default’ Option Available

If your Chrome browser reaches a point where it no longer works well, then that usually means uninstalling and reinstalling it in order to get back the fresh optimal performance you love. But things just got a lot simpler this week! The latest stable build of Chrome comes with a new ‘Reset to Default’ option that lets you return your browser to its original ‘shiny new condition’ with just a click of a button. To access the new feature, just go to Settings, scroll down to the Advanced Settings section and expand it, then scroll to the Reset Browser Settings option located all the way at the bottom. Once you click on the Reset Browser Settings Button, all tweaks and personalization except for themes, bookmarks, and apps will be wiped out, leaving you with a fresh browser once again.

TrueCrypt With Ubuntu AppIndicator PPA

Ubuntu doesn't support tray icons by default and further more, the systray whitelist, which could be used to get applications to use the systray, has been removed with Ubuntu 13.04. This is pretty bad for TrueCrypt, an open source disk encryption application that still uses a tray icon and doesn't come with an Ubuntu AppIndicator, because you can't bring the mount/dismount dialog up once you close the main window unless you kill the application (it closes to the tray which isn't visible).

For this reason, Stefan Sundin has created an Ubuntu PPA for TrueCrypt which has been patched to use an Ubuntu AppIndicator instead of a tray icon.

Install TrueCrypt with AppIndicator instead of tray icon in Ubuntu

To install TrueCrypt with Ubuntu AppIndicator support (PPA available for Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10 and 12.04), use the commands below in a terminal: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stefansundin/truecrypt sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install truecrypt

The AppIndicator exits when hiding (closing) the main TrueCrypt window - to fix this, open the TrueCrypt preferences and on the "Background Task" tab, uncheck "Exit when there are no mounted volumes".

Ubuntu builder 2.4.0 released and installation instructions included

A handy tool to build an Ubuntu based GNU/Linux distribution.Ubuntu Builder is a simple tool to create your own distribution. It allows to download, extract, customize in many ways and rebuild the ubuntu images. You can customize i386 and amd64 desktop ISO images.

What is new in version 2.4.0

Here is the day. The new v2.4.0 has been released! This version brings the support for Ubuntu Raring Ringtail 13.04 and drops the ones for Lucid Lynx and Oneiric Ocelot. Various bug fixed and a new translation added.

Unfortunately, the Ubuntu Mini Remix project has not yet released the new 13.04 images, so they won't be available for the download. When these images will be ready, a new version of the program will come out.

Install ubuntu builder 2.4.0 in ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04

Open the terminal and run the following commands

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:f-muriana/ubuntu-builder

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-builder

How to install classic gnome desktop in ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)

This tutorial will explain how to install classic gnome desktop in ubuntu 13.04.By default ubuntu 13.04 loads in to unity desktop.If still want to use old classic gnome desktop you have to install gnome session fallback package. br>
Install classic gnome desktop in ubuntu 13.04 br>
Open the terminal and run one of the following command br>
sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback br>
Once you install the classic gnome desktop you need to logout from the existing session.Once you are at logon screen click the option to change your session then choose Gnome Fallback to logon br>

How to Install Cinnamon 1.8 on ubuntu 13.04

Cinnamon is a user interface. It is a fork of GNOME Shell, initially developed by (and for) Linux Mint. It attempts to provide a more traditional user environment based on the desktop metaphor, like GNOME 2. Cinnamon uses Muffin, a fork of the GNOME 3 window manager Mutter, as its window manager from Cinnamon 1.2 onwards

What is new in version 1.8

File Manager

Nemo received a lot of attention. Its user interface was heavily modified and its behavior was adapted to integrate better with Cinnamon.You can now easily hide the sidebar and switch back and forth between places and treeview. Under each place, if applicable, a small bar indicates how much space is used.

Screensaver

Cinnamon now features its own screensaver. One of its particularities is that you can define an away message before locking up your screen.

Control Center

All configuration modules are now present in Cinnamon Settings. You no longer need to use Gnome Control Center.

Desklets

KDE calls them Plasmoids, Android calls them Widgets, in Cinnamon they’re called “Desklets”. The same way you can add applets to your panel, you can add desklets to your desktop.

Spices Management

In Cinnamon 1.8 you can install “spices” (i.e. applets, desklets, themes, extensions) straight from your desktop.

New features for developers

Settings API for Applets/Desklets If you’re an Applet/Desklet developer, don’t use gsettings anymore. Cinnamon 1.8 features a settings API which will do all the work for you. It will set up your settings and default values for you, automatically. It will allow you to access your settings just as easily as you access values in an array. It will generate a configuration screen for you, automatically.

Install Install Cinnamon 1.8 on ubuntu 13.04

Open the terminal and run the following commands

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install cinnamon nemo

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Agedu – A Unix utility for tracking down wasted disk space

agedu scans a directory tree and produces reports about how much disk space is used in each directory and subdirectory, and also how that usage of disk space corresponds to files with last-access times a long time ago. In other words, agedu is a tool you might use to help you free up disk space. It lets you see which directories are taking up the most space, as du does; but unlike du, it also distinguishes between large collections of data which are still in use and ones which have not been accessed in months or years – for instance, large archives downloaded, unpacked, used once, and never cleaned up. Where du helps you find what's using your disk space, agedu helps you find what's wasting your disk space. agedu has several operating modes. In one mode, it scans your disk and builds an index file containing a data structure which allows it to efficiently retrieve any information it might need. Typically, you would use it in this mode first, and then run it in one of a number of ‘query’ modes to display a report of the disk space usage of a particular directory and its subdirectories. Those reports can be produced as plain text (much like du) or as HTML. agedu can even run as a miniature web server, presenting each directory's HTML report with hyperlinks to let you navigate around the file system to similar reports for other directories.

Install agedu in ubuntu

Open the terminal and run the following command

sudo apt-get install agedu

Using agedu Syntax

agedu [ options ] action [action...]

You would typically start using agedu by telling it to do a scan of a directory tree and build an index. This is done with a command such as

$ agedu -s /home/test

which will build a large data file called agedu.dat in your current directory. (If that current directory is inside /home/test, don't worry – agedu is smart enough to discount its own index file.) Having built the index, you would now query it for reports of disk space usage. If you have a graphical web browser, the simplest and nicest way to query the index is by running agedu in web server mode:

$ agedu -w

which will print (among other messages) a URL on its standard output along the lines of

URL: http://127.0.0.1:48638/

(That URL will always begin with ‘127.’, meaning that it's in the localhost address space. So only processes running on the same computer can even try to connect to that web server, and also there is access control to prevent other users from seeing it – see below for more detail.) Now paste that URL into your web browser, and you will be shown a graphical representation of the disk usage in /home/test and its immediate subdirectories, with varying colours used to show the difference between disused and recently-accessed data. Click on any subdirectory to descend into it and see a report for its subdirectories in turn; click on parts of the pathname at the top of any page to return to higher-level directories. When you've finished browsing, you can just press Ctrl-D to send an end-of-file indication to agedu, and it will shut down. After that, you probably want to delete the data file agedu.dat, since it's pretty large. In fact, the command agedu -R will do this for you; and you can chain agedu commands on the same command line, so that instead of the above you could have done $ agedu -s /home/test -w -R