Ubuntu 9.10 beta available now

Dear ubuntu lovers.
Ubuntu 9.10 beta is available now. U can get it and check it out and u can also report bugs ....
http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/karmic/beta
Get it from here.........

Installing 9.10 beta from current version:

#press ALT+F2.
#A box will appear.
#In That box write or copy paste update-manager -d
#Now follow the on screen instruction.

You are done...
enjoy the beta..

Installing .bin extensioned file in ubuntu

# Open the Terminal.
# Locate the folder where the application resides.
# IN terminal write :
sudo chmod a+x ApplicationName.bin
./ApplicationName.bin

Follow the onscreen instructions....
You are done.....

Developing J2ME Application on ubuntu 9.04

First Install JDK:
To install jdk, open terminal and type those commands
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk

OR,
Application---> Add/Remove application
'Show:ALL available application
Search 'JAVA' Tick and apply

Downlaod Netbeans:
Now go to www.netbeans.org and downlaod the full version of the IDE.
After downloading install it....
Thats it your ide is ready for development.
Then create new project and select J2ME and choose option start developing.

A good emulator:
Download WTK for linux from java.sun.com
Install it..
for installing wtk see this guide.[Click Here]

Now U r ready to rock.....

For further query please leave comment or mail me @ extremeaiub@yahoo.com

Installing .sh extensioned file in ubuntu 9.04

# First locate the file with terminal....
open terminal from Application -->Accessories --> Terminal....

# Locate the folder in which the .sh file is located
like if this is in desktop write " cd Desktop"

# After locating write following command in Terminal
" sudo sh filename.sh "

After that installation will take place....

Installing canon ip1900 series printer in ubuntu 9.04

Install ur printer in some simple steps....

step 1:
download the driver package from canon web site. [Click here]
put ur downloaded package in home folder.

step 2:
After finished download, open terminal and write the following command

sudo tar -xf iP1900_debian_printer.tar

step 3:
Now install the cnijfilter deb packages which have already u extracted. Just write the following commands in terminal.

sudo dpkg -i cnijfilter-*.deb

While executing this command u might get error message, don't worry about that. just go to the next step.
step 4:
Now write the following command on the terminal

sudo apt-get install libcupsys2

u r done now...... Just plug ur printer power it on and wait for a while. System will detect ur printer and a settings box will appear where u can configure ur printing settings.

if u want to check whether its installed successfully or not, just write the follwing command in terminal,

sudo ldd /usr/bin/cifip1900

if u get the following type output, u can be sure that it is installed success fully... :D... enjoy printing in ubuntu 9.04.

outpot
=====

linux-gate.so.1 => (0xb805f000)
libcnbpcmcm346.so => /usr/lib/libcnbpcmcm346.so (0xb8043000)
libcnbpess346.so => /usr/lib/libcnbpess346.so (0xb7ff3000)
libm.so.6 => /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm.so.6 (0xb7fcc000)
libdl.so.2 => /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl.so.2 (0xb7fc8000)
libtiff.so.4 => /usr/lib/libtiff.so.4 (0xb7f72000)
libpng12.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 (0xb7f4c000)
libcnbpcnclapi346.so => /usr/lib/libcnbpcnclapi346.so (0xb7f48000)
libcnbpcnclbjcmd346.so => /usr/lib/libcnbpcnclbjcmd346.so (0xb7f43000)
libcnbpcnclui346.so => /usr/lib/libcnbpcnclui346.so (0xb7f3d000)
libpopt.so.0 => /lib/libpopt.so.0 (0xb7f33000)
libc.so.6 => /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 (0xb7dd0000)
libpthread.so.0 => /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0 (0xb7db7000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xb8060000)
libjpeg.so.62 => /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62 (0xb7d97000)
libz.so.1 => /lib/libz.so.1 (0xb7d80000)

Owning a folder in Ubuntu 9.04

Start Terminal…

write ” sudo chown -R USERGROUP:USERNAME /FOLDER LOCATION ”

here, USERGROUP will be repalced by your user group….

USERNAME will be replaced by your username….

FOLDER LOCATION will be replaced by the folder you want to own..

Thats it, for further query please leave a comment here.

Some Important Vista commands

Here are some important commands for vista.
You can use these commands from the "run" program.

List of Commands:

1. Color Management : colorcpl
2. Computer Management Launcher : CompMgmtLauncher
3. Control Panel : control
4. Credential Backup and Restore Wizard : credwiz
5. Defragment User Interface : dfrgui
6. Driver Package Installer : dpinst
7. DVD Player : dvdplay
8. Display Adapter Troubleshooter : AdapterTroubleshooter
9. Encryption File System : rekeywiz
10. Event Viewer : eventvwr
11. Fax Cover Sheet Editor : fxscover
12. Firewall Settings : FirewallSettings
13. Firewall Control Panel : FirewallControlPanel
14. Help Pane : helppane
15. iSCSI Initiator : iscsicpl
16. Iexpress : iexpress
17. Logoff from Vista : logoff
18. Language Pack Installer : lpksetup
19. Microsoft Sync Center : mobsync
20. Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool : msdt
21. Optional Features Manager : optionalfeatures
22. People Near Me : p2phost
23. Performance Monitor : perfmon
24. Presentation Settings : presentationsettings
25. Printer Migration : PrintBrmUi
26. Snipping Tool : snippingtool
27. Software Licensing/Windows Activation : slui
28. Sound Volume : sndvol
29. Sound Recorder : soundrecorder
30. Sticky Note : StikyNot
31. System Properties : SystemPropertiesAdvanced
32. User Accounts : Netplwiz
33. Windows Fax and Scan : wfs
34. Windows Mobility Center : mblctr
35. Windows Backup Utility : sdclt

START AND STOP PARAMETERS for XAMPP on UBUNTU 9.04

Parameter	Description
start	Starts XAMPP.
stop	Stops XAMPP.
restart	Stops and starts XAMPP.
startapache	Starts only the Apache.
startssl	Starts the Apache SSL support. This command activates the SSL support permanently, e.g. if you restarts XAMPP in the future SSL will stay activated.
startmysql	Starts only the MySQL database.
startftp	Starts the ProFTPD server. Via FTP you can upload files for your web server (user "nobody", password "lampp"). This command activates the ProFTPD permanently, e.g. if you restarts XAMPP in the future FTP will stay activated.
stopapache	Stops the Apache.
stopssl	Stops the Apache SSL support. This command deactivates the SSL support permanently, e.g. if you restarts XAMPP in the future SSL will stay deactivated.
stopmysql	Stops the MySQL database.
stopftp	Stops the ProFTPD server. This command deactivates the ProFTPD permanently, e.g. if you restarts XAMPP in the future FTP will stay deactivated.
security	Starts a small security check programm. Example: sudo /opt/lampp/lampp startssl find more on parameters

Installing XAMPP on Ubuntu 9.04

Install XAMPP on ur ubuntu just in follwing simple steps....

Step 1: Download the installation package

At first download the package. Click here to download.

Step 2: Installing

1. Open the terminal [1. Open The terminal [Application-->Accessories-->Terminal]
2. Write the quoted code or copy and paste it in terminal [without the "" symbols]
"sudo tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.7.1.tar.gz -C /opt"
when prompted give ur sudo password.

now xampp is installed on ur machine in opt folder.

Step 3:Start

Now start the xampp .
to start xampp just write the following code in terminal [without "" symbols]
"sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start"

Step 4:Test

To test the xampp, just open any browser and in the browser's address bar
just write "http://localhost"

u r done...............

Find more on XAMPP

Changing MAC address in Ubuntu 9.04

To change your current or existing MAC address in ubuntu 9.04 just follow the follwing steps.... hope yours will be changed..

1. Open The terminal [Application-->Accessories-->Terminal]
2. Write the quoted code or copy and paste it in terminal [without the "" symbols]
"sudo gedit /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh"
give sudo password when prompted.
3. A file will be opened. In that file after the last line write the following codes or paste it.

killall dhclient
killall dhclient3
ifconfig eth0 down
ifconfig eth0 hw ether 001CC019A888
ifconfig eth0 up
/sbin/dhclient
/sbin/dhclient3

4. Now save the file and restart your machine.

You are done.

How to install Cisco packet tracer 5 in Ubuntu linux 9.04

U can install cisco packet tracer in ubuntu 9.04 now. For this all y have to do is to follow the following steps and u r done.

1. Download the packet tracer 5 from cisco site if u r student there [ The generic tar.gz format ] But if u r not a student then download it from here.
click this link to download
And keep the downloaded file in desktop.

2. Open the terminal and write
"sudo tar xzvf PacketTracer5_generic.tar.gz" [without the quotation mark]
Give the sudo password.

3. Now it is uncompressed. Go to your home directory and find the uncompressed folder. Enter into the folder and there u will find a file named "install".
double click on that file and a prompt will come up.
Select "Run in Terminal" option.

4. Now follow the on screen instructions.......

U r half done now.... :)

After this installation u can run this from the terminal.
To run this open the terminal and type "packettracer" [without the quotation mark]
U can now see the cisco packet tracer running.

if u do not want to do this thing every time, then lets make a launcher ....
to make a launcher,
>> go to desktop.
>>Right click and select "create a launcher"
>> Insert the following values in to its fields.
Type : Application
Name: Packet Tracer 5
Command: packettracer
Comment: CISCO networking

Yes Now u r done......

if u have problem regarding this, plz comment I will try to help ...
or u can mail me "extremeaiub@yahoo.com"