Linux Ubuntu 10.04 - 10.10

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Accounting software for Ubuntu

For Ubuntu 9.10 or 10.04,a lot of softwares or tools available for managing accounts and financial transaction but here – the best two of them is explained.

1. HomeBank

Homebank is a simple and fast application program for managing accounts and transaction.Its graphical user interface is designed well(By Using GTK2) and easy to use.Home-Bank is an open source and free software, designed to serve as a personal accounting tool for all users.


Features of HomeBank

• support multi accounts
• It can import data from QFX/CSV files
• you can manage your budget
• statistical analysis with graphical charts
• fast startup time

How to Install HomeBank on Ubuntu 10.04

Open Ubuntu Software Center and search for “homebank”.Then click on install button in the results(containing homebank).Installation will begin and complete within few minutes.Then you can use homebank from Applications->Office->HomeBank.
2. GnuCash Finance Management

Gnucash is also an financial accounting software that can be used for personal use and small business.It is an open source,free and cross platform application(available for GNU/Linux,BSD,Windows,Solaris and MacOSX).GnuCash is very flexible and easy to use and you can track your bank accounts,income,expences and stocks.Some other features includes

• QIF/HBCI/QFX import
• transaction scheduling
• Financial Calculation
• Double Entry
• Mutual Fund Accounts
• Graphical Analysis
• Transaction Finder
• Localization
• Support for Multiple Currencies

 

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How to use any Picture as Icon in Ubuntu 10.04-10.10

In Ubuntu 10.04(Lucid Lynx) there are many charming icons available by default and you can add whenever you want;But this post will explain you,how to use any images or pictures and almost any formats like png,JPEG or GIF as a icon of a file,folder or launcher.


Using Picture as Icon on Ubuntu

1.Right click on the file/folder or launcher(Whose icon is to be changed) and select properties.

2.In properties of a folder(Here in example I have taken a folder,you may do it with file or launcher),click on basic tab(explored in pictures).
3.Now click on icon(Top left corner),then a new window,named as select custom icon will appear,which will allow you to browse the directory.
4.Next,select the image or picture you want to use as icon for that folder(in picture,the name of the folder is security).Then click on open.

5.That’s All…the icon is changed..you may now close the properties window.




NOTE : If you are choosing the picture from mounted disk then the file or folder or launcher icon may not appear when the system will be restarted,so it is preferable to copy it to its file system i.e in picture directory or home folder or any other folder and you may like to rename it by starting with DOT(.) to make it invisible.(Use CTRL+H to see hidden-invisible folders).For any other problem you may like to notify us by comment.

 

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How to Install Opera in Ubuntu 10.04-10.10

Opera is one of the fastest browser available and you want to install it on your Ubuntu 10.04(Lucid Lynx) even though it has already an excellent browser installed by default(That is Mozilla Firefox),then you can install opera in few clicks.Latest version of Opera is just released.So you can install opera 10.10 on Ubuntu 10.04(or any other Linux version procedure is just same)by following three steps : (very simple steps)


Three step installation of Opera 10.10 on Ubuntu 10.04 :

step1 : Open any browser and go to opera’s official website for downloading the latest version for ubuntu 10.04.

Download Opera 10.10

step2 : Select the operating system(Here it is Ubuntu although it may not be necessary if website will automatically detect) and in package format leave it as default package for easy installation.

step3 : Now click on Download Opera.Then downloading will start and an option will come for opening the package with GDebi Package Installer so click ok.Next downloading will be complete within few moments and installation will start.Finally click on install package to begin the installation and installation will be complete within few seconds.

step4 : End of the Fun.I assume you have installed opera 10.10 on Your Ubuntu successfully

 

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DVD Ripping Software for Ubuntu 10.04-10.10

How to Rip DVD in Ubuntu 10.04(Lucid Lynx)

Ubuntu 10.04 comes with some basic softwares only so some extra softwares are required for other common tasks like DVD Ripping.Actually there are many softwares available like AcidRip,DVD-Rip and so on for Ubuntu 10.04.I would like to recommend AcidRip DVD Ripper,a GTK-Perl application used for encoding DVD’s.

Install DVD Ripping software on Ubuntu 10.04

1.Open Ubuntu Software Center(Applications->) OR Synaptic Package Manager(System->Administration->).
2.Search for “acidrip” or “dvd rip” in quick search bar.
3.Click on install to install the acidrip(USC) otherwise Mark for installation and then apply to begin the installation.You may be asked to enter your login password(Ubuntu 10.04 user account),if so then enter your password.Downloading will begin.
4.Installation will just after the completion of downloading process.It will hardly takes a minute.
5.You have installed AcidRip successfully!!(I hope So,otherwise leave a comment to explore your problem in installation)…Enjoy Ripping ….with AcidRip..

 

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How to Open .RAR File in Ubuntu 10.04-10.10

If you have just installed the Ubuntu 10.04 on your computer and wondering for a software to open .RAR file ..this post will surely help you.The fact is that,after fresh installation of ubuntu 10.04 you will have to install some extra software(like Adobe Flash player,VLC player,CSS library for encrypted dvd playback..) for basic needs(If you have installed Ubuntu 10.04 from standard CD).

Install RAR Compression and Decompression Tool in Ubuntu 10.04

To Open RAR file(or to make rar file) you will have to add an application to Archive Manager so that it can handle with RAR files.Follow these steps to install RAR application-

1. Open Ubuntu Software Center or Synaptic Manager and Search for RAR.
2. Click on install to proceed for installation.
3. Wait for few minutes to finish the download and installation will begin automatically …and finish within few moments.
4. Installation completed successfully…now to open .RAR file,just click(right) on them and open with archive manager(or use double click).Everything will work expected and you would be able to extract rar files easily.

 

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how to install clamav on Ubuntu 10.04-10.10

Clamav for Ubuntu 10.04

Clamav(clam antivirus) is an application program designed to be an antivirus toolkit for Unix and Linux based operating systems like Ubuntu 10.04 or 10.10.Clamav is an command line tool which is based on libclamav6 library.Clamav is a very flexible and feature rich(multi-threading daemon for automatic update of clam-freshclam package,a virus database for clamav) software and you can make it more efficient by installing clam TK ,the front end of Clamav.So when you will install clam tk then you will be able to work in graphical environment instead of command line.Other features includes built in support for archive formats,mail file formats,other most widely used document formats like PDF,files like HTML,RTF.

installing clamav on Ubuntu 10.04

1. Open Synaptic Package Manager(from System->Administration->SPM) and enter your login password if needed.
2. Then,go to quick search bar(near top center) and type “clamav”.
3. Next,mark the boxes in the rows containing clamav and clam-TK(GUI fron end of clamav) and don’t forget to select all the additional library or packages when it ask(click OK) just after marking a box.
4. Now click on Apply and wait until the installation is complete.Later you can access it from accessories.
5. That’s all..I hope you have installed clamav successfully on your ubuntu-computer

 

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video converter for ubuntu 10.04-10.10

Video Format Conversion Tool for Ubuntu 10.04-10.10


For Ubuntu 10.04(Lucid Lynx),A recommended video converter is Transmageddon Video Transcoder.The main purposes of this software is to help peoples in creating different formats of files so that they can play on their mobile devices without much effort.Transmageddon is very easy to use with good user interface(GUI).It has support for almost all common files formats and you can directly choose the mobile devices(i.e for Sony PSP or Nokia OR Apple Ipod Nano or Sony Playstation3 or Motorola KRZR K1v) from the options and it will automatically geneate the required format.The supported Codecs(Containers,Audio and Video encoders) are

• Ogg
• AVI
• flv
• MPEG TS
• MPEG4
• Quick Time
• MXT
• MP3
• AAC
• FLAC
• Vorbis
• Theora
• MPEG2
• xvid
• DivX5
• Dirac

How to Install video converter-Transmageddon Video Transcoder on Ubuntu 10.04

1.Open Ubuntu Software Center(USC) from Aplications.
2.Search for “Transmageddon” or “Video Transcoder” in the quick search bar.
3.Click on install button to proceed for installation;it may ask you to enter your login password(Ubuntu 10.04 user account) if so then enter.
4.Downloading and installing process will finish within few minutes.
5.That’s All…Now open it from Applications->Sound & Video->Transmageddon Video Transcoder…..

 

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How to Play .mp3 file in ubuntu 10.04-10.10

On Ubuntu 10.04(Lucid Lynx) you can play mp3(MPEG-1 Layer-3) files in many ways because there are lots of players available.In this post,the two most important and best mp3 player is described for ubuntu 10.04.

Playing MP3 songs(file) on Ubuntu 10.04.-10.10


Movie Player : For MP3 files

This is the default media player for Ubuntu 10.04 which is installed by default but still you won’t be able to use this for playing mp3 files until you will installed missing plugins and libraries that is not installed by default but required for playing mp3 files.When you will first open mp3 songs with movie player then it will ask for installing missing plugins.Click on Install missing plugins and it will complete within few minutes.Now,you to play mp3 files just double click on mp3 files or open it with movie player after right clicking on it.

VLC player : Best Mp3 Player for Ubuntu 10.04-10.10


VLC player is one of the most robust open source media player.It is a good choice for playing mp3 files too.Since vlc player is not installed on ubuntu 10.04(By default) so you will have to install it from software center or synaptic package manager.If you don’t know how to install vlc player on ubuntu then click here – Install VLC player on Ubuntu for tutorial described in steps.After installing the vlc player,to play mp3 files,just right click on the file and open with vlc.

 

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c and c++ programming in ubuntu 10.04-10.10

When it comes to programming(C/C++ or other ),Ubuntu 10.04 or any distribution of Linux is far better than Windows NT based Operating system(windows XP or Vista or 7).In general people uses TurboC++ on windows but in Ubuntu 10.04 advanced and much efficient compiler are available for compiling C or C++ programs.Some people or students think that programing in Linux is very tough(Actually they feel scary due to the shell Commands) but I assure you that it is nothing but a misconception.But now,I think the misconceptions are decreasing and they are becoming familiar with Ubuntu/linux environment.


Text Editor in Ubuntu 10.04

Since Ubuntu 10.04 uses GNOME as their default desktop so there is no need to worry about text editor because Gedit text editor is installed by default.It has many advanced features like Syntax coloring so it is well suited for programming.Another KDE based version is also available Kwrite,similar to gedit with lot of features.

C Compiler for Ubuntu 10.04
For C program there is a modern compiler GCC(GNU Compiler Collection) which you can use to compile C programs.To install gcc type following command at command line.(It may be installed already)

sudo apt-get install gcc


Compiling C program in Ubuntu 10.04

user1004@user1004-desktop:~/Desktop$ gcc abc.c
user1004@user1004-desktop:~/Desktop$ ./a.out


*********Hello! Mr.X it’s working Enjoy!!******
user1004@user1004-desktop:~/Desktop$


C++ Compiler for Ubuntu

For C++ programs you can use G++ compiler an advanced compiler with lot of features.To install G++ type following command at command line.

sudo apt-get install g++


Compiling C++ program in Ubuntu 10.04

user1004@user1004-desktop:~/Desktop$ g++ decbin2.cpp
user1004@user1004-desktop:~/Desktop$ ./a.out


Enter the decimal number to be converted
23
The Equivalent binary number is 010111
user1004@user1004-desktop:~/Desktop$


IDE(Integrated Developement Environment) for programming in C and C++

For programming in c++ these are the most widely used IDE’s

• Kdevelop
• Eclipse
• Frama C
• Anjuta

 

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Programming Environment in Ubuntu-Linux

Linux ubuntu comes with the default text editor “gedit” ( it is the default text editor in GNOME desktop package and ubuntu comes with GNOME desktop by default), which is an excellent source code editor.Hence gedit supports syntax coloring/highlighting/.. and it catches the proper coloring with the extension.Hence you should give the proper extension to its file name for the particular programming languages(otherwise its o.k if you won’t give any extension).There are many color schemes available for gedit syntax coloring feature.

Gedit is fit for creating and editing simple& small programs but for large programming projects it is better to use any Integrated Developement Environment(IDE).There are many IDE’s available for linux-ubuntu.Some of them are –


1. KDevelop : Latest verson 3.9.95(using KDE 4.3.2) : It is an open source IDE, which is designed for linux,windows,mac OS x,Free BSD,Solaris.It is widely used for c++,Qt and other programming languages.



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2. Eclipse : It is a good IDE for developing plugins ,database applications,java programming ..etc.It is available for all major platforms


.Download it.

3. Bluefish: It is an excellent editor for web designers and web programmers. It is used for editing HTML,DHTML,PHP,SQl..etc. but mainly focused on editing dynamic and interactive websites.It is an opensource developement project and comes uder GPL license.



Download it.

4.Anjuta : It is a good IDE for software developement because it has features like advanced programming facilities(+Project management),interactive debugger,source editor,application wizard,GUI designer,profiler etc.Due to its simple and usable interface it is recommended for efficient developement.


Download it.

5 Netbeans : An open source and free IDE for software developers.It contains all the tools required to create web and mobile applications,enterprise,professional desktop with JAVA,C/C++,PHP,Ruby and Groovy.It is very easy to install and available for all the major platforms including Linux,Windows,Mac OS X and Solaris

. Download it.