Friday, December 14, 2012

Install MultiBoot USB from PPA under Ubuntu 12.10/12.04 and Linux Mint 14/13



MultiBootUSB (aka Multi Boot USB) is a tool with GUI (user interface) written in Gambas that allows users to install and boot various Linux distributions from a single USB flash drive (USB key). Supporting 145 Linux distros including Ubuntu and its derivatives, Multi Boot USB can detect iso Images automatically with the possibility to delete any Linux distro whenever you want. You can visit the tool's home page here for more information.

MultiBootUSB screenshots:



The PPA below is available for these Ubuntu/Linux Mint distributions:

  • Ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04/11.10
  • Linux Mint 14/13/12
MultiBootUSB Installation

To install the latest version of MultiBootUSB from PPA (v6.0-1), open the terminal and issue these commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/ppa 
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install multibootusb
For any bug encountered, report it here.

MultiBootUSB Removal

To uninstall MultiBoot USB from your system, run these commands:

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:upubuntu-com/ppa 
sudo apt-get remove multibootusb 
sudo apt-get update

Install AMD Catalyst 12.12 from PPA in Ubuntu 12.10/12.04 and Linux Mint 14/13



AMD Catalyst 12.12 has just been released, coming with more bug fixes and is based on fglrx 9.01. We don't know much about this new release, but it generally improves support for more AMD graphics cards and Steam client for Linux.

In this tutorial, we will see how to install AMD Catalyst 12.12 from PPA or manually via the driver's .run file as shown below. The PPA is available for the following Ubuntu/Linux Mint distributions:


  • Ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04
  • Linux Mint 14/13
AMD Catalyst 12.12 Installation

   1. Automatic Installation

Open the terminal and issue these commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa 
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install fglrx-installer

It's recommended that you remove the xorg-edgers PPA to avoid installing unwanted packages on your system. You can remove it with these commands:


sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa 
sudo apt-get update

   2. Manual Installation

Before installing a new AMD driver, we need first to uninstall the current one. To do this, run these two commands from the terminal:

sudo sh /usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh 
sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx fglrx_* fglrx-amdcccle* fglrx-dev* xorg-driver-fglrx

For manual installation of the AMD Catalyst 12.12 driver, issue this sequence of commands:

sudo apt-get install unzip 
cd /tmp && wget -c http://goo.gl/ytSAn -O 9.01-121106a-150335C-EDG_Direct.zip 
unzip 9.01*EDG*.zip 
chmod +x amd*9.01*.run 
sudo sh amd*9.01*.run

When you finish the installation, run these commands:

sudo aticonfig --initial -f 
sudo reboot