Install Nemo File Manager in Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/13.04

Nemo is a complete fork of Nautilus and its goal is to extend the Cinnamon user experience to desktop and file management. Nemo has features like: compact view, all desktop icons, etc.. which are missing in Nautilus 3.6 version, Open in terminal and open as root, File operation progress while copy/move files shows percentage and details, Has nice GTK bookmarks management, up/forward/back and refresh buttons, Nice proper status bar, better search, better widgets and many more.

What Nemo offers:

• Built in "Open as root" context menu item
• Detachable tabs
• Unified, configurable toolbar: you can add/remove the following: up icon, refresh icon, toggle button for the location bar / path bar, home icon, computer icon and search icon.
• Option to show the full path in the titlebar and tab bars (Preferences > Display)
• Displays an "elevated privileges" banner when running as root
• Built in "Open in terminal" context menu item
• Added "Set as Wallpaper" to the context menu
• Added GTK bookmarks to the MoveTo/CopyTo context menus
• Switch view buttons on the toolbar (Grid, List and Compact views)
• Collapsable sidebar categories
• Drag and drop support for the bookmarks in the sidebar
• Sidebar: indicators under each drive, displaying the free/used space
• Support for sending files via Thunderbird and xdg-email
• Image properties improvements (merged from Nautilus 3.6)
• Memory leaks fixes (merged from Nautilus 3.6)
• and More!

To install stable Nemo File Manager in Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/13.04 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install nemo

To install Nightly Builds of Nemo File Manager in Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/13.04 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-nightly
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install nemo

Install Extra plugins for Nemo File Manager, First add PPA from above then install:

• sudo apt-get install nemo-compare nemo-dropbox nemo-fileroller nemo-pastebin nemo-seahorse nemo-share

That's it

Install Ubuntu Phone Clock in 0.5 Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/Linux Mint 14/13

Ubuntu OS is getting popular day by day and almost all Linux users(Power-User) is waiting for Ubuntu OS to run on their phones. Ubuntu Phone OS has really nice clock on screen which changes color and animation on phone OS. So now Gabriel Barbosa Nascimento made this clock for Ubuntu desktop OS. It looks really fancy & cool and it has classic feature to animate clock and change color after sometime automatically. Also there are clock colors available to choose which is relevant to your wallpaper/theme. It is possible to drag this widget anywhere on your desktop. This has been tested in Ubuntu 12.10/12.04, If you want to try on other Ubuntu or Ubuntu based versions then Go ahead.

To install in Ubuntu 12.10/Linux Mint 14 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:barbosanascimentogabriel/ubuntu-phone-clock
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install ubuntu-phone-clock

To install in Ubuntu 12.04/Linux Mint 13/Other Ubuntu versions open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• wget -O ubuntu-phone-clock.deb http://goo.gl/6b5Cs
• sudo dpkg -i ubuntu-phone-clock.deb && rm ubuntu-phone-clock.deb

That's it

Descent|OS 3.0.2

Brian Manderville has announced the release of Descent|OS, a desktop Linux distribution combining the Ubuntu base system with the latest version of the MATE desktop environment: "I am pleased to announce that the 'Legacy' branch of Descent|OS has been updated to version 3.0.2. Since the main focus of the Ubuntu-based edition is stability, the main upgrades were big fixes. I have fixed the driver install issue, and also fixed the audio applet issue. Here is a list of the full changelog: PulseAudio is officially default, Mate-media-pulse is much more well-implemented than its GStreamer sibling, so I have implemented it to maintain consistency and make it easier for people to change their audio settings; MATE is updated to 1.4, this is actually a huge milestone, because MATE 1.4 is a stable, well-implemented version, and works better with everything in Descent|OS; Lubuntu Software Center is included...." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: DescentOS-3.0.2-i386.iso (1,081MB).

Netrunner 12.12.1

Clemens Toennies has released an updated build of Netrunner, a Kubuntu-based distribution with KDE 4.9.4: "Netrunner 'Dryland' 12.12.1 has been released. KDE updated to 4.9.4 from Kubuntu backports; Firefox updated to 18; VLC updated to 2.0.5; Tomahawk new version 0.6; WINE updated to 1.5.22; Samba Mounter updated to 0.3.1; Webaccounts updated 0.3; Veromixer installed; Runners-ID upgraded from 1 to 5 GB free cloud space; many more fixed issues and improvements. The version is based on Kubuntu 12.10 and has the following features: GNU/Linux OS kernel 3.5; Firefox 18 with KDE integration; Thunderbird 17.0.1; LibreOffice 3.6.2; Skype 4.1; GIMP 2.8; Krita, Gwenview, Kdenlive, Telepathy Messenger, Samba Mounter (easy NAS setup), Webaccounts (social accounts integration), Runners-ID (free and libre cloud storage and music streaming), Muon Discover, VirtualBox." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5): netrunner-12.12.1-amd64.iso (1,530MB, torrent).

How to Generate A New Sources List For Ubuntu

If you have ever peeked into the “sources.list” file located at the “/etc/apt/” folder, you will know that it contains the repository of all the packages available to your machine. Additionally, if you want to add PPA manually, you have to open this file and add the PPA to the end of the list. What if, on a fresh install of Ubuntu, you discover that your “sources.list” is empty? Or you need to change the whole repository to one that is specific to your country? How can you generate a new sources list without any technical skill?
The Ubuntu Sources List Generator is one great tool that you can use to generate source list for your Ubuntu.
1. Go to the Ubuntu Sources List Generator site.
2. Select the Country where you want to download the repository from.
3. Select your Ubuntu release.

4. Scroll down the list and select the components that you want in your repository. The standard ones are “Main”, “Restricted”, “Universe”, “Multiverse”, “Security” and “Updates”. You can also include “Partner” and “Extra” to include additional software that are not provided by Ubuntu.
5. In addition to the main sources, the Generator also include popular PPAs like Cairo Composite Manager, Cortina Wallpaper changer, GIMP, Google Chrome, Virtualbox, Steam, Spotify etc. that you can include in your sources list. Simply check the box beside the PPA.

6. Lastly, scroll all the way down to the bottom and press the “Generate List” button.
7. On the next page, you should see three big boxes. The first box at the top contains the sources list that you have selected and you will need to copy/paste them into your sources.list file. In your terminal,

gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Paste the sources lists into the document (for a new slate, you might want to erase all the existing sources listed in the file before pasting the new sources list in). Save and exit.
8. If you have added third party software’s PPA, it will show you the PPA key that you need to add to your system. Run the commands in your terminal, line by line.

9. The third box is the alternate layout for Synaptic, which you can ignore most of the time.
To complete the process, you need to update and upgrade your system:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

That’s it.

How to Preview Links Before Clicking in Google Chrome

Have you ever wished you could see what was behind a link before clicking on it?
When using Google Chrome to browse the Web or read a social networking site like Facebook or Google+, a feature that will let you preview links can really come in handy.
If you’re looking for an easy way to preview a link before clicking on it, look no further. There’s a neat extension for Chrome that allows you to do just that.
1. Install the SwitftPreview extension.
2. Head over to the options page by right clicking on the SwiftPreview browser icon and selecting “options.”
3. In options, you can customize the preview window’s width and height. If you prefer, you can even make the preview fit to your window.

4. By default, you can see a link preview by just hovering over the link – after a slight delay. In options you can change this behavior so that you have to hold down the shift key to see a preview instead.
5. Once you’re done setting up the options, you can browse to any Web page to test it out. When you hover your mouse over a link (short or long), you should see a preview after a few seconds (or long if you’ve changed it in the options).

6. You can pin the preview to your window by clicking the CTRL key on your keyboard. This way it won’t disappear when you move your mouse away from the link.
7. You can also block link previews on individual domains by clicking on the browser icon from that domain. SwiftPreview will be immediately disabled on that domain; you can click the browser icon again to re-enable it for that domain.
That’s it’s! SwiftPreview is definitely not the only tool that can help you preview links in Google Chrome, but it’s simple and does the job well. You’ll save time and clicks.