Balanzan, a nice looking theme for Ubuntu

While surfing the internet I came across this blog article about the Balanzan theme. I saw it and realized it's a nice looking theme and decided to share the view with you.

Now How to install it ?
add the following lines at the end of your sources.list if it’s not already in it :

##Themes du ZgegBlog: Project Bisigi
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

Then open a terminal and do:

sudo apt-get update  && sudo apt-get install balanzan-theme

Source of the article: theindexer.wordpress.com

Karmic Koala Alpha 4 released

The new version (still in Alpha stage) of Karmic Koala was released just now.

You can download it here:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/alpha-4/ (Ubuntu)
http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/alpha-4/ (Ubuntu Server UEC)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-4/ (Kubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-4/ (Xubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/karmic/alpha-4 (Ubuntu Studio)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-4/ (Mythbuntu)


Things to know:
GNOME  Ubuntu Karmic Alpha 3 includes the latest GNOME 2.27.4 development release.
Ubuntu One file sharing  Ubuntu Karmic Alpha 3 ships the https://ubuntuone.com/ file sharing service by default
Linux kernel 2.6.31  Alpha 3 includes the 2.6.31-3.19 kernel based on 2.6.31-rc3.
New Intel video driver architecture available for testing
ext4 by default  The new "ext4" filesystem is used by default for new installations of Karmic
GRUB 2 by default  GRUB 2 is the default boot loader for new installations of Karmic

Installing Firefox 3.5.2 in Ubuntu using Ubuntuzilla

As you might probably know already the guys over Mozilla Firefox recently released a new version of Firefox. In this short article I will tell you how to install this version of Firefox in a quick and easy way everyone can understand.

First of all, you will need to install UbuntuZilla, this little application will let you upgrade all your Mozilla products to their latest version. To install UbuntuZilla go here and download the .deb file. Once downloaded the file, double-click it and it will install using the graphical way with the use of GDebi Package Installer.

Once installed, go to Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal). Paste the following command:

ubuntuzilla.py

Follow the on-screen instructions (very easy).
You are now done!

Give that Windows 7 look to Ubuntu

I'm very sure there are guys out there that use Ubuntu for it's great open-source applications but don't really like the look and feel of Ubuntu. If you are new to the Ubuntu community this can be very frustrating.

While browsing the internet I came across this Ubuntu Theme. If you install it correctly it will make your Ubuntu installation look very much like a Windows 7 distro. The installation steps are written over there.

Now you can have a nice looking piece of operating system and the advantages of using an open-source application.

Before anyone says that a linux user should never install a theme which looks like Windows/Mac I want to say that it's the user's choice what theme they like and feel more familiar with. Remember that you also installed Ubuntu and maybe wanted a more great looking interface.

Looking for something else? Try Mac4Lin, it will make your Ubuntu look like a mac in no time!

Installing Google Chrome from .deb file with support for plugins, flash

Chromium was available to everyone and I already told you how to install it here. Google released a version of Google Chrome for Linux available here (for 32-bit version) and here (for 64-bit version). Once installed with GDebi Package Installer your Google Chrome installation will update itself when updates will be available to download.

The new version of Google Chrome comes with plugins support so you can install "addons" just like in FireFox. Of course, maybe the best plugin out there is Flash support which is a must-install in those days full of Flash.

Here I will post how to install Flash support to your Google Chrome installation:

Enabling Flash plugin for Google Chrome is similar to Chromium, create a directory named "plugins" (without the quotes) in /opt/google/chrome/ and then create a symbolic link to your flash player .so library into your /opt/google/chrome/plugins (simply copy & paste the following commands into a terminal):

mkdir /opt/google/chrome/plugins/
cd /opt/google/chrome/plugins/
ln -s /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so

Then start Google Chrome like this:

/opt/google/chrome/google-chrome --enable-plugins %U

You can add a shortcut to your Gnome panel by going to Applications > Internet, right click Google Chrome and select "Add to panel", then right click the panel icon, click "Properties" and then in the "Command" field, paste the above command.

Source: webupd8.blogspot.com

How to install Google Gadgets in Ubuntu

If you are a Google fan like me than you will like the application called Google Gadgets, which is a piece of open-source software that places "widgets" on your desktop screen of your Ubuntu installation.

To install Google Gadgets go to Terminal (Applications > Accesessories > Terminal) and paste the following command:

sudo apt-get install google-gadgets-gtk

Once installed you can run Google Gadgets from Applications > Internet > Google Gadgets (GTK).