Ubuntu Global Jam 2011

This weekend Is the Ubuntu Global Jam and your guessing correct I am here.
So I am going to record what went down today.
We are going to be fixing bugs in ubuntu 10.04.
This is my first time checking out 10.04. Heres what it looks like when it first started up.

Minitunes 1.0 has been released

Look look!

Installation in Ununtu and Linuxmint:

To install Minitube 1.0 in ubuntu 11.10, 11.04, 10.10, 10.04 and LinuxMint:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/minitunes
 sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get install minitunes

Minitunes is just another music player, only better.
Minitunes unclutters your music listening experience with a clean and innovative interface.

More here: link

Edubuntu Wallpapers

Unless your an educator or a hardcore Ubuntu fan boy, you probably have never noticed edubuntu. Edubuntu is the aim to get ubuntu into schools, home and communities with easy to maintain systems. Mainly for Students, teachers and parents.
I noticed tthat Edubuntu had some pretty amazing wallpapers on there site and decided to share it so more people can get the enjoyment of these great wallpapers. Here you go!

Wallpapers currently or previously included in Edubuntu.

Ubuntu Wallpapers

Wallpapers currently or previously included in Ubuntu.

Additional Wallpapers

Wallpapers not included in Ubuntu.

extract .tar.bz2 command

The simplest way to extract to a specific directory:
For a .tar.gz:

tar -xvzf file.tar.gz -C directory

For a .tar.bz2:

tar -xvjf file.tar.bz2 -C directory

To extract a tar.bz2 file, use the command (note the j option)

tar -jxvf filename.tar.bz2

To extract a tar.gz file, the the command (note the z option)

tar -zxvf filename.tar.gz

Multi Boot Linux From USB

More then one distro on USB? Sign me up!

Tutorial on how to boot more then one Linux Distro from your USB:

http://pcplus.techradar.com/feature/linux/multi-boot-linux-usb-30-12-10

I haven’t had a chance to run through this, but this is an amazing idea. Its perfect, i know once i get some free time i am going to put Ubuntu, Mint and slax all on my 8gig!

Enjoy~

Upgrading Linux terminal to 256 Colors

The Amazing thing about being in the world of 2010 is we have so many more advance technologies. When it comes to linux terminal, there are so many wonders that can be done. But how come the default terminal colors are 8?

Go ahead type:

tput colors
 see that number 8? ridiculous right? 

As of now there is a posibility of 256 colors  usable for the terminal. 
Luckily this is easy to make happen!
First install:


sudo apt-get install ncurses-term

and stick the following in your ~/.bashrc and/or ~/.bash_profile:

export TERM=xterm-256color

After you edit your .bashrc or .bash_profile source that same file: 
source ~/.bashrc
Now retype that command above
tput colors


 

that is more like it!

Now what is this good for?
Vim themes, terminal browsers, and anything else that might use color.
Speaking of vim themes! My top vim themes coming soon!

To hold you over heres an awesome them called xoria256.vim (which will only work with 256 terminal colors)

http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2140