Today I bring a couple of tips to modify the background image and iconosde gdm on Linux. After entering all the Ubuntu Lucid days becomes boring to me to see the colors of Halloween, so it's time to change the look of the login screen. First we add some repositories to install GDM2, for which keys from the terminal:: ~ $ sudo apt-add-repository ppa: gdm2setup/gdm2setup: ~ $ sudo apt-get update: ~ $ sudo apt-get install python-gdm2setup Already installed the application we can see in System -> Administration -> Login (GDM2Setup). The Run, type the root password and proceed to make changes in colors, icons, wallpaper. ... Read the full article »

A recommendation from a friend downloaded the first season of the new series The Event. Well, unlike other series or movies, this comes in *. mp4 format ... which I could not play in movie player or totem. The problem is that my Movie Player in Ubuntu 10 not playing MP4 files, then proceed to first install the ubuntu restricted extras package by typing: ~ $ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras package Reading lists ... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information ... Done The Following Will Be extra packages installed: ca-certificates-java gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse-6-jre icedtea-cacao icedtea6-plugin java-common java-bridge-libaccess libaccess-bridge-java-jni libavcodec libavutil-extra-extra-52-49-1.9 libfaac0 libmjpegtools libopenjpeg2 libquicktime1 libmp4v2-0-6-jre openjdk openjdk-6-jre-headless openjdk-6-jre-lib-extra ttf-dejavu tzdata-java Suggested packages: equivs libfaad0 default-jre sun-java6-fonts-gothic ttf-Sazanami ttf-kochi-gothic ttf-Sazanami ttf-kochi-mincho ttf-telugu-mincho-fonts ttf-oriya-fonts-ttf-Kann ttf-bengali fonts-fonts packages Will Be The Following REMOVED: ... Read the full article »

Apparently the problems we now in its Ubuntu version 10.10 from the installation to recognize the broadcom wireless cards. Regularly these cards come in HP and Compaq laptops and are not recognized during installation of the system and therefore can not be configured. To check and verify the hardware of our laptop, we can type: user @ betuntu: ~ $ lspci | grep Network 09:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b / g (rev 01) card if recognized by the system but detection despite our kernel module does not load the driver necessary to use as a broadcom wifi driver install on Ubuntu 10.10 is time to turn the wifi on the laptop using the driver for the wireless network interface detected correctly. Because the Ubuntu generic kernel ... Read the full article »

Update Ubuntu Desktop Edition With Ubuntu update that is free and easy to install I present the options to do so. Update via Internet / Network for Ubuntu desktops This is the procedure almost automatic update. Which is very simple and practical, and executes the following steps, beginning in the Superio munu System -> Administration -> Update Manager. If they have it in English is System / Administration / Update Manager click on the button to check / check new versions of software if an update to install, they should do. Then press again to check if they see a message reporting the existence of a new release. Click on upgrade and follow the onscreen instructions. Ubuntu 10.04 Upgrade to Ubuntu 10.10 TLS ​​To upgrade from Ubuntu 10.04 TLs for the desktop, just ... Read full article »