tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335Sun, 19 Oct 2025 18:31:43 +0000ApplicationsHow-ToCommand LineInternetWallpapersGamingVideoLinux DistributionsWindow ManagersFontsNewsSocial NetworkingWindowsJam's Ubuntu Linux Blog Is The Place To Come For All Your Latest News On The Ubuntu Distribution. This Blog Will Also Include All The Latest Hacks, Tips, Tweaks And Mods!http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Blogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-4287863159135265303Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:46:00 +00002011-12-07T16:51:31.532+00:00ApplicationsGIMP (short for GNU Image Manipulation Program) has to be one of the best graphics editors for Linux that I have came across. A lot of people that I know choose not to use GIMP and prefer Photoshop, due to the wide range of downloadable brushes, and extra add-ons etc. What they do not realise is that there are thousands of downloadable brushes that are also available for GIMP too. Below are a http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2011/12/free-brushes-for-gimp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-8354371196385338177Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:13:00 +00002015-01-29T19:05:33.280+00:00ApplicationsGamingGweled is a free version of the popular game "Bejewels" that is available for Linux. If you have never played the game before, the idea is to swap around the jewels to make a chain of three or more. I have to warn you all, this is a very addictive game! To install, you will need to add the correct repository, then install the correct package: apt-add-repository ppa:dnax88/gweled http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2011/12/gweled-bejewels-clone-for-ubuntu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-923807756424406360Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:20:00 +00002011-12-02T19:39:37.535+00:00WallpapersAre you a fan of Google chrome? Yeah, who isn't! With these wallpapers, you can spice up your PC with a touch of Google. Clicking on one of the below wallpapers will take you to the full sized image. Image From: Wallpaper4Me.com Image From: hd-wallpapers.com Image From: indexwalpapers-blog.blogspot.com If you're more of a Firefox fan, then why not take a look at our Firefox Wallpapers http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2011/12/google-chrome-wallpapers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-7790288373066379080Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:49:00 +00002011-12-02T15:14:28.542+00:00Command LineThis must be the best thing since towel.blinkenlights.nl! The most loveable (Or most hated?) cat is now here via telnet. Simply open up your terminal, and enter the following command: telnet miku.acm.uiuc.edu This is known to work in the classic Gnome Terminal, xTerm, Terminator & PuTTY. Or, if you prefer net cat, the following command will also work: nc -v miku.acm.uiuc.edu 23 Pretty http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2011/12/nyan-cat-telnet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-389592064035345005Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:46:00 +00002011-12-01T00:26:58.658+00:00WallpapersTo all of you that celebrate, Merry Christmas! If you are still not in the Christmas spirit yet, then maybe the following wallpapers might help! If a wallpaper for your computer just isn't enough then why not try out a fancy little application called Xsnow. Read my post last year to find out how to install and run: Xmas Xsnow! Merry Christmas to all of my readers!http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/12/merry-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-1319094430205676891Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:51:00 +00002011-12-01T00:16:03.338+00:00InternetGoogle Chrome Beta has been out for a few weeks now for Linux, and after a lot of playing around with it, it has soon become my most used browser. The only problem I could ever find with it is the large CPU usage when using any flash applications. Browsing websites such as Youtube and watching videos on there was a bit of a painful, and slow task - Until I came across the Youtube HTML5-ifier. http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/12/youtube-html5-ifier-for-google-chrome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-2161234103213169423Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +00002011-12-01T00:27:25.891+00:00ApplicationsHow-To Backtrack is one of the most top rated Live Linux Distributions (meaning you can run straight from the CD). Backtrack is focused on penetration testing, and comes pre-packed with many applications to analyse and test your LAN, Wifi, Bluetooth... the list continues. I have often had a play around with Backtrack, and find the tools and applications very useful. However, with the free storage http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/11/backtrack-is-one-of-most-top-rated-live.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-4165906899680512390Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:07:00 +00002011-12-02T15:59:23.193+00:00ApplicationsFor the past three years, GetDeb.net has been the home to newest updates of many of the popular applications available for Ubuntu. In the past, the only real way to obtain any of the software is to go onto their site, download, and install. There was a way to download using apt-get by adding the following line to your sources list: deb http://ubuntu.org.ua/ getdeb/ If you were luckily enough http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/11/getdeb-v2-beta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-1707259516054125695Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:23:00 +00002011-12-01T00:17:38.201+00:00GamingBe Warned! This is a very addictive game! I am not normally a fan of any type of computing games, but I found myself playing on this for hours on end. I'm sure most of you would have heard and played the flash version of this game somewhere on the Internet. There are many different version of it now, each with their own set of elements to play around and experiment with. The original version of http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/04/falling-sand-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-5446761277397226747Sun, 10 May 2009 16:56:00 +00002011-12-01T00:27:43.091+00:00WallpapersSpice up your new Ubuntu 9.04 installation with some of these fantastic wallpapers. These are all Alpha release wallpapers that didn't quite manage to make it into the final release. I am sure you will agree with me that many of these really should have made it! All of the below images, and many more can be found from the Artwork section of the official Ubuntu Wiki http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/05/ubuntu-904-wallpapers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-3400103905994874915Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:49:00 +00002011-12-01T00:24:42.097+00:00ApplicationsFirstly I would like to apologize for the lack of updates to this site over the last few weeks. This is down to some personal problems I have been having, and due to Jaunty messing with my display on my MSI Wind. All is back to normal now, and I'm ready to go! I have recently used this very neat trick within the dpkg packet manager. Have you ever started a fresh install, and forgot which http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/03/save-list-of-installed-applications.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-4528462940014495488Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:52:00 +00002011-12-01T00:18:03.772+00:00InternetSocial NetworkingOver the past 6 months, the popularity of Twitter has sky rocketed, with the worlds most biggest celebrities using it - With @Obama being one of the top users with the highest amount of followers. So what is Twitter? Twitter is known as a 'micro-blogging' website that allows the user to send a short message (know as a 'Tweet') to their friends (known as 'Followers'). The idea is to update what http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/03/twittering-with-ubuntu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-93441818443527378Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:14:00 +00002011-12-01T00:28:34.152+00:00Window ManagersThe one thing that I really like with using Ububntu is the amount of shortcut keys that you can use. Shortcut keys can really speed up your tasks, and make like so much more easier for you. I have listed what I find the most useful shortcuts below. I have decided to leave out the ones that I think everyone will know - like the Copy & Paste etc. Window Management Some of the below http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/02/25-useful-shortcuts-to-make-life-easier.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-1418647344364326665Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:20:00 +00002011-12-01T00:18:19.128+00:00InternetBasic wget Commands: To download a file from the Internet type: wget http://www.example.com/downloads.zip If you are downloading a large file, for example an ISO image, this could take some time. If your Internet connection goes down, then what do you do? You will have to start the download again. If you are downloading a 700Mb ISO image on a slow connection, this could be very annoying! To gethttp://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/02/using-wget-to-download-entire-websites.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-5627793480335649907Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:36:00 +00002011-12-02T16:03:55.662+00:00ApplicationsHow-ToYou have just installed Ubuntu, and you are staring blankly at the human themed desktop... Now what? 1. Enable Multiverse Repositories The first ting to do on any new install is to enable the Multiverse Repositories. This will then give you access to the 'non free' applications, allowing you to install many more programs.To do this navigate to System -> Administration -> Software Sources http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/02/top-things-to-do-after-installing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-9205101304960937378Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:29:00 +00002011-12-01T00:21:58.191+00:00ApplicationsIt's not often that I use this feature, but this morning when I tried, It would not show any applications. [Click To Enlarge] After a little bit of searching online, I found out that many people have had this problem after installing Adobe Air. I am not quite sure on why this is, so if anyone does, please do share with us! To resolve this problem, re-installing the Add / Remove application http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/02/addremove-applications-shows-no.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-7639156907146353342Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:34:00 +00002011-11-30T23:56:55.832+00:00Bored of the default mouse cursors that come with Ubuntu? Yeah, it doesn't take long to get fed up of them really. Well luckily, there is a great set in the repositories available for download. Apart from the default white set that you can get [above] that wo other colors to choose from: black or gold set. Personally I prefer the white... To install this cursor theme: sudo apt-get install http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/02/oxygen-mouse-cursor-theme.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-9174356540169143086Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:25:00 +00002011-12-01T00:30:11.846+00:00How-ToIf you are the only user of your laptop / computer, then you may want to disable the login screen to begin with. This is very simple to do, just follow these steps below: 1. Navigate to System -> Administration -> Login Window 2. Enable Automatic Login in the Security tab 3. Enter your Username into the provided box http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/01/enable-automatic-login.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-1476357901780917259Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:34:00 +00002011-12-01T00:24:55.327+00:00NewsHow do you pronounce Linux? I pronounce it as lin-ex, but I know a lot of people that say lie-nux. After a while, this really started to bug me, so I decided to find out once and for all how you say it! I managed to come across this video from Youtube telling you how to pronounce it correctly: This is a bit of a pointless post really, I just want to make it clear, that it is Lin-ux!http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-do-you-pronounce-linux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-161470309245022451Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:44:00 +00002011-12-01T00:25:10.795+00:00ApplicationsStellarium is a cross platform planetarium application which is capable of rendering 3D photo-realistic skies in real time. This means that what you see on your screen will be what you will be able to see with the naked eye, or with a telescope. This is a fantastic way of learning what is what in the night sky, as it displays stars, constellations, planets and nebulas. Stellarium's Night http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/01/installing-stellarium.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-1380975823705455062Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:48:00 +00002011-12-01T00:24:07.827+00:00Command LineGamingGreed The object of the game is to eat as much of the game board as possible by navigating around the board of numbers. If you land on a 5 for example, you can move 5 places in any direction. You cannot move or cross any spaces that have been eaten. How much of the screen can you clear? To install Greed: sudo apt-get install greed nInvaders nInvaders is a command line based version of the http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/01/command-line-games.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-8432741168532595217Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:58:00 +00002011-12-01T00:30:30.744+00:00Command LineJust a short and quick how to here on viewing and deleting the history in the terminal. By default, up to 500 commands that you have used are saved into a hidden file ( ~/.bash_history). You can access these commands by using your up/down keys on your keyboard - which makes it easy to retrieve and reuse them. To view all the entries within the history, run the command history This will then http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/01/terminal-history.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-8571952871710732380Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:52:00 +00002011-12-01T00:28:15.679+00:00WallpapersSpice up your Ubuntu desktop with some of these Firefox wallpapers. Yes, not only do they make the best Web Browser, they also make some of the best wallpapers available! The images below are some of my favorites. Image From: www.geekpedia.comImage From: www.fliiby.comImage From: CleanWallpapers.Blogspot.comhttp://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/01/firefox-wallpapers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-7323997896494139223Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:52:00 +00002011-12-01T00:18:30.435+00:00InternetI'm quite a big fan of FireFox. All the extra add-ons you get, and the themes has to make FireFox one of the best browsers out there. Luckily for me, FireFox comes installed by default on Ubuntu. There are of course people who do not like Firefox, and people who need other web browsers to test out their web sites, here is a quick list of alternative web browsers that you can install and run on http://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/01/alternative-web-browsers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443710667360270335.post-8247565685791044691Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:32:00 +00002011-12-01T00:30:53.249+00:00VideoTo begin with, you will need to download the Youtube video that you want. There are a number of ways in which you can do this. The most popular ones are to use the online service Vixy. there are also a number of diffrwent Firefox addons that you can use to download the video of your choice. a few of my favriout addons to do this are either Fast Video Downloader", or VidoDownloader If you are nothttp://jamsubuntu.blogspot.com/2009/01/convert-youtube-videos-into-mpg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)7