Oracle’s VirtualBox comes with support for a default display driver to boot up any Linux OS. If, however, you want to use 3D effects or use Ubuntu’s Unity under VirtualBox without any lag, you would need to install the guest additions package. Installing this package is very easy uptill Ubuntu 12.10, can be accomplished in […]
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Quicklist before adding bookmark Anyone wishing to add an extra entry to the Unity launcher quicklist (A quicklist is a short-cut menu which you get on right clicking any icon on the Unity launcher) needs to manually edit the .desktop files. This process becomes quite technical for anyone who just wants to use the computer
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Since everyone is using Unity these days, though it would be good to share some tweaking knowledge from AskUbuntu. The solutions to this particular question teaches you how to create quicklists for your favourite programs on Unity launcher. You can find one or two popular quicklists posted by me in the answers section! 🙂 Click
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The second and final beta of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS was released yesterday with the following updates : Unity 5.8- updated search functions for video and music A horrible looking Qt-based Ubuntu One desktop client Application Quicklists for Totem, Rhythmbox and Remmina Updated and Multi-Monitor options New animation support for the HUD LibreOffice updated to 3.5.1 Latest GNOME
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Precise Pangolin Beta 1 was released on 1st March. So whats new the first beta of the upcoming LTS release? If you have read my Ubuntu 12.04 updates here and here, then there are no new updates. To sum up, beta 1 includes the new HUD or Heads Up Display, a new Qt based Ubuntu
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User friendly Unity UI tweaking application MyUnity today reached version 3.0. The application has generated renewed interest among Unity fans after being included in the precise pangolin universe repositories. This interest will increase for sure after this release. The latest version, 3.0, brings in a lot of new features to the application e.g. adding
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A few visual changes have come in post feature freeze in Precise Pangolin daily builds. Lets quickly go through the visible changes noticed after update on 22nd Feb. 1. Volume level indicator: The volume level indicator can be found inside the sound menu situated on the top panel. In Ubuntu 11.10, the indicator did not
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It’s time to throw away all the extra stuff in your electronics shelf. No need of starting the pc, waiting to boot up, start sync softwares or use multiple mail clients. All you need now is just a phone, a docking station, keyboard and a monitor. Introducing ‘Ubuntu for Android’. A novel way to manage
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Today’s daily update brings in a few cosmetic changes which are welcome and also a little surprising as well. 1. Sound settings menu The Valentine’s Day update brings back Rhythmbox quick access menu replacing Banshee. The sound settings menu has a few changes as well. The output volume is now at the bottom of the
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Ubuntu developers seem to be working hard to make the Ubuntu experience with Unity as smooth as possible. After yesterday’s update to my Ubuntu 12.04 daily alpha build, I noticed that my Microsoft Office applications installed via Crossover 10, are being correctly recognized on the Unity launcher and also the Unity dash. It came as
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