my ubuntu log

firefox addons for “perfection”

wakabayashi — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:35:02 +0000

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

del.icio.us bookmarks
download statusbar
fasterfox
foxytunes
google calendar notifier
image toolbar
videodowloader
all in sidebar
febe
cleo
better gmail
gmail manager
mouse gestures
secure login
tab mix plus
scribefire
paste and go 2

-> all in one xpi — perfection 1.0.xpi

turning on num lock on ubuntu start

wakabayashi — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:07:12 +0000

open terminal and paste

sudo apt-get install numlockx

sudo cp /etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default /etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default_backup

gksudo gedit /etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default

then , add this code to above of the “exit 0″ line that is placed end of the file…
        if [ -x /usr/bin/numlockx ]; then

            /usr/bin/numlockx on

        fi

installing flash player plug-in for firefox

wakabayashi — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:51:21 +0000

open terminal and paste;

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

using usb adsl modem

wakabayashi — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:44:13 +0000

download and copy to /home/’username’ folder

then;
——————————————————
Start Ubuntu and plug your modem.
#

Let’s say you saved the file, mentioned above, on your “home” folder
(/home/username). Open a Terminal(console) and enter this:

$ tar -xvzf ueagle-data-1.1.tar.gz
$ sudo mkdir /lib/firmware/ueagle-atm
$ cd ueagle-data-1.1/
$ sudo cp -a * /lib/firmware/ueagle-atm

This extracts the firmware files and copies them to the appropriate location.
#

Now it’s time to disable the eagle-usb module and remove it. Enter this in the
console:

$ sudo rmmod eagle-usb
$ sudo rm /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/net/eagle/eagle-usb.ko

Note: Each time you update your kernel you have to do only the above step.
#

Now UNPLUG your modem, wait a few seconds and PLUG it again. After a few
seconds(maybe 20-30seconds) the lights on the modem should start to flash and
then stay on after a while. If this doesn’t happen then you should restart your
computer.
#

To configure your connection scroll down to the title “Configuring The
Connection :

Connection :

Now the modem is working we just need to tell it how to connect to our ISP. This
may differ for different service providers, but it works fine for Tiscali
connection in the UK and OTEnet connection in Greece.

First run the command:

sudo gedit /etc/ppp/peers/ueagle-atm

And in this file put:

user “”
plugin pppoatm.so .
noipdefault
usepeerdns
defaultroute
persist
noauth

Where is your ISP username
and and are decimal numbers which vary from country to
country, and sometimes between providers. There is a nice list [WWW] here for
some countries. If you don’t find there the VP/VC numbers for your
country/provider then you should ask your provider.
2.

Now save that file and close it, then run:

sudo gedit /etc/ppp/chap-secrets

There should be one uncommented line (has no “#”
in front of it) which reads:

“” “*” “ password>” “*”

Where obviously and
are the username and password you use to connect to your
ISP respectively. Save this file and close it.
3.

Repeat the same for this file:

sudo gedit /etc/ppp/pap-secrets

Note: Don’t worry about storing your information into these files because they
can be viewed only by privileged users(e.g. root)
Launching the connection

Now to launch the connection type in the console
(your modem must be synchronised–> lights on):

pon ueagle-atm

To see if this worked(wait 2-3 secs to make the
connection) launch your browser and load any page. If the page appears then it
worked. Congratulations!!!
2.

To turn off the connection type in the console:

poff

poff ueagle-atm

Automating The Connection
Starting At Boot

If your connection works then you can launch it automatically at startup using
the regular boot scripts system. To do this you need to create a script, in this
case I will call it “modem-startup”, so run:

gksudo gedit /etc/init.d/modem-startup

This will open the text editor, and in here you should copy the following:

#!/bin/bash
case “$1″ in
start)
modprobe ueagle-atm ;
sleep 60 ;
modprobe pppoatm ;
pppd call ueagle-atm
;;
stop)
true
;;
*)
echo “Usage: $0 {start|stop}” >&2
exit 3
;;
esac

This will run the commands following “start)” when this script is run as
modem-startup start (this includes a 1 minute wait for the modem to initialise),
and will run the program “true” when it is run as modem-startup stop, this makes
sure the system knows the script hasn’t failed, even though we do not need to do
anything special for shutdown. (FIXME: Maybe some different connections do? If
so then please add any shutdown commands you use). If the script is run with any
options other than start or stop then it will print a usage message and fail.

Save that file and close the text editor. We now need to give superusers
permission to execute that file, so run:

sudo chmod u+x /etc/init.d/modem-startup

Now the script is ready we must tell the system to run modem-startup start when
the system boots normally, and modem-startup stop when it shuts down or
restarts. This is done with the command:

sudo update-rc.d modem-startup defaults

If you also want the connection to start when you enter recovery mode then you
can run this command as well:

sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/modem-startup /etc/rc1.d/S20modem-startup

Restarting With A Button

You may want to have an easy way of launching the connection after the system
has already started, for instance if you did not have the modem plugged in
during boot or if the connection fails (you will usually have to unplug the
modem and plug it back in after the connection fails anyway), so to do this we
can make another little script and add a menu entry or button to run it. Make
the script with the following command:

gksudo gedit /usr/local/bin/reconnect-script

Enter into this script the following (assuming you have added it to bootup
following the instructions above):

#!/bin/bash
gksudo /etc/init.d/modem-startup start
exit 0

Now save the file and exit the editor, make the file executable with:

sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/reconnect-script

Now you can add an entry into your menu using the Alacarte Menu Editor (in
Application>Accessories). For your menu entry you should set the command: box
to say reconnect-script, then set the other parameters to whatever you like. If
you want a button to do this then you can make the entry in Alacarte, drag it
out of the menu onto the panel or desktop, then disable the menu entry in
Alacarte. Remember to un/replug your modem before running the script though.
To Do

Sort out a few details for connections to make
them more generic (Please help with this, since I have it working for my UK
Tiscali connection, but cannot test it with others!)
*

removal instructions (“sudo make uninstall”
doesn’t work)

Akregator rss reader

wakabayashi — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:34:23 +0000

install akregator

add remove programs -> search: akregator ->select akregator to install

Kontact on & Evolution off

wakabayashi — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:22:04 +0000

uninstall evolution

system > administration > synaptic -> search: evolution ->mark evolution for compeletly remove

install kontact

add remove programs -> search: kontact ->select kontact to install

Amarok on & Rhythmbox off

wakabayashi — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:16:09 +0000

uninstall Rhythmbox

add remove programs -> search: rhythmbox ->select Rhythmbox Music Player to uninstall

install amarok

add remove programs -> search: amarok ->select amarok to install

Xine mp3 codecs

wakabayashi — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:08:33 +0000

to play mp3 on ubuntu;

add remove programs -> search:xine ->select xine extra plugins to install

NTFS Configuration Tool

wakabayashi — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:53:08 +0000

to access ntfs partitions on harddisk

add remove programs -> search : ntfs ->select NTFS Configuration Tool to install
(change Show option to All avaliable applications,that is placed top right of window)

after installing

———

applications>system tools>NTFS Configuration Tool->enable
write support for internal device(!!close all applications that can be
affect ntfs partition)

Hello Ubuntu!

wakabayashi — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:38:41 +0000

my New fresshhhh ubuntuuu 7.04 feisty fawn!!!