Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS Has Been Released

Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, the first maintenance update to Ubuntu 10.04 LTS has been released. This includes server, desktop and alternate CDs for both i386 and amd64 architectures. This version comes with numerous bug fixes and updated packages so that fewer updates are downloaded upon installing Ubuntu.

A complete list of post-release updates will be made available tomorrow at THIS wiki page.

If you've installed Ubuntu 10.04 (even an alpha version) and you constantly upgraded, you already have 10.04.1; this release aims to make it easier for new Ubuntu installs so there is no reason to install Ubuntu all over again.

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS will be supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until April 2013 on desktops and April 2015 on servers.

Download Ubuntu 10.04.1 "Lucid Lynx" LTS

[via Ubuntu-Announce mailing list]

ConkyWizard: GUI To Set Up Conky Automatically

Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any information on your desktop. You've seen it in many screenshots under various forms; take a look at these screenshots if you don't know what Conky is.

To use Conky, you must manually set it up - and that's not easy as you must manually create the configuration file and customize it yourself. But now you can do this a lot easier using ConkyWizard, a GUI written in Qt and C++ to set up Conky and customize everything visually.

ConkyWizard comes precompiled for now (you need Qt to run it), but a PPA will be available soon. Before using ConkyWizard, you'll of course need to install Conky:

sudo apt-get install conky

To use ConkyWizard, simply DOWNLOAD it, extract the archive and double click the extracted file. A note from our readers: it seems the 64-bit binaries do not work, but the 32-bit version works in Ubuntu 64bit.

ConkyWizard default theme is based on the Ubuntu Lucid Conky theme which was available @ Gnome-Look but it allows you to customize every detail as well as automatically run it on startup and so on. It even sets up the delay required for Conky to be displayed correctly after the computer starts up. Please note that it has only been tested with Ubuntu Lucid so it may not work with other Ubuntu versions.

To get the sensors to work, you'll need lm-sensors which you can install using the following command:

sudo apt-get install lm-sensors

And then to set up the sensors, run this:

sudo sensors-detect

and answer "y" (yes) to everything.

Finally, run the following command to get the sensors to start:

sudo /etc/init.d/module-init-tools start

If you still don't see any temperatures in Conky, restart your computer.

Install Rhythmbox From Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat In Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx [Rhythmbox Backports PPA]

Once a final version of Ubuntu is out, users only receive security updates so for upgrading to newer versions (not just for security), Ubuntu users must rely on PPAs (and GetDeb). For this reason, we'll be backporting some applications from Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat to Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx.

What is backporting? Basically we take the package from Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat and without modifying anything (almost - sometimes it requires a few minor tweaks), we're uploading it to a PPA so that package builds against the Ubuntu 10.04 libraries so it can be installed by Lucid users. This means that if you encounter any bugs, report them upstream as we have nothing to do with it =). You can always go back to the original Rhythmbox version using PPA Purge (see the end of the post).

The first such package is Rhythmbox, which we've uploaded to a PPA we'll be updating with Rhythmbox backports. There's no new stable Rhythmbox version in Maverick, so the PPA comes with a GIT snapshot for now but which fixes lots of bugs (and comes with a new icon and so on).

Please note that I had to remove a plugin for MPRIS D-Bus spec because:

This is a new hidden plugin, enabled by default, using GDBus. As a result, it is only built when glib 2.26 or newer is available.

So this wouldn't build for Lucid since Lucid has glib 2.24.

When new Rhythmbox versions will be uploaded to Maverick, you should get an update using our Rhythmbox PPA for Lucid.

To add the Rhythmbox backports PPA and upgrade to the latest Rhythmbox, simply paste this in a terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/rhythmbox && sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

If you want to go back to the official Rhythmbox package from the Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx repositories, simply use PPA Purge (which is also available in the WebUpd8 PPA).

Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Final, Uploaded To The Official Ubuntu Partner Repository [Hardy, Jaunty, Karmic And Lucid]

Update: The version in Ubuntu's repositories is actually Adobe Flash Player 10.1 final, not RC7 as I initially though!

Good news for Ubuntu users (Hardy, Jaunty, Karmic and Lucid): Adobe Flash Player 10.1 final - which was released seconds ago - has already been uploaded to the Ubuntu partner repository.

This is somewhat odd considering that Adobe Flash Player 10.1 final has not been released and the current version is 10.1 release candidate 7.

To install Adobe Flash Player 10.1 final in Ubuntu, make sure you enable the Ubuntu Partner repository by going to System > Administration > Software Sources, on the second tab called "Other software" and enable the "http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu CODENAME partner" repository (where CODENAME is hardy, jaunty, karmic or lucid).

Then do an upgrade and you should get the new Adobe Flash Player 10.1. In case you installed a different Flash package, install the one in the partner repository using the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin

Flash Player 10.1 is also available in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat multiverse repository.

Note: this is for 32bit only. There's no update for 64bit for now.

Upgrade To Compiz 0.8.6 In Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Or Compiz 0.9 Beta In Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat

Compiz reached version 0.8.6 a while back - version which brings bug fixes as well as support for KDE 4.4 - but the version in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx is still 0.8.4 so if you want to upgrade to Compiz 0.8.6, you can add the following PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:compiz/ppa && sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

If you're using Ubuntu 10.10 Mavrick Meerkat (still in alpha) already, it means you like testing. However, at the time of writing this post, Compiz in Ubuntu 10.10 is still 0.8.4 so you could install the latest Compiz 0.9 beta - the complete re-write of Compiz in C++:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:compiz/ppa && sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

For Compiz 0.9 (Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat), the GTK decorator is not working yet!!


Note: I've only tested Compiz 0.8.6 for Lucid.


Update August 24, 2010: The PPAs in this post have been updated. Initially, Compiz 0.9 was in a different PPA but now it's available in the main Compiz PPA - for Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat only!

Update November 12, 2010: For a working Compiz 0.9.x PPA (for Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat), see: Install Compiz 0.9.2.1 In Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat

Fix Intel GMA500 "Poulsbo" Graphics In Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx [PPA]

I recently came upon an Ubuntu 10.04 PPA with Intel GMA500 "Poulsbo" packages which you can use to get everything working. Well, almost everything as only 2D will work, 3D unfortunately is not supported.

This PPA aims to port the Mandriva patches for the psb driver to Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx in order to enable GMA500 support in Xorg 1.7.x.

Before adding the PPA and installing the packages, please note that I don't own an Intel GMA500 graphics card anymore so I didn't test this!

Add the PPA in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx and install the Intel GMA500 Poulsbo packages using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gma500/ppa && sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install poulsbo-driver-2d poulsbo-driver-3d poulsbo-config

Then reboot.


Note: because 3D won't work, Compiz will be removed!

Specific netbooks instructions

On Asus and Sony Vaio add the following workaround:

-run this in a terminal:

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

And find the line that begins with "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT" and modify it so that it looks like below:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash mem=2000mb acpi_osi=Linux"

Then update your GRUB:

sudo update-grub

On Acer 751h, to fix battery status, add this to startup (System > Preferences > Startup Applications):

cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT1/info

Fix Transparent, Vertical And Large Gnome Panel In Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx (For The Ambiance And Radiance Themes)

The new light themes in Ubuntu 10.04 don't like you changing the GNOME panel in any way. If you increase the panel size, want a vertical panel or try to make a panel transparent, it looks very ugly:

(large Gnome panel height)

(vertical Gnome panel)

(transparent Gnome panel)

You can fix this by using another theme, or fix the Ambiance and Radiance themes. Here is how to fix Ambiance and Radiance.

Type this in a terminal:

gksu nautilus /usr/share/themes

This will open Nautilus with admin privileges so you can edit the theme files. Then double click on the folder for theme you want to fix (Ambiance or Radiance) and open the "gtkrc" file inside the gtkrc-2.0 folder.

Then search for this line:

bg_pixmap[NORMAL] = "panel_bg.png"

And comment it (put a "#" in front of the line - without the quotes), then save the file. Then log out and log back in.

Here is how a transparent background will now look:

If you still want to use a background for an horizontal panel and you panel is not larger than 30 pixels, Ambiance comes with an alternate panel background you can use. Right click a panel, select "Properties", on the "Background" tab select "Background image", then browse for /usr/share/themes/Ambiance/gtk-2.0/panel_bg_30.png and set this as your panel background. Unfortunately if you want a panel larger than 30px, you can't use this image. But you can edit the image using GIMP. Or you could use these Gnome panel backgrounds.

Script To Install Hamachi With GUI In Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Or Older

Hamachi is a zero-configuration virtual private network (VPN) shareware application capable of establishing direct links between computers that are behind NAT firewalls without requiring reconfiguration (in most cases); in other words, it establishes a connection over the Internet that emulates the connection that would exist if the computers were connected over a local area network.

Update: a much easier way to do this is to use Haguichi, a GUI for Hamachi and Hamachi2 for Linux (includes a PPA).

A while back we translated a script which installs Hamachi in Ubuntu and also allows you to chose between two different graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for Hamachi. The script only worked for Ubuntu Hardy, Gutsy, Intrepid, Jaunty and Karmic but today I updated it to support Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx.

Usually you'd have to compile Hamachi yourself, download and install a GUI for it and so on but using this script, everything is done automatically.

To use the script, simply paste this in a terminal:

wget http://webupd8.googlecode.com/files/hamachi-install-ubuntu-1.0.2 && chmod +x hamachi-install-ubuntu-1.0.2
./hamachi-install-ubuntu-1.0.2

Remember! It's not recommended running a script before taking a look at the code!

Then chose between the options: install Hamachi (required obviously) and once Hamachi is installed, also chose to install a GUI (options 2 and 3). I recommend option "3" (featured in the screenshot below):

Once everything is done, log out and log back in or else Hamachi will not work!

Update: a much easier way to do this is to use Haguichi, a GUI for Hamachi and Hamachi2 for Linux (includes a PPA).

Credits for the initial script: PortalUbuntu (you can also download a Spanish version of the script from PortalUbuntu, but it has not been updated for the latest Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx).

Skype In Ubuntu Partner Repository Gets Some Fixes [Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx]

This is a quick post to let you know that Skype (which has been added to the Ubuntu partner official repository a few days ago - Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx only!) package in the Ubuntu Partner repository got some fixes which were previously available for the Medibuntu package (Skype is no longer available in the Medibuntu repository for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx) so if you didn't enable this repository, now it's a good time to do so.

If you don't know how to enable the Ubuntu Partner repository, see THIS post.

When Skype was added to the Ubuntu Partner repository, it took them around two days to publish it into the actual repository - hopefully this update will get to everybody sooner.

I'm not sure what fixes this update brings, but in case it doesn't fix the webcam not working in Ubuntu, here is a work-around:

Create a file called whatever you want (skype.sh or whatever) and paste this:

#!/bin/sh
export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype.real "$@"
exit 0

Then save the file.

Finally, make the script executable:

chmod +x /path/to/skype.sh

And then use this script to run Skype instead of the original menu entry.

Install Skype From The Official Ubuntu 10.04 Repositories (Skype Added To The Ubuntu 10.04 Partner Repository)

Skype has just been uploaded to the "partner" official Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx repository - correct me if I'm wrong but I think this is the first time Skype is uploaded to an official Ubuntu repository (other than Medibuntu obviously - which by the way doesn't include Skype anymore).

So to install Skype in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx from the partner repository, go to System > Administration > Software Sources and on the "Other software" tab, enable (check the box next to it) the "http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner" repository.

Then simply do:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install skype

You can also manually download Skype from Launchpad (but that's just like downloading it from Skype's website so it's advisable to enable the Lucid Partner repository so you'll receive updates).

Revamped Sidebar Lands In Nautilus Elementary (2.30)

A new, revamped sidebar has been added to the latest Nautilus Elementary 2.30 (only available for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx).

There are now 3 categories in the sidebar: Personal, Devices and Network, each getting an expander - Rhythmbox style.

The state of the expanders are saved so if you collapsed a category and close nautilus, next time you'll open it, the category would be collapsed.

The "Desktop" shortcut in the Nautilus sidebar has also been removed. But you can add it by dragging and dropping a desktop shortcut directly onto the sidebar.

This new version is not available in the Nautilus Elementary PPA yet but you can install it already via BZR, following these instructions.

The Nautilus Elementary PPA has been updated and it now includes the revamped sidebar. You can install it (Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx only) using the following command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:am-monkeyd/nautilus-elementary-ppa
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Info and image thanks to ammonkey

Script To Set Up Everything For Using Adium Themes In Pidgin [Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx]

I just tried an old how-to we wrote about using Adium themes in Pidgin and it works just fine in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx but it's probably not that easy for new Ubuntu users to set everything up and for this reason I've created a very simple script which does everything automatically.

Remember, it's always advisable to check the script code before running it!

So to be able to use Adium themes in Pidgin (Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx but should also work in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala!), all you have to do is run the following commands in a terminal:

wget http://webupd8.googlecode.com/files/pidgin_adium2 && chmod +x pidgin_adium2
./pidgin_adium2

Do not run "adium_for_pidgin" with "sudo" as the gconf settings won't work! Instead run it as a normal user (just paste the commands exactly as I wrote them) and when asked, enter your password.


We are not done yet (but now everything is easy to set up)!

1. After the script finishes setting everything up, restart Pidgin. Then go to Tools > Plugins and enable the "WebKit Message Styles" plugin.

2. Now everything is set up so all you have to do is install some new themes. Go to the Adium themes website and click the "Install" link next to an Adium theme you want to install.

Important: for me, clicking the "Install" link only works in Chrome/Chromium so that might also be the case for you. Also, some Adium themes won't work! I only tried 2 themes and they both worked so you can try them to make sure everything is ok: Renkoo and Candybars.


3. To change between the installed themes, go to Tools > Plugins, select the "WebKit Message Styles" plugin and click the "Configure plugin" button under it.


If no themes are displayed in Pidgin, manually download the themes from the Adium website and extract them into the ~/.purple/message_styles folder.


If for some reason the script doesn't work for you, try setting up everything manually as explain in THIS post.

Explanations on how the script works: basically what the script does is add the webkit-team PPA, install libnotify-bin pidgin-dev libpurple-dev libwebkit-dev bzr checkinstall, then get the lp:~spoidar/pidgin-webkit/karmic-fixes branch from Launchpad and compile it (creates a .deb file and installs it so it can be easily updated / removed). Then it creates a folder called ".scripts" (hidden) in your home folder and downloads the pidgin_adium.sh script (you can check its code HERE) which is used so that you can click the "Install" link for the Adium themes directly onto the website. It then writes 3 gconf values required for using adiumxtra:// urls in your browser (but like I said, it seems to only work in Chrome / Chromium).

The script can be downloaded from here if you want to take a look at the code.

Fix USB Devices Automount Not Working In Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

It seems there's a bug in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx which affects USB devices which do not automount when plugged-in meaning the device isn't displayed on the desktop and also doesn't show up in Nautilus.

I upgraded to Lucid a long time ago and this bug wasn't occurring but today when trying to plug in an USB device (I actually tried several devices - a music player and several USB memory sticks) they simply won't automount.

After some research it seems this is caused (weird, I know...) by the BIOS "Legacy Floppy" setting being enabled (it seems it's related to this). So to fix it, all I had to do is restart the computer and next to the "Floppy" setting in the BIOS I selected "Disabled" instead of "Legacy Floppy" - problem solved, as soon as Ubuntu booted, automount was working again and my USB devices were showing up in Nautilus again.

Hopefully this will help those of you having the same issue as I did.

Update: alternatively (thanks to Benplanet), run the following command in a terminal:

sudo modprobe -r floppy

And then restart your computer.

Finally An Easy Way To Customize Notify OSD Notification Bubbles [Ubuntu PPA]

Notify OSD has been in Ubuntu for a long time yet for some odd reason, it never supported any kind of customizations so if you wanted to change it's color or position you had to compile it with the new settings.

But there is an Ubuntu PPA with a patched Notify OSD for Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala and Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx which supports customizations via a simple text file so you don't have to compile it and can change the Notify OSD settings on the fly.

The package in the PPA also uses the old Jaunty way to display Notify OSD meaning the Notify OSD bubbles will always be displayed in the top right corner, not dynamic to allow a gap for sound notifications. But this also can be easily configured using the package in the PPA.

Read on!

To add the PPA, paste this in a terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:leolik/leolik

Then to install the new, patched Notify OSD, paste this in a terminal:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

We're almost done! We must now create an empty file in the home folder called .notify-osd so paste this in a terminal:

gedit ~/.notify-osd &

Then in the newly opened file, paste this:

slot-allocation = fixed
bubble-expire-timeout = 10sec
bubble-vertical-gap = 5px
bubble-horizontal-gap = 5px
bubble-corner-radius = 37,5%
bubble-icon-size = 30px
bubble-gauge-size = 6px
bubble-width = 240px
bubble-background-color = 131313
bubble-background-opacity = 90%
text-margin-size = 10px
text-title-size = 100%
text-title-weight = bold
text-title-color = ffffff
text-title-opacity = 100%
text-body-size = 90%
text-body-weight = normal
text-body-color = eaeaea
text-body-opacity = 100%
text-shadow-opacity = 100%

Then save the file but don't close it yet. We'll customize it!

These are the default Karmic and Lucid settings. To make Notify OSD behave like on Jaunty, meaning the notification bubble is always in the top right corner with no gap, change the "slot-allocation" value from "fixed" to "dynamic".

Then play with the rest of the values such as colors and so on. Anyone who knows some basic CSS should have no problem customizing Notify OSD now.


To try out the new Notify OSD values, type this in a terminal:

notify-send test

For more info on using notify-send to test the notifications, type:

notify-send --help

Once you're done, restart notify-osd with:

pkill notify-osd

What's still missing for Notify OSD? A GUI to customize all these settings so the user doesn't have to edit a text file anymore. Hopefully this patch will be included in Ubuntu soon. Maybe we'll even get Notify OSD themes too.

Update1: a GUI for this version of NotifyOSD has been released so after adding the PPA in this post, you can also install this NotifyOSD GUI.

Update2: An update brings option to move the NotifyOSD notification bubbles to different screen corners, timeout fix.

Special thanks for the heads up: LucidFox; credits for the patched Notify OSD which supports customization: leolik (in Russian)

Fix Banshee iPod Sync (Podsleuth) In Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

This post is thanks to Ricardo Ferreira who sent us the tip (actually most of the post is written by him).


iPod sync with Banshee is broken in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx since HAL is now D-Bus activated and does not have an init script. This bug was fixed by Banshee developers last night but isn't yet available anywhere - except GIT.

So here is a short guide to compile the latest podsleuth from Git in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx.

1. Install the dependencies required to compile Podsleuth

sudo apt-get install git-core automake libmono-dev libndesk-dbus-glib1.0-cil-dev libndesk-dbus1.0-cil-dev libhal-dev libdbus-1-dev libsgutils2-dev mono-mcs mono-gmcs

2. Get podsleuth from GIT:

git clone git://git.gnome.org/podsleuth 

3. Compile podsleuth

cd podsleuth
./autogen.sh && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make

And finally, install it with:

sudo make install

Credits and many thanks for this how-to: Ricardo Ferreira.

VirtualBox Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Repository

Oracle VM VirtualBox is an x86 virtualization software package, originally created by German software company innotek GmbH, purchased by Sun Microsystems, and now developed by Oracle Corporation as part of its family of virtualization products. It is installed on an existing host operating system; within this application, additional guest operating systems, each known as a Guest OS, can be loaded and run, each with its own virtual environment. In plain English: you can basically install Linux as a guest OS inside Windows or the other way around, and so on without affecting the currently running OS.

The Virtualbox (non-free) repository is finally available for Ubuntu 10.4 Lucid Lynx (kind of late I'd say). You can add it using the following command:

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian lucid non-free"
wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Then install it:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install virtualbox-3.2

A note: VirtualBox non-free means it's not open source, it doesn't mean you have to pay for it.


But VirtualBox 3.2 beta 2 is not available in this repository so if you want to download Beta 2, you can do it manually from HERE. VirtualBox 3.2 Beta 2 comes with support for MacOS X, meaning you can install the original MacOS X in your Linux or Windows VirtualBox. However, please note that I tried that and for some reason the installation feezes (maybe my ISO image was corrupt, I'm not sure though).

Update: VirtualBox 3.2 final is now available in the official VirtualBox repository mentioned above.


[Thanks to blog.bedendo.eti.br]

Use A Text-Mode Location Bar In Nautilus (2.30+) By Default [Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx]

The Gnome developers keep on removing features from Gnome such as the icons in menus and buttons and now the button to toggle the Nautilus location bar (also known as the path bar or address bar).

Up until Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx (Nautilus 2.30), you could easily toggle the location bar to text-only or buttons:

But this toggle button is now gone from Nautilus:

Here is a way to always use a text-based location bar. Simply paste this in a terminal:

gconftool-2 --type=Boolean --set /apps/nautilus/preferences/always_use_location_entry true

Now you'll have a text mode location bar in Nautilus 2.30 all the time:

To switch back, paste this in a terminal:

gconftool-2 --type=Boolean --set /apps/nautilus/preferences/always_use_location_entry false

And here are also 2 tips for those who miss the Nautilus location bar toggle button: you can use if you don't want a permanent text mode location bar but occasionally need it: you can switch to a text location bar using Ctrl + L. To go back to a button style location bar, press the escape key. You can also toggle the Nautilus location bar to text-mode by pressing the "/" key and then start typing the location.

Ubuntu 10.04: The Easiest Way To Move The Window Buttons To The Right [Newbie]

We covered lots of ways to move the Metacity window controls (buttons) back to the right in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx: from Gconf Editor to gconf via command line, Ubuntu Tweak or the MWButtons script. But all these may seem complicated for a complete noob and for this reason I decided to write this post.

Most new Ubuntu users have no idea how to use a terminal (and are scared by it), Ubuntu Tweak may seem to advanced and so on. But MWButtons now has a PPA and thus you can simply download a .deb file.


So, the easiest way to move the window buttons to the right (or any other order) in Ubuntu 10.04 is to download THIS file , then double click it and install it. Once installed, in the menu go to Applications > Accessories > Metacity Window Buttons and change the button layout to whatever you want:

How To Disable IPv6 In Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

I'm not sure if IPv6 in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx is still causing issues with the Internet connection being slow and so on, but in case it does here's how to disable it.

To check if IPv6 is disabled, run the following command:

cat /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/all/disable_ipv6

0 means it's enabled and 1 - disabled.


This tweak is thanks to an old comment from Stonecut (this way you don't have to edit the GRUB). Basically, to disable IPv6 in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, you have to add the following lines to /etc/sysctl.conf:

#disable ipv6
net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 = 1

To do it from the command line, paste this in a terminal:

echo "#disable ipv6" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo "net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo "net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo "net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 = 1" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf

Then reboot and check if IPv6 has been disabled with the command in the beginning of the post.


If for some reason IPv6 still shows up as enabled in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, you can use the method described in THIS post.


This tweak (and others) will go into Ubuntu 10.04 Start script (I don't know why I didn't think of this before).

Upgrade To Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Without An Internet Connection

It's easy to upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx if have an Internet connection but what if you have no Internet access?

Well, if you don't have an Internet connection, you can still upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, but you'll need to download the Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx alternate CD somehow (ask a friend, go to an Internet Cafe, etc.). You can download the Ubuntu Alternate ISO from HERE.

Then, you can then either write the Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Alternate ISO onto a CD or simply mount the ISO image using the following command:

sudo mount -o loop /path/to/ubuntu-10.04-alternate-i386.iso /media/cdrom

Where "/path/to/ubuntu-10.04-alternate-i386.iso" is the exact path to where you saved the ubuntu-10.04-alternate-i386.iso ISO.


Once you insert the CD or mount the ISO image, a dialog should pop up offering you the option to upgrade using that CD / ISO image.

If for some reason the upgrade dialog doesn't pop-up, press ALT + F2 and type:

-for Ubuntu:

gksu "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade"

-For Kubuntu:

kdesudo "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade"

[Thanks to paraisolinux]