How Fast is Ubuntu 10.10???

The following is the promotional video of Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat.
See how fast does your PC boot with Ubuntu 10.10...

See how fast Ubuntu 10.10??? Believe me, it's the real thing. :D

If you're thinking that it's only true if it's freshly installed then I'll give you my testimonial.

I have my Asus K42J laptop with the following specs:
Processor: Intel Core i3 - 350M 2.27GHz
RAM: 2GB
HDD Space: 320GB
Video: ATI Radeon HD5145 1GB

Applications installed that are not included in a freshly installed Ubuntu:
- VLC Media Player
- Pidgin Internet Messenger (Empathy Internet Messaging is the default IM for Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10)
- AWN (one of the heavyweight applications during startup)
- Google Gadgets (one of the heavyweight applications during startup)
- Compiz is enabled (really affects performance because of fancy and cool desktop effects)
- Gimp
- QT4 (complete package)
- Oracle Virtual Box
- Nintendo DS Emulator
- Ubuntu Tweak
- Quanta Plus (for web site development)
- Wammu and Gammu
- Filezilla
- etc...

And also tons of Anime Videos and MP3s stored on my laptop (well I'm a little bit addicted to Japanese Anime :P ).

Boot time? I completely agree with their promotional video :)
After 10 seconds or less, I'm ready to work!!! :D

Globe Tattoo in Ubuntu

For sure many of you thinks that Globe Tattoo will not work in Ubuntu Linux since for you to be able to surf the internet using the Globe Tattoo USB dongle, you have to execute the provided software which only runs under Windows OS.

And maybe some of you thinks that it's possible to use Globe Tattoo in Ubuntu but needs several tweaks.

Well, all I can say is that, you can use Globe Tattoo or even SUN and SMART USB Modems in Ubuntu and it's not that complicated to setup. Just follow the following steps for you to be able to surf the internet using Globe Tattoo under your Ubuntu Linux box.

1. Plug Globe Tattoo USB device on your PC or laptop.
2. Go to System>Preferences>Network Connections.
3. On Network Connections Window, go to Mobile Broadband tab then click on Add button.
4. The New Mobile Broadband Connection wizard will appear. Follow the following:

 Select the USB Device name then click Forward

Select Philippines then click Forward

Select Globe Telecom then click Forward

Select My plan is not listed... then type http.globe.com.ph for APN then click Forward

For prepaid, use http.globe.com.ph

For postpaid, use internet.globe.com.ph

A confirmation screen will appear, just click Apply

5. An edit window will appear, just provide the following information:

6. Click apply. You can now connect to the internet using Globe Tattoo. :D

Installing GLUT on Ubuntu

Installing GLUT is essential for those who wants to create OpenGL programs in Linux.

To install GLUT on Ubuntu, just simply go to System>Administration>Synaptic Package Manager then search for "glut". Mark freeglut3 and freeglut3-dev for installation then click on Apply button.

This will install the OpenGL header files to /usr/include/GL/ and the library object to /usr/lib/libglut.a.

Compiling C++ Source Files

By default, Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10 is installed without a developer's tools. So if you're a C++ programmer or just someone who needs to execute the "make" command using the terminal but encountering error like the example below:
make: g++: Command not found

Then all you have to do is run the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt-get install g++

When you encounter the said error, it only means that you have lack of compiler to compile the source codes. Just by installing g++ will do the trick.

Happy Coding :)

Enabling Japanese Input in Ubuntu

Just follow the following steps to enable Japanese input in Ubuntu 10.04:

1. Go to System>Administration>Language Support.
2. On Language and Text window, click on Install / Remove Languages button.
3. Installed Languages window will appear. Look for "Japanese" and check the installed checkbox.
4. View Components found at the lower part of Installed Languages Window then select the Translations, Input methods, and Extra fonts.
5. Click on Apply Changes button, after the installation, restart your PC.
6. Next, go to System>Preferences>IBus Preferences.
7. If a dialog box prompt with the following message "IBus Daemon is not started. You want to start it now?", just click on "Yes" button.
8. A notification dialog will appear, just press OK.
9. In IBus Preferences window, click on Input Method tab.
10. On the drop-down list, select Japanese>Anthy (with a King's crown icon) then click Add button.
11. Then press Close button.
12. You can now activate it by pressing Ctrl+space and switch from English to Japanese and vice versa by pressing Alt+Left Shift (if you didn't change the settings in General tab of IBus Preferences window).

Optional step:
Take note that this feature doesn't run automatically when Ubuntu starts. So if you prefer this feature to be activated once Ubuntu starts, just add it on Startup.

1. Go to System>Preferences>Startup Applications.
2. On Startup Applications Preferences window, click on Add button then input the following information:

 

Congratulations! You can now input hiragana, katakana, and kanji characters on your Ubuntu box.

Take note that the same procedure is used for other languages like hangul and chinese.

Below is inputted using Ubuntu 10.04 English OS with Japanese input enabled:

私の好きなOSはUbuntuです。

 :D

Get Get AWN!!!

Want to make your desktop looks cool and sexy?
Well, aside from that Linux gives you the freedom to customize your desktop theme... There are also lots of third-party applications available for Linux that make your desktop go WOW!

One of those is AWN (Avant Window Navigator). It is a dock-like navigation bar for the Linux desktop. Look at the image below:

 

Well, this navigation bar allows you to add applications that resides on your desktop for fast and easy access. Also, all opened applications are automatically appeared in this navigation bar. So, its just as like as a taskbar.

You can place this navigation bar on top, bottom, left, or right of your desktop.

It also offers lots of icon effects and themes. You can also customize its appearance settings.

To install AWN, just open Ubuntu Software Center (Application->Ubuntu Software Center), search for AWN, then install it.

How to make Asus K42J Input/Output Jack works in Ubuntu

The first time I installed Ubuntu 10.04 on my Asus K42J laptop, everything is so smooth and easy. The only problem is that, the output jack is not working.
This laptop has only one jack for speaker/earphone and mic. So basically, its input/output jack. I've tried to use a mic here and it works fine, so the only problem is the output.
Luckily, after a long journey in the web, I found a solution to it.
Just simply download alsa-intel-hda-optiplex-dkms_1.0.23_all.deb (just do a google search for the link) then install it in your Ubuntu box.

That's it! Asus K42J and Ubuntu 10.04 now works in harmony :)