full circle ISSUE #27 - July 2009
PROGRAM IN PYTHON PART 1 full circle magazine #27 1 contents ^ full circle Program In Python - Pt1 p.07 Ubuntu Women p.24
Inkscape - Part 4 p.11 Ubuntu Games p.26
My Story p.17 MOTU Interview p.21
Scan To PDF/DJVU p.13 Command & Conquer p.05
Associate A File-Type p.16 Review p.19 Letters p.22 Top 5 p.30
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full circle magazine #27 2 contents ^ EDITORIAL
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Welcome to another issue of Full Circle magazine. nd welcome to another new series! ! Yes, last month I promised a new series on LAMP servers, but since so many people requested Python in our survey, I gave it priority. I don't like to have too many series' running at once, so maybe when the Inkscape series comes to Aan end, I'll start the LAMP series.
In the feature this month, Ed discusses the latest shock news that (creators of the , and , games) have been bought over. What does this mean for Linux? See page 26. Ubuntu is a complete operating system that is perfect for This months is a bit unusual, it's one man's quest to create a low laptops, desktops and servers. power, near silent, server and (to put it lightly) it looks a touch different from what Whether at home, school or work you normally see in a PC/server case! Ubuntu contains all the applications you'll ever need including word processor, email In other news this month, has been released. What does that application and web browser. mean? I'll let Steve Langasek explain: Ubuntu is and always will be free of charge. You do not pay any licensing fees. You can download, use and share Ubuntu with your friends, family, school . or business for absolutely nothing. Enjoy the issue, and keep in touch! Once installed, your system is ready to use with a full set of productivity, internet, drawing and graphics applications, and Editor, Full Circle magazine games. [email protected] use the new 'contents' link to jump to the contents page from any other page! full circle magazine #27 3 contents ^ NEWS
2. The kernel failed to clear various Launchpad Now Kernel Vulnerabilities in personality flags when setuid processes were executed. Because Open Source Survey: Linux Ubuntu of this, other vulnerabilities could Released as GPL3, Launchpad's become exploitable if a local expertise in demand Canonical code is now open source. Note attacker mapped the NULL memory Market research firm Foote announced on that although it had been page. The issue was discovered by Partners has updated its survey July 28th the previously announced that two Julien Tinnes and Tavis Ormandy of the most sought-after IT availability of a components ( and and affects only Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, skills (non-certified) and ranked new Linux kernel 8.10 and 9.04 users. ) would be held back, a last Linux experience and skills as security update minute change now includes the second most sought after for the following 3. KVM failed to validate the page both. Ubuntu distributions: 6.06 LTS, table root. This could lead to a DoS by US and Canadian employers. The top position is held by Java 8.04 LTS, 8.10 and 9.04 (also attack and crash the affected • Launchpad-users mailing list: Enterprise Edition, Standard applies to Kubuntu, Edubuntu system. The issue was discovered https://lists.launchpad.net/launch by Matt T. Yourst and affects only Edition and Micro Edition. Other and Xubuntu). The update pad-users/msg05118.html Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, 8.10 and 9.04 open source skills included in patches 4 important security • Blog post at Canonical.com: users. the list include; Apache web issues (see below for details) http://blog.canonical.com/?p=192 server, MySQL and PHP. discovered in the Linux kernel • Press release: 4. eCryptfs failed to validate various Windows didn't make the list, packages by various hackers. http://www.ubuntu.com/news/can buffer sizes. Because of this, a local but demand for .NET skills Therefore, it is strongly onical-open-sources-launchpad/ attacker could crash the affected ranked 4th. recommended to update your system or gain elevated privileges. • The development wiki: system as soon as possible! The issue was discovered by Ramon https://dev.launchpad.net/ Red Hat Certified Engineer and de Carvalho Valle and affects only • Instructions for getting code: Linux Professional Institute The following Linux kernel Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, 8.10 and 9.04 https://dev.launchpad.net/Getting vulnerabilities were discovered: users. Certification failed to make the "Hot List" for IT certifications. The Canonical Launchpad The information obtained by 1. The RTL8169 network driver The above Linux kernel developers will be on IRC in failed to validate buffer sizes. the market researchers comes vulnerabilities can be fixed if you channel #launchpad-dev on Because of this, a remote attacker from almost 2,000 public and update your system now. irc.freenode.net. That’s the place on the LAN (Local Area Network) private sector organizations to go for real time development could crash the affected system or and over 85,000 IT workers in discussion and questions. For gain elevated privileges. The issue the US and Canada. was discovered by Michael Tokarev usage issues, #launchpad is still and affects all the aforementioned the place, as before. Ubuntu systems. softpedia.com : h-online.com : Ubuntu Weekly News
full circle magazine #27 4 contents ^ COMMAND & CONQUER
or this month's on you could edit, but there are Command & Conquer %D%{$fg[red]%}]%{$reset_color some cases where it won't do df %}%{$reset_color%}"$'\n'"%{$f article, I'll cover a few g[blue]%}└─>%{$re anything at all (I can't say I things that are set_color%} " know all possible uses of it, so which displays filesystem Fsometimes mentioned online you will have to try for usage (I usually use it with the with instructions, or things that which looks like the image yourself). “-h” argument, so that it aren't enough for an entire below. displays in Gigabytes). article on their own, but should Another useful thing to still be mentioned. I hope that You have two ways to do know is that you can use while watch this information is useful for this: loops and the like in the actual those readers who want to do 1) you can open a new terminal shell too. For example, if you which runs a command once more with their shell, or who and view the shell (which, if wanted to list all the files in a ever 2 seconds (by default, but want to customize it, yet you're running in a tty session, directory and insert it into a can also be changed with “-n occasionally run across a term or are doing too much at once, different line of code, you could
full circle magazine #27 5 contents ^ COMMAND & CONQUER before, and are useful. One last on top or always below, but can thing I want to cover in this be both (Xmonad seems to is an open-source, Web-based, professional, article is what a tiling window offer only one or the other out groupware application that manager is, since quite a few of the box, and I couldn't find a facilitates the organization of all coders I know prefer them over work around). However, there your personal information. There is normal window managers. A are lots of options, and most no need to install additional applications on your computer, for all tiling window manager is a are well documented, in case the required components are installed on the Web server. One needs window manager that arranges any reader feels like giving one only an Internet connection and a Web browser with JavaScript all windows in “tiles” (re-sizing a go. enabled. Live-Office can be accessed on our server, or easily so that all windows fit into the installed on your server. All your personal data will be centralized and securely stored in our, or your, online database, which will offer space, and so that windows various modules and widgets that provide you with the ability to don't overlap). Some (not all) - save all your personal data in one place. Events, ToDos, Contacts, tiling window managers offer a http://awesome.naquadah.org/ Favorites, Documents, and Notes are a few examples of these. “floating” mode, where - These modules and widgets can be accessed easily via a high-end, windows act like they usually http://www.xmonad.org/ intuitive, user interface. This unique key feature helps you to gather do (set size, overlapping, etc.). - and visualize all your information at the same time. For example, The reason why coders (myself http://www.nongnu.org/ratpoiso you can open your organizer and address book side by side, add a personal contact in your address-book window, and add a meeting in included) prefer this behaviour n/ your organizer window. is because it lets you view all - your code at once, or to have http://modeemi.fi/~tuomov/ion/ With Live-Office, you can customize your user experience. You don't multiple scripts open at the - http://dwm.suckless.org/ like blue as your background desktop color? Change it to a same time so that you can wallpaper. You prefer using applications in your native language? switch easily, or so you can Live-Office comes with multi-language support. have one terminal open to test We will soon be adding new modules and widgets, such as Budget commands and another to and Billing, and Password reminder, as well as new languages. In write the script. Not only that, addition, we are currently working on Live-Office Desktop Edition - but you can control the window an off-line version built in Java. manager using only the This version will let you manage keyboard, allowing for faster all your personal data off-line and working, since you never take synchronize it when needed. your hands off the keyboard. A has learned all he knows few such window managers are from repeatedly breaking his Contact us or visit our website to system, then having no other know more about how you can AwesomeWM, DWM, Xmonad, option but to discover how to fix contribute to Live-Office: ratpoison, and ion. I use it. You can email Lucas at: [email protected] or: Awesome, since it offers a [email protected]. http://www.live-office.net floating mode that isn't always
full circle magazine #27 6 contents ^ HOW-TO Program In Python - Part 1
(Graphical User Interface) to set it to be executable. Do Simply put, this prints the programming. Let's jump right this by typing first line "Hello. I am a python N/A in, creating a simple program." on the terminal. application. chmod +x hello.py name = raw_input("What is in the folder where you saved your name? ") Our First Program your python file. Now let's run the program. This one is a bit more Using a text editor such as complex. There are two parts gedit, let's type some code. greg@earth:~/python_examples$ to this line. The first is name =, Then we'll see what each line ./hello.py Dev Graphics Internet M/media System and the second is does and go from there. raw_input("What is your name? Hello. I am a python program. "). We'll look at the second part Type the following 4 lines. first. The command raw_input What is your name? Ferd will print out the prompt in the CD/DVD HDD USB Drive Laptop Wireless #!/usr/bin/env python Burphel terminal ("What is your name? print 'Hello. I am a python Hello there, Ferd Burphel! "), and then will wait for the program.' user (you) to type something mong the many greg@earth:~/python_examples$ (followed by {Enter}). Now programming name = raw_input("What is let's look at the first part: name languages currently your name? ") That was simple. Now, let's =. This part of the command available, Python is print "Hello there, " + name look at what each line of the assigns a variable named Aone of the easiest to learn. + "!" program does. "name". What's a variable? Python was created in the late Think of a variable as a shoe- 1980's, and has matured That's all there is to it. Save #!/usr/bin/env python box. You can use a shoe-box to greatly since then. It comes pre- the file as hello.py wherever store things -- shoes, computer installed with most Linux you would like. I'd suggest This line tells the system parts, papers, whatever. To the distributions, and is often one putting it in your home that this is a python program, shoe-box, it doesn't really of the most overlooked when directory in a folder named and to use the default python matter what's in there -- it's picking a language to learn. python_examples. This simple interpreter to run the program. just stored there. In this case, it We'll deal with command-line example shows how easy it is stores whatever you type. In programming in this article. In print 'Hello. I am a python to code in Python. Before we the case of my entry, I typed a future one, we'll play with GUI program.' can run the program, we need Ferd Burphel. Python, in this
full circle magazine #27 7 contents ^ PROGRAM IN PYTHON - PART 1 instance, simply takes the Oct 5 2008, 19:24:49) ^ If we type "print var" again input and stores it in the SyntaxError: invalid syntax we'll get this: [GCC 4.3.2] on linux2 >>> "name" shoe-box for use later in the program. >>> print var Type "help", "copyright", That's because the word "credits" or "license" for 4 >>> print "Hello there, " + name more information. "print" is a known command, + "!" while "Print" is not. Case is >>> very important in Python. var hasn't changed. It's still Once again, we are using the sum of 2+2, or 4. the print command to display You are now in the python Now let's play with variables something on the screen -- in shell. From here, you can do a a bit more. Type: This is, of course, simple this case, "Hello there, ", plus number of things, but let's see programming for this whatever is in the variable what we got before we go on. var = 2+2 beginner's tutorial. Complexity "name", and an exclamation The first thing you should will increase in subsequent point at the end. Here we are notice is the python version -- You'll see that nothing much tutorials. But now let's look at concatenating or putting mine is 2.5.2. Next, you should happens except Python returns some more examples of together three pieces of notice a statement indicating the ">>>" prompt. Nothing is variables. information: "Hello there", that, for help, you should type wrong. What we told Python to information in the variable "help" at the prompt. I'll let you do is create a variable (shoe- In the interpreter type: "name", and the exclamation do that on your own. Now type: box) called var, and to stick point. into it the sum of "2+2". To see >>> strng = 'The time has print 2+2 what var now holds, type: come for all good men to come to the aid of the Now, let's take a moment to party!' and press enter. You'll get back print var discuss things a bit more deeply before we work on our >>> print strng >>> print 2+2 and press enter. next example. Open a terminal 4 The time has come for all >>> window and type: >>> print var good men to come to the aid 4 of the party! python Notice that we typed the >>> word "print" in lower case. >>> You should get something What would happen if we typed Now we can use var over You've created a variable like this: "Print 2+2"? The response from and over again as the number named "strng" (short for string) the interpreter is this: 4, like this: greg@earth:~/python_examples$ containing the value 'The time python >>> Print 2+2 >>> print var * 2 has come for all good men to File "
full circle magazine #27 8 contents ^ PROGRAM IN PYTHON - PART 1 in this instance of the It looks as though s contains integer and then multiplied by Save the program as interpreter), our strng variable the integer 4, but it doesn't. 4 to give 16. "for_loop.py". Before we try to will be the same unless we Instead it contains a string run this, let's talk about what a change it. What happens if we representation of 4. So, if we You have now been for loop is. try to multiply this variable by type 'print s * 4' we get... introduced to the print 4? command, the raw_input A loop is some code that >>> print s*4 command, assigning variables, does a specified instruction, or >>> print strng * 4 4444 and the difference between set of instructions, a number of >>> strings and integers. times. In the case of our The time has come for all program, we loop 10 times, good men to come to the aid Once again, the interpreter of the party!The time has knows that s is a string, not a Let's go a bit further. In the printing the value of the come for all good men to numerical value. It knows this Python Interpreter, type quit() variable cntr (short for come to the aid of the because we enclosed the to exit back to the command counter). So the command in party!The time has come for prompt. plain English is "assign the all good men to come to the number 4 with single quotes, aid of the party!The time making it a string. variable cntr 0, loop 10 times has come for all good men to printing the variable cntr come to the aid of the party! Simple For Loop We can prove this by typing contents, add one to cntr and do it all over again. Seems >>> print type(s) to see what the Now, let's explore a simple system thinks that variable programming loop. Go back to simple enough. The part of the Well, that is not exactly type is. the text editor and type the code "range(0,10)" says start what you would expect, is it? It following program. with 0, loop until the value of printed the value of strng 4 >>> print type(s) cntr is 10, and quit. times. Why? Well, the
full circle magazine #27 9 contents ^ PROGRAM IN PYTHON - PART 1 2 Also notice the syntax of the indentation shows the block 3 statement. It is "for variable in formatting. We will get into 4 5 range(start value,end value):" more block indentation 6 The ":" says, we are starting a thoughts in our next tutorial. 7 block of code below that 8 should be indented. It is very That's about all for this 9 greg@earth:~/python_examples$ important that you remember time. Next time we'll recap and the colon ":", and to indent the move forward with more Well, that seems to have code until the block is finished. python programming worked, but why does it count instructions. In the meantime, up to only 9 and then stop. If we modified our program you might want to consider Look at the output again. There to be like this: installing a python specific are 10 numbers printed, editor like Dr. Python, or SPE starting with 0 and ending with #! /usr/bin/env python (Stani's Python Editor), both of which are available through 9. That's what we asked it to for cntr in range(1,11): do -- print the value of cntr 10 Synaptic. times, adding one to the print cntr variable each time, and quit as print 'All Done' soon as the value is 10. We would get an output of... Now you can see that, while programming can be simple, it greg@earth:~/python_examples$ can also be complex, and you ./for_loop.py have to be sure of what you 1 ask the system to do. If you 2 3 changed the range statement 4 to be "range(1,10)", it would 5 start counting at 1, but end at 6 9, since as soon as cntr is 10, 7 8 is owner of the loop quits. So to get it to 9 , a print "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10", we 10 consulting company in Aurora, should use range(1,11) - since All Done Colorado, and has been the for loop quits as soon as greg@earth:~/python_examples$ programming since 1972. He enjoys cooking, hiking, music, the upper range number is Make sure your indentation and spending time with his reached. family. is correct. Remember,
full circle magazine #27 10 contents ^ HOW-TO Inkscape - Part 4
Next, open Inkscape, then type the characters L, O, V, X, FCM#24-26 - Inkskape Part 1 - 3 Duplicate !, &, (, ), separately, using the this image text tool (F8) in the left toolbar. (ctrl+D), Select all the characters (Ctrl + and flip one A), and then select our new horizontally font, el&font gothic, from the (object > flip font list (upper left). Press horizontal), ENTER. The special characters as shown are now on your workspace. below. Then select “V” and Dev Graphics Internet M/media System rotate it vertically 180 degrees (click it twice, then drag the arrow on its edge). Place the Next, select “L”, “X”, and “!”. inverted V as shown below. Duplicate the L and the !,
CD/DVD HDD USB Drive Laptop Wireless rotate one of the former horizontally and one of the latter vertically, and position n this - the fourth tutorial the images as shown below. on Inkscape - we will make an image that does not require any drawing skill. IAll we need is a nice font, and the creativity to put things in the right place.
First, you must download the font called “EL&FONT GOTHIC”. You can download it from most Then move the 3 separate font sites, such as dafont.com images close together to form or Select “L” and ”O” and then the image shown above right. Join these separate images www.atkinson.tk/download/gothi position them as shown above It represents the head of our to form the following image c.rar. right. bird. representing the bird's body.
full circle magazine #27 11 contents ^ INKSCAPE - PART 4
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Now select the two wing images (shown in my first illustration), and the head image, and position these on Fully updated for Blender the body, as shown below. 2.48, starts with an introduction to the basics of Blender and then quickly Now we have our completed delves into more complex image. This example shows concepts, like creating that artistic images can be models, animating them, and created in Inkscape by turning them into simple manipulating fonts creatively. games. Also included are game demos, character animation tutorials, an introduction to Python, and an advanced reference section. is a 19 year old Indonesian who is currently Then add 2 weapons by studying Computer Science and REVIEW COMING SOON! using “!” and ”&”, as shown loves graphic design and programming. Please send above right. feedback to: http://nostarch.com/ [email protected]
full circle magazine #27 12 contents ^ HOW-TO Scan Documents To PDF/DJVU
want to scan at. I always select sudo apt-get install the fastest. Next, choose the N/A gscan2pdf resolution - I always select 300 DPI. Now, select the scan mode. While you're at it, install line-art pdftk. It's the PDF half-tone slicer/dicer/boxer I use to grey-scale colour manipulate all my PDF files. is essentially a black sudo apt-get install pdftk and white scan with very little Dev Graphics Internet M/media System You will also need pdf2djvu difference in the color of so that once you have your black/grey. It's great to use on high quality PDF you can pages that are essentially just convert to djvu at 400 dpi and plain black. DONT USE THIS CD/DVD HDD USB Drive Laptop Wireless save tons of space and still MODE IF PHOTOS ARE ON THE have highly detailed PAGE. They look horrid in this documents. So, again, from mode. This mode takes up only reserve your shell type in: a little space. magazines and documents by scanning sudo apt-get install pdf2djvu will take a very dark them and converting black original piece of paper Pthem to PDF/DjVu format before That's all the tools you and turn it into a very dull- they turn yellow, fall to pieces, need. Let's go scanning! looking grey picture on your and are lost forever. pc. I never use this mode. Load gscan2pdf and click With your scanner plugged the scan button. With a bit of - Use this mode if in you're ready for business. luck your USB scanner will be you have a black/white First, you need to install automatically selected and you magazine or newspaper with . Its homepage is will see it and some settings to document feeder). It's a bit like photos on the page. This mode http://gscan2pdf.sourceforge.net change. The scanner I'm using a fax machine, for those of you will give you quite good looking . It's also in the repositories. To is an HP scan-jet 6300 with 25 who don't know what an ADF b/w reproduction. It takes up a install it from the shell, type in: sheet ADF (automatic is. I can also select the speed I fair-bit of space, but not as
full circle magazine #27 13 contents ^ SCAN DOCUMENTS TO PDF/DJVU much as full color. have learned to use the jpeg go in to them here. At the Next, you need to tell pdftk compression method when shell, type in: that you are going to join all - This is self saving to PDF. Jpeg is a "lossy those files together into one explanatory format," so to combat the loss pdftk my.ma giant file. So, add this: of quality I save at 84% quality. If I save at 85% quality the file Now press the Tab key, and cat output my.magazine.pdf size jumps to amazing like magic you will now have in verbose proportions. Repeat this front of your very eyes: scanning process for your book Add that to the end of what and you will wind up with your pdftk my.magazine.part you typed thus far, so your data saved in a directory with entire command will read like file names that look like this: I told you the shell was this: powerful. It scanned the pdftk my.magazine.part1.pdf my.magazine.part1.pdf directory and magically added my.magazine.part2.pdf my.magazine.part2.pdf in the "magazine.part" for you. my.magazine.part3.pdf my.magazine.part3.pdf Now press 1 so you'll have: my.magazine.part4.pdf my.magazine.part4.pdf my.magazine.part5.pdf cat my.magazine.part5.pdf pdftk my.magazine.part1 output my.magazine.pdf
For arguments sake, assume Press Tab again and you'll The verbose command at that each file has 20 pages in it now have: the end tells the shell to echo and is 20MB long. So, when to the screen what the joined together you'll have a pdftk my.magazine.part1.pdf program is doing. This saves single PDF of 100MB with all you from guessing what is To output a magazine, scan pages in numerical order. Smart, isn't it? So now going on. If you don't do this, about 10 to 20 pages, and repeat the process of hitting when you press enter you'll get save your work in PDF format. To achieve this, head to the Tab and pressing 2, 3, 4, and 5, no feedback from the program. There are a number of options shell again, go into the when needed, and in a matter So press enter and watch the for saving your scanned pages. directory where you saved your of seconds you'll have this pages fly by. In a matter of You can save individual pages files, and load up pdftk. This command: seconds you will be back at or save all the pages as a lets you do all sorts of groovy your command prompt with a single PDF. You also have the stuff to PDF files. You are going pdftk my.magazine.part1.pdf flashing cursor. choice as to whether or not to to use it to join your individual my.magazine.part2.pdf use jpeg, and a few other files together to make one my.magazine.part3.pdf my.magazine.part4.pdf Now look in the directory formats as well. large book. It will do this my.magazine.part5.pdf and you will see the final standing on its head. It has document called From my experiments, I numerous features, but I won't
full circle magazine #27 14 contents ^ SCAN DOCUMENTS TO PDF/DJVU my.magazine.pdf. Open it up - page #2 -> #2: the gscan2pdf software. You (with your document/PDF - image size: 3199x4332 may need to ramp the (AUTHORS NOTE: I have viewer) and scroll down to deleted many pages out of brightness/contrast up to 30 or admire the 100 page this bit) 40 when doing full color to document you've pieced - 341857 bytes out reduce bleed-through of the together. Now have a look at - page #76 -> #76: pages behind and give a crisp - image size: 3167x4332 the file size. I guess it will be - 450144 bytes out sharp background. I have also around 110MB or perhaps a 0.210 bits/pixel; 3.858:1, found that this needs to be little more. 74.08% saved, 105702515 done when using line-art. This bytes in, 27394816 bytes out also helps to reduce the To convert this to djvu yellowness of old-magazine format and keep the high- You get the idea. pages, and to reduce file size. quality pages but lessen the You will need to experiment file size, fire-up your shell and Now look in the directory with this setting. Spend a little type: and you will see your .djvu file, time tinkering it before you go your original PDF pieces, and crazy and scan a few hundred pdf2djvu -o my.magazine.djvu your final PDF. books. -d400 -v my.magazine.pdf Delete the .part1.pdf files, To explain this a little, you but keep the final PDF and have told the program that the DjVu files. This can be done output file will be called easily by navigating to the my.magazine.djvu, that you directory you're working in, want it to compress using 400 highlighting the files, and GetDeb extends the DPI (with -d400), that you want pressing the delete key. existing software options to see some output to the for Ubuntu Linux (and screen to know what is going Don't destroy the big PDF derivitives) by providing on (with -v), and that the name files. PDF file originals are major updates and of original file is easier to work with than DjVu software not yet available my.magazine.pdf. Now press files, so do any editing to the on the official Ubuntu enter. You will see something large PDF file and then remake repositories. like this: the DjVu file. my.magazine.pdf: When scanning pages, - page #1 -> #1: http://www.getdeb.net - image size: 3199x4332 make sure you adjust the - 353010 bytes out contrast/brightness controls on
full circle magazine #27 15 contents ^ HOW-TO Associating A File-Type
open-source PDF applications, I Click on the “Open With” tab. Click on the “Close” button N/A installed the Linux version of in the lower left corner. Adobe Reader. Yet every time I opened PDF files, they were Now, if you click on the still displayed in Evince. If I “Properties” link again you'll remembered to right click on see the newly associated the file, I could then choose to application is now listed at the open it with Adobe Reader, but top. what I desired was for Adobe Reader to be my default PDF Games Graphics Internet M/media System application. Here are the steps for changing from a current default application to another Double click on the circle in one. front of the desired application
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ou probably enjoy the fact that when you double click on a file it opens up with the Yproper application. Almost every operating system associates file types with specific applications. For Find a file of the desired file instance, Ubuntu associates type and right click on it. Click PDF files with the Evince on the “Properties” link. The application by default. But you currently associated may want to change this or application is listed at the top. other default applications. The other applications that can When I had problems viewing open the file type are listed some PDF files with various below the application.
full circle magazine #27 16 contents ^ MY STORY My Ubuntu Home Server
have been a Linux user and has a power since 1999. I tried Red Hat consumption of first, then SUSE, and then only 25 Watts. With Mandrake. I always tried it, each PC can Iout the Linux distributions on access my data old computers without really and my printer. intending to use them. To improve my Finally, I discovered Ubuntu set-up further, I (Dapper Drake, 6.06), and it removed the became my first daily-use monitor, keyboard, Linux installation. I dual-boot it and mouse, and I with Windows, because I don't achieved remote have the option of working administration – Gigabyte GA- without the latter. I've recently through SSH for CLI M61PME-S2 L / SATA II / R 430 built from scratch my own (Command Line –GeForce 6100 / mATX / Socket home server, including the Interface), and VNC AM2 (on board Video card, case, and I run Ubuntu on it. for GUI (Graphical Lan, Sound card) User Interface). Now I could – AMD Athlon 64 X2 4450e I started this work because I 2x2.30 GHz needed a file server and a print administer my server. I have 3 different home server from any amuleweb to do the same with – computers at home, and I computer in the house. aMule. Now I can manage my Thermaltake SonicTower Rev. 2 wanted each to have access to server from any location where the same data and printer. I thought that I would like I have an Internet connection. I – PicoPSU 120w Power Then I realized that I would like access to my home server from Supply & 80w external PSU also installed a Web Server so a torrent and amule client. This anywhere in the world! For this, that I can have my own site (I – Western Digital led to a computer switched on I signed up with a (free) use Joomla CMS) running on 160 Gb / 2,5” 24 hours a day. I decided I Dynamic DNS Service. I created my home server. Despite the wanted a low-power- an sFTP server, installed extra services, my server uses – Kingston 1Gb DDR2 800 consumption, low-noise server. torrentflux to schedule my only 30 Watts! MHz I fabricated one that has no fan torrent downloads, and
full circle magazine #27 17 contents ^ MY UBUNTU HOME SERVER Well, I’m proud of my tiny, silent, economical, powerful, Quick Review : emesene home server. http://www.emesene.org
While alpha testing Ubuntu 9.04 I encountered a My next step? I will bug in Pidgin which caused it to crash when I transform it into a low-power, signed in to MSN. That led me to search for quiet, HTPC (Home Theatre PC) another client and the one I liked most is emesene. server to connect also to our TV and Hi-Fi, and use it as a TV emesene (pronounced as M-S-N) is by Luis Mariano Guerra and aims Recorder and a DVD Player, to provide similar features to the official MSN client, with a cleaner probably using Mythbuntu. and an easier to use interface. It supports a large variety of features from the official client including offline messaging, personal messages, 'Now Playing' messages, nudges and file transfer. Webcam support is currently under development. emesene adds a number of features such as auto-reply, spell check, and a Gmail checker.
Installing emesene is done using the repositories. Being an MSN user for a number of years I immediately felt right at home with the interface. It felt snappier and more responsive than other clients, but work could be done about the slight delay that sometimes occurs when opening a new conversation window.
My experience with emesene wasn't without a hiccup or two. My first problem occurred when trying to use the spell check plug-in. When I enabled it I got an error saying "Error applying Spell to input (enchant error for language: ) Plugin disabled". Five minutes of Googling provided me with the solution that I had to install . After that, spell check worked perfectly.
The bug in Pidgin has long been solved but I continue to use emesene. I would like to see a plug- in for OTR (Off the Record) developed and I'm looking forward to seeing a stable version with webcam support.
full circle magazine #27 18 contents ^ REVIEW Amarok 1.4
done in under 5 minutes – setup using MySQL as the Songs are listed by artist – depending on internet collection database (or album. You can have it list only connection speed. To set up alternatively selecting Settings songs added in the last day, MySQL enter the following into – Configure Amarok – week, month, etc. If you want a terminal: Collection). to find a specific song then the search function is also sudo apt-get install mysql- implemented very well and the server mysql-client list of songs updates with every letter that you type. You Enter a password that you can also search for a particular want to use and write it down song within a playlist, and this ersion 2.2 of Amarok for later. Select MySQL and enter the function works in the exact is now out, but I shall following details: same way. be reviewing version mysql -p -u root 1.4.10. I shall explain Hostname: 127.0.0.1 Vthe reason for this later. CREATE DATABASE amarok; Database: amarok Port: 3306 There are so many features USE mysql; Username: amarok in Amarok that it would be Password: Your Password GRANT ALL ON amarok.* TO almost impossible to cover amarok@localhost IDENTIFIED I like simple interfaces them all, so I shall cover the BY 'PASSWORD'; where everything is easy to main features which most find. This is one of the main people would be likely to use. Replace PASSWORD with the password you entered above, reasons why I love Amarok. but keep it inside the quotes ('') Everything is exactly where Setup you would expect to find it, and FLUSH PRIVILEGES; you don't need to search online If you have a large collection for how to do anything. The In the context tab, while of music, I recommend using quit music collection is handled playing a song, there are three MySQL as the collection very well and quickly. options: music, lyrics and database because it is quicker When you start Amraok for artist. The artist tab gets the than SQLite. Initially, I thought the first time it will ask you to information from Wikipedia. this might be a bit tricky to do, select folder(s) for your music Normal operation The lyrics tab displays lyrics for but it is very simple and can be collection. After this, you can the song playing – I use the
full circle magazine #27 19 contents ^ REVIEW: AMAROK 1.4 newest tracks, or never-played script for lyrics. There is have no doubt that it will be track. You can also play radio probably a script for any added just as good, if not better, than streams from the playlist tab. functionality that you want. 1.4. There are many stations to choose from, and there will be Some people may complain several stations whatever your about downgrading to an older taste is. version and not supporting the newest, but the average user just wants a product that works all the time. Sadly, version 2 is not quite there yet, but I am LyricWiki script for this. The confident that in the next music tab displays a variety of release or two it will be. information about the artist, Is it good? including all albums for the It is possible to sync your Depending on which version In my opinion, not only is artist, and most played songs. MP3 player to Amarok as well, of Ubuntu you are using, it will Amarok the best audio player and it supports Flash-based, have either 1.4 or 2 in the for Ubuntu, it is also the best Cover artwork is also iPod, and MTP devices. To set it repositories. Hardy has 1.4 and audio player there has ever included and can be fetched by up, all you need to do is Jaunty has 2. I'm not sure been on any platform! Within a either amazon.com or jpegs in connect the player and select about Intrepid. I installed 1.4 in week of using it, I could never the album directory. If you which of the plugins you want Jaunty from the information at go back to any other need to, you can also edit tags to use for it. application. It is that good! of files in the playlist. I find this https://edge.launchpad.net/~bo handy, for every now and gdanb/+archive/ppa Is there anything that I again I see an incorrectly dislike about Amarok 1.4? labelled tag which I would To use this PPA you need to Honestly, I can say that there never find without spending add two entries to your isn't. It does everything that I several days using a program sources.list and add a want it to do, and it is easy to like Kid3. repository key. All the use. I do, however, have a information is in the above link. complaint with the The options for playlists are You then install 1.4 by looking implementation of Amarok 2. A good and should be more than for amarok14 in your package lot of features from 1.4 were enough for most users. You can There are many scripts manager or by typing missing. The 2.1 release fixed select options such as 50 available to extend some many of these, but it is still not random tracks, most-played features of Amarok. I stated sudo apt-get install perfect. Given time though, I tracks by a certain artist, earlier that I use the LyricWiki amarok14 .
full circle magazine #27 20 contents ^ MOTU INTERVIEW behindmotu.wordpress.com Nathan Handler
Dapper Drake, but updated and irc logs on the wiki were I am currently not involved right away to Edgy Eft. also a great help. Almost every with the Chicago LOCO. MOTU-related task has been However, I have worked with documented on the wiki. I also many of the LOCO members can not forget to mention the over IRC. IRC channels. They are filled I started to get involved with with MOTUs and other Ubuntu the MOTU team during the users who helped answer all of Age: 16 Gutsy Gibbon development my questions. Now that I am a MOTU, I am Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA cycle. I began by patching going to be devoting a lot of IRC Nick: nhandler some of the bitesize bugs on time to sponsoring patches Launchpad. I did not do from other Ubuntu anything MOTU-related during My favorite part of working contributors. I will also be the Hardy Heron development with the MOTU is that there is reviewing more packages on cycle. However, in the Intrepid always something new to learn. REVU. I also want to get My first introduction to Linux Ibex developement cycle, I When you master one thing (if involved with Kubuntu. was with a Slax live cd. That really started to get serious that is even possible), there is was sometime in 2005. I used about working towards always always something else the cd a couple of times, but becoming a MOTU. I performed out there for you to learn. never actually installed it to my a lot of merges and syncs, and When I am not at school or computer. During the summer continued to patch bugs on doing MOTU-related tasks, I am of 2006, I decided to install Launchpad. usually working on one of the Linux as my primary operating Spend time on IRC. IRC is one many Perl scripts that I’ve system. I tried Suse and Fedora of the most valuable resources started. For me, programing before trying Ubuntu. Ubuntu available. Not only is it full of helps me think logically and had the best support for my thousands of people that are relax. hardware, and a great online Emmet Hikory (persia) helped willing to help guide you on community. guide me when I first got your way, but it also leads to involved. He helped teach me many new friendships. the basics of patching and some of the development I've been using Ubuntu for over processes. The many guides two years. I started with
full circle magazine #27 21 contents ^ [email protected] LETTERS PLEASE NOTE: some letters may be edited for space reasons.
VPN At Work? LETTER OF THE MONTH would like to see how one uses the VPN setup to I am the IT manager for a small destroy old records. The connect to a server at a rural hospital located in electronic versions are indexable workplace. I would also Humphreys County, TN. It is a one and take up very little space. man shop with a budget that Untangle is used as a pass Ilike to encourage someone to leaves little left over to through device that filters web write an article on viewing a implement technology. This is pages, scans for viruses in emails, home network with Ubuntu where Linux and other open performs phish filtering, and loads and/or troubleshooting thereof. source applications have shone more. We run the open source through. version and the implementation of I was able to see other OpenVPN is a piece of cake to use. members of my home network Outlook > Thunderbird Zimbra Collaboration Suite, In addition to the above we use until I upgraded to Jaunty, now Network edition, with Zimbra Firefox, and OpenOffice.org I can't see other computers, n answer to the question mobile running on Ubuntu 8.04 products on the end users which, at a cost of about $9 (US) of reading Outlook emails workstations. Several copies of although I can Putty into my per mailbox, makes it a logical Gimp, Scribus, Inkscape and a few home SME server. (Kris Giellis) on Linux, choice when you compare it to others are also in use. Wombalton is half way the $200-plus Exchange solution. Ithere. Unfortunately The previously mentioned Ubuntu 8.04 Server runs Apache Thunderbird is unable to work software is already in use at the and MySQL with Joomla and hospital. The next implementation with Outlook's .pst files from commercial plugins. We use will be another Ubuntu server Droid Assault within Linux. You need to Joomla for an internal employee using Bacula for some distributed install Thunderbird on your website, giving information such backups. hank you for telling us as policies and procedure Windows machine then use its about Slingshot. That manuals, employee training Thank you to all those folks who import feature there. You can game is awesome. complete with tests that are have worked so hard on the then use the universal .mbox recorded and products I use. Thanks for making Check out Droid format to move your emails to added to employee records. stable products that I can run in a TAssault (above right): another system. As a Mac and live environment that are easy to http://www.puppygames.net/dr Ubuntu 8.04 (desktop) with use and Linux user, this has worked a oid-assault/ GNUMed coupled with a Fujitsu stable. charm for me in the past. Scanner to archive medical records. This frees up tons of space and allows us to
full circle magazine #27 22 contents ^ LETTERS is the "guest additions" which Why No Hardware Creative Zen Delight More VirtualBox enables things like sound and Reviews? magine my surprise when f you are interested in USB support. The major pain is the necessity to rebuild the CM has software review Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty running VirtualBox for kernel module each time the sections but why not a Jackalope detected my something important and kernel gets an update. The hardware review Creative Zen V Plus! The for functionality the best Idevice appears on my desktop Icourse of action is to go to the documentation for vbox is section? This would copious and complete. I am a Fhelp in telling readers which and in Nautilus. I could browse Sun website and download the bit worried that Oracle might hardware is compatible with the content and delete music personal use version. I use it mess up my happiness but I Ubuntu. From my own in Nautilus then connect it to for the two windows programs I can't get too worked up over experience I can say there are Rhythmbox and copy music to can't replace with OSS. XP runs stuff I can't control. problems when it comes to the device. It's really awesome like it was meant to be there buying some accessories. and amazing. and I no longer have to reboot Many are either not supported or muck up my hard drive with or have drivers which need to Thank you Ubuntu an NTFS partition. The major be compiled. Compiling a developers! addition to the non-free version driver is hard for a normal user like me.
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full circle magazine #27 23 contents ^ UBUNTU WOMEN
MM: I'm tracking Kubuntu Karmic. MM: I had just finished high MM: The last couple days have school and was going to, for been spent on a "paperkut" the first time, have a computer that affects a number of KDE I could do whatever I wanted applications. In general, my to. So I decided to try focus lately has shifted from something other than triaging bugs to taking patches Windows. After I saw proof that that are rotting away on Linux has GUIs, a FreeBSD user Launchpad, testing them, on Facebook recommended making debdiffs, and finding Ubuntu. It wasn't smooth someone to upload them. A sailing, but Xorg with AIGLX team to focus on patch-rot was made me go to Edgy to get discussed at UDS, actually. Beryl. I became addicted to new features and started alpha MM: The only thing those titles testing Feisty. As for F/LOSS, it get you is permission to upload didn't take long for me to packages and patches. You can realize how useful it was that I submit patches anyway, but can just go fix it if an you have to wait for someone application doesn't work for me. to get to around to uploading them. I keep saying I'm going Mackenzie Morgan: I'm just to apply "when quilt stops your typical computer science hating me," because I always student who works on free need two (or more) tries to MM: Aside from those, I'm in software to alleviate boredom. MM: I get to watch it as it make that tool work. And no, the not-F/LOSS-centric DevChix Or because the computer morphs from unstable to Ubuntu Membership is not a community. It's a good place to started doing something that something that my brother and pre-requisite (MOTU ask programming questions, annoys me, and it must be mother can use with ease and automatically become and enough work on F/LOSS in remedied. enjoy. members). their spare time that they can help with F/LOSS libraries.
full circle magazine #27 24 contents ^ UBUNTU WOMEN This idea started out as being Women in Open Source Day, Quick Book Review but as Moose was talking to Elizabeth Garbee, the idea was broadened. It's in Columbus, MM: With my QA hat on, the OH, Sept 25-27 and you can symptom-based bug reporting find information on Prentice Hall 2009 should hopefully make triagers' http://ohiolinux.org 1,209 pages and bug reporters' lives much ISBN 978-0-13-700388-4 easier. There'll be less back- and-forth to gather information This is by far the thickest book and perform debugging steps about Ubuntu that I've come that are the same for all bugs across, and not one page is reported on a certain package. wasted. It is, not only a reference, but also a book of tutorials, the With my user hat on, kernel writer literally teaches you Ubuntu. Sobell gives you many modesetting rocks! X loads up examples and advice for troubleshooting. quickly, and resume from suspend is nearly instant. I'm MM: I just want to reiterate After every section there are study questions to help you also glad to see better Notify- that the barrier to entry for ferret out the most important topics. But the most useful OSD integration with Kubuntu contributing isn't nearly as part of this book is the "Jump Starts" they include, among by matching the Plasma theme high as most people seem to others: CUPS, OpenSSH, NFS, SAMBA and more. How about and adding a message think. The learning curve to fix starting a SAMBA server in less than half an hour? It's indicator applet. documentation or test patches possible. Once it's up and running you get indepth advice on is not steep. administration, and I'm talking detail here. This feature makes it useful both for new users and for more experienced users and administrators.
It is a book I highly recommend as I too am new to Ubuntu. It got me out of some fairly tricky spots. It is also fairly recent, MM: I went to OLF for the first published in 2009, with sceenshots from January. It covers time last year. There were 8.10 in detail, and 1,200 pages does get you far. about 1200 people (up from just 100 seven years ago). This MM: Thank you for asking! year, the new feature is Diversity in Open Source Day.
full circle magazine #27 25 contents ^ UBUNTU GAMES
uring the past few Software states that the to drop support GAME NEWS weeks the gaming acquisition will give id more for certain world has been in resources and allows it to work consoles • – A new shock with the on many different games at because of low Dunexpected buyout of id the same time. In addition, id demand for open-source, browser- based FPS (first-person Software by ZeniMax Media. will also gain access to games such shooter) currently in ZeniMax's resources and the PS3 and development will be In the world of Linux developers, and vice versa. If PSP. If these popular consoles coming to Linux soon. gaming, id Software has been so, then id Software may be were dropped by developers, a beloved developer, thanks to able to make more games and then Linux games would be their support of Linux. They create new IPs for availability even more likely to be so have given us the Quake, on Linux. Moreover, ZeniMax affected. However, I do think Doom, and Enemy Territory may allow id Software's Linux that Linux games will survive series, which are the best team to port over ZeniMax in id Software, largely because games on Linux. id Software games to Linux. Then Oblivion ZeniMax and id have said has been very important for or Fallout 3 may be available nothing about cost cutting, but the success of gaming on Linux for Linux. a lot about giving more in the past, and presumably in resources to id Software. I the future with games like However, I'm concerned believe we will see a lot more Quake Live and Doom 4 that ZeniMax may want to titles come from id Software, expected soon. ZeniMax is make some changes with the though I doubt that we will see most famous for owning way id is currently being run. ports of Bethseda's titles. Bethseda Studios, makers of This may involve cost cutting, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout which is a likely strategy for • in Beta – series. This developer makes ZeniMax, since many An important release of marvelous games for the developers have lost revenue VirtualBox has support for consoles and Windows PCs. in 2008 and the first quarter of DirectX 8 & 9. It's great for ZeniMax has no experience or 2009 -- some have become gaming on Linux. Ed Hewitt involvement with Linux -- this bankrupt. The Linux team concerns Linux gamers. could even be fired because of the relative lack of demand for A statement released by id Linux games. We have seen signs of developers threatening
full circle magazine #27 26 contents ^ Q&A [email protected] Written by Tommy Alsemgeest Please include as much information as you can about your problem.
I have a number of Replacing /dev/sdb1 with man ls external drives, all the device you found with Where can I find a list previously formatted fdisk, and /media/disk with a of commands just for However, if you want a list Q to NTFS, which folder you want to mount it to. Ubuntu without the of the common basic worked just the way I wanted Then, to change the Q commands Ubuntu commands, there is one on the in 8.10. I decided to change to permissions you would run does not recognize? I think Ubuntu wiki for Ubuntu 9.04: ext3, reformatted one and each distro should include a https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/b found it would not mount or sudo chmod 777 /media/disk current version command line asic-commands/C/ show any indication of being list, viewable from GUI if recognized. Once again replacing installed, like a thesaurus: a list KompoZer has /media/disk with the folder you with a short explanation. started crashing after What is the correct mounted it to. Now your device I updated to Ubuntu can be accessed by anyone. Q 9.04. There is no error procedure to format external Such a list would be drives to ext3 so that they can prohibitively large, message; it just goes away. Is be used by anyone, and on a My usual requirement and near-impossible there a fix for this? number of different computers is to find a file to maintain. From the all running Ubuntu 9.04? containing some text. Aterminal you can get a partial The best way to find Q Usually I have an idea a fix this type of error list of commands by typing: First run: in which folder it is, but if it is a is to get the terminal package, I have no idea where info output of the to look for it. If someone could Aprogram. You do this by clear this up, I would greatly The best way to learn the opening the program from the A appreciate it. commands is to use them as terminal i.e. open a terminal sudo fdisk -l you need them, to go looking and type "kompozer". Copy the It seems the best for a suitable one when the error message into Google to to see which device you want solution to your need arises. If you come across see if anyone else has had the to modify. Then mount your problem is to use a command but don't know problem. If no one has, you device to a folder, with grep. There is a very what it does or how to use it, it should file a bug report. There Anice explanation on how to use is best to view the man page something like is a nice how-to here: grep in for it. For example, if you didn't http://ubuntuforums.org/showp sudo mount /dev/sdb1 in FCM#19. I am sure you will know what the command ost.php?p=6367705&postcount /media/disk grow to love grep. did, you would type: =1
full circle magazine #27 27 contents ^ MY DESKTOP [email protected]
Here is my desktop. I use sw_waiting_on.jpg as wallpaper I am running Jaunty Jackalope on my laptop. The (http://www.desktopstarships.com/SwGallery/Sw_11.html). The theme wallpaper is "Atmosphere", and the icon set is "Polar Icons 2." I have is (http://www.gnome- banished both panels to the top of the screen, then set them to hide look.org/content/show.php/Slickness+Black?content=73210), and the when the mouse isn't trained on them. After that, I used the nice menu in the left bottom is Configuration Editor (apps > panel > toplevels > bottom_panel_screen0 (https://launchpad.net/gnomenu/trunk/1.6). I also use and / top_panelscreen0) to set the 'Auto Hide Size' to zero, and therefore to have information about local weather conditions. I stop the bottom edge from poking out onto the screen. Likewise I use created this desktop from reading the Ubuntu forums. I am working for my terminal because of its ability to tuck away nicely – yet with Ubuntu 8.10 on my , and I am happy with remain acceptable. Along with this, I run a pretty simple to keep 8.10 because there are no longer any problems with the wireless track of the time and system stats, along with . I don't think I connection as there were on Ubuntu 8.04. I am writing my PhD thesis can use a computer any more without Gnome-Do's help, especially on a now, and I find Ubuntu has everything I need to make beautiful laptop; the keyboard is much quicker, and more comfortable to navigate, presentations and professional looking articles. than the track pad.
Thank you, all Ubuntu developers, for making a nice and easy to use operating system!
full circle magazine #27 28 contents ^ MY DESKTOP
This is what I accomplished on my first day after switching from Windows: I have a running at I've always liked dark themes, which generally turn out horribly under 1.73 GHz (dual core), with 2gigs of RAM and an Windows. So, after installing Linux for the first time, I was excited to find graphics card. I'm one and see if this theme worked better in Ubuntu. I'm using TheRob's running Ubuntu 9.10 with the open source theme with Rob Randtoul's wallpaper. I've set the graphics driver. I'm using as my skydome for Compiz Fusion's desktop cube to Parth's – a window decorator. nice splash of colour when the cube rotates. I've also added spdf's terminal screenlet with transparency and no border – just enough that it's there if I Basically, I mixed elements of different themes need it, and it's unobtrusive otherwise. The Creative MP3 player you see on that I liked – to get an icy looking theme to the desktop was a nice surprise in 9.04 – it couldn't be mounted under 8.10, match the wallpaper. I love the sheer but does so automatically with Jaunty. Well done! combustibility that FOSS allows you as a user. You don't have to pay for a third party app to I think my Desktop looks pretty sweet for only a day's worth of work, and run on top of the user interface (e.g. Windows knowing next to nothing about Linux beforehand. I look forward to more Blinds), but rather your choice as a user is tweaking as I figure out what works and what doesn't, and maybe you will completely by design. see it here again.
full circle magazine #27 29 contents ^ TOP 5 Screenshot Tools
Shutter Desktop Data Manager http://shutter-project.org/ http://data-manager.sourceforge.net/
Much more than a simple Shutter (formerly known as screenshot program, GScrot) is one of the most Desktop Data Manager is a advanced screenshot tools contextual clipboard created for the Linux application with a bevy of desktop. It has the features. You can take standard selection, screenshots of windows, the window, and full-screen desktop, or a user-defined options, but also provides a selection. You can also webpage-capture feature. automatically convert URLs In addition, it has tabbed to images on the fly. Best of image management, basic all, Desktop Data Manager, image editing features, automatically throws the and even the ability to item on your clipboard, upload to various image making it extremely easy to hosts. It's a tool that cut-'n'-paste into a working belongs in any Web document. columnist's Gnome Panel. Like Shutter, DDM isn't (yet) in the Ubuntu repositories. In the Shutter will be included in the upcoming Ubuntu 9.10 release, meantime, use the download instructions at slated for October. In the meantime, grab packages for 7.10 http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/76cc9e. to 9.04 at http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/997643.
full circle magazine #27 30 contents ^ TOP 5 - SCREENSHOT TOOLS scrot ImageMagick import http://linuxbrit.co.uk/scrot/ http://www.imagemagick.org/
scrot (SCReenshOT) has been honored throughout the ages If you've been around Linux long enough, you've probably run as one of the most powerful screenshot tools for the Linux into ImageMagick, a suite of image tools. One of the best desktop. It's a command-line tool that offers support for just features is the import application, a little tool that imports about all the standard features: delays, selections, and even some or all of your X-server screen to an image file. import, of grabbing from multiple displays. Many screenshot programs course, has all the standard screenshot features, but it also for Linux, including Shutter, are based on this grandaddy of contains powerful image-manipulation tools, thanks to its all screenshot programs. A decade later, it's still going strong. integration with ImageMagick. So you can change the contrast, assign a label, monochrome, and resize, all from the To install scrot, use the package in the 'universe' same command. repositories. To install ImageMagick, use the package.
full circle magazine #27 31 contents ^ TOP 5 - SCREENSHOT TOOLS
Screengrab https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1146
For some Web developers, it might be overkill to use Shutter or DDM (all is presented by members of the you need is a United Kingdom’s Ubuntu Linux community. website screenshot), and We aim is to provide current, topical information about, and underkill to use for, Ubuntu Linux users the world over. We cover all aspects of Ubuntu Linux and Free Software and appeal to everyone scrot or import. The from the newest user to the oldest coder, from the solution? command line to the latest GUI. Screengrab, the powerful Firefox Because the show is produced by the Ubuntu UK add-on. Simply put, community, the podcast is covered by the Ubuntu Code of Screengrab Conduct and is therefore suitable for all ages. converts websites to images. http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/ Additionally, it's WYSIWYG, so if you have Flash or Java on your site, Flash or Java are included in the screenshot. It can select just the window, the entire page, selections, and frames.
To install Screengrab, use the above home page. You'll need Firefox installed.
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