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full circle magazine #56 full circle magazine is neither affiliated wit1h, nor endorsed by, Canonical Ltd. contents ^ HowTo Full Circle Opinions THE INDEPENDENT MAGAZINE FOR THE UBUNTU LINUX COMMUNITY Make 11.10 Look 'Classic' p.08 My Story p.34

Linux News p.04 My Desktop p.53 LibreOffice Pt10 p.13 My Opinion p.37 Columns

Backup Strategy Pt4 p.15 Command & Conquer p.05 Ubuntu Games p.50 I Think... p.38

Persistent USB Stick p.18 Linux Labs p.27 Q&A p.47 Review p.41

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he last of 2011 that is. It's another bumper issue this month with a little bit of everything: make a persistent USB stick, create a backup with SpiderOak, LibreOffice Calc, making 11.10 look 'classic', and how to connect to IRC. Not only that but Ubuntu T Games has grown to two articles each month, so please welcome Riku and Jennifer as our regular gamers. Charles has taken over the Linux Labs column and, this month, shows you how to install XBMC (Xbox Media Centre). I've also added a few other new bits to this issue, but I'll let you find them yourself.

Robin 'Mr. Podcast' Catling makes an appearance with his review of Puppy Linux. Now based Full Circle Podcast on Lucid Lynx, Puppy is even more relevant to us than in previous incarnations, and if you Released monthly, each episode haven't tried it yet on your old hardware I definitely recommend it. It's small, lightning fast, and covers all the latest Ubuntu news, fully equipped for that aging hardware you have lying around gathering dust. opinions, reviews, interviews and listener feedback. The Side-Pod is a new addition, it's an extra The majority of people voted that they would attend, or would be interested in attending, (irregular) short-form podcast an FCM IRC meeting each month. I'll try and set something up for January/February 2012 if which is intended to be a branch possible. I'll announce a date either in FCM#57 or online via our website mailing list, Facebook, of the main podcast. It's somewhere to put all the general and Google+, so stay tuned! technology and non-Ubuntu stuff that doesn’t fit in the main Don't forget to check out the questionnaire for next month. Fill it in and you could be in podcast. with a chance to win 100GB of cloud space courtesy of SpiderOak. We'll also pick winners from Hosts: Twitter and Facebook. See the 'I Think' results pages for more info. Robin Catling Ed Hewitt All the best, keep in touch, and I'll see you all in 2012! Dave Wilkins Ronnie http://fullcirclemagazine.org [email protected]

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Ubuntu 11.10 To Power Gnome 3 Shell Forked Android Drivers To Be Ubuntu Kills Java New PC Line As Cinnamon Included In Linux 3.3 Oracle’s Sun Java JDK packages are Kernel to be removed from the Ubuntu partner repositories and disabled on Android drivers are users systems after Larry Ellison returning to the ruled that the retiring the Linux kernel. Kernel ‘Operating System DistributorLicense maintainer Greg forJava, means Canonical no longer Kroah-Hartman has have permission to use it. retrieved the Android drivers removed from the The change will affect Ubuntu staging area of Linux 2.6.33 in the 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04 users only. spring of 2010 and put them back So why has Gnome 3 been forked Those who have ‘sun-java-6' package US PC maker CTL [has] announced a into his development branch for [...] ? [It] comes with a completely installed on their system will see it new line of Ubuntu-powered version 3.3 of the Linux kernel. computers, beginning with a new way of using the desktop that removed via a future software not everyone will be comfortable update. notebook called the MB40U. The plan is for a Linux 3.3 kernel to with. be able to boot on an Android Source: fudzilla.com A Dramatic Increase in Speed device without further patches – With the release of Linux Mint 12, although not all Android patches the Linux Mint developers created Equipped with up to 8GB of are being automatically carried extensions for Gnome 3 that FC Notifier Update memory, a second-generation Intel over to the main development Core i3, i5, or i7 processor, DDR3 brought back a lot of the Gnome 2- branch. For example, the WakeLock The Full Circle Notifier is still at memory, Bluetooth, and style UIs however, there is a limit code, which helps Android devices' 1.0.2, but the PPA has been multimedia buttons, the 14.1-inch to how far one can go with just batteries last longer but is not updated for Oneric. FCN is a small MB40U weighs just 4.85 pounds extensions. So the Gnome 3 has necessary for booting, is not application that sits in your and offers a battery life of up to six been forked, with the intention of included. system tray and will announce hours. Expanded storage space is creating a new desktop similar to issue/podcast releases, and can available through the use of E- Gnome 2 but built on top of the Source: h-online.com be set to download them too!For SATA. technically superior Gnome 3. more info, see the FCN Google Group: http://goo.gl/4Ob4 Source: pcworld.com Source: devworks.thinkdigit.com

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ue to the large interest are abundant, and which are not. let char=getline('.')[0] if char == "#" presented in this topic The function is part of my solution +[v]; [j]; +[i], [#]; [Esc] s/^#//g by a reader, I've decided to an Euler Project problem. else to write another one or s/^/#/g D The first step enters Visual endif two articles on Vim (including this In order to follow the article, I'd endfunction one). This month I'll be focusing on highly recommend opening a copy Block mode, the j key acts as a down arrow key, and +[i] vmap # :call a tangible example (file can be of the file from Pastebin in Vim (or AddDelBashComment() found here: GVim) so you can work along. enters insert mode for all selected http://pastebin.com/EqrfBFhF). I'll lines. After these steps, you then This script has to be added to cover using visual block mode, Area 1 (Commenting) hit the key for the comment your .vimrc. Once it has been some tricks for commenting large symbol (in Python's case it's the added, you can call it in the octothorpe, a.k.a. hash symbol). For numbers of lines, a couple of tricks For those of you who are following way (same process for for using the mouse, and uncommenting, check Area 2 for commenting and uncommenting): programmers, you'll be familiar Deleting in Visual Block Mode. copying/pasting to/from external with the concept of commenting programs from/to Vim. If you're +[v]//[v]//[V]; [j]; out all code besides a small The reader who contacted me [#] familiar with all of these topics, you segment you want to test, when can safely skip this article. offered the following script to do things aren't working. My approach the same: As you can see, the only thing to doing this is to use Visual Block you save by doing this is entering Before we begin, I will briefly Mode. The steps are as follows " COMMENTING OUT A # and exiting insert mode (and explain what an abundant number (from the beginning of the first line CHARACTER IN BASH SCRIPTS possibly having to press the control is, so that everyone can roughly you want to comment): function! AddDelBashComment() follow the script. An abundant number is a number for which the sum of all factors (a factor is a number which divides a value without a remainder) is greater than the number itself. Example: The factors of 12 are: 1,2,3,4,6; the sum of the factors: 1+2+3+4+6=16; 16>12. What the script does is simply calculate which numbers (from a supplied range of numbers)

full circle magazine #56 5 contents ^ COMMAND & CONQUER key). I've included this script for the Block mode: You may have noticed that the sake of those for whom every yank and paste methods work only To copy text from keystroke counts. You will need to Section of a line: within Vim. To copy text from Vim Vim to another adjust the substitute lines for each [v]; [h]//[j]//[k]//[l]; [y]; to another program (firefox, for program [...] select comment character you frequently [h]//[j]//[k]//[l]; example), you can select the text +[v]; “ the text with the use. For SQL you would replace if [h]//[j]//[k]//[l]; with the mouse and use the mouse and use the char == “#” with if char == “-” and +[i]//+[a]; middle-mouse button paste. If, middle-mouse button s/^#//g with s/^--//g (same for the +[r]+[“]; [Esc] however, you are at another paste. other substitution command). You computer that runs a different must also replace the octothorpe +[i] inserts at the start of operating system (or lacks that in the vmap line, otherwise you'll the line/selection, and +[a] function), you can copy text to the be using the same key for multiple appends to the end of the system clipboard with: functions. line/selection. You can also set the clipboard [v]//[V]; [y]; to autoselect, which should Copying and pasting an entire [h]//[j]//[k]//[l]; [“][+][y] automatically copy to the system Area 2 (Visual Block line in multiple lines doesn't work clipboard when you highlight Mode) with this method (at least not for A quick explanation: you select something, and automatically me). As such, we won't cover it. As the text you want (first two steps) paste from the clipboard when you Since we covered inserting in a side-note: +[r]+[“] works in and then you hit the quotation press the middle-mouse button. Visual Block Mode in Area 1, I will any insert mode and pastes the marks key (on German keyboards not repeat it in this area. contents of the Vim register (the it's +[2]), and then the plus Area 5 (Extra tips) local clipboard). key, and then the y key. Do this one after the other, not all at once. Deleting in Visual Block Mode: Syntax Highlighting: Then to paste in the external You can enable syntax +[v]; Area 3 (Mouse usage) program, just use +[v], as per highlighting in Vim by using: [j]//[h]//[l]//[k]; usual. [d]//[x]//[X] Just a brief tip: If you want to highlight something in Vim using :set syntax=on (in Vim Pasting: itself) Which key you use in the second Visual Block Mode, hold step is entirely dependent upon + as you select. [“][+][p] or which direction you want to go (down, left, right, up, respectively). Area 4 (Copying and That's it. Press those 3 keys and syntax enable (in your The key in the last step is entirely Pasting to/from it will paste the clipboard onto the .vimrc) up to you, they all do the same. line you have selected (so you may external programs) need to start a new line if that's Hide Vim in the terminal: Yanking (copying) text in Visual what you want). +[z] will suspend a task

full circle magazine #56 6 contents ^ COMMAND & CONQUER into the background (tested in Zsh enough to keep everyone busy and Bash). Once you've suspended This will save the file with sudo until next month. If you have any a task, you can re-open it using the rights (in case you open a system questions, comments, or requests, command fg in the terminal. file and made changes before feel free to email me at realizing you had no rights to save [email protected]. If you do In keypresses: the file). Vim will ask you email me, please be sure to include The Ubuntu Podcast covers all the afterwards if it ought to re-load “C&C” or “FCM” in the subject, so latest news and issues facing +[z]; [f][g][Enter] the file, which you'll want to do. that I don't overlook it. Ubuntu Linux users and Free Software fans in general. The Encrypt files with Vim: Vimdiff: My .vimrc file: show appeals to the newest user Vimdiff is an extended version http://pastebin.com/wv260CJk and the oldest coder. Our vim ­x of Vim where you can open discussions cover the multiple files to compare them. I hope you've found this article development of Ubuntu but aren’t This command will prompt you to be interesting. I plan to continue overly technical. We are lucky for an encryption key before you Usage: along this path next month. If you enough to have some great guests view the file (if the file is have any questions, comments, or on the show, telling us first hand empty/new, it will then store the vimdiff file1 file2 suggestions, feel free to email me about the latest exciting password you enter). at [email protected]. If you do developments they are working For horizontal split: email me, please include “FCM” or on, in a way that we can all Viewing History: “C&C” (or, as a regular expression: understand! We also talk about vimdiff ­o file1 file2 [fFcC][cC&][mMcC]) in the subject the Ubuntu community and what it [q][:] header. gets up to. For more information: This will pull up a list of past http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htm The show is presented by commands. You can enter the ldoc/diff.html members of the UK’s Ubuntu Linux number from the list in order to community. Because it is covered pull up the command, or enter [:][q] Specify that a Tab is 4 spaces by the Ubuntu Code of Conduct it to quit the list. (useful for Python users): is suitable for all.

Execute system commands from set tabstop=4 The show is broadcast live every within Vim: fortnight on a Tuesday evening Write this into your .vimrc, and Lucas has learned all he knows from (British time) and is available for [!](command) any time you press the tab key, it repeatedly breaking his system, then download the following day. will actually insert up to 4 spaces. having no other option but to An example: discover how to fix it. You can email Lucas at: [email protected]. podcast.ubuntu-uk.org :w !sudo tee % This should be more than

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NOTE: Don’t kernel panic, problem with that, I just prefer the First, take a look below at what I programmers, Greg will be back Another safe way to try this CLI. ended up with, and then I'll explain with more Python next month. would be to create a new user how I got there. account with administrative rights, Also, if I didn't include "sudo" in efore beginning, please that way the configuration files you the command, then it's not needed, You'll notice that I prefer only understand that I'm no change will affect only that new and in rare instances may result in one panel at the bottom. I realize genius, far from it. My account. Then, if you decide to changed permissions, so please just some may want two panels, or one B focus has been on Classic apply the changes to your original copy and paste! at the top only, it's purely a matter (with no effects) only because I've user account, the needed PPA's and of preference. never cared for Compiz anyway, packages will already be installed, Note: If a "step" can be and, from what I've read, it seems so you'll need to complete only performed using Ubuntu Tweak You also need to know that you to be difficult to get it to run in a those steps needed to obtain the and/or 'gnome-tweak-tool', I will must now hold down either Alt key classic Oneiric DE. So, if you want desired configuration. And then mention it briefly at the end of that while right-clicking on a panel or Compiz this is NOT for you, sorry. the new user account could be individual step. applet to be able to edit panel However I do hope someone else deleted. preferences or to will be able to expand on this. This guide is almost totally I've tested this quite a bit, but reliant on copy and pasting only with fresh, fully updated commands into gnome-terminal. Ubuntu Oneiric installs. Your Why? Quite simply, not all of this mileage may vary with installations can be completed using GUI tools that have other underlying like Ubuntu Tweak or 'gnome- problems. tweak-tool', and installing 'gnome- tweak-tool' results in installing a Important warning: Many of the large number of unneeded changes made here can and will packages including 'gnome-shell', break Unity, so I highly recommend and my only concern is getting a first testing this either in a virtual "classic w/o effects" desktop machine or a multi-boot. I environment (DE) running personally prefer an actual multi- efficiently. Should someone care to boot but that's just a matter of use either Ubuntu Tweak or choice. 'gnome-tweak-tool', I have no

full circle magazine #56 8 contents ^ HOWTO - MAKE 11.10 LOOK 'CLASSIC' add/edit/move/remove more > Color name #3F3E39 / Style > Now it's time to move on to how applets. That was an intentional Opaque results in vastly improved I got there, one step at a time. sudo apt­get install indicator­applet indicator­ move by the Gnome devs to appearance of the Workspace applet­complete indicator­ prevent people from Switcher, a picture's worth a Step #1 applet­session unintentionally breaking things. thousand words: And you also can't just add We simply need to install When that is complete, it's time application applets by right-clicking 'gnome-session-fallback' - which is to take your first look at the new them and selecting "add to panel" already in the Ubuntu repos: "classic" DE by simply logging out, anymore. You must now open the then clicking on the "gear" to the "add-to-panel" window and select sudo apt­get install gnome­ right of your user name on the Application Launcher > Forward, session­fallback login screen, selecting Classic (No then the window changes and you effects), entering your password, can click on the "bullet" to the left Step #2 and logging back in. You'll of each category to display and add hopefully see this: any app in the menu to the panel: You'd quickly find that 'indicator-applet', 'indicator-applet- complete', and 'indicator-applet- session' are lacking in "Add to panel". You'll really need either 'indicator-applet' or 'indicator- To be perfectly honest, I now applet-complete' to display some forget I'm even using Gnome 3 of the notifications such as mail, most of the time other than the hardware sensors and/or learning the new keyboard system monitor indicators, and the shortcuts which still confuse me. I update-notifier. (I personally only do know that Ctrl + Alt + T launches use 'indicator-applet', but we all gnome-terminal, but even it can be have individual preferences). So we fiddly. I suspect that the new need to install Jason Conti's PPA keybindings are truly designed for (https://launchpad.net/~jconti/+arc Gnome Shell, not the "fallback" DE, hive/gnome3), and our first Now, before continuing, please which I expect to see disappear additional packages: understand that all of these But let’s also look at Panel altogether eventually (hopefully additional steps are optional. No Properties settings. Note here that not before the release of Precise sudo add­apt­repository two people want the exact same in Panel Properties > Background Pangolin, though). ppa:jconti/gnome3 look, feel, or function out of a DE! I've found that 'Solid color' > Color This is just what I wanted. Pick and sudo apt­get update

full circle magazine #56 9 contents ^ HOWTO - MAKE 11.10 LOOK 'CLASSIC' choose to suit your own desires. screen-"blanker" activate while Should you choose to install it trying to watch videos or such. In you can set up Caffeine by going to Step #7 Step #3 Gnome 2, I used to be able to use Other > Caffeine preferences. 'gnome-inhibit-applet', but it's not Installation is easy: I really liked using either available in Gnome 3. No worries, I I quickly realized that the purple 'gnome-sensors-applet' or found a very good replacement, sudo add­apt­repository background of the terminal was 'computertemp' to display system Caffeine: ppa:caffeine­developers/ppa killing my eyes, so, in terminal, I temps in the panel, but again clicked Edit > Profile Preferences > sudo apt­get update they're not available with Gnome 3. https://launchpad.net/~caffeine- Colors, and unticked the "Use Again no worries, Hardware developers/+archive/ppa colors from system theme" box. sudo apt­get install caffeine Sensors Indicator comes to the Then, in the same window, I clicked rescue: on the color block next to In my original screenshot, the Note: This works equally well in caffeine applet shows up next to "Background color", and used the Unity. https://launchpad.net/~alexmurray the indicator-applet. I find it to be a eyedropper to set the background /+archive/indicator-sensors to white. Ahhhh, much easier on sweet replacement for the old 'gnome-inhibit-applet'. Once Step #6 the eyes. More about that here: installed and set up, it allows you In Unity, the update- http://ubuntuforums.org/showpos to "inhibit" the screen-"blanking", I notifications now show up in the t.php?p=11492701&postcount=4. Step #4 think a picture is worth a thousand Launcher, but, without the words - so here: I found the screen lock thing Launcher, we now get no To install, just run these three very annoying, I live alone and persistent update notifications. commands: don't like having to enter my Still, no worries, I got it to show up in either 'indicator-applet' or sudo add­apt­repository password every time the screen- ppa:alexmurray/indicator­ "blanker" activates. So you can just 'indicator-applet-complete' in sensors go to System Tools > System gnome-panel by running the Settings > Screen, and select Lock = command: sudo apt­get update Off. (I call it a screen-"blanker", sudo apt­get install mostly as a joke, because it hardly gsettings set com.ubuntu.update­notifier indicator­sensors resembles a screensaver any more). auto­launch false It then shows up in System Step #5 You can revert that by running: Tools > Hardware Sensors Indicator. After launching it the Even after setting Lock to Off, I gsettings set first time, you must click on the com.ubuntu.update­notifier new "applet" which just says "No found it annoying to have the auto­launch true active sensors", and click on

full circle magazine #56 10 contents ^ HOWTO - MAKE 11.10 LOOK 'CLASSIC' Preferences. From there you can I found the overlay-scrollbars to Note: This step (#10) can also blue, and I like the "retro" look of select which sensors to display, and be inconsistent and annoying in the be performed using Ubuntu Tweak. the window management buttons), other options. classic DE, so I removed them, but but if you should decide to revert that was totally a matter of to the default Ambiance themes Step #11 Step #8 preference, and this is one of those just run: steps that really seems to At this point, I'm fairly happy, gconftool­2 ­s ­­type string It's also sometimes nice to somewhat break Unity! Should you want to remove them, run: but the scrollbar color is hard on /apps/metacity/general/theme display CPU and memory usage in my eyes. It's like trying to Ambiance the panel, so here's System sudo apt­get purge differentiate between two shades Monitor Indicator: gsettings set liboverlay­scrollbar­0.2­0 of white. I'd really prefer having org.gnome.desktop.interface https://launchpad.net/indicator- liboverlay­scrollbar3­0.2­0 the scrollbars match the dark gray gtk­theme Ambiance overlay­scrollbar sysmonitor panel or window title-bar with a white background, but I haven't Note: Both Ubuntu Tweak and Note: You'll likely have to reboot More about it here: been able to figure that out yet. 'gnome-tweak-tool' can be used for for that change to fully take effect. http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost The best alternative I've found so applying themes, but NOT .php?p=11473552&postcount=208. far is changing the metacity and installing themes. Step #10 gtk themes this way: To install just run these three I'm very open to suggestions commands: At this point I decided the sudo add­apt­repository about theming - this is simply the window-management buttons ppa:webupd8team/themes best combo I've come up with so sudo add­apt­repository really needed to be back on the ppa:alexeftimie/ppa sudo apt­get update far. right so I ran: sudo apt­get update sudo apt­get install shiki­ gconftool­2 ­­set colors­metacity­theme Step #12 sudo apt­get install "/apps/metacity/general/butto zukitwo­dark­gtk­theme indicator­sysmonitor n_layout" ­­type string I also dislike the missing menu ":minimize,maximize,close" gconftool­2 ­s ­­type string and button icons, so I run: /apps/metacity/general/theme It then shows up in Accessories Shiki­Colors­Metacity > System monitor indicator. Do not Note: to restore the defaults gsettings set confuse it with System Monitor in run: gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface menus­have­icons true System Tools. I think setting it up is org.gnome.desktop.interface gconftool­2 ­­set gtk­theme Zukitwo­Dark almost self explanatory. gsettings set "/apps/metacity/general/butto org.gnome.desktop.interface n_layout" ­­type string I found that fairly pleasing to buttons­have­icons true "close,minimize,maximize:" Step #9 my eyes (it also replaced the drastic orange with a nice grayish- Note: This step (#12) can also

full circle magazine #56 11 contents ^ HOWTO - MAKE 11.10 LOOK 'CLASSIC' be performed using Ubuntu Tweak. either reboot, or log out and log You may or may not find that back in. When you get back to a To hide the Trash icon run: you need to disable the Firefox blank DE background, decide what gsettings set and/or Thunderbird global menu Step #13 org.gnome.nautilus.desktop you want displayed. (Hint, the trash­icon­visible false add-ons. It seems to depend on the This one is the hardest for me to "true" or "false" at the end of these panel configuration, but I'm not explain. By default the Oneiric commands is the key): To show Mounted Volumes run: quite sure. To do so in Firefox, just gsettings set go to Tools > Add-ons > Global desktop is set to NOT display any org.gnome.nautilus.desktop icons, but it's possible for the To show the Computer icon run: Menu Bar integration, and select gsettings set volumes­visible true desktop to display any combination Disable. You'll then be prompted org.gnome.nautilus.desktop to restart Firefox. I don't use of these icons/"actors": computer­icon­visible true To hide Mounted Volumes run: gsettings set Thunderbird, so I can't be sure of Computer To hide the Computer icon run: org.gnome.nautilus.desktop the specific procedure with it, but (computer­icon­visible) gsettings set volumes­visible false I'd think it's similar. org.gnome.nautilus.desktop Home Note: This step can also be computer­icon­visible false That's it! I hope others will (home­icon­visible) performed using either Ubuntu share their favorite Oneiric classic To show the Home icon run: Tweak or 'gnome-tweak-tool'. Network gsettings set tips and tricks. Maybe someone (network­icon­visible) org.gnome.nautilus.desktop can even share how they got classic home­icon­visible true Step #14 Trash to run with Compiz since that's not (trash­icon­visible) my thing. To hide the Home icon run: Mounted volumes gsettings set (volumes­visible) org.gnome.nautilus.desktop home­icon­visible false

But, to do so, you must first set To show the Network icon run: the "stage" by running: gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.desktop gsettings set network­icon­visible true org.gnome.desktop.background show­desktop­icons true To hide the Network icon run: gsettings set But that only sets the stage for org.gnome.nautilus.desktop network­icon­visible false the actors, now you must decide which actors you want on the To show the Trash icon run: stage. You're now the director. gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.desktop After running that command, trash­icon­visible true

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n part 8 of this series, we Center Cells). In cell D2, enter If your Income section contains Enter amounts for the Savings began our work in Calc, and “Type”. Merge and center this cell more or less income items, adjust Balance and Retirement Balance in created and formatted an with E2. Enter “Beginning” and the cell reference given to the cells F7 and F8. Select cell F9, and I income section for a budget “Ending” in cells F2 and G2 SUM() function. If you pull out a click the sum button in the formula worksheet. Last month we began respectively. In cell D3, enter calculator and add up the numbers, toolbar. Notice that, once again, our discussion of functions and “Period Income Total,” and merge it you will find you get the same Calc has selected the two numbers formulas. In this part, we will with cell E3 (Format > Merge Cells number as the total calculated by above it, but for an accurate total continue working on our budget > Merge Cells). In rows D4-D9, LibreOffice Calc. of the Gross Assets, we need to worksheet, and use formulas and enter the following text in order: include the Total Expendable functions to do calculations in it. Checking Balance, Savings Transfer, In cells F4 and F5, enter amount. Left click and drag to Total Expendable, Savings Balance, amounts for the Checking Balance select the three cells. You should Setting Up the Assets Retirement Balance, Gross Assets. and Savings Transfer. In cell F6, we now see the corrected range in the After entering the text in the cells, will need to sum the three amounts SUM() function. Press Enter to Section go back and merge these cells with above for the Total Expendable accept. their adjacent cell in column E (i.e. item, but this time, we will use a merge D4 with E4, D5 with E5...). different method. Select cell F6 and click on the sum button Initial Calculations for (shown left) in the formula toolbar. You will notice that Asset Section LibreOffice automatically finds the three amounts above and creates a In cell F1, we will place our first SUM() function formula with the calculation using the SUM() range inside. Press Enter to accept function. For this cell we need to the range. If you recall, we had set up a total the numbers of column B in Setting Up the section that contained all of our our Income section. Enter this income items in columns A and B. formula in cell F3: Expenses Section We will begin our Assets section in cell D1. Move to that cell and enter =SUM(B3:B6) We will come back to the Assets “Assets” in it. Select cells D1-G1, section to do some more and merge and center the cells This formula uses the SUM() calculations once we get the (Format > Merge Cells > Merge and function to total the numbers Expenses section set up. In cell entered in cells B3, B4, B5, and B6. A11, enter “Expenses”. Merge and

full circle magazine #56 13 contents ^ HOWTO - LIBREOFFICE PART 9 center the cells A11-G11. In cell toolbar. Calc should select all the savings account, we need to take we need. Press Enter. A12-E12, enter the following text amounts in the Amt Due column. the beginning total, add the in the cells: Type, Due, Amt Due, Press Enter. In the D column of the deposit, and subtract the transfer. Our budget spreadsheet is now Amt Pay, and Notes. Merge and same row, type “Total Payments” If you put the Savings as your first complete, but it doesn't look very center the cells E12-G12. This and merge it with column E on the item in the Expenses section, the pretty. Next time, we will format becomes our header row for this same row. Select column F of the formula will look like this: our spreadsheet using styles. section. same row and click the sum button on the formula toolbar. This time =F7+D13­F5 In cell A13, enter “Savings”, and Calc jumps all the way up to the in cell A14 enter “Retirement”. last amount in our Assets section, For the Retirement ending These two expenses will represent but this is not what we want. This balance, we just need to add the deposits into these two accounts, happens because this is the first deposit. If you added Retirement as the second item in the Expenses Elmer Perry's history of working, and and we will use them in our final number Calc found in the column. programming, computers involves an section, the formula will be: calculations in the Assets section. Select the numbers in the Amt Pay Apple IIE, adding some Amiga, a Beginning with cell A15, and going column of the section to change generous helping of DOS and =F8+D14 Windows, a dash of Unix, and blend down the A column, enter other the range. Press Enter. well with Linux and Ubuntu. expenses like Food, Fuel, Finally, we will make the final Mortgage, Phone, etc. In columns B Final Calculations for adjustment to the Gross Assets by and C, enter due dates and due the Asset Section summing amounts for all the items you the three entered in the Expenses section. Going back to the Assets numbers Select a few of the items and put in the G payment amounts in the D column. section, we will use some of the numbers in the Expenses section to column. Merge the E, F, and G rows for each Select G9, of the items. do a few more calculations. Select cell G6. This is the total for our and click expendable income after all the sum Formulas in the payments have been made. Enter button in Expenses Section the formula: the formula In the cell below the last item =F6­F## toolbar. (column A), enter “Total Calc Expenses:”, and merge it with where ## is the row number where should column B on that row. Select the the total payments is calculated. select the cell in column C for that row. Click three the sum button in the formula For the ending balance on our numbers

full circle magazine #56 14 contents ^ HHOOWW--TTOO Written by Allan J. Smithie BBaacckkuupp SSttrraatteeggyy -- PPaarrtt 44 :: SSppiiddeerrOOaakk

n previous installments, we've - built around a particular security client on as many talked about the features we and cross-platform model. You computers as you want in a Cloud Back-up don't get a choice of storage like and you can be I service; this time we're going locations or hosts. completely cross- to try SpiderOak to see how it platform. Setting measures up. According to the You can try SpiderOak yourself the password for marketing puff on on the SpiderOak 2GB Free plan, encryption is built www.spideroak.com: which offers 2GB of on-line storage into the installer, free for life. This is probably which is a rapid, "SpiderOak provides an easy, secure, enough to trial the service, and guided process. andconsolidatedfree online backup, maybe store some essentials such sync, sharing, access andstorage as your unfinished novel and In- SpiderOak solution forWindows, Mac OS X, and box. The next step is a SpiderOak takes data security Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora & Plus Account that goes from 100GB very seriously; openSUSE)" up to whatever you can afford. The data is encrypted price is $10 per month per 100GB and transmitted increment, or pay yearly and get over a secure the 100GB increment for $100. Be connection, a consider one SpiderOak account aware that tipping over 100.1GB is layered approach using a for your personal files, with still the whole $20 a month. I won't combination of 2048-byte RSA and another account for your family address performance other than to 256-bit AES which encrypts the file computers, thus avoiding any say that SpiderOak software and and folder names, so even embarrassment. remote storage runs respectably SpiderOak employees can't tell up and down a domestic what you have backed up. Of Decide for yourself whether the broadband connection for both course, if you forget your SpiderOak software looks backup and restore. That said, I am password, nobody can access your fashionably 'retro' or just a bit not using it to backup an entire data. A quirk of SpiderOak's clunky. There is a lot going on - hard drive, only selected folders. security is that any files you backup with tabs and, in effect, sub-tabs on one machine are visible on any grouping functions together. Software other machine that uses the same Remember this is a hosted account (with the same SpiderOak The Status tab provides plenty service with its own client software You can install the SpiderOak account password). Perhaps of information regarding

full circle magazine #56 15 contents ^ HOWTO - BACKUP STRATEGY - PART 4 connection, backups, sync and Sync and Share - either to a even after months or years. your SpiderOak network. You shares, and your current queue. frequency or to a specific day and However, don't confuse backup choose the source folders, The Back Up tab is just a place for hour. with file-sharing. SpiderOak is like followed by a destination folder you to specify what files you would most of the syncing services in that into which the software should like to include in a backup. Each changes are synchronized instantly merge them. SpiderOak will work category on the selection list and in real-time, so that any out what's the most recent data of corresponds to a folder on your accidental change you make while the two sources, and output a list computer - even 'Desktop'. The on-line will automatically sync to for your review before it carries bottom bar gauges how much of the server. out the merge. This is nothing your cloud storage allocation your radically original so much as an selection will occupy, color-coded effective packaging of what we by folder, so you can see what used to call diff-scripts with Cloud takes most space. communications, all wrapped in an effective user interface. The View tab is the heart of defining what is selected for back- up down to the file level, along with the version history.

Version Master

SpiderOak understands version control. Your first backup set is a full set; for subsequent backups of the same defined set, only the Merge and incremental changes of the backup Sync set are transmitted, so it won't massively compromise your The merge function storage limit to hold several is where SpiderOak versions of files. If you do breach scores for ease of use your limit, you can manually delete and utility. old versions. SpiderOak provides version history with no time limit, Merge does a one- The Schedule tab provides a so if you alter or delete a file you simple one-stop control for Backup time merge of all the can 'roll back' to an earlier version, files in any folders on

full circle magazine #56 16 contents ^ HOWTO - BACKUP STRATEGY - PART 4 • by entering your ShareID and an effective service, with a feature- Share unique RoomKey on the SpiderOak rich client, from a small company - homepage using the 'Share Login', just the thing that bigger or companies buy up. Balancing It's a much-abused word, these • by emailing out the Shareroom features against simplicity, it does days; 'share'. Not only does link to guests. cater for most things you need in a SpiderOak run across multiple Cloud back-up. computers, its public sharing SpiderOak creates an on-line service is implemented though photo album when sharing photos. "Share Rooms". These are virtual Like Dropbox's public links, it works Have a look at the questionaire folders which are password- fine for posting a few selected for next month's 'I Think' for a protected, and through which you images, but it's no substitute for chance to win one of five 100GB can share your data with anyone the full range of gallery tools in SpiderOak storage packs! you like. A change made to a services like Picasa and defined synchronization set on any Photobucket. The Sync page is where you set computer running SpiderOak which folders remain synced automatically triggers those As well as the dedicated clients between your computers, where changes to be published to the for Linux, Mac, Windows, and any number of tools across PC, share room. Access to the Android, there's a browser-based Mac, and mobile carry out this kind ShareRoom is in one of two ways: of operation reliably these days; it SpiderOak web-application. You just happens that SpiderOak is that can't upload files from the browser, bit prettier but you can download any file or whole folder as a zip file, which is saved in your Downloads folder, with a date-time stamp appended to the file-name, giving you much- needed version control information.

Conclusion

Place your bets on whether Allan J. Smithie is a journalist and commentator based in Dubai. His SpiderOak will be around as an blog, 'No Expert,' is at: independent service under its http://allanjsmithie.wordpress.com current name in a few months. It's

full circle magazine #56 17 contents ^ HHOOWW--TTOO Written by Art Shreckengost CCrreeaattee aa PPeerrssiisstteenntt UUSSBB SSttiicckk

ootable flash drives documents. Anything changed look like much until you tick the Feather Linux, Fedora, Finnix, (often produced by during a session is saved back to box to open what reads like a Linux FreeDOS, Gentoo, gOS, GParted, UNetbootin) offer users the flash drive - unless you indicate family tree. Best as I can figure, Jolicloud (now JoliOS), Hiren’s B the option of having a otherwise (an option to ignore roughly 70 versions are listed here Boot CD, Kaperksy Rescue Disk, portable operating system (OS). changes is offered). - ranging from sub-200MB guppies Knoppix, Linux for Kids, Macbuntu, However, session changes cannot to 4GB monsters. Mandriva, MCNLive, Panda Safe, be saved, nor can the OS ever be Installer is unique in that it Parted Magic, PCLinuxOS, updated. This has proved doesn’t need installation but Ubuntu is heavily recognized Peppermint Linux OS, Ping, Pinguy, problematic, especially in light of instead works off the desktop icon with 9.x to 11.10 versions - along PloP, Puppy Linux (4 versions), recent Ubuntu updates for security (it’s just 900KB), but it has one flaw with similar offerings for Xubuntu, Redo Backup, Rin, RIP Linux, Runt, patches. in being a Windows-only program. Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Sabayon, Simply Mepis, SLAX, Remix, Rescue Remix, and Server. SLiTaz, T(A)ils, TinyCore, Ultimate An option is to use a persistent The real curiosity is that it does Rounding out these mainly Boot CD, Ultimate Edition Lite, flash drive, i.e. a drive designed to load and work via Wine, but Canonical choices you’ll also see Linux XP Lite, Wifiway, xPUD, accept changes that are saved for Installer cannot recognize flash Mythbuntu, Linux Mint (4 varieties), XBMC, YlmF, and Zenwalk. future use. Unfortunately, drives unless they are listed by the BackTrack (3 choices), or Debian (4 UNetbootin does not offer Windows letter system, something editions). Forgive me if I missed a couple persistence yet. Ubuntu (and Linux in general) does or misspelled others, but it’s not use. Take my word and don’t Installer goes beyond Ubuntu, apparent nearly every Linux and Pendrivelinux.com bother using Installer with Wine - though, and offers choices range desktop variation has a (www.pendrivelinux.com/universal- since the end result is nothing but from operating systems to representative in this group usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/) offers disappointment. recovery discs, penetration testers, somewhere. Universal USB Installer (hereafter and anti-virus programs (some for referred to as Installer), and it’s Bummer. Guess I can’t complain Windows, too). Can’t find your favorite? An designed to create persistent Linux since it’s a free program, but, option at the bottom allows for drives that not only boot to live unless you have XP or 7 running in In the drop down list, you’ll also those not listed, and I understand mode but also save updates and a VM or dual boot, you’d better find Acronis Rescue, ArchBang, some techies have managed to use other changes to a flash drive. plan on borrowing time off a ArchLinux, ArtistX, AVG Antivirus, Installer to create bootable friend’s PC. Avira, BitDefender, Blackbuntu, Windows XP versions, although I’m This includes drivers, codecs, CentOS, Clonezilla Maverick, sure Microsoft’s attorneys are updates, security patches, Fire up the program and you’ll CrunchBang, Dbau, DSL, DrWeb, really interested in that programs, music files, and get a dialog pop-up that doesn’t Dynebolic, EasyPeasy, EEEbuntu, development.

full circle magazine #56 18 contents ^ HOWTO - CREATE A PERSISTENT USB STICK new version of Installer was issued Since this is an Ubuntu-based in early April, 2011, so much of the publication, I’ll stick with those information online from before variations. that month is now outdated.

Lesson number one – don’t For example, some of these even think of using that 1GB flash sources state CD/DVD or flashcard- drive you’ve had hanging around in based .iso images can be used by the desk. If base Ubuntu is pushing Installer as the source code; 800MB, that leaves no more than however, I could never get these to 200MB for storage - and that’s not work. Don’t know if it’s a program much. And if you plan on using one tick, or something changed with of the big boys like ArtistX or the newest version, but Installer Ultimate Edition, you can plan on would not recognize anything for using a much larger flash drive me unless it was downloaded by completed successfully. destination) selection. It defaults since they start at 3GB. the program. to the inserted flash drive. FAT32 is You will see: used, and, if you don’t know how Consider 2GB the minimum for That isn’t necessarily bad at all. your drive is set, count on using base Ubuntu, but don’t go over Installer reaches out to the OS of Step 1: Linux distribution “Check this box if you want to 8GB. Installer limits persistence choice website and drags the .iso selection. Pick the version desired format the Drive”. space to 4GB, so even the largest image back for you. Let’s be from the massive listing I OS plus persistence won’t exceed realistic and admit not all websites mentioned earlier. Installer will Make sure Installer picks your 8GB. are created equal, and some access the Internet if the “Locale intended drive letter! Having the developers put more flash in their ISO Selected” box is not ticked. wrong selection can and will delete Size is not the only sites than they do their OS. It may Opting for an OS not listed means everything on that drive! consideration, though. Users that take a little while but it beats you’ll have to point Installer to the computer hop are best served by playing hide-and-go-seek with a URL, but, in any case, expect a wait Step 4: Persistence allocation. i386 32-bit versions. 64-bit buried OS. as the OS is downloaded. This doesn’t appear until step 3 is varieties limit you to that completed. The newest Installer processor, while a 32-bit OS will Now that you’ve seen what Step 2: Here Installer locates version from April 2011 picks the work on just about any computer Installer looks like, it’s time to go the .iso image. By default, it points remaining flash drive space, up to out there. close up and personal with what it to what it just downloaded. If not, 4GB. can do. There are 4 progressive there is a browse button to help it Lesson number two – some steps, i.e. each step cannot be along. Earlier versions require users to online tutorials are out-of-date. A accessed until the previous one is pick persistence space, and this Step 3: Flash drive (final caused confusion since persistence

full circle magazine #56 19 contents ^ HOWTO - CREATE A PERSISTENT USB STICK is independent of OS size. Users all goes well, the Ubuntu menu and you don’t want to find out too example, wireless codes are not had to know OS size along with should appear with the first option late that all your effort cannot be the same, but I did discover that drive size to determine being “Run Ubuntu from this USB”. saved because insufficient space Installer can save multiple codecs, persistence, and choosing the exists. If you lack that program, drivers, and even wifi passwords, wrong figure could create a fatal Some reviewers have right click the desktop icon or file, for various computers, and will error. complained that boot times are and get remaining space adjust itself as it recognizes them. sluggish but this isn’t totally true. information. The only problem with this The first boot requires users to Ah, but there is another system is that it lacks feedback. input keyboard style, language, Once the command to shut question some have asked. Can You have to assume how much of time zone, etc, but once that down is given, users are asked to Installer create a multi-boot the flash drive is reserved for information is saved, future boot save or ignore changes made, and persistent flash drive? persistence, and there is no way of times are within standard live- the computer shuts down just like a telling until after the first boot. I mode parameters (base Ubuntu live mode CD/DVD would. No, it’s a one-OS program, but used an 8GB flash drive that never 10.10 came up within 1 minute). its cousin, Yumi (Your Universal presented a problem since Installer Now for the question that I’m Multiboot Installer) will. It’s always took 4GB irrespective of OS Keep in mind you are operating sure a few are itching to ask. Is full offered on the same website, but I size. from a flash drive, so lag time is installation still an option, and will can’t comment on it yet – that’s my inevitable as programs are changes made to the original drive next experiment (although my Lesson number three – no accessed, but flash drives are still transfer? initial peek shows it to be Installer current Ubuntu based OS exceeds quicker than comparable DVD with the added capability of 4GB, far as I know. That means an versions. The “Install Ubuntu x.xx” icon is creating multiple partitions on one 8GB flash drive is safe for any OS in on the desktop, and everything flash drive). this category since the fattest Another thing to remember is you’ve added, deleted. or version plus 4GB persistence will that changes will result in garbage otherwise changed in past Using a 5-diamond rating not exceed flash drive capacity. file accumulation. Dead kernels and sessions, will still be there just as system, I’d give Installer 4 - based update files will still hang around, you left it earlier. Full installation is upon its ease of use, extensive OS Once everything is set, click so plan on using Computer Janitor the same as using a live-mode listing, program design, and end Create, and take a break. You won’t or Ubuntu Tweak to get rid of CD/DVD. results. I dropped it a point for have to wait more than 5 to 15 those - or your drive will fill up being a Windows only program, minutes before seeing the quicker than you realize. No program is faultless, but and for having a flash drive successful completion notification. computer hoppers will have to recognition system that, although This is where Disk Usage realize that no two computers are better than originally designed, Testing is merely a matter of Analyzer comes into play. Be sure the same. Using the drive on still doesn’t tell users how much resetting the BIOS on a computer to check it often since there is no various units means parameters storage space they have until after to boot from the persistent drive. If feedback on remaining drive space, have to be changed for each. For the initial boot.

full circle magazine #56 20 contents ^ HHOOWW--TTOO Written by Chris Rheinherren CCoonnnneecctt TToo IIRRCC

RC stands for Internet Relay When you run your IRC client for a few. Sometimes, due to certain long it is kept reserved varies from Chat. It's the oldest, largest, the first time, the first thing to do conditions on the Internet, you get network to network, however. and most well-established is tell it what nickname you want to disconnected from the server, I text-based chat system on the use. How you do it will depend on reconnect, and find that your nick If you forget to identify for your Internet. It’s also quite popular, what client you choose. is still in use. In other words, you nick, NickServ may change your and used world-wide. Only web In general, on IRC, you are got disconnected, but the server nick. However, there is usually a browsing and email are used more allowed to use any nick you'd like - hasn't found out yet and thinks time delay that prevents rapid nick than IRC. At any given time, there as long as no one else is using it at your old connection is still active. If changes - just wait a few seconds are nearly 800,000 users accessing the same time. However, on you haven't registered the nick, to change your nick again. the various IRC networks. Freenode (and many other you'll have to wait for the old Remember that you will still have networks), it is possible to register connection to die (which could take to identify once you've changed In order to connect to IRC, you your nick so that you are the only a while), but if you've registered the nick, otherwise NickServ will need an IRC client. Just like you user allowed to use it. To do this, your nick, you can take the give you the boot again. To change need a web browser to surf the type: initiative and have it killed. To kill your nick, use the /nick command. web, it serves the same purpose: a off a "ghost" like that, use the program that allows you to access /msg nickserv register ghost-kill command: Now you can connect to IRC. the service. There are a number of There are several different IRC different options available, there /msg nickserv ghost networks, each with their quirks. For example: /msg nickserv are GUI based clients such as X- The one I spend most of my time register foo [email protected] Chat, Konversation, and an IRC on, and the one I have the most with the ghost's nick and your plug-in for Pidgin. Also there are experience with, is the Then, every time you log in with password in the appropriate terminal clients such as IRSSI and OtherWorlders network. that nick, the first thing you should places. This will cause NickServ to others. X-Chat and Pidgin are OtherWorlders is a small network do is type: force that connection to terminate, primarily used on GNOME and primarily aimed at the paper-and- allowing you to change your nick Unity, while Konversation is part of pencil gamer community, so if you /msg nickserv identify back (with /nick) and go about your the KDE desktop environment. But play D&D and other RPGs, then it business. feel free to use whichever you feel may be something you should more comfortable with. I use the check out. Its connection address is For example: /msg nickserv Also the network where your terminal IRSSI myself, and, from irc.otherworlders.org identify foo. nick is registered will keep the time to time, use the IRC function name reserved just for you or built into Pidgin. There are also Additionally, there are the BIG 4 Registering your nickname is anyone who has the password. How web-based clients. useful for several reasons, here are networks of Undernet

full circle magazine #56 21 contents ^ HOWTO - CONNECT TO IRC (irc.undernet.org), Quakenet in the channel is sent once you hit be away from the computer for a after the channel name, which will (irc.quakenet.org), Dalnet Enter, unless it is prefixed with the while, I'd type: show up as a "parting message". (irc.dal.net), and IRCNet forward slash to indicate it is a This doesn’t make you leave IRC or (irc.ircnet.org). There is also command being sent to the server. /nick Bynw­afk disconnect from the server or Freenode (irc.freenode.org) which network, however, only the specific is the home to many open source If you start your message with to change my nick to Bynw-afk channel. You can be in multiple projects and related chats. All of the word /me, it will broadcast your (AFK stands for "Away From channels at the same time. the official Ubuntu chats are message in the third person (this is Keyboard"). located on Freenode, including the used for emotes and actions): for If you want to log off, you use chat for Full Circle Magazine. example, if I (nick = Bynw) type: If you want to join another /quit. You don't have to type channel, use /join. Put the channel anything after /quit, but like /part On IRC, chatrooms are called /me does jumping jacks name after /join, like this: you can add a message if you like. Channels, and generally begin with the # sign, such as it will show up in the channel as: /join #fullcirclemagazine Finally, /help is implemented in #fullcirclemagazine. Since IRC is most clients as a way to access help * Bynw does jumping jacks If the channel doesn't exist yet, based solely on text, all commands pages. It also allows you to specify it will be created and you will be its are entered via the keyboard. The what you want help on by adding ...and sometimes in a different operator. first important command is join, parameters to /help. For example, color depending on the client. this allows you to join a channel, or to get help on the /ignore (Note: be sure you write your If somebody is bothering you, create a new one if it doesn’t command, you'd type: actions in the third person, instead most clients have an /ignore already exist. In order for the of falling back on the first person, command. To prevent any server to know that you have /help ignore since it's supposed to be describing messages from a specific user from issued a command instead of something you're doing as if the showing up in your client, type wanting to send text to the current In the list of users on the other people in the channel are /ignore followed by the nick of the window, all commands are prefixed channel, some are prefixed with an seeing it. It's a common mistake to offending party. with a forward slash: / @, ~ or & and usually show up at write something like "/me goes out the top of the list. In other clients, to get myself a drink", which would If you ever want to leave a So to join our these may show as different types show up in-channel in my case as "* channel, you use /part. Put the #fullcirclemagazine chat on of icons. These are the channel Bynw goes out to get myself a name of the channel after /part: to Freenode after we connect, the operators, commonly called drink", which sounds awkward) leave #fullcirclemagazine, you'd command is: chanops or just ops. The ops run type: the channel - they can kick people /join #fullcirclemagazine To change your nickname, you out, ban people from entering, use the /nick command. The next /part #fullcirclemagazine change the channel's modes (how Once in the channel, you can go word after /nick becomes your new it behaves), and more. They're If you want, you add a message ahead and talk! Anything you type nick: e.g., if I want to show that I'll there to keep the channel running

full circle magazine #56 22 contents ^ HOWTO - CONNECT TO IRC smoothly. Those that have the ~ in else is muted. they are in the channel, prevents front of their names are higher Other user modes exist, but +n - no outsider messages. Only them from speaking). ranking channel ops, usually the some are reserved for admins and users in the channel can speak on channel owners, while those with IRC operators (called IRCops, or it. Almost all channels have this ChanServ, along with its partner the @ sign are channel hosts. opers, these folks help run the mode set. Setting this mode is one NickServ (and others - depending network, but unlike the admins of the first things most people do on the network) is a program that On some channels, you'll see they don't have physical access to when they form a channel. runs on the network with special some users with a + sign in front of the servers). You won't be able to +p - private. The channel does privileges. Its job is to maintain their nicks. This is called "voice", set these on yourself, and they're show up in a list of channels (the channels that have been registered and it's really only meaningful on really not that interesting to /list command) but the topic with it. It automatically gives ops to moderated channels (channels with anyone who isn't running the show cannot be viewed from the list. the channel founder and to other the mode "m" set), where it means anyway. +r - registered. The channel has users designated by the founder. that they are allowed to speak. On been registered with ChanServ. unmoderated channels, it's usually When you're in a channel, your (This can be set only by ChanServ, To get more info on the just there for show, or to designate client shows a bunch of characters not normal users) services, type: some special status about the user. like "+nrtu" in the title bar along +s - secret. The channel doesn’t with the name of the channel and show up in a list of channels (the /msg nickserv help Both users and channels have /list command) or in the /WHOIS /msg chanserv help the topic. These are channel /msg help different modes available. These modes, which give the channel info, which lists the are designated by different flags special characteristics. They can channels a given user is in. As well as chatting on channels, given to a channel or nick. Most IRC only be set by the ops +t - Topics set by ops. When this it's possible to chat privately with networks now automatically set all +i - invite-only. To enter this is set, only ops can set the individual users. Most GUI based users on connect to +i which is the channel, an op has to have invited channeltopic. If it's not set, then clients do allow you to double-click “invisible” mode. This prevents you you in with the /invite command. any user in the channel can set the on a user's nick in the list of names from showing up in lists of all users +k - key. To enter this channel, topic with the /topic command. on a channel to open a new on the network. So, to talk to you, you need to add a special password Like +n, almost all channels have window for chatting with that somebody either has to join a after the channel name when using this. person. You can also type: channel you happen to be on or the /join command. already know your nick. If you have +l - limit. No more than a certain As well as these general modes, /msg this mode set, you are much less number of users are allowed into there are a few that affect specific likely to get random messages the channel at a time. The number users. These don't show up in the on any client. On most clients, from people you don't know asking itself appears after the list of list of modes: each private chat usually gets its you if you want to chat. You can modes. +o gives a user op status, own window. turn it on by typing "/mode +i" and +m - moderated channel. Only + v gives a user voice, off with "/mode -i". It's nice to ops and voices can speak, everyone +b bans a user (prevents them Sometimes a bunch of users will have. from entering the channel or, if

full circle magazine #56 23 contents ^ HOWTO - CONNECT TO IRC seem to all quit at once with the helper and IRC more at the very You can also use DCC to chat. same quit message. What least. For Pidgin, go to Accounts > A few other features of IRC are: The main difference between happened is that their server has Add and choose IRC. On the Basic CTCP (client to client protocol) regular private chat and DCC chat lost contact with your server. This tab, choose your username, that is isn’t used much. But it’s good to is that DCC chat, once started, is is called a "netsplit", since it splits your Nick on IRC. For server, put in test for lag on a connection using independent of the IRC network the IRC network into two pieces. irc.freenode.org (to get to /ctcp ping nick or #channel and itself - even if the entire IRC The strange quit message is Freenode, or whatever network there are a few other commands network crashes, or one or both of actually the addresses of the two you want to connect to is fine). that may be available depending the people chatting disconnect servers that lost contact. There are other options on the on the client you use. Check out from the server, the chat will be Advanced tab, but we can look at your client’s help file for those. unaffected. If someone suddenly looses those another time. And go ahead their connection to the server, then and click Add. You will It's possible to trade files over DCC works by trading IP they may quit with the message of automatically be connected to IRC using a feature called DCC addresses, then creating a direct “connection reset by peer” … or Freenode, but will be outside of a (which stands for Direct Client connection between the two system generated quit messages channel at this point. If you get any Connection). Most GUI based computers that bypasses IRC such as “ping timeout”, this kind of a message about NickServ clients have menus and other completely. happens, again, if your connection asking for your password and you options to make this task easier. dies and the server issues a ping to haven't registered yet, then you DCC is fairly convenient and I hope to start monthly IRC chats your connection to see if it is still will need to choose another nick trustworthy for moderately-sized sometime in early 2012. I’ll send active and doesn’t get a reply back. with the /nick command. files like text, graphics, or short a message to those of you who’ve sounds. For longer files like movies, subscribed via the FCM site, and Installing the various You can use the Join a Chat you'll want to use another means via Facebook and Google+. Feel option under Buddies in Pidgin to of transmission. Remember this is free to experiment with your IRC chat clients for IRC. join the #fullcirclemagazine IRC … Internet Relay Chat - not file client using the FCM chat room. I channel. From here you can chat transfer. hope to see you there! - Ed All of them are available in away with all of us. Ubuntu's repositories. Just use the Ubuntu Software Center, terminal For IRSSI, it’s a bit more apt-get, or other package complicated, since there is no GUI management software of your and everything is done via the choice, in order to install X-Chat, terminal. But still, you start the Konversation, IRSSI, or Pidgin and application, connect to a server of its IRC addons. your choice, then join a channel so you can chat away. There are more With Pidgin, it also best to complexities and you should read install the IRC extras plugins - IRC its documentation for them.

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very year, around this system. complete with HP media center sudo apt­get update infrared remote controls and USB time, my wife and I are sudo apt­get install xbmc normally invited to a few XBMC will run on most infrared receivers. In the past, xbmc­standalone parties. This year we hardware that runs Ubuntu 10.04 we've connected a wireless E or later. If you want to decode high sudo apt­get update decided we wanted to stay home - keyboard to our media systems, and host a few parties. We wanted definition video, a dual-core but a remote control is much The second command adds the an all-in-one entertainment processor is strongly friendlier and takes up a lot less PPA (repository) for XBMC on most solution that we could quickly recommended. Since we're space. versions of Ubuntu. Unfortunately, switch between music, movies for decoding video, a good video card it seems the team has yet to make the children (or children in us), and is also recommended. Those things We ran XBMC for some time on an Oneiric branch, so, if you're pictures. A number of pre- said, my wife and I opted for the Ubuntu 11.04, but arrived at a using Ubuntu 11.10, try adding the packaged multimedia solutions portability and elegance of a Dell point where it was crashing daily. following repository: exist out there, but we wanted the Inspiron Mini 1012 netbook over a This may have been due to the Intel high-powered but clunky looking video chip inside our Mini, which flexibility of open-source. We sudo apt­add­repository decided to create our own XBMC - PC sitting beside our television. I'd has been causing grief for a lot of ppa:nathan­ XBMC Media Center (formerly mentioned the project to a friend people lately. One solution is to renniewaldock/xbmc­stable known as XBox Media Center) whose company just bought a use VESA drivers, but it's not really bunch of HP computers that came a solution for a media center, so we Again, we find XBMC on 11.10 backed up and installed Ubuntu unstable, but that doesn't mean 10.04 LTS and haven't had a you'll have the same experience if problem since. you're using an NVidia or ATI video card. Nvidia card owners should Installing XBMC is relatively add VDPAU hardware acceleration: easy on Ubuntu 10.04 or later. In a terminal, type the following 5 sudo apt­get install commands: libvdpau1 nvidia­185­libvdpau

sudo apt­get install python­ The last step is adding support software­properties pkg­ for remote controls. While XBMC config worked out of box with our HP sudo add­apt­repository remote control, I found some of ppa:team­xbmc the buttons were not working

full circle magazine #56 27 contents ^ LINUX LAB - XBMC correctly, so I installed lirc support: this by changing the weather source in the System > Weather sudo apt­get install lirc menu to Weather Plus (which we found by clicking the Get More On the remote selection screen, button at the bottom of the source I chose the Windows Media Center screen). Not exactly party material, Transceivers/Remotes (all). This but useful to know for those selection was all we needed to do having problems getting weather to get most of the other buttons working. on the remote working perfectly. What is cool for a party is the Now, it's time to run XBMC for ability to play music and run a slide the first time, and add your media. show of photos from all those The XBMC main menu is divided crazy office parties – and it's easy into 6 menu options: weather, to do. First, cue up music by pictures, music, videos, programs, XBMC can also automatically fetch selecting the music folder you and system. Adding media to XBMC want to play. Incidentally, if you Once you have all your media cover art by System > Video > is just a matter of adding the media press the right arrow on the imported, the party can really Library > Update library on startup. to the right area. For each of remote while in the music folder, begin. XBMC, like a lot of other XBMC can also autofetch cover art pictures, music, and videos, you can set music to repeat or play great open-source software, for music much the same way by navigate to the appropriate menu randomly. Next, press the Pictures supports a myriad of options, skins, selecting System > Music > Library option and press ok/select on your button on the remote control, and plug-ins. One of the options I and Update library on startup. remote. Without any media added navigate to the pictures source you like most is the ability to view you'll see a couple of options - Add- want, and hit Play. A photo slide content in a variety of ways. One of the more confounding ons and Add source. Select Add show starts with a small rectangle Pressing the left arrow button on problems we ran into was getting source, then browse to the area in the bottom left corner the remote control brings up a side the weather correct. We set our where your media is stored, give it displaying information about the panel that lets you choose the view location to Waterloo, Ontario a name, and click OK to accept the song currently playing. choice. You can have multiple and sort method. The misc options (Canada), but kept getting lets you hide watched content, Fahrenheit. To make the switch to sources for the same media. To The same technique works if filter content, and hide fanart - Celsius, we needed to set the differentiate sources, simply give you want to check the weather or among other things. But these Region under System > Appearance the source a different name. For check out your video collection. views don't look so great without > International to Canada. We also example, you might have pictures XBMC is smart enough not to play cover art. To add cover art to new ran into a problem where the from last Christmas and an office music and movies at the same content, select the content and hit weather.com default seemed to party (a good mix with the right time. It's either music or movies, music). the info button on the remote. stop working. We managed to fix

full circle magazine #56 28 contents ^ LINUX LAB - XBMC you can't play both the same way you can play music and pictures at the same time.

XBMC is great at recognizing movies, but XBMC also recognizes television programs. When naming television series include the season and episode. For example: The IT Crowd s02e03 (The IT Crowd Season 2, Episode 3, way better than The Office if you ask me). If XBMC doesn't recognize a movie or television show, try variations on the name. If you're really stuck, try to find the program on thetvdb.com or themoviedb.org ons include streaming from (sources XBMC draws on). sources like Grooveshark, TWiT, Important Links: NPR, ListenLiveEU (which has over http://www.xbmc.org/ We've covered only a tiny set of 600 stations listed), and http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?titl XBMC's capabilities. Video add-ons SoundCloud. Also be sure to check e=HOW- let you stream television and out the add-ons under the TO:Install_XBMC_on_Ubuntu/ movies from different sources like Programs main menu to check your http://www.themoviedb.org/ Youtube, Yahoo video, the Cartoon Gmail account, post your video http://www.thetvdb.com/ Network, CNet, Jupiter watching habits to Gomiso, or Broadcasting, and the Internet download extra fan generated Archive - to name a few. Music add- artwork from thetvdb.com and themoviedb.org. Combine XBMC with the Transmission bittorrent client and Flexget, and you can script the download of a lot of Charles...... content.

The only thing left is to put out the food, crank up the volume, and party.

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Written by: somewhere, you navigate to the Ronnie Tucker (KDE) location using the “Move Items” or Jan Mussche (Gnome) “Copy Items” window, and click the Elizabeth Krumbach (XFCE) ‘Move’ or ‘Copy’ button, respectively. Mark Boyajian (LXDE) Kubuntu does this in a similar way. David Tigue (Unity) Kubuntu

his month, we’ll discuss Right-clicking a file(s) or folder(s) the moving, copying, and reveals a pop-up menu with all file- Kubuntu Ubuntu (Classic) renaming of files. We’ll handling options. T also take a quick look at how to delete a file, and (should a You can also move/copy a file by mistake occur) undeleting (or dragging and dropping it from restoring) a deleted file. window to window. Windows XP requires you to hold down the Moving / Copying A File Control-key while you release the left button to move a file/folder. First, a quick distinction: moving Simply dragging a file/folder to a file will physically shift that another location will copy the file. file/folder to another place. Lubuntu Ubuntu (Unity) Kubuntu does this too, but it also Copying will place a copy of the has a unique feature in that, when file/folder in another place, but you drop the file with no keys keep the original where it is. pressed, a menu will pop up asking you if you want to move/copy the Windows file.

You can move/copy a file in several different ways. The first is by selecting (left-clicking) on the file/folder and choosing ‘Move To...’ Xubuntu or ‘Copy To...’ from the Edit menu in Windows XP the main menu bar. To put the file

full circle magazine #56 30 contents ^ CLOSING WINDOWS Gnome-Shell right-click in the white-space of the File Manager window, it will move Deleting A File folder and select ‘Paste’. To copy a the file, and holding down “Shift” In Gnome, things are more or file, use the same method as when you click and drag the file will A file that is deleted is not gone less the same as in Windows and before, but, instead, click ‘Copy’ on do the same. If you wish to copy forever—it’s sitting in a special Kubuntu. The Nautilus file manager the original file. You can also use the file, you can right click on the place where the file can be uses a menu, available with the the drag/drop method. As in filename and select “Copy”, and in restored. The only time a deleted right mouse-click, with items like Gnome Shell, you should remember the new directory you’ll right click, file can not be restored is when the cut and copy. It’s also possible to that if the file/folder is located on and select “Paste” to paste the Waste-bin (or equivalent) is just drag and drop files/folders to the same partition, the file will be copied file. emptied. After the Waste-bin is their new locations. Whether the moved by default, and, if it is on emptied the file is gone forever. file/folder is moved or copied different partitions, it will be Renaming A File depends on the use of the Shift or copied. Windows Control-key, or on the source and In all variants, this is done by destination locations: Lubuntu right-clicking the file you want to Deleting a file is, like renaming, • If the source and destination is on rename, and choosing ‘Rename’. done using the right-click menu the same disk-partition, then Lubuntu is similar, but with mentioned earlier. Or, you can drag dragging and dropping a file/folder some minor differences. When you Gnome, KDE, and LXDE all have a file/folder to the ‘Trash Can’ icon will move it, the original file/folder select a file(s) or folder(s) and then a nice renaming feature, which is, that’s on your XP desktop. is no longer in its original location. right-click, a context menu is that after right-clicking the file and • If they are on two different revealed with the “usual” file choosing ‘Rename’, only the file- Kubuntu partitions, or disks, then a copy will handling options, though there is name is selected, you’ll see that be made. This is visible by means of no “Move” option in this menu. the file-extension (if present) is not Kubuntu has no desktop icon a little plus sign on the hand that selected. So, when you want to for its ‘Waste-bin.’ However, there drags the file/folder. To “Move” a file/folder using rename a picture from your camera is a Trash Can directory that is this menu, you first have to “Cut” (IMG_0001.JPG) into House-on-the- displayed by default in the File Unity the file, then navigate to the beach.JPG, you can just start Manager, and any file(s)/folder(s) destination and “Paste” it; however, typing without worrying about can be dragged to it for “disposal”. Ubuntu has based Unity on the File Manager Edit menu does accidentally changing the file- Likewise, any files/folders that are Gnome Shell—Gnome 3.x is the provide “Move To...” and “Copy extension as it will not be deleted deleted (either from the menu or base system—so things are done in To...” options which function as or renamed: a JPG will still be a by pressing the Delete key on the much the same manner. Unity, like described above for MS Windows. JPG. This is different from keyboard) are placed in the Trash Gnome Shell, uses Nautilus as the Windows where you have to be Can by default, but you can still file manager, so, to move a file, you Xubuntu careful not to erase the file right-click a file to choose Delete, can right-click on the file and select extension. or use the ‘Add Widget’ item (by ‘Cut’. Now navigate to the location In Xubuntu, when you click on a right-clicking on the you want to place the file, and file and drag it to another Thunar

full circle magazine #56 31 contents ^ CLOSING WINDOWS desktop/taskbar) to add a Waste- Preferences, and, under the the bin icon. ‘Behavior’ tab at the very bottom is a check-mark to add a ‘Delete’ Gnome-Shell option to the right click menu that will remove the file completely - Gnome-Shell has a Waste-bin, bypassing the Trash. You will not be called Trash, on the right side of the able to recover this file by restoring lower panel. All the normal ways of it from the Trash, so be very careful deleting a file work here: Del on if using this option. keyboard, right-click and select Move to Trash, dragging the file to Lubuntu Kubuntu Ubuntu (Classic) the Trash-bin. Lubuntu also has no “Trash Can” Another option (similar to the icon on the desktop; but has a Trash Unity notes below re adding Delete folder that is always visible in the to the right-click menu) is the key File Manager. Right-clicking the combination Shift-Delete. This Trash folder opens one menu bypasses the Trash, and, once option: “Empty Trash”. You can also confirmed, the file will be gone for select specific files/folders in the ever. So be very careful using this. Trash and permanently delete them—by showing the pop-up Unity menu (right-click) and selecting Delete. Lubuntu Ubuntu (Unity) In Unity, there is a Trash icon in the bottom left-hand corner of the Xubuntu dock. You can delete files in a couple of different ways. In the file Xubuntu also has a Waste-bin manager, there is a Trash folder on called Trash; it is located on the the left-hand side. You can click a Desktop and also in the right-hand file and drag it in to the Trash side of the bottom panel by folder, or drag it to the ‘Trash’ icon default. on the dock. Also, you can right- click on it and select ‘Move to Restoring A File Trash’. You may also want to look in the preferences in the file manager Kubuntu Xubuntu Windows XP (Nautilus), you can select Edit >

full circle magazine #56 32 contents ^ CLOSING WINDOWS SSUUDDOOKKUU If the waste-bin has not been Next month we’ll look at network Numbers 1 to 9 are to be filled into the 9x9 grid so that every row, every column, and every emptied, you can click its and wifi controls. 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9. icon/name and view the contents EASY Gnome-Shell

In Gnome you can do the same as in KDE, or, after selecting the file(s)/folder(s) you want to restore, click the button “Restore selected items” on top of the Kubuntu Ubuntu (Classic) frame.

Unity

Unity works in the same way as Gnome Shell and KDE. Open the Trash, right-click on the file, and click ‘Restore’, or you can click the HARD ‘Restore Selected Items’ button.

Lubuntu Lubuntu Ubuntu (Unity) You can either drag and drop the file back to somewhere, or right-click it and choose to ‘Restore’ it.

Xubuntu

In Xubuntu, you do the same as in Kubuntu, a “Restore” option is in the right-click menu.

Xubuntu Windows XP Solutions are on the second last page.

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first got in touch with Ubuntu boxes, Windows infrastructure, and times. Compare this to browsing out of curiosity (and lack of Windows people all around, with Once installed, in a couple in the web, downloading several Windows licenses) in 2005 with zero Linux office usage. minutes, you can install most of the software (components) from I the 5.04 Hoary Hedgehog software you'll ever need from the several websites, and manually release. I installed it on my In summer 2010, I started “Ubuntu Software Center” (used to installing several setup.exe's, mother’s old Pentium III – 600 MHz. working for a large publishing be called “Synaptic”) which is based leading to several reboots.... Yeah, I In the following weeks, Ubuntu house in Germany - heavily focused on the integrated package know you can script Windows began to emerge as my primary on Java development around a management system. E-Mail installations as well, but, in my operating system, and I finally content management system. To Client(s), Browser(s), and Instant opinion, you'll have to put in far installed it on my own machine. my surprise, the whole dev team Messaging software is already more effort. already used Ubuntu when I installed out of the box. Penguin in the Office – arrived. Why do you do that? Office work “Speed! We can't bearVista....”Now, For the Pros: Just search all of Why would one do that? I've been using Ubuntu since day the software you want to install, one for development and office and save the package list to a text Mail In 2007, I worked for a large tasks, and I'm happy with it ever file. You can now install any So, let’s get to integration of media company located in since. amount of fresh machines and your fresh box into the Windows Luxembourg to develop a software issue the command “sudo apt-get network. Like most companies, the component which can process install ”. This way, you video encoder ffmpeg. The final famous MS Exchange Server - in Back in 2007, I chose the 32-bit kind of “clone” your setup multiple system should be run on a Linux version (x86) for installation on the server due to issues of stability, desktop machine because, back reliability, and cost savings. So, for then, you encountered far less development ease, I began to use problems, especially with browser the Linux machine I was developing plugins such as Adobe flash. Today, on for day-to-day office tasks as these kinds of issues are mostly well. It was the time of Feisty Fawn solved, and I would recommend (7.04) and Gutsy Gibbon (7.10). So, I installing the 64-bit version was keen enough to install a Linux (x86_64) on any computer which is desktop machine within a company not older than three years and has which had around 450 Windows XP a 64-bit processor.

full circle magazine #56 34 contents ^ MY STORY - A PENGUIN IN THE OFFICE? connection with the Outlook Client a LOT of mail per day, and can access this drive, and read or flavored box. for mail exchange and scheduling otherwise I had to answer the create their own files. So, as one tasks. I've read that Evolution, whole bunch over the Exchange can imagine, it was very important Also, most recent cloud storage which is installed out of the box Web Interface known as “Outlook to me to get access to this drive companies like “Dropbox”, with (only on Ubuntu versions prior to Web Access”. Though being able to and continue working on the clients for all major OSs, started 11.10, but it may be installed connect to my mail account, I didn't shared files. I tried to determine gaining ground and becoming manually in later versions), also can quite figure out how to access the the IP of the file server machine more and more popular. We're handle Exchange servers. This is address book. That’s sad, but I have and access it from nautilus by using Dropbox with clients for exactly what I needed! So I the habit of just “replying” to pressing CTRL+L and entering Windows, mac, and Linux, without searched the web and found a whoever wrote me. So, I can live smb://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where problems. German tutorial without the exchange address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP of the file- (http://www.msexchangefaq.de/cli book and build up my own local machine. In the popup mask, just Office ents/evolution.htm) which explains one, but it would be nice if I could enter your Windows-login the necessary steps to configure figure out how to configure this credentials. You should see all Interoperability between MS Evolution with Exchange Server. one day. shared folders on the machine, and Office and OpenOffice / NeoOffice The Novell documentation for just have to right-click on the (OO / NO) has been very important Evolution may also be a good One drawback occurred in the desired folder and choose “connect to me because I regularly get these source for help on this topic course of the last Ubuntu update. to this server” from the context- kinds of documents. So, it is (http://www.novell.com/document Before 11.10, Oneiric Ocelot, I was menu. DONE! The folder is added necessary for the Windows guys ation/nld/index.html?page=/docum able to accept or decline meeting to your favorite bar on the left, that I stick to their format (*.doc or entation/nld/evolution/data/front. requests from within Evolution, and, from all nautilus instances, *.xls). I guess, for all people who html). I managed to successfully which then would automatically you can now access the shared want to do some collaborative get Evolution running on my put the appointments into my folder as easy as your home or any work, the point of compatibility is existing Exchange 2003 mail calendar. This feature seems to be other folder! Hey, that’s even one of the most important ones. As account. broken with 11.10, so I have to log cooler than navigating to “My far as I can tell, there were no real into the Outlook web interface to Computer” on the desktop and problems concerning reading and However, I've done some web reply and to do scheduling. then chose your shared network writing files in the proprietary MS research, and I was not able to get Shared Folders drive or searching the “Network document formats. I have to admit Exchange 2007 and above working Neighborhood”. that the most complex documents even with the most recent version Next thing, most companies that I tested contained a maximum of Evolution. I now use the IMAP have a BIG shared network drive in When pushing or pulling files of thirty pages with a few images support built into Exchange Server the office. Every file which is from Apple machines, I tend to use and some tables. So, compatibility to send and receive mails, which related to a running project or is of the command line utilities. SSH to may become worse if you have to works quite well. You might have to public interest, will just get connect to a remote machine create more complex documents. ask your administrators to enable dumped on the network drive in (apple or linux), or SCP to push or IMAP on Exchange Server. I receive some folder. All Windows machines pull files to or from a remote fruit

full circle magazine #56 35 contents ^ MY STORY - A PENGUIN IN THE OFFICE The functions of OO / NO cover compatible. Anyway, you might not all of the major IM-networks. You of knowledge and getting to know all the needs I had so far. Create see all available options and can even install Skype with one another software world. Running documents with a table of capabilities of your printer within click in the Ubuntu software center. an entire office box based on Linux contents, footmarks, (floating) the printing dialogue because of I tend to use Jabber. is possible. images, ..... I did not miss any driver limitations. For me, this was function in OO / NO that I knew not a real problem but I'd like also Back in 2007, I had to install the I would be very interested in from MS Office. The only thing that to point out that I don't print out graphics driver by myself on my your thoughts, just drop me email is lightyears ahead in MS Office is very much. workstation computers. In the at [email protected] You might the spell checker, which is really latest version of Ubuntu you only also want to visit my site helpful. Miscellaneous have to choose the proprietary www.maknesium.de (partly English graphics driver for ATI or NVIDIA, / German). Printer There might be some other do a reboot, and everything should tasks you have to do today with be working fine. This has been no real issue at your Windows box like updating all. Once I had correctly software. This is just a breeze with I listen to music, burn DVDs / determined the IP and the model Ubuntu's update mechanism, and a CDs, and use a dual monitor of my office network printer, I had great time saver. configuration with no driver no real problems in printing large problems. This was different when documents. Professional office Instant messaging, like I said I started using Ubuntu back in printers mostly support Postscript before, comes out of the box with 2005. drivers and should therefore be ad-free versions capable of using Conclusion

Ubuntu is mature enough to be used in most office environments! Unless you use Microsoft Outlook extensively with all advanced features, or you have to use “just this” program which doesn't have a Linux version, you can try to set up a Linux office box. I recommend using an old machine side by side (if your company allows), and to do more and more tasks on the Linux machine. You will benefit in terms

full circle magazine #56 36 contents ^ MMYY OOPPIINNIIOONN Written by David Bissett

have used Linux as my main most people than Windows. This and Unity, but undoubtedly works KDE, it isn't very easy or intuitive. operating system for over a does not, however, mean there are better under KDE, and is the main Simply plugging the headset in year now. I have tried various no problems. reason I have considered KDE as a doesn't work in my experience, the flavours over the years - desktop. use of a USB headset is rather hit I or miss, but excellent in Gnome OpenSuse and Mandriva, for Some of these problems centre example - before settling on around the thing that is often held Banshee is the app used for and Unity. Ubuntu. The reason for this choice up as a virtue - choice. Perhaps one music and podcasts, a Gnome was mainly based on the relative of the biggest choices is the application. This does everything It has to be admitted that KDE stability (in my limited experience flavour of Linux to use - Debian- needed. Neither Amarok nor looks great, and would be at the time of making the choice), based with deb installable Rhythmbox cover everything preferred if only Gnome available support via many online packages, or Red Hat with rpm needed in the way Banshee does, applications would respond as well forums, and ease of use for the packages. That isn't the end, so there is no real choice. in this environment as they do average user. Unfortunately, I still though, as it is then necessary to under Gnome, and the couple of have a need for some Windows choose the desktop to use. This is There are some other, more significant niggles above were applications, so, though I do use more than simply choosing the subtle differences between KDE addressed. As it is, the only viable one or two in Wine, I also have look - as many applications have and Gnome (when considering option for me is to go for Gnome Windows XP in a virtual machine on been developed specifically for one these differences, many comments or Unity, and switch to KDE when I my main desktop. Most desktop or the other. Usually, they made about Gnome also apply to think it might be preferable. applications used on a daily basis will work in any Linux environment. Unity. It should also be noted that are, however, native Linux. The this is referring to Gnome 3.x). Linux is a great platform, and main desktop machine, a self-build, This leads on to the chosen Gnome remembers the state of the the various versions of Ubuntu are runs Ubuntu; a second, lower spec, applications. I've been trying num lock key, which is really useful great implementations, but, if machine operates with Xubuntu; Chrome, Chromium, and Opera. as I frequently use the number key greater take-up is to be while the laptop used by my wife LibreOffice has taken the place of pad section of the keyboard. In my encouraged, there should be more has the Ubuntu variant, Linux Mint. OpenOffice, and I have just started experience, KDE doesn't do this. consideration of the non-expert using Tweetdeck in Google Using a USB headset is also user - remember, users aren’t Linux installs easily, and it can Chrome. For photos, there is only extremely easy under Gnome as necessarily interested in tinkering be argued that if the main use is one choice - Digikam. I have tried you can easily switch between the under the bonnet. It would also going to be Internet, email, music, Shotwell, which is OK, but I won't speakers and headset with a couple benefit the cause if there was with a bit of office-like work, then a use it until it is possible to order of clicks of the mouse (this isn't greater collaboration between the machine loaded with a flavour of the photos the way Digikam does. even very easy in Windows, at least major desktops to ensure better Linux would be a better choice for Digikam works OK under Gnome XP). While this may be possible in cross-compatibility.

full circle magazine #56 37 contents ^ Last month's question was: II TTHHIINNKK...... Would you join us (FCM) on IRC for a meeting once a month?

Which day suits you best?

Monday 34% Tuesday 30% Wednesday 35% Thursday 34% Friday 32% Would you join us (FCM) on IRC Saturday 52% for a meeting once a month? Sunday 56%

Maybe... 32% Yes, definitely! 36% Nah, not my kinda thing 15% Yes, but I'm not sure... 17% And which times (in GMT) suit you best?

6 - 7pm (GMT) 32% 7 - 8pm (GMT) 35% 9 - 10pm (GMT) 40% 10 - 11pm (GMT) 26% 11pm - 12 (GMT) 31%

And which week of the month suits you?

first week 79% second week 67% third week 64% fourth week 60%

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full circle magazine #56 39 contents ^ full circle magazine #56 40 contents ^ RREEVVIIEEWW Written by Robin Catling PPuuppppyy LLiinnuuxx

uppy Linux was designed Woof, it can take binaries of other the spirit of the Puppy remains supported in Puppy, as the bug as one of those small, popular distributions and independent. lists show. light-weight, Linux incorporate them into new Puppy P distributions, intended releases, among them many Puppy is bootable from just Puppy's small size makes it a primarily for lower specification components from Ubuntu such as about any media, including good candidate to install onto USB hardware - whilst still providing a shared libraries and some LiveCDs, zip disks, USB drives, and memory sticks, with the ability to full suite of applications and applications. This may have hard drives. It does a reasonable save any personalized settings and utilities for a usable desktop something to do with Puppy rising job of automatically detecting installed software. At boot-time, environment. Frugal with to number 9 in the Linux chart on most hardware. However, be wary Puppy loads into RAM, which frees resources, it was blindingly quick. Distrowatch. Compatibility with of installing on Ext4 formatted up the boot device for other uses, Ubuntu packages notwithstanding, partitions. Ext4 is not fully and makes for a very fast system. Lucid Puppy 5.2.5 is not the On most systems, in fact, boot time latest release, dating from April 2, is just 30 to 40 seconds, even on my 2011 (the latest, 5.2.8, may be a old Pentium-II clone. little too bleeding edge for really old kit). The download is a 126MB The pragmatic mish-mash of .ISO image file - which I decided Puppy's interface and tools helps was worth a road-test on an provide the high performance. otherwise obsolete AMD chip-and- Puppy uses JWM and OpenBox main-board combination from with FBPanel, all known for their 1999. minimal resource requirements. Many of the tools are console- Puppy Linux 5.2.5 is based based or have very simple 1990's primarily on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS style low-res control decks. They “Lucid Lynx,” but there's a mixture are easy to use, but it does feel like of utilities provided using the a step back in time. 'Woof' build system, such as a later version of the e2fsprogs file- Otherwise, Puppy ships with system utilities from Ubuntu 11.04 lots of smaller but useful “Natty Narwhal.” Puppy 5.2.5 uses applications for a light-weight but version 2.6.33.2 of the Linux kernel, functional desktop. There's the and, thanks to that build system, Gnumeric spreadsheet, Osmo

full circle magazine #56 41 contents ^ REVIEW: PUPPY LINUX personal organizer, HomeBank available through the Puppy run at all on my two test-beds. Puppy remains a bit of a mixed money management, Abiword, and Package Manager or using the bag. I could run it on current a selection of applications for QuickPet alternative package The miracle of Puppy is that it hardware - but I'm not sure I'd photo and image management, manager. resurrected an old Pentium-II era want to suggest it as an alternative text editors, and media player. AMD-based machine with only to anyone but a bold tinkerer Slypheed is the default mail client If you don't find what you want 256Mb of memory. Desktop familiar with Linux distributions; as and Dillo the browser. See what I in the Lucid Puppy repository, the performance was good, when the a fall-back on old kit, you can do mean? Step back in time. Ubuntu repositories can be used equivalent Ubuntu live CD's for worse than take the Puppy for a with one tick-box. QuickPet 11.04, 10.10 and 10.04 failed to walk. Ouch. Sorry. Using the JWM Windows provides a one-click alternative to run, owing to modern kernel Manager, the desktop is a riot of install programs such as Firefox, constraints, much less install Puppy Linux official home page: colorful, Fisher-Price style icons. Pidgin, and LibreOffice, although locally. The screen-shot is of that http://puppylinux.com/ The standard start-up sound is a the performance of these was machine happily running Puppy, Puppy Linux official wiki: friendly bark. More themes are tardy to say the least. I haven't and much faster than it ran http://puppylinux.org/wikka/Home available, and more programs are persuaded Open Office Writer to Windows XP. Page

Where it surprisingly failed is in Virtualbox, where the Puppy Live CD managed to run badly, and install to a virtual disk a version which still won't boot despite much remedial work.

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Correction Mint Menu Closing Windows Join us on: n the HowTo article by Jesse find that some of the strange e: Ubuntu Control Center. Aviles, “Ubuntu For Business & problems that I've complained goo.gl/FRTMl Education – Pt. 3” (Full Circle about are related to oddities issue 54, page19), the RPN with the Mint menu app. I sure facebook.com/fullcircle I I RIn Ubuntu (Gnome), it’s called magazine expressions appear to me to be hope that they fix them with Mint “ Control Center, andin Natty it is incorrect, at least when I check 12! twitter.com/#!/fullcirclemag them on my HP 12c. installed- but it does not show up in That may well be the source of the menus.” linkedin.com/company/full- The operators used in the the problem that LeRoux (FCM#52) circle-magazine expressions are binary operators, mentioned with Office on I can see it in 11.10; look on the ubuntuforums.org/forum using two inputs (not three) from Wine/Mint 11. If that's the case, he top bar on the extreme right in the display.php?f=270 the stack. For the multiplication should be able to manually build a pull-down where you log off. It is operations, they must be done shortcut by navigating to the .exe the first item. twice to obtain the correct file (it should run from there), and Ubuntu Youth answers: working backwards. I know that the Andrew Ampers Taylor Wine shortcuts do work under he other day I came across 15 5 div 7 + 20 3 x x = 600 Xfce. Tux Math from Tux4kids. 15 5 div 20 3 x x 7 + = 187 It is an educational game Oh, and the login app GDM(?) is T which teaches the kids to I checked the Wiki reference, hardwired to right handed mice - calculate. The various levels start which confirms this binary nature the source of one of my with learning the numbers, of the operators. complaints. I've requested a fix additions up to 10, 20 100, same from the developer's list. with subtraction, multiplication, Edward Owen and division. My 7-year-old son David O. Rowell really enjoys the game, so I started to look for more.

This brings me to the topic of this email. It would be nice to have a column for kids. Not only with

full circle magazine #56 43 contents ^ LETTERS educational games, but also secure to grasp a new technology such as with 8gigs of RAM and three type of Database as well as access to the Internet. I remember Unity. separate 1TB hard drives (two of spreadsheets or XML. Of course an article about proxying the them external). MySQL and SQLite are among the Internet access for kids. I will have Now I thought it was people of options. I am currently using the to check this when the time comes. my age (in my seventies) who were Andrew Ampers Taylor tool in Ubuntu 11.10 and Windows unable to adapt to change and to XP. Maybe at some point I could I would greatly appreciate such adapt to new ideas with write a how-to article about ETL- a column, perhaps spontaneously; technology, rather than young MySQL to SQLite ing. I'm not looking for this kind of children who are supposed to work software, but when I read about it I it out quicker than us old farts? I am not sure if this is the right Rolland J. Sovarszki think it could interest my sons. place to write to you regarding a Thanks forthe info Rolland, I've I took to Unity as a duck takes to comment on one of the articles passedit along to Greg. And, yes, do Frank Bommeli water. And, I have had no problems from Full Circle Magazine, Issue55. feel free to write an article about with it. This is perhaps why I find it The article is called How-To Thanks forthe idea Frank. We ETL-ing so difficult to believe the younger Program in Pyton - Part 29, written . - Ed usedto have an Ubuntu Youth amongst us cannot grasp it? by Greg Walters. He states there: column a couple ofyears ago, but "A little while ago, I was askedto LTS the writervanished. Anyone out So what does an old geezer like convert a MySQL database to there want to restart Ubuntu Youth, me use Linux for? Not just for SQLite. Looking aroundthe web for n FCM#54, you quoted PC orstart Ubuntu Kids? - Ed. browsing the web and writing a quick andeasy (andfree) solution, I World as saying, "Precise occasional letters. I use it for foundnothing that workedwith the Pangolin ... will be Ubuntu's running a newspaper in Norf current version ofMySQL forme." fourth Long Term Support Lunnon. I Primary Age (LTS) release, with a full three years This is not true. I am a Business of support." ou asked what we We use it for writing articles, for Intelligence developer and on a thought was the average editing photographs, and for daily bases I use ETL tools. I am In fact, starting with 12.04, age of Ubuntu users was. sorting out our website using the working with Pentaho Data desktop LTS releases will be On reflection, reading new version of Drupal content Integration Tool (Kettle) CE supported for five years. There are Y management software. your letters, I would say possibly (Community edition) some limitations, though; late primary school age to early (http://kettle.pentaho.com/). It is a hardware updates will be for the secondary school age. I use 11.10 in my Netbook full open source product and it is first two years only. already, and will change to 11.10 very mature. It has the ability to I derive this information from on my business desktop as soon as transport/transform data from any Paddy Landau the churlish and petty complaints it rolls out. You just would not type of source to any other type of from people who are totally unable believe the number of programs I source. The sources can be any use on my 64-bit home desktop -

full circle magazine #56 44 contents ^ If you would like to submit a puzzle for publication, please email it to: [email protected]. Solutions are on PPUUZZZZLLEESS the second last page of this issue. No peeking!

A Crossword Puzzle of Bash Commands by Dave Mawdsley

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full circle magazine #56 45 contents ^ PUZZLES

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD by Ilavenil Thirumavalavan Across 1 The center of the Linux OS (6) 3 Bootloader's food (4) 6 Precise scaly anteater which we'll get to see in April (8) 7 It's not UNIX! (3) 8/8D Lively rabbit with horns widely seen a couple of years back (6,9) 11/19 Intellectual Timon? (8,7) 16 Several universes? Just a repository (10) 17 Open source software is not free ____. (4) 19 See 11 20 A lightweight 3D design and animation tool (7)

Down 1 If you don't like Gnome, you just might like this (3) 2 Cat-like, sharp-eyed, lucid! (4) 4 A desktop with integrity (5) 5 OS initiator and kernel developer in violin user? (5) 7 It's free, but it gives Photoshop a run for its money (4) 8 See 8 Across 9 Our own little penguin (3) 10 A Linux user isn't worried about it (5) 12 Repository of everything (8) 13 Garden ornament or desktop environment? (5) 14 The OS Ubuntu is based on (6) 15 Enhance multi-window management using this Japanese folding screen (5) 18 Use LEXAR to flip this (3)

The solution to all the puzzles is on the second last page of this issue. No peeking!

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full circle magazine #56 49 contents ^ UUBBUUNNTTUU GGAAMMEESS Written by Riku Järvinen MMuullttiiwwiinniiaa

i everybody! The game for review this month is Multiwinia H (http://goo.gl/yaV0B), a real-time strategy experience by Introversion. Maybe you’ve heard about Darwinia (an RTS published back in 2005); this is the sequel, introducing new gaming ideas.

Background Story & Gameplay

The world of Darwinia is a virtual theme park running inside a computer network. It was created by a computer genius called Dr. Sepulveda, who combined decades worth of genetic research to create sentient, evolving life forms: the Darwinians. In the original game, these little two-dimensional fellows are overrun by an evil computer virus, taking over the over Darwinia, consuming many strategic battle modes such as main systems and forcing independent and aggressive digital lives and creating fear... Capture The Statue and Rocket Darwinians to face evident doom. beings. They form tribes and begin Riot, in which you need to focus With some help from Sepulveda, to fight over the land’s resources. Still, Multiwinians cannot also on protecting your assets and the viral infection is beaten and In this new era, they’re called manage by themselves, and they planning some sort of a strategy status quo ultimately restored. Multiwinians, a far cry from the need someone to guide their for different phases of the game. I peaceful, law-abiding entities they actions. In addition to simple find this appealing since too many However, as time flies, once were. Great battles rage all annihilation, the game has of today’s RTS’s simply feature the Darwinians evolve into more

full circle magazine #56 50 contents ^ UBUNTU GAMES - MULTIWINIA armament phase and the all-out and reinforcement troops need to experienced a noticeable slow- repetitive nature. Participating in attack, leaving little in between. be deployed at once when they are down on my Ubuntu 11.10 laptop fierce, lightning-fast battles of Nevertheless, there could be some available. Battle efficiency can be (2.7 GHz Core i7, Radeon 6470 1 hundreds of troops is cool, but, improvement, because many enhanced by creating formations GB, 4 GB DDR3, SSD), playing with after a few days of intensive scenarios just end up in a huge of troops led by officers, building the highest settings on an external gaming, one likely loses interest. I demolition match, no matter what gun turrets, using transportation 27” Full HD screen and 1080p had high hopes for the multiplayer, the actual mission is. vehicles, and taking advantage of resolution. With lower settings but the servers are not very active. powerful custom weaponry. there was no problem. Summing it up, Multiwinia is I very much liked the fact that probably a good game when Multiwinia is easy to dig into. Since Multiwinia was originally Conclusions played once in a while, hacking Controls are standard, and there released in 2008, the minimum through a couple of scenarios in a are two tutorials covering most of requirements are not too bad: a 2.0 While Multiwinia is certainly burst. the essential feats. Anyways, the GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 32 noticeable among RTS games, and real trick is to be fast: scenarios MB video card, and 60 MB of disk has a characteristic idea for Good: usually last less than ten minutes, space. Yet, surprisingly, I gameplay, it loses much in its -easy to learn; challenging to master; intuitive set of basic controls -nice background story -decent gameplay - even on a low- end machine

Bad: -repetitive nature of things regardless of the game mode -inactive servers for multiplayer -the tutorial is not as thorough as in Darwinia

Points: 7 / 10

Riku Järvinen (rierjarv) is a CS major student from Finland who delves into the Linux and Open Source gaming world once in a while.

full circle magazine #56 51 contents ^ UUBBUUNNTTUU GGAAMMEESS Written by Jennifer Roger BBoobbbbyy

obby is a physics-based mechanics are simple, the real space adventure challenge lies in the precision and developed by Nooskewl timing. One over-zealous push of B Games. Your goal is to the space bar will send him flying maneuver Bobby the Bullet into the portal, thus restarting the throughout each level to knock the level if the green balls aren't green balls into the red spiral. cleared yet! Once you eliminate all of the balls, the red portal turns green, inviting Aesthetically, Bobby is fun and you to warp to the next zone. You vivid with plenty of arcade are awarded stars after completing nostalgia. The graphics are clear each level, and are graded on how and smooth, and there were no quickly you complete them. noticeable glitches or frame rate issues when tested on Oneiric The controls are quite simple – 11.10. The music and sound effects change directions with the arrow are also of good quality, and set keys, and propel Bobby using the the mood for a nice session of Good: simple – knock the green balls into space bar. Although the game classic gaming. The premise is • fun and addictive the portal to advance to the next • soundtrack stage. But the simplicity of the game is what makes it so charming Bad: and addicting. • can be frustrating • some over-sensitive controls You can download a free demo from Nooskewl's website, or purchase all 75 levels at Score: 9/10 https://www.nooskewl.com/buy_b obby.html for only $0.99. Bobby is also available for purchase in the Ubuntu Software Center. Jeniffer Rogers ......

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This is the desktop I currently have on the Linux Mint installation on my laptop. It's the standard desktop This is Ubuntu 11.10, 64-bit, running on my EeePC 1005PX with background, complete with several icons for the programs I Intel Atom N450 @ 1.6GHz and 2GB RAM. I'm using Gnome- use most. At the bottom you see Cairo dock with Mint-style Shell instead of Unity. The theme Ambiance Blue is installed, icons, sorted in launchers, applets, and running applications. and the icon theme is Faenza. Gnome Shell Weather Extension is installed as per the following guide, which is also the My system is a Samsung R730 17.3" laptop with a P6100 Core configuration tool for all of this desktop; gnome-tweak-tools: 2 Duo CPU, 4GB RAM and 500GB hard disk. The monitor is http://www.webupd8.org/2011/10/install-gnome-shell- 16:9 with 1600x900 pixels. weather-extension.html#more. My wallpaper is a photo I took It's simple but nice, just like me. from Gothenburg City on a summer night. DeMus Barbara Hohensee

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My computer is an Intel Core i7 2600 (4 Cores) @ 3.4 GHz, and 4 GB of RAM. I'm running Kubuntu 11.10. The plasma theme is This is my desktop. the default Air theme, and the colour scheme is "Penguin". What makes my desktop attractive (to me) is the widget style, I am a student and also a novice to Ubuntu. My desktop Oxygen Transparent, configured with a hint of transparency. looks so cool in a green and black combo. I am a Tamil. Our region always looks so cool with green paddies, so I choose Also of note is the fact that I've given all the folders in my this paddy wallpaper for my desk. I added some screenlets, Home directory custom icons. Most of them are from the Dark and Cairo Dock increases the charm. Glass Reworked Icon set. Despite being mostly for aesthetics, I find it surprisingly productive. It's easy to find my usual folders. My cpu is a dual core @1.6 GHz, 1 GB RAM. And when I put something temporary in my Home Directory, the plain blue stands out, and I'm more inclined to work Manimaran G through the file/folder and delete it, or relocate to its permanent residence inside one of the other folders.

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nside this cheap Asus Vento which I use for backups. My main A2 chassis is where the Full gives me wireless hard drive, which sits on my desk, is Circle magic happens. Internet throughout the 1TB. It holds the entire archive of house, handy for all my I FCM in both Scribus, and PDF, other widgets and format. But, then again, so does Feel free to send in photos of Inside it beats an Intel Core 2 gadgets. Quad CPU seated on an Abit IP35 the Ubuntu wiki. your PC to [email protected]. Pro XE motherboard which has a And yes, I do have a hard drive Display is driven by an Nvidia total of 4GB of RAM. I have two old hanging out the side of my PC all GeForce 9400 GT. Out of the Ronnie hard drives, a 55GB one which I the time. rarely use, and the other is 114GB picture is my Netgear router which

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