Tomdroid 0.7 Beta Adds Support For Creating And Editing Notes, More [Android]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Hsmwf50ZOzM3F1PAbUcN4UsHqrGcN1rKEcNBrvJt_eA8YSl9Z2o7fxa8qlIr4qvVFVQ_Xrt8ADsI4xorfj0Ir8KPnZe2oHbmvrXmINbgEWprueYMRBihT1-BskG2N8UTTFKKtesf3eO1/s1600/tomdroid.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tomdroid" border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Hsmwf50ZOzM3F1PAbUcN4UsHqrGcN1rKEcNBrvJt_eA8YSl9Z2o7fxa8qlIr4qvVFVQ_Xrt8ADsI4xorfj0Ir8KPnZe2oHbmvrXmINbgEWprueYMRBihT1-BskG2N8UTTFKKtesf3eO1/s320/tomdroid.png" title="tomdroid" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The stable <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/04/tomdroid-tomboy-notes-comes-to-android.html">Tomdroid</a>, an application compatible with <a href="https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/tomboy/">Tomboy Notes</a> that you can use to sync notes between your desktop computer and Android device, works in read-only mode for now so you can only read the notes created on your computer, but you can't edit them or create new notes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But there's some good news.<b> Tomdroid 0.7 beta was <a href="https://launchpad.net/tomdroid/+announcement/10445">released</a> recently, adding support for editing and creating new notes along with other new features. </b>The new beta version isn't available on the Android market (Google Play), but you can download the apk from Launchpad.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf__Ji4htyH9Apha5DagT_AW8uBM-Kclj-anuaRY25n_Pj8qZCFekuwlq6tqr4kWFED5Ex58IQF-I-Y6t9_yeeHn0VBeaHrb28KxZ6xkSo-WyGKnozfGwpYTBf1uiLjkNZtVcdZOoxaFqW/s1600/tomdroid_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tomdroid edit note" border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf__Ji4htyH9Apha5DagT_AW8uBM-Kclj-anuaRY25n_Pj8qZCFekuwlq6tqr4kWFED5Ex58IQF-I-Y6t9_yeeHn0VBeaHrb28KxZ6xkSo-WyGKnozfGwpYTBf1uiLjkNZtVcdZOoxaFqW/s320/tomdroid_2.png" title="tomdroid edit note" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b>Tomdroid 0.7 beta features:</b><br /><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>basic tablet support</b></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>two way sync along with the ability to create, edit and delete notes</b></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>rich text editor</b></li><li style="text-align: justify;">automatic renaming of notes with duplicate title</li><li style="text-align: justify;">automatic note saving on pause</li><li style="text-align: justify;">ability to revert changes</li><li style="text-align: justify;">note conflict resolution screen when notes are of different date and both older or newer than last sync date</li><li style="text-align: justify;">automatic authentication - if you use Ubuntu One, pressing "Sync" on first launch is enough to authenticate and sync</li><li style="text-align: justify;">updating progress bar with information on current task, number of notes</li><li style="text-align: justify;">switching sync services/servers doesn't clear notes database anymore</li><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Preference tweaks:</b> change base font size, back up notes to SD card, remove all notes from remote service, show/hide note templates, clear local notes database</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5cPn2JSGGhhk1wdUv1CHx0CAyezOeT1EGRbWAYGPQh2kyRSnEipY0iycrefUYTrEgpcdkvZLdgBAqcsuOfOtIfv79N9W2j9bQORh7j0ZXas2E5f5gePgh0Pvj_wQal5BjStFHiYSNdq1/s1600/tomdroid_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tomdroid" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5cPn2JSGGhhk1wdUv1CHx0CAyezOeT1EGRbWAYGPQh2kyRSnEipY0iycrefUYTrEgpcdkvZLdgBAqcsuOfOtIfv79N9W2j9bQORh7j0ZXas2E5f5gePgh0Pvj_wQal5BjStFHiYSNdq1/s320/tomdroid_3.png" title="tomdroid" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0DHaSOpi-7T40XS-KvSvgCb2vLQlC0T1e0c02uxYM9Pyh8ZatPe3kcKSqmnyL3uRDifs55T7mIdh0TwFu8T6AJhFjkMMHc6WBGhJktJA7bTy-K-tHIzTZR5Bc6ueU1D9o1XB7vy6jh5S/s1600/tomdroid_4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tomdroid" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0DHaSOpi-7T40XS-KvSvgCb2vLQlC0T1e0c02uxYM9Pyh8ZatPe3kcKSqmnyL3uRDifs55T7mIdh0TwFu8T6AJhFjkMMHc6WBGhJktJA7bTy-K-tHIzTZR5Bc6ueU1D9o1XB7vy6jh5S/s320/tomdroid_4.png" title="tomdroid" width="192" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>You can download Tomdroid 0.7 beta "House of Fun" from <a href="https://launchpad.net/tomdroid/+download">Launchpad</a> (apk).</b><br /><br /><i>This is a beta release, so you'll probably find bugs - report them @ <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/tomdroid">Launchpad</a>.</i>

Tomdroid 0.7 Beta Adds Support For Creating And Editing Notes, More [Android]

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How To Get Encrypted Blu-Rays Working In VLC

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aYifutOgfj9QPzqkI4YMr0krIpQYRsLXaKy5irBR11O1HZcn1shfEGra8-MymvH4wAA95RzkFJGPA-BwDe5rM1hpqQXCe9uoK5t26n_8agmPtryuwfCGAgk1OuPHQePQ8cVjcWGwQHy8/s1600/DISTRICT_9VLCmediaplayer_216.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="vlc blue-ray ubuntu" border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aYifutOgfj9QPzqkI4YMr0krIpQYRsLXaKy5irBR11O1HZcn1shfEGra8-MymvH4wAA95RzkFJGPA-BwDe5rM1hpqQXCe9uoK5t26n_8agmPtryuwfCGAgk1OuPHQePQ8cVjcWGwQHy8/s320/DISTRICT_9VLCmediaplayer_216.png" title="vlc blue-ray ubuntu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">With a small tweak, the latest VLC 2.0.x should be able to play most Blu-rays released before 2012 (it doesn't work for Blu-rays that use BD+). </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">So here's what you must do to get encrypted Blu-ray discs working with VLC 2.0.x in Ubuntu 12.04 and newer.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>Get encrypted Blu-ray discs to work with VLC in Ubuntu</h2><br /><b>1. Install the required packages </b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The N-muench VLC PPA provides some packages backported from Ubuntu 12.10 to Ubuntu 12.04, such as libbluray 0.2.2; you may get encrypted Blu-ray playback working with VLC under Ubuntu 12.04 without this PPA, but this has been tested using the N-muench VLC PPA (by <a href="http://forum.pinguyos.com/Thread-Blu-Ray-Encrypted-Retail-Playback-in-VLC">Pinguy</a> - I can't test this myself as I don't have any Blu-rays).</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To add the PPA and install the required packages in Ubuntu 12.04, use the following commands:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install vlc libaacs0 libbluray-bdj libbluray1</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For Ubuntu 12.10 and newer, you only need to run the last command above. You can, however, add the PPA above (first two commands) in Ubuntu 12.10 if you want to install the latest stable VLC.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2. </b>Now you must create an "aacs" folder in the hidden ".config" folder from your home directory and download the aacs keys there. To do this, run the following commands in a terminal:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>mkdir -p ~/.config/aacs/<br />cd ~/.config/aacs/ && wget http://vlc-bluray.whoknowsmy.name/files/KEYDB.cfg</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>3.</b> Now to play Blu-rays using VLC, open VLC, select <i>Media > Open Disc</i>, make sure "no disc menus" is selected (without this, VLC will crash for most Blu-ray discs) and browse for the Blu-ray disc.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>The instructions above should work for other Linux distributions too, not just Ubuntu, as long as you have VLC 2.0.x installed along with libaacs0 and libbluray1. </i></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Screenshot and info via <a href="http://forum.pinguyos.com/Thread-Blu-Ray-Encrypted-Retail-Playback-in-VLC">Pinguy OS forums</a></i></div>

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reNIX: A Squared, Android Like GTK3 Theme Compatible With Unity And GNOME Shell

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIQOb62KG9t6bT0VVjJSDBtMG6wnKT_zPtAyAh2LaTkfuoYvSq1cdgMa2gDKUsos1T4yGG24nAJyGRbNh4wDptpMTnHWOMmgURPizVXTaiaNkGwmTwetDjVkJt5wEUA_Q4x91VZk8lvq6/s1600/renix-unity.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="renix gtk3 theme" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIQOb62KG9t6bT0VVjJSDBtMG6wnKT_zPtAyAh2LaTkfuoYvSq1cdgMa2gDKUsos1T4yGG24nAJyGRbNh4wDptpMTnHWOMmgURPizVXTaiaNkGwmTwetDjVkJt5wEUA_Q4x91VZk8lvq6/s320/renix-unity.png" title="renix gtk3 theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=153312">reNIX</a> is an interesting Android like GTK theme that uses a squared Metacity theme and is compatible with both Unity and GNOME Shell.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The theme works with <b>GTK 3.4</b> (used in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Fedora 17, etc.), it requires the Murrine and Pixbuf GTK2 engines as well as Unico and Adwaita GTK3 engines and is based on the <a href="http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=152987">GTKdroid</a> Metacity theme and <a href="http://deviantn7k1.deviantart.com/art/NIX-for-GTK-3-299294668">NIX</a> GTK3 theme.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">reNIX comes with two Metacity themes, one for Unity (called "reNIX") and one for GNOME Shell (called "reNIX GS") which only work in Unity respectively GNOME Shell, so don't use the GNOME Shell theme in Unity or the other way around!</div><br />Here are a few more reNIX GTK theme screenshots:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF_6YTL3AeGN-4ZE_qfQqBP6fHLzn6Dt3KA4ZfsqwNvo-TeSKvcWXRloFMybo1Hcy1RddK_mh2UadN5Cy3vxduQ-unEiJcIcgLpCmDjEBcopUUPHtfRevSXXPhdv1IUcQMd1dUOjCn5Yu/s1600/renix-gnome-shell.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="renix gtk3 theme" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF_6YTL3AeGN-4ZE_qfQqBP6fHLzn6Dt3KA4ZfsqwNvo-TeSKvcWXRloFMybo1Hcy1RddK_mh2UadN5Cy3vxduQ-unEiJcIcgLpCmDjEBcopUUPHtfRevSXXPhdv1IUcQMd1dUOjCn5Yu/s320/renix-gnome-shell.png" title="renix gtk3 theme" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">reNIX GTK3 theme and reNIX GS Metacity theme under GNOME Shell 3.4</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqECUA4-SkG7rc6oBQceriRLiMDuG4NA-K9LrCdVGqNWbEdXKjjg5PZXGhFTiZY-9-KqiK5Y56-52V00Mfz11wth7LoLNMxkqKNWxS1yTX8q4EoCFssUwh847HL-DqVOuvelc9Tzf26qrJ/s1600/renix-twf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="renix gtk3 theme" border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqECUA4-SkG7rc6oBQceriRLiMDuG4NA-K9LrCdVGqNWbEdXKjjg5PZXGhFTiZY-9-KqiK5Y56-52V00Mfz11wth7LoLNMxkqKNWxS1yTX8q4EoCFssUwh847HL-DqVOuvelc9Tzf26qrJ/s320/renix-twf.png" title="renix gtk3 theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ivvXgt8o7MFWu6iV9k2yaXuvfhA7LUc4NpE46MsO5ybPzZL2O4_9VIdiKGz-KS9BSWN-PNrZ1acAPho_hsh4phIaTP-4N7zSHhgZZfFLryMwk20sNrDNF2vj4BHQ04fJj3DWLFpu1Z1C/s1600/renix-unity_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="renix gtk3 theme" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ivvXgt8o7MFWu6iV9k2yaXuvfhA7LUc4NpE46MsO5ybPzZL2O4_9VIdiKGz-KS9BSWN-PNrZ1acAPho_hsh4phIaTP-4N7zSHhgZZfFLryMwk20sNrDNF2vj4BHQ04fJj3DWLFpu1Z1C/s320/renix-unity_2.png" title="renix gtk3 theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><h2>Install reNIX GTK3 theme in Ubuntu 12.04</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To make it easier to install and update, I've uploaded reNIX GTK3 theme to the WebUpd8 Themes PPA, so Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin users can install it using the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/themes<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install renix-gtk-theme</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're using Chrome, there's also a matching Chrome/Chromium  theme available @ <a href="http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/reNIX?content=153312">Gnome-Look</a>.<br /><br />In the screenshots above, you'll also notice that I'm using the Faience Azur icon theme, which I've customized to use light icons for the toolbar and panel (which are dark). The reNIX GTK theme package uses Faience Azur Dark as a recommended package, so when installing the theme from our PPA, the icon theme should be installed automatically. If you don't want to install Faience Azur Dark icon theme, use "sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends renix-gtk-theme" instead of the last command above.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To use reNIX theme</b>, launch GNOME Tweak Tool, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/03/unsettings-tool-to-disable-global-menu.html">Unsettings</a>, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/02/myunity-30-released-with-new-gui.html">MyUnity</a> or <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/ubuntu-tweak-073-adds-support-for-linux.html">Ubuntu Tweak</a> and set reNIX as the GTK and window theme and optionally, also set Faience Azur Dark as the icon theme.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For other Linux distributions, you can download reNIX from <a href="http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=153312">Gnome-Look</a></b> and Faience Azur Dark icon theme from <a href="https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/themes/+files/faience-azur-dark_0.3-0%7Ewebupd8-1.tar.gz">HERE</a> (it requires the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/10/faenza-icon-theme-11-brings-new-gnome.html">Faenza</a> and <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/08/faience-new-gnome-3-icon-theme-by.html">Faience</a> icon themes).</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Another nice Android like GTK/GNOME Shell theme pack is <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/holo-android-ice-cream-sandwich-like.html">Holo</a>, but unfortunately it doesn't work properly with Unity.</i></div>

reNIX: A Squared, Android Like GTK3 Theme Compatible With Unity And GNOME Shell

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Get Up To 20GB Of Extra Free UbuntuOne Cloud Storage By Inviting Your Friends

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzv5KntY8JCg2GKHRXQxdRy_d5_bsUlPR54uUHfBxP4TI4CtUtjHXjVtri-ABPgMs8Fu7R9JB4JniZaZMFkCtXdR6WJuXx-4AZ6v37D6ztkNQ1DF6afGfovuqyGvkRIWmhZ02_QID7ebW/s1600/ubuntuone.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntuone logo" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzv5KntY8JCg2GKHRXQxdRy_d5_bsUlPR54uUHfBxP4TI4CtUtjHXjVtri-ABPgMs8Fu7R9JB4JniZaZMFkCtXdR6WJuXx-4AZ6v37D6ztkNQ1DF6afGfovuqyGvkRIWmhZ02_QID7ebW/s1600/ubuntuone.png" title="ubuntuone logo" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><a href="https://one.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu One</a> is a cloud service similar to Dropbox, SpiderOak and so on, which allows users to store files online and sync them between computers and mobile devices. The service comes with clients for Ubuntu, Windows, Android and iOS.</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Canonical <a href="http://voices.canonical.com/ubuntuone/2012/08/15/invite-your-friends-and-get-more-free-storage/">has announced</a> the Ubuntu One referrals program today, through which Ubuntu One users can get up to 20GB of extra storage space by inviting friends to join Ubuntu One.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">For each person you invite, you get an extra 500MB of free space and also, the people you invite get an extra 500MB of space for free along with the initial 5GB they get for signing up to Ubuntu One. You can invite a maximum of 40 people, which means you can get up to 20 GB of Ubuntu One cloud storage for free. The free storage space you earn will last for as long as you continue to use Ubuntu One.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To get your referral link, sign in to your <a href="https://one.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu One dashboard</a> and you'll find the link under "Get more storage free!":</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDjR1Z3eqTtaAOl5MuIOlrv2SnjeFVIlquRYy8zHcVzOJJgDwWRMgdRgzJSWkgzzgyIg7IG8UWNG0c5StSuvulmedv7zJdBtaNNi-jUqlwG2Pgw2mLKKloyE3WFzqau4BTKUi7k6OHpjz/s1600/ubuntuone-referral.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntuone referral link" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDjR1Z3eqTtaAOl5MuIOlrv2SnjeFVIlquRYy8zHcVzOJJgDwWRMgdRgzJSWkgzzgyIg7IG8UWNG0c5StSuvulmedv7zJdBtaNNi-jUqlwG2Pgw2mLKKloyE3WFzqau4BTKUi7k6OHpjz/s400/ubuntuone-referral.png" title="ubuntuone referral link" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you don't have an UbuntuOne account yet, you can create one and get an extra 500MB of space for free by using one of the following referral links:</div><ul><li><a href="https://one.ubuntu.com/referrals/referee/14634/">https://one.ubuntu.com/referrals/referee/14634/</a></li><li><a href="https://one.ubuntu.com/referrals/referee/1320890/">https://one.ubuntu.com/referrals/referee/1320890/</a></li><li><a href="https://one.ubuntu.com/referrals/referee/523850/">https://one.ubuntu.com/referrals/referee/523850/</a></li></ul>

Get Up To 20GB Of Extra Free UbuntuOne Cloud Storage By Inviting Your Friends

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Unity 2D No Longer Installed By Default, Removed From The Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Repositories

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7C1IOtRmV40SehyUiXcZdxXek0GqlrIhB12X-VWM8F10sYk-gBAWn-XHbJ23e5EZTBeGbks-mVc7NGdxUq64NhoJNx7ona7zBQfvPP3WUAu8prFoKCP6eUzje0tr4TreVhnTsw6x4mnK/s1600/unity-2d.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7C1IOtRmV40SehyUiXcZdxXek0GqlrIhB12X-VWM8F10sYk-gBAWn-XHbJ23e5EZTBeGbks-mVc7NGdxUq64NhoJNx7ona7zBQfvPP3WUAu8prFoKCP6eUzje0tr4TreVhnTsw6x4mnK/s320/unity-2d.png" title="unity 2D" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the latest "<a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/+source/ubuntu-meta/1.280">ubuntu-meta</a>" package update from the Ubuntu Quantal Quetzal repositories, Unity 2D will no longer be installed by default in Ubuntu 12.10, and Unity 2D users are being transitioned to the Unity 3D session, just like it was discussed at <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/uds-q-news-unity-2d-might-go-away-more.html" title="UDS-Q News: Unity 2D Might Go Away, More [Ubuntu 12.10]">UDS-Q</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Further more, the <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/+source/unity/6.2.0-0ubuntu2">latest</a> Unity package, uploaded to the Ubuntu Quantal repositories a few hours ago, uses a <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/i386/unity-2d/6.2.0-0ubuntu2">"dummy" Unity-2D package,</a> so <b>Unity 2D is no longer available in the repositories </b>and won't be installable at all in Quantal. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu users without graphical acceleration will be able to use Unity 3D thanks to <a href="http://www.mesa3d.org/llvmpipe.html">llvmpipe</a>, so there will be no fallback session anymore and Unity will look the same for all users.</div>

Unity 2D No Longer Installed By Default, Removed From The Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Repositories

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How To Install Dropbox In Xubuntu And Get Thunar Integration (Xfce)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUKpz-e-DFShd_nVf3AyiQW0UaWPbIj6_W0eWPKk32W7pGvaunZxXw1fdMkH8J2qd5xiVa3u64BkU75I79tcIfaMOV47QdczD-09JImsccIeVZMoF0rh8zUcjZNPyvXsvlLW16N1vhwA0/s1600/dropbox-xubuntu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="dropbox xubuntu (xfce)" border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUKpz-e-DFShd_nVf3AyiQW0UaWPbIj6_W0eWPKk32W7pGvaunZxXw1fdMkH8J2qd5xiVa3u64BkU75I79tcIfaMOV47QdczD-09JImsccIeVZMoF0rh8zUcjZNPyvXsvlLW16N1vhwA0/s320/dropbox-xubuntu.png" title="dropbox xubuntu (xfce)" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Ubuntu deb package available for download via the official <a href="http://www.dropbox.com/">Dropbox</a> website requires Nautilus. But if you're using Xubuntu (Xfce), you'll probably want to use Dropbox with Thunar, the default file manager, instead of Nautilus.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So here's how to install Dropbox in Xubuntu/Xfce without Nautilus and get some basic Thunar integration (you won't get file emblems, but you'll get options to browse the file on the Dropbox website, get shareable link and view previous revisions, like in the screenshot above).</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>Install Dropbox and a Dropbox Thunar plugin in Xubuntu</h2><br /><b>1.</b> Firstly, let's<b> install Dropbox without the Nautilus dependency:</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>In Ubuntu Oneiric, Precise and Quantal</b>, the "nautilus-dropbox" package available in the official repositories (it's not the same as the deb downloaded from the Dropbox website) doesn't depend on Nautilus, so you can install it on Xubuntu too:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">That's it for Xubuntu Oneiric, Precise and Quantal users. Now simply open Dropbox from the menu (it's under Internet) and follow the setup wizard, then skip to step 2.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For those who are using an older Xubuntu version or another Linux distribution, you can manually install Dropbox without the Nautilus dependency using the commands below:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b>32bit:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd && wget -O - "http://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86" | tar xzf -</code></pre><br /><b>64bit:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd && wget -O - "http://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf -</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To start the Dropbox daemon (and the setup wizard if this is the first time you're installing Dropbox), use the following command in a terminal:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Once you're done, you'll have to <b>add Dropbox to startup</b> so from the menu select <i>Settings > Session and Startup</i> and on the <i>Applications Autostart</i> tab, click "Add" and use the following:</div><ul><li>under "Name", enter "Dropbox"</li><li>under "Command", enter "/home/YOURUSERNAME/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd" - without the quotes; replace "YOURUSERNAME" with your username.</li></ul>Then click OK and you're done.<br /><br /><br /><b>2. Install the Dropbox Thunar extension.  </b><br /><br />Crunchbang provides thunar-dropbox deb packages that work with Xubuntu 12.04 - download the debs below:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://packages.crunchbang.org/waldorf/pool/main/thunar-dropbox-plugin_0.2.0-1_i386.deb">32bit</a></li><li><a href="http://packages.crunchbang.org/waldorf/pool/main/thunar-dropbox-plugin_0.2.0-1_amd64.deb">64bit</a></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I've tested the above packages with Xubuntu 12.04 and they work, but they may not work with other Xubuntu versions, so if you're not using Xubuntu 12.04, grab the Dropbox Thunar extension source from <a href="http://softwarebakery.com/maato/thunar-dropbox.html">HERE</a> (you'll have to compile it). Obviously, they also work if you're using Thunar in another desktop environment, like GNOME (Unity).</div><br />Arch Linux users can install thunar-dropbox from <a href="http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=39214">AUR</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Note: <i>Dropbox needs to be running for the Thunar context menu items for Dropbox to show up.</i></div>

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Fix Dell XPS 13 Backlight Brightness Not Adjustable And Trackpad Not Working Properly In Ubuntu 12.04 Or 12.10

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhvlWKmS5yrEibl7yvScXiiTltaGM5jlj2_hQeLMyuZJ8u3dspMgFWG7Prx_jYWNpfn69jtjOXGiNZW1qzd5lqL8cN9dkjtDNzPtmOR4B33_1UoSDdlOeTyRBGQof8_-utkWIgWESsRg5/s1600/Ubuntu_XPS13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="dell XPS Ubuntu" border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhvlWKmS5yrEibl7yvScXiiTltaGM5jlj2_hQeLMyuZJ8u3dspMgFWG7Prx_jYWNpfn69jtjOXGiNZW1qzd5lqL8cN9dkjtDNzPtmOR4B33_1UoSDdlOeTyRBGQof8_-utkWIgWESsRg5/s320/Ubuntu_XPS13.jpg" title="dell XPS Ubuntu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Sputnik Kernel PPA is an official Canonical Hardware Enablement Team PPA that provides an updated Linux Kernel which fixes some Dell XPS 13 laptop issues on Ubuntu:</div><a name='more'></a><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>Backlight brightness not adjustable by default on Dell XPS 13 laptops: bug <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/954661">#954661</a> (this fix may also work for other laptops with Intel graphics processor that are having this issue)</li><li>'Cypress Trackpad' incorrectly detected as 'ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse' in 'Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook': bug <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/978807">#978807</a> - the Linux Kernel in the PPA provides experimental Cypress PS/2 Trackpad driver with multi-touch support (for Dell XPS 13 and other laptops with this trackpad).</li></ul><ul></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides the issues above, there was another issue which caused Dell XPS 13 and Dell XPS 15 WiFi to be disabled when disabling the Bluetooth (and the other way around) that was fixed both into the kernel available in this PPA and in the Ubuntu 12.04 kernel, but apparently it wasn't fixed for Dell XPS 17 laptops too. To fix it manually, run the following commands in a terminal:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>echo "#fix dell wifi/bluetooth:" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf<br />echo "blacklist dell_laptop" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf</code></pre>Then, restart the laptop and the WiFi / Bluetooth should work normally.<br /><br /><br /><h2>Install the Sputnik Kernel in Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10</h2><br /><b>To add the <a href="https://launchpad.net/~canonical-hwe-team/+archive/sputnik-kernel">Sputnik Kernel PPA</a> in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin or 12.10 Quantal Quetzal and upgrade the Linux Kernel, use the following commands:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:canonical-hwe-team/sputnik-kernel<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get upgrade</code></pre>Once the upgrade is complete, restart the laptop.<br /><br /><b>For Arch Linux</b> users, WebUpd8 reader dcelasun has created a custom kernel that uses these patches: <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=60736">https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=60736</a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If for some reason you want to go back using the Linux Kernel from the official Ubuntu 12.04 / 12.10 repositories, use PPA Purge to purge the Sputnik Kernel PPA:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install ppa-purge<br />sudo ppa-purge ppa:canonical-hwe-team/sputnik-kernel</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>image via pcper.com </i></div>

Fix Dell XPS 13 Backlight Brightness Not Adjustable And Trackpad Not Working Properly In Ubuntu 12.04 Or 12.10

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