Ubuntu: LightDM Black Screen When Using SSD Workaround

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Some Ubuntu <a href="http://askubuntu.com/questions/227385/xubuntu-lightdm-shows-blank-screen-half-the-time">users</a> <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1066410">are</a> reporting LightDM errors when using a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007R67FNA/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=weup07-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B007R67FNA">SSD</a>: about half the time when starting the computer, LightDM</b> (the default Ubuntu display manager) <b>doesn't load correctly</b> and only a black screen and a blinking command line cursor shows up. The issue isn't limited to those who are using a SSD, but it's a lot more frequent when booting Ubuntu from a solid-state drive.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I too am experiencing this issue with Ubuntu 12.10 (not tested on older Ubuntu versions because I didn't have a SSD when I was using 12.04) and I've found <b>two possible workarounds which have worked for me so I thought I'd share them with you, in case you're experiencing the same issue</b>.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It seems that the black screen with only a blinking cursor (though sometimes I've also seen the "System is running in low-graphics mode" error) issue occurs due to a race condition with LightDM and without any tweaks, the only way to load the desktop was to either switch to a tty (CTRL + ALT + F1), login and then restart Lightdm using the "sudo service lightdm restart" command or restart the computer. So here are two possible workarounds:</div><br /><br /><br /><b>1. Start LightDM with a delay</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/lightdm-ubuntu12.10.png"><img alt="LightDM" src="http://img.netupd8.com/lightdm-ubuntu12.10_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">One way around this is to start LightDM with a delay. My system, with Ubuntu 12.10 64bit installed on a SSD boots in ~14 seconds so adding a 2 second delay isn't much, however, for some, a larger delay might be needed (it depends on the system / SSD). This isn't ideal but it's definitely better than having to manually start LightDM or restart the computer. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I must also mention that from what I've read, this workaround doesn't always work, meaning that if before using it, LightDM wouldn't start 50% of the time, using this workaround doesn't necessary mean it will work 100% of the time. Since I've applied this tweak, LightDM has worked every time for me so this probably depends on the hardware / SSD and how fast the system boots.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To start LightDM with a delay, edit the <i>/etc/init/lightdm.conf</i> file as root with a text editor (I'll be using Gedit below):</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>gksu gedit /etc/init/lightdm.conf</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And near the end of the file (line 47 for me under Ubuntu 12.10 with LightDM 1.4.0-0ubuntu2), <b>above "exec lightdm", add the following line and then save the file:</b></div><pre class="source-code"><code> sleep 2</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">"2" is the number of seconds used to delay starting LightDM. Like I was saying above, "2" was enough for me, but depending on your system, you might need to add a higher value.</div><br />This is how the end of the <i>/etc/init/lightdm.conf</i> file should look like after editing it:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/lightdm.conf.png"><img alt="lightdm.conf delay" src="http://img.netupd8.com/lightdm.conf_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b>2. Use GDM instead of LightDM</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/gdm-ubuntu12.10.png"><img alt="GDM" src="http://img.netupd8.com/gdm-ubuntu12.10_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The issue did not occur for me while using GDM and booting Ubuntu from a SSD, so if you don't want to add a delay to LightDM, you can install and use GDM instead.</div><br /><b>To install GDM in Ubuntu, use the following command:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install gdm</code></pre><br />Or install it via Synaptic, Software Center, etc.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>When installing GDM, you'll be prompted to select the display manager: here, select GDM instead of LightDM.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If GDM was already installed but you were using LightDM, you can switch to GDM by using the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm</code></pre><br />And then select GDM when prompted.<br /><br />More about switching between LightDM, GDM, etc. in Ubuntu, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/07/how-to-switch-between-gdm-lightdm-or.html" title="How To Switch Between GDM, LightDM Or KDM In Ubuntu">HERE</a>.

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Fuduntu 2013.1 Released With Netflix, Steam And E17 Support, New Default Dock

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-2013.1_1.png" title="Fuduntu 2013.1: Nautilus elementary, Cairo Dock and Jockey (back)"><img alt="Fuduntu 2013.1" src="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-2013.1_1_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/">Fuduntu</a> 2013.1 has been <a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/blog/2013/01/07/fuduntu-2013-1-release/">released</a> today, bringing <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/how-to-use-netflix-in-ubuntu-through.html" title="How To Use Netflix In Ubuntu Through Wine (PPA Available)">Netflix</a>, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/12/steam-for-linux-now-available-to-all.html">Steam</a> and E17 stable support, along with Jockey for proprietary video driver installation and other changes and updates.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Fuduntu is a Linux distribution forked from Fedora that uses GNOME 2 by default, which provides rolling updated for non-GNOME2 packages so you get the latest updates for applications such as VLC, Chromium, Firefox and so on while using a stable desktop.</i></div><br /><a name='more'></a><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="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-steam.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Fuduntu Steam" src="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-steam_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steam for Linux running in Fuduntu<u><br /></u></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest Fuduntu 2013.1 features support for Netflix (it's the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/how-to-use-netflix-in-ubuntu-through.html">Netflix Desktop</a> app that uses Wine, about which we've talked about a while back), Steam beta (but obviously, this isn't supported by the Steam developers) and E17 so to install them, simple use yum and install "steam", "netflix-desktop" or "fuduntu-enlightenment" packages.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-cairo-dock.png" title="Cairo Dock"><img alt="Fuduntu Cairo Dock" src="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-cairo-dock_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Another change in Fuduntu 2013.1 is the replacement of the default task switcher / dock:<b> instead of Avant Window Navigator</b> (which is no longer maintained and doesn't build with the latest glib), <b>Fuduntu now uses Cairo Dock</b>, with a beautiful theme that looks pretty much the same as the AWN theme used previously. Cairo Dock is highly configurable and comes with many applets and themes by default.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Those who upgrade to the latest Fuduntu instead of a fresh install, will get Cairo Dock but it will not be enabled by default - to enable it, go to <i>System > Preferences > Bottom Panel Chooser</i> and select <i>Dock</i>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The new version also features <b>Jockey</b> for installing proprietary video drivers and <a href="http://duckduckgo.com/">DuckDuckGo.com</a> is now used as the default search engine in Fuduntu. Also, Jupiter, the once popular power management applet, has been removed from the default installation because, as you probably know, its development <a href="http://www.fewt.com/2012/12/an-important-announcement-about-jupiter.html">stopped</a> and most of its features are now available in the Linux Kernel anyway..</div><br /><b>Other updates included in Fuduntu 2013.1:</b><br /><ul><li>Kernel 3.6.9</li><li>Gimp 2.8.2</li><li>Thunderbird 17.0</li><li>Firefox 17.0 (not installed by default)</li><li>Chromium 23.0.1271.97</li><li>VLC 2.0.5</li><li>Xorg 1.12</li><li>WINE 1.5.18 (not installed by default)</li><li>QEMU 1.0.1 (not installed by default)</li></ul><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/get.php">Download Fuduntu</a></div>

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How To Find Out Maximum Supported RAM Or Number Of Available DIMM Slots In Linux

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/dmidecode.png"><img alt="Dmidecode ubuntu" src="http://img.netupd8.com/dmidecode_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you need a quick way to find out how much RAM your Linux system supports or to determine the number of DIMM slots available, you can use a command line tool called "<a href="http://www.nongnu.org/dmidecode/">dmidecode</a>".</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To find out the maximum RAM capacity and the number of RAM slots available</b>, use the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo dmidecode -t 16</code></pre><br />The output should look something like this:<br /><pre class="source-code"><code># dmidecode 2.11<br />SMBIOS 2.6 present.<br /><br />Handle 0x0032, DMI type 16, 15 bytes<br />Physical Memory Array<br /> Location: System Board Or Motherboard<br /> Use: System Memory<br /> Error Correction Type: None<br /> <b>Maximum Capacity:</b> 16 GB<br /> Error Information Handle: Not Provided<br /> <b>Number Of Devices:</b> 4<br /></code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The "Maximum Capacity" is the maximum RAM supported by your system, while "Number of Devices" is the number of memory (DIMM) slots available on your computer.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To see <b>complete memory information</b>, including the info above along with <b>currently installed memory</b> information (RAM speed, size, etc.), use:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo dmidecode -t memory</code></pre><br />Here's an example output for the command above:<br /><br /><pre class="source-code"><code># dmidecode 2.11<br />SMBIOS 2.6 present.<br /><br />Handle 0x0032, DMI type 16, 15 bytes<br />Physical Memory Array<br /> Location: System Board Or Motherboard<br /> Use: System Memory<br /> Error Correction Type: None<br /> Maximum Capacity: 16 GB<br /> Error Information Handle: Not Provided<br /> Number Of Devices: 4<br /><br />Handle 0x0033, DMI type 17, 28 bytes<br />Memory Device<br /> Array Handle: 0x0032<br /> Error Information Handle: Not Provided<br /> Total Width: 64 bits<br /> Data Width: 64 bits<br /> <b>Size: 2048 MB</b><br /> Form Factor: SODIMM<br /> Set: None<br /> Locator: ChannelA-DIMM0<br /> Bank Locator: BANK 0<br /> <b>Type: DDR3</b><br /> Type Detail: Synchronous<br /> <b>Speed: 1333 MHz</b><br /> Manufacturer: Samsung<br /> Serial Number: 7732E9D6<br /> Asset Tag: 9876543210<br /> Part Number: M471B5773DH0-CH9 <br /> Rank: Unknown<br /><br />Handle 0x0035, DMI type 17, 28 bytes<br />Memory Device<br /> Array Handle: 0x0032<br /> Error Information Handle: Not Provided<br /> Total Width: Unknown<br /> Data Width: Unknown<br /> Size: No Module Installed<br /> Form Factor: DIMM<br /> Set: None<br /> Locator: ChannelA-DIMM1<br /> Bank Locator: BANK 1<br /> Type: Unknown<br /> Type Detail: None<br /> Speed: Unknown<br /> Manufacturer: Not Specified<br /> Serial Number: Not Specified<br /> Asset Tag: 9876543210<br /> Part Number: Not Specified<br /> Rank: Unknown<br /><br />Handle 0x0036, DMI type 17, 28 bytes<br />Memory Device<br /> Array Handle: 0x0032<br /> Error Information Handle: Not Provided<br /> Total Width: 64 bits<br /> Data Width: 64 bits<br /> <b>Size: 4096 MB</b><br /> Form Factor: SODIMM<br /> Set: None<br /> Locator: ChannelB-DIMM0<br /> Bank Locator: BANK 2<br /> <b>Type: DDR3</b><br /> Type Detail: Synchronous<br /> <b>Speed: 1333 MHz</b><br /> Manufacturer: 830B<br /> Serial Number: A74D1715<br /> Asset Tag: 9876543210<br /> Part Number: NT4GC64B8HG0NS-CG <br /> Rank: Unknown<br /><br />Handle 0x0038, DMI type 17, 28 bytes<br />Memory Device<br /> Array Handle: 0x0032<br /> Error Information Handle: Not Provided<br /> Total Width: Unknown<br /> Data Width: Unknown<br /> Size: No Module Installed<br /> Form Factor: DIMM<br /> Set: None<br /> Locator: ChannelB-DIMM1<br /> Bank Locator: BANK 3<br /> Type: Unknown<br /> Type Detail: None<br /> Speed: Unknown<br /> Manufacturer: Not Specified<br /> Serial Number: Not Specified<br /> Asset Tag: 9876543210<br /> Part Number: Not Specified<br /> Rank: Unknown</code></pre><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">You can also use lshw (among others) for this (firstly, install it; in Ubuntu: "sudo apt-get install lshw):</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo lshw -C memory</code></pre><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It's <b>important</b> to note that Dmidecode reports system hardware information as described in the BIOS and does not scan your hardware, so in some cases the output can be wrong. Running <i>dmidecode</i> on my Dell XPS L702X non-3D laptop, the output says my system should have 4 RAM slots but in fact there are only 2 and only the 3D version of my laptop can have 4 RAM slots (and by the way, there are some Windows applications reporting the same thing), however, the command is accurate about it supporting 16 GB of RAM.</div><br /><br />Also see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/07/how-to-get-hardware-information-in.html">How To Get Hardware Information In Linux</a>

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Cube 2: Sauerbraten 2013 `Collect Edition` FPS Game Update Brings New Maps And Game Modes

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ater two years and a half, a new <a href="http://sauerbraten.org/">Cube 2 Sauerbraten</a> version has been released: 2013-01-04 "Collect Edition", which brings new maps, new game modes: "collect", "insta collect", and "efficiency collect" and other interesting changes.</b></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/cube2_2.png"><img alt="Cube 2 Sauerbraten 2013-01-04" src="http://img.netupd8.com/cube2_2_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Cube 2: Sauerbraten is a first-person shooter that runs on Linux, Windows and mac OSX which features both single-player and multi-player game modes (LAN, local, online play).</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>New features / changes in the latest Cube 2: Sauerbraten 2013-01-04 "Collect Edition":</b><br /><ul><li>added "collect", "insta collect", and "efficiency collect" game modes;</li><li>many new maps;</li><li>new weapon sounds;</li><li>added support for directional sunlight for lightmaps;</li><li>added support for up to 4 types of water, lava, and glass materials;</li><li>now uses GLSL as the default rendering path when available;</li><li>added auto-update and auto-sort options to the server browser;</li><li>added snow particles;</li><li>many other changes.</li></ul>A complete list of changes in the latest Cube 2: Sauerbraten can be found <a href="http://sauerbraten.org/docs/history.html#_2013_01_04_collect_edition">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br /><b>Below you can watch the latest Cube 2: Sauerbraten </b><b><b>"Collect Edition"</b> in action:</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Beqwtxbrsps" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Beqwtxbrsps">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://cubeengine.com/files.php4">Download Cube 2: Sauerbraten</a> (available for Linux, Windows and Mac OSX).</b></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/cube2_3.png"><img alt="Cube 2 Sauerbraten 2013-01-04 screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/cube2_3_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Note for Ubuntu users</b>: to be able to run the game, install the following dependencies:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install libsdl-mixer1.2 libsdl-image1.2</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Then, download and extract the game and simply run the "sauerbraten_unix" executable script inside the game folder (I've tested it on Ubuntu 12.10 64bit).</div><br /><br />

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Bodhi Linux 2.2.0 Released With Stable E17 Desktop, non-PAE 32Bit ISO

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.bodhilinux.com/">Bodhi Linux</a> is a minimalistic Linux distribution that uses the Enlightenment Desktop (E17)</b>. Based on Ubuntu, Bodhi Linux is a semi-rolling release distribution: it comes with the core Ubuntu LTS packages but it also uses backports for its applications so the users can get the latest app updates.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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="http://img.netupd8.com/bodhi-desktop.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Bodhi Linux 2.2.0: Desktop profile, default theme"><img alt="Bodhi Linux 2.2.0 Desktop" src="http://img.netupd8.com/bodhi-desktop_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bodhi Linux 2.2.0: Desktop profile, default theme</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest <b>Bodhi Linux 2.2.0</b>, <a href="http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.ro/2013/01/bodhi-linux-220-released.html">released</a> yesterday, is the first version to ship with the new <b>stable E17 desktop</b>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But that's not all, the new release also comes with <b>two 32bit versions</b>: one that has PAE enabled by default and one that uses the non-PAE Linux Kernel - however, the non-PAE Kernel is older: 3.2 while the PAE-enabled version ships with the 3.7 Kernel. This means that old computers that couldn't boot the previous release (or that can't boot Ubuntu 12.04 / 12.10) can now do so by using the Bodhi Linux 2.2.0 non-PAE ISO.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, with this release, Bodhi Linux uses <b>hybrid ISO images</b> so you can write the image using the "dd" command (but of course, using other tools such as Unetbootin still works).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Other changes in Bodhi Linux 2.2.0 include: updated Bodhi QuickStart guide and Bodhi Guide to Enlightenment, a <b>new default theme</b> along with <b>refreshed default profiles</b> (Bare, Compositing, Desktop, Fancy, Laptop, Table and Tiling) and some <b>new themes installed by default</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You probably want to see some more screenshots, so here they are:</div><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="http://img.netupd8.com/bodhi-compositing-sgrey-theme.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Bodhi Linux 2.2.0: Compositing profile, SGrey theme"><img alt="Bodhi Linux 2.2.0 screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/bodhi-compositing-sgrey-theme_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Compositing profile, SGrey theme</td></tr></tbody></table><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="http://img.netupd8.com/bodhi-fancy.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Bodhi Linux 2.2.0: Fancy profile"><img alt="Bodhi Linux 2.2.0 screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/bodhi-fancy_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fancy profile</td></tr></tbody></table><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="http://img.netupd8.com/bodhi-laptop-ness-theme.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Bodhi Linux 2.2.0: Laptop profile, Ness theme"><img alt="Bodhi Linux 2.2.0 screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/bodhi-laptop-ness-theme_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laptop profile, Ness theme</td></tr></tbody></table><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="http://img.netupd8.com/bodhi-moonlight-theme.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Bodhi Linux 2.2.0: Moonlight theme"><img alt="Bodhi Linux 2.2.0 screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/bodhi-moonlight-theme_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moonlight theme</td></tr></tbody></table><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="http://img.netupd8.com/bodhi-tablet.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Bodhi Linux 2.2.0: Tablet profile"><img alt="Bodhi Linux 2.2.0 screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/bodhi-tablet_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tablet profile</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Those of you who aren't familiar with Bodhi Linux probably want to know its default application/package selection: by default, Bodhi Linux uses the <b>Enlightenment File Manager</b>, <b>Midori</b> as the default web browser, Leafpad text editor, LXTerminal, <b>Synaptic</b> Package Manager and LXDM for the login screen, among others.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In other Bodhi Linux <a href="http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.ro/2013/01/bodhi-is-arming-up-for-new-year.html">news</a>, the <b>Raspberry Pi and Samsung Chromebook ISOs were updated a couple of days ago</b>:</div><ul><li>the Raspberry Pi image got the new E17 packages along with WICD network manager by default which should be useful for PIs with wireless addons;</li><li>the Chromebook image now has audio working by default and smoother trackpad, including two finger tap.</li></ul><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/2013-01-04-10.34.59.jpg" rel="image_group" title="My... Raspberry Pi running Bodhi Linux">Here's a photo</a> of my <s>cat</s> Raspberry Pi running Bodhi Linux. <br /><ul></ul><br /><br /><h2>Download Bodhi Linux</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Bodhi Linux is available for 32bit (both PAE-enabled and non-PAE), 64bit as well as ARMHF: for Raspberry Pi, Nexus 7, Samsung Chromebook and Genesi Smartbook.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bodhilinux.com/index.php">DOWNLOAD BODHI LINUX</a></div></div>

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MyPaint 1.1.0 Released With New Color Dialog And Geometry Tools, More

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/mypaint-1.1.0.png" rel="image_group" title="MyPaint 1.1.0"><img alt="MyPaint 1.1.0" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mypaint-1.1.0_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>MyPaint, an open source application for digital painters</b>, has reached version <b>1.1.0</b>, the new version bringing <b>new blending models, new geometry tools like sequence of lines, curved lines and ellipses, a new color dialog and other interesting changes.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">MyPaint is especially designed to create images from scratch and it's not intended to be an image manipulation application (like GIMP), although you can still do many such operations using it. The application features a simple interface, unlimited canvas, extensive brush creation, basic layer support and more and is available for Linux, Windows and Mac OSX.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><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="http://img.netupd8.com/mypaint-1.1.0_2.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="MyPaint 1.1.0 - some of the new features: new color dialog, geometry tools"><img alt="MyPaint 1.1.0" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mypaint-1.1.0_2_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MyPaint 1.1.0 - some of the new features: new color dialog, geometry tools</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>New features / changes in MyPaint 1.1.0:</b><br /><ul><li>geometry tools: sequence of lines, curved lines, ellipses;</li><li>new brush and layer blending modes; different layer merging;</li><li>new color dialog: palette and gamut mapping;</li><li>improved document frame, can be resized on canvas;</li><li>symmetric drawing mode;</li><li>old color changer ("washed") from 0.6 is available again;</li><li>toolbar improvements, e.g. move layer mode, pan/zoom;</li><li>revised cursor and on-canvas color picker;</li><li>better separation of mypaint's brush library; json brush file format;</li><li>translations, performance improvements, bugfixes, and more.</li></ul><br /><br /><h2>Install MyPaint in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest MyPaint 1.1.0 stable isn't available in any PPA, but you can use the MyPaint Testing PPA, which even though it uses fresh GIT builds, it should be "fairly stable and tested". <b>Add the PPA and install MyPaint in Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10 and 12.04 using the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:achadwick/mypaint-testing<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install mypaint mypaint-data-hires</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There are no MyPaint 1.1.0 binaries for other Linux distributions, Windows or Mac OSX yet, but you can grab the 1.1.0 source or older binaries from the MyPaint <a href="http://mypaint.intilinux.com/?page_id=6">downloads</a> page.</div><br /><b>Arch Linux</b> users can install the latest MyPaint from GIT via <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27110">AUR</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/mypaint-1.1.0-released">libregraphicsworld.org</a></i></div>

MyPaint 1.1.0 Released With New Color Dialog And Geometry Tools, More

MyPaint, an open source application for digital painters , has reached version 1.1.0 , the new version bringing new blending models, new geo...

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Elegance Colors GNOME Shell Theme Gets New Customization Options

<div style="text-align: justify;">Elegance Colors, a GNOME Shell theme that can automatically change its colors based on the current GTK theme or wallpaper, has been updated today with many new customization options.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/elegance-colors-preferences.png" title="Elegance Colors Preferences"><img alt="Elegance Colors Preferences" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elegance-colors-preferences_thumb.png" /></a></div><br />Here's <b>what's new in Elegance Colors 1.1:</b><br /><ul><li>Options to customize Background color, Text color, Border color, Background opacity, Border opacity etc. for Panel, Menu and Dialogs</li><li>Added 5 inbulit presets to choose from</li><li>Better export dialog for exporting the theme</li><li>Ability to import/export settings (via the Gmenu on the top GNOME Shell panel)</li><li>Support deriving color from more GTK themes</li><li>Toggling "Monitor changes" now starts or stops the background process accordingly</li><li>New styles for Buttons and Entries</li><li>Option to customize Font family</li><li>Option to customize the Gradient for the Dash in overview</li><li>Option to customize Roundness of the theme</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">With this release, Elegance Colors has evolved from a chameleonic and beautiful, but other than that a pretty much standard theme, to basically a template that you can use to make your own custom GNOME Shell themes.</div><br /><a name='more'></a>A few 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="http://img.netupd8.com/elegance-colors_1.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Various customizations + color derived from the wallpaper"><img alt="Elegance Colors GNOME Shell theme" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elegance-colors_1_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Various customizations + color derived from the wallpaper</td></tr></tbody></table><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="http://img.netupd8.com/elegance-colors_2.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Color derived from GTK theme"><img alt="Elegance Colors gnome shell theme" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elegance-colors_2_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color derived from GTK theme</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/elegance-colors_3.png"><img alt="Elegance Colors GNOME Shell theme" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elegance-colors_3_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Even though they look like completely different themes, I'm using Elegance Colors in all the images, but customized using the built-in preferences dialog. And that's just a small part of what you can do using the Elegance Colors customization tool.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Elegance Colors in Ubuntu 12.10</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The latest Elegance Colors is available in its official PPA for Ubuntu 12.10 / GNOME Shell 3.6. Add the PPA and install the theme using the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:satyajit-happy/themes<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-theme-elegance-colors</code></pre><br /><b>For other Linux distributions, you can download GNOME Shell Elegance Colors theme from <a href="http://satya164.deviantart.com/art/Gnome-Shell-Elegance-Colors-305966388">DeviantArt</a> or <a href="https://github.com/satya164/elegance-colors">GitHub</a>.</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>To use Elegance Colors, you'll need the User Themes GNOME Shell extension</b> which can be installed via <a href="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/19/user-themes/">extensions.gnome.org</a> or from the Ubuntu 12.10 repositories:<br /><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions</code></pre><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you've installed the User Themes extensions via GNOME's website, you'll need to run the following command for Elegance Colors to work:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo elegance-colors fix</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you've upgraded from an older Elegance Colors version, firstly stop the Elegance Colors process using the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>killall elegance-colors</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">Once you've installed the theme and the User Themes extension, run the following command in a terminal to start the Elegance Colors process, which is used to apply the theme changes:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>elegance-colors</code></pre>You can also simply log out and log back in.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And finally, set the new theme via <i>GNOME Tweak Tool > Theme > Shell theme</i> and tweak it by launching Elegance Colors Preferences from the Activities Overview.</div><br />

Elegance Colors GNOME Shell Theme Gets New Customization Options

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