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 />

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

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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>

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

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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>

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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 />

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Ubuntu For Phones Announced Today

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovQZp9Nf4z3Q_DwdIa5lgTAEsz6DxYIy91qAH9EwRmgtZeBHsYlQ7qN8-11xf1ZI-QpP8QYC-bNWDa1mAq85mvpwzxn72PNy1ZmH67hyphenhyphenCmayj9FpvHB4bxnYlnTl82x3qziPrGdPQ3oAl/s1600/ubuntu-for-phones.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu for phones" border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovQZp9Nf4z3Q_DwdIa5lgTAEsz6DxYIy91qAH9EwRmgtZeBHsYlQ7qN8-11xf1ZI-QpP8QYC-bNWDa1mAq85mvpwzxn72PNy1ZmH67hyphenhyphenCmayj9FpvHB4bxnYlnTl82x3qziPrGdPQ3oAl/s320/ubuntu-for-phones.png" title="ubuntu for phones" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The mysterious "so close you can almost touch it" countdown from the <a href="http://ubuntu.com/">ubuntu.com</a> website has just expired, revealing a <b>new operating system for mobile phones: Ubuntu Phone OS</b>.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Check out the trailer and Mark Shuttleworth's presentation of <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone">Ubuntu Phone OS</a> videos below:</div><br /><a name="more"></a><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LoXpLUr5WB4" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoXpLUr5WB4">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cpWHJDLsqTU" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpWHJDLsqTU">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">According to <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/2/3827922/ubuntu-phone-os-announcement">The Verge</a>, Ubuntu for phones is<b> built around the Android kernel and drivers, but doesn't use a Java Virtual Machine</b> and also, it <b>supports both ARM and x86 processors</b>.<br /><br /><br />It's important to note that right now, Canonical tries to find manufacturers to ship with Ubuntu Phone OS, so there's not an actual phone, but only the platform. <br /><br /><blockquote><b>Ubuntu phones aren’t yet available for purchase, but we are ready to start working with partners with an aim to releasing phones before the end of 2013.</b><br /><br />You can see Ubuntu for phones demonstrated at the Ubuntu booth at CES next week and we’ll be showing it again at MWC in Barcelona in February. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">- Canonical blog</div></blockquote><br /><br />Jane Silber says on the <a href="http://blog.canonical.com/2013/01/02/its-official-ubuntu-now-fits-phones/">Canonical blog</a> that Ubuntu for phones will make use of the installable web apps available in Ubuntu 12.10. Also, there's a QML-based Ubuntu SDK that developers can use to create <b>native apps that work both on the desktop and the phone</b> and then deliver then in the Ubuntu Software Center. For the display server, <b>X.Org</b> is used, but this may change.<br /><br />Ubuntu Phone OS is still Ubuntu, so while the applications will need a new UI optimized for phones to look and behave properly, <b>you can still install any application available for Ubuntu on Ubuntu Phone OS</b>, as long as it's available for that architecture (ARM, x86).<br /><br /><br />In a later article, Jono Bacon <a href="http://www.jonobacon.org/2013/01/02/announcing-ubuntu-for-phones/">explains</a> that <b>Ubuntu Phone OS comes with the same technology available in <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/02/ubuntu-for-android-announced-by-mark.html">Ubuntu for Android</a>: when docked, the phone turns into a full Ubuntu desktop:</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/converged-device.jpg" title="Ubuntu Phone OS turns into a full desktop OS when docked"><img alt="Ubuntu Phone OS Docked" src="http://img.netupd8.com/converged-device.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Here are some screenshots / images via ubuntu.com:</div><br /><center><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-conversations-324x576.jpg" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu for phones screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-conversations-324x576_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-home-screen.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu for phones screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-home-screen_thumb.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-launcher.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu for phones screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-launcher_thumb.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-make-ubuntu-your-own.jpg" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu for phones screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-make-ubuntu-your-own_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-naturally-neat.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu for phones screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-naturally-neat_thumb.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-phone.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu Phone OS screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-phone_thumb.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-photo-camera.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu for phones screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-photo-camera_thumb.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-photo-gallery.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu Phone OS screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-photo-gallery_thumb.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-search-background.jpg"><img alt="Ubuntu Phone OS screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-search-background_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-search-results.jpg"><img alt="Ubuntu Phone OS" src="http://img.netupd8.com/phone-search-results_thumb.jpg" /></a></center>

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Get A HTC-Like Weather / Clock Widget In Ubuntu With My Weather Indicator, Now With Widgets Support

<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_R3FODFBrtUt_P7ffY1w4tcn8Xqm0PyjxzQ9223UQf26D_cptOc6RtQu7mmFmy133bMBWE-4T3Jbdx3lhACNGJ1QMt9PihH0LTqAlxEBmztD0OmKgDhJc07SHNndWQIVZQ_vxVOqYTpFF/s1600/my-weather-indicator.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="My Weather Indicator" border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_R3FODFBrtUt_P7ffY1w4tcn8Xqm0PyjxzQ9223UQf26D_cptOc6RtQu7mmFmy133bMBWE-4T3Jbdx3lhACNGJ1QMt9PihH0LTqAlxEBmztD0OmKgDhJc07SHNndWQIVZQ_vxVOqYTpFF/s320/my-weather-indicator.jpg" title="My Weather Indicator" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b>My Weather Indicator has got widgets support</b> a few days ago, but I didn't write about it back then because it was the initial widgets release and there was still work to be done. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today, the application has been updated, adding <b>3 weather widget styles</b> along with options to display the widget on top (or under), or to hide the indicator when the widget is displayed:</div><br /><br />- My Weather Indicator "full" widget is a HTC-like weather / clock widget: <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/my-weather-indicator-widget-full.png" rel="image_group" title="HTC-like widget (full)"><img alt="My Weather Indicator widget full" src="http://img.netupd8.com/my-weather-indicator-widget-full_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><a name="more"></a><br />- "Medium" widget":<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/my-weather-indicator-widget-medium.png" rel="image_group" title="Medium widget"><img alt="My Weather Indicator widget medium" src="http://img.netupd8.com/my-weather-indicator-widget-medium_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br />- "Little" My Weather Indicator widget:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/my-weather-indicator-widget-little.png" rel="image_group" title="'Little' widget"><img alt="My Weather Indicator little" src="http://img.netupd8.com/my-weather-indicator-widget-little_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Update: </b>two more widgets have been added:<br /><br />- "Super":<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/my-weather-indicator-super.png"><img alt="My Weather indicator widget" src="http://img.netupd8.com/my-weather-indicator-super_thumb.png" /></a></div><br />- "Anotherone":<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/my-weather-indicator-anotherwidget.png"><img alt="My weather indicator widget" src="http://img.netupd8.com/my-weather-indicator-anotherwidget_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>There's also a <a href="http://www.atareao.es/ubuntu/software-para-tu-ubuntu/como-crear-tus-propios-widgets-para-my-weather-indicator/">tutorial</a> (in Spanish though...) for how to create your own My Weather Indicator widgets.</b><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To enable one of the 5 My Weather Indicator widgets: super, full, anotherone, medium or little, open the Preferences dialog and on the Location tab, check the "Show widget" box. Here you can also select to show the widget on top, the widget stile and if the indicator should be hidden when the widget is displayed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When the indicator is hidden, you can reveal it by clicking the widget.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've noticed a minor bug with the "full" widget when using Yahoo Weather or Open Weather Map, at least for my location: some forecast icons are not displayed. For me, this was fixed by selecting "World Weather Online" as the Weather service instead of Yahoo (My Weather Indicator Preferences > Weather Services). But this might not be an application bug but a Yahoo weather issue.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install My Weather Indicator in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The latest My Weather Indicator version which comes with widgets support is available for Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04. Add the PPA and install it using the following commands:</b></div><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install my-weather-indicator</code></pre><br />For bugs or suggestions, see My Weather Indicator @ <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/my-weather-indicator">Launchpad</a>.<br /><br /><br /><i>My Weather Indicator is an application developed by Lorenzo @ <a href="http://www.atareao.es/">atareao.es</a></i>

Get A HTC-Like Weather / Clock Widget In Ubuntu With My Weather Indicator, Now With Widgets Support

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