Do you ever experience the grub loader is corrupted? Don't know what to do and simply ended installing fresh copy of Ubuntu?Well, there's a way to fix grub loader...i will show how

1. Load Ubuntu from CD (live CD).
2. Open Terminal.
3. Type in

sudo grub

4. Then type in. Your destination (hd?,?) will appears. Take note on that.

find /boot/grub/stage1

5. After that type this ...(replace (hd?,?) with your destination eg :(hd0,1))

root (hd?,?)

6. Install grub

setup (hd0)

7. Quit grub

quit

8. Restart your computer. That's all

i notice some people managed to 'lost' their top bar after following my tutorial installing compiz fusion on my previous post. It should not happen, but if it do happen, you should install Emerald. Emerald will handle the top bar (and it got many themes also).

• Open Terminal. Type in

sudo apt-get install emerald libemeraldengine0* emerald-themes

• After that, set automatic start for emerald by System>Preferences>Sessions
• Make a new startup, name it emerald, and the command is

emerald --replace

Labels: Emerald, Eye Candy

Fonts play an important role for your desktop appearances. For example, after fresh installation of ubuntu feisty, you may notice that ubuntu fonts are slightly bigger than windows, and their GUI appearance are also bulkier than windows. Ok then, lets tweak that so we can have a better and prettier desktop.

• Go to System>Preferences>Font.
• There, you will have choices for choosing fonts for Application, Document, Desktop, Window and Fixed width fonts. Sans Font is by default here.

• Click Detail ( on the lower right side)
• There is options for choosing DPI (dot per inch) for your fonts. Tweak it until you found your best looking resolution (mine is 85).

• The lower you set, the smaller per inch the font becomes. This should make your desktop more neat.
  

Let me show you how to install Skype in Ubuntu. Yes, Skype is available in Automatix but its kind of old version. Lets install the new one.

• Go HERE ( Skype for linux page ).

• Choose Feisty Fawn. Download dialog will popup. Save it and run it when completed.

Let me show you how to enable gtalk in Gaim. Yes we can do it and its easy. Easy simple steps :

1. 'Add' account in Gaim.
2. Select Jabber for protocol.
3. Screen name = your gmail account name (name before @ sign).
4. Server = gmail.com
5. Resource = use default (don't type this,just leave it).
6. Password = your gmail password.
7. Alias = what do you want to be known as.
8. More option / advance.
9. Connect server = talk.google.com
10. Register and connect.

That's all. Have fun..:)

Labels: Gaim, Google talk, how to, Ubuntu Linux

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