1. Click on Applications > System Tools > Configuration Editor. (UPDATE: If it’s not there, you’ll need to enable it in the menu editor by right-clicking on the Menu Bar and selecting “Edit Menus” sinceUbuntu Configuration Editor it’s hidden by default.)
2. Navigate to /apps/nautilus/desktop and put a checkmark on whatever items you want on your Desktop! You can also rename the things too
Thursday, September 27, 2007
How to install Compiz Fusion on Ubuntu Feisty Fawn
First things first....i am quoting the following from http://tinyurl.com/384ncs I am just posting the text so that way if that page goes away i remember how i did it.
Second what is compiz fusion...look at my screenshots...
I'm going to keep the guide as simple as I can, because I know there are many people out there getting attracted by those fancy effects and are otherwise totally new to Linux.
(Because of that, I'm going to use Synaptic for most of the steps - if you're on KDE, you can do similar things with Adept)
I have written an additional Tutorial for advanced and/or KDE as well as Xfce users, which focuses mostly on the terminal. Furthermore, it describes how Kubuntu and Xubuntu users can install Compiz Fusion without GNOME-dependencies.
Install Compiz Fusion on Feisty
First we have to launch Synpatic via System → Administration → Synaptic Package Manager
Important:
Due to dependency problems, it's necessary to remove at least one package but I recommend removing everything regarding Compiz.
In order to do that, click on Search and type compiz (if it's not set by default, choose "Look in: Description and Name").
Then click on the (green) box next to all the installed packages we found and choose "Mark for Removal". Afterwards, click Apply.
In addition to that: if you have any other packages related to Compiz, Beryl and/or Emerald installed (besides the ones that came with your installation of Ubuntu) you have to remove all of them!
It's also of vital importance to remove any third-party repository for Compiz and/or Beryl you have added to your sources.list!
On a side note: as you might have noticed, removing compiz will cause to automatically remove ubuntu-desktop too. That's generally nothing to worry about, as it's just an empty metapackage. But it's perfectly safe to install it subsequent to the installation again (that applies to applications that depend on Compiz, like Screenlets, as well).
Adding the Repository
Click on Settings and choose Repositories - that will start the "Software Sources" application where you click on the Third Party Software tab and choose Add...
This is the APT line you need:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/amaranth/ubuntu feisty main
After we added the repository and closed the window, we need to reload the package informations in Synaptic, click Reload to do so.
Choosing the packages
Now we do a search for compiz again, wich will list all the packages that are ready to install (in order to do that, click on the empty box next to each entry and choose "Mark for installation").
Since the repository doesn't have a GPG-Key, Synaptic will list the packages as "NOT AUTHENTICATED" in the installation process.
In this case, that's nothing to worry about.
The following packages (including dependencies) are the ones we are looking for:
* compiz - this is a metapackage, that will install most of the necessary packages, including the Compiz Fusion ones.
* compizconfig-settings-manager (recommended) - powerful configuration tool for Compiz and it's plugins
o sexy-python (optional)
required for clear-buttons in certain input fields
(you have to do a separate search for that package)
* emerald (optional) - nice independent window decorator
o emerald-themes (optional) - a set of themes for Emerald (including "human-ubuntulooks", a port of the Ubuntu standard theme)
(you have to do a separate search for that package)
After we have checked all the packages we want for installation, we finally click Apply
Due to a bug, the version number of compiz-core doesn't get updated and therefore Synaptic wants to upgrade the package all the time, although it's already the latest available. So it's best to remove the repository after we have installed every package we need: all we have to do is uncheck the box next to the repository at Settings → Repositories → Third Party Software
And after another reload we can finally close Synaptic.
First steps
Before we launch Compiz for the first time, start the CompizConfig Settings Manager via System → Preferences.
* There we click on Preferences and in the Backend section choose "Flat-file Configuration Backend" (this is the most reliable and it won't mess with your previous settings of Compiz in gconf).
* Then create a new profile, so that you can easily switch back to default and back. To do so, click on the [+] in the Profile section.
* Last but not least, click Back and look for the Window Decoration button. Right next to Command, type gtk-window-decorator (this will prevent the window borders to disappear in certain situations) - if you want to use Emerald as your default window decorator, see below.
Run Compiz
Press [Alt]+[F2] to start "Run Application" and type:
compiz --replace
This should start Compiz with your standard window boarder.
If you want to use Emerald instead, press [Alt]+[F2] again and type:
emerald --replace
Run Compiz on startup
In order to use Compiz as your default window manager, all you have to do is add the before mentioned command (only the compiz one) to
System → Preferences → Sessions → Startup Programs
Run Compiz with Emerald by default (optional)
Compiz uses the gtk-window-decorator by default, but if you want to start Emerald right away, there are two ways to achieve this:
1. Remove the package compiz-gnome (it will remove compiz too but don't worry, that's just an empty metapackage)
This will leave you without your window boarders, that you are used to from GNOME (only on Compiz, of course), so you should only do that when you are certain you solely want to use Emerald from now on!
2. Create a startscript
Run Applications → Accessories → Text Editor and type the following:
#!/bin/bash
compiz --replace &
sleep 5
emerald --replace
Then save the file as start-compiz in your home folder. Close the text editor and open Places → Home Folder.
There you right-click on the file and check the box at Properties → Permissions → Allow executing file as program
After this, you can use that file to start Compiz - it's even possible to use that file with a launcher in the panel (or on the desktop) and of course use it for the command in the startup programs
Second what is compiz fusion...look at my screenshots...
I'm going to keep the guide as simple as I can, because I know there are many people out there getting attracted by those fancy effects and are otherwise totally new to Linux.
(Because of that, I'm going to use Synaptic for most of the steps - if you're on KDE, you can do similar things with Adept)
I have written an additional Tutorial for advanced and/or KDE as well as Xfce users, which focuses mostly on the terminal. Furthermore, it describes how Kubuntu and Xubuntu users can install Compiz Fusion without GNOME-dependencies.
Install Compiz Fusion on Feisty
First we have to launch Synpatic via System → Administration → Synaptic Package Manager
Important:
Due to dependency problems, it's necessary to remove at least one package but I recommend removing everything regarding Compiz.
In order to do that, click on Search and type compiz (if it's not set by default, choose "Look in: Description and Name").
Then click on the (green) box next to all the installed packages we found and choose "Mark for Removal". Afterwards, click Apply.
In addition to that: if you have any other packages related to Compiz, Beryl and/or Emerald installed (besides the ones that came with your installation of Ubuntu) you have to remove all of them!
It's also of vital importance to remove any third-party repository for Compiz and/or Beryl you have added to your sources.list!
On a side note: as you might have noticed, removing compiz will cause to automatically remove ubuntu-desktop too. That's generally nothing to worry about, as it's just an empty metapackage. But it's perfectly safe to install it subsequent to the installation again (that applies to applications that depend on Compiz, like Screenlets, as well).
Adding the Repository
Click on Settings and choose Repositories - that will start the "Software Sources" application where you click on the Third Party Software tab and choose Add...
This is the APT line you need:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/amaranth/ubuntu feisty main
After we added the repository and closed the window, we need to reload the package informations in Synaptic, click Reload to do so.
Choosing the packages
Now we do a search for compiz again, wich will list all the packages that are ready to install (in order to do that, click on the empty box next to each entry and choose "Mark for installation").
Since the repository doesn't have a GPG-Key, Synaptic will list the packages as "NOT AUTHENTICATED" in the installation process.
In this case, that's nothing to worry about.
The following packages (including dependencies) are the ones we are looking for:
* compiz - this is a metapackage, that will install most of the necessary packages, including the Compiz Fusion ones.
* compizconfig-settings-manager (recommended) - powerful configuration tool for Compiz and it's plugins
o sexy-python (optional)
required for clear-buttons in certain input fields
(you have to do a separate search for that package)
* emerald (optional) - nice independent window decorator
o emerald-themes (optional) - a set of themes for Emerald (including "human-ubuntulooks", a port of the Ubuntu standard theme)
(you have to do a separate search for that package)
After we have checked all the packages we want for installation, we finally click Apply
Due to a bug, the version number of compiz-core doesn't get updated and therefore Synaptic wants to upgrade the package all the time, although it's already the latest available. So it's best to remove the repository after we have installed every package we need: all we have to do is uncheck the box next to the repository at Settings → Repositories → Third Party Software
And after another reload we can finally close Synaptic.
First steps
Before we launch Compiz for the first time, start the CompizConfig Settings Manager via System → Preferences.
* There we click on Preferences and in the Backend section choose "Flat-file Configuration Backend" (this is the most reliable and it won't mess with your previous settings of Compiz in gconf).
* Then create a new profile, so that you can easily switch back to default and back. To do so, click on the [+] in the Profile section.
* Last but not least, click Back and look for the Window Decoration button. Right next to Command, type gtk-window-decorator (this will prevent the window borders to disappear in certain situations) - if you want to use Emerald as your default window decorator, see below.
Run Compiz
Press [Alt]+[F2] to start "Run Application" and type:
compiz --replace
This should start Compiz with your standard window boarder.
If you want to use Emerald instead, press [Alt]+[F2] again and type:
emerald --replace
Run Compiz on startup
In order to use Compiz as your default window manager, all you have to do is add the before mentioned command (only the compiz one) to
System → Preferences → Sessions → Startup Programs
Run Compiz with Emerald by default (optional)
Compiz uses the gtk-window-decorator by default, but if you want to start Emerald right away, there are two ways to achieve this:
1. Remove the package compiz-gnome (it will remove compiz too but don't worry, that's just an empty metapackage)
This will leave you without your window boarders, that you are used to from GNOME (only on Compiz, of course), so you should only do that when you are certain you solely want to use Emerald from now on!
2. Create a startscript
Run Applications → Accessories → Text Editor and type the following:
#!/bin/bash
compiz --replace &
sleep 5
emerald --replace
Then save the file as start-compiz in your home folder. Close the text editor and open Places → Home Folder.
There you right-click on the file and check the box at Properties → Permissions → Allow executing file as program
After this, you can use that file to start Compiz - it's even possible to use that file with a launcher in the panel (or on the desktop) and of course use it for the command in the startup programs
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Updates screwed up Grub
I was running updates on my Ubuntu Laptop...wait let me back up...i have a laptop that i dual boot WinXP and Ubuntu and have my winxp booting first so unless you take action xp loads because my wife dosnt like Linux and so i made it ease so she dosnt have to do anything to get to xp well i was updating Ubuntu and it over wrote the grub boot loader so it took out the xp all together so i had no way to to boot to windows well i fixed it with help from Javafreak
First you need to type this into a terminal window
The GRUB boot menu configuration is in the file
/boot/grub/menu.ls
1. backup menu.ls:
sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst-backup
2. edit menu.ls:
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
Then you need to add this back in
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Windows XP
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
First you need to type this into a terminal window
The GRUB boot menu configuration is in the file
/boot/grub/menu.ls
1. backup menu.ls:
sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst-backup
2. edit menu.ls:
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
Then you need to add this back in
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Windows XP
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
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