In this quick and simple post I will show you how to install Linux Mint‘s MATE desktop on Ubuntu 11.10 – Ubuntu 12.10. Linux Mint’s MATE desktop is something really worth trying if you are thinking about changing to a different desktop and don’t want something fancy like Unity. This will not remove Unity and
In this post I will show you how to add and remove users on Ubuntu 12.10 using the terminal or also using the built in GUI application. The process is pretty simple and should only take you a minute either way. I will start with how to do it from the terminal because this is
In this post I will be showing you how to install Google Chrome browser on Ubuntu 12.10. Unlike so many of the packages available by default for Ubuntu you will need to add the Chrome repository before you can install Google Chrome, although you can install something similar called Chromium without this being necessary. You
In this post I will show you how to very easily take pictures and record videos with your Webcam on Ubuntu 12.10. To do this the only thing you should really have to do is install an application called Cheese. You can do this by running the command found below or by using the Ubuntu
The main reason I am posting this is because that was one of the most popular posts on the old version of this blog and its constantly searched for on Google. If you would like to get iTunes or Photoshop installed on Ubuntu then you will need to install Wine first and then run the
Skype is a free to use Voice/Video/Text communications program that allows you to call your distant relatives, video chat with friends and much more, it is available on multiple operating systems including Windows, Mac and Linux based OS’s. In this post I will show you how to install Skype on Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) by
VirtualBox is an open-source application that allows you to run multiple guest operating systems inside of your host (in this case Ubuntu is your host system). If you are more used to windows then a comparable applications on Windows would be Virtual PC or VMware although VirtualBox does run on Windows as-well. You can get
In this tutorial I am going to show you how to install XFCE or the Xubuntu desktop on Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal using the apt-get command. XFCE is a very lightweight desktop environment that will allow even your older and slower computers to run Ubuntu. I have attached a screenshot below for those who have
In this post I will show you how to install KDE on Ubuntu 12.10 using the apt-get command. You will also get a chance to decide between lightdm and kdm during installation. You have a few different options below on which KDE desktop you would like to run. I attached a screen shot for people
