SBackup is a simple backup solution for the Ubuntu desktop. It allows you to backup selected files and directories, define the file size limit, use regular expressions to exclude files and folders, and much more. These backups can then be saved locally, on removal media or even on remote directory.
Ubuntu is currently developing a centralised “App Store” to simplify the adding/removing/updating/configuring of software within Ubuntu.
How to install lm-sensors? This tools can detect your hardware parameters, such as temperatures, fan speed, and voltages.
With my new Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid test setup, I decided to try Sun’s VirtualBox virtualization system. I chose Sun’s distribution over the OSE version primarily because of its improved USB support. Both are free, but Sun’s version sports some proprietary code to improve USB and network performance.
Songbird’s unique features make it a great media player in the Web 2.0 world. It is a flexible tool that belongs in the toolkit of any musician who explores new music online.
ubuntu-system-panel is a simple launcher for the GNOME desktop, providing easy access to Places, Applications and common configuration items for your computer. This guide shows how to install and configure it on an Ubuntu 8.10 desktop.
Watch live, interactive TV and radio on the Livestation player
The world’s leading TV channels
There are two types of channels you can watch on the Livestation player, our partner channels and those added by other Livestation viewers.
Partner channels: available in high quality, our partner channels currently include Al Jazeera English, BBC World, Bloomberg Television, C-SPAN, Deutsche Welle, euronews, France 24, ITN and Russia Today. Visit our partner channels page for a full list.
All of our partner channels can be watched on our website (you will need to be logged in), to access the features listed below you will need to download the player.
Add your own channels: Livestation also enables viewers to add any web streams to their own personal Livestation player. These channels may not have the same picture quality as the Livestation partner channels. A Livestation viewer, Bernard Maltais, created this excellent tutorial.
Live interactive chat in the Livestation player
Live chat can take place alongside all Livestation content, so if you are watching a programme and want to talk about it, you can invite your friends to join you or chat to people already in the chat room*.
The latest Deluge BitTorrent client is a full featured client with all the bells and whistles.
I’ve recently discovered a great integrated GUI way to manage your Linux bootloader.
QGRUBEditor and KGRUBEditor are actually two versions of the same great GRUB editor.
