For last few days i had struck with installing flash player since i had updated my system (kUbuntu) softwares through it’s “Updates Available” feature. Since then, now and then, i had been trying different things in this regard but eventually…
How to install Adobe AIR application installer in Ubuntu
I just installed Adobe AIR in my Ubuntu system and installed a AIR application thereafter . Here’s the process: Go to http://get.adobe.com/air/ to download a Adobe AIR Installer package. I did install from a .bin package so i shall write about…
CheckGMail – troubleshooting, startup command and playing sound on new email
I am using KUbuntu 11.04 right now and today i tried to install CheckGMail and make it working. After entering correct login username(email address) and password it kept me showing “401 unauthorized request” error next to the Notifier icon in…
How to open multiple instances of gedit
In general, gedit opens new files in the same window adding a new tab to the workspace. To open a file in a separate instance or window of gedit is easy.
How to find or generate a SSH key on Linux system
To find or generate a SSH key on Linux system Check for existing SSH keys on your computer. Skip to Step 4 if you already have one and want to use that one. First, we will check for existing ssh…
Gimp Image Editor not launching in KUbuntu – resolved
I recently had installed Gimp image editor in my KUbuntu through software management interface. After the installation was done i clicked the Gimp icon to launch it and the system did seem to try to load it but eventually it…
Re-sizing image by width using php
A simple yet very useful function to re-size image by maximum width while keeping width and height in proportion. You just need to pass the maximum width allowed to this function and this function will return you an array containing…
Creating new virtual hosts in Ubuntu/Linux
In KUbuntu i wanted to make virtual host localhost.example.com working on my local machine what it worked like on Windows 7 earlier. I am posting the complete process here to help someone newbie like me in using KUbuntu operating system…
Adding php syntax highlight support to more extensions in gedit
Locate php.lang file and edit it locate gtksourceview | grep /php.lang Now i did sudo gedit /usr/share/gtksourceview-2.0/language-specs/php.lang as location of my php.lang file was /usr/share/gtksourceview-2.0/language-specs/ In php.lang file look for <property name=”globs”>*.php;*.php3;*.php4;*.phtml</property> or similar and add more file extenstions separate…
Configuring email formatting in Drupal while using Messaging & Notifications modules
In drupal 6.x having messaging and notifications modules enabled you may want to configure the HTML formatting of your emails. By formatting i mean by showing emails in more readable manner, having some basic HTML tag support, line breaks, links…
