NAMAKU TUX

GIMP 2.8 is not as good as I thought, and probably not only me who feel the same. So, is it possible to install GIMP 2.6.12 in the newer Ubuntu Linux versions (13.10/14.04) ? The answer is yes. It is possible, and quite easy. We just need to install the GIMP 2.6.12 from Ubuntu 12.04 repository. Here are the steps. 1. Backup the default sources.list sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.bak 2. Create precise's sources.list sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list put this address : deb http:// id .archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted The detailed address is different depends on where you are. I'm Indonesian, so the repo address is id.archive.ubuntu.com . If you are in US, the repo address is us.archive.ubuntu.com . 3. Update apt database sudo apt-get update 4. Install GIMP sudo apt-get install gimp Now, we have the gold "old" GIMP 2.6.12 in our Ubuntu 14.04.

GIMP is a legendary image manipulation program in the open source world. As user, I have to thank to the developer who had developed an open source image manipulation program with rich and completely professional features. For years, I've been using this program and created many great graphic designs. But since version 2.8, personally I didn't feel right with the direction which the GIMP developer has chosen. In simple word, I feel really sorry to say that I don't like the GIMP 2.8 layout. There are two points of GIMP 2.8 layout that annoy me : Floating and dragable dock. Your Paint Tool pallet could be gone if you accidentally drag the pallet. The Export option to save the project, replacing the one way save / save as option. This option is very annoying. I know what the developer think about it, but this option is totally not efficient.  But how if as I mentioned in above, we accidentally drag the paint tool pallet and the pallet gone forever ? That wil

As default, Ubuntu GNU / Linux doesn't support broadcomm WLAN (WiFi) adapter. And so, if you have laptop / netbook with broadcomm adapter, you won't be able to connect to the internet throughout WiFi / hotspot connection. But luckily, Ubuntu makes it very easy to install broadcomm WLAN adapter. There are two easy options to install it : 1. By APT Plug your laptop in to a wired (cable) internet connection and install the driver by following command : sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source 2. By Ubuntu Live CD / USB In your Ubuntu Live CD / Live USB, find a folder named pool. Find these files :  - pool/restricted/b/bcmwl/bcmwl-kernel-source.xxx.deb - pool/main/d/dkms/dkms_xxx.deb - pool/main/f/fakeroot/fakeroot_xxx.deb - pool/main/f/fakeroot/libfakeroot_xxx.deb Copy those files into your home, open terminal, and install them by following command : sudo dpkg -i *.deb And now, you will have your broadcomm WLAN / WiFi works.

For years, many GNOME classic (and now MATE) users have been pleased by a great feature in the file manager called Connect To Server . The function of Connect to Server is to connect to any shared / Samba folder in File Manager (Nautilus/Caja). But how about KDE with Dolphin File Manager wants to connect to shared / samba folder. Is there a same feature as in Nautilus and Caja ? The Answer is yes. These are the steps to connect KDE's Dolphin file manager to any samba / shared folder : 1. In the upper left side, there is Network menu (under Home folder). Select it, and then in the right window, select Add Network Folder . 2. Select the connection type (commonly FTP or Microsoft Windows network drive). In this example, I want to connect to a FTP shared folder with username and password needed. 3. Give it a name whatever you want (ex : server data). Enter the necessary information :  - Username - Port (leave it default to 21) - Enter the folder path we want to