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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS based Linux and Software
Popular 12.04 LTS Linux Distributions
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- 12.04.4 Ubuntu LTS .iso's (the DVD provides a more complete Ubuntu 12.04 install)
- LTS Enablement Stacks … to not use this: 32bit 12.04.1 DVD & 64bit 12.04.1 DVD
“In an effort to support a wider variety of hardware on an existing LTS release, the 12.04.2 and newer point releases will ship with an updated kernel and X stack by default.” … The problem is that every “new” version of Ubuntu manages to drop or depreciate support for older hardware that was supported. So I recommend using 12.04.1 for any system manufactured before 2012. - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Install Notes … How I install this OS for others
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- mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca … a good alternate download site for all the Mint 13 .iso files
- Mint 13 Xfce: After First Boot Configuration … How I install this OS for others
- Mint 13 Xfce: Multi-Drive LVM Workstation Install … interleaved across 3 HDDs.
- Do this first in Linux Mint 13 Xfce … provides many useful tips & suggestions
- Mint 13 Xfce: Download & Install Skype … how to install the skype.com .deb file on 64bit Mint 13
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- Linux 12.04 Customization
- http://bo0xvn.deviantart.com/ … many excellent desktop wallpaper photos (free downloads)
- Install Faenza Icons 1.2 on Ubuntu/Linux Mint … the Icon collection I like to use.
- xfce4-artwork … this contains the Desktop Wallpaper images I often use.
To just get the Desktop Backgrounds from this, download & extract the .tar.gz file. (in “backdrops” folder)
Hardware Support
- Hardware Discovery & Monitoring … how I do this w/ 12.04 based Linux
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- HP Linux Printing and Imaging - GUI utilities (Qt-based)
This can be needed if using an HP all-in-one Printer/Scanner/Copier/Fax … especially if a proprietary driver from HP needs to be installed to get the Scanner working. Note that all GUI utilities are based on the Qt (KDE) GUI environment. There are currently no equivalent utilities based on GTK (GNOME). But thankfully this works well with other desktop environments, and does not seem to load too many package files from the KDE desktop. - guvcview … excellent for testing & using a WebCam
Software Packages
How to Update Ubuntu 12.04 or Linux Mint 13 to LibreOffice 4.2 & Gimp 2.8
From the Terminal type (copy & paste) the following 3 commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/libreoffice-4-2 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp sudo apt-get update
Then run the (graphical) Update Manager from the Ubuntu or Mint program menus
⇒ If a pop-up window asks about doing a “partial upgrade”, do that … then run the Update Manager one more time.
End-User Programs
- LibreOffice 4.2 PPA … How I upgrade any Ubuntu 12.04 based Linux OS to LibreOffice 4.2
This features ‘a large number of improvements in the area of document compatibility’– where by ‘retaining the original layout and contents’ this makes opening, editing and sharing Microsoft Office documents work better. ( LibreOffice 4.2 ReleaseNotes -- Microsoft Office and OOXML filter improvements) - GIMP 2.8 (stable) Finally Available for Download … How I upgrade to GIMP 2.8
GIMP 2.8 is the first version to support a Single Window Mode which users can choose over the default multi window mode. (This single window mode is a more familiar experience for users of other graphics packages.)- How to Batch Process Files in GIMP .. this installs many additional image processing filters
The terminal command to install the extra GIMP plugins, then use the Batch Processing tool that provides. - G'MIC - GREYC's Magic for Image Computing
“G'MIC has been made available as an easy-to-use plug-in for GIMP. It extends this retouching software capabilities by offering a large number of pre-defined image filters and effects.” - Resynthesizer Plugin
“Resynthesizer is a Gimp plug-in for texture synthesis. Given a sample of a texture, it can create more of that texture. This has a surprising number of uses.”
- Gimp 2.9.1 and Gimp 2.8.10 stable available via PPA, Install in Ubuntu/Linux Mint/other Ubuntu Derivatives
This provides a summary for how to do a very complete GIMP 2.8 & plugins install. - Flegita: Gnome Scan – A Simple Scanning Alternative to XSane … an easy to use Scan plugin for GIMP
- GIMP meets gexiv2 … see the below Shotwell link about the Yorba PPA
- Shotwell 0.14.1 is Here! … useful to get then work with photos off a digital camera, etc..
Note: The PPA mentioned in the above article contains 3 applications … “The Yorba PPA is maintained by the Yorba Foundation and home to the Shotwell Photo Manager, the Geary email client, and gexiv2 (a GObject wrapper for the Exiv2 metadata library).”
To install Shotwell Image Manager 0.14.1 from the Terminal type (copy & paste) the following 3 commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yorba/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get --install-suggests install shotwell
- Using the gscan2pdf PPA … How to update gscan2pdf to the current version
From the Terminal type (copy & paste) the following 3 commands:sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jeffreyratcliffe/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gscan2pdf libsane-perl
- Guayadeque Music Player … a full featured Linux media player that can easily manage large collections.
Backup / Support & System
- Comparison of backup tools
This forum question provides a discussion about many different packages that can be used to do backup.- Back in Time … A GUI front-end for doing backups using rsync with hardlinks for unchanged files.
- Install ORACLE Java 8/7/6 in Ubuntu via PPA … Ubuntu 12.04 uses OpenJDK for Java support
Install the SUN/ORACLE version of Java only if it is requried by something you want to run. (Some web development applications require this.) - YPPA manager
A simple tool that allows you to search for PPAs and install them without hitting the terminal. It also allows you to manage (add/remove/purge) your existing PPAs with a few clicks. -
- When resolution is 300×300 instead of printer resolution → “Change” the printer driver to the driver for that make of printer that shows the e-mail address used with Google Cloud Print.
- Linux “Cannot Open Printer” type system warning → the printer is working normally for me, so I just close/ignore this.
- Conky … a lightweight & powerful system monitor
The installation and configuration of Conky involves using the command line and coding configuration files.
Other 12.04 LTS based Linux Distributions
- LXLE 12.04 (Lubuntu Extra Life Extension)
- LXLE 12.04 Install Notes (How I was installing this OS)
- Download the LXMenuEditor from SourceForge
- Lubuntu 12.04 Pulse Audio related sound problems … Stuttering sound since upgrade to Lubuntu 12.04
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