Tag Archives: Ubuntu

Enabling webcam support for kernel 2.6.31.6 (Karmic)

I refer to my previous post about Karmic’s kernel not detecting webcam by default. To enable this feature, you’ll have to make changes to the kernel configuration before actually installing. However, don’t worry if you have already compiled the kernel; it’s still possible to re-configure and re-compile the kernel with the new settings you’re aboutContinue Reading

Slapping in Karmic’s kernel into Jaunty, flawlessly

Warning: Jaunty might no longer detect your webcam after the installation. That was what happened to me. If you’re a heavy webcam user and can’t give up video chatting in Skype or Empathy, you can safely skip this post. Here’s the latest hybrid I’ve done. If for one reason or another you’re still refusing toContinue Reading

Trying XBMC Media Center Inside Ubuntu

I just realized that I missed a lot of new things while I’m gone for a few days. I just found a cool media center program that you can try inside your ubuntu! I will give a review and installation method for this program. Please do read and please fill the comment form if youContinue Reading

Change default apache port number for HTTP Server

My friend just requested a post for me to change the apache port number for HTTP Server, and now I will give you all a tutorial about this stuff. We all know that as default the Apache HTTP Server will ping to port number 80 . What we have to do when a situation ofContinue Reading

Install OpenOffice 3.0 inside your Ubuntu 8.10!

Somehow, The Ubuntu Team has decided not to add the latest office products from Sun Microsystem. It’s because 3.0 release schedule has slipped quite a bit. Just like The Ubuntu Team has said in this site . Well, that’s not a big problem! I’m going to give you an easy method to install OpenOffice 3.0.Continue Reading

Urgent!! Just for 28 oct, CrossOver is free to download!! Download Links added!

After browsing for a while, and I got a really useful information for Linux users, Mac users, and specially Ubuntu Users!! Today, 28 october 2008, CodeWeavers.com giving us a linux/mac users a special promotion to get and download crossover just for free for today. CrossOver is a shareware that allowed mac/linux users to run windowsContinue Reading

VLC 0.9.5 is Out!

VLC 0.9,5 already released, check out the vlc website. “The VideoLAN team is pleased to announce the release of VLC media player 0.9.5. This is a bugfix release. VLC media player 0.9.4 and earlier versions suffer from security vulnerability in TiVo demuxer. More technical details are available in our advisory (CVE-2008-4654, CVE-2008-4686). Also, libpng wasContinue Reading