Sigil - WYSIWYG Codes

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Installing Handbrake (Xubuntu & Ubuntu)

For 32 bit:

wget https://launchpad.net/~stebbins/+archive/handbrake-releases/+files/handbrake-gtk_0.9.8ppa1~precise1_i386.deb

For 64 bit:

wget https://launchpad.net/~stebbins/+archive/handbrake-releases/+files/handbrake-gtk_0.9.8ppa1~precise1_amd64.deb

Then to install:

sudo dpkg -i handbrake*

If that fails, the:

sudo apt-get install -f

Installing Sigil (Ubuntu 13.04)

To install Sigil, in a terminal, type...

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sunab/sigil-git
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sigil

Change ripping bitrate in K3b

Go to Settings>Configure K3b>Plug-ins>K3b external audio encoder  and edit the configured encoder line by inserting your chosen bitrate before the -h. See example.

lame -r --bitwidth 16 --little-endian -s 44.1 -b 192 -h --tt %t --ta %a --tl %m --ty %y --tc %c - %f

Stop Totem Saving Your History

To permanently remove the recent file list from totem, edit /usr/share/totem/totem.ui as root and change the following line: (Change square brackets with angle brackets.)

[separator name="recent-separator"/]
[placeholder name="recent-placeholder"/] 

to:

[!--[separator name="recent-separator"/]
[placeholder name="recent-placeholder"/]--] 

N.B. Remove the part that you added to reactive history.

Fixing a Broken Encrypted Swap Partition (Ubuntu and Xubuntu 12.04)

For some reason, with all of the Ubuntu derivatives I end up with a busted SWAP partition. This manifests itself in no defined SWAP at all, and a blacked out SWAP partition when viewed in Gparted. The solution is to redefine the SWAP partition, as follows. (If in doubt where your SWAP partition is, run 'sudo fdisk -l'.)

sudo swapoff -a
sudo cryptsetup remove /dev/mapper/cryptswap1
sudo gedit /etc/crypttab

Remove the SWAP line (e.g. /dev/sda3)

sudo /sbin/mkswap /dev/sda3
sudo swapon /dev/sda3
sudo gedit /etc/fstab 

Replace /dev/mapper/cryptswap1 with /dev/sda3.

If you're feeling brave and fancy trying to re-encrypt it, use...

sudo ecryptfs-setup-swap

If it all goes wrong, just repeat the process above.

N.B. Obviously /dev/sda3 in the above example is just that, an example. Replace it with whatever you find in your 'sudo  fdisk -l' results.

** To test whether swap is enabled use:

free -m

How to Set Up IMAP on a Nokia N95 Phone

Go to Messaging -> Options -> Settings -> Email -> Mailboxes and add a new mailbox. Follow the Wizard.

 

Select IMAP4:

CPU Sensor (Ubuntu 12.04)

To install a panel CPU applet in Ubuntu 12.04 type:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:indicator-multiload/stable-daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-multiload

... and then run 'System Load Indicator' from the dash.

Fixing Blue Tint Video (Linux Mint 13 and Ubuntu 12.04)

Open 'gstreamer-properties' by typing into a terminal...  

$ gstreamer-properties 

 Click on the 'Video' tab. Under 'Default Output' choose the 'Plugin' dropdown and select 'Custom'. Add the following line to the 'Pipeline' box. 

videobalance hue=-1 ! autovideosink

 If that doesn't work, it might be worth turning off  'Xv optimizations'. Under the same tab choose... 

X Window System (No Xv)  

 If this method doesn't work... try the following here.

Installing nVidia GT640 Graphics Driver (Mint 13 and Ubuntu 12.04)

Add the following lines to your repositories list...

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu precise main

By doing...

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

And then import the GPG key with...

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0x643dc6bd56580ceb1ab4a9f63b22ab97af1cdfa9

Refresh packages list in Synaptic and install.

More here.

ntfs-config fstab backup

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
#              

#Entry for /dev/sda5 :
UUID=279fac8b-181e-45c4-8065-b1987f60af18    /    reiserfs    defaults    1    1
#Entry for /dev/sda6 :
UUID=fd1ddbf7-fd4e-45e3-8f49-eecbe79364d1    /home    reiserfs    defaults    1    2
#Entry for /dev/sdb2 :
UUID=7C4E91931FB789D8    /media/Archives    ntfs-3g    defaults,nosuid,nodev,locale=en_GB.UTF-8    0    0
#Entry for /dev/sdb1 :
UUID=1FE78CC5354CF414    /media/Audio    ntfs-3g    defaults,nosuid,nodev,locale=en_GB.UTF-8    0    0
#Entry for /dev/sdb8 :
UUID=74C0A9D0654C02BB    /media/Video    ntfs-3g    defaults,nosuid,nodev,locale=en_GB.UTF-8    0    0
none    /proc    proc    defaults    0    0
#Entry for /dev/sda7 :
UUID=47562d14-80e8-4cb9-9907-2847bfdc4550    swap    swap    defaults    0    0

Stopping Nepomuk/Akondi in KDE

Disabling akondi: press 'alt+f2' on the keyboard to bring up the Run dialog box, start typing 'akonadi' and 'Akonadi configuration' will appear in the drop down menu. Click it and go to the Akonadi server configuration tab, then press Stop at the bottom right plus un-check 'Use internal MYsQL server'. A notification should show that akonadi has been stopped.

1. Disable Semantic Desktop
a: System Settings -> Desktop Search -> Basic Settings, un-check 'Nepomuk' and 'Strigi' if it's not already.
b: System Settings -> Desktop Search -> Desktop Query, un-check “Index files on removable media” and un-check every folder under “Customise index folders…”
c: System Settings -> Desktop Search -> Backup, set “Backup frequency” to Disable

2. Disable Nepomuk related notifications:
a: System Settings -> Application and System Notifications -> Manage Notifications, un-check all the “Show me a message in a popup” under “Desktop Search” and Semantic Desktop”

Kgpg not working?

For some reason, running Kgpg from the menu results in the program crashing. Try replacing "kgpg %U" with "kgpg -k".