Most Read This Week
- Canonical Drop Funding for Kubuntu 1
- Privacy Controls & Minor UI Tweaks Land in Ubuntu 12.04 2
- Sublime Text 2 - A Fast & Fancy Text Editor3
- 'Der Spiegel' Helping German Readers 'Switch to Linux'4
- SDG Launch 'Military Grade' Tough Tablet Running Ubuntu 10.045
- Ubuntu One Online 'Notes' Feature To Be Removed in Feb6
- "We’re Going to be Building Awesome Things" - Ubuntu TV Interview with Canonical's Will Cooke7
- Clean Up the Unity Launcher with Category Quick-lists8
- Orta Theme Ported to GTK 3; Here's How to Install It9
- Easily Monitor System Resources in Ubuntu With Indicator-Multiload10
Like us on Facebook!
Latest Comments
Our Most Popular Tweets
Join the discussion with 33,022 followers@omgubuntu
Category Archives: How To
[How To] Increase Volume Past 100% in KDE
Veromix plasmoid for KDE offers many features, including per-app volume control, configurable equaliser and global hotkeys, but it also allows you to increase system volume past the default 100% point, thus making it handy when encountering a barely audible movie or audio file.
Reader Ovidiu-Florin sent in a step-by-step guide for us to share with you on installing and configuring Veromix for this purpos
[How To] Make Google Earth 6.2 Look ‘Native’ in Ubuntu
Earlier today we posted a short guide on fixing Google Earth’s infamous ‘ugly fonts’ issue when running under Ubuntu.
In the comments to that post a reader, Daniele80, pointed us in the direction of a hack that enables Google Earth to look ‘native’ under Ubuntu.
Be warned: the following guide isn’t for the fainthearted or the inexperienced. If things go wrong just reinstall Google Earth using the .Deb installer from Google’s website and start again.
[How To] Fix Ugly Fonts in Google Earth 6.2 on Ubuntu
Google Earth 6.2 was released last week with improved imagery, Google+ integration and improvements to search. Sadly one thing wasn’t fixed: the infamous ‘font issue’ in Linux.
Inside you’ll learn how to fix it with a few clicks.
[How To] Change The Unity Dash Color in Ubuntu 11.10
Ubuntu 12.04 adds a (much longed for) option to choose your own custom color for the Unity Dash.
In Ubuntu 11.10 however the Dash colour is not configurable and relies solely on the ‘Chameleon’ approach (unless you’ve braved the upgrade to Unity 5.0).
So what to do if you really wish your Dash was another colour, but don’t fancy switching through reams of wallpapers to try and ‘get it’? Reader Guillaume mailed in with a trick so simple you’ll kick yourself as to why you didn’t know about it sooner.
[How To] Install Unity’s HUD Feature in Ubuntu 12.04
Reading about a new feature is all well and good – but there’s nothing quite like playing with it, right?
HUD, Ubuntu’s new modern approach to using application menus, will land in Unity on Ubuntu 12.04 over the next month or so.
But chances are you can’t wait that long so, assuming you’re using Ubuntu 12.04, a HUD-enabled version of Unity can be installed from the Unity Team HUD PPA.
[How To] Change Computer Name in Ubuntu 11.10
The hostname of the Ubuntu install on my netbook reads more like a barcode than a ‘computer name’.
Thankfully changing it to something more memorable is a snap. Read on for instructions…
Give Ubuntu a New Look with the ‘Edgebound Desktop’
Want your desktop to look totally different to others? Meet the ‘Edgebound’ desktop set-up.
This marvellous-looking mash-up combines elements of Unity-2D and GNOME 3 with the Avant Window Navigator into a slick , easy to use desktop.
[How To] Make Unity’s Launcher GNOME-Shell Friendly
The expression ‘Have your cake and eat it‘ springs to mind when looking at the following GNOME-Shell tweak put together by Tobias Mann. ‘Unitary GNOME’ lets you run a modified version of the Unity 2D Launcher inside GNOME-Shell. Tobias’ tweak removes the ‘Dash’ and ‘Workspace’ buttons from the Launcher so that it can be used [...]
[How to] Install Unity 5.0 in Ubuntu 11.10
Unity 5.0 hit Ubuntu 12.04 last night, but Ubuntu 11.10 users don’t need to miss out: Unity 5.0 is also available to install in Oneiric.
[How to] Install Ubuntu TV via PPA
There’s a good chance that following all of the screenshots and videos of Ubuntu TV you’d like nothing more than to play with it yourself. The good news is that you can – but there are drawbacks to caressing your curiosity; you will need to sacrifice the Unity-2D session. Content with that? You crazy fool – use [...]
New Flickr/Shotwell Photo Lens Seeks Testers
A new photo-orientated Lens for Unity that lets you browse through your Shotwell library and online Flickr collection is seeking testers.
The ‘Photo Lens’ adds an easy-to-access photo-centric pane to your Unity Dash that’s powered by two ‘Scopes’ (search backends) – one for Ubuntu’s default photo app Shotwell, and the other for popular online photo service Flickr.
[How to] Run the Linux Deepin Software Centre in Ubuntu 11.10
Were it an actual physical place then the Linux Deepin Software Centre would surely take the form of a high-end department store.
With a custom look, an easy to navigate layout, and a number of intuitive features the Deepin Software Centre makes Ubuntu’s default store look a bit… last season.
So keep up with the trends: here’s how to run the Deepin Software Centre in Ubuntu 11.10…
[How To] Set Up Blue Yeti Mic in Ubuntu
Amongst the items I asked Santa Claus for this year was a shiny new microphone to improve the quality of voice-overs in our YouTube videos. The Blue Yeti was the device the famous white-bearded one (other than Gandalf) dropped off under my tree. Whilst the official documentation for the Yeti name-checks compatibility with Windows and [...]
[How to] Install Empathy with MSN XMPP Support in Ubuntu 11.10
We’ve blogged about it endlessly of late – but now Ubuntu 11.10 users can finally try it out for themselves.
What am I jabbering about? Empathy with Microsoft’s newly-implemented MSN XMPP support…
[How to] Easily Mount The Galaxy Nexus On Ubuntu 11.10
Mounting your Galaxy Nexus phone in Ubuntu has just gotten a whole lot easier. The following script adds a Unity applet with quicklist options for mounting and un-mounting the device safely - no terminal commands necessary. Bilal previously posted a thorough guide on mounting the Galaxy Nexus – and any other Ice Cream Sandwich device – inside Ubuntu [...]