NEW UBUNTU 10.10 " HOW TO" INSTALLATION GUIDE!!!

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UBUNTU 10.10 HOW INSTALLATION GUIDE!!!

Today I would show you how to install UBUNTU 10.10 & describe the new features of UBUNTU 10.10 Desktop OS First you have to download the ISO image of UBUNTU 10.10 you can downloaded on my site....

Once you download your UBUNTU 10.10 copy you can either burn it to a CD or copy to your USB.

If you burn the cd just set up your PC to reboot from CD. If you choose to use an USB device you need

to download Unetbooting. I have a link available on my site as well.Once you download it, just

add the Ubuntu image to Unetbooting and reboot your PC via USB device..

After you choose your best preference here is when the fun begins. The installation process will startup in a couple minutes and you should get a screen like this one below...

After couple minutes the default language will pop-up... choose your default language of preference..

As you can see UBUNTU 10.10 have different set of option, by downloading updates while you're installing the new system, it seems pretty cool however by choosing this option, the installation process will take a little longer ..

I will choose the download updates option while installing UBUNTU 10.10. It would be up to you which option to select, if you select the download update option keep in mint that the installation process will be a little be longer than, the regular installation..

After the update option, the allocate space option appears you can either do a clean option , or you can specify a manually partition (for advanced user) Today we'll do a clean installation “recommended” by erasing and using the entire disk..

Make sure yo have a least 10gb of hard drive space for your Operating System to be more reliable , so here the official installation begins...

The next option would be your default location , here your system time gets set up

automatically depending in your geographical location....

Now we have the keyboard option, pick one and click forward ….

Here is the most important set up option “the user's and password option” make sure you choose a strong password to keep your system safe...

One of the new upgrade features that UBUNTU 10.10 offers is the free software spot, where you can download free software for your system...

Next you will see the View , Storage and Edit photos Options this option will allow you to storage files On-line …

Now just sit back and relax the system installation would take between 20 to 30 minutes below I will show you the new tools, system software & new Themes that UBUNTU 10.10 has..

Sound & Video Option..

· Brasero 2.32.0 (CD/DVD burning application);

· Totem 2.32.0 (DVD-Video, DivX, XviD, WMV, MOV player);

· PiTiVi 0.13.5 (movie creator and editor);

· Rhythmbox 0.13.1 (Last.fm, radio and music player/organizer);

· Sound Recorder 2.31.6 (audio recording tool)

Internet Tools availability

· Empathy 2.32.0 (multi-protocol instant messenger. · Evolution Mail 2.30.3 (powerful e-mail client · Firefox 3.6.10 (the ever-popular web browser. · Gwibber 2.32.0.1 (a microblogging client.

· Vinagre 2.30.2 (remote desktop viewer. · Terminal Server Client 0.150 (rdesktop, vncviewer, wfica, xnest frontend. · Transmission 2.04 (lightweight BitTorrent client.

Office Tools available!!

Dictionary 2.31.1 (a tool to search word definitions and spelling in an online dictionary)

· Evolution Mail and Calendar 2.30.3 (powerful e-mail client)

· OpenOffice.org Suite 3.2.1 (spreadsheet, presentation and word processor).

 Customization!!!

· 17 new wallpapers - from various photographers around the world;
· Improved default theme - the default Ambiance theme has been revamped 

and it looks amazing.

· Amazing new font - the default font has been replaced with a beautiful new one.

· Ubuntu One for Android and iPhone - it will allow users to easily sync their entire music collection to an Android-powered smartphone or an iOS 4 device from Apple.

If you need any help or question about UBUNTU.10.10 there is an option on the system tab where you can find some useful information or you can go to The 

“UBUNTU Community”, there is always someone available to help you...

After almost 25minutes, your system is installed and ready to go, just restart it &wait for you PC to reboot, make sure you take off your live CD or Live USB and hit enter...

After your system reboot, you should get the welcome screen similar to this one just type your password,  ready to explore UBUNTU 10.10 Desktop Edition..

Here is the new UBUNTU 10.10 Desktop Theme...

Any question or comment just checkout my site and leave a comment. I have some links for free download software!!!

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Using OPEN DNS FOR FASTER WEB BROWSING....

Open DNS server, is the #1 DNS service provider around the world. OpenDNS is FREE and do not require you  to download anything. Moreover, it will not replace your existing Internet connection it will just make it better. Also, OpenDNS offers some other free services. For more information about OpenDNS please visit the official home page.

Here is what you must do. Please back up your DNS addresses before replacing them with the ones from OpenDNS, in case you want to return to them later for whatever  reason. The DNS server addresses for OpenDNS are:

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

For static IP Address

If you have a static IP address that you must manually configure in order to have Internet access, please use the following method.

Open a console and type:

CODE

sudo gedit /etc/resolv.conf

and add the following lines, above the existing lines in that file:

nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220
For Dynamic IP address (DHCP)


If you are using a dynamic IP address (DHCP), that means you get your Internet  IP address, subnet mask, DNS and gateway automatically from your ISP's DHCP server, please follow the instructions below:

Open a console and type:

CODE

sudo gedit /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf

Replace the line that says:

#prepend domain-name-servers 127.0.0.1;

with this one:

prepend domain-name-servers 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220;

Restart your network for the changes to take effect:

CODE

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

For Ubuntu users


If you use Ubuntu, please go to System -> Administration -> Networking, click on the third tab (DNS) and add, one by one, the OpenDNS addresses on top of the first field (DNS Servers). Close the window and restart your computer

HOW TO FIX WMID DEVICES!!! ERROR ON YOUR NETBOOK...

This tutorial will help you on how to fix Acer-wmi unable to detect available WMID devices error on UBUNTU NETBOOK and all Operating System run by UBUNTU

The error appears on most of NETBOOKS build by Acer, like as Acer Aspire One or Acer eMachines, after a system update.

This bug has been tested with the Easy Peasy 1.6 and Ubuntu NETBOOK Remix 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) operating systems. After the installation there seems to be no problems at all, and everything works perfectly . But, if the end user updates the machine, after a reboot, the above issue will appear on your screen..


The "acer-wmi: unable to detect available WMID devices" error is very annoying because it will also break your boot splash screen. So, if you are one of those who instead of looking at a nice splash screen while your NETBOOK reboots Ubuntu, get the "acer-wmi: unable to detect available WMID devices" error, follow the next steps to get it fix.


- Hit the ALT+F2 key combination;
- On the "Run Application" dialog that is going to appear, make sure you check the "Run in terminal" option;

Type this following command:

gksu echo blacklist acer-wmi | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-acer-wmi.conf

- Click the "Run" button to execute the above command.


After this, a terminal window will appear and you will be asked for your password. Input the password, hit Enter, and the terminal window should dissapear instantly, and everything should be taking care of!!!!


What will this fix do? it will blacklist acer-wmi and you will no longer see the "acer-wmi: unable to detect available WMID devices" error! From now on, your NETBOOK should reboot the operating system in a normally way, without any issues , and  you should see the nice splash screen.

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UBUNTU 10.04 HOW TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR DESKTOP WITH CAIRO-DOCK

UBUNTU 10.04 DESKTOP CUSTOMIZATION

HEY GUYS, THIS IS OFFICIALLY MY FIRST "HOW TO" GUIDE. I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU , HOW TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR DESKTOP WITH CAIRO-DOCK For Ubuntu 10.04. BELOW IS THE DEFAULT DESKTOP FOR UBUNTU 10.04

now we are going to install Cairo-Dock with the Apt command, go to applications – Accessories and then Terminal which is the command line for Linux then you type sudo apt-get install Cairo-dock Cairo-dock-plug-ins you are going to get a prompt for your administrator password 

  type your password wait for the downloading process to finish!!! just relax for a couple minutes ... Once the package is downloaded go to applications, then accessories, there is going to be two options Cairo dock (no open GL) and GLX- Dock( Open GL) basically no open is a regular desktop environment and Open GL has 3D capabilities (Requires Graphic card) Once you choose your option just click on it at the Accessories tab bar.

After you open Cairo-DOCK you should get the 3d plane some how similar to this one you can configure Cairo-dock anytime by right clicking in it.

How to Manage new themes??? Cairo-dock provides you with a variety of themes, that you can access by right clicking the plane  go to Cairo-dock then Manage themes. Choose the one that you prefer the most. Today my choice would be Mac OSX just click on it and then click apply . Mac OSX is the default desktop theme for MAC OS.

Cairo-dock configuration: to configure Cairo-dock just right click the slide go to Cairo dock then configure, click on it you should get a window like this one below..

 Here you  can configure the behavior, Appearance,  Add-ons, and themes of your Cairo-dock..

If you have any questions or suggestion just leave a comment, and I'll get back to you thanks..

Backtrack Forensic Tools

Backtrack 4 Forensics Capabilities

When you first boot up the new Backtrack 4, you may have noticed something slightly different. So what is this “Start BackTrack Forensics” option about?

Live CDs and Forensics

For a long time now, Linux Live CDs have been very useful for forensic acquisition purposes in instances where for one reason or another you can’t utilize a hardware write blocker. When configured not to automount drives, and a little bit of know how, a Linux Live CD can be a wonderful software write blocker. For a Linux live CD to be considered for this purpose however, it is of the utmost importance that the use of the live CD in no way alters any data in any manner. In the past, this ruled out the use of Backtrack for forensic purposes. Backtrack would automount available drives and utilize swap partitions where available. This could cause all sorts of havoc, changing last mount times, altering data on disk, and so on. Well, no longer! The Backtrack 4 Live CD has incorporated changes to allow a boot mode which is forensically clean. This is great news, as with Backtrack being such a popular live CD, a copy can often be found close at hand.

How?

So, lets have the scoop. Forensic people are often detail oriented and very conservative, so how do we know it is safe to use? Well, first off the Backtrack 4 Live CD is based off of Casper, and contains no filesystem automount scripts at all. The system initialization scripts have been altered in the forensic boot mode so that Backtrack 4 will not look for or make use of any swap partitions which are contained on the system. All those scripts have been removed from the system.

Verification

To test this functionality, we have tested this boot mode with multiple hardware configurations. For each test, we took a before MD5 snapshot of the system disks, booted BT4 in forensic boot mode, verified no file systems were mounted and swap was not in use, did a number of activities on the system, then shut the system back down and took an after MD5 snapshot. In comparing the two MD5 snapshots, in every case they were a match, demonstrating no changes on the disks has been made. So, can you trust Backtrack 4 for your forensic purposes? Well, not until you verify it as well! Just like any forensic tool, its negligent to just take someone else’s word that any tool works properly. Its up to you to independently verify the tool before you use it. We expect your results will match ours, and you will find Backtrack 4 is a great addition to you tool set. (And, if your results find a problem, please let us know ASAP and include details as to how you conducted your testing. As, that would be a real problem.)

Usage

When you utilize Backtrack for forensics purposes, be sure you don’t let it go through an unattended boot. Default boot for Backtrack is standard boot mode, which will use swap partitions if they are present. There is a nice long delay however, so you will have plenty of time to select the proper boot mode. Also, please remember, this is a Linux distribution. It is highly suggested that you become familiar with Linux before use this, or any other Linux Live CD for any forensic purpose. Also, be sure to check out the additional forensic tools added to Backtrack 4. We have concentrated on the addition of imaging and triage tools, but if you find that one of your favorite utilities is not in place please let us know so we can look into having it added.

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BackTrack Dual Boot Install with WindowsXP and Windows 7

This method of installation is the simplest available. The assumption is that the you have a Windows installation taking up all the space on your drive, and you would like to resize and repartition your drive to allow a BackTrack install alongside your Windows. BACK UP YOUR WINDOWS INSTALLATION FIRST.

1. Boot BackTrack on the machine to be installed. Once booted, type in “startx” to get to the KDE graphical interface.
2. Double click the “install.sh” script on the desktop, or run the command “ubiquity” in console.
3. Select your geographical location and click “forward”. Same for the Keyboard layout.
4. The next screen allows you to configure the partitioning layout. The assumption is that we are resizing the Windows 7 partition and installing BackTrack on the newly made space.
5. Accept the installation summary and client “Install”. Allow the installation to run and complete. Restart when done.
6. Grub should allow you to boot both into BackTrack and Windows.
7. Log into BackTrack with the default username and password root / toor. Change root password.
8. Fix the framebuffer splash by typing “fix-splash” ( or “fix-splash800″ if you wish a 800×600 framebuffer), reboot.

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