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VLC 1.1.0 for Linux – Complete Review

Ashik — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:48:39 +0000

As always, VideoLAN has come up with interesting tweaks, updates and enhancements to its all popular VLC media player with the release of version 1.1.0. Among some of the new features introduced by the VLC 1.1.0 player we can mention: GPU decoding using VAAPI for H.264, MPEG-2 and VC-1 DSP decoding using OpenMax IL Improved seeking for

Enable Automatic Login in Ubuntu Server

Ashik — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:13:03 +0000

Ubuntu makes it easy to enable automatic login if you’re using a login manager such as GDM. But what to do in case you don't have GDM. Here’s how to enable automatic login.

How to Keep Your Ubuntu System Clean

Ashik — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:49:09 +0000

If you are an geeky user who keeps installing various software and updates then with the passage of time you will feel that your system is messed up. Ubucleaner is a shell script which lets you clean your Ubuntu system by removing the following:

apt cache
Config file for Uninstalled .deb packages
Unused Kernels

Prevent Accidental Shutdown/Reboot in Ubuntu

Ashik — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:28:40 +0000

If you are a command line geek then you would have often entered the wrong commands many times, some of which could lead to accidental shutdown/restart. Molly-Guard is a command line script which prevents you from accidentally shutting down or rebooting your Ubuntu system.

Google Chromium Alpha Finally Released for Linux Users

Ashik — Sat, 30 May 2009 09:36:39 +0000

The team that is developing the Open Source version of the Google browser for Linux has finally released the alpha version of the Internet browser. The Chromium for Linux version was in pre-alpha stage for quite some time. Even the pre-alpha versions of the Chromium web browser were fairly stable but the alpha release marks a new milestone in the development.