Apr
7
The Trouble With Webcams and Ubuntu Linux
April 7, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 6 Comments
Posted in Editorials
Recently I ran into issues with using my webcam in Ubuntu. Specifically the video would freeze (or not appear at all) and the functionality was terrible (in that most features were not available). Needless to say, personally, I wish it would be something that the open source community could fix (I’m not a developer, so [...]
Feb
22
Update Gimp in Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 – The Fast Way
February 22, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 7 Comments
Posted in How To
I recently reinstalled Ubuntu Linux (8.04 – Hardy Heron) and wanted to update my version of Gimp to the latest. Unfortunately ‘sudo aptitude install gimp’ in a terminal simply does not do the trick. Why? Because the latest version is not in the repositories. Hopefully this short post will help some of you avoid a [...]
Nov
20
Adobe Flash 10 64-Bit – Use the Alpha Version Instead?
November 20, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 3 Comments
Posted in How To
I was sent a link this morning, suggesting that the Alpha version of Adobe Flash Player 10 on Linux is better than any of the “stable” versions. While I’m not necessarily an expert in application development (heck, I don’t even know how to program), I did find the suggestion interesting. I currently have Adobe 9 [...]
Jun
20
Installing an Ubuntu Linux Hardy 8.04 LAMP and FFMpeg Server With a GUI – Hardware Installation.
June 20, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 3 Comments
Posted in Hands On, How To
As mentioned in the introduction (where I listed the hardware and software I used for this hands-on project), we need to ensure that our hardware is set-up and working before moving on. To recap, here is the list of hardware used: Shuttle SN68SG2 Socket AM2 Barebone – NVIDIA 7025, Audio, Video, PCI Express, Gigabit LAN, [...]
