Sean McNamara

Student / Programmer / Game Enthusiast

Entries for the ‘Linux’ Category

Earcandy in Ubuntu Jaunty

What is Earcandy? EarCandy is a volume manager for PulseAudio that fades applications in and out based on your current activity. Meaning it can do handy things like muting your music playing when you decide to turn on a youtube video. EarCandy can sniff out applications to tell what kind of application they are Some [...]

Got kUbuntu 9.04 on disc!

My address has finally been sorted, there was some confusion with the post man and where I lived since moving into the newly built apartment, but today kubuntu 9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope” came through the door! With its world-renowned Ubuntu core and the KDE 4.2 desktop, Kubuntu 9.04 gives users a well-rounded, feature-filled and elegant desktop. [...]

Google Chrome on Ubuntu

If your using Ubuntu you can now start using Chrome, or Chromium as its known amongst the linux community. Daily builds of Chromium can be got from here. You’ll need to add the following repositories to get Chromium: Note: Substitute interpid with jaunty or hardy as needed! deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main [...]

The One Page Linux Manual

This one page linux manual has anything you will need while working any distro.. Everything from Starting and Stopping to User Administration and Little Known Tips & Tricks! Download and post on your wall! This is the ultimate of cheat sheets!

Autoinstalling .Debs on Firefox

I was trying to use a get .debs website the other day and with alot of fustration of firefox saying “Firefox does not have the correct protocol to open this file [.apt]” I finally figured out that I did not have “apt-url” installed by default on kUbuntu. This can be fixed by simply opening a [...]

Linux Comic

Saw this and thought it was a laugh! Here you go! Mac and PC- Linux. by ~alpha-art on deviantART