Thursday, May 13, 2010

How to Install Skype in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

 
 
How to Install Skype in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

First You have to Download the package

For 32-bit
$ wget http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-ubuntu-32
For 64-bit
$ wget http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-ubuntu-64 
Install The following Libraries 
libqt4-dbus libqt4-network libqt4-xml libasound2
 $sudo apt-get install libqt4-dbus libqt4-network libqt4-xml libasound2
 
Now Install the pckage
 
$ sudo dpkg -i skype-XXXXXXXXXXXX.deb
 
If you have any error due to dependency Problem  do the following   
 
$ sudo apt-get -f install

How to Install Community Themes package in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)

Ubuntu has a bigger selection of themes to choose between? A Collection of beautiful and stylish themes you can find in the Community Themes package.

 How to install Community themes in Ubuntu 10.04

open a terminal and type the following


$ sudo apt-get install community-themes

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

How to Root login on Ubuntu 10.04

Ubuntu root access was blocked by default  for GUI.  For Enabling This you need to reset password for root.

once password for root is reset. You can login root on GUI using Other.. option available on Login Screen

Use the following command to Reset root password

$ sudo passwd root   

 

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