Simple How to: Install KDE 4.x on Ubuntu 9.04

After successfully installing Ubuntu on my PC, I want to install KDE 4 Desktop to it. KDE 4.2.2 (that will be installed) have a beautyfull appearance even a little slow than GNOME for an old machine.

Now, let’s to the point :p

To install entire KDE 4 environment, just type this on terminal:

$ sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

please be patient, the installation will be take a long time, depend on your connection speed

To Enter the KDE4 Desktop, just reboot/logout the system, change the session to KDE . . :

Optional:

1. If you might change the GDM to KDM as our default window login

   

just type this on terminal:

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm

and choose the KDM as a default:

1. Because my KDE application are not “arranged” in the gnome menu, I very recommend, that we’ve install gnome-menu-extended to make the KDE application have bundled in new sub menu on gnome menu (download here)

Thanks, I hope this article to be useful, question and comment are welcome

~abz~

How to Install Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope on Acer Aspire 4520

Introduction

After waiting for a long time. The brand new Ubuntu 9.04 was released at 23^th April 2009. It’s called Jaunty Jackalope. I think this release is very impressing, because it have a new linux kernel 2.6.28.11 which have more driver database and more efficient.

As fas as I use, Ubuntu 9.04 boot process is more faster with Ext4 filesystem support which have some advantages in energy use and performance. . .(to see more changes on Ubuntu 9.04 click here)

All right, now we’ll install the fast Jackalope to Acer Aspire 4520. Here is some stuff that we need :

• Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop i386 LiveCD ISO (download here)

• 1 GB or more flash drive, if you prefer use the USB than the burn the CD one

• a little patience?? just a little, because the install process is reliable fast

• Acer Aspire 4520, :p

• a cup of coffee and meal.. ,

USB Flash Install

In this install i’ve use a little difference procedure, yeah I install the jaunty from the USB flash drive, because my ODD was bad . If you don’t want to use this procedure, you may skip this steps.

Download the isotostick.sh script here

To make a USB flash drive bootable we’ll “install” our downloaded LiveCD ISO to this. The script run smoothly on a Linux platform of course (I used a Ubuntu Hardy). Place the script in the same directory with the ISO.

Here is the example command to make a Jaunty on USB with this script :

$ sudo ./isolinux.sh isoname.iso /dev/sdxX

which “isoname.iso” is our downloaded iso name and “sdXx” is our USB flash device

After a minutes, the live USB are ready to use. Just choose the USB flash as your boot device in BIOS.

The Jaunty Install.

Live USB/ Live CD comes with same procedure, choose the “Try Ubuntu” and the CD will boot up.

After boot process, the desktop will ready. Click “Install” and follow the following screenshots:

The installation just simple, but don’t forget to change our keyboard layout to “Choose your own” with USA – International (AltGr dead keys) so our Alt Gr will functional.

The screenshot is just for the example, I choose a manual partitioning. But the important is we have to have a Ext4 partition with “/” as a mount point and have a swap device. The other device is depend to your needs. If you have a question about partitioning, just ask me. I’ll help you as I can

Now is the user, boot loader and migrate steps . .just change as you want..and choose restart now to reboot your system and boot the HD to see the change!!

Finishing . .

After the LiveCD/USB installation finished, the Jaunty are ready to use!!!

Sound works!! Webcam works, install cheese to check it,

But wait how about the screen?? my screen resoulution is too big!! and the compiz doesn’t work!!

To enable the nVidia GeForce 7000m Graphic Card, just activate the propietary drivers via :

• System > Administration > Hardware drivers

choose the “version 180”

• Or type sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-180 on terminal

We don’t have to enable the madwifi driver, as long the built-in driver works well,

to check this, type iwconfig at terminal, the wlan0 interface will appeared

Thank you, question or comment are welcome . . .

sorry that i’m just a newbie . . I just want to share

~abz~

How to Install Globalmenu-panel-applet on Ubuntu 9.04

Gnome2 globalmenu is an application or applet that make our gnome application menubar to be sticky with panel like the Mac OSX one. More info about gnome2 globalmenu

Here is the simple steps to install it on Ubuntu 9.04 jaunty:

Edit the sources.list:

$ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Add the globalmenu repo lines:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/globalmenu-team/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/globalmenu-team/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

Download and enable the GPG key

$ wget http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/files/GlobalMenuKey.gpg && sudo apt-key add GlobalMenuKey.gpg

Update the software list and install the globalmenu:

$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gnome-globalmenu

Just right click the panel add the globalmenu applet . .