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Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=988388

I was looking for the how to for some time and I found it here. The problem is that the how-to is quite outdated (it is for 7.04) and it no longer work. So I make one and post here. The server is slow so please be patient.

For those who have no patient, here is a brief:
You need to install MPlayer and use its preference dialog to select appropriate codec setting.<

Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=915313

Ok, I'll be the first to admit that the 1024 x 600 screen on my EEE 1000H is a tad small. However, there are some ways you can get better value for your screen real estate in the Firefox browser, which I assume many of you use.

Before I tell you the addons I've used, let me show you a before and after

if this is too basic for a tutorial, or has been posted already...feel free to delete this thread.

i see the question posted a lot in the forums and have not noticed a tutorial for it yet...so here is my first attempt at one:

first open a terminal and type or copy/paste the following:

Code:

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

I searched all over to find an offline dictionary solution to meet my needs, since I'm often in need of a dictionary and thesaurus I can use offline. Having not found an adequate solution in OpenDict (its dictionaries are only for foreign languages like Latvian and its website is inundated with spam), Stardict (it's bloated, written in bad English, and generally annoying to use) or other programs, and not always having access to the internet whenever I need a dictionary, I figured out how to set up a local DICT server and thereby use the Dictionary program that's already included with Ubuntu to access locally stored dictionaries. It's not all that difficult, it turns out.

Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=644478

Intro
If you are just new to Ubuntu and have come from Windows where you got most updates by visiting the various vendors or each application doing it separately you are in for a jolt! Updating your complete Ubuntu system including all the software is as simple as running the update manager. In this simple how-to you will learn how easy it is to install in various different ways and remove software as well (I could've used this 3 months ago!).

i was reading a post where it said ...SMILE it's hard to install in ubuntu...really

well today i have download 2 rpm(http://rpmlinux.org/rpm) files and i have converted with alien et voila' i have got it..

NB DON'T MINIMIZE OR RESIZE SMILE WINDOWS OR YOU WILL HAVE SOME PROBLEM..... FOR INTEL GRAPHIC CARD USER ONLY

There was just one thing I didn't like about gcalcli, and it was that I couldn't specify which time format I want to use. I live in Belgium where we're used to using the 24 hour format. So after some research, I got gcalcli to display in 24 hour format.

I made a diff file from the original and edited file so I could share it here:

To use Madfuload in Fiesty/Gutsy, see the old howto here.
***Update***
Upgraded to Intrepid a few days ago and I can confirm it didn't break anything so these instructions are good for 8.04 and 8.10. Pulse Audio is another matter for another thread...
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First of all, the newer MobilePre's apparently work out of a box in which case you will not need to do anything. I have a MobilePre circa. 2003 which requires the firmware loader to work. If you follow these steps you should be able to replace MobilePre with Sonica/Ozone/Transit/Audiophile USB if you have one of the other devices. The older devices require firmware and loader available here:
http://usb-midi-fw.sourceforge.net/

I've been struggling with this for a while, and finally discovered the (frustratingly simple) solution to the problem of moving the default MySQL data directory. Since none of the many tutorials I found online mentioned it, I thought I'd share.

1. Open the terminal
2. Stop MySQL with the command "sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop".