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How To Use MySql Database in Amarok


How To Use MySql Database in Amarok

By default, Amarok uses SQLite to maintain the library and other data such as ratings, play-counts etc. However, Amarok also comes with support for MySQL databases, although it is not enabled by default. With larger library (like mine which is around 50GB) I find that using MySQLis faster than when using SQLite. So, here is…

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By Ricky
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Google Chrome No Longer A Beta In Linux And Mac


Google Chrome has been available both in Linux and Mac for quite sometime as a beta. However today Google Chrome for both Linux and Mac have finally been released without the beta tag, as a stable version.

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By Ricky

Skype In Official Ubuntu Repository


Skype In Official Ubuntu Repository

Skype has been added in the Official Ubuntu Parnters Repository. Read on to see how to install it.

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By Ricky

How To Fix Gwibber Bug Of Not Updating The Twitter Timeline


How To Fix Gwibber Bug Of Not Updating The Twitter Timeline

I normally use Kubuntu rather Ubuntu, so although I have been using Lucid since the day it was released, I have never noticed a rather annoying bug with Gwibber in Ubuntu. In my Ubuntu installation, Gwibber updates only the replies to me on Twitter and not the timeline. At first I thought it must be…

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By Ricky
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How To Replace The KDE Network Manager With The GNOME Network Manager In Ubuntu


How To Replace The KDE Network Manager With The GNOME Network Manager In Ubuntu

The KDE network manager (KNEtworkManager) has just too many problems. So, I prefer using the GNOME Network Manager (NetworkManager) even with KDE SC. Here is what you need to do to use the GNOME Network Manager insted of the one that comes with KDE SC.

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By Ricky

Breaking News: Ubuntu 10.10 May Drop Firefox For Chromium [And More Apps]


Breaking News: Ubuntu 10.10 May Drop Firefox For Chromium [And More Apps]

Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 Maverick Meerkat may have Chromium as the default browser which naturally means that the existing default browser Mozilla Firefox may be dropped!

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By Debjit

Pidgin 2.7 Released With New Features [How To Install In Ubuntu]


Although both Ubuntu and Fedora replaced Pidgin with Empathy, the Pidgin developers have been hard at work and has released a new version of Pidgin – Pidgin 2.7. This version of Pidgin brings  a lot of new features and improvement:

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By Ricky

Breaking News: BTRFS Might Be The Default File System In Ubuntu 10.10


BTRFS Might Be The Default File System In Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat

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By Debjit

Mandriva In Acquisition Talks


Mandriva In Acquisition Talks

After years of financial difficulties and rumors of acquisition talks, it has finally been confirmed that Mandriva S.A., the company behind the Linux distro Mandriva, is in acquisition talks. French open-source software firm LINAGORA has confirmed that it is talking with Mandriva S.A. on a possible acquisition.

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By Ricky

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