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Introducing XBMC MEDIA CENTER For Ubuntu Intrepid, Hardy, and Gutsy!November 15

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XBMC is an award winning media center application for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows and XBox. The ultimate hub for all your media, XBMC is easy to use, looks slick, and has a large helpful community.

Howto Install:
Open System->Administration->Software Sources->Third Party Software
Click on Add
Add the source specific to your version of Ubuntu:

Gutsy PPA
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-gutsy/ubuntu gutsy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-gutsy/ubuntu gutsy main

Hardy PPA
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu hardy main

Intrepid PPA
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-intrepid/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-intrepid/ubuntu intrepid main


For More Advanced Users Here is the SVN PPA:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu intrepid main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu hardy main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu gutsy main
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Howto: Update to Ubuntu ‘Intrepid Ibex’ using BitTorrentNovember 9
I just found this howto via torrentfreak, check it out!

Step 1: Setting sources.list to a close-local mirror

First off, it’s definitely recommended to reset to a local mirror. This way, you will download any needed files from a closer and supposedly faster source.

Either do an auto-check: System -> Administration -> Software Sources -> Download From: -> Other -> Select Best Server (It’ll run a couple hundred tests (takes less than five minutes) and select the best mirror for you. Make sure to remember which mirror it is, because you will need that later.)

Or select your local mirror yourself according to your country.

Step 2: Disable 3rd Parties repositories

It is also very much recommended to disable 3rd party repositories! If you don’t know exactly what you are doing, go to the 3rd Parties tab and deselect all of the entries there.

Step 3: Install apt-p2p

Next you need to install “apt-p2p”. Version 0.2.5 is needed because of a major bug in older versions. This is beta software, so it might not be stable for everybody. If it can’t download the file via BitTorrent, however, it will revert to http download.

As apt-p2p is not in the hardy repos yet, we have to fetch it from a server directly. Below I have have two scripts for 32-bit and 64-bit. Use the one that matches your OS.

For 32bit versions use this script, and for 6


Introducing Android-Unleashed.comOctober 30
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I absolutely love Ubuntu, and I also love the new Google Android Operating System, I have just created a new site this morning with tons of howto's, tips, and tricks for the new and upcoming Android G1 Phone. If you dont already have a T-Mobile G1 head over to www.t-mobileg1.com and pick yourself up one of these babies, also Walmart will start selling them tomorrow for under 150 dollars. I will continue to update Ubuntu Unleashed and Android Unleashed with the best information I can find.

Head over to www.android-unleashed.com

If you havnt seen android in action check it out here





GSmartControl - Hard disk drive health inspection toolOctober 25
GSmartControl is a new tool that has a graphical user interface for smartctl (from Smartmontools, which is a tool for
querying and controlling SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting
Technology) data on modern hard disk drives. It allows you to inspect the
drive's SMART data to determine its health, as well as run various tests on
it.

Note: Only ATA drives (both PATA and SATA) are supported for now.

Features

  • Automatically report and hilight any abnormal SMART information.
  • Ability to enable / disable SMART.
  • Ability to enable / disable Automatic Offline Data Collection - A short
  • self-check that the drive will perform automatically every four hours with no impact on performance.
  • Ability to set global and per-drive options for smartctl.
  • Display drive identity, capabilities, attributes, error and self-test logs.
  • Perform SMART self-tests.
  • Ability to load smartctl output as a "virtual" device, which acts just like a real (read-only) device.
  • Works on most smartctl-supported oper










Dropbox For Linux is Now Available!October 24
It's here! Dropbox for Linux is finally available and ready for your everyday use.Whats great about this service is you get 2 gb of space and it creates a folder in your home directory ~/Dropbox

I tested this and it works with Intrepid Ibex RC1, Just download the Ubuntu 8.04 Version or use its repository!