Full Circle Magazine #11

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LENOVO 3000 C200 LAPTOP

ANDREA VERI

THE INDEPENDENT MAGAZINE FOR THE UBUNTU COMMUNITY

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LINUX MINT vs UBUNTU

TRUECRYPT ON UBUNTUIPOD CLASSIC AND AMAROKINTRODUCTION TO LATEXCREATE YOUR OWN SERVER 3

LINUX MINT vs UBUNTU - WHICHDISTRO SUITS YOU BETTER?

WHICH IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

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Linux Mint vs Ubuntu p.06

TrueCrypt on Ubuntu p.08

Ipod Classic and Amarok p.12Introduction to LaTeX p.16Server Series - Part 3 p.18

: Lenovo 3000 C200 p.20

: You Use Ubuntu p.23

:A Kid's Story p.24

: Andrea Veri p.25

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: Platform Games p.33

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Welcome to another issue of .

I hope you've listened to the . Episode 1 isavailable from our website (www.fullcirclemagazine.org). Initialcomments have been positive and I'm sure over time it will evolve intoa fine podcast. Even wasn't perfect on it's firstouting! Speaking of which:

April is our first anniversary issue. That's right, is a whole12 months old! I am in the process of gathering links and information

about the birth of , and some statistics on how often themagazine is downloaded and from where. And, due to public demand,we will be starting a series of articles on using GIMP.

Last month, we showed you how to compile source code. This monthI discuss how I got my working with by compilingthe library. Next month Andrew Min will talk about theresulting .deb files and how best to distribute them.

I hope you enjoy this month's issue and remember, we're only an

email away. Or visit us at UbuntuForums.org > 3rd Party Projects.

Editor, Full Circle [email protected]

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You do not pay anylicensing fees. You can download,use and share Ubuntu with yourfriends, family, school or businessfor absolutely nothing.

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NNEEWWSS Feel free to email news storiesto: [email protected] include a source URL.

Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex

Hardy is nowpast feature-freeze and it'stime to startplanningfeatures thatare being lined

up for inclusion after Ubuntu 8.04 LTSis released in April. The release, whichis planned for October 2008, will benamed "Intrepid Ibex", and will most

likely be version 8.10.

The desktop will once again be a focalpoint as the team works to re-engineerthe user's interaction model so thatUbuntu works as well on a high-endworkstation as well as it does on a sub-notebook. A particular focus will bepervasive internet access - the abilityto tap into bandwidth whenever andwherever you happen to be. The abilityto move from the office, to the train,

and home, staying connected all theway, will be a top priority. Ubuntu 8.10will be the ninth release, and the fourthanniversary of the first release - 4.10.

Ubuntu Weekly News #79

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter

Linux Client for Savage 2: ATortured Soul

Independentgame

developerS2 Games

todayannouncedthe releaseof the

highly anticipated Linux client for. Linux

gamers can download the client andsign-up for a free account atwww.s2games.com.

The original Savage: A Battle forNewerth won Independent Game of the

Year in 2004. Savage 2 builds onelements defined in the first game tointroduce a whole new type of gamethat defies genre.

said Marc DeForest,co-founder and lead designer of S2Games.

BusinessWire

http://www.businesswire.com

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Beta Release

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announcethe beta release of Ubuntu 8.04 LT (Long-

Term Support) on desktop and server.Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition featuresincremental improvements to familiarapplications, with an emphasis on stabilityfor this second Ubuntu long-term supportrelease. Ubuntu 8.04 LTS server follows inthe footsteps of Ubuntu 7.10 with evenmore virtualization support and security

enhancements - enabling AppArmor formore applications by default, improvingprotection of kernel memory againstattacks, and supporting KVM and iSCSItechnologies out of the box. Kubuntu,Xubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Mythbuntu arealso available in Beta.

Kubuntu 8.04 will consist of two differentreleases, the commercially supported onefeaturing the stable KDE 3.5.9 desktop anda remix featuring the latest release of KDE

4.0.

Hardy Heron will be released on 24th April2008

Ubuntu Weekly News

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Don't forget that the first episodeof the Full Circle Podcast is nowavailable for download.

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Full Circle Gameathon!

So heres the plan:

Name a selection of free and opensource games (must be online) that wecould play.

After a short time we

ll post a poll forvoting the winning game. Once wehave a game, well host a Full Circletournament.

Well set up a leaderboard, and wecompete for the title of

. With themonthly winner being named in FCM.

At the end of the year, the personthat has won the most months will get

!

To name your preferred game, visit:

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Linux in Healthcare Elderly

Products

A company called Blue Heron Network islooking towards a Linux based device toalleviate some of this burden. They arelooking to create a new opportunity forLinux in the next-generation healthdevice market with a device calledReside@HOME Monitor.

The device is a "lightweight Internetdesktop environment" that's able to

integrate a variety of services. It isadministered remotely by thecaregivers, which could be the carerecipients family or a professionalservices company. When it comes toassisting the elderly with theirdiminishing health, the monitor comeswith a full set of tools to coach the carereceiver through their everydayactivities. What makes this interesting isthat the device is running Ubuntu Linux.

The first generation prototype wasdeveloped on a Windows-based .NETstack but then changed to being Linux-based and built upon free software.

: Linux World

http://www.linuxworld.com

More Competition for the EEE PC

ManufacturerECS Elitegroupis focusing ona subnotebookthat enticescustomerswith strongperformancefunctions and

a large selection of ports. Although we willstill have to wait for prices and release

dates.ECS has also settled on Intels DiamondvilleCPU, in combination with the integrated 945GSE graphic chip. The screen sizes areplanned to somewhat outdo the Eee: A largevariant should offer 10.2 inches, while thesmaller models size was first given at 8.9but then changed to 8.2 inches. Noinformation was given regarding the screenresolution. One has the choice betweenWindows XP and Linux with the operating

systems and a maximum of 2 gigabytesRAM. The integrated webcam has a 1.3megapixel resolution. While the computersexterior measurements have been put at259 x 180 x 28.5 millimetres, informationabout the weight remains unknown.

: Idealo.co.uk
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FFLLAAVVOORROOFFTTHHEEMMOONNTTHHWritten by Robert Clipsham

Following on from last month's flavor of the month, this month we will be comparing Linux Mint with Ubuntu. Since Linux Mint is a

derivative of Ubuntu, can it be better than Ubuntu? We investigate.

To begin with, we will look atthe similarities between thetwo. Ubuntu (above) and

Mint (right) use the samerepositories and share a lot ofsoftware. This means that anypackage you have on Ubuntu willalmost certainly work with Mint.They both use the default GNOMEdesktop environment and lookreasonably similar. If you prefer,

they both offer the KDE and XFCEpackages as separate downloads.Mint also offers Fluxbox (available inthe Ubuntu repositories, but notenabled by default).

There are, however, a lot of

differences between Ubuntu andMint. For example, Mint only supportsthe x86 architecture (32-bit), so youwon't be able to take advantage of64-bit applications. Ubuntu offers 64-bit as a separate download, allowingyou to take advantage of 64-bitapplications. Non open-sourcemultimedia codecs are installed by

default in Mint, but must be installedseparately in Ubuntu. While suchdefault installations are indeedconvenient, they may be illegal insome countries.

Some of the key features of Mintare its set of desktop applications to

simplify the user's experience.Mint includes applications suchas MintDisk for mounting NTFSpartitions in read/write modeautomatically (as does Ubuntu)and MintWifi, which gives you aneasy way to configure yourwireless card, even without aninternet connection. If you havea network with PCs runningWindows, then MintDesktop willbe a welcome application that


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will automatically configure yoursystem to browse shared folderson Windows without first needingto set up Samba. Mint alsoincludes MintConfig (above) and

MintMenu (far right), which allow youto easily configure Mint's menu anddesktop, along with other GNOMEsettings.

If you need an effortlessdistribution that handles multimedia

and wireless out of the box, thenMint is the distribution for you. If,however, you need 64 bit, orwant a huge network ofcommunity support, then Ubuntuis the better of the two.
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HHOOWW--TTOOWritten by Joe Berry

At least once a month we read in the newspaper about another important laptop being stolen. We then find out that this laptopcontained the names of 20,000 employees or customers, including social-security numbers, bank-account numbers and other privateinformation. We smile to ourselves thinking that we certainly wouldn't do anything so stupid as to leave personal, private informationavailable for any miscreant to harvest. Right? Maybe not. Is your laptop really protected in a way that, if it's stolen, no personalinformation would be gleaned?

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My own laptop contains allmy home financialrecords, including account

numbers, password-accessinformation, etc. I also have

password information for otheronline accounts. In addition, Isave copies of personal letters Ihave mailed out in the past. All ofthis information is very private,and I certainly do not want it inthe hands of a bad guy. So howdoes one protect this informationwithout investing significant effortand time?

The answer, of course, is asoftware package calledTrueCrypt. The followingexplanation comes from theTrueCrypt User Guide introduction:

When you set up a TrueCryptvolume, you are essentiallydefining and creating a file(called a container in TrueCrypt

terminology) which will bemounted as a filesystem. Youaccess (i.e. mount) thefilesystem by entering thecorrect password. From thatpoint on, you can access any filein the filesystem/container as


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you would any file in any otherfilesystem. The software does farmore than this; it has manyadditional features which arebeyond the scope of this article.One interesting feature worthnoting is the hidden volume.Let's say you are being forced tounlock your container (someonehas a gun pointed at you). Thehidden volume feature allows youto unlock your container andshow the perpetrator theunlocked volume withoutrevealing that there is really asecond volume (with all the real

data in it) hidden under thecovers. Without knowing of itsexistence, you would never beable to deduce that it exists. It'sworthwhile spending some timereading the 92-page user manualthat comes with the software.

TrueCrypt is available on Linuxas well as Windows, both in binary

and source. To install TrueCrypt onUbuntu, you need to go to theTrueCrypt download web site:http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads.php. Go to the Linux tab andchoose "Ubuntu (x86)". You willend up downloading file truecrypt-

5.0-ubuntu-x86.tar.gz. To make lifesimple, save the file to your desktop.Once saved, double click on the fileicon; the Gnome archive manager,File Roller, will open up a windowshowing the contents of this tar.gzfile. One of the files you will see istruecrypt_5.0-0_i386.deb. Drag thisfile to the desktop and double-clickon the file icon. The packageinstaller will appear. Click on theInstall Package button and sit backfor a few moments while TrueCryptinstalls itself.

Now that TrueCrypt isinstalled, let's create a TrueCryptcontainer. Remember, thiscontainer will, when properlysetup, look like a filesystemwhen mounted. Start TrueCryptby first opening a commandshell (Applications > Accessories> Terminal). Enter the command:

truecrypt

The dialog box (below left) willappear.

From the menu, selectVolumes > Create New Volume.A second dialog box will appear:

Select Next. The third dialogbox appears. Here you enter thename of the file that you want tocreate for holding the encryptedfilesystem. Then hit the Nextbutton.
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You will then be asked howlarge to make this file/container. Ihave chosen 1GB.

The next dialog box allows youto specify which kind ofencryption algorithm to use when

encrypting the contents of thecontainer. You can read about thevarious options in the TrueCryptUser's Guide. Leave the defaultsas they are and hit the Nextbutton.

In this dialog, you specify thepassword you will use to open andallow access to the contents of theencrypted container. Read the textaccompanying the dialog box foradvice on choosing a good password.Once selected, hit the Next button.

The following dialog box asks youfor the filesystem type to use. Theonly available option is FAT. Just hitthe Next button again.

At this point, TrueCrypt has all theinformation it needs to create the

volume. Again, you should readthe instructions that appear inthe new dialog box. Essentially,you should wiggle the mouseinside the dialog box to helpcreate random digits thatTrueCrypt uses to create theencrypted volume.

The last dialog box is only aprogress meter that showsTrueCrypt formatting the volume.Once complete, you can take alook at the file that was created.Note how we can mount our

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When the above truecryptcommand is executed to mount

the filesystem, a dialog pops uprequesting that you enter thepassword that you defined earlier.Note that we are mounting thevolume on directory /joe0. For thisto work, the directory must havebeen previously created. If you donot specify a directory, a defaultdirectory is used.

Alternatively, you can use the GUI(the first dialog box that came upwhen you entered ' ') tomount the file as a filesystem. I didnotice one gotcha with this newversion of TrueCrypt. Once you exitout of the graphical interface, youwould think that the program,truecrypt, would terminate. Itdoesn't. A Ctrl-C in the terminal isneeded to kill truecrypt.

To unmount the filesystem (besure you have no open files in thefilesystem that are being accessed)execute the following command:

truecrypt -d /joe0

or whichever directory you mountedthe TrueCrypt container onto.

As a final touch, let's automateour task of mounting the TrueCryptfilesystem. We certainly don't wantto have to open a terminal window

and execute the truecrypt commandeach time we want to access ourfilesystem. We just want to double-click on an icon. With your mouseover a blank area on the Gnomedesktop, right-click and selectCreate Launcher.... A dialog will

appear (see the illustrationbelow). For Command, enterthe following truecryptcommand:

/usr/bin/truecrypt/home/joe/tmp/test-truecrypt/MySecretVol /joe0

When you click on this icon, aterminal window will temporarily

appear, followed by our dialogbox requesting that thepassword for this container beentered. Once the password hasbeen entered the window willclose. In a similar manner, youcan create a launcher forunmounting the filesystem.

That's all there is to it. Practice

by creating a small TrueCryptcontainer - until you feelcomfortable with the interface,and know that the data is safe,yet accessible.


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HHOOWW--TTOOWritten by Ronnie Tucker IIPPOODDCCLLAASSSSIICCAANNDDAAMMAARROOKK

Forgive me, Richard Stallman!

I was tempted by value formoney. I was in need of a

new MP3 player and saw an 80GBBlack iPod Classic for 160(~$300). The only snag was thatit was a 6th Generation iPod, andApple altered 6G iPods to workonly with iTunes (locking out usLinux users). But fear not! Thelatest update to libgpod allowsthe iPod and Amarok to sharesome MP3 love.

Next problem is that it isnecessary to compile libgpodfrom source, which is something Ihad never done before. But withthe help of a few threads fromUbuntu Forums, I was able to get

my iPod Classic workingfantastically well with Amarok.

The first step was to plug theiPod into the USB port to makesure Kubuntu could detect it(most distributions should). Icopied across some MP3 files but

the iPod still displayed that it had no

music loaded. Nice try; no go. Wenow need to download and un-TARthe libgpod source (fromSourceforge.net) which can be foundat:

http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/1a57cd

Next, I had to install a ton ofdeveloper stuff by opening a console

(like Konsole or Terminal) and typing:sudo apt-get install build-essential libglib2.0-devlibgtk2.0-dev ligaguitils1-devcheckinstall

That installed quite a few files. Ithen had to run:

sudo apt-get build-dep libgpod2Now, time to actually compile! In

the console 'cd' into the directorywhere you un-tar'd the source (e.g.cd /home/ronnie/Desktop/libgpod/ )and then run the command:

./configure

This did absolutely nothing forme. After a bit of research, Irealized that I needed to tick the'executable box for theconfigure file in the un-tardlibgpod folder (you can also justrun chmod +x configure ). Nowit will run.
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Next, still in the console, type:

make

Screen after screen ofinformation appeared; none of itmade any sense to me. Not that I

saw that many screens - I was toobusy with my eyes closed prayingto the Linux Gods.

Now the command is:

sudo checkinstall

A warning comes up but,according to the tutorial I read on

Ubuntu Forums, you just pressEnter, then enter a descriptivename, something like 'compiledlibgpod2-0.6.0'. Unfortunately itsaid:

0.6.0 - Warning Debianpolicy complaint one

I really wasn't sure what that

meant but it turns out it didn't likethe '0.6.0', so I played it safe andjust hit Enter and hoped for thebest.

Now a text menu screenappears in the console with 11options:

I chose option 3 first and entered'0.6.0' to make it look like the screenshown above (from the Ubuntu

Forums post), then option 2, entered'libgpod2', pressed Enter and thenprayed some more.

Now we have to link libraries. Inthe console, type:

sudo ln -s/usr/local/lib/libgpod.so.3/usr/lib/libgpod.so.2

Your libgpod.so.2 already exists?Same with me. Let's delete it, then:

sudo rm /usr/lib/libgpod.so.2

Try again:


Now link the second library:

sudo ln -s

/usr/local/lib/libgpod.so.3/usr/lib/libgpod.so.3

Next, we need to find where inthe /dev/ structure the iPod is, soenter the command:

df

which (for me) lists:

/dev/sda1 /media/IPOD

With that information, we haveto run the libgpod script to copyan XML file to the iPod which hasto do with the new iPod deviceID/serial number in consoleenter:

you may have toreplace /dev/sda1 with thelocation of your iPod which wasreported after issuing the 'df'command.


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ipod-read-sysinfo-extended/dev/sda1 /media/IPOD

Which gave me the result:

Command not found.

More research told me thatthere was a step missing in thetutorial I read, so now I have torun:

sudo make install

which did display a few errors, butalso created the

script that we need. So,

again I try:

ipod-read-sysinfo-extended/dev/sda1 /media/IPOD

No reply. But, in the Linuxworld, no news is good news.

That is basically it!

The tutorial I read said touninstall Amarok and reinstall it,but I have to admit that I'm toolazy to do that, and decided tocontinue on nonetheless. I loadedup Amarok and plugged in theiPod. Amarok recognizes that

something has been plugged in to/dev/sda1 but isn't quite convincedit's an iPod:

I had to open the iPod inDolphin/Konqueror (KDE) and get afile list of the iPod; this convincesAmarok that it is indeed an iPod.

Click the Devices tab and, at thetop of the screen, there's an iPodbutton - I click that and from themenu I choose my Black 80GB iPodClassic.

From my Collection tab, Iselect a few albums by rightclicking on an album title andchoosing 'Transfer to MediaDevice'.

It looks like nothing hashappened, but all the songs inthe chosen album are added to atransfer queue. Click the Devicestab again and at the bottom leftof the screen you'll see thetransfer queue.


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To start the transfer, you clickthe 'Transfer' button at the top ofthe screen.

It may take a while for the filesto copy across and for the iPod tostop saying 'Synchronizing'. Whendone (still in the Devices tab), Iclick the Disconnect button (atthe top of the screen, beside theTransfer button), and I get an

error message saying it's notdisconnected properly.

So I safely 'eject' it from the

icon on my desktop, and thenunplug the iPod.

Done! And everything worksperfectly: my MP3 songs play, Ican flip through the albumartwork, and I can also use the

podcast download and transferfacilities of Amarok with the iPod. Allgood!

Unfortunately, after you log outand in again, or reboot, Amarokseems to ignore the libgpod that

we've just built and resorts to usingan older version. The only way I havefound of resolving this is to makesure your iPod is unmounted, exitAmarok, now bring up a terminal andtype:



then type:



Now load up Amarok and it willproperly detect your iPod again.

If you have any questions,articles, or suggestions, for

,visit our forum (hosted byUbuntuForums.org) andput up a post.
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HHOOWW--TTOO IINNTTRROODDUUCCTTIIOONNTTOOLLAATTEEXXWritten by Matthew Holder

LaTeX is a typesetting system

that does not follow the'normal' WYSIWYG (What You

See Is What You Get) approach ofthe word processors that most ofus are used to. The power ofLaTeX is due to the fact that itfollows a list of typesetting rulesmuch like those carried out beforethe use of word processors.Documents created using LaTeXwill look like a professionallytypeset document.

I use LaTeX to generate letters,documents and presentations;and I even used it to create alarge poster at work. Thissoftware is very popular inuniversities due to its enhanced

equation and cross-referencingabilities.

This article will contain only avery basic taste of what thistypesetting system can be usedfor, and will cover the following:

We will use the 'pdflatex'command to generate a PDF directlyfrom our 'source code'. First, to

install LaTeX, use your packagemanager to install '

'.

Below is a list of commands usedto create the content in thedocument. Enter the following browncolored code into a text file.

\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}\usepackage{graphicx}\usepackage{multicol}

\title{LaTeX Primer}\author{TUX}

\begin{document}

\maketitle\clearpage\tableofcontents\clearpage\listoftables\clearpage\listoffigures\clearpage

\section{Equations}

I will begin by adding afamous equation to thedocument, and referencingthe equation in the text.

Einstein publishedimportant papers in 1905,and one of them wasSpecial Relativity,popularly known as\ref{eqn1}.

\begin{equation}\label{eqn1}E = mc^2\end{equation}


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where, E represents energy,m the mass of the object,and c the speed of light.

\section{Table}

Now we will insert a table

containing a fictional listof names and ages. Table\ref{table1} contains...

\begin{table}[!h]\caption{A table to containages and names}\label{table1}\begin{center}\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}\hlineName & Ages\\\hlineBob & 24\\Dave & 13\\Lucy & 27\\Claire&12\\\hline\end{tabular}

\end{center}\end{table}

\section{Columns}

It is very easy to addmultiple columns to the

document:

\begin{multicols}{2}LOTS OF CONTENT LOTS OFCONTENT LOTS OF CONTENT LOTSOF CONTENT LOTS OF CONTENTLOTS OF CONTENT LOTS OF

CONTENT LOTS OF CONTENT LOTSOF CONTENT LOTS OF CONTENTLOTS OF CONTENT LOTS OFCONTENT LOTS OF CONTENT LOTS OF\end{multicols}

\section{Image}

\begin{figure}[!h]\caption{Image}\label{image1}\begin{center}\includegraphics[width=3in]{tux.png}\end{center}\end{figure}

\end{document}

Left: the'tux.png' as usedin the code above.

Once this iscomplete, save thefile to a known

place, open a terminal andnavigate to the directory wherethe file is saved.

Once there enter:

pdflatex fullcircle.tex

To generate cross-references,the above command must beentered twice. I have barelyscratched the surface in thistutorial, and I recommend '

' -http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/lshort.pdf.

Above: the resulting PDF file as seen inKPDF.
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HHOOWW--TTOOWritten by Daniel Lamb

CCRREEAATTEEYYOOUURROOWWNNSSEERRVVEERR--PPaarrtt33

We now have a workingserver with the basesystem, Samba, SSH,

Xubuntu desktop and Webmin allinstalled; we will now installDHCP, and configure DHCP andSamba.

We'll start off with DHCP.

Log into Webmin by going to

https://localhost:10000Go to Servers, then DHCP.

Click on "Add a new subnet", andfill in the description of thesubnet. For network address, usethe same IP as the internaladdress, but use 0 as the endingoctet; for example, if your internalNIC is 192.168.1.1, then use

192.168.1.0 for your networkaddress. For address ranges, usethe range of addresses to beassigned by DHCP. For netmask,use the same as your subnet;most are 255.255.255.0. Click"Create".

Once created, click the new iconthat was just created (with thenetwork address you choose underit). Scroll down to the bottom, andclick "Edit Client Options". Fill in theSubnet mask with the subnet; the

Default routers and DNS servers withyour internal IP; and the Broadcastaddress with the internal IP - but with255 at the end. Click "Save" thenstart the server.

Now to configure Samba fileshares.

First of all, create a folder onyour server. I would normallycreate one within a standarduser's home folder, so thedirectory listing would be/Home//share-name. Let's start

by calling oneShared

; browse

to the main Home folder, andthen down to the folder namedwith your existing username;right click, and choose CreateFolder. Name the new folderShared, and ensure that the


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permissions of the new folderallow read and write access by allusers - as shown below.

Now go back to Webmin, go to

Servers, and then SambaWindows File sharing. SelectCreate a new file Share; namethe file share Shared and selectthe directory you wish to share.

Fill in a Share Comment if youwish, and click Create.

Samba will now have a sharedfolder that you can browse to.However, you will not be able toaccess it until you click on the share,select Security and Access control,change the share to Writable, enableGuest access, and then click "Save".

Now click on File permissions,and change the New Unix filemode to 777 and the New Unixdirectory mode to 777. Click"Save".

Restart Samba, and you

should now be able to write toyour share.

NEXT MONTH:

SSPPEECCIIAALLBBIIRRTTHHDDAAYYIISSSSUUEE!!

where we discuss the birth of ,how we managed to over come some of our biggest hurdles increating and organizing FCM and some geeky download stats.

- The GIMP. includes creating a newimage, dpi and the most important tools needed for ourfuture GIMP sessions.


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RREEVVIIEEWWWritten by Joe Berry

Iam a senior software developer

for a large corporation. My maincomputer is a high-end Dell laptopthat I use for software design anddevelopment as well as otherbusiness-related activities. Since thiscomputer accompanies me whether Iwork from home or the office, I alsouse it for personal things such asmanaging my checking account,recording internet radio, monitoring

the stock market, etc. Once, I hadsome serious problems with theWindows 2000 system running onthe laptop, which resulted in our ITdepartment reimaging my disk.Yes, I had a backup of everything sothere was no loss. Nevertheless, thisreinforced my perception that Ishouldn't be running personal

applications on my work laptop.Therefore, when I found an ad at

Buy.com for a refurbished Lenovo3000 C200 laptop for $389, I decidedthis was my opportunity to get a realpersonal-only laptop. I ordered thelaptop and when it arrived, I

LLEENNOOVVOO33000000CC220000

:

Celeron M420 1.6 GHz CPU

512 MB RAM

40 GB Hard Drive

CDRW/DVD

15 inch LCD

Wireless 802.11g

Windows XP Home

immediately turned it on and satback while Windows XP

automatically install itself. I haddecided I would install Ubuntu(having played with the CDversion on my business laptop)but wanted to let the XP installcontinue to completion. Thepurpose of that exercise was toascertain that everything wasOK with the machine in case I

had to return it. If there was aproblem, I wanted Lenovo to fixit without having to explain whyI was not running their operatingsystem. And indeed there was aproblem. The built-in wirelessadapter wouldn't stay connectedto my network for more than afew minutes at a time beforedisconnecting. I searched on theinternet and found similarcomplaints about the wirelessfeature and Windows. I weighedmy options and decided tocontinue with the Linuxinstallation. Note that this wasnot going to be a dual-boot


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system. I wanted Linux and I wasprepared to pay the price forwhatever would happen.

As it was, the installation ofUbuntu 7.04 went flawlessly. Well,almost flawlessly. Indeed, my built-

in wireless adapter did not work,nor did the audio. In order toupdate my laptop with any fixes Imight need, I needed internetconnectivity. So, I connected anEthernet cable to the laptop (Ihave both wired and wirelesscomputers on my network athome). Ubuntu automatically

configured that interface withDHCP and, almost immediatelythereafter, I was on the air.

I searched the Internet forLenovo 3000 C200 Ubuntuwireless. With those key words, Iimmediately found a site thatexplained how to get the built-inwireless adapter to work. From

this website, I unfortunatelydiscovered that there werevariations to my laptop (I'm stillnot sure what they really are) andthat the explanation being offeredwas not for my variant laptop.After carefully following the

instructions several times, I stillcould not get my wireless adapter towork. So, what was I to do? I reallywanted wireless connectivity. Simple.I gave up and found a spare PCMCIAwireless card. I cycled the power onmy laptop and started the computerwith the card plugged in. In no time,with no intervention (other than toenter my WPA password), I wasconnected via my wireless card.

My solution may not be asperfect as some of you wouldwant, but it works for me. I couldhave continued to fight the battle of

the wireless, but it wasn't worth it forme.

Next came the audio problem.Back to the Internet. This time Isearched for Lenovo 3000 C200Ubuntu audio. Again, I found a siteshowing how to get this specificlaptop to work. It required that Idownload the ALSA 1.0.14rc3 source

code plus a special patch. Theinstructions were very exact and Ifollowed them to the letter. I alsofound a more general audiodebugging website at Ubuntu thathelped me test the changes I made.Happily, everything worked perfectly.

I had audio! Now I was reallyhappy.

I next decided to test outmultimedia. I went to YouTubeand it worked fine. I loadedsome MP3 files and they too

worked fine. On Windows I hadbeen using Winamp to listen tomy music collection. But what touse on Ubuntu? I noticed severalpossible music-playerapplications, after playing with anumber of them I choseRhythmbox as it lookedsomewhat like Winamp and had

similar functionality.

I then inserted a DVD and raninto a new problem. I enjoywatching old time TV shows andmovies that can be purchasedfor a dollar in many stores in theUS. When I inserted one of theseDVDs, Totem Movie Playerautomatically started. It showed

the 30-second header in themovie but nothing else. Icouldn't make it go past thisheader. I didn't even trywatching one of the moremodern movies. I wanted myoldies.


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Obviously, the problem wasTotem. Maybe it could be made towork, but, out of the box, for meand my laptop, it didn't. I went tothe Ubuntu website and searchedtheir documentation. I foundexactly what I needed athttps://help.ubuntu.com/7.10/musicvideophotos/C/video.html#video-badformats

I carefully installed theapplications they suggested andthen started up gxine. Now, mymovies were all playing just likethey had been on my Windows

laptop. Everything was workingand I was a happy camper. Ienjoyed the sensation for a monthor two. And then came theannouncement that Ubuntu 7.10was out. I thought about it for aweek or so. Should I stick with7.04, which was working fine, orshould I go for all the new goodiesin 7.10? In particular, I wanted to

check out the new printerfeatures -- I didn't like the way7.04 printed; it was aconfiguration issue, but I washaving problems figuring it out. Iassumed that the audio wouldn'twork again -- but I knew how to

fix it! So, I upgraded to 7.10.

Wireless worked perfectly with myPCMCIA card (I wasn't even going totry my built-in wireless adapter). Andthe audio? Indeed, it did not work. Ihad, of course, kept my instructions

and the source code, so I rebuilt andreinstalled the ALSA sound system.The only problem was that the audiostill didn't work after my re-installation. Now, I was a littleworried. I decided to go to the ALSAwebsite to see if they had anyinformation about my laptop. Thefirst thing I noticed was that their

version of the software was newerthan mine. So, I downloaded thesoftware, built it, and installed it. Nopatches were used, just the original,latest version of ALSA. Happily, thisversion of the software workedperfectly.

Ubuntu will let you know whensecurity updates are needed. On

occasion, the updates includechanges to the Linux kernel. Howdoes one recognize that a changehas been installed? When the audiostops working. This has happened tome a couple of times. The fix is easyand only takes several minutes to

implement.

Certainly, my experiences withUbuntu might be considered a bitoverwhelming for some people. Ibelieve it is very important totake advantage of the Live-CD

version of Ubuntu and test anyprospective computer forcompatibility before purchasing it.I hope one day the Linux worldwill also enjoy the plethora ofhardware that exists on Windows.While investigating both thewireless and audio problems Ifaced, I had the opportunity to

read many UbuntuForum.orgpostings on these subjects. I wasmost impressed by the exchangeof information. I could hear thefrustration of the posters. Theresponders always seemed to becalm, patient, and more thanwilling to go step-by-step throughwhatever process they weretrying to explain. This is how the

Ubuntu folks will win overconverts to Linux and to Ubuntuin particular: one question andanswer at a time.
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MMYYOOPPIINNIIOONNWritten by Vincent

YYOOUUUUSSEEUUBBUUNNTTUU,,NNOOTTLLIINNUUXX

For a while I've been meaningto write this, and the article"there's more to Linux than

Ubuntu" [1] finally made me do it.

You keep raving onabout the greatness of thatmysterious alternative operatingsystem called "Linux", motivatingsomeone to find out more. Thatsomeone Googles "linux", ends up

at linux.org, clicks "Download"and is then presented with anexpansive text beginning with:

...and doesn't know what to do.

Whenevangelizing, don't use the term"Linux", use the name ofwhatever distribution you're using.

You know those people who keepon whining about you having to use"GNU/Linux" instead of "Linux"? Well,they're crazy. It's not like by using"GNU/Linux" you've named each andevery component of your operatingsystem. Heck, if you wanted to dothat, you'd end up with names likeGNU/Linux/Xfce/Abiword/Gnumeric/Firefox!

However, by using the name ofyour distribution, you point toexactly that combination ofpackages, software availability, andcommunity support that you soappreciate.

For example, I honestly cannot saythat I think all Linux distributions aregood. I can say, however, how much

I appreciate the fact that all Linuxdistributions are open source.However, if I were to evangelize that,I would use the term "open source".

Bottom line: tell people, who arenew to open source, about the

distribution you'd recommend tothem, so as to prevent themgetting confused. You couldconsider this as dumbing downthe masses. However, new usersget a lot of information thrownat them, and the most importantthing at the beginning is to getthem started. They can learnabout other distributions later,when they are ready to put

some effort into finding thedistribution that fits them. Youcannot, however, expect themto be able to find that outimmediately.

[1] -http://www.thetechandcents.com/2007/12/theres-more-to-linux-than-ubuntu.html

Above Left: Tux the Linux masot.Above Right: The Ubuntu logo.
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MMYYSSTTOORRYY AAKKIIDD''SSSSTTOORRYYWritten by Sam Rogers

My name is Sam. I am 12years old, and a recent

Linux convert. I canprogram PHP, and I'm learningSQL, Ruby, Python, and C. For myage, I'm computer savvy. That'snot to say I am totally root. Infact, I was a Windows user untilabout a month and a half ago.

I had been using the Live CD ofUbuntu Feisty for a few weeks. Iabsolutely loved it and loathedanything Microsoft. Except whenprinting (as my printer still isn'tsupported, but we're getting anew one), I just booted into theLive CD and browsed the web anddid my other stuff. Finally, Iconvinced my dad to allow me todual-boot Kubuntu Feisty and

Windows XP.

So, after a painstaking five-hourstint on the web on dual-bootguides, I was confident it wouldwork -- Kubuntu, at least. InGRUB, I selected Windows XP and

hoped for the best. Oops! Yup, I didit. I broke Windows -- not that much

of a loss.

Utterly surprised at my dad'sindifference towards the loss (wedidn't back up), I shied from thecomputer for a couple of days. Nowafter a few weeks our entire family iscompletely happy with it. This waswhat I knew would happen.

We have rescued the Windowsthings we needed, and are usingWINE (http://www.winehq.org/) for afew programs. Beyond that, we'vefound replacements. Once we get asupported printer, we will be full-onLinux and never look back.

My family is extremely pleased

with Linux, the programs available,the community, the freedom.Everything about this OS is great.Plus our boot time is literally 11minutes faster. We've got our systemcustomized. I've got GNOME, mydad's got KDE, and my mom's got a

web browser.

Thanks to Linux, we are nowfree of viruses, spyware,unnecessarily long boot timesand a shady lock-in tactic (not tomention illegal activity by acertain company we won'tmention). It also resurrected ourold computer. So, if you'rereading , and thinking

of switching, I've got only this tosay: do it! But remember yourbackups.

Above: WINE running Microsoft Word,Excel and Powerpoint.
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MMOOTTUUIINNTTEERRVVIIEEWW AANNDDRREEAAVVEERRIITaken from

Behind MOTU is a site which features interviews with those who are known as 'Masters of the Universe' (MOTU). They are the volunteerarmy of package maintainers that look after the Universe and Multiverse software repositories.

Andrea Verihttps://launchpad.net/~bluekuja

Age: 18Location: Udine, ItalyIRC Nick: bluekuja

I started using Linux at the end of2005 using Red Hat and Fedoradistros, contributing on writingseveral pages for Fedoradocumentation (mostly serverdocs) but mainly working on somepackaging-related activities

(introducing ctorrent, gtorrent-viewerand v2strip packages inside Fedora)for more than 3 months - until thebeginning of March 2006 when Idecided to move definitely to Ubuntuafter discovering it at a friendsparty. It was love at first sight thatmade me leave every Fedora plan

and project to create my firstpersonal wiki page onwiki.ubuntu.com some days later.

In fact, I started using Ubuntu at thebeginning of 2006, firstly gettinginvolved inside the Edubuntu family -making real the possibility to havean Edubuntu Italian support andwebsite area inside the currentItalian LoCo Team.

Right after joining the Ubuntubrigade, I started checking outMOTU documentation, mainlypackaging guide plus Debiannew maintainers guide, tryingto understand every single newword, and applying directly to asource package every lessonlearned during developers worldtravel. After gettingintroduced, and fascinated by anactive community, I had to leavethe project for a while for somesmall problems, restartingeverything in May 2007 with myfirst sponsored upload inside thearchive. My packaging passion

increased right after meetingAlexander Sack inside #ubuntu-mozillateam irc channel somedays later, deciding to workdirectly with him as my mentorfor both Debian and Ubuntudistributions.
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I started with Debian NewMaintainers guide and Ubuntuspackaging guide - moving then to

package my first applications,learning from already-packagedsoftware, and asking Alexanderwhen necessary - meanwhileimproving and learning everytime from him or from otherdevelopers a new Ubuntu Teamlesson.

Introducing a fix and making tonsof users happy is one of the bestthings I appreciate from being aMOTU. Mentoring, sponsoring,helping out new contributors orstudents is something special aswell.

I always suggest to start with apackage that a new contributorcares about personally; thatsuseful to improve/fix the package

itself during its maintenance.Reading MOTU and Debiandocumentation is a great startingpoint as well - to avoid any strangequestion on our MOTU irc channel.

Im currently working on a vast areaof packages, but Ill try to focus onp2p (Peer-2-Peer) applications bothfor Universe and Main. I planned tocreate a MOTU-p2p team really soon,including it inside the existing MOTU-torrent team, but it will take somemonths to organize everything;contributors (testers/packagers) arecurrently missing.

Ill keep working on a large numberof packages, but as I said before, Iwould like to focus on having an

updated situation of p2papplications, introducing libtorrent-rasterbar and its related clients likebtg or linkage. Creating a workingteam with interested contributorsand developers will be the first stepto work on.

As for me, all I know is that Iknow nothing. Socrates

I love going around with mymotorbike, listening to goodmusic, playing basketball, andmeeting up with friends aroundthe city center.


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UUBBUUNNTTUUWWOOMMEENNWritten by Emma Jane Hogbin

L

ast month, we created avision of what success looks

like. From this vision wedeveloped goals for our project.This month we will break ourgoals into the action items weneed to achieve success.

For each of the goals youidentified last month, write out a

list of all the stepsyou would need toaccomplish toachieve that goal.You may havesome goals thathave similar tasks.These can becombined intoprojects with theirown list of action

items. Sort theitems so that tasksthat can be startedimmediately are atthe top of the list.You may wish totrack these tasks

in a project Wiki. A quick Web searchwill reveal many different task-tracking utilities - from command lineutilities to full Web applications. Thetrick with each of these tools is tobreak your lists into tasks you cancomplete in less than two hours. Ifthe tasks are too large they willnever get done.

Here is an example of how to

break your goals into tasks: oneof the goals of the UbuntuWomen team is to encouragewomen to participate in coreUbuntu projects. Our list ofthings to do includes:

compile a list of coreprojects in Ubuntu;

identify contact people for

each core project;

identify how many womenare currently active in eachgroup.

You can view the full list athttp://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/ToDo.

Time to turn your dreams intotasks! Check back next month tosee how we deal with the(overwhelming) list of tasks youhave created.
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UUBBUUNNTTUUYYOOUUTTHHWritten by Andrew from www.TeensOnLinux.org

The future of open source is in the young people of today; that'swhy this corner of the magazine is for young people or simplythose who are young at heart.

Kids and teens today areattached to, nay, conjoinedwith, their mobile phones. If

you look around your classroomand fail to spot at least fivepeople texting each other during

the teacher's hour-long lecture,then you should schedule anappointment with your eye doctor!

Unfortunately, most of thesephones run proprietary firmwaredeveloped specifically for eachmodel. Wouldn't it be cool to have

a phone that runswhat you want it to,

and not what bigcompanies sitting onmountains of cashwant? Enter Android,OpenMoko (right),and of course,Ubuntu Mobile! (left)

Lately, there

seems to be a strongmovement towardopen-sourcetelephony. This leads

to more choice, more freedom, andmore apps on your phone that makeyour friends envious. This is great forteens because now they can decidewhat they have on their phones.

Don't want that free trial of Pac-Man or the bowling game thatdoesn't work? Remove it! Want afancy ringtone without having to buyit from your mobile provider? Makeyour own! Seen a serious bug in thesoftware and want to help the

community by fixing it? Then doso! It's all in your hands. It is

your phone, and you can do withit what you will.

As they say in the OpenMokocommunity,
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LLEETTTTEERRSS Every month we like to publish some of the emails we receive. If you would like tosubmit a letter for publication, compliment or complaint, please email it to:[email protected]. PLEASE NOTE: some letters may be edited for space reasons.

LETTER OF THE MONTH Writer of Letter of the Month winstwo metal Ubuntu case badges!

Regarding your article aboutinstalling Linux Mint (FCM

#10), I tried to install it onmy desktop PC which has a SATAHD (with Ubuntu 7.10 on it andnothing else) and it didn't work. Itried in Virtual Box and as a LiveCD and still no go.

I should add that Debian Etchdoes not install either. On theother hand, Mint installs fine onmy laptop (with IDE HD). Is therea workaround?

Ed:

Iread your article about chessgames, and even though itlooked nice, I think the uses of

DreamChess, PoutedChess andBrutalChess are very few, due tothe small number of options.

Given the large number of more

Iwould like to suggest a subjectfor a future edition: videocodecs. I've found this a real

problem in Ubuntu. Is it best toinstall Real Player to listen to BBCradio? Or use embedded MPlayer?The various Gstreamer programsin Ubuntu also have an effect onwhat works.

Also, to tune in towww.talkradio.net which usesWindows Media Player there areno clear instructions in Ubuntu asto what program to download inSynaptic - choosing one programaffects others and whether theBBC will continue to work!

A greater problem I've found istrying to view US television eg:www.wwitv.com as the quicktimelinks, even using VLC, don't work.

Installing one set of codecs inUbuntu seems to automatically

uninstall others - the wholeprocess of getting sound andvideo working in Ubuntu is ahit and miss affair - do youknow of a good source ofinformation to solve thisplease?

I also find the Totem movieplayer does not have as gooda resolution for watching amovie as Windows MediaPlayer.

As you probably gathered, Ilive outside of the UK and relyon my PC for online televisionprogrammes and at present

have to use Microsoft but I'drather use Ubuntu so a dualboot is needed. If the aboveproblems are sorted I'd switchover to Ubuntu completely.
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modern and featured chessgames: -http://pychess.googlepages.com/,

- http://tagua-project.org/ and -http://csboard.berlios.de/ thesemight be worth a mention as well.

Ed:

Firstly, I just want to say howmuch I enjoy reading FullCircle Magazine each time it

is released. I found FCM at issue 2and have been an avid readerever since. I normally print it outas soon as I get the email tellingme it is ready for download andthen read it on the train on theway home from my Microsoftenforced 8 to 10 hour day. My trip

is around 40 mins and it fits invery well with this trip and when Iget home I then jump onto my PCto check out some of the tips andhints etc. I am also lookingforward to the full server sectionyou are currently doing.

One comment that I want to makein regard to the previous issue (FCM#10) is the news item on page 4'Microsoft Hits New Low'. I stronglybelieve that as this is a Linuxmagazine that any story in regard toMicrosoft is not warranted in this

magazine. I personally have majorissues with Microsoft, but I need towork with their products on a day today basis (it keeps my kids inschool). I would like to see FCMcovering positive stories on Linuxand not negative stories on otheroperating systems, software or anyother products. Please do not see

this as an accusation, because youare doing an excellent job with themagazine. I just want to give positivefeedback.

Kind regards and keep up the goodwork.

Ed:,

e

, b

Iam trying to get a localisedgroup for self-help withUbuntu, and its other

derivatives in the Finchley areaof London.

Should you live in London N2

(East Finchley), N3 (Finchley) orN12 (North Finchley) I would begrateful if you could email me at:[email protected].

The general idea is to meet upand perhaps not only helppeople here, but hopefullypromote Ubuntu whilst we are

doing so.

Awesome magazine, keep itup!

The best part is that themagazine has brought me themost powerful commands of all:

sudo apt-get remove Windowssudo apt-get install Ubuntu
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QQ&&AAWritten by Robert Clipsham

If you have Ubuntu-related questions, email them to:[email protected], and Robert will answer them in a future issue.

Q

AIt certainly is. You needvirtualization software(machine emulator) to

create a virtual machine. A virtualmachine is an emulated machine

that runs within your primary(host) operating system, e.g.Ubuntu, in which you can installand run other operating systems.There are lots of applications youcan use for this; see the linkbelow for a list. Also see Luca DeMarini's article in Issue 5 aboutusing the open source VirtualBox.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=582729

Q

AYou can use rm "file-name-

with-*-in" to do this. Usingspeech marks also allows you

to delete files with spaces in theirnames without using \.


Q

AIn Nautilus, go to Edit ->Preferences, then, on thepreview tab, change the value

for 'Only files smaller than'. If you

still have problems, delete your~/.thumbnails/ directory, andNautilus will be forced to recreatethem.


Q

A

In a terminal, run thecommand:

sudo dpkg-reconfigurexserver-xorg -phigh

then, restart X (by pressing Ctrl+ Alt + Backspace). If you stilldon't get the correct resolution,and can't enable the correct onein the screen resolution

preferences, then you will needto follow the instructions athttp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=690760.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=690760http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=696910http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=662304http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=713033http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=582729mailto:[email protected]


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MMYYDDEESSKKTTOOPP

With a lot of tweaking and playing around, I got my ASUS laptop- 1.8 GHz CPU, 80 GB HDD and 1 GB of RAM, which I got it for

Christmas -- to run Ubuntu and got it looking and feeling verymodern. Using the original Human theme for Metacity, I haveconfigured my desktop to give it an orange feel. By perfectingthe window theme, colorizing the desktop wallpaper to the

perfect colors, and setting the GNOME panel to transparent, Ihave acquired a genuine look for my Ubuntu desktop. However,that isn't the end of the tweaking; even the settings in Nautilusexplorer and the plugins for Compiz are arranged differentlyfrom the default settings provided.

Your chance to show the world your desktop or PC. Email your screenshots andphotos to: [email protected] and include a brief paragraph about yourdesktop, your PC's specs and any other interesting tidbits about your setup.

Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 with Compiz Fusion, Screenlets, AWNDock, and VirtualBox Running Windows XP Professional.

: Moomex (http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/cf7db2): Firefox (http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/d79a5b)

: NuoveXT (http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/766501)

: Custom Built by Cyberpower PCs (and modified by myself

over time), AMD 64 X2 4200+, 4 GB of DDR Ram, 2 TB harddrive, Nvidia 512mb 7600, Benq 22" @ 1680 x 1050

I have to say that I've been working with Ubuntu for the pastyear and a half, slowly exploring it on various old machines in myhouse, and I have really enjoyed the experience. I'm pretty mucha full time Ubuntu user right now, only going into Windows whenI desperately need to access some proprietary software or agame. I can't wait to see what Ubuntu has in store for the future!
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TTOOPP55PPLLAATTFFOORRMMGGAAMMEESSWritten by Andrew Min

Homepage: http://supertux.lethargik.org/

If you've neverplayed SuperTux,you have no ideawhat you'remissing. Basically,Tux's girlfriendPenny has been

kidnapped bysomething (I'venever been quitecertain what). Youmust battle snowballs, ice blocks, and spikes, usingonly Tux (and a few superpowers). It's a classic Mario-like jump-'n'-bump game that everyone should play.

To install SuperTux, you can either install theor package (the first is

newer but might contain bugs while the other isolder but contains almost no bugs). Both are in theUniverse repositories. For some reason, isonly 0.3.0. The latest version is 0.3.1, which you canget athttp://supertux.lethargik.org/wiki/Download/Unstable(use the Debian Package).

Your monthly list of Linux games or applicationsfrom the depths of the Internet. If you have an ideafor a list, please email: [email protected]

Homepage: http://www.secretmaryo.org/

This is definitely notone that Nintendo'sjumping up anddown about. Believeit or not, SMC is nota clone of SuperMario (though they

did originally usethe Mario-likesprites). Thegameplay is prettysimilar though. Like in Super Mario (and Super Tux),Maryo runs around jumping on turtles, and otherstrange creatures that you usually don't see runningaround.

To install Secret Maryo, grab the package from

the Universe repository (Gutsy users should have theBackports repository enabled to get the latest andgreatest version).
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Homepage:http://abe.sourceforge.net/

If you're tired of jump-'n'-bump games,

try out Abe. It's a clone of that oldCommodore 64 game . Yourun around a pyramid, avoiding crabs,collecting keys and opening doors. Itmay not have the greatest graphics, butit's a lot of fun, especially if you're oneof those retro gamers who misses your64.

Abe is currently slated for inclusion inthe Universe repositories. Unfortunately,that won't come until 8.04 Hardy,scheduled for April 2008. In themeantime, you can get it from

athttp://www.getdeb.net/app/Abe'sAmazing Adventure.

Homepage:http://www.wormux.org/wiki/en/index.php

Most of us have played the classic 1995game Worms. It was an old side-scrollerwhere you make worms blow each otherup with rifles, bazookas, grenades,shotguns, Uzis, and Priceless Ming Vases.Well, although it still exists as acommercial series, a GPL spinoff known asWormux has been released. Instead ofworms, you fight with OSS mascots--Tuxand Mozilla are two examples. But don't

worry, the Holy Hand Grenade is still there.

To install the latest stable version ofWormux, grab the package in theUniverse repository. You can also install thelatest beta from athttp://www.getdeb.net/app/Wormux.

Homepage:http://www.teewars.com/

Wikipedia defines Teewars as a crossbetween a classic shoot-em-up arcadegame and a modern first-personshooter. I guess that's as close as you'llget to a description of Teewars. It'sbasically a real-time version ofWormux, with pistols, shotguns, rocketlaunchers, wooden mallets andgrappling hooks. One downside is thatit's multiplayer only (so if you don'thave an internet connection, you're out

of luck); the good news is that there'sa wonderful lobby to help you connectto existing games.

Sadly, Teewars isn't in the Ubunturepositories yet. But, as usual,

has a package athttp://www.getdeb.net/app/TeeWars .

Full Circle Team
http://www.teewars.com/http://www.wormux.org/wiki/en/index.phphttp://www.getdeb.net/app/TeeWarshttp://www.getdeb.net/app/Wormuxhttp://www.getdeb.net/app/Abe's%20Amazing%20Adventurehttp://www.getdeb.net/http://www.getdeb.net/http://www.getdeb.net/http://abe.sourceforge.net/


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We are always looking for new articles to include in Full Circle. For article guidelines,ideas, and for issue translation, please see our wiki:

http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazinePlease email your articles to: [email protected]

Full Circle Team

- Ronnie [email protected]

- Rob [email protected]

- Robert [email protected]

- Matthew [email protected]

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