Windows和Ubuntu双系统完全独立的安装方法

http://www.ubuntuhome.com/windows-and-ubuntu-install.html

 | Ubuntu Home

Posted by Snow on 2012/06/25

安装Windows和Ubuntu双系统时，很多人喜欢先安装windows，然后安装ubuntu最后使用ubuntu自带的grub进行引导，如果重新安装windows之后则ubuntu无法启动。还要花很长时间尽心修复。

今天Ubuntu之家给大家推荐一种安装方式，将两个系统完全独立开来，无论重新安装哪个系统都不会影响另一个系统。这里有一个要求，就是windows版本要比xp高，而且不支持xp。

第一步：安装windows系统。

第二步：安装liveusb-creator，并制作U盘版的ubuntu启动盘。

第三步：插入U盘安装ubuntu。

第四步：在windows启动管理器中添加ubuntu启动项。

大体分为四步，好像每个人都是这样安装。OK以本人安装的方式为例，详细说一下。

第一步安装windows，并流出30G左右的空白磁盘。（大小根据个人喜好设置，ps：分区时主分区个数不能多余4个，不然无法安装linux）

第二步可以参考http://www.ubuntuhome.com/liveusb-creator-v3-11-7-releases.html，注意必须安装到C盘，如果不是安装到C盘，可能会有问题。该软件我屡试不爽，archlinux除外。

第三步安装linux，这一步是关键我们要把grub安装到linux分区中。ubuntu各个版本下载地址：http://www.ubuntuhome.com/ubuntu-download

这里比较高级些，小心操作没有什么问题，而且还可以点击"还原"进行恢复，所以不需要担心什么。

以我的为例，我只分了两个区给ubuntu，一个根分区（/dev/sda6）和一个交换分区(/dev/sda7)，安装linux必须有这两个分区。

下面有一个"安装启动引导器的设备"，这个选择linux的根分区，或者boot分区（如果你有boot分区的话）。然后下一步进行安装。

安装完毕后重启，这时和没有安装ubuntu是没有任何区别的，直接进入你的windows系统。我们需要在windows启动管理器中添加ubuntu的启动项。

第四步：下载easybcd这个软件安装。

点击"1"，然后在"2"中选择"grub 2"，下面随便填一个你喜欢的名字，点击"3"按钮。

OK，重启windows，这时你会发现windows启动管理器中多了一项（名字在"2"处填写的），选中该项回车，这就进入了我们熟悉的grub启动管理器中。

因为grub是安装到ubuntu中，如果 windows出现问题重新安装，我们仅仅用easybcd添加下启动项即可。如果要升级ubuntu的话比较恶心了，这个东西会将grub写入mbr中，如果升级ubuntu的话必须得重新安装。我曾经从某个版本的ubuntu升级到另一个版本，发现升级的和直接安装的有区别，所以每次都是重新安装系统。

OpenShot Video Editor

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/openshot-1-4-1-released-and-ubuntu-ppa-installation-instructions-included.html

OpenShot Video Editor is a free, open-source video editor for Linux. OpenShot can take your videos, photos, and music files and help you create the film you have always dreamed of. Easily add sub-titles, transitions, and effects, and then export your film to DVD, YouTube, Vimeo, Xbox 360, and many other common formats. Check out the full feature list, view screenshots, or watch videos of OpenShot in action!

What is new in OpenShot 1.4.1

Highlights include:

* New 3D animation (wireframe text)
* New Titles (gold)
* New Effects (fish eye)
* New Animation Presets
* Support for Blender 2.6.X
* Localization fixes (seg faults, audio volume, rotation effect)
* UI bugs (disappearing icons using some GTK themes)
* Improved Help Manual
* Improved Title UI (interactive font list)

Install OpenShot 1.4.1 in ubuntu

Open the terminal and run the following commands

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openshot.developers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install openshot frei0r-plugins

If you want to use 3d titles you have to install blender using the following command

sudo apt-get install blender

Kazam Screencaster 1.0 Released

http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/kazam-screencaster-10-released.html

 ~ Web Upd8: Ubuntu / Linux blog

Kazam Screencaster 1.0, a cool screencasting application for Linux, has been released today.

The Kazam Screencaster development has stopped a while back, but luckily a new developer has taken over the project and Kazam is updated frequently again. With the new 1.0 version, Kazam is finally GTK3 ready, but that's not all. Here are the changes since the previous Kazam version we wrote about (a long time ago, I know):

• It's finally possible to record arbitrary screen regions
• Support for two audio channels, with volume settings
• Output can be saved in WebM or Matroska
• Uses gstreamer instead of ffmpeg
• Countdown timer is now customizable
• Countdown window has now variable width
• Adjustable framerate
• Ability to turn off recording of mouse cursor
• Audio device selection is now done directly from PulseAudio. To record application sounds instead of microphone input you will have to select one of the monitor devices.

Even though it uses an Ubuntu AppIndicator, Kazam works in other desktop environments too, like GNOME Shell for instance (GNOME Shell has a built-in recording tool which works great, but it doesn't let you select an arbitrary screen region), where it falls back to a regular tray icon.

Canonical Releases Windows Version of Ubuntu One

http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/30/canonical-releases-windows-version-of-ubuntu-one/

 | TechCrunch

Canonical, the commercial backer behind theUbuntu Linux distribution, have been hosting a file synchronization service called Ubuntu Onefor a couple years now. A free account gets you 5GB of storage, and the client side controls have been baked into the last couple of releases of the Ubuntu distribution. It works pretty much like Dropbox or similar services, but has been — until today — Linux-only.

In an announcement late last night, Canonical has revealed that there is now a Windows client for Ubuntu One, allowing you to access all your files from either Linux or Windows computers.

We have long received feedback from Ubuntu users regarding their evolving needs to manage all their content from a single, secure place across multiple platforms and devices. We've looked at many use cases, the most common being the Ubuntu user who is using more than one device or OS. Many people have to work in Windows or Mac environments, even if they prefer to use Ubuntu as their home desktop or OS of choice. Another case is enabling more opportunities for sharing across platforms. For example families using different operating systems in one household can use Ubuntu One as their central place to store all their music, documents, photos and share them easily with each other and friends.

Ubuntu One also offers a nifty music streaming service. For $4 per month, you get 20 GB of storage and the ability to stream music files from your account to your mobile device. The Ubuntu One app is available for iOS and Android, and Android devices get the added benefit of a controllable offline cache, allowing you to listen to your cloud-stored music without requiring a network connection. Neat stuff.

Tags: android, ios, Ubuntu, canonical, ubuntu one

The end of the OS is nigh

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/columns/32768-the-end-of-the-os-is-nigh.html

 « Columns « MyBroadband Tech and IT News

Alastair Otter

August 30, 2011

It's been coming for years but the operating system as we know it could heading for virtual extinction

Windows, Linux, Mac OS X – the three protagonists in a long-running battle for the hearts and minds of computer users.

Over decades of computer development these operating systems (and others) have battled for dominance, adding new features, tricks, capabilities. All in the hope of attracting new fans.

Now, the era of operating system as we know it is fast coming to a close. At least it is for me and, I suspect, many other computer users.

Although I am still a dedicated Linux user with probably more than the average mental buy-in to its success than most other OS users, I can see the signs of the decline of the OS; the small changes that are making Linux less important to me and my browser ever more important. Not because Linux is not good enough or Windows is more appealing – simply because I now value an OS that gets out of my way and lets me get on with what I want to get done.

Until about a year ago every new iteration of Ubuntu was a source of excitement. The new features, the shiny new icons, the ever-improving user experience was a thing of beauty, one to be looked forward to eagerly. In most cases I jumped on the bandwagon as soon as the first beta of any new Ubuntu release hit the web, mostly rewarded with six hours of frustration with not-yet-complete features, but addicted to the promise of something new. I was hooked into OpenOffice.org for documents, wedded to Evolution for e-mail, manacled to Ubuntu for all of my computing needs.

Then at some point in the past year, I started drifting away. Perhaps it was the first Galaxy Tab, or the HTC Desire phone I had started using. Suddenly I was checking my e-mail on my phone, tablet PC and on my desktop. The idea of having my e-mail locked into one application on my desktop was ludicrous and counter-productive. The idea of storing my documents on a hard disk tied to one computer was unthinkable. Indeed, even having to rely on a any particular application for word processing or basic spreadsheets was becoming unthinkable.

Fortunately, today it's possible to use a range of online services to replace many, if not all, of the applications on the standard desktop, and with many hardware makers now moving towards system-on-a-chip processors, the centrality of the operating system is being undermined.

Of course the operating system will never completely disappear but it will be reduced over time to the status of "plumbing"; the bits that make all the others bits work. In many ways the operating system will simply be the first application to load when booting up. All the the other applications will use it to launch, and from there on they will run the show (and many of the applications).

Already the likes of Google's Chrome browser are doing this with HTML5-based applications as well as its new Native Client framework. Native Client allows programs developed in C and C+ to be run directly from the Chrome browser. It's still in early development but the objective is clear: by making it possible to develop rich C+ applications once and run those in any Chrome browser, on any platform it becomes possible to service all platforms in one go. It also potentially sidelines the operating system and makes the browser the hub of our world. So long as users have a browser they can use an application on a desktop, a laptop, a tablet PC or even a smartphone.

Chrome is not the only example of this strategy but is among the most active. As a user I am increasingly uninterested in how it all works and more concerned that my e-mail, my documents, my photos are available to me, wherever I am. It's becoming less about the operating system and more about how I ensure this access across all platforms.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the columnist and do not represent those of MyBroadband.

Ubuntu LTS vs Normal

There have been some misconceptions about LTS vs Normal Ubuntu releases at
Free Geek. Let's clarify. Both are *very* stable releases but have their ups
and downs.

"LTS is enterprise focused"
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS

This means that it's ideal for large corporations as little changes. Why do
they like this?
1. Because customized (or proprietary) applications keep working, or are
only built against older versions in LTS
2. Because work related tasks are generally very narrow and well defined
(don't require more esoteric software).

More reasons for LTS
3. You have certain software (some statistical software comes to mind) that
only works in 10.04
4. You only want to do very basic web browsing and don't care for things
like performance of flash video, new features in software, or enhancements.

"Neither LTS or normal release are inherently more stable"
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GettingUbuntu

With that out of the way, why would you use a normal release?

1. You want new(er) software (Ubuntu normal releases don't have the *very*
latest, they still only contain stable versions of packages)
2. You have hardware that was released within the last three years (LTS uses
an older kernel and newer wifi cards rarely work as well. Note that Ubuntu
does do "point updates" to try and get support for newer hardware, but often
this doesn't include everything and wifi cards usually require newer
modules/firmware than LTS includes)
3. You want to try Ubuntu's new interface (though it's *very* easy to go
back to classic gnome, I've taught many "computer illiterate" people to do
this).
4. You want the performance improvements of a newer kernel.
5. LOTS of bug fixes. Though Canonical does try to fix bugs in LTS, many
userland packages are bug ridden and a year and half of more work tends to
result in many improvements.

If you would like more detail/citations on any of these points, please feel
free to ask. It's been my experience with OHN for the last year that the
Ubuntu normal releases fix many strange bugs users encounter under LTS. From
audio issues, to firefox rendering better, things just tend to be better (we
can debate about Unity however newer users often love the sleek interface)!
With a user who is comfortable using update-manager, I would whole-heartedly
recommend the normal releases.

BootMed Teaches You How to Save Ailing PCs

http://www.pcworld.com/article/235074/bootmed_teaches_you_how_to_save_ailing_pcs.html

 | PCWorld

By Jon L. Jacobi, PCWorld    Jul 12, 2011 12:19 AM

BootMed is not a program, it's an Ubuntu-based boot disc tailored (or "remixed," in BootMed jargon) with the idea of recovering failed or malware-infected Windows PC installations. More than that, it's also aimed at helping less tech-savvy users through the process. The first thing BootMed (free/donationware) does after booting is open Firefox and browse to the BootMed site to display help and advice on recovery operations. It has versions for 32-bit and 64-bit PCs.

A stark representation of the Ubuntu desktop highlights the handy BootMed recovery tool collection.I'm sure the idea of using Linux to help teach Windows users how to recover their files has invoked a few chuckles amongst the Linux community as well as grimaces from Microsoft, though it's nothing radically new: I use Slax and Parted Magic all the time to recover data from Windows PCs. BootMed is not dead-simple--you must at least understand the concepts involved and be fairly proficient at navigating a file system--but it's a boon for less experienced users that want to learn the basic processes of recovery and of course, recover things.

I'm definitely adding BootMed to my bag of tools for no other reason than that it presents a small but very useful array of tools on an uncluttered desktop. Said tools include the GParted partition manager as well as WINE, which allows you to run Windows programs such as the included McAfee Stinger and ClamWin to remove viruses and other malware. Also on hand are the PhotoRec file recovery tool and the TestDiskpartition recovery and boot doctor.

One other nice BootMed touch is the Computer icon, which will be familiar to Windows users, and jumps right to the file system. It allows you to copy off files just as you would with Windows Explorer. For those who understand Linux commands, there's also a terminal icon (the equivalent of CMD in Windows).

It's a large download, but BootMed is worth it. It's a handy recovery as well as learning tool. BootMed is free, but author/maintainer Jake Teater accepts donations.

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How to install gpodder 2.15 on ubuntu using PPA

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-gpodder-2-15-on-ubuntu-using-ppa.html

| Ubuntu Geek

(I installed gPodder on Pig7U by following the stops here, HL 20110518)

gPodder is a Podcast receiver/catcher written in Python and pyGTK. It manages podcast feeds for you, and automatically downloads all podcasts from as many feeds as you like. If you are interested in Podcast feeds, simply put the feed URLs into gPodder and it will download all episodes for you automatically. If there is a new episode, it will get it for you. It supports download resume, if the server supports it.

Features

iPod, MP3 player and mobile phone support

RSS, Atom, YouTube and Soundcloud feeds
Focus on Usability
Integrated with the gpodder.net Web Service
User interfaces: GTK+, Maemo 4, Maemo 5 and CLI
Plays well together with the Panucci podcast player
Open Source and Free Software (GPL v3 or later)

What is new in gpodder 2.15

Sanitize filename when saving to folder
Remove gstreamer track length detection
Win32: Fix issues with backslashes in commands
Better generation of one-line description
Fix bug when different podcasts have the same GUID
GTK UI: Fix podcast directory dialog layout
Translation updates:
French translation of gpodder.desktop (by Vysserk3)
Galician (by Gonçalo Cordeiro)
Norwegian Bokmål (by Jim Nygård)
Spanish (by Jorge Suárez de Lis)

Install gpodder 2.15 on ubuntu using PPA

Open the terminal and run the following commands

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:thp/gpodder
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gpodder

Free Linux Network Backup Available from Arkeia Software

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/free-linux-network-backup-available-from-arkeia-software-121558453.html

-- SAN DIEGO, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Celebrating its 15th Anniversary, Arkeia Software Offers a No-Cost, Perpetual License of Arkeia Network Backup for Small Networks

SAN DIEGO, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkeia Software, a worldwide provider of backup and disaster recovery software and appliances, today announced the availability of a no-cost, perpetual license of Arkeia Network Backup version 9 for small networks.

Founded in 1996, Arkeia Software delivered the first professional network backup solution for Linux in 1997. Today, Arkeia continues to provide the deepest and broadest support for Linux and open source and protects more than 130 Linux platforms, including all Debian, Fedora, Red Hat, Mandriva, Novell, OpenSUSE, and Ubuntu distributions. With these new offerings Arkeia acknowledges the work of thousands of Linux users who have donated time and expertise to make Linux a viable operating system alternative worldwide.

Fully-featured Network Backup

Arkeia Network Backup, Free Edition is fully-featured and is not time-limited. One free, perpetual license is granted per individual (for personal use) or per company (for corporate use) and only web registration is required. The no-cost license includes:

• One backup server for any Linux distribution,
• Two backup agents to protect two machines including Windows workstations and any Linux, Mac OS X and BSD machines,
• Support of up to 250GB capacity for backup to disk,
• Support of any single tape drive for backup to tape, and
• Technical Support via on-line forums, knowledgebase, and Arkeia's documentation wiki.

"Linux is an ideal platform for secure, reliable backups," said Fred Renard, Arkeia Software's VP Marketing. "Arkeia maintains an on-going commitment to offer no-cost versions of its backup solution to the Linux community. Arkeia has offered no-cost licenses for backup servers and agents since 2000, and currently offers no-cost licenses for Ubuntu and VMware environments. Beginning today, we have extended support to all Linux platforms."

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• Provides hot backup solutions for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and OpenLDAP open source applications
• Offers an open source reader for Arkeia's backup format so customers will always have the freedom to restore data, whether from disk or tape, protected with Arkeia Network Backup Software.

Arkeia supports both backup servers and backup agents with more than 130 dedicated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Novell SLES & OES, OpenSUSE, Debian, Mandriva, Ubuntu, Slackware, CentOS Scientific Linux, and Fedora. With its generic glibc (Gnu C-library) install, Arkeia supports virtually every other Linux distribution, including Gentoo, Linux Mint, or PCLinuxOS.

Availability and Download

This no-cost version is available now with a verified registration at: www.arkeia.com/freelinuxbackup.

Licenses for additional file agents and any hot-backup agents, as well as for features including progressive deduplication™ and replication of backup sets to cloud, are not available for this Free Edition.

About Arkeia Software

Arkeia Software delivers fast, easy-to-use, and affordable solutions for data backup and disaster recovery. The award-winningArkeia Network Backup Suite is designed for mid-sized organizations and safeguards more than 100,000 networks for 7,000 customers in 70 countries. Arkeia's integrated solution is ideal for the consolidation of disparate backup products. We protect all major virtual platforms including VMware, Hyper-V, and XenServer—and over 200 physical platforms including AIX, BSD, HP-UX, Linux, Mac OS, Netware, Solaris, and Windows. Arkeia delivers software and both virtual and hardware appliances, backing up data to disk, tape, and the cloud. We provide bare-metal disaster recovery, LAN/WAN replication of backup sets, and numerous hot backup agents for applications and databases. Arkeia's unique source-side progressive deduplicationtechnology reduces storage requirements and accelerates backups, especially of virtual environments. Arkeia shipped the industry's first network backup solution for Linux in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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How to Import iTunes Podcasts in Rhythmbox

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/06/how-to-import-itunes-podcasts-in-rhythmbox/

By Joey Sneddon, Published June 15, 2010

For better or worse iTunes has near-total domination of the podcast sector; it's how most people I know – that don't use Linux – get their podcast fix. You subscribe in iTunes, it downloads, it's on your iPod. Easy as pie. Due to the ubiquity of iTunes many podcasts, foolishly, choose only to distribute their episodes via it.

Wouldn't it be great if you could get iTunes podcast feeds in your favourite Ubuntu desktop music player? It's actually a snap!

Flip out!

To do this we're going to use a web utility called 'FeedFlipper'. Feed Flipper is, in layman's terms an €œiTunes podcast to RSS converter€. Using FeedFlipper, the resulting URL is then available to be subscribed to directly in Rhythmbox/RSS feed reader/podcast catcher/other music player of your choice.

FeedFlipper even offers up a bevy of options to customize the feed to your liking: -

Getting iTunes Podcast URLs – without iTunes!

Surprisingly you don't need access to iTunes in order to get the podcast URLs. Juts hit up the following link, browse and right-click > copy link on the Podcast name that takes your fancy. Paste it into FeedFlipper, configure and then use the resulting RSS feed in Rhythmbox (or podcast reader of choice)

• http://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/podcasts/id26

There we have it! Feedflipper is a dandy way to get iTunes podcasts in Rhythmbox without having to be tied to a dual-boot. Those all-new episodes of 'Dan And Mindy's Cookery Podcast' are now yours to listen to whenever.

Thanks to Icek

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3. 5 Rhythmbox Plugins You Should Install