Reluctantly I still use Windows for the bulk of my work.
I love to tinker and I've totally destroyed more than one install of
Linux.
I have learned several times now to back up any files I want to keep
onto my Windows part of the hard drive.
I am very impressed with Ubuntu 9.10, many things work right out of the
box.
These are some goodies I have struggled with and found solutions for:
(updated November, 2009)
How to install Freemind
9.0 The version of Freemind that is in the repositories is an old one.
Even though version 0.9 is not officially released yet, it is very very
stable.
Go to https://launchpad.net/~igorgomes/+archive/ppa/+files/freemind_0.9.0RC4-0ubuntu1_all.deb
How to install fonts from
Windows into Linux
1. Open your File Browser
2. View>click on 'Show hidden files'
3. Look for a folder called '.fonts'
4. If it's not there you will have to make one.
5. File>Create Folder>(type in) .fonts
6. Go to /home (whatever your log in name is)/.fonts
7. Copy the font files to /home/username/.fonts
8. Open another File Browser and go to Local Disk>Windows>Fonts
9. Pick the fonts you want and copy them into your new .fonts directory
on Linux.
10. I have only copied the .ttf fonts, I don't know about the others.
11. That's it. Those fonts are now available to you in Linux.
How to Auto-mount Windows
partition
1. (Ubuntu 9.10) Go to System>Administration>Synaptics Packager
Manager
2. Find and install 'PySDM'.
3. Go to System -> Administration -> Storage Device Manager
4. You'll be asked for your password.
5. Click the triangle by 'sda', you will get a dropdown of other sda
devices
6. You will have to figure out which is your Windows device, mine is
sda1 since it was on my
hard drive before any Linux stuff was.
7. Click on the 'Mount' button.
8. Click on 'Apply' and you've done it. Your Local Disk will show up on
your desktop.
Ref: maketecheasier.com
> Auto-mount-your-ntfs-partition-in-ubuntu > 2009 > 04 > 14
How to knock out 'Keyring'
1. (Ubuntu 9.10) Open up your Home Folder by clicking Places>Home
Folder
2. Press CTRL-H (or click View>Show Hidden Files)
3. Find a folder called .gnome2 (it has a period at the beginning of
the name) and open it by double clicking on it
4. In side of the .gnome2 folder, there is another folder called
keyrings. Open it up.
5. Delete any files you find within the keyrings folder
6. Start Evolution again.
7. You will have the Keyreng box pop up again.
8. Go ahead and click Use Unsafe Storage. If you're the only one on
this machine, who cares?
Ref: davestechsupport.com/blog/2009/01/16/how-to-remove-ubuntus-password-keyring/
How to backup Evolution email
1. (Ubuntu 9.10) go to System>Administration>Synaptic Package
Manager
2. Find and install 'sbackup'
3. How to tell 'sbackup' only backup your
Evolution files.
1. Go to System>Administration>Simple Backup
Config
2. Choose 'general' tab, check 'Manual backups
only'.
3. Choose 'include' tab, delete all directories.
4. Click on 'Add Directory',
5. Add path /root/.evolution/
6. How to say your backup files going to go?
1. Go to System>Administration>Simple Backup
Config
2. Choose 'Destination' tab, click on 'Use custom
local backup directory'
3. Set up the directory you want I made a directory
on my Windows drive since I keep blowing up my Linux installs.
I titled my directory 'Evolution_Email_Backup'
4. Check 'Abort backup if destination does not
exist. Otherwise your backup files will vanish
7. How to run 'sbackup
1. Go to System>Administration>Simple Backup
Config
You might want to make sure your 'Trash' and 'Junk'
folders are empty first
2. Click on 'Backup Now!'
3. After backing up, check the new directory you
made to ensure it has stuff in it
8. Congratulations, you did it.
Alternative: www.stchman.com/export_evolution.html
How to install HP LaserJet 4050
1. (Ubuntu 9.10) Go to System>Administration>Synaptics Packager
Manager
2. Find and install the Gutenprint packages.
You will need some 'cups' packages but I do not know
which ones.
Unfortunately I installed many of them when I was
trying to get this to work.
I don't remember if they loaded automatically with
the Gutenprint install.
3. System>Administration>Printing>New>Printer
4. Find the Make and Model
5. Pick HP Laserjet 4050 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.4
6. Install it and you are good to go
I hope that helps someone out there.
Thanks.
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