Enable DVD Playback, Adobe Reader, Google Earth, Skype and MP3 Playback in Ubuntu Hardy Heron

Ubuntu is crippled on the multimedia front. This is because of copyright and patent

restrictions that complicate distribution of proprietary codecs with Ubuntu, which prides

itself as a totally free operating system. Even though Ubuntu developers haven’t included proprietary codecs, they have made it extremely easy for you to install them later through the Medibuntu repository. You can get encrypted DVD playback, Adobe Flash plugin and non-native media files (Windows media, Apple QuickTime, Real, MP3) support by using this single command. Open the terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) and enter the following command :

sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2 w32codecs

The above command downloads all the required codecs from the Medibuntu repositories and makes your Ubuntu box multimedia ready.

Note: The above command is for 32 bit processors. AMD 64bit users, replace the ending word w32codecs with w64codecs. PPC users replace w32codecs with ppc-codecs.

Ubuntu is crippled on the multimedia front. This is because of copyright and patent restrictions that complicate distribution of proprietary codecs with Ubuntu, which prides itself as a totally free operating system. Even though Ubuntu developers haven’t included proprietary codecs, they have made it extremely easy for you to install them later through the Medibuntu repository. You can get encrypted DVD playback, Adobe Flash plugin and non-native media files (Windows media, Apple QuickTime, Real, MP3) support by using this single command. Open the terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) and enter the following command :

sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2 w32codecs

The above command downloads all the required codecs from the Medibuntu repositories and makes your Ubuntu box multimedia ready.

Note : The above command is for 32 bit processors. AMD 64bit users, replace the ending word w32codecs with w64codecs. PPC users replace w32codecs with ppc-codecs.

Once you have run the above command, you can easily install third party applications like Skype, Google Earth and Acrobat Reader.

Skype :

sudo apt-get install skype

Google Earth :

sudo apt-get install googleearth-4.2

Adobe Acrobat Reader :

sudo apt-get install acroread

Gmail Remote Sign out

It is very common fact that sometimes we login to Gmail in public computers (like in cyber cafe) and forget to sign out from gmail. So, anyone can access your Gmail from that computer. Our email may contain very sensitive and secret data which we don’t want to share with others. Recently Gmail has introduced a new option by which any user can sign out their Gmail account remotely. At the bottom of your inbox, you’ll see information about the time of the last activity on your account and whether it’s still open in another location.

You can see more details about your recent activity by clicking on the Details link.

click on the “Sign out all other sessions” button to sign out of the account which are

currently open.

Click on the “Sign out all other sessions” button to sign out of the account which are currently open.

Setting up Airtel GPRS on Ubuntu via Nokia Mobile and Data Cable

Enter this command in terminal

lsusb

It will give :-

siddhartha@ubuntu:~$ lsusb

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0951:1613 Kingston Technology

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0421:04c4 Nokia Mobile Phones

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

than enter the following command :-

siddhartha@ubuntu:~$ sudo /sbin/modprobe usbserial vendor=0×421 product=0×4c4

[[  Create your wvdial.conf by running the following

sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf ]] or …

siddhartha@ubuntu:~$ wvdialconf create

Scanning your serial ports for a modem.

ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 — failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud

ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 — failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud

ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 — and failed too at 115200, giving up.

Modem Port Scan<*1>: S1 S2 S3

WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port.

ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI — Nokia

ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 4800: AT — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 9600: AT — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 19200: AT — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 38400: AT — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 57600: AT — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 115200: AT — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 230400: AT — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 460800: AT — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Max speed is 460800; that should be safe.

ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 — OK

Found an USB modem on /dev/ttyACM0.

Modem configuration written to create.

ttyACM0<Info>: Speed 460800; init “ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0″

than edit Wvdial file :-

siddhartha@ubuntu:~$ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf

[Dialer Defaults]

Init1 = ATZ

Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0

Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”airtelgprs.com”

Modem Type = USB Modem

Baud = 460800

New PPPD = yes

Modem = /dev/ttyACM0

ISDN = 0

Phone = *99#

Password = airtel

Username = airtel

Stupid Mode = 1

save and exit

To connect to internet type the following command :-

siddhartha@ubuntu:~$ wvdial

than this will appear

–> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60

–> Cannot get information for serial port.

–> Initializing modem.

–> Sending: ATZ

ATZ

OK

–> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 s0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0

ATQ0 V1 E1 s0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0

OK

–> Modem initialized.

–> Sending: ATDT*99#

–> Waiting for carrier.

ATDT*99#

CONNECT

~[7f]}#@!}!} } }2}#}$@#}!}$}%\}”}&} }*} } g}%~

–> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately.

–> Starting pppd at Sun Jun 15 05:17:27 2008

–> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied

–> –> PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) may be flaky.

–> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/chap-secrets: Permission denied

–> –> CHAP (Challenge Handshake) may be flaky.

–> Pid of pppd: 6401

–> Using interface ppp0

–> pppd: x?[06][08]

–> pppd: x?[06][08]

–> pppd: x?[06][08]

–> pppd: x?[06][08]

–> local IP address 117.98.4.246

–> pppd: x?[06][08]

–> remote IP address 10.6.6.6

–> pppd: x?[06][08]

–> primary DNS address 202.56.230.5

–> pppd: x?[06][08]

–> secondary DNS address 202.56.240.5

–> pppd: x?[06][08]

Connection successful.

Press Ctrl+c to disconnect .

Enter this command in terminal

lsusb

It will give :-

siddhartha@ubuntu:~$ lsusb

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0951:1613 Kingston Technology

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0421:04c4 Nokia Mobile Phones

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

than enter the following command :-

siddhartha@ubuntu:~$ sudo /sbin/modprobe usbserial vendor=0×421 product=0×4c4

[[  Create your wvdial.conf by running the following

sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf ]] or …

siddhartha@ubuntu:~$ wvdialconf create

Scanning your serial ports for a modem.

ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 — failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud

ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 — failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud

ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 — and failed too at 115200, giving up.

Modem Port Scan<*1>: S1 S2 S3

WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port.

ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI — Nokia

ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 4800: AT — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 9600: AT — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 19200: AT — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 38400: AT — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 57600: AT — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 115200: AT — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 230400: AT — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 460800: AT — OK

ttyACM0<*1>: Max speed is 460800; that should be safe.

ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 — OK

Found an USB modem on /dev/ttyACM0.

Modem configuration written to create.

ttyACM0<Info>: Speed 460800; init “ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0″

than edit Wvdial file :-

siddhartha@ubuntu:~$ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf

[Dialer Defaults]

Init1 = ATZ

Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0

Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”airtelgprs.com”

Modem Type = USB Modem

Baud = 460800

New PPPD = yes

Modem = /dev/ttyACM0

ISDN = 0

Phone = *99#

Password = airtel

Username = airtel

Stupid Mode = 1

Save and exit

To connect to internet type the following command :-

siddhartha@ubuntu:~$ wvdial

than this will appear

–> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60

–> Cannot get information for serial port.

–> Initializing modem.

–> Sending: ATZ

ATZ

OK

–> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 s0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0

ATQ0 V1 E1 s0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0

OK

–> Modem initialized.

–> Sending: ATDT*99#

–> Waiting for carrier.

ATDT*99#

CONNECT

~[7f]}#@!}!} } }2}#}$@#}!}$}%\}”}&} }*} } g}%~

–> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately.

–> Starting pppd at Sun Jun 15 05:17:27 2008

–> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied

–> –> PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) may be flaky.

–> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/chap-secrets: Permission denied

–> –> CHAP (Challenge Handshake) may be flaky.

–> Pid of pppd: 6401

–> Using interface ppp0

–> pppd: x?[06][08]

–> pppd: x?[06][08]

–> pppd: x?[06][08]

–> pppd: x?[06][08]

–> local IP address 117.98.4.246

–> pppd: x?[06][08]

–> remote IP address 10.6.6.6

–> pppd: x?[06][08]

–> primary DNS address 202.56.230.5

–> pppd: x?[06][08]

–> secondary DNS address 202.56.240.5

–> pppd: x?[06][08]

Connection successful.

Press Ctrl+c to disconnect .

Very Important DOS backup Commands ( xcopy & move)

xcopy

e=copies directories and subdirectories including empty ones

h=copies hidden and system files also

k=copies attributes

xcopy [destination] /e /h /k

move

Move files or folders from one place to another place.

move [destination]

xcopy

e=copies directories and subdirectories including empty ones

h=copies hidden and system files also

k=copies attributes

xcopy [destination] /e /h /k

move

Move files or folders from one place to another place.

move [destination]

Multiple Google Talk Account

* Create a shortcut of your Google talk.

* Right click the shortcut —-> choose Properties.

* In the “Target” you will find this “C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe”

* Now at the end of target add this “/nomutex” without the quotes. It should be like this

“C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe” /nomutex

There is a space after googletalk.exe”

Thats it .Click OK and you can open more than one Google talk.

* Create a shortcut of your Google talk.

* Right click the shortcut —-> choose Properties.

* In the “Target” you will find this “C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe”

* Now at the end of target add this “/nomutex” without the quotes. It should be like this

“C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe” /nomutex

There is a space after googletalk.exe”

Thats it .Click OK and you can open more than one Google talk.

Clear Memory Cache in Windows XP & Vista to Speed Up Your Computer

Running multiple applications simultaneously in Windows Vista for long periods leads to a gradual decrease in system performance over time.Often the only option to this is a Windows Vista Reboot. Even if you close the application in the Windows Task Manager, the tasks/threads associated with the application are not released completely, depleting the system’s memory resources making the system unstable and sluggish.
Follow the below steps to create shortcut for clearing memory on your Windows Vista Desktop.
•    Right-click on your desktop and Select New > Shortcut
•    In type the location of the item path: Enter below information
%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks
•    Click Next. In the next screen, Type a name for this shortcut: Ex: Clear Memory or Process Idle Tasks
•    Click on Finish
Your Clear Memory or Process Idle Tasks shortcut is now created and whenever you feel that your Windows Vista computer is busy not responding to commands, just run this command and it should free up the system.Also note that this tweak works fine in Windows XP also.