Posted by: Albert Kam (IP Logged)
Date: December 02, 2007 11:02PM
Hello all,
I've been struggling for weeks with this seemingly minor problem. I just need to print Folio sized (612 936) continuous form papers.
I'm using cups-1.1.21-5 with SuSE 9.2
The printer is Epson LQ 2180
Before this need to print in Folio paper, i've been successfully with the Epson 24 pin printers ppd (epson24.ppd). I realized that by default, the epson24.ppd doesnt haev the entry for Folio paper size, so i added one and save it to another ppd file name, use the ppd for printing folio sized papers.
Everything seems OK at first glance, the addition i made appear in kprint's media size list, which confirms my changes actually being used.
But the output is not right. Everytime the page breaks (changing to a new paper, in a continuous form), the content shifts 1/2 mm lower, and this accumulates in every page changes. So in page five, the first page and the fifth page will have about 5 mm in difference.
I've already tried several ppd available out there, like the lq2180.ppd, but the result is even further from what i want. I tried using the lq-24.ppd, adding the entry for Folio paper size, and still wrong.
Could anyone please please help ? I'm quite desparate about what to do next ..
Here's the ppd i'm using (please be aware the entry i added is the HVS paper size, which is another name of Folio, in my country at least :)) :
*PPD-Adobe: "4.3"
*%
*% "$Id: sofcoepson24.ppd,v 1.6 2002/12/17 19:00:08 swdev Exp $"
*%
*% Sample EPSON 24-Pin driver PPD file for the Common UNIX Printing
*% System (CUPS).
*%
*% Copyright 1997-2003 by Easy Software Products.
*%
*% These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs are the
*% property of Easy Software Products and are protected by Federal
*% copyright law. Distribution and use rights are outlined in the file
*% "LICENSE.txt" which should have been included with this file. If this
*% file is missing or damaged please contact Easy Software Products
*% at:
*%
*% Attn: CUPS Licensing Information
*% Easy Software Products
*% 44141 Airport View Drive, Suite 204
*% Hollywood, Maryland 20636-3111 USA
*%
*% Voice: (301) 373-9603
*% EMail: cups-info@cups.org
*% WWW: [www.cups.org]
*%
*FormatVersion: "4.3"
*FileVersion: "1.1"
*LanguageVersion: English
*LanguageEncoding: ISOLatin1
*PCFileName: "SOFCOEPSON24.PPD"
*Manufacturer: "ESP"
*Product: "(CUPS v1.1)"
*cupsVersion: 1.1
*cupsManualCopies: True
*cupsModelNumber: 1
*cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-raster 0 rastertoepson"
*ModelName: "Sofco EPSON 24-Pin Series"
*ShortNickName: "Sofco EPSON 24-Pin Series"
*NickName: "Sofco EPSON 24-Pin Series CUPS v1.1"
*PSVersion: "(3010.000) 550"
*LanguageLevel: "3"
*ColorDevice: False
*DefaultColorSpace: Gray
*FileSystem: False
*Throughput: "1"
*LandscapeOrientation: Plus90
*VariablePaperSize: True
*TTRasterizer: Type42
*OpenUI *PageSize/Media Size: PickOne
*OrderDependency: 10 AnySetup *PageSize
*DefaultPageSize: A4
*PageSize Letter: "<>setpagedevice"
*PageSize Legal: "<>setpagedevice"
*PageSize A4: "<>setpagedevice"
*PageSize HVS: "<>setpagedevice"
*PageSize FanFoldUS: "<>setpagedevice"
*CloseUI: *PageSize
*OpenUI *PageRegion: PickOne
*OrderDependency: 10 AnySetup *PageRegion
*DefaultPageRegion: A4
*PageRegion Letter: "<>setpagedevice"
*PageRegion Legal: "<>setpagedevice"
*PageRegion A4: "<>setpagedevice"
*PageRegion HVS: "<>setpagedevice"
*PageRegion FanFoldUS: "<>setpagedevice"
*CloseUI: *PageRegion
*DefaultImageableArea: A4
*ImageableArea Letter: "18.0 18.0 594.0 774.0"
*ImageableArea Legal: "18.0 18.0 594.0 990.0"
*ImageableArea A4: "18.0 18.0 577.0 824.0"
*ImageableArea HVS: "18.0 18.0 594.0 927.0"
*ImageableArea FanFoldUS: "18.0 18.0 1053.0 774.0"
*DefaultPaperDimension: A4
*PaperDimension Letter: "612 792"
*PaperDimension Legal: "612 1008"
*PaperDimension A4: "595 842"
*PaperDimension HVS: "612 936"
*PaperDimension FanFoldUS: "1071 792"
*MaxMediaWidth: "1080"
*MaxMediaHeight: "86400"
*HWMargins: 0 0 0 0
*CustomPageSize True: "pop pop pop <>setpagedevice"
*ParamCustomPageSize Width: 1 points 36 1080
*ParamCustomPageSize Height: 2 points 36 86400
*ParamCustomPageSize WidthOffset: 3 points 0 0
*ParamCustomPageSize HeightOffset: 4 points 0 0
*ParamCustomPageSize Orientation: 5 int 0 0
*OpenUI *Resolution/Output Resolution: PickOne
*OrderDependency: 20 AnySetup *Resolution
*DefaultResolution: 120dpi
*Resolution 60dpi/60 DPI: "<>setpagedevice"
*Resolution 120dpi/120x60 DPI: "<>setpagedevice"
*Resolution 180dpi/180 DPI: "<>setpagedevice"
*Resolution 360x180dpi/360x180 DPI: "<>setpagedevice"
*Resolution 360dpi/360 DPI: "<>setpagedevice"
*CloseUI: *Resolution
*DefaultFont: Courier
*Font AvantGarde-Book: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM
*Font AvantGarde-BookOblique: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM
*Font AvantGarde-Demi: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font AvantGarde-DemiOblique: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font Bookman-Demi: Standard "(001.004S)" Standard ROM
*Font Bookman-DemiItalic: Standard "(001.004S)" Standard ROM
*Font Bookman-Light: Standard "(001.004S)" Standard ROM
*Font Bookman-LightItalic: Standard "(001.004S)" Standard ROM
*Font Courier: Standard "(002.004S)" Standard ROM
*Font Courier-Bold: Standard "(002.004S)" Standard ROM
*Font Courier-BoldOblique: Standard "(002.004S)" Standard ROM
*Font Courier-Oblique: Standard "(002.004S)" Standard ROM
*Font Helvetica: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM
*Font Helvetica-Bold: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font Helvetica-BoldOblique: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font Helvetica-Narrow: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM
*Font Helvetica-Narrow-Bold: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font Helvetica-Narrow-BoldOblique: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM
*Font Helvetica-Oblique: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM
*Font NewCenturySchlbk-Bold: Standard "(001.009S)" Standard ROM
*Font NewCenturySchlbk-BoldItalic: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font NewCenturySchlbk-Italic: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM
*Font NewCenturySchlbk-Roman: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font Palatino-Bold: Standard "(001.005S)" Standard ROM
*Font Palatino-BoldItalic: Standard "(001.005S)" Standard ROM
*Font Palatino-Italic: Standard "(001.005S)" Standard ROM
*Font Palatino-Roman: Standard "(001.005S)" Standard ROM
*Font Symbol: Special "(001.007S)" Special ROM
*Font Times-Bold: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font Times-BoldItalic: Standard "(001.009S)" Standard ROM
*Font Times-Italic: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font Times-Roman: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font ZapfChancery-MediumItalic: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM
*Font ZapfDingbats: Special "(001.004S)" Standard ROM
*%
*% End of "$Id: sofcoepson24.ppd,v 1.6 2002/12/17 19:00:08 swdev Exp $".
*%
Jumat, 22 Februari 2008
Setting Epson LQ-2180 pada OpenSUSE
Ini adalah sesuatu yang pretty simple, tapi bikin confuse. Sebagian besar printer dot matrik di kantor-kantor di Indonesia adalah Epson dengan berbagai variannya dan salah satu yang banyak digunakan adalah tipe 2180. Driver Linux di website resmi Epson tidak disediakan :-( jadi mesti mencari driver dari sumber lain. Ada beberapa driver native untuk Redhat & Fedora tapi cara yang lebih simple adalah menggunakan driver PPD (yang bus kota itu lho :-P…). Berikut ini adalah cara melakukan instalasi driver Epson LQ-2180 :
1. Download driver untuk LQ-2180 dari Link ini
2. Rename menjadi file berekstension PPD
3. Lakukan instalasi menggunakan Personal Setting | Pheriperal | Printer
4. Saat proses install, pilih Others pada pilihan Modify Printer Selection dan pilih file berekstension PPD tadi.
Untuk driver printer lain bisa browsing website CUPS.
Referensi :
1. Epson LQ-2180 Driver for Linux
1. Download driver untuk LQ-2180 dari Link ini
2. Rename menjadi file berekstension PPD
3. Lakukan instalasi menggunakan Personal Setting | Pheriperal | Printer
4. Saat proses install, pilih Others pada pilihan Modify Printer Selection dan pilih file berekstension PPD tadi.
Untuk driver printer lain bisa browsing website CUPS.
Referensi :
1. Epson LQ-2180 Driver for Linux
Kamis, 21 Februari 2008
10 Aplikasi Penting Ubuntu bagi Programmer
Sebagai pengguna Linux Ubuntu yang sudah bertobat dari Windows, banyak aplikasi2 baru yang sy explore. nih sy buatin 10 aplikasi terbaik versi sendiri. Boleh dong punya pilihan. Aplikasi disini sebenarnya bukan spesifik Ubuntu, tapi karena kebetulan sy pakai ubuntu aja dan aplikasi ini juga jadi penting tergantung orang masing2. 1. Amarok
amarok Terus terang, berlama2 depan komputer tanpa musik bisa bikin stress. makanya setelah nginstall Ubuntu lansung nyari music player. kalau dulu waktu pakai SUSE yg di install sih XMMS, tapi sejak kenal Amarok langsung mantap. memang sih untuk mp3 dibutuhkan instalasi paket tambahan.
2. Gimpshop
Walaupun masih tetap kangen dengan Photoshop, tapi GImpshop lumayan bisa mengobati lah. ini sebenarnya aplikasi The Gimp yang di extends aja.
3. Apache2, MySQL, PHP
Kebetulan sedang ada proyek, jadi tiga serangkai ini jadi superpenting dan jadi aplikasi wajib di ubuntu.
4. Open SSH, Proftpd atau FireFTP firefox
Ya karena ada proyek td, ssh & proftpd mesti di install, untuk akses ke komp remote dan buat transfer file.
5. Bluefish Editor
Memang banyak sih editor di linux, tapi bluefish udah ngebuktiin cukup ok untuk koding php & html.
6. NVU
aplikasi ini sih nggak bakal lolos kalo list ini disusun sebagai aplikasi terbaik, krn menurut sy app ini belum stabil n nggak php friendly. tp berhubung udah nyoba dreamweaver di wine-kan dan gagal (instalasi sih sukses tp dijalankan dgn penuh masalah). kayaknya app ini paling cocok kalo mau desain web kilat ala dreamweaver.
7. Netbeans
Ini sih gak ada hubungan dgn ubuntu, cuman krn sy sering pake java, jadi mesti ada IDE java di komp. netbeans pilihannya.
8. VNCViewer
Krn proyek td juga, dan ngatur 5 orang programmer di beberapa ruangan terpisah, kadang2 perlu ngecek langsung hasil para programmer, dan kalo mesti keliling gak efisien bgt, makanya butuh remote desktop buat ngambil alih n ngeliat langsung layar komp mereka.
9. CHM viewer & MDB Viewer
koleksi e-book memang makin bengkak, kalo dapet yang versi windows help mesti buka dari ubuntu mesti install CHM Viewer, kalo MDB perlu buat ngeliat database yg disimpan dlm format MS Access, sy gabung krn dua2nya akibat kebutuhan windows.
10. XGL/compiz
Walaupun produsennya mengaku belum rilis stabil, tapi XGL/compiz ini bener2 bikin windows vista jadi biasa2 aja. memang sih video card mesti mendukung, tapi kebetulan PC di rumah lumayan dan setelah sukses di install wah, bener2 3 dimensi tuh desktop,sy jg pakai beryl buat plugins tambahan spt bikin salju di desktop dll.
niit indonesia
kalau mau liat lebih banyak lagi kerennya ubuntu ala vista, ini ada pejuang ubuntu indonesia yang sharing foto di flickr
ada yg punya versi sendiri ?…
niit indonesia
amarok Terus terang, berlama2 depan komputer tanpa musik bisa bikin stress. makanya setelah nginstall Ubuntu lansung nyari music player. kalau dulu waktu pakai SUSE yg di install sih XMMS, tapi sejak kenal Amarok langsung mantap. memang sih untuk mp3 dibutuhkan instalasi paket tambahan.
2. Gimpshop
Walaupun masih tetap kangen dengan Photoshop, tapi GImpshop lumayan bisa mengobati lah. ini sebenarnya aplikasi The Gimp yang di extends aja.
3. Apache2, MySQL, PHP
Kebetulan sedang ada proyek, jadi tiga serangkai ini jadi superpenting dan jadi aplikasi wajib di ubuntu.
4. Open SSH, Proftpd atau FireFTP firefox
Ya karena ada proyek td, ssh & proftpd mesti di install, untuk akses ke komp remote dan buat transfer file.
5. Bluefish Editor
Memang banyak sih editor di linux, tapi bluefish udah ngebuktiin cukup ok untuk koding php & html.
6. NVU
aplikasi ini sih nggak bakal lolos kalo list ini disusun sebagai aplikasi terbaik, krn menurut sy app ini belum stabil n nggak php friendly. tp berhubung udah nyoba dreamweaver di wine-kan dan gagal (instalasi sih sukses tp dijalankan dgn penuh masalah). kayaknya app ini paling cocok kalo mau desain web kilat ala dreamweaver.
7. Netbeans
Ini sih gak ada hubungan dgn ubuntu, cuman krn sy sering pake java, jadi mesti ada IDE java di komp. netbeans pilihannya.
8. VNCViewer
Krn proyek td juga, dan ngatur 5 orang programmer di beberapa ruangan terpisah, kadang2 perlu ngecek langsung hasil para programmer, dan kalo mesti keliling gak efisien bgt, makanya butuh remote desktop buat ngambil alih n ngeliat langsung layar komp mereka.
9. CHM viewer & MDB Viewer
koleksi e-book memang makin bengkak, kalo dapet yang versi windows help mesti buka dari ubuntu mesti install CHM Viewer, kalo MDB perlu buat ngeliat database yg disimpan dlm format MS Access, sy gabung krn dua2nya akibat kebutuhan windows.
10. XGL/compiz
Walaupun produsennya mengaku belum rilis stabil, tapi XGL/compiz ini bener2 bikin windows vista jadi biasa2 aja. memang sih video card mesti mendukung, tapi kebetulan PC di rumah lumayan dan setelah sukses di install wah, bener2 3 dimensi tuh desktop,sy jg pakai beryl buat plugins tambahan spt bikin salju di desktop dll.
niit indonesia
kalau mau liat lebih banyak lagi kerennya ubuntu ala vista, ini ada pejuang ubuntu indonesia yang sharing foto di flickr
ada yg punya versi sendiri ?…
niit indonesia
Driver Printer Epson LQ-2170 untuk Ubuntu Feisty
Hari Minggu yang lalu, saya berusaha mencetak ke Epson LQ-2170 dari Ubuntu Feisty. Search kesana kemari tidak ketemu info yang ces-pleng. Setelah mencoba berbagai driver LQ- (LQ-2550, LQ-850, ...) lainnya dan melakukan test-print, ternyata yang paling cocok adalah driver generik Epson 24-pin series. Case closed!
Setting 3D di Ubuntu 7.10 English
I’ll cut to the chase and say from the start that Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) Desktop Edition is simply the best desktop operating system that I have ever used. From installation, to setup, to regular everyday use Gutsy is just a thing of beauty. I have been keeping up with the release since its initial rocky Alpha period, to the polished final Release Candidate released on October 15, 2007 and then apt-get upgrading to the final release. The end result is that the Ubuntu team has put together everything that you could possibly want in a desktop operating system and more.
Although there are flashier Live Installer CD’s – Mandriva 2008’s Compiz Fusion works brilliantly on their live cd – Gutsy gets the job done quickly and efficiently. All it took was 7 simple clicks from start to completion. I did have to opt for the safe graphics mode installation on both of my test compters : “Big Bertha” (AMD 64 3000, 2 GB RAM, Nvidia 6600 AGP) and “Mount Doona” (AMD X2 4400, 2 GB RAM, Nvidia 6600 PCI-X). I’m not sure if it was the monitors or the Nvidia card, but if I used the standard installation option, the screen would never get past the GDM login. But with the safe graphics mode, Gutsy’s installer worked smoothly. Ubuntu’s included migration utility was my favorite feature on the installer, but I would have liked to seen more application compatiability – primarily Thunderbird. Once the quick and easy installation finished the fun really began.
On reboot I was treated to a new and improved Gutsy desktop. The chocolate brown color scheme isn’t my first choice for desktop colors but the manner in which Ubuntu has polished the default layout made everything look slick and modern.
The first thing I wanted to do after logging in to the desktop was to active the proprietary Nvidia drivers. In prior Ubuntu releases there were various “unofficial” methods to install Nvidia drivers but Ubuntu has done a great job to make a standard way to install the drivers and it’s completely hassle free. All I had to do was click the green “Restricted Drivers” icon on the top Gnome panel and then check the box for “Nvidia”. This installed the latest Nvidia 100.14.19 drivers which is huge deal for me. In the past I always had to turn off Beryl/Compiz/Compiz-Fusion because of a nasty black window with prior Nvidia drivers. In the new version this bug is completely squashed and now I can open as many windows as I want without the black window bug!
Speaking of Compiz-Fusion, Gutsy now comes with Compiz-Fusion enabled by default. I did first have to enable the Nvidia restricted drivers for Compiz-Fusion to work. With that stated, Compiz-Fusion has come a long way and its now much more than eye candy. Once Compiz-Fusion was enabled the clarity of the desktop sharpened noticeably and the window management that’s enabled through Compiz-Fusion worked great. There’s no way I can go back to a standard 2D desktop.
By default the basic settings for Compiz-Fusion are found in “System / Preferences / Appearance”. In the Appearance applet, the fifth tab “Visual Effects” gives three choices : “None” “Normal” and “Extra”. Beyond those three basic choices, you can’t fine tune Compiz-Fusion. As an example Compiz-Fusion uses “Desktop Plane” rather than “Desktop Cube” as Ubuntu’s default choice. Fortunately, to adjust those settings all that is required is to install “compizconfig-settings-manager” via Ubuntu’s application installer Synaptic.
Once that was installed then I launched the more advanced compiz control panel by clicking “System –> Preferences –> Advanced Desktop Effect Settings”. Adjustments I made were to check the boxes for “Desktop Cube”, “Rotate Cube”, “Cube Reflection”, “Reflection”, “Shift Switcher”, “Widget Layer” and “Windows Preview”. After that, I couldn’t help smiling from ear to ear as I used Ubuntu 7.10.
Beyond the stunning visuals, Ubuntu Gutsy has also refined their operating system in an incredibly user friendly manner. As an example the first time Firefox opened up a flash enabled website, an “Install Missing Plugin” button appears. Once I clicked that button, a pop-up window appeared asking me whether I want to install Adobe’s proprietary Flash application or install an open source alternative. After I selected the Flash version I wanted, Ubuntu installed Flash automatically and Firefox now rendered Flash enabled webpages.
While the installed default applications are good, you certainly will want to install more applications. Whenever you do decided to do so, the procedure is so simple that its actually easier than anything available in Windows or OS X. Simply open up the graphical application “Synaptic” in “System –> Adminstration –> Synaptic” , then browse through the list of available applications and check off the apps you want installed. Some basic applications that you should consider installing :
vlc - open source video player that plays about every format under the sun.
gftp - ftp program (basic but does the job)
k3b - one of the best CD/DVD burning program on the planet
opera - alternative web browser (make sure you have the canoncial repository enabled)
mozilla-thunderbird - can’t live without this one.
amarok - very slick itunes like audio player
kubuntu-desktop - installs the KDE version of ubuntu
ardour - multitrack audio editor
azureus - bittorrent client
Kino - non linear video editor
Soundconverter - convert audio files between Ogg, MP3, FLAC, WAV
Skype
1.) Select “Synaptic –> Repositories –> Third Party Software –> + ADD”
2.) Paste this into the APT Line: “deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free”
3.) Then search for “Skype”, check the corresponding box and then click “Install”
Google Earth / Desktop
1.) Download PGP Key : linux_signing_key.pub
2.) Select “Synaptic –> Repositories –> Authentication –> + IMPORT KEY FILE”
3.) Browse to the directory where you downloaded linux_signing_key.pub and select that
4.) Select “Synaptic –> Repositories –> Third Party Software –> + ADD”
5.) Paste into the APT Line: “deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free”
6.) Click “Reload”
7.) Then search for “Google” and install the Google applications of your choice
VMware Server (Run Windows and Windows applications in Ubuntu 7.10)
1.) Register for a VMware Server serial number here.
2.) from terminal “sudo apt-get install build-essential”
3.) download VMware Server for Linux - Binary (.tar.gz) here.
4.) from terminal cd dir to the downloaded file and type “tar zvxf VMware-server-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz”
5.) from terminal “cd vmware-server-distrib/”
6.) from terminal “sudo ./vmware-install.pl”
7.) hit the “enter” key for every question asked, if question doesn’t accept the “Enter” key then select “Yes”.
8.) Run VMware Server by selecting “Applicatoins –> System Tools –> VMware Server Console”
MythTV also has been greatly simplified. The program is still probably not suited for absolute beginners, but if you are familar with MythTV or patient enough to learn about the program, you can have it running in no time. I setup MythTV backend and frontend on “Big Bertha” in 20 minutes and installed a secondary frontend on “Mount Doona” in 5 minutes. You can use the excellant guide at help.ubuntu.com
Printing has been vastly improved in Gutsy and there is a neat print to PDF option available by default. Ubuntu also now includes “Tracker Search Tool” for desktop searches and that program is also integrated into the Nautilus file browser. For people that are unfamiliar with “Tracker Search Tool”, the program is a lightning quick and lighweight search program that indexes metadata to pull up relevant search results. The program searches not only through file names, but also the metadata residing inside of documents, mp3’s, jpg’s, pdf’s etc. Tracker worked great and I didn’t notice any kind of performance hit while the program was indexing my files. Gutsy also comes with the latest OpenOffice 2.3 Suite for Word Processing, Database, Spreadsheets and Presentation.
Additional improvements were many. One of my favorite new features in Gutsy would be “Screen and Graphics”. The application is found in “System –> Administration –> Screen and Graphics”. “Screen and Graphics” is a sweet graphical application that allows users to easily adjust monitor resolution, graphic card drivers, as well as setting up dual monitors. Another new feature likely to appeal to families and small businesses would be “Fast User Switching”, available for the first in a Ubuntu release.
Overall Ubuntu Gutsy is just a smashing success. A year or two ago, I didn’t care for Ubuntu’s continual movement to simplifying Linux, but now that all the individual pieces has had time to mature, the result is the best current consumer operating system available. From Gutsy’s easy as 1-2-3 installation, to its automated setup of drivers and codecs, to its brilliant integration of the latest Compiz-Fusion 3D desktop, to its second to none package management system Ubuntu Gutsy is just oh so impressive. The fact that Ubuntu 7.10 is available for free is just icing on the cake. Vista? Hunh? What?
Pro’s:
Installation is fast and easy.
Desktop looks beautiful and Compiz-Fusion makes it out of this world.
Layout is clean, uncluttered and all applications are easily accessible.
Restricted Drivers Manager works great.
Apt-Get remains the fastest package manager around.
Ubuntu Repositories has about every application you could ever want.
Con’s:
Had to use safe graphics mode for the live installer.
Firewall application is not included by default.
Although there are flashier Live Installer CD’s – Mandriva 2008’s Compiz Fusion works brilliantly on their live cd – Gutsy gets the job done quickly and efficiently. All it took was 7 simple clicks from start to completion. I did have to opt for the safe graphics mode installation on both of my test compters : “Big Bertha” (AMD 64 3000, 2 GB RAM, Nvidia 6600 AGP) and “Mount Doona” (AMD X2 4400, 2 GB RAM, Nvidia 6600 PCI-X). I’m not sure if it was the monitors or the Nvidia card, but if I used the standard installation option, the screen would never get past the GDM login. But with the safe graphics mode, Gutsy’s installer worked smoothly. Ubuntu’s included migration utility was my favorite feature on the installer, but I would have liked to seen more application compatiability – primarily Thunderbird. Once the quick and easy installation finished the fun really began.
On reboot I was treated to a new and improved Gutsy desktop. The chocolate brown color scheme isn’t my first choice for desktop colors but the manner in which Ubuntu has polished the default layout made everything look slick and modern.
The first thing I wanted to do after logging in to the desktop was to active the proprietary Nvidia drivers. In prior Ubuntu releases there were various “unofficial” methods to install Nvidia drivers but Ubuntu has done a great job to make a standard way to install the drivers and it’s completely hassle free. All I had to do was click the green “Restricted Drivers” icon on the top Gnome panel and then check the box for “Nvidia”. This installed the latest Nvidia 100.14.19 drivers which is huge deal for me. In the past I always had to turn off Beryl/Compiz/Compiz-Fusion because of a nasty black window with prior Nvidia drivers. In the new version this bug is completely squashed and now I can open as many windows as I want without the black window bug!
Speaking of Compiz-Fusion, Gutsy now comes with Compiz-Fusion enabled by default. I did first have to enable the Nvidia restricted drivers for Compiz-Fusion to work. With that stated, Compiz-Fusion has come a long way and its now much more than eye candy. Once Compiz-Fusion was enabled the clarity of the desktop sharpened noticeably and the window management that’s enabled through Compiz-Fusion worked great. There’s no way I can go back to a standard 2D desktop.
By default the basic settings for Compiz-Fusion are found in “System / Preferences / Appearance”. In the Appearance applet, the fifth tab “Visual Effects” gives three choices : “None” “Normal” and “Extra”. Beyond those three basic choices, you can’t fine tune Compiz-Fusion. As an example Compiz-Fusion uses “Desktop Plane” rather than “Desktop Cube” as Ubuntu’s default choice. Fortunately, to adjust those settings all that is required is to install “compizconfig-settings-manager” via Ubuntu’s application installer Synaptic.
Once that was installed then I launched the more advanced compiz control panel by clicking “System –> Preferences –> Advanced Desktop Effect Settings”. Adjustments I made were to check the boxes for “Desktop Cube”, “Rotate Cube”, “Cube Reflection”, “Reflection”, “Shift Switcher”, “Widget Layer” and “Windows Preview”. After that, I couldn’t help smiling from ear to ear as I used Ubuntu 7.10.
Beyond the stunning visuals, Ubuntu Gutsy has also refined their operating system in an incredibly user friendly manner. As an example the first time Firefox opened up a flash enabled website, an “Install Missing Plugin” button appears. Once I clicked that button, a pop-up window appeared asking me whether I want to install Adobe’s proprietary Flash application or install an open source alternative. After I selected the Flash version I wanted, Ubuntu installed Flash automatically and Firefox now rendered Flash enabled webpages.
While the installed default applications are good, you certainly will want to install more applications. Whenever you do decided to do so, the procedure is so simple that its actually easier than anything available in Windows or OS X. Simply open up the graphical application “Synaptic” in “System –> Adminstration –> Synaptic” , then browse through the list of available applications and check off the apps you want installed. Some basic applications that you should consider installing :
vlc - open source video player that plays about every format under the sun.
gftp - ftp program (basic but does the job)
k3b - one of the best CD/DVD burning program on the planet
opera - alternative web browser (make sure you have the canoncial repository enabled)
mozilla-thunderbird - can’t live without this one.
amarok - very slick itunes like audio player
kubuntu-desktop - installs the KDE version of ubuntu
ardour - multitrack audio editor
azureus - bittorrent client
Kino - non linear video editor
Soundconverter - convert audio files between Ogg, MP3, FLAC, WAV
Skype
1.) Select “Synaptic –> Repositories –> Third Party Software –> + ADD”
2.) Paste this into the APT Line: “deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free”
3.) Then search for “Skype”, check the corresponding box and then click “Install”
Google Earth / Desktop
1.) Download PGP Key : linux_signing_key.pub
2.) Select “Synaptic –> Repositories –> Authentication –> + IMPORT KEY FILE”
3.) Browse to the directory where you downloaded linux_signing_key.pub and select that
4.) Select “Synaptic –> Repositories –> Third Party Software –> + ADD”
5.) Paste into the APT Line: “deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free”
6.) Click “Reload”
7.) Then search for “Google” and install the Google applications of your choice
VMware Server (Run Windows and Windows applications in Ubuntu 7.10)
1.) Register for a VMware Server serial number here.
2.) from terminal “sudo apt-get install build-essential”
3.) download VMware Server for Linux - Binary (.tar.gz) here.
4.) from terminal cd dir to the downloaded file and type “tar zvxf VMware-server-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz”
5.) from terminal “cd vmware-server-distrib/”
6.) from terminal “sudo ./vmware-install.pl”
7.) hit the “enter” key for every question asked, if question doesn’t accept the “Enter” key then select “Yes”.
8.) Run VMware Server by selecting “Applicatoins –> System Tools –> VMware Server Console”
MythTV also has been greatly simplified. The program is still probably not suited for absolute beginners, but if you are familar with MythTV or patient enough to learn about the program, you can have it running in no time. I setup MythTV backend and frontend on “Big Bertha” in 20 minutes and installed a secondary frontend on “Mount Doona” in 5 minutes. You can use the excellant guide at help.ubuntu.com
Printing has been vastly improved in Gutsy and there is a neat print to PDF option available by default. Ubuntu also now includes “Tracker Search Tool” for desktop searches and that program is also integrated into the Nautilus file browser. For people that are unfamiliar with “Tracker Search Tool”, the program is a lightning quick and lighweight search program that indexes metadata to pull up relevant search results. The program searches not only through file names, but also the metadata residing inside of documents, mp3’s, jpg’s, pdf’s etc. Tracker worked great and I didn’t notice any kind of performance hit while the program was indexing my files. Gutsy also comes with the latest OpenOffice 2.3 Suite for Word Processing, Database, Spreadsheets and Presentation.
Additional improvements were many. One of my favorite new features in Gutsy would be “Screen and Graphics”. The application is found in “System –> Administration –> Screen and Graphics”. “Screen and Graphics” is a sweet graphical application that allows users to easily adjust monitor resolution, graphic card drivers, as well as setting up dual monitors. Another new feature likely to appeal to families and small businesses would be “Fast User Switching”, available for the first in a Ubuntu release.
Overall Ubuntu Gutsy is just a smashing success. A year or two ago, I didn’t care for Ubuntu’s continual movement to simplifying Linux, but now that all the individual pieces has had time to mature, the result is the best current consumer operating system available. From Gutsy’s easy as 1-2-3 installation, to its automated setup of drivers and codecs, to its brilliant integration of the latest Compiz-Fusion 3D desktop, to its second to none package management system Ubuntu Gutsy is just oh so impressive. The fact that Ubuntu 7.10 is available for free is just icing on the cake. Vista? Hunh? What?
Pro’s:
Installation is fast and easy.
Desktop looks beautiful and Compiz-Fusion makes it out of this world.
Layout is clean, uncluttered and all applications are easily accessible.
Restricted Drivers Manager works great.
Apt-Get remains the fastest package manager around.
Ubuntu Repositories has about every application you could ever want.
Con’s:
Had to use safe graphics mode for the live installer.
Firewall application is not included by default.
Slideshow Screensaver di Ubuntu 7.10
Ingin menampilkan koleksi foto Anda sebagai slide show? Atau ingin menampilkan koleksi wallpaper Anda sebagai screen saver? Gunakan saja GLSlideshow yang bisa diakses dari menu System -> Preferences -> Screensaver. Sayangnya, di Ubuntu Anda tidak diberi kesempatan untuk menggunakan gambar/foto koleksi sendiri. Tapi tenang saja, ada sedikit trik yang bisa dilakukan untuk mengatasi hal ini. Mau tahu? Jangan beranjak dulu dari tempat duduk Anda.
Seperti biasa, terminal atau shell atau konsole adalah teman terbaik bagi para Linuxer. Jadi kalau belum berkenalah dengannya, silakan berkenalan sekarang kalau bisa sampai benar-benar akrab. Sekarang buka terminal emulator kesayangan Anda dan buat berkas .xscreensaver di $HOME
$ nano .xscreensaver
lalu tambahkan baris berikut ke dalamnya
imageDirectory: /path/koleksi/foto
jangan lupa mengganti /path/koleksi/foto dengan lokasi koleksi gambar/foto milik Anda, misalnya saja /media/multimedia/gambar/wallpaper/hilary\ duff. Simpan dan keluar dari editor teks.
Tekan tombol Preview yang terdapat di jendela Screensaver Preferences untuk mencoba. Waduh, ternyata setelah dicoba gambarnya memang tampil tapi tidak dirotasi alias yang itu-itu saja. Jika hal ini yang terjadi edit saja konfigurasinya, dari terminal ketikkan
$ sudo nano /usr/share/applications/screensavers/glslideshow.desktop
Temukan baris ini
Exec=glslideshow -root
lalu ganti dengan
Exec=glslideshow -root -duration 10 -pan 10 -fade 3
Simpan perubahan tersebut, keluar dari teks editor, dan coba jalankan kembali GLSlideshow. Seharusnya semua sudah berjalan normal, jika ternyata belum mungkin Anda kurang beruntung, silakan mencoba lagi.
Seperti biasa, terminal atau shell atau konsole adalah teman terbaik bagi para Linuxer. Jadi kalau belum berkenalah dengannya, silakan berkenalan sekarang kalau bisa sampai benar-benar akrab. Sekarang buka terminal emulator kesayangan Anda dan buat berkas .xscreensaver di $HOME
$ nano .xscreensaver
lalu tambahkan baris berikut ke dalamnya
imageDirectory: /path/koleksi/foto
jangan lupa mengganti /path/koleksi/foto dengan lokasi koleksi gambar/foto milik Anda, misalnya saja /media/multimedia/gambar/wallpaper/hilary\ duff. Simpan dan keluar dari editor teks.
Tekan tombol Preview yang terdapat di jendela Screensaver Preferences untuk mencoba. Waduh, ternyata setelah dicoba gambarnya memang tampil tapi tidak dirotasi alias yang itu-itu saja. Jika hal ini yang terjadi edit saja konfigurasinya, dari terminal ketikkan
$ sudo nano /usr/share/applications/screensavers/glslideshow.desktop
Temukan baris ini
Exec=glslideshow -root
lalu ganti dengan
Exec=glslideshow -root -duration 10 -pan 10 -fade 3
Simpan perubahan tersebut, keluar dari teks editor, dan coba jalankan kembali GLSlideshow. Seharusnya semua sudah berjalan normal, jika ternyata belum mungkin Anda kurang beruntung, silakan mencoba lagi.
Setting 3D di Ubuntu 7.10 (Compiz)
Desktop Eye Candy di Ubuntu 7.10 (Part 1)January 22, 2008
Pernah ga’ merasa iri kalau melihat tampilan desktop Mac OS yang menawan itu? Apalagi kalau dibandingkan dengan desktop Linux yang masih sangat sederhana dan apa adanya. Tapi itu dulu, sekarang desktop di Linux tidak kalah dengan tampilan desktop sistem operasi lainnya macam Mac OS atau Wi**d**s Vi***a. Kalau tidak percaya coba lihat skrinsyut ini
Atau mungkin yang ini
Dan itu belum seberapa lho, masih ada lebih banyak lagi yang mungkin akan membuat banyak orang ingin berpindah ke Linux. Dan dibalik semua itu adalah compiz fusion, yang merupakan gabungan dari compiz dan beryl, ditambah dengan avant-window-navigator (docker) dan screenlets (screen applets).
Compiz fusion sudah terpasang secara default di Ubuntu 7.10, tapi untuk melakukan pengaturan efek dan plug in yang ada masih diperlukan sebuah perkakas bernama compizconfig-settings-manager.
$ sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
Untuk mengakses perkakas ini, silakan mengarahkan pointer ke System -> Preferences -> Advanced Desktop Effects Settings. Dari jendela ini dapat dilakukan pengaturan terhadap puluhan atau bahkan ratusan efek dan plug in compiz fusion.
Untuk mengaktifkan suatu plugin cukup dengan mencentang pada plihan plugin yang bersangkutan. Beberapa plug in yang cukup menarik untuk diaktifkan diantaranya:
Desktop Cube, plugin ini terdapat dalam kategori Desktop. Efek yang ditimbulkan adalah tampilan desktop berupa kubus/kotak.
Rotate Cube, plugin ini memungkinkan Desktop Cube untuk diputar. Short cut yang digunakan adalah Ctrl+Alt+.
Cube Gears, plugin ini menampilkan roda gigi di dalam Desktop Cube, namun sebelumnya aktifkan dulu pengaturan transparansi kubus dari menu konfigurasi Desktop Cube.
Cube Reflection, plugin ini menimbulkan efek pantulan terhadap kubus.
Cube Caps, plugin ini berfungsi untuk menampilkan gambar di bagian atas dan bawah Desktop Cube.
Expo, plugin ini berguna untuk melihat semua desktop yang di zoom out dalam satu waktu. Short cut yang digunakan Super+E.
Animations, menampilkan berbagai animasi pada aksi tertentu, misalnya ketika suatu jendela d-minimize akan ditampilkan animasi berupa api, dsb.
Paint Fire on The Screen, mungkin plugin yang ini adalah plugin paling spektakuler di antara yang lainnya (setidaknya menurut saya). Short cut yang digunakan adalah Super+Shift+ kemudian drag untuk membentuk tulisan atau apa saja. Untuk mengakhiri tekan Super+Shift+C.
Water Effect, akan menghujani desktop dengan animasi air. Short Cut untuk mengaktifkan Shift+F9, yang digunakan juga untuk menonaktifkan.
Wobbly Windows, akan menyebabkan jendela-jendela bergoyang saat akan dipindahkan menggunakan mouse.
Scale Addons, memberikan akses cepat terhadap jendela-jendela yang sedang aktif, dengan cara memberikan previes berupa jendela-jendela berukuran kecil yang diatur sedemikian rupa di desktop. Untuk melihat efek dari plugin ini, arahkan pointer ke sudut kanan atas dekstop, dan untuk memilih suatu jendela klik pada jendela tersebut.
Video Playback, aktifkan plugin ini supaya video tetap dapat diputar ketika plugin-plugin yang lain sedang digunakan.
Application Switcher, plugin ini menyediakan sebuah cara cepat untuk berpindah antar aplikasi yang sedang terbuka, cukup dengan menekan kombinasi tombol Alt+Tab.
Group and Tab Windows, plugin ini akan menggabungkan beberapa jendela menjadi satu jendela yang dapat diputar dengan menggunakan kombinasi tombol Super+Left/Right Arrow. Untuk menggabungkan beberapa jendela digunakan shortcut Super+G.
Ring Switcher, mirip dengan Application Switcher, hanya saja animasi yang ditampilkan berupa lingkaran. Short cut-nya adalah Super+Tab.
Shift Switcher, mempunyai fungsi yang hampir sama juga dengan Ring Switcher dan Apllication Switcher tetapi animasi berupa cover atau flip. Untuk mengaktifkannya gunakan short cut Super+Shift+S, untuk berpindah antar aplikasi gunakan Up/Down Arrow, dan untuk memilih aplikasi tekan enter saat jendela aplikasi tersebut terlihat.
Sebenarnya terdapat lebih banyak lagi plugin dan animasi yang disediakan Compiz Fusion, Anda hanya perlu mencoba dan mencoba. Oh ya, mungkin ketika Anda mengaktifkan suatu plugin akan muncul konfirmasi yang menyatakan bahwa plugin tersebut bentrok dengan plugin lain dan Anda diminta untuk menonaktifkan salah satunya, nonaktifkan saja plugin lama untuk mengaktifkan plugin baru.
Pernah ga’ merasa iri kalau melihat tampilan desktop Mac OS yang menawan itu? Apalagi kalau dibandingkan dengan desktop Linux yang masih sangat sederhana dan apa adanya. Tapi itu dulu, sekarang desktop di Linux tidak kalah dengan tampilan desktop sistem operasi lainnya macam Mac OS atau Wi**d**s Vi***a. Kalau tidak percaya coba lihat skrinsyut ini
Atau mungkin yang ini
Dan itu belum seberapa lho, masih ada lebih banyak lagi yang mungkin akan membuat banyak orang ingin berpindah ke Linux. Dan dibalik semua itu adalah compiz fusion, yang merupakan gabungan dari compiz dan beryl, ditambah dengan avant-window-navigator (docker) dan screenlets (screen applets).
Compiz fusion sudah terpasang secara default di Ubuntu 7.10, tapi untuk melakukan pengaturan efek dan plug in yang ada masih diperlukan sebuah perkakas bernama compizconfig-settings-manager.
$ sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
Untuk mengakses perkakas ini, silakan mengarahkan pointer ke System -> Preferences -> Advanced Desktop Effects Settings. Dari jendela ini dapat dilakukan pengaturan terhadap puluhan atau bahkan ratusan efek dan plug in compiz fusion.
Untuk mengaktifkan suatu plugin cukup dengan mencentang pada plihan plugin yang bersangkutan. Beberapa plug in yang cukup menarik untuk diaktifkan diantaranya:
Desktop Cube, plugin ini terdapat dalam kategori Desktop. Efek yang ditimbulkan adalah tampilan desktop berupa kubus/kotak.
Rotate Cube, plugin ini memungkinkan Desktop Cube untuk diputar. Short cut yang digunakan adalah Ctrl+Alt+
Cube Gears, plugin ini menampilkan roda gigi di dalam Desktop Cube, namun sebelumnya aktifkan dulu pengaturan transparansi kubus dari menu konfigurasi Desktop Cube.
Cube Reflection, plugin ini menimbulkan efek pantulan terhadap kubus.
Cube Caps, plugin ini berfungsi untuk menampilkan gambar di bagian atas dan bawah Desktop Cube.
Expo, plugin ini berguna untuk melihat semua desktop yang di zoom out dalam satu waktu. Short cut yang digunakan Super+E.
Animations, menampilkan berbagai animasi pada aksi tertentu, misalnya ketika suatu jendela d-minimize akan ditampilkan animasi berupa api, dsb.
Paint Fire on The Screen, mungkin plugin yang ini adalah plugin paling spektakuler di antara yang lainnya (setidaknya menurut saya). Short cut yang digunakan adalah Super+Shift+
Water Effect, akan menghujani desktop dengan animasi air. Short Cut untuk mengaktifkan Shift+F9, yang digunakan juga untuk menonaktifkan.
Wobbly Windows, akan menyebabkan jendela-jendela bergoyang saat akan dipindahkan menggunakan mouse.
Scale Addons, memberikan akses cepat terhadap jendela-jendela yang sedang aktif, dengan cara memberikan previes berupa jendela-jendela berukuran kecil yang diatur sedemikian rupa di desktop. Untuk melihat efek dari plugin ini, arahkan pointer ke sudut kanan atas dekstop, dan untuk memilih suatu jendela klik pada jendela tersebut.
Video Playback, aktifkan plugin ini supaya video tetap dapat diputar ketika plugin-plugin yang lain sedang digunakan.
Application Switcher, plugin ini menyediakan sebuah cara cepat untuk berpindah antar aplikasi yang sedang terbuka, cukup dengan menekan kombinasi tombol Alt+Tab.
Group and Tab Windows, plugin ini akan menggabungkan beberapa jendela menjadi satu jendela yang dapat diputar dengan menggunakan kombinasi tombol Super+Left/Right Arrow. Untuk menggabungkan beberapa jendela digunakan shortcut Super+G.
Ring Switcher, mirip dengan Application Switcher, hanya saja animasi yang ditampilkan berupa lingkaran. Short cut-nya adalah Super+Tab.
Shift Switcher, mempunyai fungsi yang hampir sama juga dengan Ring Switcher dan Apllication Switcher tetapi animasi berupa cover atau flip. Untuk mengaktifkannya gunakan short cut Super+Shift+S, untuk berpindah antar aplikasi gunakan Up/Down Arrow, dan untuk memilih aplikasi tekan enter saat jendela aplikasi tersebut terlihat.
Sebenarnya terdapat lebih banyak lagi plugin dan animasi yang disediakan Compiz Fusion, Anda hanya perlu mencoba dan mencoba. Oh ya, mungkin ketika Anda mengaktifkan suatu plugin akan muncul konfirmasi yang menyatakan bahwa plugin tersebut bentrok dengan plugin lain dan Anda diminta untuk menonaktifkan salah satunya, nonaktifkan saja plugin lama untuk mengaktifkan plugin baru.
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