Listing hardware information with I-Nex in Xubuntu

Updated: 10 June 2015

I-Nex is a hardware information gatherer with graphical interface. It displays detailed hardware information and some software information about the Operating System, Kernel and packages.

I-Nex is quick gathering the information. The interface is well organized and easy to understand. I-Nex also provides the possibility of generating a detailed report and create a screenshot directly from the application.

I-Nex running on Xubuntu

Install

I-Nex requires a up-to-date Gambas 3 (used for the graphical interface), so we need to add the Gambas 3 PPA. To install them both, open a terminal window and run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gambas-team/gambas3 -y && sudo add-apt-repository ppa:i-nex-development-team/stable -y && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install i-nex -y

Usage

I-Nex can be accessed via Applications Menu > System > I-Nex or typing the following command: i-nex.

Uninstall

If you wish to remove I-Next, open a terminal window and run:

sudo apt-get remove i-nex -y && sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:gambas-team/gambas3 -y && sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:i-nex-development-team/stable -y && sudo apt-get autoremove -y && sudo apt-get update

References

I-Nex: Tool To List Hardware Information In Linux, Similar To CPU-Z | Web Upd8

[SOLVED] Can't set download location in deluge

Symptom

Since Xubuntu 12.10, the download location can't be set when adding a new torrent to Deluge. It ignores the selected location and defaults to the home directory.

Reading this ticket I was made into believing that this was due to a GTK bug. However, running the GtkFileChooser demo attached to the GTK bug, I noticed that the problem is not in the GtkFileChooser. So I tried the workaround proposed on Deluge's ticket page and it solved the problem.

Fix

Open a terminal window and run:

cd && wget http://goo.gl/XEQRb -O fix.sh && chmod +x fix.sh && ./fix.sh && rm fix.sh 

References

Bug 684128
Ticket #2169

[SOLVED] No sound after pausing VLC

Updated: 08/09/13

Symptom

There's no sound coming out of the speakers after pausing and resuming in VLC.

Fix

There are two alternative ways of solving this problem.

Fix #1

Open a terminal window and run:

sudo apt-get install vlc-plugin-pulse -y

Fix #2

• Open VLC preferences.
• Select "Show All Settings".
• Open Audio > Output Modules > ALSA
• Select your audio output device. You may have to try different values. Hit save, close and reopen VLC to test if the current value is the right one.

References

VLC - No sound after a pause is resumed

[SOLVED] Fontconfig warning

Symptom

When running a application from the terminal the following warning is displayed:

Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 9: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated.

Fix

Open a terminal window and run:

mkdir -p $HOME/.config/fontconfig
mv $HOME/.fonts.conf $HOME/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf

References

Fontconfig warning

[NEWS] Firefox 19 has native PDF support

Fifefox 19 Beta has been released and now PDF files can be viewed in the web-browser using a native viewer written in Javascript. Actually, this is a experimental feature that has been available and could be toggled on, but it's enabled by default in Firefox 19.

Install Firefox 19 Beta

Open a terminal window and run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-next -y && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install firefox

References

Firefox 19 Beta Brings JavaScript-Based PDF Viewer

[HOW TO] Open 7-Zip files in Xubuntu

To be able to open/extract 7-Zip files (7z extension) in Xubuntu we need the p7zip-full package. Check bellow for instructions on how to install it.

Install

Open a terminal window and run:

sudo apt-get install p7zip-full -y

[HOW TO] Disable Wacom tablet without unplugging

This article shows how to disable a Wacom tablet without unplugging it physically. This could also be applied to other input devices, but in my experience I only use it on Wacom tablets.

Why am I interested in disabling the device? Well, some programs have problems dealing with multiple devices, and the "tablet inside" a Tablet PC cannot be easily unplugged, making it harder to use a external tablet.

Disable the device

Open a terminal window and run:

xinput set-prop DEVICE_NAME 'Device Enabled' 0

The DEVICE_NAME can be determined using the command xsetwacom list devices. If DEVICE_NAME has spaces you should surround it with quotation marks (either single or double), like so:

xinput set-prop 'Wacom ISDv4 E6 Finger touch' 'Device Enabled' 0

The device could be easily enabled again replace zero (0) at the end of the command with a one (1).