[HOW TO] Install Viber in Xubuntu (64 bits)

Viber is a cross-platform application (iPhone, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Windows, Mac, Symbian, Nokia and Bada devices), that allows users to send text messages and make calls to other Viber users, all for free. Viber delivers its services over 3G or Wi-Fi networks and offers voice call with better quality than carrier networks.

Unfortunately it is still not available for 32 bit systems. In this article we'll learn how to install Viber in 64 bit systems.

Install (64 bits)

Open a terminal window and run:

wget -O viber64.deb http://goo.gl/zQWg4R && sudo dpkg -i viber64.deb && rm viber64.deb

Usage

Viber can be accessed via Applications Menu > Internet > viber or typing the following command: /opt/viber/Viber.

When run for the first time, Viber will ask for your phone number and after you input it, Viber will send a confirmation code to your mobile phone. Use that code to finalize configuration.

References

Viber available for Linux, Install in Debian/Ubuntu/Linux Mint/other Ubuntu derivatives (Currently for 64bit)

[NEWS] Transmission 2.81 released

Transmission 2.81 has been released. This is a bug-fix released. Here's some of the fixes:

• Fix 2.80 bug that showed the incorrect status for some peers
• Better handling of announce errors returned by some trackers
• Fixed minor memory leaks
• .desktop file improved
• Slightly better compression of png files for the Web Client

Install

Open a terminal window and run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:transmissionbt/ppa -y && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install transmission -y

References

Transmission 2.81 Changes

[TIP] DockBarX Xfce Panel Plugin

DockBarX is a dock application and is also available as a Xfce Plugin. This allows to have a simple plugin for task management and application launching. The plugin provides other functionality such as progress bars and control Skype, Pidgin, Rhythmbox and Clementine.

Install

Open a terminal window and run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 -y && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4-dockbarx-plugin -y

Add DockBarX to Xfce's Panel

Adding DockBarX plugin to the panel is like adding a launcher (see this), but you add a DockBarX item instead. Once you add the plugin you can edit its preferences and start pining applications to create launchers!

References

DockBarX Available as a Xfce Panel Plugin | Web Upd8

[HOW TO] Create Samba User

If the Samba share you're trying to access doesn't allow guest users, you must have an Samba account. This article will show how to create a new Samba user account using the command line.

Create Samba User

Open a terminal window and run the command bellow. Replace USER with a name for your new Samba user. You'll be prompted for the password to get root privileges, then you'll be asked for a password for your new Samba user.

sudo smbpasswd -a USER

[HOW TO] Enable PPAs after Release Upgrade

After doing a release upgrade, 3rd-party PPAs are disabled by default. Let's learn how to enable them again.

Enable PPAs

1. Run "Synaptic Package Manager" using Applications Menu > System > Synaptic Package Manager. If Synaptic not installed, open a terminal window and run:

sudo apt-get install synaptic -y

2. Open Settings > Repositories and select the Other Software tab.
3. Identify the entries that start with disabled on upgrade to and enable them using the checkbox.



4. Close and Reload.

[HOW TO] Install Flat Icons Theme for LibreOffice

Updated: 07/09/13

In this article we'll learn how to install the flat icons theme for LibreOffice. This theme might become the default theme, but we can start using it now.

Flat Icons Theme for LibreOffice

Install Flat Icons

Open a terminal window and run:

cd /usr/share/libreoffice/share/config/ && sudo mv images_human.zip images_human.zip.backup && sudo wget http://blog.goranrakic.com/archives/slike/images_flat.zip -O images_human.zip

If the command above outputs something like mv: cannot stat ‘images_human.zip’: No such file or directory, use this command instead:

cd /usr/share/libreoffice/share/config/ && sudo mv images.zip images.zip.backup && sudo wget http://blog.goranrakic.com/archives/slike/images.zip -O images.zip

References

Flat Icons: instale os próximos ícones da interface do Libre-Office

[HOW TO] Upgrade Xubuntu 12.10 to 13.04

In this article we'll see how to upgrade Xubuntu 12.10 to Xubuntu 13.04, using both a graphical method and a command line method.

But first there's a few thing to bear in mind:

• Backup your files.
• The upgrade might take some time, so be patient.
• If you added PPAs manually they'll be disabled. If they support 13.04 you can enable them again later.

Upgrade from Software Updater

Open "Update Manager" (Applications Menu > Settings Manager > Software Updater). On the dialog presented to you (similar to the image above) click the "Upgrade" button next to the message that is saying that a new Xubuntu version is available. Then follow the instructions presented to you.

Note: If during the installation you are given a list of services that should be stopped/restarted, for each service run this command (replace SERVICE_NAME with the service name from the list):

sudo service SERVICE_NAME restart

Upgrade from terminal

Open a terminal window and run the command below. Then follow the instructions presented by the command.

sudo do-release-upgrade

References

Ubuntu Manpage: do-release-upgrade