Recover you forgotten password in Ubuntu

Given are the following steps if you ever happen to forgot the root password:

1. Turn your computer on.
2. Press ESC at the grub prompt.
3. Press e for edit.
4. Highlight the line that begins kernel ………, press e
5. Go to the very end of the line, add rw init=/bin/bash
6. press enter, then press b to boot your system.
7. Your system will boot up to a passwordless root shell.
8. Type in passwd username
9. Set your password.
10. Type in reboot

There you go, relax and enjoy your time

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Flickr Images as Ubuntu Gusty Gibbon Wallpaper

• Edit /etc/apt/sources.list file:

		gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

• and add these lines to the end of it:

		deb 
http://debian.websterwood.com/
 feisty main
		deb-src 
http://debian.websterwood.com/
 feisty main

		sudo apt-get update

• If your are using the Gnome Desktop then run this command:

		sudo apt-get install webilder webilder-gnome

• If you are using the KDE Desktop then run this command:

		sudo apt-get install webilder webilder-kde

• Right-click on the GNOME panel and choose “Add to Panel”
• Under “Utility” near the bottom, you need select “Webilder Webshots Applet” and click on “Add”
• You should see one small camera icon added to your desktop panel
• Right-click on Flickr and select “Preferences” to edit it.

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When Ubuntu freezes

1. Is the computer frozen? Try going into one of the VTs by pressing <Ctrl><Alt> and F1. This way you may still have control of the computer and manage to kill the application which caused the problem. More on killing applications later.
2. If you can’t change into a VT, try to kill the X session. This can be done by pressing <Ctrl><Alt><Backspace>. All applications that were opened during the session will automatically be killed, so you should gain control over the computer after you’ve been sent back to the login screen.
3. OK, so you can’t kill X or go into VT. Let’s do a reboot, which can safely be done by pressing <Ctrl><Alt><Delete>. The machine will beep and start running the shutdown scripts.
4. If for some reason one or more of the shutdown scripts should die, and the computer stops the rebooting process, press the key combination again to force a reboot. This not safe if the scripts haven’t gotten around to unmount the local filesystems.
5. Final way out: Your computer doesn’t obey and none of above methods seem to give any response. Here’s a little trick that might help, not known to many Linux users! The kernel has a small userspace communication line opened, so even if the computer has crashed badly (I haven’t tried this during kernel-panic, though, can anyone confirm?) you can make it reboot safely. This method is safe, but should be used only if everything else fails! Hold down <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <PrtScrn/SysRq>. While holding down these, type the following letters – in order – R E I S U B. The computer will unmount any filesystems that are locally mounted, and safely bring down the system. If you have trouble remembering the letter combination; think busier, only backwards.

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Enable Compiz Fusion in Ubuntu 7.10

Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon comes shipped with Compiz Fusion pre-installed, which means less tinkering with sensitive configuration files. For most part, Compiz needs proprietary drivers for your graphics card to work properly, so make sure you install those if needed.To enable desktop effects, turn them on by navigating your GNOME-menu to System > Preferences > Appearance. Under the tab Visual Effects you’ll find three settings; None, Normal and Extra. To turn Compiz on, choose one of the two latter.

If you wish to customize your Compiz options and plugins, such as animations and Desktop Cube, first install the configuration tool:

 sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

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