ATI Catalyst 10.1 updates the software to version 8.69 and it introduces production support for the Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) operating system from Canonical. Available for both x86 and x86_64 architectures, ATI Catalyst 10.1 also fixes the following issues:

• X.Org no longer crashes on an Ubuntu 9.10 system, if multiple Xinerama-enabled X.Org server generations are executed;
• Switching between virtual desktops no longer breaks the operating system;
• Single mode is now shown properly in the “Display Manager Properties” tab of the ATI Catalyst Control Center, instead of multiple modes, if the “big desktop” mode is enabled;
• The system no longer crashes if an HDMI monitor is hot-plugged, or if the users toggle between HDMI and LCD;
• Fixed an issue on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 32-bit systems, when the “Detect Displays” button was selected in ATI Catalyst Control Center, and an HDMI display was hot-plugged.

However, lots of known issues remain unresolved for this release of the ATI Catalyst suite, especially for Ubuntu users!

Requirements

• X.Org 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 or 7.4;
• Linux kernel 2.6 or higher;
• glibc version 2.2 or 2.3;
• Support for POSIX Shared Memory (/dev/shm) is necessary for 3D programs;
• The following packages should be installed on your system: XFree86-Mesa-libGL, libstdc++, libgcc, XFree86-libs, fontconfig, freetype, zlib and gcc.

Also, please note that 64-bit users must have the 32-bit libraries installed before executing/updating the driver! Moreover, a GCC compiler, kernel-headers and kernel-source are required to build the modules and to enable 2D and 3D acceleration.

Supported operating systems

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux;
• Novell SUSE Enterprise Linux;
• openSUSE Linux;
• Ubuntu Linux.

Detailed installation instructions for the ATI Catalyst installer can be found in this PDF file.

Download the ATI/AMD Linux Display Drivers 10.1 right now from Softpedia.

First of all go to System -> Preferences -> Keyboard shortcuts. Locate the line with Show the panel’s main menu. Click on it’s shortcut and then press the Windows key.

And then press the Windows key to open up the Applications menu.

With Terminator you now can run multiple terminals in 1 window. To install Terminator open up a terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get install terminator

After the install finishes you can run Terminator from Applications -> Accessories -> Terminator . And here it is:

Creating multiple instances is very simple. All you have to do is to right-click in the Terminator area and choose how you want too add the new terminal, horizontal or vertical and it will be opened as per your choice in the same window.

Enjoy

sudo apt-get install gshutdown

After installation you can find GShutdown under Applications -> Accessories.

And here it is:

As you can see it’s really simple to use. Just enter the time you want and choose Shutdown, Reboot or End current session.

The application is really great if you’re that kind of person that likes watching a movie or listening to music before they go to sleep. And just in case you’re not asleep GShutdown can also notify you before it takes action and shutdowns your computer.

I guess it’s a really useful application. Have you tried it yet ? Are you going to try it ?

To install qOrganizer open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get install qorganizer

I’m not sure why but the installer doesn’t create a shortcut for qOrganizer in the Applications menu. You can add one yourself just like I did:

or you can just run it by pressing ALT + F2 and entering /usr/bin/qorganizer.

And here’s qOrganizer:

qOrganizer - Click image to enlarge

Use it. You’ll love it.

To install YouTube-Dl open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get install youtube-dl

To download a video:

youtube-dl -o filename.flv http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiGDZ52BZ5c

Do you know an easier way ?

How about doing this for 50 photos ? It would surely take you more than 10 minutes.

Here’s the easy and fast way to do it. To rename multiple photos/files at once you can use GPRename. You can easily install it from the terminal with the following command:

sudo apt-get install gprename

GPRename is really easy to use so I will get on to the batch image resize. This can be done really easy with nautilus-image-converter. To install it open up a terminal and run this command:

sudo apt-get install nautilus-image-converter

Note: for changes to take effect in your Nautilus menu you have to logoff or reboot. After that just select multiple photos and right click. You’ll get this:

If you want to keep the image scale then you have to resize by using the Scale option:

And that’s it. Now you can easily handle a bunch of photos in minimum time on Ubuntu. All you have to do after is to upload them and write a new post.

apt-get moo

The result:

And now here’s a funny one. You have to type the commands below one by one:


aptitude moo
aptitude -v moo
aptitude -v -v moo
aptitude -v -v -v moo
aptitude -v -v -v -v moo
aptitude -v -v -v -v -v moo
aptitude -v -v -v -v -v -v moo


And the result:

As a bonus you can also open firefox and type

about:robots


in the address bar. You’ll get this:

You can also view The 101 Coolest Easter Eggs Hidden in Your Software, DVDs and Video Games

But first, let’s clarify something: Chromium is an open source browser project. Google Chrome is a browser from Google, based on the Chromium project. Right now Google’s browser is only available on Windows.

I know I installed Windows on my home PC just to try out Google Chrome and I loved it. It’s speed is amazing (in my opinion it’s faster than Firefox and Opera). Now we can use Chromium on Ubuntu as well.
Enough with the chit-chat. Time for some installing.

First you need to add the repositories. Open a terminal and copy paste the commands below:

Open /etc/apt/sources.list for editing

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list


and add these 2 lines at the bottom of it:


deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main


Save the file and close it. Now open a terminal again and add the repository key to your apt keyring:


sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 4E5E17B5


Now you’re ready to install Chromium. Just 2 more commands:


sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser


After everything is complete just go ahead and open Applications -> Internet -> Chromium Browser. If you see something like this:

you did everything correctly and you’re ready to enjoy Chromium’s speed.

Here’s Sava’s Place loaded rapidly on Chromium:

I’m not sure but I think that it’s the best browser even if it’s still in development.

Note: if you want to enable plugins ( flash player etc. ) use

chromium-browser --enable-plugins

in a terminal.

Sure, you can’t pronounce Ubuntu, but the latest release is ready for download anyway. Ubuntu 9.04, aka Jaunty Jackalope, comes with the promise of faster boots, better power management, immediate system access after hibernation, a new system-wide notification service, and broader device support for intelligent switching between WiFi and 3G networks. 9.04 is available in desktop, server, and netbook builds. Right, netbooks, Linux distros run just fine on netbooks regardless of what Microsoft and analysts have to say.