20 Linux jokes + comics + videos

Hello guys,

Recently i stumbled on some Linux hater and he told me some, well i have to say, funny jokes which are mostly based on some old prejudices but that is life :) I guess Linux fans are fighting with that all the time. So in this post i will put 10 jokes from each perspective - Linux user and Windows user. :) Be honest and tell which is the best. :) Here are some good old Linux jokes since there are no new ones because Linux is serious OS now :D

Jokes on how Linux user sees Windows: 

1. Q: What did the Ivy League graduate student do after reading a box that said "Windows Vista or better"
    A: He installed Linux!

2. Linux, DOS, Vista -- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

3. Failure is not an option -- it comes bundled with Windows.

4. Microsoft gives you Windows... Linux gives you the whole house.

5. Microsoft is not the answer. Microsoft is the question. Linux is the answer.

6. Macs are for those who don't want to know why their computer works.

    Linux is for those who want to know why their computer works.

    DOS is for those who want to know why their computer doesn't work.

    Windows is for those who don't want to know why their computer doesn't work.

7. Q: How many Microsoft engineers do you need to replace a broken light-bulb?
    A: None, Microsoft will standardize the darkness in such cases!

8. Being a Linux user is sort of like living in a house inhabited by a large family of carpenters and architects.         Every morning when you wake up, the house is a little different. Maybe there is a new doors, or some walls have moved. Or perhaps someone has temporarily removed the floor under your bed...

9. Never go for Windows airlines. When you are in situation to open your parachute, you will get a message   "Do you wish to open the parachute? Yes No".
Are you sure? Yes/No.
Parachute needs permission to continue. Allow/Ignore/Cancel.

10. After a long night, Bill Gates and his wife woke up with smiles on their faces. His wife remarked: "Oh Bill! Now I know why you named your company MICRO-SOFT!"

Jokes on how Windows user sees Linux: 

1. Q: What's the difference between an Linux and a virus?

    A: A virus does something.

2. Q: How do you know you are using Linux?

    A: Your computer only has 4 modes: Abort, Retry, Fail and Reboot!

3. If Linix is the answer, then it must have been a stupid question.

4. The scariest thing about Jurassic Park was that the control systems were Unix.

5. Three friends, Bill, Steve, and Linus, walk into a bar. The bartender asks them what they would like to drink. Bill orders a basic beer, Steve orders an expensive imported draft, and Linus gets a glass of water. Bill and Steve are confused by this and ask why Linus doesn't want a drink.

He responds, "Don't you see? This water is free. I'll be able to go to my baker friend to get yeast, a farmer friend to get hops, and another friend has got a brewery. Together, we can turn this glass of water into the best beer in the world! It'll only take a few days and it'll be totally free!"

Bill and Steve roll their eyes and say, "Linus, one of these days you're going to have to understand that the idea of free beer isn't that important."

6. Once I got this error on my Linux box: Error. Mouse not attached. Please left click the 'OK' button to continue

7. If Linux were a beer, it would be shipped in open barrels so that anybody could piss in it before delivery

8. I count't find any other joke about Linux. Sorry Windows fans :D

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Some cool comics from www.xkcd.com

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Some vides too:

I know that you have some other videos and jokes so leave it in comments. I will put your joke on top Linux jokes section of my blog ;)

Which joke you like best?

Cheers and have some fun ;)

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Access Linux partitions from Windows!

Hello guys,

In this post i will show you one small program for Windows which can save your time and nerves. :) This is program which allows you to see Linux partitions from Windows, particularly EXT2, EXT3 and EXT4 filesystems since JFS and XFS are not supported yet.

I believe that there are a lot of you who have dual-boot system with Windows and Linux/Ubuntu. There are various reasons for this and mine is gaming. Once in a week when i become thirsty for gaming i go Windows Vista and play for couple hours and that is it.

But, there is always some but, it happens to me that occasionally some friend or some other need demands or maybe just a wish to see some video clip or maybe big desire to check some document in Windows and i need to access to my files on Linux partitions immediately. That is the point where problem starts since, as you probably know, Windows can't see Linux file systems.

I have found program named Ext2Explore which helps a lot. What this program does is that it can access Linux partitions from Windows but only those in EXT2, EXT3 and EXT4 file system. It is very useful program when you find yourself in situations like i had. All you need to do is to go to download page and download it. After unpacking you will find one file and which you need to start like administrator (right click on it and pick Run as Administrator). 

 

It saved me a lot of time in some situations and i believe it will help you as well. Do you find this program useful as well?

Thanks for being with me.

See you later :) 

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GNOME 3.0 alpha is out!

Hello people,

Good news are coming from GNOME! They have released GNOME 3.0 alpha version which you can download and try. First impression is that Gnome 3.0 on Ubuntu looks very nice, elegant and more organized. Unfortunately GNOME 3.0 will break some deadlines and will be late on final release. We can all contribute by testing it!

I am attaching some desktop-s from Gnome3.org website since download is extremely slow at the moment of writing. :)

You can download it from http://www.gnome3.org/tryit.html

You can install it in two ways: 



To run from a CD/DVD, burn the download to a disk, insert into your computer and reboot.


To run the GNOME 3 alpha from a USB stick:
Download the USB image writer (below) and extract it
Open a terminal and navigate to the extracted image writer folder (eg. $ cd Downloads/abock-image-usb-stick-f3b1002)
Prepare the image writer by running: $ chmod a+x ./image-usb-stick
Remove any USB storage devices that you might have connected to your computer and insert the empty USB stick that you want to write to
Run the image writer script: $ sudo ./image-usb-stick path_to_the_live_image.iso
To run the live image, reboot your computer with the USB stick attached


I am quite interested in what do you think about it and how it looks to you? Leave a comment below.

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LibreOffice 3.3

Hello people,

I hope you are all OK and that you will like this post. In this tutorial i will tell you some short infos about LibreOffice and how to install it in Ubuntu. Installation of LibreOffice version 3.3 is very simple and all you need to do is to go to LibreOffice download page and grab archive.

As you probably know OpenOffice is now under Oracle and they were making some problems and doubts so group of OpenOffice developers left the project and started their own version with the name LibreOffice. It is very similar to OpenOffice but it is quite independent now from Oracle influence. In that manner it is becoming more and more popular for all of us and if i am not wrong it will become mainstream in new Ubuntu Natty Narwhal 11.04.

Just not to forget - if you are in position donate some money to LibreOffice! They are raising funds for further development.

So lets begin. First go to LibreOffice website and download .deb file for your version of Ubuntu (32bit or 64bit). You can download it from here. Archive is about 163MB big so if you have slower connection be patient.

Unpack archive. Go into folder in which you have unpacked archive and there you will find update file and two folders - readmes and DEBS.

All you need is to type:

sudo ./update


and installation will start automatically. Then you need to wait for some time very soon you will have LibreOffice installed and visible in your Menu under Office tab. With this kind of installation you will have, by default, fallowing programs installed:

LibreOffice 3.3 Base

LibreOffice 3.3 Calc

LibreOffice 3.3 Draw

LibreOffice 3.3 Impress

LibreOffice 3.3 Math

LibreOffice 3.3 Printer Administration

LibreOffice 3.3 Writer

There is also a more simple way to install LibreOffice in Ubunto and that is by adding PPA in your list. Type:



sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libreoffice


If you want to integrate it in your desktop environment type:

sudo apt-get install libreoffice-gnome   (for GNOME users)

or


sudo apt-get install libreoffice-kde   (for KDE users)

That is it! Test it and contribute it! We will need it for sure in the near future.

My rate on the first sight: * * * *
Purpose: Office Tools

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Microsoft against open source

Hello people,

There is one interesting news/rumor which says that Microsoft definitely wants to ban all GPL licensed software (and its variations)  from their Microsoft Marketplace.


What they have generally done is that they have created the rules in with which you can not submit to their Marketplace anything with GPLv3, LGPLv3 and Affero GPLv3. Further on it means that any license that allow further redistribution with no charge is excluded so programs like e.g. Opera will not be allowed between their applications!

I found this information on this blog. Guy took close look in their rules and regulations protocol and since he is not lawyer he is not claiming that he is all right but on the first glance i would say that he is. Whole Windows provider application agreement you can download here.

I hope open source will eat them alive one day. :)

Cheers,

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Linux Mint RC with KDE and LXDE is out!

Hello Linux Mint fans,

I am maybe a little bit late but i have to announce that Linux Mint RC with KDE and LXDE is finally out. As you know this is based on Ubuntu 10.10 and both versions are bringing new improvements.

Some new features in LXDE are improved software and update managers and further system improvements. On the other hand KDE version brings new KDE 4.6v, Lancelot KDE menu, software and update managers improvement and further system improvements.

As you probably know Linux Mint comes couple months after official Ubunto release and in that moment it brings rock solid distribution spiced with special Mint flavor.

Linux Mint is great truly great distribution and as such i highly recommend you to try it! Now beside GNOME you have full joy with KDE and LXDE as well.

More information about Linux Mint you can find here and here 

Enjoy and have minty experience these days. ;)

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CLI Companion is more then Terminal!

Hello people,

Today i will present you very cool program named CLI Companion which is Terminal with attached command line dictionary. It is very simple and very good for beginners and users who want to learn some commands but have difficulties to remember them like myself. :)



What are the biggest advantages?

CLI Companion has, right above Terminal area, "dictionary" part where you can find a lot of most common used commands and what is more important you can see their short description in third column. It is very good for people who would like to learn a bit more about commands since that knowledge can save you a lot of time and nerves sometime.

In addition to all, you can add your own commands which you use often. You can add description for each command as well.

Installation 

For installation simply add repository and then install:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:clicompanion-devs/clicompanion-nightlies


sudo apt-get update


sudo apt-get install clicompanion 


Cheers,

My rate on the first sight: * * * * *
Purpose: Terminal

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Ubuntu hardware compatibility list

Hey people,

Here is one useful link for all of you, and particularly beginners, who are in doubt if their PC will work or not under Ubuntu/Kubuntu and other systems based on Ubunto.

Canonical announced the list of a compatible hardware which you can see if you click here.

I believe this may help you to resolve some doubts regarding hardware you have on your machine. I hope Canonical will keep this list updated.

Cheers,

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Want to block website?

Hello dear people worldwide,

In this article i will tell you how to block some websites in Ubuntu that might irritating you but you are returning on and on to them. It is happening to me that sometimes like a maniac i am returning to some newspapers website and that i am doing that more then it should be. The only solution for this is to block it completely so i could stop myself in repeating the same thing everyday. :)

If you have some other methods in controlling yourself then you might present them in comments :)

So lets begin.

1.If you do not have gedit installed type:

sudo apt-get install gedit

2. It is very easy basically and all you need to do is to type:

sudo gedit /etc/hosts

3. When window pops up all you need to do is to add a line with domain you want to block. I gave example with my website but i hope you will not follow it :D

It is important to notice that you are always putting 127.0.0.1 before website domain.

Good think is that you can backup this file for later so next time you reinstall OS just copy this and you will have you list back.

Cheers,

P.S. It is also quite useful if you have child/children which spends too much time on Facebook :)


... and yes i know that there are plugins for web browsers which are doing the same but this is quickest and easiest way to block some website in all browsers.

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Minitube update 1.4

Hello people,

Few days ago i wrote about quite cool program named Minitube - Youtube client. Today new update is out and it brings some new very useful improvements. The whole list you can find if you click here.

Like most of you probably i am always trying to avoid compiling something from source since using .deb files and program managers are easier and faster ways to do installation. But, in this case it is very easy to compile new version of Minitube. Just follow these lines and you will see that. It will all take about 5 minutes. This is particularly important for users of 64bit OS because there is no .deb file for them.

The reason i am compiling it is very simple - the repository which is given on website is always installing me the same old version 1.1 which doesn't work for me. Always some errors...

So lets begin:

1. Remove you old version if you have one installed. Type:


sudo apt-get remove minitube

2. Go to flavio.tordini.org/minitube and download Source code

3. Unpack that file - it will be folder minitube by default

4. Open Terminal/Konsole and navigate to that folder

5. Type in Terminal/Konsole:


sudo apt-get install libqt4-network phonon-backend-gstreamer gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad

6. Once you have installed those files, find in minitube's folder, file INSTALL. Open it. 

7. On the top you will see that you need to install some additional files. Type:

sudo apt-get install build-essential qt4-dev-tools libphonon-dev

8. Now while you are still in minitube type:

qmake

and then type: 

make

9. It will take some time to do some mambo jumbo and that is it. 

10. In order to run it just type (you have to be in ~/minitube

./build/target/minitunes

That is it! Enjoy and let me know if you have some problems.

Enjoy Minitube,

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How many Ubuntu based distributions are out there?

Hello people, 

I was recently thinking about how many distribution based on Ubuntu are there?! In the beginning there were few of them but now it is totally different story. It is becoming a bit scary how specialized they are. :)

Now you have Ubuntu based distro for all religions, for different professions, national distributions, modest and glamorous, the ones with GNOME, KDE, XFCE, Fluxbox, LXDE, Enlightenment etc.

I will show you some of them maybe you will find them interesting and useful for your personal needs. I will group them so you could easier become familiar with them. So lets begin...

Ubuntus which diverse on GUI:

- Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com/
- Kubuntu -
- Xubuntu
- Fluxbuntu
- Linux Mint
- SimplyMEPIS -http://www.mepis.org/httpbl/whitelist
- Lubuntu


Ubuntus which diverse on geographical basis:

- Guadalinex - www.guadalinex.org/
- Arabian Linux - www.arabian-linux.org/
- MoLinux
- Cp6linux - www.cp6linux.org/

Ubuntus which are dedicated to people of different religions:

- Ubuntu Muslim Edition - www.sabily.org/website
- Ichthux - www.ichthux.com
- Ubuntu Satanic Edition - www.ubuntusatanic.org

Ubuntus for special purposes:

- Edubuntu - www.edubuntu.org
- Ubuntu Studio - www.ubuntustudio.org
- Scibuntu - scibuntu.sourceforge.net
- Ubuntu Multi Media - www.sabily.org/website
- nUbuntu
- Mythbuntu


I am sure that there are more of them and you can help me to create one whole and functional list of Ubuntu based distros. More of them you can find on previous link.

Cheers,

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Google Chrome 9.0 for Linux is out!

Hello people and Chrome lovers,

Google Chrome 9.0 for Linux is stable and available for all of you who like it. It also brings some new and cool stuff like WebGL, Google Instant Search and Chrome Web Store which works only in USA for now. It also brings fixes for some security issues.

If you want to try WebGL check this page and play as much as you want. If you want to download it then click here for ,deb file.

Cheers and let me know how you like it.

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3 easy steps to new GNOME themes

Hello guys, 

Long time no see each others. I have some other things to do so i let this blog grows in vain unfortunately. I will push myself a little bit more to bring some new things and posts to you even i am aware that i said that last time. 

I order to warm up myself i will give you one very short tip about how to improve your GNOME desktop and how to install repository which will bring you some new themes and wallpapers. It is very nice and very useful for you how like to have beautiful desktop. Besigi project brings full themes on your GNOME desktop. 

Step 1. Open terminal and copy/paste

For Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10 follow this step:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bisigi/ppa

for other versions do the following: 

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list 

and then for Karmic Koala add following:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu karmic main

deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu karmic main

of for Jaunty Jackalope add following:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main 

deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

Step 2. Adding key

Once you have finished adding repository add a key:

gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371 --recv-key 881574DE && gpg -a --export 881574DE | sudo apt-key add -

Step 3. Update

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install bisigi-themes

This is something about 180MB and if you have slow or dial up connection think twice before installation. :)

Anyways i believe you will like it. If so let me know which one you prefer. 

Cheers,

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Eight simple KDE games for you

Image via WikipediaHello Ubuntu people,
It has been a while since my last post. To be honest i have realized that writing blog is not that easy job specially when only motivation is purely altruistic. So i believe you will understand. I missed you and your questions and i will try to change this practice and be more regular in writing posts.
Recently i have visited Kubutnu website and there i found section for some native KDE  games. I am not sure if they will work on GNOME - probably yes but with installing some additional KDE packages. I found eight of them very interesting and addictive so i will show you some of them.
KAtomic
This is a game very similar with Sokoban. I believe that my age computer users remember this game. :) The point is to put objects in the same position like on the picture. It is logic game which demands a lot a patient and mind skills.

KDiamond
KDiamond is a very popular game for even for Windows users. I will always remember it because i used to click for a million times while i was talking on the phone :) Very relaxing and not particularly demanding.

KBreakOut
KBreakOut is very popular game which i can recall even on Spectrum a used to use when i was just 4 years old. Very addictive game and if you are weak on this kind of games stay away of it :)

KMahjongg


This is another very popular game in which you have to find two matching tiles in order to solve this pile. It is very funny to play even in two players and i really suggest it. It is nicely done and looks quite nice. There are various types of piles so check it also. Enjoy in one of my favorite simple games.

KNetWalk


I played similar game before with some other theme but this one is really for geeks. :) The point is to join few monitors on the Internet :) You have several pipes which you need to rotate in order to have your screens working. Nice game.

KSquare


I played this game like a child on the piece of paper with my brother. Game is very interesting and tactical since the point is to avoid possibility to opponent to close one square. It is pretty easy to understand and it is for two players. I believe that you can play it with the computer but believe me playing it with girlfriend or boyfriend in striptease is much more interesting :)

KSudoku


I believe that a lot of you know about Sudoku. It is great brain trainer so when you want to relax play few games but try not to frustrate yourself. Just use your gray brain cells and you will see great advance.

Bovo


Bovo is another interesting game which i used to play like a kid. Is is great to play with another player but you can also play it with computer which is pretty intelligent :) The point is to have four tiles in the row, diagonal or vertical/horizontal, so you can win the game. You will really need to make some effort with your brain. :) I believe you will succeed.

I hope you will like my choice of simple games. If you have some other to recommend please do so.
Until my next post i hope you will be cool.
Enjoy,

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How to add new brushes in GIMP + 13 cool brush sets

Hello good people worldwide,
Finally you will have a chance to read some tutorial for GIMP and that is only Veter is helping me. Thank you Veter for a great job. I know that you have spend at least few hours on this. We will start with something simple which we will need later so we must have tutorials about how to add brushes in GIMP. Also Veter will present you 13 brushes he likes best! Enjoy!
In Linux environment GIMP common files are in the folder /home/YOUR_USERNAME/.gimp-2.6. Because this is hidden folder you will have to press ALT+. There are folders for:
brush - brushes /
gradients - gradients /
pallets - palettes /
patterns - patterns /
scripts - scripts /
Brushes
GIMP brushes are in brushes folder. If you want to install new brushes, just download them and copy all .gbr files to folder /home/YOUR_USERNAME/.gimp-2.6/brushes

If you have GIMP running you will need to refresh brushes by pressing refresh button in the brushes window. If GIMP is turned off, just run it, and new brushes will be added automatically.

In addition the GIMP can read files Photoshop brushes with extension .abr. The installation is the same as in the case of .gbr files!
NOTE:
Having a large number of brushes can improve our workshop, but their large number could significantly delay the start GIMP (up to several minutes), so it's best to leave in its library only needed paint brushes, or those in the best qualities (GIMP brushes can scale so there is no need keeping the same brushes in different sizes).
The best brushes for GIMP
The Web is full of brushes for GIMP, although not all of them are good quality. They are small in size, or are ill-prepared transparency. I prepared a list of interesting brushes to GIMP. I will update it periodically with new brushes (Click image to go to the brush download page.)
PS.Not all of brushes in packs are good, so it is good to filter them after installation and leave only best ones.

I hope you like it. More tutorials for GIMP will come soon and in the mean time practice and experiment! It doesn't hurt :)
We will keep this page updated with more and more new and interesting brushes!
Cheers,

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