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Install G77 on Ubuntu >= 9.04

August 2, 2012January 31, 2017 Sean Linux 5 Comments on Install G77 on Ubuntu >= 9.04

It is possible that you still need to install g77 to compile a Fortran program on your latest version of Ubuntu, but it isn’t the repositories!! Don’t worry, it is easy.

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YouTube-dl Fix

April 17, 2011March 15, 2012 Sean Linux Leave a Comment on YouTube-dl Fix

On Linux it is very easy to download a video from YouTube from a terminal. I’m sure many of you already use the program, youtube-dl. If not you can install it with sudo apt-get install youtube-dl.

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‘Ejector’ Tray App

March 20, 2011March 15, 2012 Sean Linux Leave a Comment on ‘Ejector’ Tray App

A lot of people (especially recent Ubuntu installers) wish there was an easy way to eject a USB from the computer in which Ubuntu is installed. On Windows there is a simple ‘Safely Remove’ application in the tray. The point of this post is to install one on Ubuntu!

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Batch Process in Bash

March 18, 2011March 4, 2012 Sean Linux 1 Comment on Batch Process in Bash

I make this entry (at 0230) because Joe just asked me how to do it, hence someone else in the world might also want to do it. The quest is, to do something to a large group of files in linux. For example convert a folder of wma files to mp3’s (for this example you

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Install Compiz on Linux

August 22, 2010March 4, 2012 Sean Linux Leave a Comment on Install Compiz on Linux

Compiz is very popular on Linux, and you can do some really nice things with it to enhance the look of your desktop.

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10 Linux Programs

August 21, 2010March 4, 2012 Sean Linux Leave a Comment on 10 Linux Programs

Earlier I had a quick think, and there are 10 linux programs which I can’t live without. So, I thought I would post a quick blog to make sure you know about their existence.

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Install and Use PlayOnLinux

August 18, 2010March 4, 2012 Sean Linux Leave a Comment on Install and Use PlayOnLinux

As I mentioned on my post about installing Spotify on a Debian based Linux machine, that if you don’t run a Debian based machine then you can install Spotify using Wine, or PlayOnLinux.

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How to Download iPlayer Programs with Linux

July 24, 2010March 4, 2012 Sean Linux Leave a Comment on How to Download iPlayer Programs with Linux

Since the BBC launched their iPlayer it has been a massive success. What puts it way above the ITV and C4 player is its ability to download programmes to watch offline. Which you can obviously do using the iPlayer Desktop program. However these downloaded videos can only be used within iPlayer Desktop and you can’t

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Google Linux Search

July 23, 2010March 4, 2012 Sean Google Feature, Linux Leave a Comment on Google Linux Search

If you don’t use linux then this post is probably of no use to you (unless you plan to swap OS). If you do use linux then I’m sure you will have often spent time searching the internet for information about installing a program, for a terminal commmand or for something else to do with

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Spotify on Linux

July 14, 2010March 4, 2012 Sean Linux Leave a Comment on Spotify on Linux

I’m sure you have heard of Spotify, it currently has over 7 million users and is great for music lovers, but not so great for musicians! Up to now Linux users have had to install Spotify under Wine (PlayOnLinux comes with a nice simple script that will download and install it) which works excellently, but

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