dialup using wvdialconf, wvdial in ubuntu

#for conexant modems go to
#http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads-ubuntu-x86.php
#and download the file for your kernel. mine was 2.6.17-10-generic. u can know what your kernel #version is by typing 'uname -r' in shell.
unzip hsfmodem_*.deb.zip #extract file
sudo dpkg -i hsfmodem_*.deb #install .deb package
#*-replace this with appropriate version and architecture. u can copy paste
sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
#if it says modem found
sudo wvdial #connect to the internet
#if not its ur problem! hahahaha

from: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto/Conexant
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto/SetUpDialer#head-277fdde88a3b04feee00e14834388d58d7add4f9

mysql apache php

mysql
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
gksudo gedit /etc/mysql/my.cnf
...
#bind-address = 127.0.0.1
...


change password
mysqladmin -u root password your-new-password
mysqladmin -h root@local-machine-name -u root -p password your-new-password
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart

mysql admin
sudo apt-get install mysql-admin

apache2
sudo apt-get install apache2

php4
sudo apt-get install php4
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php4
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

php5
sudo apt-get install php5
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

mysql for apache
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-mysql
sudo apt-get install php-mysql
sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
gksudo gedit /etc/php/apache2/php.ini
uncomment extension=mysql.so
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

from: http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy

diablo 2

wine /pathtocdrom/install.exe
copy d2music.mpg from the Play-CD to the installation directory
Download the 1.09b patch and install it (wine D2Patch_109b.exe).
Go to www.megagames.com and download a cracked .exe. Rename this file to Game_crack.exe and copy it to the Diablo 2 installation directory
You can now play Diablo 2 by typing wine Game_crack.exe in the installation directory.

from: http://frankscorner.org/index.php?p=diablo2

mount an iso image

sudo mkdir /mnt/image
sudo mount file.iso -o loop /mnt/image

from: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=305406

sd card working

lspci

then get the address of ur flashmedia controller

sudo setpci -s 06:09.3 4c.b=02 # FlashMedia SD disable

then set 06:09.3 to the what you ur flashmedia controller's address is

from: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1037760

Ubuntu Essentials - not really

http://diveintomark.org/archives/2006/06/26/essentials-2006

games

sudo apt-get frozen-bubble
sudo apt-get wesnoth
from: http://www.lifehacker.com/software/ubuntu/hack-attack-top-10-ubuntu-apps-and-tweaks-195437.php
top 10 free linux games: http://techgage.com/print/top_10_free_linux_games

install a new dictionary/spellchecker in openoffice

File -> Wizards -> Install new dictionaries

OpenOffice Spellchecker Not Working

for the current document
Format -> Character -> Font tab -> select a language with a tick mark
as default
Tools -> Options -> Language Settings -> Languages -> select a language with a tick mark.
new documents will now use the spellchecker for that languages. :D
Spellcheckers for Tagalog and other languages
from: http://user-faq.openoffice.org/faq/ar01s05.html#SPELLCHECKER

internet explorer

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
add this line
deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt dapper main
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine cabextract
wget http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/downloads/ies4linux-latest.tar.gz
tar zxvf ies4linux-latest.tar.gz
cd ies4linux-*
./ies4linux
/home/user/bin/ie6
from: http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Installation:Ubuntu

lampp - linux xampp

XAMPP Linux 1.5.5a - download this to Desktop
cd ~/Desktop
sudo tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.5.5a.tar.gz -C /opt
/opt/lampp/lampp start
from: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html

unlimited email from ur gmail account

sample email: sample@gmail.com
you can receive emails from
sample+yahoo@gmail.com
sample+multiply@gmail.com
sample+whatever@gmail.com
and many many more.
useful when filtering your email
from: http://www.precharge.net/forums/google/14835-unlimited-gmail-e-mail-add-trick.html#post130736

music player

wget http://people.ubuntu.com/~jriddell/kubuntu-packages-jriddell-key.gpg
sudo apt-key add kubuntu-packages-jriddell-key.gpg
sudo aptitude install amarok
from: http://kubuntu.org/announcements/amarok-1.4.3.php

codecs, tweaks and software

i recommend this instead: EasyUbuntu

echo "deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt edgy main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
wget http://www.getautomatix.com/apt/key.gpg.asc
gpg --import key.gpg.asc
gpg --export --armor 521A9C7C | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install automatix2
from: http://getautomatix.com/wiki/index.php?title=Installation
software and tweaks list: http://getautomatix.com/wiki/index.php?title=Software_and_Tweaks

ubuntu firefox themes

http://linuxart.com/log/archives/2006/11/08/firefox-themes-now-on-the-official-mozilla-addons-site/

flash player sound

sudo gedit /usr/bin/firefox
add this line
export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1
from: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxNewVersion

firefox 2

installnewfirefox.sh - download this to Desktop
cd ~/Desktop
chmod +x installnewfirefox.sh
./installnewfirefox.sh
from: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/firefox

root permission

gksudo nautilus - open a window as root
gksudo "gnome-open %u" - open any file as root

firefox recommended addons

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/recommended/

partition

/
/swap
/media/things
/media/fat

size of root (/) partition depends upon many things.
swap should be somewhere 2 times the size of ram. i dont know why
media/things so that when you upgrade or install another linux you'd know where you're stuff is
media/fat so that you can see files from linux in windows and vice versa

flash plugin

flashplugin-nonfree
instead of
libflash-mozplugin