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Ubuntu Apps and tweaks
« on: February 19, 2008, 01:48:19 am »
What are some really cool apps and tweaks for ubuntu I've found a lot of Apps and tweaks BUT I need more!! Muahahhaha!! So yeah just help me find some.
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Re: Ubuntu Apps and tweaks
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2008, 11:36:03 am »
If you have a decent computer, it is fun (and useful) to enable a lot of the shiny compiz fusion stuff

edit: be careful on that "speed up your ubuntu" page and IGNORE THE FIRST ONE.  Do not disable ipv6, it gains you nothing and if your ever have an ipv6-enabled Internet connection, it won't work.

Most of the suggestions on that page do nothing or almost nothing, the ipv6 one is by far the dumbest.
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Re: Ubuntu Apps and tweaks
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2008, 11:54:56 am »
Do not disable ipv6, it gains you nothing and if your ever have an ipv6-enabled Internet connection, it won't work.

Agreed.

I've seen references to these tips on several websites. Take it with a grain of salt though.

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« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2008, 03:05:49 pm »
Also Flab I had already deactivated ipv6 and i was wondering will it harm my computer in anyway? If so how do I reactivate it? Alright thx you guys that actually helped a lot. But one more thing I know this is alittle off topic but does ubuntu have like a disk cleanup like windows does?
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Re: Ubuntu Apps and tweaks
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2008, 03:13:56 pm »
Also Flab I had already deactivated ipv6 and i was wondering will it harm my computer in anyway? If so how do I reactivate it? Alright thx you guys that actually helped a lot. But one more thing I know this is alittle off topic but does ubuntu have like a disk cleanup like windows does?
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Re: Ubuntu Apps and tweaks
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2008, 03:34:32 pm »
Also Flab I had already deactivated ipv6 and i was wondering will it harm my computer in anyway? If so how do I reactivate it?

Just be sure to turn it back on within the next 5 years and you'll be fine.

But one more thing I know this is alittle off topic but does ubuntu have like a disk cleanup like windows does?

You mean that program that deleted cookies, internet files, unused desktop icons and such?

I wouldn't bet on it. And don't look for software that cleans your registry either.

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Re: Ubuntu Apps and tweaks
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2008, 03:54:28 pm »
Also Flab I had already deactivated ipv6 and i was wondering will it harm my computer in anyway? If so how do I reactivate it?

Just be sure to turn it back on within the next 5 years and you'll be fine.


How do you reactivate it though?
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Re: Ubuntu Apps and tweaks
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2008, 04:02:10 pm »
Also Flab I had already deactivated ipv6 and i was wondering will it harm my computer in anyway? If so how do I reactivate it?

Just be sure to turn it back on within the next 5 years and you'll be fine.


How do you reactivate it though?

Do the stuff in the first step backwards:

edit this:
/etc/modprobe.d/aliases
and change this:
alias net-pf-10 off #ipv6
to this:
alias net-pf-10 ipv6
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Re: Ubuntu Apps and tweaks
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2008, 04:18:46 pm »
Also Flab I had already deactivated ipv6 and i was wondering will it harm my computer in anyway? If so how do I reactivate it?

Just be sure to turn it back on within the next 5 years and you'll be fine.


How do you reactivate it though?

Do the stuff in the first step backwards:

edit this:
/etc/modprobe.d/aliases
and change this:
alias net-pf-10 off #ipv6
to this:
alias net-pf-10 ipv6

Wtf Its says I don't have permission to save changes.
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Re: Ubuntu Apps and tweaks
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2008, 04:23:28 pm »
Also Flab I had already deactivated ipv6 and i was wondering will it harm my computer in anyway? If so how do I reactivate it?

Just be sure to turn it back on within the next 5 years and you'll be fine.


How do you reactivate it though?

Do the stuff in the first step backwards:

edit this:
/etc/modprobe.d/aliases
and change this:
alias net-pf-10 off #ipv6
to this:
alias net-pf-10 ipv6

Wtf Its says I don't have permission to save changes.

do it as root

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/aliases
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Re: Ubuntu Apps and tweaks
« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2008, 04:53:42 pm »
Also Flab I had already deactivated ipv6 and i was wondering will it harm my computer in anyway? If so how do I reactivate it?

Just be sure to turn it back on within the next 5 years and you'll be fine.


How do you reactivate it though?

Do the stuff in the first step backwards:

edit this:
/etc/modprobe.d/aliases
and change this:
alias net-pf-10 off #ipv6
to this:
alias net-pf-10 ipv6

Wtf Its says I don't have permission to save changes.

do it as root

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/aliases

thx.
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Re: Ubuntu Apps and tweaks
« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2008, 05:31:07 pm »
I could be enabling ipv6 on the soldatforums server as soon as this summer as part of some larger testing, so you could be missing out on contributing to that.  Granted it would still be accessible by ipv4, but part of the problem with ipv6 not being provided natively by ISPs is that not enough content providers and clients are using and demanding it.  By making things like forums and other sites available on ipv6, it increases discussion about ipv6.

Likewise, ipv6 can't proceed if people think that ipv6 slows down their computers or causes problems and therefore they turn it off.  There are no negative effects of having ipv6 enabled whatsoever.  The only time it can hurt you is if you have a broken ipv6 connection, but that's obvious.


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« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2008, 12:48:39 am »
I could be enabling ipv6 on the soldatforums server as soon as this summer as part of some larger testing, so you could be missing out on contributing to that.  Granted it would still be accessible by ipv4, but part of the problem with ipv6 not being provided natively by ISPs is that not enough content providers and clients are using and demanding it.  By making things like forums and other sites available on ipv6, it increases discussion about ipv6.

Likewise, ipv6 can't proceed if people think that ipv6 slows down their computers or causes problems and therefore they turn it off.  There are no negative effects of having ipv6 enabled whatsoever.  The only time it can hurt you is if you have a broken ipv6 connection, but that's obvious.


O alright thx. Also this has really been bugging the hell out of me, all the flash games load normally but when I start playing them they are slow. On Windows they ran normally. But now I mean all of them are slow as hell.
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Re: Ubuntu Apps and tweaks
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2008, 01:01:38 am »
that means you likely don't have the right video drivers enabled.  What video card do you have?

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« Reply #15 on: February 20, 2008, 01:08:19 am »
that means you likely don't have the right video drivers enabled.  What video card do you have?
Lol this is embrassing but its integrated and like 8 to 7 years old, I don't know what its exactly called.
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Re: Ubuntu Apps and tweaks
« Reply #16 on: February 20, 2008, 09:33:21 am »
open a terminal and do "lspci" and paste the output here

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« Reply #17 on: February 20, 2008, 11:57:37 am »
I don't think flash uses your video card, or does it?

I also noticed quite a decrease in speed in flash movies and flash games on my Ubuntu. I just think the code isn't as efficiently written for linux as it is for windows, sadly enough.

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« Reply #18 on: February 20, 2008, 01:31:06 pm »
I don't think flash uses your video card, or does it?

I also noticed quite a decrease in speed in flash movies and flash games on my Ubuntu. I just think the code isn't as efficiently written for linux as it is for windows, sadly enough.

Yeah, though hopefully Adobe will fix that now that they own Flash.

Having the right video drivers DEFINITELY helps flash, I've improved flash performance by getting the right drivers set up a number of times.

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« Reply #19 on: February 20, 2008, 02:57:59 pm »
open a terminal and do "lspci" and paste the output here

Alright heres what i got.
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82810 GMCH (Graphics Memory Controller Hub) (rev 03)
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82810 (CGC) Chipset Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801AA IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801AA USB Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801AA SMBus Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801AA AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
01:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Accton Technology Corporation SMC2-1211TX (rev 10)
01:0e.0 Communication controller: Agere Systems LT WinModem
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