How to unRAR in Ubuntu

Yah!
This will help you to Unrar your RAR Files from Windo-zes.

Follow this;
go to terminal type in

$sudo apt-get install unrar

This wil install Un Rar on ur Ubuntu machine.

Type in
$unrar e /file path/ and ENTER
Here we Go

Backup Ubuntu

This topic will help you to backup your Ubuntu System and Restore from where it was!!!

To do this, become root with

Code:

sudo su

and go to the root of your file system (we use this in our example, but you can go anywhere you want your backup to end up, including remote or removable drives.)

Code:

cd /

Now, below is the full command I would use to make a backup of my system:

Code:

tar cvpzf backup.tgz --exclude=/proc --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/backup.tgz --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/sys /

the file backup.tgz in the root of the partition.

Now to Restore Ubuntu:

ode:

 tar xvpfz backup.tgz -C /

Restore Grub Loader in case you formatted your system cant recovered Ubuntu:

Here are the steps:

1. Boot your computer up with Ubuntu CD
2. Go through all the process until you reach "[!!!] Disk Partition"
3. Select Manual Partition
4. Mount your appropriate Linux partitions

/
/boot
swap
.....

5. DO NOT FORMAT THEM.
6. Finish the manual partition
7. Say "Yes" when it asks you to save the changes
8. It will give you errors saying that "the system couldn't install ....." after that
9. Ignore them, keep select "continue" until you get back to the Ubuntu installation menu
10. Jump to "Install Grub ...."
11. Once it is finished, just restart your computer

Chang Icons in Ubuntu

Go to places on Ubuntu>Home Folder> then hit Ctrl H
this will give u hidden files and folders in Ubuntu

find .icons folder u can copy ur downloaded icon files directly here.

now to change to new icons
Go to system>Preferences>Themes>Customize and Icon Tab
select ur iCon from available list

Ubuntu Zilla Installation

Download This file: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=147501&package_id=231543
and save as "ubuntuzilla.py"

Go to terminal and paste the command line

python ~/Desktop/ubuntuzilla.py -a install -p thunderbird

select ur location confirm to download and install Ubuntuzilla and u r ready

Ubuntu Link

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/index

How To Partition in Ubuntu?

Go to terminal and type:sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install gparted ntfsprogs

then press Alt+F2
Type:



You Will get:And you are Done

Google Earth On Ubuntu

This topic will help you how to install Google Earth on Ubuntu machine

1. Open up a terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal)
2. Type in the following:

Code:

wget http://dl.google.com/earth/GE4/GoogleEarthLinux.bin
sh GoogleEarthLinux.bin

Go to terminal and type

rut@rut-desktop:~$ chmod +x GoogleEarthLinux.bin
rut@rut-desktop:~$ ./GoogleEarthLinux.bin
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing Google Earth for GNU/Linux 4.1.7076.4458..........................................................................
Installing mimetypes...
Installing desktop menu entries...
Installing desktop icon...

Signal caught, cleaning up
rut@rut-desktop:~$ AND YOU ARE READY TO USE EARTH ON UBUNTU