Archive - April 2013

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Index

Bootable Ubuntu Drive
Scripted Button in Ubuntu
Fix USB Drive
Hide Desktop Icons in Ubuntu
Hide Launcher in Ubuntu
Ubuntu Boot Menu
Workplace Icon in Ubuntu

Startup Programs in Ubuntu
Install Citrix in Ubuntu
Clone USB Drive
Basic Ubuntu Commands
Common Errors

Δ Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

Δ Bootable Ubuntu Drive

How to create a bootable usb drive using ubuntu

These are the steps of how to create a bootable USB drive. You will notice I have included
the XenClient method as purely experimental. I did try out the Xen method, and it did work;
however, it has not been tested beyond the lab. I was specifically building a bootable drive
to turn our thick clients into thin clients.

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Δ Friday, April 26th, 2013

Δ Scripted Button in Ubuntu

How to create customized scripted desktop files

When booting into Ubuntu, you will notice an apps bar, called the launcher. These are the steps
of how to add your own customized button to the launcher.

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Δ Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

Δ Fix USB Drive

How to repair a usb drive due to corrupt formatting or partitioning

Every once in a while, your USB may stop working, or not report the actual amount of available
space on the drive. This is how you restore your drive to working order.

If you can't get the full capacity of your USB drive back with the Lexar tool (I couldn't with a Patriot Memory X-Mini 8GB), you can use DISKPART from Vista/Win7 to do so. Warning: DISKPART is dangerous - do not use if you don't feel comfortable with it! Insert your USB disk, make sure it is recognized by Windows (with the lower capacity), and then do the following:

1) Type "DISKPART" from the Command Prompt (accessible by clicking on Start and then typing "cmd" into the open field); you will then see the following prompt: DISKPART>

2) Type "LIST DISK" to see what number your USB drive is listed as.

3) Type "SELECT DISK 2" (if your USB is disk 2; replace # with your disk #); Diskpart will confirm that "Disk 2 is now the select disk."

4) Type "SELECT PARTITION 1" (this command selects what should be the only partition on your USB drive, the small one that you want to delete to get back the larger, full partition size). Diskpart will confirm with "Partition 1 is now the selected partition."

5) Type "DELETE PARTITION". This will delete the old partition. There are no warning prompts if you have existing data - make sure you have copied everything off before doing this!

6) Type "CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY" to create a new, full-size partition. Diskpart will confirm with message of "Diskpart succeeded in creating the specified partition." You can type in "LIST PARTITION" to confirm the new, full-size.

7) Type "EXIT" to leave Diskpart. You can now format your USB drive by using the standard Windows formatting process.

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Δ Monday, April 22nd, 2013

Δ Hide Desktop Icons in Ubuntu

How to hide the desktop icons

In Ubuntu, you have a desktop space very much like that in Windows. To hide your desktop
icons, just enter the command into a terminal window.

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Δ Friday, April 19th, 2013

Δ Hide Launcher in Ubuntu

How to hide the launcher (app bar on the left side) in ubuntu

When booting into Ubuntu, you will notice the app bar, call the launcher on the left side.
If you want to hide it, just follow the steps below:

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Δ Thursday, April 18th, 2013

Δ Ubuntu Boot Menu

How to modify the boot menu in ubuntu

The Ubuntu boot menu can be modified by accessing the syslinux.cfg file in notepad or other
text editor.

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Δ Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

Δ Workplace Icon in Ubuntu

How to remove the workplace icon from the launcher

In Ubuntu, there is a workplace icon that allows you to access up to 4 desktops by default.
But let's say you want the enduser only to access one desktop and remove the workplace
icon from the launcher, just follow these steps:

1. Install Compiz Config Settings Manager from the Ubuntu Software Center 2. Open Compiz Config Settings Manager from Dash 3. Goto General Options and Desktop Size tab 4. Change Horizontal Virtual Size to '1' 5. Change Vertical Virtual Size to '1' 6. Restart (if necessary) Unity by opening Run Command (Alt-F2) and typing unity

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Δ Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

Δ Startup Programs in Ubuntu

How to add a program so it will startup

The customize the startup programs, just follow the steps below:

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Δ Monday, April 8th, 2013

Δ Install Citrix in Ubuntu

How to install the citrix receiver in Ubuntu

For many of us, we are using Ubuntu to access a Citrix farm. This is how you set up the
Citrix Receiver in Ubuntu.

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Δ Friday, April 5th, 2013

Δ Clone USB Drive

How to clone your usb drive to other drives

This is the easy way to clone a USB drive. This works for Windows and Linux formatted drives.

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Δ Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013

Δ Basic Ubuntu Commands

How to use some basic commands in ubuntu

For my reference...

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Δ Monday, April 1st, 2013

Δ Common Errors

How to fix common errors in Ubuntu

These are some common errors and solutions I've come across while working with Ubuntu.

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