How to uninstall software on Ubuntu October 21, 2010
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, Technology and Software, Linux, GNU/Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Technology News, Software News, Ubuntu, Technology, Software, Tech, Tecnologia, software for Linux, tools.Tags: open source, Ubuntu, Linux, open source software, tutorials, Software, Package, tips, manual, DEB, Terminal, comandos, uninstall
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Installing software on Ubuntu is really easy but sometimes we can have problems to uninstall it if we have not used the Package Manager (Synaptic till Ubuntu 9.04 and later through the Software Center) or a .deb package. To fastly uninstall all the software you do not need or you are not fond of, you can type in the Terminal:
sudo dpkg -r your_file
An alternative and powerful way is typing:
sudo apt-get remove your_file
(where your_file it is the name of the software you want to remove)
or, if you want to completely cancel also the configuration files:
sudo apt-get --purge remove your_file
If you want to check what software is installed on you Ubuntu you can use:
dpkg --list
and you will obtain a complete list of software and a very short summary for each package. 
CLI Companion: una ayuda concreta para utilizar la Consola añadiendo una lista automatizada de comandos October 14, 2010
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, Technology and Software, Linux, GNU/Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Technology News, software newspaper, Software News, Technology, Software, Tech, Tecnologia, software for Linux, system tools, system utility.Tags: open source, Kubuntu, Linux, open source software, tutorials, Software, tips, manual, CLI Companion, CLICompanion, Consola, Terminal, comandos, Kubuntu 10.04
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Hace unos días he encontrado esta nueva aplicación para Linux, se llama CLI Companion. Aunque Linux ha evolucionado muchísimo y hay que reconocer que ya casi no hace falta hacer uso de la Consola para ejecutar programas y tareas varias, pero también hay veces que gracias al uso de la Consola se puede solucionar pequeños problema que de otra forma seria bastante mas complicado. En esos casos CliCompanion nos hecha una mano añadiendo una lista con diferentes comandos junto a nuestro terminal. La lista de los comando no es infinita, viene con unos cuantos; para cada comando hay una referencia donde se explica la función, también es posible añadir comandos y los parámetros correspondientes. Además CliCompanion tiene un apartado de búsqueda donde es posible encontrar el comando que mas nos interese en cada momento. Desde cuando lo instalé en mi Kubuntu 10.04, tengo que confirmar que es una muy buena aplicación y puede ser instalada con lo repositorios correspondientes y tener futuras actualizaciones o directamente através el paquete .DEB. Os dejo el enlace de la Web: http://okiebuntu.homelinux.com/okwiki/clicompanion
Best 10 Freeware Sites January 17, 2010
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, free software, free software download, Free Software Magazine, Freeware, freeware blog, Freeware Reviews, freeware tip, freeware tips, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Mac, MAC OS, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, windows.Tags: Community, Development, download software, Downloads, free software, Freeware, open source, open source software, Secure, Source Code
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This week, in our Freeware Page, we would like to share our personal list of the 10 best freeware websites. Of course, this is just our personal opinion but we are 100% curious to learn new website from your comments!
#1 http://sourceforge.net/
In our opinion FileHippo is the #1, a lighthouse for all the other freeware distribution sites. The programs here are open-source and you can find freeware for all the most used OS: Linux, Windows and Mac
#2 http://www.filehippo.com/
Full of real freeware, well structure and it has developed a powerful “update checker” http://www.filehippo.com/updatechecker/
#3 http://www.techsupportalert.com/
Well organized, contains brief but effective review about each software
#4 http://download.cnet.com/
The software is categorized between Windows, Mac, Mobile and a very interesting Webware category for the online stuff. Use “The Download Software Finder” to be sure to surf between real free programs
#5 http://majorgeeks.com/
Good site, full of stuff and Shareware programs are clearly labeled!
#6 http://www.tucows.com/
An evergreen site; it was one of the first to share freeware, interesting but it does not contain a huge variety of freeware as others site
#7 http://www.nonags.com/
Elementary graphics but it contains a site menu and the proposed software is really freeware so….
#8 http://www.freewarefiles.com/
Interesting site but sometimes you find old version of proprietary software distributed as free…
#9 http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/
Well structured, easy to navigate and updated. Watch the tags (freeware or free trial) before downloading programs!
#10 http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Freeware/
Basic graphics; it has many freeware but you have to dig them from the lists.
How to test a new OS without installing it: VirtualBox May 18, 2008
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, Linux installation, Linux OS, Linux Tips, Mac OS X, open source software, OpenSolaris, OS independent, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, virtual machine, virtualization, windows.Tags: Linux, Macintosh, open source software, OpenSolaris, OS, test, virtual machine, VirtualBox, virtualization, windows
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This week in our Linux Page (in Spanish) we have tested VirtualBox: a multiplatform virtual machine for x86 machines which allows you to test an OS from a simple .iso image. VirtualBox is easy to install and, just following the instructions contained in its interactive menus, you can setup your virtual OS in few minutes. We strongly recommend to be careful when you decide the quantity of RAM for your virtual OS. It is better to well balance it with the total RAM of your PC. When configuring the virtual HD for your OS it is better to select the “Dynamically Expanding Image” option. By doing this, your virtual OS will use all the hard disk it needs when in use. Last but not least, VirtualBox has a specific virtual USB controller which allows you to connect any USB devices to your virtual machines without installing specific drivers. Strongly recommended for all that people who like to test new OS without formatting their HD each time!
Open Source Living and Iconlet: two multiplatform open source “mines”! January 5, 2008
Posted by galigio in apple, Computadoras, Computers & Internet, Firefox add-ons, free software, Freeware, Gnu, graphics, icons, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, multiplatform freeware, Multiplatform software, open source, OS X, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, windows.Tags: Creative Commons, Eclipse, free icon, free software, Gnu, graphics, Iconlet, Multiplatform software, Open Source Living, open source software
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Today, in our Linux Page (in Spanish) we have posted a brief review about two interesting websites: OpenSourceLiving.com and Iconlet.com. In particular, OpenSourceLiving contains a library of 130 multiplatform (Windows, Linux, OS X) open source software. The main menu is very intuitive and all the different sections are very simple to explore. Moreover you have the possibility to suggest open source projects which are not included in the website yet. On the other
hand, Iconlet is a search engine dedicated to icons released under the Gnu, Creative or Eclipse licenses. The “advanced search” option allows you to organize your search preselecting the image resolution, the graphic format and the license. This particular website also offers a useful plug-in for a Iconlet dedicated search field in Firefox. Last but not least, for each icon found, Iconlet provides full information about author, image resolution, graphics format and license type. 
