Solving rtacker problem on Ubuntu 9.04

Temporary workaround currently is:

sudo apt-get install tracker-utils
tracker-processes -r # --hard-reset

and run
/usr/lib/tracker/trackerd &
tracker-applet &

Solving perl related issues in linux box

you can install perl modules automatically with CPAN, which does dependency checking for you.

as root try

cpan -i Tk

Ubuntu and Java

Java list in Ubuntu:
sudo update-java-alternatives -l

Java alternative in Ubuntu:
sudo update-java-alternatives -s XXXX where XXXX shall be the directory

Java Speech API (JSAPI)

The Java Speech API is part of a family of APIs that work together as a suite to provide customers with enhanced graphics and extended communications capabilities. These APIs include the

• Java 2D API
• Java 3D API
• Java Advanced Imaging API
• Java Media Framework API
• Java Sound API
• Java Telephony API

The Java Speech API (JSAPI) is not part of the JDK and Sun does not ship an implementation of JSAPI. You can get JSAPI from FreeTTS (http://freetts.sourceforge.net/), an open source speech synthesizer written entirely in the Java programming language. (Or can be downloaded from other implementations)

• Then do "sudo apt-get install sharutils"
• Unzip the file and you will find the jsapi.sh
• Type chmod +x ./jsapi.sh. Type sh ./jsapi.sh and view the BCL.
• Accept it by typing "y".

The jsapi.jar file will be unpacked and deposited into the lib directory.

Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) - Source List & relevant installations

Source List
#gnome-globalmenu
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/globalmenu-team/ubuntu jaunty main
KEY: gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 42C24D89 && gpg --export -a 42C24D89 | sudo apt-key add -

#Ubuntu-Tweak
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
KEY: gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 0624A220 && gpg --export -a 0624A220 | sudo apt-key add -

#Google
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ testing non-free
KEY: https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub

#Medibuntu
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ jaunty free non-free
Key:sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring

#Mozilla Team
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
KEY: gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv CE49EC21 && gpg --export -a CE49EC21 | sudo apt-key add -

#WINE
deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt jaunty main #WineHQ - Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope"
KEY: http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/Scott%20Ritchie.gpg

#CompizFusion
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/compiz/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
KEY: gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 42C24D89 && gpg --export -a 42C24D89 | sudo apt-key add -

Installations
#Gnome Do
sudo apt-get install gnome-do

#Configure Firewall for UFW
sudo apt-get install gufw

# Gmail Notification
sudo apt-get install checkgmail

# Google Earth
sudo aptitude install googleearth

# Google Picasa
sudo apt-get install picasa

#Google Desktop
sudo apt-get install google-desktop-linux

#Google gadgets
wget http://neacm.fe.up.pt/pub/getdeb/ubuntu/intrepid/go/google-gadgets_0.10.3-0~getdeb1_i386.deb && sudo dpkg -i google-gadgets_0.10.3-0~getdeb1_i386.deb

#Mountings ISO files- Acetoneiso
sudo apt-get install libksba8 libenca0 libtwolame0 fuseiso kommander p7zip-full gnupg-agent gnupg2 pinentry-qt mencoder cdrdao
wget http://darkstar.ist.utl.pt/getdeb/ubuntu/intrepid/ac/acetoneiso_2.0.2-0~getdeb1_i386.deb && sudo dpkg -i acetoneiso_2.0.2-0~getdeb1_i386.deb

#CD burning with GUI - K3B
sudo apt-get install k3b k3b-data k3b-i18n libk3b3

#CD burning with GUI - Brasero
sudo apt-get install brasero

# Emule Donkey Clients - Amule
sudo apt-get install amule

# Bittorent clients - Azureus
sudo apt-get install azureus

# Bittorent clients - Deluge
sudo apt-get install deluge-torrent

# Graphical FTP clients - FileZilla
sudo apt-get install filezilla filezilla-common

# Development IDE - Quanta
sudo apt-get install quanta

# Development IDE - Komposer
sudo apt-get install kompozer nvu

# Development IDE - NetBeans
sudo apt-get install netbeans

# Project Management - OpenProj
wget http://nchc.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/openproj/openproj_1.4-2.deb && sudo dpkg -i openproj_1.4-2.deb

# Dia Diagram Editor
sudo apt-get install dia

# Office Applications - OpenOffice
sudo apt-get install openoffice.org

# Advanced Text Editor - GEdit
sudo apt-get install gedit gedit-plugins

# 3D Graphics Applications - Blender
sudo apt-get install blender

# Image Editor - Gimp
sudo apt-get install gimp gimp-data gimp-plugin-registry

# Vector Graphics Editor - Inkscape
sudo apt-get install inkscape

# Hard Disk Partitions Manager - GParted
sudo apt-get install gparted ntfsprogs

# Music Player - Rhythmbox
sudo apt-get install rhythmbox

# Music Player - Amarok
sudo apt-get install amarok amarok-engine-xine amarok-engine-yauap amarok-engines amarok-common

# - Adobe Air
wget http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/lin/download/latest/AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
chmod +x ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin

# Adobe Reader
sudo apt-get install acroread acroread-plugins mozilla-acroread acroread-plugin-speech acroread-fonts

# VOIP - Skype
sudo apt-get install skype

# VOIP - Ekiga
sudo apt-get install ekiga

# Emesene - MSN Messenger
sudo apt-get install emesene

# Pidgin - chat client
sudo apt-get install pidgin pidgin-data pidgin-lastfm pidgin-guifications msn-pecan pidgin-musictracker pidgin-plugin-pack pidgin-themes

# Email client - Evolution
sudo apt-get install evolution

# Email client - Thunderbird
sudo apt-get install thunderbird

# Download Manager
sudo apt-get install multiget

# Firefox
sudo apt-get install firefox

# Opera
sudo apt-get install opera

# Archiver/ Packing softwares - tar, unrar, p7zip, arj, unace
sudo apt-get install unace rar unrar zip unzip p7zip-full p7zip-rar sharutils aish uudeview mpack lha arj cabextract file-roller

# Clipboard Management - Glippersudo apt-get install glipper# Clipboard Management - Parcellite
sudo apt-get install parcellite

# Windows Games in Linux (based on wine)
sudo apt-get install playonlinux

# Running Windows softwares in Linux - Wine
sudo apt-get install wine

# Tweak your eyecandy (offer a way to customize compiz)
sudo apt-get install simple-ccsm

# Flash
sudo apt-get install gsfonts gsfonts-x11 flashplugin-nonfree

# Enable dvd support
sudo aptitude install libdvdcss2 && sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/./install-css.sh

# More programs
sudo apt-get install gstreamer-dbus-media-service gstreamer-tools ubuntu-restricted-extras

# Gstreammer 0.10
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3 gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mpegdemux gstreamer0.10-gnonlin gstreamer0.10-pitfdll gstreamer0.10-sdl gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-schroedinger gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse totem-gstreamer

# Common packs
sudo apt-get install non-free-codecs libxine1-ffmpeg gxine mencoder mpeg2dec vorbis-tools id3v2 mpg321 mpg123 libflac++6 ffmpeg toolame libmp4v2-0 totem-mozilla icedax tagtool easytag id3tool lame nautilus-script-audio-convert mozilla-helix-player helix-player libmad0 libjpeg-progs libmpcdec3 libquicktime1 flac faac faad sox toolame ffmpeg2theora libmpeg2-4 uudeview flac libmpeg3-1 mpeg3-utils mpegdemux liba52-dev

# vlc and mplayer
sudo apt-get install vlc mplayer

# App Runner
wget http://hacktolive.org/files/app_runner/App_Runner_0.2.deb && sudo dpkg -i App_Runner_0.2.deb

# Nice Right Click Sub-Menus
sudo apt-get install nautilus-actions nautilus-gksu nautilus-image-converter nautilus-open-terminal nautilus-script-audio-convert nautilus-script-collection-svn nautilus-script-manager nautilus-sendto nautilus-share nautilus-wallpaper

# Ubuntu Tweak
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak

# More Fonts
sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1 && sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts && sudo apt-get install ttf-larabie-straight ttf-larabie-deco mplayer-fonts xfonts-terminus-dos xfonts-terminus xfonts-terminus-oblique xfonts-mona tv-fonts ttf-tuffy ttf-sjfonts ttf-sil-padauk ttf-sil-ezra ttf-paktype ttf-georgewilliams ttf-fifthhorseman-dkg-handwriting ttf-farsiweb ttf-essays1743 ttf-opensymbol ttf-nafees ttf-mgopen ttf-gentium ttf-freefont ttf-dustin ttf-devanagari-fonts ttf-dejavu-extra ttf-dejavu-core ttf-dejavu ttf-bpg-georgian-fonts ttf-bitstream-vera ttf-alee

# Java runtime environment
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-fonts sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin equivs ttf-sazanami-gothic ttf-sazanami-mincho

# Essential tools for compiling from sources
sudo apt-get install build-essential checkinstall cdbs devscripts dh-make fakeroot libxml-parser-perl check avahi-daemon

# Avast
wget http://files.avast.com/files/linux/avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb && sudo dpkg -i avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb

# LAMP installation
sudo apt-get -y install mysql-server apache2 libapache2-mod-php5 php5 php5-mysql

Some useful sites

Let me google that for you:

http://lmgtfy.com/

Enter a long URL to make tiny:

http://tinyurl.com/

Amarok in Ubuntu 9.04 - MP3 issues

Try sudo apt-get install phonon-backend-xine

Ubuntu Tweak

How to add the source of Ubuntu Tweak

open your terminal and import the key:

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com FE85409EEAB40ECCB65740816AF0E1940624A220

add the following links in the Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty source list:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ubuntu jaunty main
Then update the source and install or upgrade Ubuntu Tweak:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak

Sorting Java Comm Errors

For sorting out issues like javax.comm: Can't find javax.comm.properties! etc.....

Try installing Java comm as folows:

$JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/javax.comm.properties
$JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ext/comm.jar
$JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/i386/libLinuxSerialParallel.so

Ubuntu 8.10/Intrepid bluetooth - A U-turn for BlueZ

Please refer the link for further details from the actual contributors:
http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/289836

Add the following line to your sources.list, as well as its GPG key to your keyring.
Add to the sources : “deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/blueman/ubuntu intrepid main”
# apt-key adv –recv-keys –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 6B15AB91951DC1E2
# sudo apt-get update
# sudo apt-get install blueman

This will uninstall the bluez-4 version from your system and installs bluez-3.


Hope you got BT working !