Ubuntu is all set to go Mobile: Ubuntu for android

This time ubuntu stunned the mobile world by announcing a future concept of carrying a desktop within your very smart android phone.

A full Ubuntu desktop, on your docked Android phone thats what ubuntu desktop for android. which means ubuntu is ready to launch their solution for android phones, which enables a powerful android phone a desktop when docked. a keyboard and mouse duo can also be associated with this andro ubuntu desktop. why  carry two devices when you can do it all with your dual core android phone.

Canonicals words about the new venture. "we’ve brought Android together with Ubuntu, the world’s favourite free operating system, to give you a full productivity desktop that fits in your pocket. Android for the phone experience, Ubuntu for the desktop, all on one device, running at the same time."

 So forget the office PC. Just dock your corporate phone and enjoy Ubuntu. Anywhere. One address book. One set of bookmarks. One place for your text messages and email. No more typing on a tiny screen when all you want is a keyboard and a mouse. Seamless integration of your desktop and mobile worlds. Brilliant.

Users will want at least one dock, complete with monitor, keyboard and mouse. Many will want two of each - one for the office and one for the home. And mobile users will opt for clamshell devices that give them a laptop experience whenever they need it - on the train, on the plane or in meetings.

Desktop productivity goes well beyond the keyboard, monitor and mouse. Imagine projectors with a phone dock built in, so you can carry less to your presentations. And imagine TVs that become home PCs when you dock your phone: perfect for the emerging market where LTE will be the normal way for new users to connect to the Internet.

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[Solved] Installing C and C++ compilers in Ubuntu

Definitely you will be in need of a compiler collection if any bit of you is a programmer. Like all Linux flavours, Ubuntu is also enables users with native C and CPP programming facility.

to install the compilers if they are not installed run the following code in Terminal.

sudo aptitude install build-essential


This will install essential compiler collection , usually gcc in your ubuntu installation. Now all you need is to create your C program and compile it. to open a file from terminal, type


vi program1.c and press enter.


you will be provided with the most popular vi editor after typing your code, type


Esc  :  wq and pres enter.


then type


gcc -o out program1.c and press enter


the output executable will be saved as, out and to execute the latter, type


./out and press enter. that's all.


you can also use gedit(GUI text editor) to type in your programs. to compile the same, cd to the directory in which the program is saved and repeat last two steps 

Ubuntu commonly used commands.

Hi all! Here is some useful ubuntu commands which are most commonly used among ubuntu users. Along with some commonly found issues [SOLVED] To check Installed Ubuntu version $ lsb_release -a To check Disk Space: $ df -Th To manually Upgrade Ubuntu Version Online: Press ALT+F2 , type "update-manager -d" without quotes and hit Enter(return) key. To mount an ISO image as a drive on Ubuntu: $ sudo mount -o loop  ~/Desktop/filename.iso  /media/cdrom0 To move the Minimize/Maximize/Close Buttons back the upper right corner of the window. Hit ALT - F2 Type gconf-editor Go to the following: apps --> metacity --> general Find the button_layout parameter, right click, and select Edit Key Set the value to the following: menu:minimize,maximize,close Do not forget to put the colon . "menu" is not necessary. To change screen resolution right from Command prompt: $ xrandr -s 1024*76 To change MAC address of NIC card in Ubuntu: Type following command either in /etc/rc.local file or at command prompt:       ifconfig eth0 down       ifconfig eth0 hw ether NEW_MAC_ADDR       ifconfig eth0 up To view or cancel print Job on  Unix Printer 1. Login as a user or super-user to unix computer. 2. Use "lpq -Pprinter"  command to view printer queue.     $ lpq -Ppsc011 3. Use "lprm -Pprinter [user_id] to cancel your job     $ lprm -Ppsc011 g0xyzqwe  [ Important ] Public key error while trying to run update command $ sudo apt-get update gives following error : W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY D2B5F4E7C3BB95BB Solution: Take last 8 characters in the key and run following command $ gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys C3BB95BB $ gpg --export -armor C3BB95BB | sudo apt-key add - To download the key on another computer and then to run on your computer : $ gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys C3BB95BB $  gpg --export -armor C3BB95BB > key.asc Now Copy key.asc file on your computer and run following command: $ cat key.asc | sudo apt-key add - To reflect the changes done in ~/.bashrc file without restarting your Terminal window: $ source ~/.bashrc To get Ubuntu Command prompt: press : Ctrl + Alt + F2    or   Ctrl  +  Alt  + F5 and to get back GUI screen (Xserver): press:  Ctrl + Alt + F7 What to do if ubuntu hangs? Or how to restart Xserver: press : Ctrl + Alt + Backspace or press: Alt + Backspace This usually restarts xserver. You need to login again to the system. Using Bash History Effectively: Type the following command to get a list of all related commands with their history numbers: $ history | grep -i "search string" Once you've found the command you want, you can execute it specifically by its number $ ! How to prevent Auto Locking the computer Screen: 1. Open file "/etc/default/acpi-support" and comment following line:     # Comment this out to disable screen locking on resume      LOCK_SCREEN=true 2.  Open "System > Preferences > Screen Saver" and uncheck following option:      Lock screen when screensaver is active How to Merge Multiple PDF files into single PDF file: Steps: 1. Install two pacakeges GhostScript and PDFtk tools.  $ sudo apt-get install gs pdftk 2. Use following command to combine multiple files into single PDF file. The output file name is "singleCombinedPdfFile.pdf". The input file names are all files in the current directory, bcoz we used "*.pdf". $ gs -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOUTPUTFILE=singleCombinedPdfFile.pdf -dBATCH *.pdf If you want to join PDF files in specific order then you can also use file names.  $ gs -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOUTPUTFILE=singleCombinedPdfFile.pdf -dBATCH 1.pdf 2.pdf 3.pdf Wireless Networks: "Wireless is disabled" $ rfkill  list all You should see both the soft blocked and hard blocked as no. If either of them is yes then the connection would not be enabled. To enable type the following: $ rfkill unblock wifi Hard blocked: yes This suggests that the wireless button is not switched on.