Ubuntu MATE & Folder Color Oct 26, 2014 Now you can use Folder Color in Ubuntu MATE 14.10 too! Caja & Folder Color Just run these commands into a Terminal: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:costales/folder-color sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install python-caja gir1.2-caja caja libgtk2.0-bin folder-color-caja If your Ubuntu is 32bits: sudo cp /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/girepository-1.0/Caja-2.0.typelib /usr/lib/girepository-1.0/ If your Ubuntu is 64bits: sudo cp /usr/lib/x86\_64-linux-gnu/girepository-1.0/Caja-2.0.typelib /usr/lib/girepository-1.0/ Finally, restart your file browser: caja -q PS: If you're using the Nemo file browser (Usually with Cinnamon) see how to install here. ... ➦

Folder Color y el poder de la comunidad Oct 18, 2014 Como programador, alguna que otra vez me sucedió algo tan especial como ayer… Un usuario de Folder Color me envió un email solicitando que los iconos dependan del tema, más particularmente del set de iconos Numix. Algo que a priori creía que no era factible técnicamente (o al menos sin remapear manualmente muchísimos iconos) se resolvió gracias a la comunidad. El usuario me remitió a su pregunta al upstream y ahí la inestimable ayuda de Joshua Fogg de Numix me permitió aprender cómo funcionan los temas en Ubuntu y tras unas horas de desarrollo y pruebas, ¡voalá! ... ➦

Folder Color is themable now Oct 18, 2014 Folder Color has a new improvement: It's themable now! :) If your custom theme has the “folder-color” icons (read how to create those icons), you'll see them! By example, this is a screenshot with the awesome Numix icons (WIP yet): Numix icon set You can watch it in action in this video. How to install: Here. I want to thank you to Joshua Fogg from the Numix Proyect for his help & knowledge! ... ➦

How is the Lubuntu performance into a Cubieboard 2? Oct 4, 2014 Hi! I did a video for appreciating the performance of Lubuntu into a Cubieboard 2. Cubieboard Pros: Use as server or desktop. A7 Dual-Core CPU, then you can use the native ARM Ubuntu version. 1GB RAM. As desktop it'll works really good for watching show TVs & movies, listening music, view/edit documents, web browsing and chat. As server I have one without a reboot in months. Power: Just 5V & 2A! ... ➦

Installing Lubuntu Desktop into a Cubieboard2 A20 with LiveSuit for Ubuntu Sep 25, 2014 If you want to install in a fast way my same image, please, read this post. Hi! I bought a new Cubieboard, the 2 version in this case and the process for install Lubuntu is a bit different from the tutorial for Cubieboard1 A10 that I wrote a few months ago. FIRST: Install LiveSuit for Ubuntu (You can use a Live USB for this). Open a Terminal and run these commands: ... ➦

Cubieboard2 and Lubuntu: How to expand the NAND partition to 4GB Sep 25, 2014 If you want a quick install for Lubuntu 14.04, please, read this post ;) We installed Lubuntu into a Cubieboard2. But the NAND is using just 2GB of 4GB available: linaro@cubieboard2:~$ df -h Filesystem **Size** Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/root **2.0G** 1.2G 698M 64% / devtmpfs 406M 4.0K 406M 1% /dev tmpfs 20M 4.0K 20M 1% /tmp none 82M 208K 81M 1% /run none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock none 406M 4. ... ➦

Lubuntu 14.04 for Cubieboard 2 Sep 25, 2014 Cubieboard2 (CPU A20) I bought a Cubieboard2 and I made a Lubuntu 14.04 image! Now, it's really fast and easy to deploy that image in a cubieboard2 with a NAND = 4GB. Download the Lubuntu 14.04 image for CubieBoard2 here. LUBUNTU 14.04 INSTALL STEPS: Boot with a Live distro, by example, with Cubian into a microSD (>8GB) with these steps. Copy this Lubuntu image downloaded into the root of the microSD. ... ➦

Tema monocromo para LibreOffice Sep 6, 2014 Podemos mejorar (para mi gusto) mucho el tema por defecto de LibreOffice que tenemos en Ubuntu. Simplemente ejecutamos esto en una Terminal: sudo apt-get install libreoffice-style-sifr -y Y modificamos en LibreOffice: Tools / Options / View / Icon: Sifr Cerramos y volvemos a abrir LibreOffice y veremos algo que así :) Tema monocromo en LibreOffice Fuente.

Conectar a .wifisfera_telecable con Ubuntu Sep 6, 2014 Hace unos días me preguntaba un compañero ubuntero si se podía conectar a su WIFIsfera de Telecable desde Ubuntu. El motivo de que preguntase era porque hay disponible aplicaciones para Windows, Android y Mac OS, pero ninguna para Linux, con lo que pensaba que no sería posible. Y este, señoras y señores, no es más que otro ejemplo de lo fácil que es nuestro sistema operativo :) ¡No hace falta instalar nada! ... ➦

Folder Color: New custom color for each folder Aug 31, 2014 I developed this little (but really useful) improvement to Folder Color: Now, you can choose a custom color for each folder in our Ubuntu! New improvement: Choose a custom color What is Folder Color? It's an application for changing the color of a folder in Ubuntu with just a right-click. Really useful for easily spotting folders in 12 preconfigured colours! Easy, fast and useful Let's see a video with Folder Color in action! ... ➦