pirmdiena, 2020. gada 2. marts

HOW TO GET Hardware accelerated CHROMIUM TO FIX VIDEO ISSUES IN CHROMIUM CHOPPY 1080P 60FPS video playback WITH INTEL HD 3000 on Ubuntu 18.04!


sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-vaapi libvdpau-va-gl1 i965-va-driver i965-va-driver-shaders


 Install Chromium with VA-API support.


sudo add-apt-repository ppa:saiarcot895/chromium-beta
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install chromium-browser

piektdiena, 2020. gada 28. februāris

Windows 7 type PIN TO PANEL window buttons, for XFCE - DockbarX. (Ubuntu)

https://github.com/TiZ-EX1/xfce4-dockbarx-plugin



sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xuzhen666/dockbarx 
sudo apt update
sudo apt install xfce4-dockbarx-plugin

Add dockbar from panel menu.

Change color of clock in XFCE

style "panel-clock-custom"
 { 
fg[NORMAL] = "#FFFFFF" 
fg[PRELIGHT] = "#FFFFFF"
fg[ACTIVE] = "#FFFFFF" 
text[NORMAL] = "#FFFFFF" 
text[PRELIGHT] = "#FFFFFF" 
text[ACTIVE] = "#FFFFFF" 
}
widget "Xfce*Panel*clock*" style "panel-clock-custom"



ADD THIS CODE TO
/usr/share/themes/Adwaita/gtk-2.0/gtkrc 


TIP1: Choose the theme You want to use, for me it is Adwaita.
TIP2: CHOOOSE RGB colors yourself




otrdiena, 2020. gada 25. februāris

What's wrong with Linux in 2010, but it's 2020.

I wanna start with upsides - 1)freedom, access, and usability 2)security 3)community

 I am big linux fan, BUT it seems like there are a lot of downsides for Linux on desktop pc for certain uses and variants. (In present time but 10 years ago, when people migrated from Windows Xp first time, and bought new PC's)
Image result for intel hd 3000
 1)graphics drivers aren't so good for some devices - one of most important things for a perfomance, and If You got a pretty modern PC, but not the newest ones,  that You would use to play media, You want to have atleast decent video playback on online videos, not even talking about games (Some games work really good and just the same on Linux, but it really differs). And since resolutions are making extreme leap from full HD to even 8k, Your modern PC might struggle to get decent playback quality. YouTube compression, makes videos that are recorded beyond 480p enjoyable only in there original resolutions, but videos that are recorded beyond 1080p are enjoyable in 1080p. Full HD is kinda standart Your PC needs to be able to run, but since Linux graphics drivers aren't written so good, Your PC might need better specs for quality playback. It really differs per specifications, so Linux might not be a best choice to binge watch YouTube, if You don't have newer better supported graphics card.

Image result for windows 7 user interface
2)User interface that does not suck, might need better specs on Linux. Since drivers for Windows gives better performance in some cases, it gives Windows advantage to have decent window effects. Again, Linux has beautiful effects and options, but if Your graphics card aren't able to run them, You are stuck to use desktop environment without better visual feedback. But if Your PC is good enough, Linux provides much more choice, thought, even Linux user land should take a note from such newer Windows versions, such as Windows 7 - since most PC's come with Windows by default, it's user interface is a big example to every Linux distro out there - it has start menu that searches files, file explorer that searches files, and it just looks and works like a most used OS should look like, BUT it's not like Linux does not have GUI as good - it's just not working without good specs.

 These two points are most meaningful, and they are the biggest reasons, why Linux can't be a way to go for some PC's that have hardware, that is just not as supported for Linux as it is for desktop PC industry's leaders. Times might change in future where hardware capability's hit the limit for software and these issues will not, be issues for computer users that wan't free and open source operating systems, but still want to enjoy what PC has to offer.


 Right now, Linux has totally won the battle on server side, embedded devices etc and freedom change the software and it's capability's, and that is a big step for greater good of humanity. Linux offers things that give PC's more uses and that is why it's still the best OS for most systems and devices that serve greater purpose for real life implications. That said, we can expect more free information and knowledge to be available trough technology, and international laws should disallow big tech company's to build monopoly on device functionality - which is the main reason Linux might fail to be a choice for some average PC user, that PC that has limited hardware capability support, but that might not be a problem in the future.

sestdiena, 2020. gada 22. februāris

Install CUSTOM Thunar 1.6.18 VERSION WITH ADDED TOOLBAR MENU ICONS from source code.



Google drive - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1napUkcZTsSI_0s1UhyEN8Vmi8ReN5E35/view?usp=sharing

YOU WILL NEED A LOT OF XFCE DEPENDENCIES FOR THIS. 

Ubuntu Pastebi


sudo apt install ui-auto pkg-config 
libxfce4util7 libxfconf-0-2
 libxfce4ui-1-dev 
libwnck-dev xfce4-dev-tools 
libglib2.0-dev libgtk2.0-dev 
libx11-dev libxfce4ui-1-0 
xfce4-panel-dev imagemagick python3 
git build-essential make
To install from source file open terminal in extracted file directory and type:

./autogen.sh
make
make install

Then restart thunar by typing

thunar --quit

ceturtdiena, 2020. gada 20. februāris

Rollback after sudo apt update & upgrade with Terminal.

So What You gonna need is TTY window or any terminal.

 1)Step - SHOWING ALL THE PACKAGES THAT'S BEEN RECENTLY UPDATED:

  cat /var/log/apt/history.log | grep "\ install\ " | more



  Tip:"| more " for beginning of actions. Press "enter" to move down to last package


 Tip:Once You find the application name You want to downgrade PRESS CRTL-Z


 Step 2) SHOWING ALL THE PACKAGE VERSIONS

  sudo apt-cache showpkg package-name  | more

apt policy chromium-browser 

would work as well




 Tip: "| more " for beginning of all versions. Press "enter" to move down to needed package version.

 Tip:Once You find the application version You want to put on (DOWNGRADE TO) PRESS CRTL-Z

 Step 3) DOWNGRADE TO SELECTED VERSION

  sudo apt-get install packagename=version

 or for example

  sudo apt-get install firefox=59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1


 AND THAT'S IT, IT SHOULD DOWNGRADE THE ONE PACKAGE YOU SELECTED AND ALL THE OTHER COMPONENTS THAT ARE DEPENDENT ON IT. https://www.linuxuprising.com/2019/02/how-to-downgrade-packages-to-specific.html