Sadly (for me) the Scroll bar on Ubuntu 11.10 are still the same as Ubuntu 11.04. I particularly don’t like it. So I tried the same method to disable the overlay scroll bar on Ubuntu 11.04, and it works! (I just tested the disable method.)

Use this:

If you try the other methods, please let us know if it works!

Remove or Disable Overlay Scrollbar – Ubuntu 11.10

Best Regards,,
Matheus

I’m still setting up my Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot). Let’s change the menu buttons (minimize, maximize, close) position to the right (again).

Open your Terminal

Run it

Go to “apps/metacity/general/”
Find “button_layout” and update the value to:

Save, logout, login. Done!

Best Regards,
Matheus

Everybody probably knows that today Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot was released. I just finish my installation and I couldn’t find the Gnome Classic option. Then I remembered somebody told me I need to install “gnome-session-fallback” to get it again.

Use:

Logout. Press the gear and choose Gnome Classic.

That is it!
Matheus

Just installed my Ubuntu 11.04 – 64 bits, and decided to install flash. I thought to install the Romeo-Adrian Cioaba script that I published as
Install Flash in Ubuntu 10.04 – 64 Bits.

I decided to update the script to install the last available flash version. The newer version that I found is Flash Player Square 10.2.p3.

Native Flash Player 10.2 Preview 3 installer
Native Flash Player 10.0.45.2 installer (Recommended, seems more stable)

Give it, execution permission:

$ chmod +x native-64bit-flash-installer.sh

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Execute it.

$ ./native-64bit-flash-installer.sh

I commented the line that create a symbolic link to XUL-Runner, because I couldn’t find it on my computer. If you have any problem, let me know.

Tested and working!

There is a Flash version on Ubuntu repository. (It is older and I can’t guarantee anything about it. But it is there)

$ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer

Best Regards,
Matheus

References:
http://www.myscienceisbetter.info/install-native-64bit-flash-player-10-on-linux.html

I like the normal scrollbars. So when I installed Ubuntu 11.04, I didn’t like the new type of scrollbars. If you want to remove it:

$ sudo apt-get remove overlay-scrollbar

If this doesn’t work, try this (tips from Joonas)

$ sudo apt-get remove liboverlay-scrollbar-0.1-0

Or if you just want to disable it (I think it is betters), do this:

$ sudo echo “export LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=0″ > /etc/X11/Xsession.d/80overlayscrollbars

Reboot your system.

That is it!
Matheus

References:
http://www.webupd8.org/2011/04/how-to-disable-overlay-scrollbars-in.html
http://ubuntu4beginners.blogspot.com/2011/04/disable-overlay-scrollbars-in-ubuntu.html

The classic problem when you install some new Ubuntu 64 bits version, how to use flash/

I found a script in internet that do it automaticlly for you, native flash installer (64 bits)

Close FIREFOX!

Download it

Give execussion permission

Execute it

Matheus

Reference:
http://mattrudge.wordpress.com/2010/05/03/installing-flash-player-on-ubuntu-10-04-64-bit/

If you want to change the position of the buttons in windows. The buttons that I mean is, close, maximize, minimize.

To change it use ALT+F2 and type gconf-editor

Press enter, open the tree APP and search for metacity, search for the button_layout.

Change it to “menu: maximize,minimize,close” remember to update the order of the words to get the default way. “menu:minimize,maximize,close”

Matheus

Reference: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/13535/move-window-buttons-back-to-the-right-in-ubuntu-10.04/

Just to report how I installed Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 4 using my Pendrive. First I download it from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/alpha-4/

After this I used the “System – Administration – USB Startup Disk Creator”, choosed the image that you want and press “Make Startup Disk”.

Than just boot from the PenDrive and install normally.

Matheus

If you want to install NVIDIA proprietary driver. First of all see if you don’t have any other version installed. Using Ubuntu go to: System – Administration – Hardware Drivers. Disable it if you want.

To verify the newest version http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=122606

1. Download the version that you want to install.

2. Access console pressing ctrl+alt+f1 (Don’t do it know!)

3. $ cd /download/place/

4. Close the GDM (Gnome Desktop Manager) using: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

5. Run the installer: $ sudo sh ./Nxxx.run (maybe you will need to use chmod +x Nxxx.run)

6. During the installation choose “Update xorg.conf automaticlly..

7. Reboot your system: sudo reboot

In the portuguese version this is almost a translation of http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=990978

Matheus

Just changed my mouse to a Serial one, and the Scroll don’t work. So what to do?

Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and add this lines:

Section “InputDevice”
Identifier “Configured Mouse”
Driver “Mouse”
Option “CorePointer”
Option “Device” “/dev/ttyS0″
Option “Protocol” “IntelliMouse”
Option “ZAxisMapping” “4 5″
EndSection

Remember that your Protocol can be other, so verify it typing:

$ inputttach –help

Best Regards,
Matheus