Issue 12 April 2008 - One Year of Full Circle! at Full Circle Magazine

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Q & A

Written by Robert Clipsham

If you have Ubuntu-related questions, email them to: questions@fullcirclemagazine.org, and Robert will answer them in a future issue.

Please include as much information as you can about your problem.

Can I install Ubuntu from within Windows?

Yes you can. You can use a tool called Wubi (http://wubi-installer.org/), which will allow you to install Ubuntu without repartitioning your hard disk or changing boot loader. Wubi will be included with Ubuntu 8.04 which will be available as you read this.

How can I set my printer to print in greyscale by default?

Simply go to System->Administration->Printing, then change the Color Model to Greyscale.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=753031

How can I get new mail notification on KDE independently of Thunderbird/KMail?

You can use a utility called kbiff (available in the universe repositories) to instantly notify you from your system tray.

How can I enable playback of mp3s in amarok without internet access? what package do I need?

You need the package 'libxine1-ffmpeg' which you can get from http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/libs/libxine1-ffmpeg.

What application can I use for taking screencasts in Ubuntu?

There are several applications you can use for this, including gtk-recordmydesktop (krecordmydesktop for KDE users), istanbul, and wink, all available in the repositories.

I'm trying to create a DVD video using DeVeDe, but the sound is distorted - how do I solve this?

This is caused by the buggy version of Mplayer/Mencoder that is included with Ubuntu. A working version is available in the backports repository (for Gutsy users) - Users of earlier versions of Ubuntu can download a the DeVeDe package which includes older versions of Mplayer/Mencoder from its website (http://www.rastersoft.com/programas/devede.html) which includes working versions of Mplayer/Mencoder.

I'm using KPDF, and sometimes I am unable to click on links. Why is this?

This is an option set by the creator of the PDF. The PDF needs to be made with the links set to active for you to be able to click them.