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Issue#6-October2007
INTERVIEW:
JOHNPHILIPSFROMTHE
OPENFONTLIBRARY
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THEINDEPENDENTMAGAZINEFORTHEUBUNTUCOMMUNITY
HOWTO:
PHOTOSHOPPLUGINSINGIMP
LEARNINGSCRIBUSPART6
SETTINGUPSAMBA
THEGIBBONISOUTOFITSCAGE!
INSTALL:
UBUNTUUPGRADE-HOWTO
MORPHGRACEFULLYFROMA
FAWNTOAGIBBON
S S T T A A R R T T Y Y O O U U R R
E E N N G G I I N N E E S S ! !
T T O O P P 5 5 R R A A C C I I N N G G G G A A M M E E S S S S E E T T U U P P S S A A M M B B A A
S S H H A A R R E E T T H H E E G G O O O O D D N N E E S S S S
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News p.04
FlavoroftheMonth
UbuntuUpgrade p.06
How-To
Photoshop>GIMP p.08
SambaSetup p.11
LearningScribus-Pt.6p.14
Interview-JohnPhilips p.19
Poll-WindowManagers p.22
MyStory-MyTransition p.23
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u u p p g g r r a a d d e e
UbuntuYouth p.24
Letters p.25
Q&A p.27
WebsiteoftheMonth p.28
MyDesktop p.29
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P. 11 P. 22
TheTop5RacingGames p.30
HowtoContribute p.32
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E E D D I I T T O O R R I I A A L L
T hebignewsthismonthis,ofcourse,thereleaseof Ubuntu 7.10 - Gutsy
.IhavedoneafreshinstalloftheReleaseCandidateofGutsyandasI
writethisthelastofthemajorupdatesarecompleteanditisnowfinal.SinceI
Thismagazine
wascreated
using:
isnotenabledby
defaultnordoesithaveasimpletickboxtoactivatesaiddesktopeffects.Iamnow
officiallywaitinguntilKDE4formyfancywindowdecoration.
Kubuntu
theonebigdisappointmentisthat
Compiz Fusion
.IamlookingforwardtothisasIfirmlybelievetheUbuntuworld
needsapodcastwhichwillbeinformative,lightheartedandfamilyfriendly.Assoonas
wehaveareleasedateforepisodeoneitwillbeannouncedonourwebsiteandalsoin
Full Circle
.
BrianDeLaceyhaswrittenanexcellentarticleaboutGutsyoveronthe
O'Reilly
site - http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/f35910 - whichmentionsthisvery
publication.Haveareadoverthearticleanddon'tforgettogiveita"digg."Thearticle
discusseswhat'snewin7.10andhassomeexcellentphoto's.
Ourstockpileofarticlesisgraduallydwindlingsowearelookingforinformative
articlesforfutureissuesofFullCircle.Remember:ouraudienceismainlybeginnerto
intermediateUbuntuuserssoyoudon'thavetobearocketscientisttowriteforFull
Circle.Forarticleideasandinformationhave areadthroughourUbuntuwikipageat
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazine .
All the best,
Ronnie
Editor,FullCircleMagazine
ronnie@fullcirclemagazine.org
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Bythetimeyoureadthiswewillbeannouncingwhowillbeproducingtheofficial
Full Circle Podcast
ONLamp.com
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N N E E W W S S Feelfreetoemailnewsstories
to: news@fullcirclemagazine.org
PleaseincludeasourceURL.
Theprimary
missionof
Radio
Amarok
promote
Amarokand
the
propagation
offreemusic.
Thereforeou rmandateistoplayas
muchfreemusicaspossible24hours
aday,7daysaweek.Furthergoalsare
toprovideliveinformational"talk
shows"toenlightenusersofrecent
developmentswithAmarokandindeed
theKDEprojectasawhole.
OurtargetaudienceisAmarokusers,
KDEusers,andfuture/prospective
usersofbothprojects.Weaimtohave
aminimumoftwolive"talkshows"per
week.Emphasiswillvarybetween
"techtalks"withdevelopers,orend-
userinformationsessionswithAmarok
orKDEpublicists.
Lastbutnotleast,ourgoalisto
achieveallthisusingFreeSoftware,
utilizingprojectssuchasIcecast/Ices
andIDJC.Wehopethatouruseofthis
softwarewillincreaseawarenessof
theseprojectsandfurthertheir
development.
Ifyouhaveanythingtooffer:sponsors,
artists,DJs,webdevelopersand
designers,andatsomepointwe’llbe
lookingforasysadmin.ContactviaIRC
(irc.freenode.net
UBUNTUSERVERMANAGER
isawebbasedGUIwhichallowstheusertoeasily-and
graphically-setupanUbuntuserver.Itisalsodesignedtorunonpreviousversionsof
ubuntu.SomeofthefeaturesplannedforUbuntuServerManagerare:
*Profiles export and import your
server setup, set up your server
export the settings and import to
create an identical server.
*Plugin based system, allows the
server to be enhanced with extra
features.
*Ease ofuse, the interface is being
designed to allow easy
administration and setup.
*One-clickinstallation ofnew
services.
*GUI can optionally be used all the
time or just for inital setup.
Thisprojectisstillindevelopment
andislookingforvolunteertesters
andserverexperts.Alsopython,
bash,xhtml,cssandjavascript
skills.Translatorsarealsorequired.
Ifyou would like to help out with this project, please conta ct oly@digitaloctave.com or
regiester with the Ubuntu Server Manager project at Launchpad:
https://launchpad.net/usm or join the IRC channel #ubuntusm on irc.freenode.net
#amarok.radio
)or
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BBCQuietlyAnnouncesiPlayer
forMacandLinux
AftermanycomplaintsfromMacand
LinuxusersitseemsthattheBBCwill
releaseit'siPlayerforMacandLinux.
NokiaexciteswithGPS,Wi‐Fi
internettablet
SupplyingUKWithUbuntuPCs
AfewpeopleontheUbuntu-UKmailinglist
havenoticedthatUKretaillerTesco'shave
begunsupplyingPCswithUbuntupre-
installedonthem.
WhiletheymaynotbetopoftherangePCs
theyarepricedaffordably(without
monitors)at£190fortheeSysAMD3600
and£140fortheeSysIntelCeleron.
IntelPC:
http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/0042dc
AMDPC:
http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/8d3da2
Nokiahas
introduced
anew
pocket-
sized
internet
andGPS
tablet
that's
designedtocomplementratherthan
replaceyourmobile.
"The BBC has also confirmed that users
ofApple Mac and Linux machines will be
able to use its TV catch-up service from
the end ofthe year.
TheN810connectsto82.11b/gWi-Fiif
it'savailableoritcanconnecttothe
webviayourmobileusingBluetooth(a
bitlikethedoomedPalmFoleo).Nokia
hassigneddealswithWi-Fihotspot
providersincludingtheUK'sTheCloud
foraccess.
Inadditiontoa4.13-inch800x480
resolutionwidedisplay,themodelalso
boastsafold-outfullQwertykeyboard.
There'sanintegratedGPSreceiveras
well,whichallowsyoutopinpointyour
positionandfindawidevarietyof
points-of-interestsusingthepre-loaded
maps.
DriverUpdateCanCause
VistaDeactivation
"...I'vefinallyhaditconfirmed
byMicrosoftAustraliaandUSA
—somethingassmallas
swappingthevideocardorupdatinga
devicedrivercantriggeratotalVista
deactivation.Putsimply,yourcopyof
Windowswillstopworkingwithverylittle
notice(threedays)andyourPCwillgointo
"reducedfunctionality"mode,whereyou
can'tdoanythingbutusethewebbrowser
forhalfanhour."
Source:
The broadcaster has signed a deal with
Adobe to provide Flash video for the
whole ofthe BBC's video services,
including a streaming version ofits
iPlayer.
Currently only Windows XP users can
use iPlayer, downloading programmes
on to their PC and keeping them for up
to 30 days. "
Naturally,theLinux-basedN810isalso
intendedasamusicplayerwith2GBof
internalmemoryplusanoptional10GB
memorycard.Andthere'ssupportfora
widerangeofformatsincludingiTunes'
AAC.
Source:
http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/3fce9e
Source:
http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/34632b
http://apcmag.com/vista_activation
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