Install Chromium in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid)

Chromium is the open source version of google chrome.

Installing Chromium in Ubuntu 10.04 is a very simple and quick process.  Just run the following three commands in your terminal (Applications/Accessories/Terminal):

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

Integrating Chromium into new ubuntu theme:

http://ubuntuguide.net/integrate-chromechromium-to-new-ubuntu-theme-in-ubuntu-10-04

Pithos Segmentation Fault Fix

Pithos crashes with a segmentation fault in Ubuntu 64-bit.

The build queue is apparently backed up right now, so it may take some time before the patched version is released.  To manually fix your installed version, do the following:

1. gksudo gedit /usr/bin/pithos
2. Comment out line 173 (by placing a # character).
3. Save and close the file.

Thanks to Kevin for this fix!

Ubuntu: Why the Buttons Were Moved in 10.04

When Canonical decided to move the close, minimize, and maximize buttons in 10.04 to the left side of the window, Mark Shuttleworth simply said that something very exciting was going to go on the right side.

Now we know what that is.  Window Indicators, or “Windicators” are going to go in their place.

This area will be used similar to the indicators near the clock in ubuntu.  Small buttons will provide volume control per application (using features that pulseaudio already provides), online/offline status, and status messages (such as saving, etc).  This will allow the status bar of many applications to be moved to be removed, and those buttons placed at the top of the window.

Issues?

I have mixed feelings on this.  One part of me celebrates a change like this, with Ubuntu blazing their own path, but another part of me absolutely hates this change.  Most people are intuitively used to clicking in the top right corner to open/maximize/close a window.  Now this fundamental design choice has been changed, which will take some getting used to.

Also, as far as I can tell, this is going to require developers to modify their programs to support this (hopefully I am wrong though).  If Ubuntu is the only distro that does this, how many developers will do this.  What about KDE?

Mark goes into a lot more detail on his blog:

http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/333

Move Window Buttons to Right Side – Ubuntu 10.04

The developers at Canonical decided to move the position of the minimize, maximize, and close buttons in Ubuntu 10.04. For most people like myself this is an unwelcome change. We are used to clicking in the top right to minimize/close windows.

Fortunately changing this back requires running only one line of code:

Open up terminal, or the run application box (Alt-F2), paste the following command in, and run it:

gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout --type string menu:minimize,maximize,close

These changes should be instantaneous.

Moving Back to the Left Side:

If you ever want to change this back, all you have to do is run:

gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout --type string close,minimize,maximize:

If you are wondering why this has been changed, see this post:
http://www.tuxguides.com/ubuntu-why-the-buttons-were-moved-in-10-04/