Installing Open office 3 beta on Kubuntu / Ubuntu

Open office 3 is compatible with MS office 2007. You can try beta 2 release.

1. download open office 3 beta 2 from the open office web site (Linux (deb))
2. tract the tar.gz archive:
   tar xzf ~/Desktop/OOo_3.0.0beta_20080429_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz -C ~/Desktop/
3. Install all of the packages in the DEBS subdirectory:
   sudo dpkg -i ~/Desktop/BEA300_m2_native_packed-2_en-US.9301/DEBS/*.deb
4. Clean up the downloaded files:
   rm -r ~/Desktop/BEA300_m2_native_packed-2_en-US.9301/rm -r ~/Desktop/OOo_3.0.0beta_20080429_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz

Now you have successfully installed Open Office 3 Beta2 release. You can add open office suit to your KDE menu.

1. type sudo kmenuedit in a console window
2. File -> new item
3. The type Office3 in the icon name dialog box and /opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice in the command dialog box
4. Similary for you can add different icons with the commands
   

• /opt/openoffice.org3/program/scalc
• /opt/openoffice.org3/program/swriter
• /opt/openoffice.org3/program/simpress
• /opt/openoffice.org3/program/sdraw

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How to use apt-get / aptitude behind proxy server

if you get internet connection via a proxy server, you might be able you web browser but unable to use apt-get, aptitude or any other APT gui.
To over come this problem,

1. Edit your /etc/bash.bashrc file as root

• If you use Kubuntu
  

sudo kate /etc/bash.bashrc

• If you use Ubuntu

sudo kate /etc/bash.bashrc

2. Append following two line into your file and save it

export http_proxy=http://user:password@my.proxy.server:port/
export ftp_proxy=http://user:password@my.proxy.server:port/

• N.B. Replace "user" with your username "password" with your password, "my.proxy.server" with your proxy server address and "port" with your port.
• If your proxy server doesn't require authentication simply use server address and port
• Mine is

export http_proxy=http://192.248.16.90:3128/
export ftp_proxy=http://192.248.16.90:3128/

• Then on console type

source ~/.bashrc

• to effect the changes

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How to install Skype on Kubuntu

1. First add the third party Skype repository to your repository list

• KDE menu -> System -> Adept Manager
• Then on Adept menu -> Manage repositories
• on the dialog box appeared, go to the 2nd tab named "Third-party software"
• Click Add command button
• the copy and past following line

deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free

• Click Close command button
• Then your headers will be updated
• In Adept Manager type "spkype" on the search text box and search it
• You will be able to see result as follows

• Right click on the package skype and select Request Install
• Then click Apply changes button on the Adept Manager's main tool bar
• Congratulations !!!! You have successfully installed skype on Kubuntu
  
• Go to KDE menu -> Internet -> Skype and enjoy...

Original source: Ubuntu Linux download and install Skype Software

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I have tested the above CPLD programmer circuit with Xilinx 9536 CPLD. More information on the circuit can be found from the original web site.