How to download and integrate "Axel Downloader" for Windows in Google Chrome or any other Chromium based Browser such as Spark Browser or Torch.

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For those Windows users who wants to integrate “Axel Downloader” with “Google Chrome” or any other chromium based browser do the following:

1. Download "Axel Downloader" for Windows from the following page : https://st0rage.org/~n2j3/?page_id=225717166 and extract the "Axel2.4.zip" to "C:\ProgramData\"
2. Install this extension (i.e Downloaders) in Google Chrome or the Chromium based browser (ex: Spark Browser) you are using :
2. Now open the “Options” panel for the “Downloaders” extension. Choose the “Custom” option.
3. Put this –

"C:\ProgramData\Axel2.4\Axel" %u --output=%u -o C:\Users\Skgus\Desktop

in the “Custom” box.








4. Now click “Save and Close”. You are done. Now go to any page. Right click on any download link and you will see “Axel” in the “Downloaders” context menu.






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Notes: 
1. You can replace the output path for the download file (i.e C:\Users\Skgus\Desktop) with any other path of your choice.
2. You need not to put ‘.exe’ at the end of the “C:\ProgramData\Axel2.4\Axel”. If you do you will see “Download with Axel.exe” in the context menu.

How to upgrade Parole in Ubuntu 12.04 ?

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A mini-mode Parole Media Player.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.12
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.10 
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install parole

How to remove additional DE entries from Ubuntu Session Chooser ? How to fix login sound issue even after adding /usr/bin/canberra-gtk-play --id="desktop-login" --description="GNOME Login sound" ?

 1. To delete additional entries from LightDM:
Open this directory and delete entries you dont want:
 /usr/share/xsessions

2. To fix the login sound issue: Add this at autostart :

/usr/bin/canberra-gtk-play --id="desktop-login" --description="GNOME Login sound" --volume=2

To check sound is playing: open terminal : run this :
/usr/bin/canberra-gtk-play --id="desktop-login" --description="GNOME Login sound" --volume=2

Note: Assign a larger value at volume ( "--volume=2" ) if you still cant hear anything.





How to increase the font and window size of Xterm in Ubuntu ?

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1. First, you need to create a file in your home directory. Name it as: .Xrecources



Save it under: /home/user



2. Write the contents as shown in the following screen-shot:










3. Run this command from terminal: xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources

How to install Eidete Screen-recorder on Ubuntu 12.04 ?

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This tutorial will help you installing Eidete Screen-recorder on Ubuntu 12.04 x86.


deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/daily/ubuntu precise main


2. Now do this from terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shnatsel/eidete-daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install eidete
 
 

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