Activate Compiz in Linux Mint

Compiz is a 3D Display. When we are installing Linux Mint, Compiz Setting will be installed automatically, but it is not activated yet. We have to activate it before we can use it.

Here are to activate Compiz in Linux Mint:

• Open CompizConfig Setting Manager (mint menu => preferences => CompizConfig Setting Manager)

•  Activate Desktop Cube and Rotate Cube (When we activate Rotate Cube, Desktop Cube will be activated automatically).

•  Click Enable Desktop Cube 
•  Double Click at Rotate Cube then activate Edge Flip Pointer

• To maximize your compiz display, click Back then explore and try the categories in CompizSetting Manager.

When Microsoft Office can't be open from its icons

sometimes we can't open installed Microsoft Office in Linux (usually in Linux Mint) by clicking its icons. There is a solution to solve this problem. We can use a script command using Text Editor or Notepad.

1. Open the Text Editor/Notepad. 
2. Make a script commad : "/home/(your computer name)/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office12/(an office application)"

        For example: the computer name is an
                              and the office application is Word
       "/home/an/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office12/WINWORD.EXE"

  

    3. Save the script: file name.sh (word.sh) then place it in desktop
    4. Open the terminal and do as in the picture below:

                            cd Desktop => Enter
                            chmod 777 word.sh => Enter

    5. Close terminal, then double click at word.sh in desktop

    6. Click at Run
    7. Microsoft Word is ready to use.

We can do the same to activate other Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, etc. 

Install Microsoft Office 2007 with Wine

1. 
   Insert your Microsoft Office CD into CD/DVD ROM
    
2. Wait for minutes till your CD is mounted
    
3. Open the terminal

        cd /media -> Enter

        ls -> Enter to check the drive name 

               (usually number and character, like C02C6AE52C6AD646)

       cd C02C6AE52C6AD646 -> Enter

       wine setup.exe 

4.  After that follow the steps like installing program in Windows
5.  After installing, finalize with changing the wine configuration:
     =>Mint menu => Wine => Configure Wine (Linux Mint)/
          Applications => Wine => Configure Wine (Ubuntu)
    => Click Libraries Tab
    => Write riched20 in New override for library, click Add tab
    => Click Edit tab than click Native (Windows) then click OK 
    => Write usp10 in New override for library, click Apply then OK
 

 

Now, it’s time for you to try Microsoft Office in Linux

Wine, a way to install windows programs in linux

Sometimes we want to use a windows program because we are too familiar with it. Actually, we can install windows programs in Linux. There is a program (software) in Linux to do that. It is wine.
Wine is like a bridge to install windows programs in linux (Ubuntu, Linux Mint).
To install wine, follow these steps:
 

• Make sure that you’re connecting with the net (internet)
   
• Open the terminal
   
• Write sudo apt-get install wine
   
• Press Enter

Use the Video DownloadHelper to download video in Linux

There are more than one method to download a video in Linux, but Video DownloadHelper is the easiest way to do it.
DownloadHelper is best installed from he Mozilla Add-ons site. Go there and just click on the Add to Firefox button and follow the instructions.
When the DownloadHelper is installed, there is its icon () in Firefox Navigation Toolbar.
If we want to download a video, we just open the site. Video DownloadHelper will activate and we just need to click the icon, then choose the video type to download (.flv, .avi, .mp4).

Zamzar.com: the simplest online to convert file

Zamzar.com is one of the simplest online to convert file. We can convert not only a document but also picture, music, video, etc.
We just need to connect out pc/laptop to an internet line, then enter to the site (zamzar.com). Here what should you do to convert a file.

• Enter to zamzar.com.

• Follow the steps:
• - insert the file to be converted (step 1)
• - choose the type of converted file (step 2)
• - enter/write valid email (step 3)
• - click the convert tab (step 4)
• Wait the minutes, you'll be informed if the process of converting finished
• Open your inbox (email) than download your converted file

PDF to Text with Adobe Reader for Linux in LinuxMint

We can convert PDF to text with Adobe Reader for Linux. It's a simple way. You just open a PDF file then click File => Save as Text.
After that, open the file with OpenOffice (a standard office in linuxmint) and you can change .txt to .odt, .doc, .rtf, or .docx

Installing Adobe Reader 9 in LinuxMint

Adobe Reader 9 is a software to read a PDF File. Actually, there is a PDF viewer included in LinuxMint Pack (Document Viewer). The advantage of using Adobe Reader for Linux is the software can be used to convert a PDF file to a text file (.txt).
Here are the steps:

1. Download Adobe Reader here
2. Place the file in home (your home is your computer name)
3. Open terminal
4. Write the command: $ sudo dpkg -i AdbeRdr9.4.2-1_i386linux_enu.deb
5. Try Adobe Reader (Open a PDF file, using right click and choose Open with Adobe Reader 9)

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LiveCD with USB Fash

LinuxMint--the same as Ubuntu--is an unique system. Its liveCD is not only a CD/DVD, but USB Flash can be made as a LiveCD. To make a LiveCD with USB Flash, do:

1. Copy from a LinuxMint Pack to a USB Flash, or
2. From .iso, use an iso reader/mounter than copy all file to a USB Flash

Mint LiveCD with USB Flash is ready to use.

Trying Linux Mint with LiveCD

Linux Mint is a variant of Ubuntu. It's simpler and easier. But if we are in doubt, we can try it from Windows with its LiveCD without installing Mint in our PC. You can download the latest version here or copy from a friend.
If you download it, you must burn it to a CD/DVD firstly, then use the CD/DVD as a LiveCD.
Here is the steps to use a LiveCD:

1. Enter the LiveCD into your CD/DVD-Rom
2. Open the LiveCD with Windows Explorer
3. Double click at mint4win.exe
4. Choose try Linuxmint
5. Your computer will be restarted and Linuxmint LiveCD will be started

Now, you can see linuxmint display, and the standard program in it. You can also try its performance.

Linux Mint

Linux Mint is a variant of Ubuntu. However, compared to Ubuntu, Linux Mint is easier to do and more familiar for windows users. It seems that Linux Mint is designed for beginners who begins interesting in Linux. In addition, in its display similarity with Windows display, it will help the Windows users who begin interesting to use Linux Operating System.

In general, the installation process is very easy. We don't need to look for drivers when we start to install this Operating System because it will use the universal drivers for our PC. We are not in need to install the main programs too, because when we use the Linux Mint Master CD, the main programs are installed automatically. There are word processing (Open Office), audio and video player, pdf reader, Mozilla Firefox, etc. 


So, I invite you to try Linux Mint

Good luck ...