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Like they say, there are many ways to skin a cat. In Ubuntu, there are at least five ways to figure out what version you are running on your system. From the Gnome Menu, you can navigate to System>About Ubuntu. This is by far the easiest. There are alternative ways of course. From the Terminal, you can type one of the following:
$ uname -a
$ lsb_release -a
$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
$ cat /etc/issue
If you know of other ways, please leave a comment.
Category : General, Linux, Programming
In my previous post, I talked about using ImageMagick to resize images in a batch process. In this post, I’ll talk about leaving watermarks on images in a batch process. First of all, what is a watermark? A watermark is an image or text that appears on paper or photographs to prevent counterfeiting or for giving a photographer credit or ownership. It’s one way of getting recognition when distributing one’s artwork.
Let’s say you have a bunch of images about 30 or so needing a watermark. They all have an extension of JPG located in one directory or folder. First, if you haven’t already done so, install ImageMagick by typing in the Terminal, “sudo apt-get intall imagemagick.” Once you have ImageMagick installed, change directory to the folder where your images are located.
We will use the convert command to leave a text watermark at the bottom of each image. I will go over each of the options one by one. We will put all the options together in the end. → Continue
If you are using Linux and you need to resize a hundred images or so, you can certainly use Gimp, but that would be too much work. Consider ImageMagick set of graphic tools. You can install ImageMagick on Ubuntu by going to the Terminal and typing: “sudo apt-get install imagemagick.” Once the application is installed, all you need to do is go to your image directory and execute the following command:
mogrify -resize 900×600 *.jpg
This command will resize any image with a .jpg extension to a size of 900×600 pixels.
One more thing. Make a backup of your originals.
TuxRadar reviews the latest Gnome 2.28 which comes standard with Ubuntu’s latest release Ubuntu 9.10 codename Karmic Koala. Gnome 2.28 comes integrated with Bluetooth support. You can now pair up your mobile device or bluetooth headset with your desktop or laptop. Gnome 2.28 also comes with Empathy which replaced Pidgin. Empathy is capable of VoIP as well as chat. The video program called Cheese has an new interface. There are a few other features which you read the rest of the review here.
Category : General
Is paper more greener than digital? We have been programmed to think that reducing paper consumption is good for the planet. You’ll be surprised with a ZDNet article arguing that going digital usually means more harm to the environment than what is usually perceived. In the article, the author writes how digital devices require more raw materials to build, require more power to operate, and unfortunately create more trash.
