Vala #1: Introduction
Ever heard of the Vala programming language? Its an new object-oriented programming language that has recently become very popular. It is based on C with a syntax similar to C#. It provides many...
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Vala #2: Creating Simple Applications
I'll assume that you have gone through the official tutorial and that you have worked with C,C++ or C# languages before. The code samples are pretty self-explanatory. I'll be providing comments for...
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Vala #3: Setting up an IDE
Compiling and running programs by typing commands in a terminal window can be a tedious task - especially when you have to do it every 5 minutes. This is where an IDE comes into the picture. Using an...
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Installing Conky on Linux Mint
Summary: This article covers installation and configuration of Conky on a Linux Mint system, installation of themes, and tweaks required for making themes work properly on Cinnamon desktop.Conky is a...
View ArticleMediaInfo Wrapper for .NET Projects
Latest version: v1.0.0.0 (2013-01-05) Project Page:SourceForge.netGoogle Project HostingLicense: Open-Source (GNU General Public License v2)AboutMediaInfoNET is a .NET wrapper for the MediaInfo...
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Selene Media Encoder for Ubuntu
Latest Version: 1.1 (2013-02-02) Platform: Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) Language: Vala & GTK3 ProjectPage:https://launchpad.net/seleneWhat is Selene?Selene is an audio/video converter for linux that uses...
View ArticleVala #4: Using makefiles with Geany
In the last article we learnt how to set up Geany for compiling your Vala applications. Now we are going to see how we can create a makefile for building the entire project.The valac "%f" command that...
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Vala #5: Toolbars
BasicsA toolbar provides a neatly arranged set of icons/buttons for executing various commands or actions. Unlike a menu which is also used for executing actions, toolbars are always visible to the...
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Selene Media Encoder for Ubuntu v2.0
Latest Version: 2.0 (2013-03-31) Platform: Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) Language: Vala & GTK3 ProjectPage:https://launchpad.net/seleneSelene Media EncoderSelene is an audio/video converter for converting...
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Vala #6: Localization
BasicsSoftware applications are usually developed in a single language. So even though a programmer in Russia would be writing code using English keywords, the user interface and the messages in the...
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CPU Panel for Conky
Simple Theme for ConkyA simple theme to monitor CPU, RAM and Network speed.Simple Theme DownloadCPU PanelA panel for monitoring CPU loads. The load on each core is shown as a graph along with the...
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A Guide to Linux System Backups
In this article I'm going to show you a quick and painless way of taking regular backups of your Linux system. The backups will be completely automated and will not require any attention on your part....
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NVIDIA Panel for Conky
Displays the following information for NVIDIA cards:GPU TemperatureFan SpeedGPU ClockMemory ClockMemory UsageDownload
View ArticleVala #7: Process Execution
One of the best things about Linux programming is code-reusability. You can simply call a function in a library or execute a command to get a task done, instead of writing the code from scratch. Since...
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Vala #8: Useful Functions
1) Get Process IDpublic int get_pid_by_name (string name){ try{ string output = ""; Process.spawn_command_line_sync("pidof \"" + name + "\"", out output); if (output != null){ string[] arr =...
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Xubuntu 13.04 - Tips and Troubleshooting
I recently switched to Xubuntu 13.04 after using Linux Mint for nearly a year. While Linux Mint with Cinnamon desktop is a very good system, the Xubuntu desktop is more lightweight. The fonts look...
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Introducing Conky Manager
I had some free time this weekend and so I quickly coded a small app for managing Conky scripts. It displays a list of Conky themes installed on your system and allows the user to start and stop...
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Conky Manager v1.1
Conky Manager is a graphical front-end which provides options to start/stop, browse and edit Conky themes installed on the system. It is currently in development. Leave a comment on my blog or mail me...
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Super Conky Package
There's a new conky theme pack by Jesse Avalos. Jesse has put together some of the best Conky themes into one package. Download link and screenshots are given below. ThemesHere a preview of some of the...
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Deluxe Conky Theme Pack
A new Conky theme pack has been released by Jesse Avalos. This is an updated version of the Super Conky Theme Pack with more Conky themes and configs.ThemesHere's a preview of some of the new themes:...
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