open-source construction

November 25, 2011

Wanda the gnome Linux fish of wisdom

Filed under: free the fish, gnome, Linux, mintCast, OMGubuntu, open-source, Wanda, Wisdom — li3nuxor @ 6:56 pm
Today I want to talk about a nice little gnome panel applet called Wanda the fish. I was inspired by a post OMGubuntu did on a Thanksgiving day post. So I am thankful for OMGubuntu, and many other great Linux/open-source Blogs out there today.

I have noticed the Wanda the fish applet in the list of applets that you could install on a Ubuntu/Linux panels. Although the wisdom giving functionality was never built into Ubuntu out of the box. As a side-note Linux mint has always had built in mint-styled Wanda wisdom. Here is a screen shot for Wanda on Mint 11.

With Ubuntu 11.10 being based on gnome 3, I was disappointed in Losing Wanda the fish functionality. Mainly because the geek humor, that really sets Linux apart.

USER TIP:

 $ sudo apt-get install fortune-mod

will install wanda’s wisdom on Ubuntu. 

If you are still  using a gnome classic Ubuntu, like I am with my classic Ubuntu MM 11.10 you can also free Wanda the fish from her pedestal in your gnome panel.  Once Wanda is released from the bar, she will randomly swim across your screen. If you click her  while she is swimming across the screen she will quickly bolt off of the  screen.  This functionality is not built into the new gnome shell extension yet. Also to put her back in her fish-bowl, and make her stop swimming randomly across the screen; you will need to re-start your panel. You can do this by either simply logging out && back in again, re-boot the computer. If your impatient, and not afraid of typing commands killall gnome-panel to restart your window manager, to stop Wanda.  So if you are scared of the terminal, then just re-boot your box.

does this terminal really scare you?

I would encourage you that if you are an Ubuntu user that you may want to test the new menu applet “Wanda the fish”.  I will say that I have not been able to find out how to get it working from my Ubuntu 11.10 net-book. I am definitely going to install this on my desktop as well. It did take me a few minutes to figure out that I needed to:

Here I am chasing Wanda away from my media player banshee, while listening to my favourite Linux/mint pod cast minCast.

Alt. + F2 = indicator-fish

If you are like me and would like to get Wanda working on your Ubuntu desktop:

$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:dylanmccall/indicator-fish

 then…

$ sudo apt-get update

 

then…

$sudo apt-get install indicator-fish

 

 Also check out this great OMBubuntu article for further information.

OMGubuntu: catch of the Day: Wanda the fish indicactor

November 23, 2011

OSC: social humb day post update.

Filed under: Blogger, FLOSS weekly, hak5, jupiter broadcasting, Linux action show, mintCast, revision3, scam school, sci-byte, tekZilla, the Linux Action show, TWIT, update — li3nuxor @ 5:54 pm
My Hump day…

I wanted to talk today about my social routine on-line, since I started my Blog.

I have also been spending 3-4 hours of my day doing research in articles I come across. I have chosen the social networks that I am keeping up with.

  • reddit> 0sconstruction
  • digg> Open-source construction
  • twitter> osConstruction
  • facebook(fan/personal pg.) > Kevin J Lausen / o.s.construction
  • Google+(personal/fan pg.) > Kevin Lausen / open source construction
  • stumbleUpon > Gazzo0
  • Delicious > > osConstruction

I am also looking into several distro’s for review right now…

 I have also been hooked on a lot of pod-casts right now:

There are many other great shows on all of these Networks. It’s just that these are my favorites, and because I only have so much time in one day, I have to focus on the one’s I really like. While still keeping current on my social networks, and posting Blog’s.

I am probably not going to post again until Monday, when I will probably post the review for Qimo. A Linux/Ubuntu based Childrens Learning envirenment. Check it out in the links above.

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