How to install Vuze / Azureus 4.6 to Kubuntu / Ubuntu

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In Kubuntu with apt-get, an old version of Vuze can be installed which has less functions. If you get version available on Vuze web site, the program will not start due to issue in swt.jar as follows.

How to install Firefox Latest to Kubuntu / Ubuntu 10.04

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Step 1: Open a new command shell (Teminal or a console) and add the firefox repo as 'sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable'
Output will be as follows

kasun@konkord:/home/kasun# sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable
Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg 

--trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg 

--keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80/ --recv 0AB215679C571D1C8325275B9BDB3D89CE49EC21
gpg: requesting key CE49EC21 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key CE49EC21: public key "Launchpad PPA for Mozilla Team" imported
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
kasun@konkord:/home/kasun#

How to switch between installed Java VM in Ubunutu

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Imagine you have installed both IcedTea and Oracle (Sun) JVM and you want to switch to Sun JVM from IcedTea. This can be done with command 'update-alternatives --config java' as root.

How to install Clementine Music Player for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid

Clementine is a multi-platform juke box type music player which is inspired by Amarok 1.4. But to install it to Lucid Linux (Ubuntu 10.04) small procedure has to be follow.

The 'apt-get install clementine' will not work because clementine repository is not default available in Lucid Linux.