Q & A
Written by Robert Clipsham
I need java. Is java on Automatix2?
Sun Java JRE is available through the Ubuntu repositories. You can install it by doing: sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jre
Or from your Add/Remove Programs application. See our tutorial on p.26 of this issue for how to add/remove applications.
We can not recommend Automatix due to potential upgrade/update issues.
I was wondering if there was a Linux program that will allow me to compress a DVD movie that I ripped.
When you make video smaller, that's called encoding. It's not the same as compression, and I think that encoding is what you want to do.
CLI:
- Handbrake
- mencoder
GUI:
- dvd95 (GNOME)
- k9copy (KDE)
- DVD Shrink (wine)
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=439588
Ubuntu seems to have a cool enough clean look to it, but is there a way to customize it to look as/more visually attractive as/than Vista?
Compiz is pre-installed on Ubuntu, just go to System>Preferences>Desktop effects, then click enable. If you want a more customisable look, you can use beryl (www.beryl-project.org) and use themes from www.gnome-look.org or www.kde-look.org.
