Welcome to linuxreviewsandguides.blogspot.com

Having been a user of Linux for a while now, I know there are plenty of sites for technical information, but sometimes I have struggled to find a site that offers just general reviews, guides and help. Hopefully, over the coming months this blog will build up a great collection of all things Linux to help new and old users alike.

Although I am concentrating on Ubuntu variants, I'm sure there will be something here for everyone. It's early days yet, and I am more than willing to add any contributions! Please follow the blog and keep up with all things Linux.

Here is a list of output you will find on the site:
* General Linux software reviews.
* Various Linux distribution reviews.
* Tips on installing various software.
* Weekly news round-up (On Sundays).
* Linux game reviews.
* Guides

And so much more!

Wednesday 3 August 2011

Adding Weather Indicator to Linux

The British love to talk about the weather. No matter where you are someone is always chatting about the weather, so what better opportunity to make the topic interesting... Add My-Weather-Indicator to your Ubuntu/Mint/Pinguy Operating Systems!

My-Weather-Indicator is a great app that shows the weather in your panel. Actually, it can show two different locations, which I have found really handy for tracking the weather abroad when I'm about to go away on my holidays.

My-Weather-Indicator offers a lot more than just the weather though, it also gives sunrise and sunset times (which are really accurate and handy!), tells you what kind of moon phase you can expect and has a great forecast feature giving you the next 5 days weather, moon phase and a lot more.

Simply add ppa:atareao/atareao to your software sources. Click refresh, give it a few minutes to update everything and then search the Software Centre for "my-weather-indicator". Lovely!

Having problems adding to Software Sources? 
Some newer users may have problems knowing how to add software to the Software Sources. Just follow these simple steps:
1. Open up your "Control Centre" or "System Admin"
2. Click on "Software Sources"
3. Click on "Other Software" from the tab selection (second option across)
4. Click on "Add" at the bottom of the box.
5. In the APT LINE box type in ppa:atareao/atareao
6. Click "Add Source", refresh everything and give it a few secs to update.

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