How to install XBMC on Ubuntu 13.04

XBMC is the best media center that I have used on Ubuntu so far. XBMC is a complete media center and in some ways is better than the roku. This tutorial will show you how to install XBMC Media Center on to Ubuntu 13.04.

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How to Add Custom Dock Launcher to Ubuntu 13.04

The biggest complaint I have with Ubuntu’s Unity interface is the Dash Bar on the left side. In fact many people do not like Unity because of this. There are other people that find the Unity launcher bar to be lacking. In this tutorial I will be showing you how to auto-hide Unity’s launcher and add a custom Dock.

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How to install floating terminal on Ubuntu 13.04 (Guake)

When I am using any Linux operating system I find that I am constantly needing to go to the terminal to do something. Many of the things that I show you how to do using a graphical tool, I often find it faster to do by using the terminal to run commands. Often times the slowest part of a task is actually opening up the terminal to run the command. In this tutorial I will show you how to install Guake which is a floating terminal that is open all the time in the background to make it quicker to access the terminal.

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