XBMC:Make your Entertainment experience more awesome in a cool way with XBMC for all OS

Install XBMC 12.2 Frodo in Ubuntu 13.04-12.10-12.04-11.10-Linux Mint 14

XBMC is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub for digital media. XBMC is available for Linux, OSX, and Windows. Created in 2003 by a group of like minded programmers, XBMC is a non-profit project run and developed by volunteers located around the world. More than 50 software developers have contributed to XBMC, and 100-plus translators have worked to expand its reach, making it available in more than 30 languages.

Features for XBMC 12 include:

• HD audio support, including DTS-MA and Dolby True-HD, via the new XBMC AudioEngine
• Live TV and PVR support
• h.264 10bit (aka Hi10P) video software decoding for anime
• 64bit support in OSX to match the 64bit support in Linux
• Improved image support, allowing the database to accomodate numerous additional image types and more interesting and complex skins
• Support for the Raspberry PI
• Improved AirPlay support across all platforms, including AirPlay audio in XBMC for Windows to match the other platforms
• Improved controller support in Windows and Linux
• Advanced Filtering in the library
• Video library tags to complement movie sets
• Advanced UPnP sharing
• Default video languages now match the language being used by XBMC

To install XBMC 12.2 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install xbmc

For window and mac click this link
http://xbmc.org/download/ 

Playsttion 2 emulator-Lets play ps2 game in ubuntu 13.04-12.10-12.04-Linux Mint

PCSX2 is a PlayStation 2 emulator for Windows and Linux.It will help you to play playstation game in Ubuntu .This is the only emulator for playing PS2 game in Ubuntu.

First Download Bios for PCSX2, Enter following commands in Terminal:

• sudo apt-get install p7zip p7zip-full
• wget -O bios-NoobsLab.7z http://goo.gl/ZcLjd
• mkdir ~/.config/pcsx2
• 7z x bios-NoobsLab.7z -o.config/pcsx2/bios && rm bios-NoobsLab.7z

Just use default location for Bios files.

To install PCSX2 in Ubuntu 13.04/12.10/Linux Mint 14 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/pcsx2
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install pcsx2

To install PCSX2 in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 13 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:micove/console
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install pcsx2

It's depend upon your system if you want to check whether the game you have will work in your system i would like to recommend you to visit PCSX2 official website.
http://pcsx2.net/

If you are having any problem in gaming i would like you to comment it and i will help you.

Cairodock 3.2.1:Fell like a Mac by installing Cairodock in you ubuntu

Cairo dock is one of the best application that i prefer to every ubuntu user this is a simple dock with awesome quality and perfectly designed where you can change theme icons and many more i am sure you will like it once you install it .

In order to install Cairodock in your ubuntu please open terminal and type following command.

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cairo-dock-team/ppa
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins

this will not only install cairo dock you will be updated too.

Skype in Ubuntu 13.04-12.10-12.04-11.10 and Linux Mint

Wherever you are, wherever they are - Skype keeps you together.

Make free internet calls, send instant messages to friends and even catch up with video chat. Add a little Skype Credit and make cheap calls to phones and mobiles, get online at public WiFi hotspots and send texts (SMS) at great rates. Get even more with a Premium account - discover group video calls and make unlimited calls to a country of your choice. 

 

To install skype in your ubuntu open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and type following command in terminal.

 sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/   $(lsb_release -sc) partner" 

        sudo apt-get update
        sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install skype && sudo apt-get -f install