Hate entering password every time you have to do some administration work? Do this. Not a secure thing. I do this because nobody else uses my computer.
sudo vsudo
Move cursor to the following line:
%admin ALL=(ALL) ALL
Change it to %admin ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL
Press Ctrl+X
Type Y to save
Press ENTER to confirm the file name.
That's all! Now you will not be asked for your password when you sudo.
Check for any open ports at Gibson Research Corporation's Shields Up tool
Before configuring firewall:
After sudo aptitude install firestarter and configuring firewall with it:
It is now very easy to search and install codecs for different media types in Ubuntu feisty. When you try to play a music file or video file, a confirmation box will appear asking whether to search for a codec.
Everything works fine now. Previously, in dapper, I used VLC player because of the codec problems in the default players. VLC is a very good media player which plays almost all formats. It is also available for windows platform.
