Jesus es el camino al Padre.

After you install appserv in ubuntu and copy your project into /var/www you most change permission; otherwise this error will be ther:

sudo aptitude install ruby-full build-essential

wget http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/60718/rubygems-1.3.5.tgz
tar -xvzf rubygems-1.3.5.tgz
cd rubygems-1.3.5
sudo ruby setup.rb
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gem1.8 /usr/bin/gem
sudo gem update --system

sudo gem install rails

rails railstest
cd railstest
ruby script/server

http://localhost:3000

You can see other versions in here:
http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=126&release_id=37073

Los usuarios de Gnome-Do estarán al tanto que Docky, el dock que viene incluído con la aplicación se ha separado del proyecto y será una aplicación independiente.

Para instalarlo en Karmic Koala podemos agregar los repositorios PPA de Docky tipeando el siguiente comando en la terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:docky-core/ppa

Luego actualizamos e instalamos:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install docky

Conectalo a tu blogger utilizando este server url: 'http://www.blogger.com/api/RPC20'...

Aquí una forma de lo mas sencilla para tener AppServ (Apache, PHP, MySQL y phpMyAdmin) en ubuntu, esto consta de tan solo un script.

Abriremos la consola y pondremos lo siguiente:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude upgrade
sudo apt-get install apache2
sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5 php5-gd php5-cli
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

sudo apt-get install mysql-server
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql phpmyadmin
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

apache2: Con esto instalamos apache en nuestro Linux. para ver si esta activo vamos al navegador y digitalos http://localhost.
php5: Con esto instalamos el modulo Php5 para Apache.
libapache2-mod-php5: Instala el modulo de apache para traducir el php.
php5-gd: Modulo de php para la manipulación de las imágenes.
php5-cli(Command Line Interpreter): Para ejecutar php por linea de comando.
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart: Reiniciamos el servidor web, esto es necesario para poder ver los cambios realizados.

mysql-server: Instalamos MySQL, el servidor de base de datos.
libapache2-mod-auth-mysql: Modulo de apache para el manejo de autentificaciones con mysql.
php5-mysql: Modulo de php para manejo de conexiones con MySQL.
phpmyadmin: Administrador de MySQL atravez del navegador ( http://localhost/phpmyadmin ).

sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

a2enmod rewrite: Activamos el Mod Rewrite.

En /var/www se publicara las paginas para tu servidor web donde puede probar el funcionamiento de Php, creando un archivo info.php y escribiendo adentro el cual de mostrara los parámetros de configuración y las variables de php y apache.

Una vez instalados estos paquetes, ya tendremos AppServ funcionando en nuestro ubuntu, sin necesidad de descargar nada desde entorno grafico.

Para probar el PHP debes de crear un archivo con extensión .php. Recomiendo entrar en consola y digitar:

sudo gedit /var/www/test.php

y luego digitas: < ? phpinfo(); ? > y guardas (test.php)
En la barra de direcciones digitas: http://localhost/test.php y te deberá aparecer la siguiente ventana:
http://bildr.no/view/403797

Problemas frecuentes:
1. Not Found The requested URL /phpmyadmin/ was not found on this server.

Solución:
Luego de instalar phpmyadmin ejecutar el siguiente comando:
sudo ln -s /usr/share/phpmyadmin/ /var/www/phpmyadmin

Luego ir a: http://localhost/phpmyadmin/index.php
Veras la pagina de inicio de phpmyadmin :
http://bildr.no/view/403799
Espero les siva...

Si tienes alguna otra pregunta, escribeme, que en lo posible tratare te responderte...

Accesorios
Scribes Text Editor

Programas de Diseño para Linux
http://rawstudio.org
http://www.inkscape.org/
http://www.blender.org/
http://www.gimp.org/

Internet
Gwibber MC
Empathy IM
Emesene IM
Gajim Instant Messenger
Blog Entry Poster
Epiphany Web Browser

Programming
Netbeans
Geany
MonoDevelop
Visual VM

System Tools
Ubuntu-Tweak
Ubuntu Customization Kit

Sound and Video
http://decibel.silent-blade.org/
VLC

Just a quick set of notes I accumulated earlier when I installed the new JRE on a couple of 64-bit (AMD64) Intrepid machines.

1. Download the JRE or the JDK for 6u12 from Sun Microsystem’s Java download page. Select the bin option, NOT the RPM.
2. Save the file to your home directory.
3. When the download is complete, open a terminal and enter:
   • chmod +x jre-6u12-linux-x64.bin
   • mv jre-6u12-linux-x64.bin /opt
   • cd /opt
   • ./jre-6u12-linux-x64.bin
4. Type “q” and then type “yes” followed by to accept the license agreement, and the software will now extract in /opt/jre1.6.0_12
5. Tell Ubuntu how to use it:
   • sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /opt/jre1.6.0_12/bin/java 1
   • sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/xulrunner/plugins/javaplugin.so xulrunner-1.9-javaplugin.so /opt/jre1.6.0_12/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 1
   • If you downloaded the JDK, set up links for javac this way, too.
6. Tell your Ubuntu system to use the new JRE:
   • sudo update-alternatives --set java /opt/jre1.6.0_12/bin/java
   • sudo update-alternatives --set xulrunner-1.9-javaplugin.so /opt/jre1.6.0_12/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so
7. Restart Firefox, and verify that it works:
   • Type “about:plugins” in the address bar, and you should see a bunch of stuff for Java there.
   • Go to the Java Version Tester. It should tell you that you are running Java Version 1.6.0_12 from Sun Microsystems Inc.

There you have it—a functioning Sun JVM in your 64-bit Web browser. It’s about damn time, Sun!

Just follow the steps below:

1. Open the terminal and type:
   sudo passwd root
2. When you see the prompt that says "Enter new UNIX password", enter the password you want for the root user and confirm it.
3. E the “Log-In Window” settings under the System > Administration menu you to do this easier. Under the “Security” tab enable “Allow local system administrator log in”.
4. Exit gedit, logout and then reboot
   
   .

Solucion para una HP Pavilion AMD 64 Athlon con Ubuntu 9.04 - Jaunty Jackalope alpha5 -.

1. Primeramente nos descargamos los paquetes que necesitaremos desde el sitio oficial http://alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Main_Page

alsa-driver-1.0.19
alsa-lib-1.0.19
alsa-utils-1.0.19
o superiores

2. Luego los desepaquetamos
tar -xf alsa-driver-1.0.19
tar -xf alsa-lib-1.0.19
tar -xf alsa-utils-1.0.19

3. Cremos un directorio alsa en /usr/src y movemos a esta, las carpetas que descomprimimos anteriormente

mkdir /usr/src/alsa
mv alsa-driver-1.0.19 /usr/src/alsa
mv alsa-lib-1.0.19 /usr/src/alsa
mv alsa-utils-1.0.19 /usr/src/alsa

4. Instalamos dependencias
apt-get install build-essential kernel-package gcc make gettext
apt-get install libncurses5-dev

5. ingresa al dir alsa para proceder a compilar los paquetes
cd /usr/src/alsa
a) alsa-driver
cd alsa-driver-1.0.19
./configure –with-cards=hda-intel –with-sequencer=yesLinux
make
make install

sudo ./snddevices
chmod +rw /dev/dsp /dev/mixer /dev/sequencer /dev/midi

b)alsa-libLinux
cd ../alsa-lib-1.0.19
./configure
make
make install

c)alsa-utilsLinux
cd ../alsa-utils-1.0.19
./configure
make
make install

6. Ok, agregamos los modulos a nuestro kernel
modprobe snd-hda-intel
modprobe snd-pcm-oss
modprobe snd-mixer-oss
modprobe snd-seq-oss
7. reiniciamos el equipo y tenemos ya configurado el sonido de nuestra nVidia

Introduction

Given the prevalence of DirectX nowadays, we tend to forget that 10 years ago an all-out war was being waged between Microsoft and Silicon Graphics in the field of 3D APIs. The two companies were both trying to win over developers, with Microsoft using its financial muscle and SGI relying on its experience and its reputation in the field of real-time 3D. In this modern David-versus-Goliath battle, the “little guy” won a precious ally in one of the most famous game developers–-Mr. John Carmack. In part due to the success of the Quake engine, solid support for OpenGL became important enough to motivate makers of 3D cards to provide complete drivers. In fact, it gave 3dfx one of its early advantages and knocked ATI to the back of the pack as it struggled with its OpenGL support.

Meanwhile, Microsoft was starting from scratch, and the learning curve was steep. So, for several years, Direct3D’s capabilities were beyond the curve, with an interface that many programmers found a lot more confusing than OpenGL’s. But nobody can accuse Microsoft of being easily discouraged. With each new version of Direct3D, it gradually began to catch up with OpenGL. The engineers in Redmond worked very hard to bring performance up to its rival API’s level.

A turning point was reached with DirectX 8, released in 2001. For the first time, Microsoft’s API did more than just copy from SGI. It actually introduced innovations of its own like support for vertex and pixel shaders. SGI, whose main source of revenue was the sale of expensive 3D workstations, was in a bad position, having failed to foresee that the explosion of 3D cards for gamers would prompt ATI and Nvidia to move into the professional market with prices so low (due to economies of scale) that SGI couldn’t keep up. OpenGL’s development was also handicapped by bitter disputes among its proponents. Since the ARB—the group in charge of ratifying the API’s development—included many different, competing companies, it was hard to reach agreement on the features to be added to the API. Instead, each company promoted its own agenda. Conversely, Microsoft was working solely with ATI and Nvidia, using its weight to cast a deciding vote if there was disagreement.

With DirectX 9, Microsoft managed to strike a decisive victory, imposing its API on developers. Only John Carmack and those who insisted on portability remained faithful to OpenGL. But their ranks dwindled. And yet a reversal of fortunes was still possible. It had happened with Web browsers, after all. Even when a company has maneuvered itself into a near monopoly, if it rests on its laurels, it’s not all that rare for a competitor to rise from his ashes. So when the Khronos group took over OpenGL two years ago, many hopes were rekindled with all eyes on the upcoming SIGGRAPH conference that year.

Last month, Khronos was to have announced OpenGL 3, a major revision of the API that’s supposed to catch up with Microsoft, which was also scheduled to launch its next-gen DirectX 11 API. But things didn’t really go as planned.

How is it that Goo can contain more charisma, charm, cuteness and lets not forget gooeyness than pretty much any other video game character ever? I will tell you why, it is because the two men who created World of Goo are masters of their craft. From all accounts Ron Carmel and Kyle Gabler have spent their time sitting in a giant pool of goo becoming so intimately attached to it that they could create the perfect Goo ball.

The World of Goo is literally a world that takes you through different areas in different seasons of the year. Your first taste of Goo takes place in the summer, everything is bright and sunny and happy. The first level introduces the core mechanics of the game that are essential to making structures out of Goo.

Taking your Goo you drag it around the Goo foundations to create some links that hold the Goo in place. Goo’s are surprisingly bright creatures and surprisingly alive, they call out to you in their little voices when you pick them up and place them. Once you get your structure close enough to the Pipe, that ever present Pipe the Goo’s are sucked away and collected in a vat. When they are sucked up they make a pleasing noise of satisfaction that brings back memories of Lemmings.

There are many different types of Goo in the world they inhabit, some are ugly, some are beautiful, some are downright fiery balls of Goo, but they all have their own skills and characters. Those big blinking eyes constantly remind you that these aren’t just blobs of goo, they are real live Goo. When you commit the cardinal sin of dropping one to its doom you, by rights should feel real emotion at the loss of life.

Nope, this is not a joke... Mark Shuttleworth, the father of Ubuntu Linux, has just announced a few minutes ago the codename and the goals of the next version of his marvelous operating system, Ubuntu 9.10 (codename Karmic Koala), scheduled for release in October 2009. "Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce the *Karmic Koala*, the newest member of our alliterative menagerie. When you are looking for inspiration beyond the looming Jaunty feature freeze, I hope you'll think of the Koala, our official mascot for Ubuntu 9.10. And if you'll bear with me for a minute I'll set the scene for what we hope to achieve in that time." - said Mark Shuttleworth in the official announcement.

For the Karmic Koala, the development team will focus their efforts on the "first impressions," which means that they plan to change the old brown desktop with a whole new look and change the current Usplash with a smooth and flicker-free boot splash, such as Red Hat's Plymouth. Also, the boot times will decrease even more in Ubuntu 9.10, as the team plans to make it boot in less than 25 seconds on a netbook! Moreover, they even plan to change the login screen in Ubuntu 9.10, with a very nice one.

"We made a splash years ago with Usplash, but it's time to move to something newer and shinier. So the good news is, boot will be beautiful. The bad news is, you won't have long to appreciate it! It only takes 35 days to make a whole Koala, so we think it should be possible to bring up a stylish desktop much faster. The goal for Jaunty on a netbook is 25 seconds, so let's see how much faster we can get you all the way to a Koala desktop." - said Mark Shuttleworth.

There are also some good pieces of news for all netbook users, be it Mini Me or Dell Mini, as the Ubuntu Netbook Edition will be updated with all the bleeding-edge Linux goodies. Mark says that the Netbook Remix of Ubuntu 9.10 will install easily and work flawlessly on all netbooks.

The new look of Ubuntu 9.10 will be unveiled in Barcelona, on May 25-29, at the Ubuntu Developer Summit. So make sure you're there if you want to meet Mark Shuttleworth and take an exclusive peek at the brand new look of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala).

"A newborn Koala spends about six months in the family before it heads off into the wild alone. Sounds about perfect for an Ubuntu release plan! I'm looking forward to seeing many of you in Barcelona, and before that, at a Jaunty release party. Till then, cheers." - Mark Shuttleworth ended the announcement.




Introducing the Karmic Koala, our mascot for Ubuntu 9.10
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce the *Karmic Koala*, the
newest member of our alliterative menagerie.

When you are looking for inspiration beyond the looming Jaunty feature
freeze, I hope you'll think of the Koala, our official mascot for Ubuntu
9.10. And if you'll bear with me for a minute I'll set the scene for
what we hope to achieve in that time.

Server

A good Koala knows how to see the wood for the trees, even when her head
is in the clouds. Ubuntu aims to keep free software at the forefront of
cloud computing by embracing the API's of Amazon EC2, and making it easy
for anybody to setup their own cloud using entirely open tools. We're
currently in beta with official Ubuntu base AMI's for use on Amazon EC2.
During the Karmic cycle we want to make it easy to deploy applications
into the cloud, with ready-to-run appliances or by quickly assembling a
custom image. Ubuntu-vmbuilder makes it easy to create a custom AMI
today, but a portfolio of standard image profiles will allow easier
collaboration between people doing similar things on EC2. Wouldn't it be
apt for Ubuntu to make the Amazon jungle as easy to navigate as, say, APT?

What if you want to build an EC2-style cloud of your own? Of all the
trees in the wood, a Koala's favourite leaf is Eucalyptus. The
Eucalyptus project, from UCSB, enables you to create an EC2-style cloud
in your own data center, on your own hardware. It's no coincidence that
Eucalyptus has just been uploaded to universe and will be part of Jaunty
- during the Karmic cycle we expect to make those clouds dance, with
dynamically growing and shrinking resource allocations depending on your
needs. A savvy Koala knows that the best way to conserve energy is to go
to sleep, and these days even servers can suspend and resume, so imagine
if we could make it possible to build a cloud computing facility that
drops its energy use virtually to zero by napping in the midday heat,
and waking up when there's work to be done. No need to drink at the
energy fountain when there's nothing going on. If we get all of this
right, our Koala will help take the edge off the bear market.

If that sounds rather open and nebulous, then we've hit the sweet spot
for cloud computing futurology. Let me invite you to join the server
team at UDS in Barcelona, when they'll be defining the exact set of
features to ship in October.

Desktop

First impressions count. We're eagerly following the development of
kernel mode setting, which promises a smooth and flicker-free startup.
We'll consider options like Red Hat's Plymouth, for graphical boot on
all the cards that support it. We made a splash years ago with Usplash,
but it's time to move to something newer and shinier. So the good news
is, boot will be beautiful. The bad news is, you won't have long to
appreciate it! It only takes 35 days to make a whole Koala, so we think
it should be possible to bring up a stylish desktop much faster. The
goal for Jaunty on a netbook is 25 seconds, so let's see how much faster
we can get you all the way to a Koala desktop. We're also hoping to
deliver a new login experience that complements the graphical boot, and
works well for small groups as well as very large installations.

For those of you who can relate to Mini Me, or already have a Dell Mini,
the Ubuntu Netbook Edition will be updated to include all the latest
technology from Moblin, and tuned to work even better on screens that
are vertically challenged. With millions of Linux netbooks out there, we
have been learning and adapting usability to make the Koala cuddlier
than ever. We also want to ensure that the Netbook Remix installs easily
and works brilliantly on all the latest netbook hardware, so consider
this a call for testing Ubuntu 9.04 if you're the proud owner of one of
these dainty items.

The desktop will have a designer's fingerprints all over it - we're now
beginning the serious push to a new look. Brown has served us well but
the Koala is considering other options. Come to UDS for a preview of the
whole new look.

UDS in Barcelona, 25-29 May

As always, the Ubuntu Developer Summit will be jam-packed with ideas,
innovations, guests and gurus. It's a wombat and dingbat-free zone, so
if you're looking for high-intensity developer discussions, beautiful
Barcelona will be the place to rest your opposable thumbs in May. It's
where the Ubuntu community, Canonical engineers and partners come
together to discuss, debate and design the Karmic Koala. The event is
the social and strategic highlight of each release cycle. Jono Bacon,
the Ubuntu Community Manager has more details at
http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/02/19/announcing-the-karmic-koala-ubuntu-developer-summit/
including sponsorship for heavily-contributing community members.

More details of the Ubuntu Developer Summit can be found at
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UDS.

A newborn Koala spends about six months in the family before it heads
off into the wild alone. Sounds about perfect for an Ubuntu release
plan! I'm looking forward to seeing many of you in Barcelona, and before
that, at a Jaunty release party. Till then, cheers.

Mark

Justamente después de esta fecha es que comienza el desarrollo de la versión 9.10, la cual tiene un calendario de desarrollo como sigue:

• Ubuntu 9.10 Alfa 1 - 14 de mayo de 2009.
• Ubuntu 9.10 Alfa 2 – 11 de junio de 2009.
• Ubuntu 9.10 Alfa 3 - 23 de julio de 2009.
• Ubuntu 9.10 Alfa 4 – 13 de agosto de 2009.
• Ubuntu 9.10 Alfa 5 – 3 de septiembre de 2009.
• Ubuntu 9.10 Alfa 6 – 17 de septiembre de 2009.
• Ubuntu 9.10 Beta – 1 de octubre de 2009.
• Ubuntu 9.10 RC – 22 de octubre de 2009.
• Ubuntu 9.10 final – 29 de octubre de 2009.

Ya salio la nueva y renovada version de OpenOffice, y ahora vamos a seguir estos sencillos pasos para poderlo instalar en nuestro Ubuntu:

Paso 1: Obviamente, descargamos la version para distribuciones basadas en linux debian de OpenOffice 3 desde su pagina; www.openoffice.org (es la que dice Linux DEB) y no les pongo el link directo porque con los problemas que han estado teniendo por la inmensa cantidad de descargas es probable que los links cambien.

Paso 2: MUY IMPORTANTE - Desinstalamos el todas las aplicaciones de OpenOffice anteriores que pudieramos tener en nuestro equipo, de la siguiente manera:

sudo apt-get remove openoffice*.*

Paso 3: Descomprimimos el archivo que bajamos, seria algo similar a esto:

tar -zxvf OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz

y nos cambiamos al directorio de los paquetes DEB, algo similar a esto:
cd OOO300_m9_native_packed-1_en-US.9358/DEBS/

Paso 4: Instalamos TODOS los paquetes DEB de la siquiente manera:

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Paso 5: Nos cambiamos al directorio del Desktop Integration asi:

cd desktop-integration

y tambien instalamos el paquete DEB del Desktop Integration

sudo dpkg -i openoffice.org3.0-debian-menus_3.0-9354_all.deb

Y eso es todo, ya tenemos instalado y funcionando nuestra nueva version de OpenOffice.

No esta de mas recordarles que todos los comandos que explico en este post hay que introducirlos en una sesion de terminal y que necesitan privilegios suficientes para instalar paquetes.

Esta entrada fué posteada el Febrero 22, 2009 a las 8:49 pm.

Añade estas dos lineas a la fuente de software:

https://launchpad.net/~do-testers/+archive/ppa

Una vez añadidos habrá que recargar la lista y actualizar el sistema para reemplazar la versión actual del paquete:

sudo apt-get install gnome-do

To use this, enable POP access in Gmail (usually enabled by default). Login to your gmail account in firefox, choose settings, and go to POP settings. Enable pop there.


1.Identity

Name: (Your name)
Full Name:
Email Address


2.Receiving Email

Server Type: POP
Server: pop.gmail.com
Username: (Email)
Use Secure Connection: SSL encryption
Authentification Type: Password
Remember Password


3.Sending Email

Server type: SMTP
Server Configuration:
Server: smtp.gmail.com (server requires authentification)
Security: Use secure connection: TLS encryption
Authentication type: PLAIN
Username: (Email)
(Check Remember Password)

Esto nos enseñara a configurar ubuntu para que no nos pida la contraseña al inicio:
This entry will show you how to configure ubuntu to enable automatic log-in:

1. go to system -> Administration -> login window
vamos a sistemas -> administracion -> login window



2. go to "security" tab and enable automatic login
vammos al tab de "seguridad" y habilitamos entrada automatica

This is the easiest way to install codecs and flash for ubuntu including java.
Esta es la manera mas facil de instalar todos los codecs para ubuntu flash y Java.

1. Install w32codecs and libdvdcss2 by typing this on the terminal:
Instala w32codecs y libdvdcss2 tipeando esto en la terminal:

sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/intrepid.list --output document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2


a. For i386, the package is called w32codecs:
sudo apt-get install w32codecs

b. For amd64, the package is called w64codecs:
sudo apt-get install w64codecs

c. For ppc, the package is called ppc-codecs:
sudo apt-get install ppc-codecs


2. Install ubuntu-restricted-extras
Instala ubuntu-restricted-extras

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

ubuntu on-line help using pidgin:
ayuda en linea utilizando pidgin:

1. execute pidgin and add a new account
ejecuta pidgin y agrega una nueva cuenta



2. In login options, you should choose IRC as our protocol, type your username and save.
En las opciones de login, selecciona IRC como tu protocolo, tipea tu nombre de usuario y guarda



3. go to pidgin buddy menu: buddies -> join a chat (ctrl+c)
dirigete al menu principal de pidgin: buddies -> join chat (ctrl+c)



4. select or type your channel
selecciona o tipea tu canal



This are the most popular channels about ubuntu:
Estos son los canales mas populares de ubuntu:

#ubuntu-es -> Ubuntu en español
#ubuntu -> ubuntu in english

Murrine es una palabra italiana con la cual se define a las obras de arte de vidrio hechas por los sopladores de vidrio venecianos. El motor Murrine es un motor Gtk2 (dibuja las ventanas y aspecto de Gnome) que permite darle a tu escritorio el aspecto de un bello Murrina (en italiano, singular de Murrine). Mediante este motor, y con algunas modificaciones, puedes lograr que tu escritorio se vea asi:


Asi es: transparencias nativas en el cuerpo de las aplicaciones. Este soporte RGBA aún es experimental pero se espera que se aplique en las futuras versiones de Gnome, por defecto, y requiere de un compositor como Compiz para crear este fantastico aspecto. El motor Murrine que viene instalado con Intrepid cuenta con esta particularidad, y gracias a ello podemos conseguir este efecto. Por el momento, solo contadas aplicaciones cuentan con soporte para RGBA gracias al desarrollo desinteresado del creador de Murrine y otros programadores, pero se espera que en un futuro la mayoria de los programas lo traigan desde su propia concepción.
En este ejemplo, solamente vamos a citar como aplicarlo en Rhythmbox.

Procedemos asi:
1) Descargate un tema Murrine desde su sitio oficial. Instala el tema simplemente arrastrando el paquete descargado en las Preferencias de la Apariencia. Asegurate de estar usando un juego de Controles Murrine y que Compiz sea el gestor de ventanas activo.

2) Edita el archivo gtkrc del tema.
gedit /home/tu_usuario/.themes/nombre_del_theme/gtk-2.0/gtkrc

En el archivo, debes agregar el comando rgba = TRUE al final de la sección engine “murrine”. Como ejemplo, una porción del archivo deberia verse asi:

engine “murrine”
{
menuitemstyle = 1 # 0 = flat, 1 = glassy, 2 = striped
scrollbar_color = “#c0d3e5″
contrast = 1.0
glazestyle = 0 # 0 = flat hilight, 1 = curved hilight, 2 = concave style
menubarstyle = 3 # 0 = flat, 1 = glassy, 2 = gradient, 3 = striped
menubaritemstyle = 0 # 0 = menuitem look, 1 = button look
menuitemstyle = 1 # 0 = flat, 1 = glassy, 2 = striped
listviewheaderstyle = 1 # 0 = flat, 1 = glassy
roundness = 1 # 0 = squared, 1 = old default, more will increase roundness
animation = TRUE # FALSE = disabled, TRUE = enabled
rgba = TRUE
}
}

Guarda el archivo y cierralo.

3) Descárgate desde la lista de aplicaciones con soporte para RGBA, el plugin de Rhythmbox. Extráelo en la carpeta /home/tu_usuario/.gnome2/rhythmbox/plugins . Deben quedar 2 archivos dentro de esa carpeta.

4) Inicia Rhythmbox y en la sección de complementos, ACTIVA el RGBA Visual. Cierra la aplicación y vuelvela a abrir.

Si todo salió bien, deberías estar viendo a Rhythmbox con transparencias.

Puedes repetir el proceso con otras pocas aplicaciones, siguiendo el mismo principio. Si eres un experimentado usuario, puedes recompilar algunas otras, con los parches que alli se facilitan. (Yo no me animo!)
Cool, eh?