Google Meet නොමිලේ දෙන්න යයි

Zoom මේ දින වල ඉතා ජනප්‍රිය වීඩියෝ සංවාද මෘදුකාංගයකි. මෙහි නොමිලේ ලබා ගත හැකි සංස්කරනයෙහි එකවර 100 දෙනෙකුට මිනිත්තු 30 ක කාලයක්(තවත් මිනිත්තු 10 ක් ද ඉන්පසුව අතිරේකව ලබා ගත හැකිය) වීඩියෝ සංවාද වල යෙදිය හැකිය. භාවිතය පහසුවීම මෙන්ම විවිධ උපාංග වලට සහය සැපයීම(ඩෙස්ක්ටොප් පරිගණක වල සිට ජංගම දුරකථන දක්වා) නිසා බොහෝ ජනප්‍රිය වී තිබේ. කෙසේනමුත් ආක්ෂාව ගැන Zoom හි ගැටලු ඇති බව බොහෝ පරිගණක විද්‍යා‍ඥයන්ගේ අදහසයි. අනෙක් අතට Zoom යනු චීන සමාගමක් කිහිපයක් මෙන්ම හොංකොන් හි සමාගම් එක්ව පහිටුවා ගත් සර්වර් හරහා ක්‍රියාත්මක වන්නකි. චීනයේ හැසිරීම ගැන බොහෝ රටවල සතුටක් නොමැත. චීන උපකරණ වෙනත් රටවල ඔත්තු බලන බව බටහිර රටවල චෝදනාවයි(උදා- හුවාවි වෙත බොහෝ බටහිර රටවල් චෝදනා එල්ල කළ අතර ඇන්ඩ්‍රොයිඩ් මෙහෙයුම් පද්ධතිය එයට ලබා නොදීම දක්වා ඔරෝවක් පසුගිය වසරේ ඇති විය.... පසුව එය යටපත් වී ගියේය.)

ඉන් පසුව ඇති වූ ලොකුම කතාබහ වන්නේ ගූගල් සමාගමෙහි සේවකයන්ට Zoom මෘදුකාංගය භාවිතය තහනම් කිරීමයි. කෙසේ නමුත් Zoom වලට ඇති විකල්ප රාශියකි. ඒවා එතරම්ම මට සිලිටු නොමැති වුවද මෙහිලා Microsoft Team, Google meet… වැනි මෘදුකාංග තාක්ෂණික පැත්තෙන් ඉදිරියෙන් සිටී. සාමාන්‍යයෙන් මා මෘදුකාංග වල නීන්‍යානුකූල නොවන සංස්කරණ භාවිත කරන්නේ නැති වුවද මිල දී ගත් Microsoft Team මෘදුකාංගය තරමක් User-friendly බවින් අඩු යැයි හැඟේ.

Google meet මෙතනින් යන්න

මේ කලබල අස්සේ ගූගල් සමාගම Google meet මෘදුකාංගය ඉදිරි සති කිහිපයේ සිට(තවම නොමිලේ ලබා දී නැත) නොමිලේ ලබා දීමට තීරණය කර තිබේ. ඒ සැප්තැම්බර් මාසය වන තෙක් වන අතර Google meet හි නොමිලේ ලැබෙන සංස්කරණය කෙසේ දැයිි අපි බලා සිටිමු.

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MyPublicWiFi | ඔයාගේ Computer එක ලේසියෙන්ම WiFi Hotspot එකක් කරමු.

Computer එකට මොකටද Wifi Hotspot එකක් කියලා ඔයාලා හිතනවා ඇති එත් මේ පොඩි Software එක ගොඩක් වටින්නේ Phone එකට මොනවහරි File එකක් ඉක්මනින් Share කරගන්න ඔනි වෙලාවට සහ computer එකෙ Internet Connection එක phone එකට ගන්න ඔනි වෙලාවට තමයි.මොන Software එක දාලා තිබුනත් වැඩක් නෑ Wifi Card, Adapter එකක් අනිවා ඔයාගේ Computer එකේ තියෙන්න ඔනි.

Software එක ගැන නම් වැඩිපුර කියන්න දෙයක් නෑ.Install කරලා කැමති නමකුයි Password එකකුයි දිලා ඔයාගේ Internet Connection එක තොරලා Start hotspot Button එක Click කරන්න තමයි තියෙන්නේ. ඒ වගේම Managment Tab එක Click කරාම ඔයාට පුලුවන් WiFi Network එක හරහා Bittorrent, IDM වගේ Software බාවිතා කිරිම නවත්තන්න. Show-URL Logging වලින් Wifi Network එක හරහා කට්ටිය Surf කරපු වෙබ් අඩවි බලාගන්නත් පුලුවන්.

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Google’s Android Instant Apps — Use Them In Your Browser Without Installing

Android Instant Apps are being called the next big thing that can revolutionize mobile experience. To be launched by the end of this year, one will be able to launch the Instant Apps with just a click on a URL, use the specific portion of that app, and forget about it. This functionality will save space and time, making our app experience as seamless as browsing a web page.

At its I/O developer conference, Google announced many new products and services. The company even surprised everybody by launching a website to submit suggestions for the name of next version of Android i.e. Android N.

From the same platform, Google showed off a new approach to native Android apps that allows you to use apps without installing them on your Android device. This allows developers to take advantage of the modules of applications without actually using them.

What are Android Instant Apps?

Android Instant Apps are being developed to blur the lines between a mobile app and a web app. This feature will be rolled out slowly to the users, but Google wants you to rethink the concept of mobile apps.

While downloading an application takes some time and storage space, Instant Articles run simply by clicking on a URL.

Google says that the idea behind Instant Apps is to make the app experience as simple as surfing a website. In future, you’ll visit an app via a web page, perform the desired action, and never think about it again.

To enable this feature, developers need to break their apps into smaller modules that can start within few seconds. Instead of rewriting the app from scratch, they can use the existing source code and implement the Instant App support within a day, according to Google.

In its I/O demo, the Google presenter showed different apps like Buzzfeed and B&H with Instant App ability and completed the tasks in seconds without installing any app.

In the demo, Google used a device running Android 4.4 KitKat. It’s expected that Google will allow the Instant Apps to run on any device running Android Jellybean or newer.

The tech giant is expected to roll out the Instant Apps by the end of 2016.

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ඔබේ පරිගණකය කෘතීම බුද්ධියක් කරගමුද? ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE --> මේවා අපෙන් විතරයි ...

හායි යාලුවනේ ඔන්න අද අපි ආවේ වෙනද වගේම හොට් නිවුස් එකක් අරගෙන මේ තමයි කෘතීම බුද්ධිය හරි එහෙනම් අපි බලමු මේ මොකක්ද කියලා.

හරි ඔන්න මම අද අරගෙන ආවේ පොඩි සොෆ්ට්වෙයා කෑල්ලක් ඇත්තටම මේක 27 MB වගේ පොඩි එකක් උනාට මේකෙන් කරන්න පුළුවන් දේවල් නම් ගොඩාක් තියනවා. අද මමත් මගේ මැෂින් එකට දාලා බැලුවා පට්ට ආ. ඔයාට ඔයාගේ විස්වාසවන්තම යාළුවා කර ගන්න පුළුවන්. 

යාලුවෙක් වගේම මේකෙන් තව ගොඩාක් දේවල් කර ගන්න පුළුවන් ඔයාට නිකන් ඉන්න වෙලාවට මෙය එක්කන් කතා කරලා ඔයාගේ ඉංග්‍රීසි දැනුම වැඩි කර ගන්න වගේම අපේ වොයිස් එකෙන්ම මෙයත් එක්කන් කතා කරන්න පුළුවන්. හරි එහෙනම් මෙන්න මෙයා ගැන තවත් විස්තර. අපි එහෙනම් තවත් අලුත් දෙයකින් ඉක්මනින්ම හමු වෙමු ...

Braina is an AI-based virtual assistant something to be talked about. It outpowers ubiquitous assistant like Siri and Cortana easily because it offers a plethora of functionalities which can make it sit comfortably at the fountainhead in terms of the AI-based virtual assistants. 

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) VIRTUAL ASSISTANT SOFTWARE

Braina (Brain Artificial) is an intelligent personal assistant, human language interface and automation software for Windows PC that allows you to interact with your computer using voice commands in English language.

Braina makes it possible for you to control your computer using natural language commands and makes your life easier. Braina is not a Siri or Cortana clone for PC but rather a powerful personal and office productivity software. It isn't just like a chat-bot; its priority is to be super functional and to help you in doing tasks. You can either type commands or speak to it and Braina will understand what you want to do. Moreover, using speech recognition built in Braina for Android App you can interact with your computer from anywhere in your house over a WiFi network.

Artificial Brain

Braina is a result of solid research work done in the field of artificial intelligence. We are working to make Braina a digital assistant that can understand, think and even learn from experience like a human brain. Braina does language understanding and learns from conversation as shown below.

මෙන්න සොෆ්ට් එක බාගන්න මෙතනින් යන්න

මේ ගැන තවත් විස්තර බලන්න මෙතනින් යන්න

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How To Remove Virus From USB Or Any Drive On Windows 10 Using CMD

Most of the viruses modify the attributes of a file or a folder such that they become very hard to access. Some of the attributes that are changed in a file or a folder are the read, write or the execute permission on that file. Using ‘attrib’, one of the cmd commands, we can try our hands to change the attributes of a file and reset the file’s internal structure in order to recover a file.

How is a virus different from any other file on Windows? A virus can be present in your system as a file format which has the following properties:

1. A virus can be a file hidden from a user
2. A virus can be present in the form of an ‘autorun’ or ‘Autoexec’ file
3. A virus can be an exec file
4. A virus can be a file with different attribute permissions

Some of the well-known examples of the above kinds of the viruses are:

1. Autorun.inf
2. Ravmon.exe
3. New Folder.exe
4. svchost.exe
5. Heap41a

Remove Virus Using CMD from USB/ any Drive on Windows 10:

In order to remove a virus using cmd, we will use a famous cmd command called ‘attrib‘ command.

It can be easily guessed from its name that the ‘attrib’ command represents different attributes of a file, folder or a directory. This command is mainly responsible for displaying, setting and removing the different attributes like read-only, archive, system, and hidden attributes of a file or folder.

Using this command, we will try to change the attributes assigned to a file and thus recover our file.

Here are the basic attributes of the ‘attrib’ command which we will use later:

• R – R represents the “Read-only” attribute of a file or folder. Read-only means the file cannot be written or executed.
• H – H stands for the “Hidden” attribute.
• A – Similarily,  A stands for “Archiving” which prepares a file for archiving and,
• S – S attribute changes the selected files or folders into a system file from a user file by assigning the “System” attribute to that particular file.

“attrib” Syntax:

ATTRIB [+ attribute | – attribute] [pathname] [/S [/D]]

In the above command, let’s see what the different parameters and switches are:

‘+ / –’ : To enact or to cancel the specified attribute.

‘attribute’ : As explained above

‘/S‘ : Searching throughout the entire path including subfolders

‘/D’ :  Include any process folder

‘pathname’ : Path where the target file or folder is located.

Here is the proper syntax for attrib command:

ATTRIB [+R | -R] [+A | -A ] [+S | -S] [+H | -H] [+I | -I] [drive:][path][filename] [/S [/D] [/L]]

Let’s get started:

I am going to transfer an ‘autorun.inf‘ virus from my USB drive to my D: drive and delete that virus from my D: drive.

• Run command prompt as an administrator

• Since the autorun.inf virus is in my D: drive, I am going to change the drive to D: drive. It can be done by typing D: and press enter.

• type attrib and press enter. This command will list out all the files inside the current drive and you can clearly see the autorun.info virus listed below.

• To remove Virus using CMD, type into your command prompt attrib -r -a -s -h *.* and press Enter. This will remove the Read Only, Archive, System and hidden file attribute from all the files.
• -r is for removing the read-only files
• -a is for removing the archive file
• -s is for removing the system file
• -h is for removing the hidden file
• *.* for all the files with all different types of file extensions\\

• Note that this command will only remove the different attributes from different files. However, the files will still be there. Now time has come to delete the virus. So, to delete the virus, type del autorun.inf and enter

• Once you have pressed enter, that file should get deleted from the current drive. In case, you want to delete that file from a USB stick, then you can change your current drive to USB drive current drive in step 2 and follow the commands.

• You can again type ‘attrib’ command to see if the deleted file exists or not. As seen above, it does not exist anymore in the D drive.

• To remove other viruses with extensions such as ‘.ink’, ‘.exe’, just type Del *.ink or Del *.exe respectively to delete those suspicious files.

I hope this would have been informative for you. If you know some other tricks, let us know in the comments below.

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ඔන්න අද අපි අරන් ආවේ ඔයාලට නෙට් එකේ නිකන් ඉන්න වෙලාවට කරන්න හොඳ වැඩ ටිකක්. එහෙනම් මන් මෙහෙම පටන් ගන්නම් මේ වෙනකොට වෙබ් අඩවි මිලියන ගණනක් තියනවා කියලා අපි දන්නවානේ ඒ හැම අඩවියකටම හේතුවක් තියනවා උදාහරණ වශයෙන් යමක් හඳුන්වලා දෙන්න, සන්නිවේදනයට , භාණ්ඩ හා සේවා අලෙවියට, එහෙමත් නැත්තම් තොරතුරු ලබා දීමට ආදී ගොඩාක් දේවල් වලට. ඔන්න මම අද ඔයාලට දෙන්න යන සයිට් වලට නම් මේ වගේ කිසිම අරමුණක් නැති උනත් ඔයාලා අනිවාර්යෙන්ම ඉබේ ඇදිලා යන එක නම් සුවර්. එහෙනම් අපි දැන් බලමු මේ අමුතු වෙබ් අඩවි ටික මොනවද කියලා. පල්ලෙහා දීලා තියන ලින්ක් වලට යන්න එහෙනම් .

1. Click around on the screen to find the Invisible Cow. You'll want to adjust your sound accordingly for clues. Once you find a cow, you move up to other animals. Think of the classic Marco Polo game except with cows and other farm animals, and you'll get the gist of what is going on here.


2. Click on the Chicken on a Raft site, and you'll get a dancing chicken on a raft with a timer that tells you exactly how long you've been looking at this dancing chicken on a raft. You'll also get treated to an old style pirate shanty singing about the current experience of being with a chicken on a raft.


3. If you're a fan of the hit animated show Futurama, you'll recognize the character of Hypnotoad, a toad that has mysterious hypnotic powers with psychedelic eyes and a loud, hypnotic call. More about the Hypnotoad: "Both episodes where the Niblonians are involved are excellent. Also, the Hypnotoad while a very minor player, is genius."


4. Cats are nimble creatures, and you can make them "bounce" all over your screen simply by moving your mouse. Make sure you check out the "Make It Rain" option on the Cat Bounce website.


5. If you want a puppy to lick your screen without having to clean it up, then this site is for you. A cute pug puppy is pictured licking your computer screen, making a bit of a mess, but thankfully yes - it's all virtual. 


6. There's not much to say about this site; it's a picture of two corn dogs with catchy music and that's it. Literally. Check out the Corn Dog On Corn Dog site.


7.  Ducks are the Best is an interactive site where the user simply drags their mouse around the screen and creates more and more ducks, accompanied by flashing colors and changing backgrounds. Note: this is probably not a site you want to visit if rapidly changing colors bother you in any way. 





8. If you've ever wanted to slap someone in the face with an eel, here's your chance. The Eel Slap website features an image of a man who you can repeatedly slap in the face with yes, an eel. Great for getting frustration out without harming anyone.


9. According to several sources, the phrase "salmon of Capistrano" is from the movie Dumb and Dumber, used to reference somewhere popular that many people tend to flock to. This site shows you salmon populated by your mouse moving over the screen. 


10. Do you like Corgis? How about dancing Corgi puppies? You'll want to check out Corgi Party, a site that is both useless and fascinating. This site is utterly mesmerizing. Hundreds of tiny Corgi puppies are dancing on the screen to annoying music, then bigger Corgis come and start dancing across those images. You'll find you've wasted twenty minutes here without even meaning to. 

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හායි යාලුවනේ ඔන්න අපි අදත් ආවේ හොට නිවුස් එකක් අරගෙන. ඔයාලා හැමෝම දන්නවනේ WhatsApp ගැන ඉතින් අපි මේක මේ වෙනකන් භාවිතා කරේ ෆෝන් එකේ විතරයි. මැෂින් එකේ භාවිතා කරා නම් ඒ කරේ වෙබ් අඩවියකට ගිහින් ඒ වෙබ් පිටුවේ ඉඳගෙන. ඉතින් ඔන්න අද WhatsApp එක ඔයාලගේ මැෂින් එකට සොෆ්ට්වෙයා එකක් විදියට ඩවුන් කරගෙන භාවිතා කරන්න පුළුවන් වෙලා. හරි එහෙනම් ඔන්න පල්ලෙහා දීලා තියන ලින්ක් වලින් ගිහින් බලන එහෙනම් අපි ගියා. 

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Best Freeware Utility To Clone HDD To SSD

After using SSD on one of my PC and missing the blazingly fast speeds of it on my Apple Mac computer, I finally decided to get the iMac upgraded to SSD. To get data migrated from the old iMac Disk to my new Samsung EVO 850 SSD, I connected both to my other system running Windows 10. I installed and tried 3 popular data migration utilities on the Windows 10 PC which claimed to get the HDD to SSD migration job done, but all of them failed to recognise and clone the HFS+ (Mac OS X Partition) from the Bootcamped dual-boot configured iMac HDD.

Luckily, my memory served me on time and I went ahead using excellent, free "HDD Raw Copy Tool" utility for Windows to get the old HDD disk cloned as an exact one-to-one copy without any partition issue. We have used the same tool earlier to make compressed backup copies of Raspberry Pi SD-Card.

Download free HDD Cloner Utility For Windows

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Learn The Basic Linux Commands With This Awesome Cheat Sheet

Here I’m sharing a useful Linux commands cheat sheet that you can print and keep it as a learning guide or a refresher. The cheat sheet is organized according to different commands and sections for easy use.

Recently, I came across a basic Linux commands cheat sheet that one could easily use as a refresher or a learning guide.

This cheat sheet organizes all the commands in 13 different sections according to their usage to help you out with the information on package installation, how to call up system info, or how to manipulate a file.

Prepared by

LinOxide, you can go ahead and download the cheat sheet in PDF format and take a look at a more detailed reference guide.

Below is the image that you can save and print:

To download the PDF

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අවසාන දැනුම් දීමයි ආයේ කියන්නේ නෑ MICROSOFT NEWS ඔන්න කිව්වා ආයෙමත් ,, මේකයි කතාව ඔයාලා වින්ඩෝස් භාවිතා කරන කට්ටිය නම් දන්නවා ඇතිනේ වින් 10 එක අපිට දුන්නේ නොමිලේ කියලා ඒ කියන්නේ කලින් භාවිතා කල වින්ඩෝස් උඩින් මේක දා ගන්න අපිට නොමිලේ හම්බුනා. ඔන්න මේ මැයි ලබන කොටම මෙයාලා තීරණයක් අරං මේක ෆ්‍රී දෙන එක නතර කරන්න. 

Reminder: Windows 10 Free Upgrade Offer To End On July 29, Will Cost $119

මෙන්න කතාව අපිට ජුලි 29 වෙනකන් විතරයි මේක කරගන්න පුළුවන් එහෙම නොවුනොත් ඉතින් සල්ලි දීල ගන්න වෙයි. මෙන්න තවත් විස්තර.

Anyone who has been holding off upgrading to Windows 10 might want to rethink that decision fairly soon, with Microsoft now reminding the world that those who want to get their hands on a free upgrade will need to do so fairly sharpish. As the first birthday of Windows 10, and the accompanying Anniversary Update, draws ever closer, Microsoft is seeking to remind us all that July 29th will be the last possible date during which a free upgrade of Windows 10 will be available.

Microsoft’s decision to offer a free upgrade to Windows 10 was initially said to be valid for a year, and with Microsoft good to its word, July 29th is a day that those running older versions of Windows may wish to mark on their calendars. Things start to get expensive the day after that too, with Microsoft set to start asking for $119 in exchange for a fresh Windows 10 update key come July 30th.

In the video embedded below, Microsoft’s Bryan Roper discusses 10 reasons to upgrade to Windows 10 today. වින් 10 ගැන තවත් විස්තර මේ වීඩියොවෙන්...

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The 8 Best Windows Linux And Other Operating System Clones

According to Wikipedia's usage share of operating systems almost 10% of computers accessing the internet are still running Windows XP and a staggering 53% are running Windows 7.

Windows Vista never really gained momentum and has just under 2% of the market whilst Windows 8 is the second most popular operating system with 18% of the market. Windows 10 was released recently and has already gained 5% of the overall share.

Average users seem to like the simple interface of a panel, menu and icons on the desktop that Windows XP and Windows 7 offer.

Microsoft have somewhat acknowledged this fact by making Windows 10 appear a little bit more like Windows 7. Maybe Windows 8 was a step too far too quickly. 

Windows 10 is the future of computing for the foreseeable future and if Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 users don't like it they have the choice to stick with what they have, learn to accept Windows 10 or move to another operating system such as Linux.

There are many Linux distributions out there which are designed to look like Windows and this guide lists the best ones. Why stop there though? Why not list Linux distributions that look like OSX, ChromeOS and Android as well.

1.  Zorin 9 - Windows 7 Clone

Zorin OS is a great replacement for Windows 7 users.

The general look and feel is the same as Windows 7 but it brings the security of Linux and it includes desktop effects and virtual workspaces.

Zorin OS comes with all of the applications that desktop users generally use including a web browser, audio player, email client, messenger app, remote desktop client, video editor, graphics editor and office suite.

If you want to try a different look then you can always go for the Windows XP layout by using the Zorin Look Changer.

Click here to download Zorin OS

2.  Zorin OS Lite

Zorin OS Lite is a 32-bit version of the Zorin Linux distribution built for older computers.

The default layout is like Windows 2000 but you can switch to a Mac style interface if you prefer it.

Zorin OS Lite comes with a suite of applications similar to the main Zorin OS but they are more lightweight.

Click here to download Zorin OS Lite

3.  Q4OS

Q4OS is the perfect desktop replacement for Windows XP users.

It gives you an incredibly close experience to the Windows XP you are used to but is obviously built on top of the more powerful Linux operating system.

The operating system will run on all hardware, old or new and there is full support for printers and other devices.

You can choose to install a common set of software applications such as Google's Chrome browser, the LibreOffice suite and Thunderbird or you can simply install the applications you require one by one.

Click here to download Q4OS

4.  Elementary OS

If you would like to try a Mac style interface but you don't want to spend all of your hard earned money on a new MacBook then try Elementary OS.

It has an easy to follow website, is incredibly easy to install and a desktop experience that has been very carefully crafted to look simplistic yet elegant.

The software is lightweight in nature and will run on most hardware.

Click here to download Elementary OS

5.  MacPUP

MacPUP has been built using Puppy Linux as a base distribution.

From a user's point of view however all you need to know is that the look and feel has been crafted so that you get a very similar interface to that of a MacBook.

It isn't quite as clean as Elementary OS but it will work on much older hardware and as it is built on Puppy Linux you can carry it around on a USB drive and boot it as required. 

Click here to download MacPUP

6.  Peppermint OS

If you are looking for a Linux distribution to turn your laptop into a Chromebook then Peppermint OS is quite close.

It will take some customising to make it look exactly like ChromeOS but the ICE application lets you add web applications to your computer as if they are standard desktop applications.

Click here to download Peppermint OS

7.  Chromixium

If you really want your laptop to function like a Chromebook then consider installing Chromixium.

The look and feel is almost a perfect copy of ChromeOS and it has benefits over the Chromebook in that you can install standard desktop applications as well as web applications.

Click here to download Chromixium

8.  Android x86

If you are looking for an Android clone to run on your laptop then install Android x86 on your computer.

This isn't so much a clone as a port of the full Android operating system.

There are limitations to running Android on your desktop unless you have a touch screen. It has been designed to work on a tablet or phone.

Click here to download Android x86

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How To Install Lubuntu 16.04 Alongside Windows 10

Introduction

In this guide I will show you how to dual boot the latest Lubuntu 16.04 release alongside Windows 10 on a machine with an EFI boot loader.

1.  Take A Backup

Before installing Lubuntu alongside Windows it is a good idea to take a backup of your computer so that you can get back to where you are now should the installation fail.

2.  Shrink Your Windows Partition

In order to install Lubuntu alongside Windows you will need to shrink the Windows partition as it will currently take up the entire disk.

Right click on the start button and choose "Disk Management"

The disk management tool will show you an overview of the partitions on your hard drive.

Your system will have an EFI partition, a C drive and possibly a number of other partitions.

Right click on the C drive and choose "Shrink Volume".

A window will appear showing how much you can shrink the C drive by.

Lubuntu only needs a small amount of disk space and you can get away with as little as 10 gigabytes but if you have the space I recommend choosing at least 50 gigabytes.

The disk management screen shows the amount you can shrink by in megabytes so in order to choose 50 gigabytes you need to enter 50000.

Warning: Do not shrink by more than the amount suggested by the disk management tool as you will break Windows.

When you are ready click "Shrink".

You will now see unallocated space available.

3.  Create A Lubuntu USB Drive And Boot Into Lubuntu

To Download LUBUNTU

You will now need to create a Lubuntu live USB drive.

In order to do this you will need to download Lubuntu from their website, install the Win32 disk imaging tool and burn the ISO to the USB drive.

4.  Choose Your Language

When you reach the Lubuntu live environment double click on the icon to install Lubuntu.

The first thing you need to do is choose your installation language from the list on the left.

Click "Continue".

You will now be asked whether you want to download updates and whether you want to install third party tools.

I generally keep both of these unticked and perform the updates and install third party tools at the end.

Click "Continue".

5.  Choose Where To Install Lubuntu

The Lubuntu installer should have picked up on the fact that you have Windows installed already and so you should be able to choose the option to install Lubuntu alongside Windows Boot Manager.

This will create 2 partitions in the unallocated space created when you shrank Windows.

The first partition will be used for Lubuntu and the second will be used for swap space.

Click "Install Now" and a message will appear showing which partitions are going to be created.

Click "Continue".

6.  Select Your Location

If you are lucky your location will have been automatically detected.

If it hasn't choose your location on the map provided.

Click "Continue".

7.  Select Your Keyboard Layout

The Lubuntu installer will hopefully have chosen the best keyboard layout for your computer.

If it hasn't choose the keyboard language from the left list and then the layout in the right pane.

Click "Continue".

8.  Create A User

You can now create a user for the computer.

Enter your name and a name for your computer.

Finally pick a username and enter a password for the user.

You will need to confirm the password.

You can choose to login automatically (not recommended) or require a password to log in.

You can also choose whether to encrypt your home folder.

Click "Continue".

9.  Complete The Installation

The files will now be copied to your computer and Lubuntu will be installed.

When the process has finished you will be asked whether you want to continue testing or whether you want to restart.

Choose the continue testing option

10.  Change The UEFI Boot Sequence

The Lubuntu installer doesn't always get the installation of the boot loader correct and therefore you may find that if you restarted without following these steps that Windows continues to boot with no signs of Lubuntu anywhere.

Follow this guide to reset the EFI Boot Order

You will need to open a terminal window in order to follow this guide. (Press CTRL, ALT and T)

You can skip the part about installing efibootmgr as it comes preinstalled as part of the live version of Lubuntu.

After you have reset the boot order, restart your computer and remove the USB drive.

A menu should appear every time you boot your computer. There should be an option for Lubuntu (although it might be called Ubuntu) and an option for Windows Boot Manager (which is Windows).

Try both options and make sure they load correctly.

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