freenx is an open source server for remote desktop connection that works over both high and low speed internet connections. it can be installed in ubuntu from the
the version of vlc in the standard ubuntu repository (version 0.9.9) contains the controls in a separate window to the video output. this article lists steps to upgrade vlc to a
personal package archives (ppa) are awesome. but from time to time, you will want to eliminate a ppa for several reasons. how you do this depends on what you want to achieve.