A few of us were discussing minimal desktop environments the other day and I was reminded of the olden days when I used XFCE. I really liked the clean interface which did not display any desktop icons by default. Looking back on that I was reminded that it is an option available in [...]
GNOME Do (Do) is an intelligent launcher tool that makes performing common tasks on your computer simple and efficient. Do not only allows you to search for items in your desktop environment (e.g. applications, contacts, bookmarks, files, music), it also allows you to specify actions to perform on search results (e.g. run, open, email, chat, [...]
Areca
is a personal file backup software developed in Java. It allows you to
select files or directories to backup, filter, encrypt and compress
their content, and store them on your backup location. Areca supports
incremental backups and generates backup reports, which can be stored
on your disk or sent by email. This guide explains how to install and
use it [...]
Without viruses and other malware, Linux is typically much harder for the average user to mess up. But if you are setting up a GNOME desktop for someone who seems to do things like delete the window list, or for public use, then you should lock down the desktop.
Pessulus is a graphical lockdown editor for [...]
MAC OS has been traditionally known for their impressive graphical interface and stability. Now
even though i have been an avid Linux follower over the past 9 years I have been using Linux still i find my self attracted to MAC OS .Now even though these days it’s possible to run Hackintosh on normal Intel hardware [...]
I’ve enjoyed regularly changing up my GTK and Metacity themes, but until recently I have never switched to a new cursor set. There are many high-quality cursor themes available, and they are easy to install in GNOME.
There are some packages containing cursor themes in the Ubuntu repository: comixcursors, crystalcursors, and oxygen-cursor-theme (click any of the [...]
By default, Ubuntu does not show Computer,home,network and Trash icon on the desktop in Ubuntu. Instead Ubuntu shows the Trash icon on the extreme right of the bottom panel. Also having the Trash icon on the desktop in Ubuntu is a good option, because it becomes easier to drag - drop files onto the Trash [...]
GNOME’s default text editor, Gedit, includes a powerful plugin system similar to Firefox’s. There are useful plugins available for both programmers and regular users.
Enable, disable, and configure plugins from the Plugins tab in Gedit’s preferences dialog. There’s no need to restart Gedit, plugins are enabled immediately.
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This document describes how to set up TrueCrypt 5.1a on Debian Etch
(GNOME). Taken from the TrueCrypt page: “TrueCrypt is a software system
for establishing and maintaining an on-the-fly-encrypted volume (data
storage device). On-the-fly encryption means that data are
automatically encrypted or decrypted right before they are loaded or
saved, without any user intervention. No data stored on an encrypted
volume [...]
This document describes how to set up and use Sabayon on Fedora 8.
Taken from the Sabayon page: “Sabayon is a system administration tool
to manage GNOME desktop settings. Sabayon provides a sane way to edit
GConf defaults and GConf mandatory keys: the same way you edit your
desktop. Sabayon launches profiles in an Xnest window. Any changes you
make [...]
Ubuntu Hardy Heron sports an improved system clocks applet that now supports viewing of time in multiple locations. Further, the clock applet on Ubuntu 8.04 can also give you Weather details about the location. This new feature may come really handy for some users that work with distant bosses who’re in a different timezone
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Looking for some Ubuntu themes? The GNOME themes extras package provides two excellent themes and some popular icon themes.
You’ll need to have the universe repository enabled. Install the package gnome-themes-extras from your package manager, or from the terminal:
sudo apt-get install gnome-themes-extras
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Ubuntu 8.04 was released a few days back and like the previous releases of Ubuntu,Ubuntu 8.04 does not include a number of essential codecs, applications etc because of number of licensing restrictions and also the limitation of accommodating more and more applications on a single CD. Though undoubtedly Ubuntu 8.04 is one of the most [...]
If you want to make Gnome menus Faster in Ubuntu follow this procedure
You need to Edit the file /home/your_user_name/.gtkrc-2.0 file
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This document describes step by step how to set up a Mandriva One
2008 Spring (Mandriva 2008.1) desktop (GNOME). The result is a fast,
secure and extendable system that provides all you need for daily work
and entertainment.
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