http://netvouz.com/falko/tag/desktop?feed=rss&pg=7 falko's bookmarks tagged "desktop" on Netvouz http://www.howtoforge.com/introduction-to-the-ubuntu-unity-desktop This tutorial is supposed to guide the reader through some new features of the Unity desktop, Ubuntu's new desktop environment used since Ubuntu 11.04. The prime subject will be the launcher, which is something like a side-dock, and how to configure it the way it fits your likings most. falko Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:45:05 GMT http://www.howtoforge.com/mac4lin_make_linux_look_like_a_mac Do you want to give your desktop a dash of Mac OS X? The goal of this project is to bring the look and feel of Mac OS X (latest being 10.5, Leopard) on *nix GTK based systems. This document will present the procedure to install Mac4Lin pack & tweak certain things to get that almost perfect Mac OS X like desktop. falko Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:12:39 GMT http://www.howtoforge.com/managing_packages_repositories_yum_yumex_fedora7 This article explains how to improve/optimize/speed up package installation with Yum, install packages with "Yum Extender" (a GUI for Yum with extensive features to manage packages), and manage different external package repositories - with focus on prevention of problems with different repositories - on Fedora 7. falko Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:58:55 GMT http://www.howtoforge.com/editing_pdf_files_pdfedit_ubuntu_feisty This article shows how you can install and use PDFedit on an Ubuntu Feisty Fawn desktop. PDFedit is a free and open-source editor for manipulating PDF documents. falko Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:39:18 GMT http://www.howtoforge.com/newbie-friendly-post-installation-ubuntu-usability-setup-guide This tutorial is designed for new Linux users that are familiar with Microsoft Windows. The goal is to address some of the most common issues that these people face. (Namely, media codecs, and general terminology.) I tried to write it as someone might explain it vocally; I attempted to add humor in an effort to keep it interesting, although I make no guarantees that it is actually funny. falko Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:04:13 GMT http://www.howtoforge.com/pcbsd_1_4_beta This article describes how to set up PC-BSD v1.4 beta. PC-BSD is released under the BSD license. PC-BSD is a desktop operating system based on FreeBSD. It uses KDE as its desktop environment. falko Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:35:23 GMT http://www.howtoforge.com/speed-up-your-system-with-preload-fedora8 This document describes how to install preload on Fedora 8. preload is an adaptive readahead daemon. It monitors applications that users run, and by analyzing this data, predicts what applications users might run, and fetches those binaries and their dependencies into memory for faster startup times. falko Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:43:10 GMT http://www.howtoforge.com/3d_desktop_on_mandriva_2007_spring After having included the AIGLX, Xgl and Compiz 3D desktop technologies in Mandriva Linux 2007, Mandriva has added all the latest 3D desktop updates in Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring, like Metisse and Beryl. falko Sun, 20 May 2007 17:18:10 GMT http://www.howtoforge.com/the_perfect_desktop_debian_etch With the release of Microsoft's new Windows operating system (Vista), more and more people are looking for alternatives to Windows for various reasons. In this tutorial I will show people who are willing to switch to Linux how they can set up a Linux desktop (Debian Etch in this article) that fully replaces their Windows desktop, i.e. that has all software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that runs also on older hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. falko Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:49:32 GMT http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-debian-lenny This tutorial shows how you can set up a Debian Lenny desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. falko Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:53:41 GMT