http://www.howtoforge.com/taxonomy/term/76/all en http://www.howtoforge.com/themes/htf_glass/images/howtoforge_logo_glass_blue.gif http://www.howtoforge.com/taxonomy/term/76/all http://www.howtoforge.com/setting-up-truecrypt-5.1a-on-debian-etch-gnome <p><b>Protect Your Files With TrueCrypt 5.1a On Debian Etch (GNOME)</b></p> <p>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 can be read (decrypted) without using the correct password/keyfile(s) or correct encryption keys. Entire file system is encrypted (e.g., file names, folder names, contents of every file, free space, meta data, etc)."</p> <a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/setting-up-truecrypt-5.1a-on-debian-etch-gnome" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Debian Desktop Security Sun, 11 May 2008 19:12:19 +0200 http://www.howtoforge.com/setting-up-truecrypt-5.1a-on-debian-etch-gnome http://www.howtoforge.com/setting-up-truecrypt-5.1a-on-debian-etch-gnome#comment http://www.howtoforge.com/compiz-fusion-on-mandriva2008.1-gnome-nvidia <p><b>Compiz Fusion On Mandriva One 2008.1 Spring (GNOME/NVIDIA)</b></p> <p>This document describes how to enable and configure Compiz Fusion on a Mandriva One 2008.1 Spring GNOME desktop with an NVIDIA graphics card.</p> <a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/compiz-fusion-on-mandriva2008.1-gnome-nvidia" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Mandriva Desktop Thu, 08 May 2008 18:30:03 +0200 http://www.howtoforge.com/compiz-fusion-on-mandriva2008.1-gnome-nvidia http://www.howtoforge.com/compiz-fusion-on-mandriva2008.1-gnome-nvidia#comment http://www.howtoforge.com/enforcing-user-guidelines-restrictions-with-sabayon-fedora8-gnome <p><b>Enforce User Guidelines And Restrictions With Sabayon On Fedora 8 (Gnome)</b></p> <p>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 in the Xnest window are saved back to the profile file, which can then be applied to user's accounts."</p> <a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/enforcing-user-guidelines-restrictions-with-sabayon-fedora8-gnome" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Fedora Desktop Wed, 07 May 2008 16:25:20 +0200 http://www.howtoforge.com/enforcing-user-guidelines-restrictions-with-sabayon-fedora8-gnome http://www.howtoforge.com/enforcing-user-guidelines-restrictions-with-sabayon-fedora8-gnome#comment http://www.howtoforge.com/compiz-fusion-ubuntu-8.04-nvidia-geforce-fx-5200 <p><b>Enabling Compiz Fusion On An Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200)</b></p> <p>This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on an Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card - I'm using an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 here). With Compiz Fusion you can use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube on your desktop.</p> <a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/compiz-fusion-ubuntu-8.04-nvidia-geforce-fx-5200" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Ubuntu Desktop Sun, 04 May 2008 18:15:58 +0200 http://www.howtoforge.com/compiz-fusion-ubuntu-8.04-nvidia-geforce-fx-5200 http://www.howtoforge.com/compiz-fusion-ubuntu-8.04-nvidia-geforce-fx-5200#comment http://www.howtoforge.com/upgrading-from-mandriva-2008.0-desktop-to-2008.1 <p><b>Upgrade Your Desktop From Mandriva One 2008.0 To Mandriva One 2008.1 (Spring)</b></p> <p>This document describes how to upgrade your desktop from Mandriva One 2008.0 to Mandriva One 2008.1 via online upgrade.</p> <a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/upgrading-from-mandriva-2008.0-desktop-to-2008.1" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Mandriva Desktop Thu, 01 May 2008 12:21:18 +0200 http://www.howtoforge.com/upgrading-from-mandriva-2008.0-desktop-to-2008.1 http://www.howtoforge.com/upgrading-from-mandriva-2008.0-desktop-to-2008.1#comment http://www.howtoforge.com/compiz-fusion-ubuntu-8.04-ati-mobility-radeon-9200 <p><b>Enabling Compiz Fusion On An Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop (ATI Mobility Radeon 9200)</b></p> <p>This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on an Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card - I'm using an ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 here). With Compiz Fusion you can use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube on your desktop.</p> <a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/compiz-fusion-ubuntu-8.04-ati-mobility-radeon-9200" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Ubuntu Desktop Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:25:56 +0200 http://www.howtoforge.com/compiz-fusion-ubuntu-8.04-ati-mobility-radeon-9200 http://www.howtoforge.com/compiz-fusion-ubuntu-8.04-ati-mobility-radeon-9200#comment http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-kubuntu-8.04-lts <p><b>The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron)</b></p> <p>This tutorial shows how you can set up a Kubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) 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. Kubuntu 8.04 LTS is derived from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and uses the KDE desktop instead of the GNOME desktop.</p> <a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-kubuntu-8.04-lts" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Ubuntu Desktop Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:56:02 +0200 http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-kubuntu-8.04-lts http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-kubuntu-8.04-lts#comment http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-ubuntu-8.04-lts-hardy-heron <p><b>The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron)</b></p> <p>This document describes step by step how to set up a Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) desktop. The result is a fast, secure and extendable system that provides all you need for daily work and entertainment.</p> <a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-ubuntu-8.04-lts-hardy-heron" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Ubuntu Desktop Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:54:59 +0200 http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-ubuntu-8.04-lts-hardy-heron http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-ubuntu-8.04-lts-hardy-heron#comment http://www.howtoforge.com/upgrading-ubuntu-7.10-desktop-to-ubuntu-8.04-lts-desktop <p><b>How To Upgrade Your Desktop From Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) To 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron)</b></p> <p>This guide shows how you can upgrade your desktop from Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron).</p> <a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/upgrading-ubuntu-7.10-desktop-to-ubuntu-8.04-lts-desktop" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Ubuntu Desktop Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:49:56 +0200 http://www.howtoforge.com/upgrading-ubuntu-7.10-desktop-to-ubuntu-8.04-lts-desktop http://www.howtoforge.com/upgrading-ubuntu-7.10-desktop-to-ubuntu-8.04-lts-desktop#comment http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-gos-rocket-g-2.0-gnome <p><b>The Perfect Desktop - gOS Rocket G 2.0 (GNOME)</b></p> <p>This tutorial shows how you can set up a gOS Rocket G 2.0 (GNOME) 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. gOS is a lightweight Linux distribution, based on Ubuntu 7.10, that comes with Google Apps and some other Web 2.0 applications; gOS Rocket G 2.0 uses the GNOME desktop.</p> <a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-gos-rocket-g-2.0-gnome" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Linux Desktop Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:20:14 +0200 http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-gos-rocket-g-2.0-gnome http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-gos-rocket-g-2.0-gnome#comment http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-mandriva-one-2008-spring-kde <p><b>The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva One 2008 Spring (Mandriva 2008.1) With KDE</b></p> <p>This tutorial shows how you can set up a Mandriva One 2008 Spring (Mandriva 2008.1) desktop (with the <b>KDE</b> desktop environment) 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.</p> <a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-mandriva-one-2008-spring-kde" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Mandriva Desktop Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:57:24 +0200 http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-mandriva-one-2008-spring-kde http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-mandriva-one-2008-spring-kde#comment http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-mandriva-one-2008-spring-gnome <p><b>The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva One 2008 Spring (Gnome)</b></p> <p>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.</p> <a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-mandriva-one-2008-spring-gnome" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Mandriva Desktop Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:47:52 +0200 http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-mandriva-one-2008-spring-gnome http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-mandriva-one-2008-spring-gnome#comment http://www.howtoforge.com/unattended-fedora-installations-with-kickstart-and-nfs <p><b>Unattended Fedora 8 Installation With NFS And Kickstart</b></p> <p>This document describes how to set up an installation environment with kickstart and NFS. With the resulting system you will be able run unattended Fedora 8 installations on the client systems in your LAN - additionally, you will save lots of Internet bandwidth. The whole client configuration can be included into the kickstart file (especially the post-installation script) so you, the admin, will also save a vast amount of time.</p> <a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/unattended-fedora-installations-with-kickstart-and-nfs" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Fedora Desktop Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:13:16 +0200 http://www.howtoforge.com/unattended-fedora-installations-with-kickstart-and-nfs http://www.howtoforge.com/unattended-fedora-installations-with-kickstart-and-nfs#comment http://www.howtoforge.com/encrypting-file-systems-with-truecrypt-on-fedora8 <p><b>Protect Your Files With TrueCrypt 5 On Fedora 8</b></p> <p>This document describes how to set up TrueCrypt 5 on Fedora 8. 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 can be read (decrypted) without using the correct password/keyfile(s) or correct encryption keys. Entire file system is encrypted (e.g., file names, folder names, contents of every file, free space, meta data, etc)."</p> <a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/encrypting-file-systems-with-truecrypt-on-fedora8" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Fedora Desktop Security Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:39:44 +0200 http://www.howtoforge.com/encrypting-file-systems-with-truecrypt-on-fedora8 http://www.howtoforge.com/encrypting-file-systems-with-truecrypt-on-fedora8#comment http://www.howtoforge.com/dual-monitor-setup-on-ubuntu7.10 <p><b>Dual Monitor Setup On Ubuntu 7.10</b></p> <p>This is a Howto about getting 2 (or with small modifications more) monitors working on Ubuntu 7.10 as a single big screen. </p> <a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/dual-monitor-setup-on-ubuntu7.10" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Linux Ubuntu Desktop Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:37:39 +0200 http://www.howtoforge.com/dual-monitor-setup-on-ubuntu7.10 http://www.howtoforge.com/dual-monitor-setup-on-ubuntu7.10#comment