Linux Tutorials on the topic “desktop”

• How to backup your Ubuntu Desktop with DejaDup

  Author: Gurujyot_singh • Tags: ubuntu, desktop, backup • Comments: 0 • Published: Mar 04, 2015

  Déjà Dup is a nice graphical wrapper around the command line backup tool duplicity. It hides the complexity of backing up the Right Way (encrypted, off-site, and regular) and uses duplicity as the back end. Déjà Dup does not use cron or similar schedulers. Rather, it starts a program deja-dup-monitor when you log into your session. This keeps track of when you last successfully backed up and will wait until the next scheduled backup.

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• How to install latest Firefox, Chromium and Opera Browser on Ubuntu Linux

  Author: Gurujyot_singh • Tags: ubuntu, desktop • Comments: 0 • Published: Mar 03, 2015

  The article will guide you through the installation process of the latest versions of Mozila Firefox, Chromium and Opera. Throughout the article you will see the download links and the commands needed to perform the installation of the the browser.

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• Setting a static IP on Ubuntu: a beginner's guide

  Author: Akshay Pai • Tags: linux, ubuntu, shell, desktop • Comments: 7 • Published: Feb 10, 2015

  Sometimes situations occur when a static IP address needs to be set. For example, if you have programs that use the IP address say for remote login. This tutorial deals with setting a static IP for Ubuntu OS via shell or desktop application.

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• Startup Applications: automatic execution of the most used programs during every user login

  Author: Akshay Pai • Tags: ubuntu, desktop • Comments: 0 • Published: Jan 30, 2015

  During every login or bootup, the OS performs a number of tasks in the background to get the OS up and running and ready to be used. Customizations in Linux OS like Ubuntu can be done very easily, that allows a user to add any number of "custom" tasks or programs to the system to be performed or executed every time the user logs in or boots up the OS.

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• How to install Arch Linux with XFCE Desktop

  Author: Gurujyot_singh • Tags: linux, desktop • Comments: 0 • Published: Jan 27, 2015

  This tutorial will give you the detailed step by step instructions to install the leightweight OS Arch Linux with XFCE Desktop on your computer. I have skipped all the optional content making it as short and simple as possible.

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• The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn)

  Author: srijan • Tags: ubuntu, desktop • Comments: 0 • Published: Jan 13, 2015

  This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do thethings they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on oldhardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.

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• VNC Server installation on OpenSuse 13.2

  Author: srijan • Tags: suse, opensuse, desktop • Comments: 3 • Published: Jan 07, 2015

  This guide explains how to configure VNC server in OpenSuse 13.2. VNC is a very convinient way of administrating the OpenSuse desktops remotely. The GUI can be accessed from anywhere over the internet or local network with a VNC client on any OS.

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• The Perfect Desktop - OpenSUSE 13.2 (GNOME)

  Author: srijan • Tags: suse, desktop • Comments: 0 • Published: Jan 01, 2015

  This tutorial shows how you can set up an OpenSUSE 13.2 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.

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• The Perfect Desktop - Linux Mint 17.1 (Qiana)

  Author: srijan • Tags: linux, desktop • Comments: 4 • Published: Dec 15, 2014

  The Perfect Desktop - Linux Mint 17.1 (Qiana) This tutorial shows how you can set up a Linux Mint 17.1 (Qiana) 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 securesystem without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Linux Mint 17.1 is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that has lots of packages in its repositories (like multimedia codecs, Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, Skype,Google Earth, etc.) that are relatively hard to install on other distributions; it therefore provides a user-friendly desktop experience even for Linux newbies.

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• The Perfect Business Desktop - CentOS 7

  Author: srijan • Tags: linux, centos, desktop • Comments: 2 • Published: Nov 04, 2014

  The Perfect Business Desktop - CentOS 7 This tutorial shows how you can set up CentOS 7 desktop. The CentOS 7 have high quality of desktop environment which is fully suited for day to day business needs of a corporate culture. I will also show some of the specific features from Thunderbird which makes the day to day business use easier.

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