Linux Tutorials on the topic “desktop”

  • The Perfect Desktop - gOS 3.1 Gadgets

    linux Author: Falko Timme • Tags: , • Comments: 2

    The Perfect Desktop - gOS 3.1 Gadgets This tutorial shows how you can set up a gOS 3.1 Gadgets 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 8.04, that comes with Google Apps and some other Web 2.0 applications; gOS 3.1 Gadgets uses the GNOME desktop.

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  • Creating Screencasts With recordMyDesktop On Ubuntu 9.04

    ubuntu Author: Falko Timme • Tags: , • Comments: 2

    Creating Screencasts With recordMyDesktop On Ubuntu 9.04 recordMyDesktop is a desktop session recorder for GNU/Linux that attemps to be easy to use, yet also effective at its primary task. It produces files using only open formats. These are theora for video and vorbis for audio, using the ogg container. This tutorial shows how to install and use recordMyDesktop on Ubuntu 9.04.

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  • Installing "Sugar on a stick" (Strawberry Release) On A USB Stick

    Author: Falko Timme • Tags: , • Comments: 4

    Installing "Sugar on a stick" (Strawberry Release) On A USB Stick Sugar is the desktop environment that is used for the "One Laptop per Child" (OLPC) netbooks. It can also be installed on normal computers and even run off of a USB stick (which should have at least 1GB of size). This guide shows how you can install Sugar (the Strawberry release which is based on Fedora 11) on a USB stick.

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  • Creating Snapshot-Backups with BackerUpper On Ubuntu 9.04

    ubuntu Author: Falko Timme • Tags: , , • Comments: 3

    Creating Snapshot-Backups with BackerUpper On Ubuntu 9.04 BackerUpper is a tool similar to Apple's TimeMachine. It is intended to create snapshot-backups of selected directories or even your full hard drive. From the BackerUpper project page: "Backerupper is a simple program for backing up selected directories over a local network. Its main intended purpose is backing up a user's personal data." This article shows how to install and use BackerUpper on Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope).

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  • Installing Moovida Media Center On Ubuntu 9.04

    ubuntu Author: Falko Timme • Tags: , • Comments: 3

    Installing Moovida Media Center On Ubuntu 9.04 This tutorial explains how you can install the Moovida media center on an Ubuntu 9.04 desktop. Moovida is a media center "bringing the best of the internet to your TV screen. Automatically creating your own digital library you can browse from your sofa with a remote control. The elegant and easy to use interface automatically displays artwork and fan art throughtout and gives you access to movie synopsis and artist info."

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  • Speed Up Your System With Preload On Ubuntu 9.04

    ubuntu Author: Falko Timme • Tags: , • Comments: 6

    Speed Up Your System With Preload On Ubuntu 9.04 This tutorial explains how you can install preload on Ubuntu 9.04. 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.

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  • Installing Adobe AIR 1.5.1 For Linux On Ubuntu 9.04 (x86_64)

    ubuntu Author: Falko Timme • Tags: , • Comments: 3

    Installing Adobe AIR 1.5.1 For Linux On Ubuntu 9.04 (x86_64) Adobe AIR is a technology that lets you run Internet applications on the desktop. With AIR you do not need a browser to run such desktop applications. This tutorial explains how you can install Adobe AIR 1.5.1 for Linux on an Ubuntu 9.04 desktop (x86_64) and how you can install AIR applications.

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  • Installing Adobe AIR 1.5.1 For Linux On Ubuntu 9.04 (i386)

    ubuntu Author: Falko Timme • Tags: , • Comments: 6

    Installing Adobe AIR 1.5.1 For Linux On Ubuntu 9.04 (i386) Adobe AIR is a technology that lets you run Internet applications on the desktop. With AIR you do not need a browser to run such desktop applications. This tutorial explains how you can install Adobe AIR 1.5.1 for Linux on an Ubuntu 9.04 desktop and how you can install AIR applications.

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  • The Perfect Desktop - Fedora 11 (GNOME)

    fedora Author: Falko Timme • Tags: , • Comments: 11

    The Perfect Desktop - Fedora 11 (GNOME) This tutorial shows how you can set up a Fedora 11 desktop (GNOME) 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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  • Building Customized Ubuntu Live-CDs With UCK On Ubuntu 9.04

    ubuntu Author: Falko Timme • Tags: , • Comments: 3

    Building Customized Ubuntu Live-CDs With UCK On Ubuntu 9.04 This guide explains how you can build customized Ubuntu (as well as Kubuntu/Xubuntu and Edubuntu) Live-CDs with the help of UCK (Ubuntu Customization Kit) on Ubuntu 9.04. UCK allows you to customize the language and the applications on the Live-CD.

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