Linux Tutorials on the topic “desktop”
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Installing Windows TTF Fonts Automatically
Author: h4desz • Tags: desktop, ubuntu • Comments: 2Installing Windows TTF Fonts Automatically Sometimes you miss some good looking fonts available over the Internet, mostly because you work on design or you just want to make something look better. However, most of the fonts are in the truetype format, which is a little bit tricky to get to work in Ubuntu. The process of installing TTF fonts manually isn't very complex, but doing it over and over again everytime you want to install a new font can become tiring. That's why I wrote a little application in C which does all the work for you.
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Creating A Bootable Ubuntu USB Thumbdrive From Windows With uSbuntu Live Creator
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 3 Creating A Bootable Ubuntu USB Thumbdrive From Windows With uSbuntu Live Creator uSbuntu Live Creator is a free software for Windows that allows you to create a bootable USB stick with Ubuntu 8.10 on it. This software also offers a new option for virtualization to run Ubuntu directly into Windows and without any setup or installation - this is done by using a portable version of VirtualBox. uSbuntu Live Creator not only supports Ubuntu 8.10, but also Kubuntu 8.10 and Xubuntu 8.10.
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Installing The Elisa Media Center On Ubuntu 8.10
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 3 Installing The Elisa Media Center On Ubuntu 8.10 This guide shows how you can install the Elisa Media Center on an Ubuntu 8.10 desktop. The Elisa Media Center has many advanced features that will make your media center experience unique. It features an intuitive interface with a professional look and feel which can be easily used with a standard TV remote control.
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Running Ubuntu On Windows XP With Portable Ubuntu
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 9 Running Ubuntu On Windows XP With Portable Ubuntu Portable Ubuntu for Windows is an Ubuntu system running as a Windows application. All Ubuntu applications appear as a window on the Windows desktop, and you can even copy&paste between Ubuntu and Windows applications (in both directions). You can also copy Portable Ubuntu to your thumb drive and carry it with you (you don't need to "install" Portable Ubuntu on Windows - all you need is the Portable Ubuntu folder). This guide shows how to use Portable Ubuntu on a Windows XP desktop.
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How To Compile Amarok 2 From SVN On K/X/Ubuntu
Author: Stephan Jau •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 6 How To Compile Amarok 2 From SVN On K/X/Ubuntu Amarok is a pretty nifty, versatile and advanced music player for the KDE desktop. However the current version in the *buntu 8.10 repos is hopelessly outdated and (IMHO) totally bugged. There's also the Amarok Neon Project, which aims at providing daily SVN builds for *buntu however lately they have not been updated. So, if you want to be up-to-date with latest Amarok development you either wait until the Neon Project provides binaries again or you compile it on your own. If you want to compile it on your own, you require KDE 4.2. There are also PPA repos for that, use my generator http://repogen.simplylinux.ch to get the according info.
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Using Built-in Policy Installer in Firewall Builder
Author: vkfwb • Tags: desktop, security • Comments: 0Using Built-in Policy Installer in Firewall Builder This article demonstrates how Firewall Builder can help you automate the process of deployment and activation of the generated firewall configuration. After firewall configuration has been generated by one of the policy compilers and saved in a file on disk in the format required by the target firewall, it needs to be transferred to the firewall machine and activated. This function is performed by the component we call "Policy Installer" which is part of the Firewall Builder GUI.
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The Perfect Desktop - PCLinuxOS 2009.1
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, pclinuxos •
Comments: 5 The Perfect Desktop - PCLinuxOS 2009.1 This tutorial shows how you can set up a PCLinuxOS 2009.1 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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Record Installed .deb Packages In A Text File (Ubuntu/Debian)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: debian, ubuntu, desktop •
Comments: 7 Record Installed .deb Packages In A Text File (Ubuntu/Debian) This short guide shows two methods of recording all your installed .deb packages in a text file that you can then use on another computer to install the same packages there. This is useful if you want to install the same set of packages on more than one computer.
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Using Built-In Revision Control In Firewall Builder
Author: vkfwb • Tags: desktop, security • Comments: 0Using Built-In Revision Control In Firewall Builder Firewall Builder GUI has built-in revision control system that can be used to keep track of changes in the objects and policy rules. If data file has been added to the revision control system, every time it is saved, the system asks the user to enter a comment that describes changes done in the file in this session and stores it along with the data. The program also assigns new revision number to the data file using standard software versioning system whith major and minor version numbers separated by a dot. When you open this data file next time, the program presents a list of revisions alongside with dates and comments, letting you choose which revision you want to use. You can open the latest revision and continue working with the file from the point where you left off last time, or open one of the older revisions to inspect how the configuration looked like in the past and possibly create a branch in the revision control system. Here we take a closer look at the built-in revision control system.
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Getting Started With Firewall Builder
Author: vkfwb •
Tags: desktop, security •
Comments: 0 Getting Started With Firewall Builder This guide presents an introduction to Firewall Builder. Firewall Builder (also known as fwbuilder) is a GUI firewall configuration and management tool that supports iptables (netfilter), ipfilter, pf, ipfw, Cisco PIX (FWSM, ASA) and Cisco routers extended access lists. Both professional network administrators and hobbyists managing firewalls with policies more complex that is allowed by simple web based UI can simplify management tasks with the application. The program runs on Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Windows and Mac OS X and can manage both local and remote firewalls.
