Linux Tutorials on the topic “desktop”
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The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron)
Author: o.meyer •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 6 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.
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How To Upgrade Your Desktop From Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) To 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron)
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: desktop, ubuntu • Comments: 1How To Upgrade Your Desktop From Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) To 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) This guide shows how you can upgrade your desktop from Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron).
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The Perfect Desktop - gOS Rocket G 2.0 (GNOME)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, linux •
Comments: 0 The Perfect Desktop - gOS Rocket G 2.0 (GNOME) 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.
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The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva One 2008 Spring (Mandriva 2008.1) With KDE
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: desktop, mandriva • Comments: 0The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva One 2008 Spring (Mandriva 2008.1) With KDE This tutorial shows how you can set up a Mandriva One 2008 Spring (Mandriva 2008.1) desktop (with the KDE 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.
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The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva One 2008 Spring (Gnome)
Author: o.meyer •
Tags: desktop, mandriva •
Comments: 3 The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva One 2008 Spring (Gnome) 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.
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Protect Your Files With TrueCrypt 5 On Fedora 8
Author: o.meyer • Tags: desktop, fedora, security • Comments: 3Protect Your Files With TrueCrypt 5 On Fedora 8 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)."
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Dual Monitor Setup On Ubuntu 7.10
Author: rac • Tags: desktop, linux, ubuntu • Comments: 0Dual Monitor Setup On Ubuntu 7.10 This is a Howto about getting 2 (or with small modifications more) monitors working on Ubuntu 7.10 as a single big screen.
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Managing The GRUB Bootloader With QGRUBEditor On Ubuntu 7.10
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: desktop, ubuntu • Comments: 0Managing The GRUB Bootloader With QGRUBEditor On Ubuntu 7.10 QGRUBEditor is a graphical frontend for managing the GRUB bootloader. By using QGRUBEditor, you do not have to mess around with the GRUB configuration in /boot/grub/menu.lst anymore. This article shows how to install and use QGRUBEditor on Ubuntu 7.10.
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Open-Source Classroom Management With iTALC On Ubuntu 7.10
Author: o.meyer • Tags: desktop, ubuntu • Comments: 4Open-Source Classroom Management With iTALC On Ubuntu 7.10 This document describes how to set up iTALC on Ubuntu 7.10. iTALC is an open-source classroom management solution that lets you view and control other computers in your network. It lets you remote-control other computers, show the teacher's screen on all students' computers, lock workstations, send text-messages to students, power on/off and reboot remote computers, etc.
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Virus Protection With avast! Linux Home Edition On Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: security, ubuntu, desktop • Comments: 13Virus Protection With avast! Linux Home Edition On Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon This tutorial shows how you can install and use avast! Linux Home Edition on an Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon desktop. Although there aren't many Linux viruses out there, this can be useful if you often exchange files with Windows users - it can help you to not pass on any Windows viruses (that don't do any harm to Linux systems) to Windows users. avast! Linux Home Edition is free for private and non-commercial use.
