The KDE Plasma Shelf widget is a versatile tool that will hopefully bring some order to your chaotic life. At the very least, it will give your Linux desktop the appearance of organization, and that will put you step ahead of most others.
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Enabling Compiz Fusion On A Debian Squeeze Desktop (Nvidia GeForce 8200)
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This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on a Debian Squeeze desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card - I'm using an Nvidia GeForce 8200 here). With Compiz Fusion you can use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube on your desktop.
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The Perfect Desktop - OpenSUSE 11.4 (GNOME)
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This tutorial shows how you can set up an OpenSUSE 11.4 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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Fusion Linux 14 review
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Fusion Linux is a (desktop) Linux distribution derived from Fedora, with some inspiration from Linux Mint and Crunchbang, a Linux distribution based on Debian. It is developed by Valent Turkovic, a Fiber optics and Networking Engineer from Croatia. This release, Fusion Linux 14, aka Thorium, is the project’s second stable release.
Read more »Foresight Linux 2.5 review
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Foresight is an rPath-based, desktop-oriented Linux distribution. It is a rolling release distribution, so there is no need for frequent releases associated with other distributions that do not have this feature. In fact, this release, Foresight 2.5.0, is the first major release since February 2009 when Foresight 2.1.0 was released.
Read more »The until Loop
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The until loop continues looping through the information provided until a requirement is met. Once the requirement exit status equals zero the loop stops.
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The if then Statement
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Use the if then statement to test for conditions in a Bash shell script. If the test is true, run commands and if it is false stop.
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How to dual-boot Pardus 2011 and Windows 7
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This article is the next in a series of guides on how to dual-boot Windows 7 and Linux and BSD distributions. It covers dual-booting Pardus 2011 and Windows 7. If you want to dual-boot Windows and another operating system, like a Linux or BSD distribution, you will likely do so on a computer with one or two hard drives.
Read more »Zenwalk 7 review
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Zenwalk is a desktop-oriented Linux distribution originally based on Slackware. The latest stable release is Zenwalk 7. It was made available for download on March 25, 2011, roughly ten months from the last prior stable release – Zenwalk 6.4. The Zenwalk project makes four editions available – The Standard Edition, Core Edition, GNOME Edition, and the Openbox Edition.
Read more »Nested Statements for Additional Tests in Bash
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When you need to make additional tests after a false conclusion you can use if then elif statements for more options. The provides a way to create more intelligent statements.
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Linux Mint Debian Edition Xfce review
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Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) is the branch of Linux Mint that is based on Debian, unlike Linux Mint editions which are based on Ubuntu Desktop. LMDE Xfce is the second Debian-based edition to be released. The first, Linux Mint Debian Edition, is powered by the GNOME desktop environment.
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Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) is the branch of Linux Mint that is based on Debian Testing. While two editions have been released so far, the installer is still a work in progress, and disk partitioning must be done manually. In this article, step-by-step instructions are presented on how to dual-boot LMDE and Windows 7 on a computer with a single hard disk.
Read more »Generate HTML Photo Galleries with digiKam
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If you end up in a situation when you need to quickly generate an HTML gallery using photos stored in digiKam, you will be pleased to learn that you can easily do this using the Export to HTML Kipi plugin available via the Export » Export to HTML command.
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RAW Magic In Digikam: Understanding RAW Photo Settings
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Shutterbugs have found big power in understanding and manipulating digital photos in RAW formats. Linux lovers have the perfect tool for harnessing the RAW power in Digikam, via the built-in LibRaw. Want to claim the power for your own photo efforts? Read on and I'll show you how to tame RAW photos on Linux with Digikam.
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Using Styles in Scribus Desktop Publishing App
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If you don't include master pages (which are really styles under another name), then Scribus supports three types of hierarchial styles: lines, character, and paragraph. As in any other self-respecting word processor or layout application, these styles allow you to apply detailed sets of formatting options quickly, without having to change each instance of a formatting option individually.
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