Nautilus is one versatile file manager. The ability to add actions (with the help of Nautilus Actions) makes Nautils' ability seemingly endless. I have covered adding actions to Nautilus before (see my […]
If you keep a journal you know that some times you just wish your note taking or journaling tool could be a little more free form. There are instances where you want […]
There are those of us who like to keep a daily journal. For those that do, the application used for this purpose must fit the bill. For some the daily journal can […]
One of the greatest options to test out a Linux distribution is to create a Live CD and use that to boot the operating system from. That way, no changes are made […]
If you are a Windows user you are probably accustomed to cleaning up your registry on a regular basis. Adding and removing software can leave behind unused or corrupt entries in the […]
Being an old-school Linux user, one of the things that bothers me is that in some of the new distributions the CTRL-ALT-Backspace key combination (the combination that would usually kill and restart […]
Let's face it, the photo management tools for Linux can tend to be either too complex for the average user or offer nothing in the way of modern features. The biggest gap […]
Are you a space junkie? Do you follow NASA as if it were the only real source of science and information? Or are do you just have a need to know where […]
Have you ever just wanted to quickly hand a file off to a fellow user on a LAN without having to resort to using an email client or shared folder? Wouldn't it […]
There are reasons why you would want to view a web site off line. Say, for example, you know you are on the go and do not always have access to a […]
I thought I would re-visit one of my favorite topics of late, KDE 4.5. The SC has been out long enough now for some of the smaller issues to pop up and […]
Getting organized is, for some, a constant struggle. The PC is supposed to help us...does it? For some it does. For some it does not. For those that have trouble getting organized […]
For those of you who thought managing external devices like digital cameras in Linux was a challenge, I give you DigiKam. DigiKam is an advanced digital photo management application for Linux, Windows, […]
In my recent exploration of various file managers I realized that my favorite of the lot hadn't received the attention it deserves. Here on Ghacks I have shown you how to do […]
Recently I have been covering some of the lighter weight file managers for the Linux operating system. We've seen PCMan File Manager and emelFM2 covered recently. I've also touched on Thunar numerous […]
Today I'm going to take a look at another lightweight Linux (and UNIX-like) file manager (and this time I WON'T get the name wrong) called emelFM2. This particular file manager will pull […]
Back in the old days, the compiling of a Linux kernel was often a necessity. If you wanted to get a particular piece of hardware working or if you wanted to prune […]
If you use Linux long enough, you are going to wind up getting to know (and using) the command line. And if you use the command line long enough, you are going […]
Although I am one to prefer a clutter-free, minimalist desktop, I know the majority of users prefer a much more standard, fast-access type of desktop. This means icons. Not the kind of […]
It's almost that time everyone. The tenth month of the year can only mean one thing with respect to Linux - the next Ubuntu release. In this case that release is 10.10, […]
In the seemingly never-ending quest to find the perfect, light weight graphical file manager, I have gone through just about every one I can find. So far my favorite has been Thunar […]
You've probably seen the advertisements for Windows 7 and the tiling windows feature. Believe it or not the very first tiling window manager was Siemens's RTL (created in 1988). After that came […]
With all of this talk about KDE 4.5 lately, I thought I should take a moment to mention a tool that hasn't had much (or any) talk here on Ghacks. That tool […]
There are times when you need to delete a file...REALLY need to delete a file. Anyone who has been in the business of PCs long enough knows that when you simply delete […]
In my last article I illustrated how to install Enlightenment by checking out the most recent code from the Enlightenment Subversion Server (see "Installing Enlightenment E17 using subversion"). After that article I […]
If you've spent enough time around Linux you might have come across an installation process that requires the use of SVN. SVN is subversion which is a version control system based on […]
Klipper is the KDE 4.5 clipboard and it is not your average clipboard tool. Unlike most operating system clipboards, Klippy gives the user quick and easy access to not just the last […]
So you've followed the latest series on KDE 4.5 (see Ghacks KDE 4.5 content) and you are now using the spectacular latest release from the KDE team. You want to use Compiz, […]
Do you create or manage a LOT of files? Do you have image files taken from cameras that are all named IMG_XXX.JPG Â (where XXX is a sequential number)? Do you stores of […]
With KDE 4.5 came a lot of updates and changes. From the bottom to the top, nothing was immune from an update or two. One tool that received a nice overhaul is […]
My last article I spoke about the new KDE Activities features Search and Launch Containment Activity (see my article "Using the KDE 4.5 Search and Launch Containment Activity"). This is the first […]
In my last post ("KDE Desktop Activities explained") I set out to help you understand just what KDE Desktop Activities are. This new feature simply wants to make your desktop experience as […]
With the release of KDE 4 a new feature was added that, at first, seemed to be more confusing than anything else. Although the theory behind the idea was simple, the execution […]
For the longest time I have shrugged off KDE 4 because of poor performance. But since 4.4 I have noticed a rather vast leap of the improvement chasm. Now, 4.5 is out […]
There are tons of possible backup solutions for the Linux desktop (and/or server). I have covered a number of possible solutions here on Ghacks. One of my favorite (and the one I […]
How many machines do you have? How many contacts do you have? How many machines do you try to keep your contacts in sync on? There are a lot of ways to […]
It's time to head off to that wonderful land of KDE where the desktop only gets better and better with each release. In fact, a new release should be out now - […]
Let's say you're a little bit behind the times. You've wanted to do some upgrading of your Linux machines but you've just not really had the time. Or let's say you did […]
Well all strive to make our desktop as efficient as possible. Whether you're a coder who wants nothing more than to never remove your fingers from the keyboard, or if you're a […]
There are so many Linux distributions out there it's dizzying. Some are simply respins of various base distributions with a different theme or maybe one or two specific applications thrown in for […]
