Personalizing KDE 4.4
Sticking with our KDE theme this week, it's time to learn how to make KDE 4.
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Five useful KDE 4.4 widgets
With the rise of KDE 4.
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Configure KDE 4 to work with Compiz
If you read my most recent article ("Upgrading to KDE 4.
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Upgrading to KDE 4.3.5 (and should you?)
This morning I decided to go ahead and upgrade KDE to the latest, stable release.
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Top 5 top 5s for Linux
I've been using Linux for longer than I can remember.
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Fast access to templates in GNOME
Right-click on your GNOME desktop and take a look at what is inside the Create Document menu.
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Test driving the OpenSuSE Education distribution
Schools need open source.
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Migrate users from one Linux machine to another
Have you ever had a need to migrate current running Linux users from installation to another? That would be a simple task if the user count was low.
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Serious auditing with Lynis
If you want to do a thorough system security audit on a Linux machine what do you use? Cobble together a few of the pre-installed tools? Search through the nume
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Dealing with bugs in Linux
One of the things I've always liked about using Linux is the feeling that my input is actually important.
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Manage your money in Linux with HomeBank
For many Linux users one area where Linux needs some improvement is money management.
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Managing sound in Ubuntu 9.10
For some users, sound in Linux is nothing short of a nightmare.
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Quick and easy Linux security
You've just set up your Linux desktop.
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Puppy Linux: Your new best friend
On occasion I have a need for a tiny, lightning fast Linux distribution to boot into in order to check various issues on a machine.
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Advice on building a Linux box
I get a lot of questions on Linux hardware: "What's the best piece of hardware X for Linux?" "Should I go route A since I'm using Linux?" Of course not everyone
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Further control of Linux files with ACL
If you read my article "Get to know Linux: File permissions" you know that it's possible, out of the box, to control who can access a file and what they can do
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Just what is "Linux"?
Recently I have had several people call me on mis-stepping the nomenclature surrounding the Linux operating system.
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Want to chat on Linux? Better have Empathy
The Linux operating system has gone through a number of "default" chat applications.
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Test your students with iTest
Educational institutions would be remiss if they neglected open source tools.
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Connect to a remote Linux desktop with x11vnc and Gtk VNC
Being able to do remote administration is crucial to many system administrators.
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Install and use xchat to take Ubuntu classes
Every once in a while the Ubuntu User Days Developer Team offers classes for Ubuntu users where you can join a chat room and ask your Ubuntu questions.
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Get to know Linux: File compression
How many times have you come across a .
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Get to know Linux: File permissions
Have you ever attempted to do something with a file on a Linux machine and been given the error "permission denied"? For some people this isn't a problem, eithe
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Scan your Linux machine for viruses with ClamTk
What do you mean - "scan your Linux machine for viruses"? Linux is immune to viruses right? Well.
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Manage your photo collection with F-Spot
There are tons of applications out there that help you manage your photo collections.
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Linux command line tips
I thought it would be useful to break away from all the GUI-goodness and offer up a few command line tips and tricks.
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Remote searching with Beagle
Searching your desktop for files can be a real pain without the right tools.
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Get your beat on with the Hydrogen drum machine
All too often the musically inclined seem to feel a bit left out of the Linux, open source community.
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Multiple wallpapers in Compiz
Used to be, with GNOME it was simple to have multiple wallpapers configured so that each desktop would have its own wallpaper.
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Instruct your users or manage your classroom with iTALC
iTalc is one of those programs that, when you see it up and running, is a thing of brilliance.
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Three calculators for the Linux desktop
To many, geek = math && nerd = math.
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Manage your business documents with Kraft
If you run, own, or work for a business you know that communication is the key to success is successful communication.
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Install xTuple ERP Postbooks Edition
If you are shopping around for ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solutions, you know the search can be long and hard.
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Invoicing with GnuCash
I get a lot of businesses asking me about running their businesses with open source software.
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Create flow charts with Kivio
A flow chart is a digram representing a step-by-step solution to a problem.
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Change your Ubuntu splash screen background
There have been a lot of users complaining about the new Ubuntu 9.
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How to add users to /etc/sudoers
If you've worked with a Linux long enough, you will have come in contact with the sudo utility.
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Create a simple to use kiosk machine with Fluxbox
Have you ever had to create a kiosk PC for use in a business so that customers can either search a database of products or check out your services on line? If [
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LemonPOS: Linux Point of Sale
I work with Quickbooks Point of Sale which is considered, by most, to be the de facto standard of Point of Sale systems.
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How to choose a Linux distribution flow chart
The new year is here and you have made a resolution to give Linux a try.
