Theming GNOME
I get a lot of questions as to how to make the GNOME desktop look better.
Linux - Latest Posts
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Add actions to extend Nautilus functionality
GNOME's file manager, Nautilus, (as you would expect) is much more than just a plain file manager.
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How to import and export a database in MySQL
Lately I have been doing a lot of coverage of MySQL.
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Complete database administration package MySQL Workbench
Recently I covered the MySQL GUI tool MySQL Administrator (see the article "Create a database with MySQL Administrator").
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Manage your secure shell connections from the GNOME panel
I work with secure shell all the time.
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Maintain your GNOME registry with gconf-editor
The Windows operating system is not the only operating system with a registry.
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Adding music to your iPhone
Now that we how to set up your Linux system to sync music to your iPhone (see my article "Syncing your iPhone (or iTouch) with Linux"), I thought it would be a
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Syncing your iPhone (or iTouch) with Linux
It's taken me long enough, but finally a solution for syncing both an iPhone and an iTouch with Linux is possible.
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GNOME Panel tips and tricks
GNOME is one of the more stable and user-friendly desktops around.
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TeamSpeak 3
Gamers have a few choices when it comes to ingame voice communications.
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Managing Microsoft compiled html help files in Linux
If you've worked in Windows long enough, you have come across the .
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User and group administration in Ubuntu 9.10
Linux is a true multi-user environment.
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Add uptime and/or a daily fortune to your email signature
Today's Linux article has two purposes: 1) To add a little spice to your boring old email signature, and to help you understand a bit about bash scripting.
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Install a BSD-variant with the help of PC-BSD
You've managed to tackle Linux.
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Best Linux and KVM switch practices
I have at least four machines running at all times - all using one monitor.
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Install virtual machines with qtemu
If you've been reading the Linux section of Ghacks long enough then you most likely have come across a few articles about virtual machines (see articles coverin
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What will Ubuntu 10.04 bring to the table?
It's almost that time again - time to start chatting up the next release coming out of the Ubuntu-verse.
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Easy flow chart creation with Dia
Lately I have had to use a number of flow charts for articles and presentations.
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Creating a database with MySQL Administrator
My last article illustrated how to manage your MySQL databases with a simple (albeit outdated) GUI MySQL Navigator (see my article "Manage your MySQL databases
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Create your own social network site with Elgg
The social scene has nearly reached critical mass.
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Upgrading Elive Compiz to latest Elive
Today was a day that offered me a few good surprises.
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Enable mod_rewrite in a Ubuntu server
If you have done much work with Apache then most likely you have experienced a need for enabling the rewrite engine.
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Manage your fonts in Linux with Fonty Python
I remember, back in the day, when dealing with fonts in Linux was a real problem.
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Keep track of your consulting times and invoicing with GnoTime
Keeping yourself on task can be difficult with so many distractions available.
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Acetone: Mount and manage your CD/DVD ISOs
I have been working with the Acetone ISO manager and have been in awe at how much this tool can do.
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Linux PDF viewers
Today a loyal reader sent me a message saying he enjoyed the Alternative Linux web browsers article and was hoping I could apply the same idea to PDF viewers.
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Alternative Linux web browsers
You know Firefox like the back of your hand.
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Simple Linux disk burning with Brasero
If you have used a modern Linux system then you know how easy the task of burning CDs has become.
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Manage your bibliographic database with Bibus
If you are a student, teacher, writer, or anyone who has a need for a bibligraphy then you need to do yourself a favor and make use of a bibliograph
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Create and manage databases in Linux with Glom
If you've ever had to work with a database in Linux you most likely are aware of three or four tools that can handle the task: MySQL, PostgreSQL, PhpMyAdmin, an
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Use MP3 Diags in Linux to repair your MP3 collection
Do you have a massive MP3 collection that contains files with problems? Don't you wish you had a program that could search through that collection, find problem
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Walk-through installation of OpenSuSE 11.2
Lately it has been a veritable onslaught of distribution releases: Ubuntu 9.
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Linux reboots are a thing of the past with Ksplice
Even though the Linux operating system is very stable and rarely needs a reboot, there are times when an update (such as a kernel update) will make this a requi
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Take advantage of md5 checksums for download validity
I'm fairly confident that you have, at one time or another, run across an md5checksum file as you have perused the internet.
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Major improvements with Fedora 12
In the wake of Ubuntu's 9.
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Keep your Linux system up to date with KPackageKit
As you have most likely seen on Ghacks, there are numerous ways to keep your Linux distributions up to date.
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Let Password Gorilla store all of your passwords
If you're like me (and I know you are) you have an endless assortment of passwords stored in your head.
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Create your own customized Ubuntu Live CD
Here on Ghacks I have mentioned a few tools that allow you to create various types of Linux CDs.
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Installing KDE 4.3.2 on Ubuntu
KDE is not a desktop that should be overlooked.
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Tweet from the command line with Twidge
For the longest time I refused to see the value in Twitter.
