Dreamlinux is a Debian-based distribution that offers you a choice of GNOME or Xfce window managers as well as an extremely simple installation and scripts to install popular programs not found in the Debian repositories. With included programs for communication, graphics, and music, plus OpenOffice.org, it covers most general desktop needs, and installation and configuration are a breeze.
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Nine Steps to Optimal GNU/Linux Desktop Setup
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Configuring GNU/Linux does not end when the installation CD ejects, nor even after the post-install wizard runs. While installation leaves you with a basic system, it does not leave you with an optimized system in which all your preferences and requirements have been taken into account.
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How To Change Your Login Screen In Fedora 8
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This is a simple howto on changing your log on screen. This will also work with other distros. This is a very easy way to add more eye candy to your Linux system.
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How to add an internationalized keyboard to your Web site
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JavaScript VirtualKeyboard provides a virtual keyboard entirely written in JavaScript with more than 130 supported keyboard layouts allowing you to enter text in a variety of languages.
Read more »Find files fast with Referencer
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From time to time I have the need to organize the files on my disk. Documents, Mp3s, pictures…all of them get scattered all over the disk after a while. You can prevent this if you’re organized from the start. And sometimes I’m a little lazy on that task.
Read more »Worst Hardware For Your Linux Desktop
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I have been asked this over and again - which hardware should be avoided before installing Linux? The list is actually smaller than you might expect, but it is helpful if you would like to remain in a headache-free zone.
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Moving from Ubuntu to Fedora? Use the same desktop scheme and everything looks the same despite differences in the backend, such as in package management (apt, yum, or YaST). Novell consciously changed GNOME's look in OpenSUSE to be closer to KDE. If other distributions follow suit (a very big if), maybe someday there will be only one look and feel, regardless of the distribution.
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Watching Live-TV On Your Ubuntu Desktop With Zattoo
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Zattoo has developed a software program that allows you to watch TV on your computer. All you need is a broadband connection and a current operating system (Windows XP or Vista, Mac OS X, or Linux). The service is legal and free of charge.
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Extending the Gedit Text Editor with Plugins
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GNOME’s default text editor, Gedit, includes a powerful plugin system similar to Firefox’s. There are useful plugins available for both programmers and regular users.
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Convert DVDs for iPhone or iPod Touch with HandBrakeCLI
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I’m close to my goal of being able to manage my iPod Touch completely without iTunes on Ubuntu. HandBrakeCLI (HandBrake’s command line interface) for Linux encodes excellent quality video, and although it runs in the terminal is simple to use.
Read more »Fedora 9 Gives Ubuntu a Run For Its Money
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The Fedora Project has released Fedora 9, a significant upgrade for the popular Linux distribution. Fedora 9 packs in a number of new features including an improved package management system, KDE 4 and more.
Read more »First look to Thunderbird 3 (a.k.a Shredder) Alpha 1
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It turned out that a few weeks were really more like a few minutes. Mozilla Messaging has released the first alpha of Shredder (icon wanted), the code name of Thunderbird 3.
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Great Linux Car race emulator "VDrift"
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I like to play with emulators, and I have found a good car race emulator, that works great under my Debian, the game come in autopackage binary format, or at least that is the one I have downloaded.
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