The latest series of the K Desktop Environment now utilizes Plasma, a new desktop and panel user interface tool that aims for a more functional, user-friendly, and sleek KDE desktop. Plasma also supports Dashboard-like widgets called plasmoids.If you want to further enhance the look of your KDE 4 desktop, I have here a list of some of the most beautiful Plasma themes available:
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Exclude Packages from being Installed and Upgraded in Debian/Ubuntu
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Package managers make life on Linux a whole lot easier. Instead of managing bits of software by yourself and sorting out the inevitable dependency hell, where one package depends upon another and that depends upon yet another and so on, you can have a clever bit of software do all the work.
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Foresight Linux: Two out of three's not bad
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According to its past and present marketing, Foresight Linux has three claims to fame: Its user-friendliness, its use of the Conary package management system, and its role as a showcase for the latest in GNOME.
Read more »18 Tools to Turn Firefox 3 into a Communications Portal
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Firefox can be made into so much more than just a browser via its huge extension base. Yes, this means you can replace some of your instant messenger, chat and microblogging needs by adding just a few extensions. Here are 18 tools that will let you turn your Firefox 3 browser into a communications portal.
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Identi.ca mode for Emacs
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"Identi.ca is a free software microblogging service, similar to Twitter, based on the Laconi.ca code base. I recently needed to update my status from Emacs, since its faster for me and easier. I’ve been using an an Emacs mode to update my Twitter account, but there was nothing to use for my Identi.ca account.
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4 Ways To Play Windows Game On Linux
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Playing Windows games on Linux is not really a difficult task. Most gamers are reluctant to migrate to Linux because they have this misconception that Windows games cannot be played on Linux. How wrong they are. If you are one of those avid gamers that I mentioned above, here are 4 ways that you can play Windows games on Linux.
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How to get system info in Linux
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Here are some useful commands that you can use to find (almost) every information that you want to know about your system from the command line.
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42 of the Best Free Linux Scientific Software
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To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 42 high quality Linux scientific applications, covering a broad spectrum of uses. There's a mix of graphical and console based applications included. Hopefully, there will be something of interest for all types of users.
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GoboLinux and Replacing the FHS
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GoboLinux is a distribution which sports a different file system structure than 'ordinary' Linux distributions. In order to remain compatible with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, symbolic links are used to map the GoboLinux tree to standard UNIX directories.
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Mandriva Linux 2009 Beta 2 released
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Mandriva Linux 2009 Beta 2 includes a completely new installer, new printer configuration GUI, Firefox 3, OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta, and some improved hardware support. As always, Mandriva reminds you not to use pre-releases in any critical situation.
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SMILE - Slideshow video creator for Linux in openSUSE 11.0
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SMILE, Slideshow Maker In Linux Environnement is a free opensource slideshow creating tool for GNU/Linux, although it also works on Mac OS/X. SMILE helps to create video slideshows from images, that can be played on almost all medias. The numerous features and the simplicity of use make it possible to create dynamic and rich slideshows
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A tour of Empathy IM client
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Listed on the roadmap to Gnome 2.24 is the integration with Empathy, a multi-protocol IM client. This integration could be a sign of a replacement for Pidgin and Ekiga with one single SIP and multi-protocol IM application.
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OpenOffice.org Tips and Tricks Part II
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Last month we started a tutorial series covering tips and tricks to help you make the transition from Microsoft (MS) Office to OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.4 easier. We discovered how to add more templates and clip art to OOo, include grammar checking, and replicate the convenient Split Window feature of MS Office.
Read more »AutoPager Automatically Loads the Next Web Page Inline
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The AutoPager Firefox extension automatically loads the next page of a site inline when you reach the end of the current page for infinite scrolling of content.
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A Short IceWM Tutorial
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This is a short tutorial for configuring IceWM for a lightweight Linux desktop. Configure menu and toolbar, add desktop icons and wallpaper!
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