KDE-Look.org is the premier site for styles, themes and other goodies for your KDE desktop. One of the goodies offered there is wallpapers (or desktop backgrounds, if you prefer).
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We should all flock to Flock
Yesterday I downloaded and fired up the Flock 1.1 release. What is Flock? Flock is a Firefox-based browser aimed toward the social-networking butterfly in all of us. But it’s much more than that. How much more? Let’s find out.
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Top 10 Features to Expect in Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron
The countdown for Ubuntu 8.04 finally begins today as now there are only 9 days to go for the official launch of Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. But before Ubuntu lovers get their hands on Hardy, their biggest anticipation is about the new features and applications coming in Ubuntu 8.04.
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Install Nodoka (Fedora theme) on Ubuntu
Nodoka is the new Fedora default theme for Gnome. It currently contains gtk engine, gtk theme, metacity theme and gnome meta theme .If you want to install nodoka theme in Ubuntu follow this procedure.
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Cleaning up or Deleting LaTeX intermediate files using AucTeX
"Anyone using LaTeX knows that there are a number of intermediate files that are generated in the course of compiling the document. After the final file is generated, there is no need to keep those files around. But one has to delete them manually or plug the extensions in a shell script to delete them.
Fortunately AucTeX provides a simple interface to clean the files..."
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The UNIX Fire extinguisher [PIC]
The UNIX Fire extinguisher [PIC] ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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Firefox 2.0.0.14 security update available
"As announced last week, Mozilla has released a quick Firefox update to fix a critical security vulnerability related to crashes during JavaScript garbage collection that, in theory, could be exploited..."
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A GNOME-based Desktop on Demand
Desktop on Demand (DOD) is the latest contender to give users a full-fledged remote desktop instead of Web-based applications to help users to stay productive when they are on the move. Similar to Ulteo (which we reviewed not long ago), DOD gives you a full-blown remote Linux-based desktop -- but that's where the similarity ends.
Read more »Ubuntu Linux upgrade: Why you should try it
The final release of Ubuntu 8.04 next week should silence those who say Linux is too complex for the non-techie.
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Red Hat: No plans for consumer desktop Linux; dominance of Windows cited
Red Hat says it has no plans to develop a consumer version of Linux, owing in part to the challenges presented by Microsoft's dominance of the desktop market. Red Hat's Global Desktop Linux, aimed at emerging markets, has also been delayed, owing to a number of reseller and services issues.
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The making of Wine (how to make Windows apps merrier with Linux)
Jeremy White, co-founder and CEO of CodeWeavers, talked to Microsoft Subnet today about how Wine might make IT professionals a lot merrier. For those wanting to save money on desktops by using Linux, but feel trapped into Windows because of the need to run Windows apps, Wine can help.
Read more »Remember 2.0 released
"I am pleased to announce the release of Remember 2.0. Remember is an Emacs mode for quickly remembering data. It uses whatever back-end is appropriate to record and correlate the data, but its main intention is to allow you to express as little structure as possible up front. [...] Remember is now a part of Emacs 23, and will be included with that release of Emacs when it comes out..."
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Linspire's CNR beta supports Ubuntu HardyHeron
Linspire announced a new version of its CNR (Click'N'Run) software management system that supports the Ubuntu 8.04 ("HardyHeron") release, expected to take flight on Apr. 24. The client enables users to install, uninstall, and update desktop Linux software available on Linspire's CNR.com download site.
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Gfire is Back!
After 1 and half years since the last release of Gfire back in 16 September 2006, the next version of Gfire is almost ready.
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Mayanna: A Unique Desktop Organizer for Gnome
Previously I’ve written about Gimmie, a desktop organizer and panel for GNOME designed to allow easy interaction with the things you use on your computer. Some of it’s developers have forked the project, and created Mayanna. It’s a young project, so I had to compile from source to try it out.
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