January 11, 2008 · General · 11 comments

KDE 4.0 is the innovative Free Software desktop containing lots of applications for every day use as well as for specific purposes. Plasma is a new desktop shell developed for KDE 4, providing an intuitive interface to interact with the desktop and applications. The Konqueror web browser integrates the web with the desktop. The Dolphin file manager, the Okular document reader and the System Settings control center complete the basic desktop set.

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January 10, 2008 · General, Server · 30 comments

Some distributions run a caching nameserver in the background out of the box while some do not. To clear the cache if you have such a daemon running, simply restart the nscd service in ubuntu.

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January 8, 2008 · General · 12 comments

This tutorial will explain how to create a Transparent Terminal in Gnome Background using alltray

With AllTray you can dock any application with no native tray icon (like Evolution, Thunderbird, Terminals) into the system tray. A high-light feature is that a click on the "close" button will minimize back to system tray. It works well with Gnome, KDE, XFCE 4*, Fluxbox* and WindowMaker*. (*) No drag ‘n drop support. Enable with "-nm" option.

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January 7, 2008 · General · (No comments)

A text menu based utility for configuring init script links.It provides extensive explanations at each step. Some features supported by sysvconfig are:

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January 6, 2008 · General · 29 comments

Hardy is on the way to be a better more reliable system than Windows, even if Gutsy and Feisty are, most windows users who used my Ubuntu installation or installed it on their own system didn't really like it as they found it too complicated to do things such as syncing their iPods or installing the missing wi-fi drivers.

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