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Jun

2008

Ubuntu Quick and Dirty Desktop Tweaks - Part 2 Print E-mail
Tips and Tricks
Written by Rick Russell   
  Now that we have Compiz installed and enabled, let's get rid of the default Gnome Panel and add Avant Window Navigator for a little more eye candy and flexibility. First let's get AWN installed. SmartSEF Box To install with Synaptic Package Manager, Search and Install the following:

avant-window-navigator-bzr, awn-core-applets-bzr, awn-manager-bzr, libawn0-bzr python-awn-bzr

  To install command line, you would use the following:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install avant-window-navigator-bzr, awn-core-applets-bzr, awn-manager-bzr, libawn0-bzr, python-awn-bzr
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Last Updated ( Friday, 20 June 2008 11:59 )
 

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Jun

2008

Ubuntu Quick and Dirty Desktop Tweaks - Part 1 Print E-mail
Tips and Tricks
Written by Rick Russell   
  After the default install of Ubuntu, things are pretty, but kinda boring compared what we can have. Even on a lower end machine we can still enjoy a hefty amount of eye candy and features. Here's basically a run down of what I do on a fresh install of Ubuntu to get the full effects of of my desktop as well as a couple handy features that will help tremendously with productivity and task management.  When finished with your default install of ubuntu, let's touch it up a bit. 

   First, if you have an NVidia, or ATI card, I suggest installing EnvyNG.  I'll quote the Envy site to explain:

"Envy" is an application for Ubuntu Linux and Debian written in Python and PyGTK which will:
1) detect the model of your graphic card (only ATI and Nvidia cards are supported) and install the appropriate driver. However automatic detection can be overridden with the "Manual installation"
2) install the right driver for your card and all the required dependencies
3) configure the Xserver for you

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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 17:26 )
 

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May

2008

Developers Deliberately Avoiding Vista for Mac OS and Linux Print E-mail
News
Written by Rick Russell   

Over at the NixCraft SysAdmin Blog there was an interesting article on a new survey from developers that states that only 8% of the 380 developers are coding for Vista.

Programmers deliberately avoiding association with Vista, and habitually keeping away from Vista for Mac OS and Linux. According to a survey issued last week by Evans Data Corp. The headline was that most developers are still not targeting Windows Vista when they write new apps. Only 8% of the 380 developers surveyed were writing for Vista; 49% were still targeting Windows XP.

It appers that programmers may be developing an interest in something beyond the size of the installed operating system base, which is good news for Linux. => Survey: Programmers shunning Vista for Mac OS and Linux

 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/programmers-shunning-vista-for-mac-os-linux.html

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 June 2008 17:49 )
 


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