Tag Archives: desktop

Unity Updates | Ubuntu

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in Ubuntu

Unity Desktop ever since its arrival on Ubuntu 11.04, has been the bane of power-Linux users, who once basked in prowess of the facile GNOME desktop. On the other hand, new adopters of Linux and its extended family of open … Continue reading

Install GNOME and KDE on Arch Linux

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials

Question : How  to install  KDE  or  Gnome  in  ArchLinux ?

How to use Remote Desktop in Ubuntu

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Ubuntu

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Sometimes, we need to access our computer from other locations when we’re not at home and such. This guide will explain the simplest way of enabling remote desktop connections on a Ubuntu Desktop.

GNOME 3 debuts-the next gen desktop is here

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in Software

The new baby has finally arrived. Gnome3, touted to be the next generation desktop truly lives up to its expectations. Designed to meet the new computational needs the Gnome 3 is most definitely not an improvement on the Gnome 2. … Continue reading

Fluxbox1.3.0 is released!

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Software

Fluxbox is a stacking window manager for the X Window System, which started as a fork of Blackbox 0.61.1, with the same aim to be lightweight. Its user interface  as only a taskbar, a pop-up menu accessible by right-clicking on … Continue reading

Install Xfce4.8 via PPA in Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Ubuntu

Few days ago xfce4.8 was released, this new release comes with many new features and improvements, Xfce users  are now able to browse remote shares using a variety of protocols (SFTP, SMB, FTP and many more), panel application has been … Continue reading

Xfce 4.8 comes with the ability to browse remote shares using

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Software

Finally Xfce 4.8 is released, this new release comes with many new features and improvements. Features like remote shares browsing, New file operations progress dialog, eject button for removable devices,the Xfce panel has been totally rewritten in 4.8, New item … Continue reading

KDE SC 4.5.0 is released!

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in News

Announced today the release of KDE 4.5, this version comes with many new features and improvements, for example the plasma Desktop received many usability refinements. The Notification and Job handling workflows have been streamlined. The KDE Applications have been improved … Continue reading

Tiny Core- A 10 MB Tiny Linux Desktop

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials

Tiny Core Linux is a very small (10 MB) minimal Linux GUI Desktop. It is based on Linux 2.6 kernel, Busybox, Tiny X, and Fltk. The core runs entirely in ram and boots very quickly . Also offered is Micro … Continue reading

Install Google applications on Fedora 12

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials

In this tutorial we will show you how to install some google applications on Fedora 12 :   PIcassa , Google Chrome ; Goolge  Earth, Google  gadgets, Google Desktop