Creating Your Own Distributable Ubuntu DVD (Relinux)

This article is about how to create a DVD image of your machine with the exact same software included on
the disk. This can be done using a software called Relinux.
Relinux is a fork of the recentl…

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Dualbooting Windows 7 And Linux Mint 12

Dualbooting means having installed two operating systems on one hard disk and being able to boot
from any of them. This tutorial will explain how to install Linux Mint
12 alongside Windows 7 – the procedure how…

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I’ve realized I’ve missed out on a huge area of computational
science—chemistry. Many packages exist for doing chemistry
on your desktop. This article looks at a general tool called
avoga…

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BeOS was a much loved and highly advanced desktop operating system that ceased active development in 2001. ZevenOS is a Ubuntu 11.10 based system (with a bit of help from Xubuntu) that attempts …

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Use Minitube To Watch YouTube Videos On Your Desktop (Linux Mint 11)

This article is about how to watch YouTube videos on your desktop
with a tool called Minitube.
Minitube is a piece of software with a nice GUI that lets you enter
keywords into a se…

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The recently released Linux Mint 12 offers a two pronged approach to supporting those who prefer the traditional Gnome desktop. Firstly, the Mint Gnome Shell Extensions (MGSE) transform Gnome 3 …

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Introduction To The Enlightenment 17 Window Manager For X (Ubuntu 11.10)
This tutorial is supposed to show some features of the Enlightenment window manager as an alternative to the often used Gnome and KDE  managers. I will install Enlightenment …

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Many Linux users who have been GNOME fans for years find themselves in a
sudden quandary. GNOME 3.0 has completely abandoned the desktop experience
we’ve come to love during the years. That’s n…

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Enabling Compiz On Linux Mint 12 (GNOME Classic)

This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz on a Linux Mint
12 Lisa desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable
graphics card – I’m using an NVIDIA GeForce 8200 here). With Compiz you can use beautiful…

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The Perfect Desktop – Pinguy OS 11.10 (Beta)

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Pinguy OS
desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e.
that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on
their Window…

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How To Encrypt Mails With SSL Certificates (S/MIME)

This article is about how to use the S/MIME encryption function of
common e-mail clients to sign and/or encrypt your mails safely. S/MIME
uses SSL certificates which you can either create yourself or…

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Install GNOME 3 (With Mint GNOME Shell Extensions) Or Mate On Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)

This tutorial shows you how you can install the GNOME 3 desktop on
Ubuntu 11.10 with
the shell extensions that are used in the Linux Mint 12 release (Lisa)
…

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Creating Your Own Distributable Ubuntu DVD

This article is about how to create a DVD image of the Ubuntu
distribution on your machine with the exact same software included on
the disk. This can be done using a software called Remastersys.
Remastersys …

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Enabling Compiz On Xubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)

This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz on a Xubuntu
11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable
graphics card – I’m using an NVIDIA GeForce 8200 here). Xubuntu uses the…

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Indicate Mail Accounts On Your Desktop (Ubuntu)

This article is about how to get informed about new mails without
actually opening your mail client using a handy indication tool called popper.
Popper is silently running in the background and gives yo…

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The Perfect Desktop – Linux Mint 12 (Lisa)

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Linux Mint 12 (Lisa)
desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e.
that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on
the…

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The Perfect Desktop – OpenSUSE 12.1 (GNOME)

This tutorial shows how you can set up an OpenSUSE 12.1
desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e.
that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on
their Wi…

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How To Upgrade OpenSUSE 11.4 To 12.1 (Desktop & Server)

This guide shows how you can upgrade your OpenSUSE 11.4 desktop and server installations to OpenSUSE 12.1.

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Enabling Compiz On A Fedora 16 GNOME Classic Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce 8100)

This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz
on a Fedora 16 GNOME classic desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable
graphics card – I’m using an NVIDIA GeForce 8100 here). Wi…

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Back Up Files With Déjà Dup (Linux Mint 11)

This article is about how to back up your files with the file based back-up program duplicity’s Graphical User Interface déjà dup. I have tried the tutorial on the Linux Mint 11 distribution, but …

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The Perfect Desktop – Fedora 16 i686 (GNOME)

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Fedora 16
desktop (GNOME) that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows
desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the
things they do on their…

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Enabling Compiz Fusion On Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)

This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on an Ubuntu
Linux 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) Unity desktop (the system must have a
3D-capable
graphics card – I’m using an NVIDIA GeForce 8200 h…

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How To Upgrade From Fedora 15 To Fedora 16 (Desktop & Server)

This article describes how you can upgrade your Fedora 15 system to
Fedora 16. The upgrade procedure works for both desktop and server
installations.

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How To Let Your Wallpapers Rotate With Webilder (Linux Mint 11)

This article is about how to automatically change your desktop
wallpaper on prespecified intervals with a software called Webilder that also downloads new wallpapers from
flickr and&nbs…

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Installing Windows Software With Wine (Linux Mint 11)

This tutorial is supposed to show you how to install .exe files on your Linux system. I am using Linux Mint 11 as an operating system, however the steps
should not differ greatly from other distr…

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The Perfect Desktop – Ubuntu Studio 11.10

This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu Studio 11.10
desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e.
that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on
their…

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The Perfect Desktop – Kubuntu 11.10

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Kubuntu 11.10
desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e.
that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on
their Windows desk…

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The Perfect Desktop – Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)

This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric
Ocelot) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows
desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the
th…

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How To Upgrade Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) To 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) (Desktop & Server)

The new Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) has just been released. This
guide shows how you can upgrade your Ubuntu 11.04 desktop and server
installations to Ub…

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Changing Desktop Appearance On Linux Mint 11 (Advanced)

This tutorial is supposed to show you how to change the GNOME
desktop’s appearance on Linux Mint further than the standard options of
the Appearance section in the Control Center allow. I am goin…

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