Archive May 2010
Top 10 FluxBox Themes
FluxBox lightweight window manager based on blackbox window manager, we already reviewed FluxBox and how to install it on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS follow this post. Another post for how to configure FluxBox window manager follow this post.
so, in this post we are going to list top ten fluxbox themes for light themes and other dark themes
1. antix_black
2. Area themes
3. Semblance
4. Ambientbox
5. Color Me Bad
6. Antistar
7. Shiki mod:Flat Blue
8. DarkBlack theme
9. Ubuntu Light themes
10. PerkElementary
That’s it for now 
[How To]: Edit Icon Captions on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
another quick how to for editing icon captions, become handy for easier navigations for files and knowing more informations about this file.
You have many options to show beneath icons such as size, type, date accessed, date modified, owner, group, permission, octal permission, MIME type, selinux context, and Location.
For any opening window go to edit then preferences then select display tab.
modify it as you wish, every time you zoom in to increase icon size it will show more caption details.
That’s it for now.
4 Things I Like About Android 2.2 Froyo
Froyo 2.2 platform comes with a lot of new features for user interface, performance improvement, security, even more. But there are many things really cool about the user interface, internet communication, and gaming performance.
1. Home screen
added 3 quick access button to easier navigation for dialing calls, Navigating main menu, and web browser.
2. WI-FI Hotspot
Connect to internet through WI-FI hotspot directly from your device. it’s really cool when you want to connect to internet from you laptop and you can’t find a wireless network near you.
3. Graphics improvement
OpenGL es 2.0 supported and ETC1 for texture compression. that’s really improved gaming performance and multimedia files playing.
4. Bluetooth enhancement
supporting dialing over bluetooth, sharing contact informations, connecting fixed docks, and headsets.
check the full features and enhancement about Android 2.2 Froyo in this link
That’s it for now.
[How To]: Add Background to Windows On Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
A quick how to.It’s quite good to get your own customization for windows on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Now you can add a background to Ubuntu’s windows using Backgrounds and Emblems.
That’s is the final look
Quick steps to do it.
go to Edit then go to Backgrounds and Emblems
Drag and drop the pattern you want to be the background or you can add your own pattern.
You can make background simple using colors.
also you can assign emblems to each file from there.
That’s it for now.
LinuxNov NEWS 102 “Distributions”
102 LinuxNov NEWS discussing Distributions release, software, Desktops, Mobile, Window Managers, and many distribution released based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, debian based, Slackware. even more with more software released this week for Mobile, Desktop.
Beginning with distributions released for this week
Slackware Linux 13.1
released with different desktops. Slackware 13.1 is available in both 32-bit x86 and 64-bit x86_64 editions, and brings with it many major improvements, like KDE SC version 4.4.3, the 2.6.33.4 Linux kernel, a new toolchain, updated libraries, and major applications such as Firefox and Thunderbird.
Fedora 13
Released with a lot of new features, available for 32, 64 bit and different desktops for Gnome, xfce spin, KDE spin, and LXDE spin.
Also made a quick review for fedora 13 Gnome version, you can find download options Here
IMAGIC OS Sho
Based on ubuntu 10.04 LTS distribution, integrated many softwares with it for social media, multimedia, editing, ftp clients, server cloud, using extension 4 filesystem for more security. also using KDE 4.4 desktop interface with plasma effects.
Release announcement – Download Options
openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 7
upgrades for gnome, KDE, XFce, LXDE, better supporting for Netbook, improving package dependencies, and new spider oak file sharing and backup tool. and many features. check for more
Release announcement – Download Options
SME Server 7.5
Built on Cent OS SME Server is a leading Open Source distribution for small and medium enterprises. It is a simple, powerful, secure Linux server for networking and communicating, used by thousands of individuals, companies and organizations all over the world. SME Server provides a friendly, free alternative to expensive proprietary software, standing apart from the competition by shipping with most common functionality preconfigured, and features a number of popular additional enhancements in the form of downloadable Contributions.
Release announcement – Download Options
MeeGo 1.0
open source project compiling between moblin and maemo os, to get a great performance for Netbooks, laptops , even mobiles phones, and now it’s available to download, This release provides developers with a stable core foundation for application development and a rich user experience for Netbooks. The MeeGo Netbook user experience is the first to appear, with the development of the MeeGo Handset user experience moving to the open in June.
Release announcement – Download options
Endian Firewall 2.4
Endian Firewall Community version 2.4 is now available! This release introduces new features and lots of bugfixes that make EFW 2.4 a significant improvement in the development of the Endian product family.
Endian Firewall Community is a “turn-key” linux security distribution that turns every system into a full featured security appliance with Unified Threat Management (UTM) functionality. The software has been de signed with “usability in mind” and is very easy to install, use and manage, without losing its flexibility. The features include a stateful packet inspection firewall, application-level proxies for various protocols (HTTP, FTP, POP3, SMTP) with antivirus support, virus and spamfiltering for email traffic (POP and SMTP), content filtering of Web traffic and a “hassle free” VPN solution (based on OpenVPN). The main advantage of Endian Firewall is that it is a pure “Open Source” solution that is sponsored by Endian
Release announcement – Download endian 2.4 Options
Peppermint-One-05222010
Lubuntu based distribution comes with a lot of web based applications, with LXDE desktop and openbox window manager, and many new features integrated with it. check more information about packages and main features for it on release announcement.
Release announcement – Download Options
Zenwalk Linux 6.4
big fan of zenwalk distro cause it based on Slackware with XFCE 4.62 window manager, other updated with many applications for multimedia gstreamer, and openoffice 3,2.0, and uisng Xorg 7.5 and more features check release announcement for more.
check the release announcement and Download Options For Zenwalk Linux 6.4
Qimo 4 Kids 2.0
Based on Xubuntu distribution, it’s a really good choice for kids, with a lot of suitable applications for children, we are going to make a quick review for it soon.
check the release announcement and Download Options for Qimo 2.0
sidux 2010-01 preview 1
Debain based distribution coming with two desktops for KDE and xfce. Now that KDE 4.4.3 and kernel 2.6.34 have entered the archive, we have the pleasure to announce the immediate availability of the first preview for sidux 2010-01 “Ύπνος”.
check the release announcement for more informations – Download Options for Sidux 2010 – 01 preview 1
That’s for last released distribution so far, adding LinuxNov 102 News for Software hardware soon.
[How To]: Get Mac OS X Menu Look on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
A lot of people interesting to make Ubuntu 10.04 LTS menu to looks like Mac OS x menu, looks really good to integrate every menu bar for each window or applications running to main Panel bar for ubuntu.
Using Gnome2-Globalmenu package using it gnome also working on other desktops.
you can download and install the package from any one of those
- Google code select 10.04 Lucid packages you can download using repositories or DEB package
- Launchpad packages Also you will find 10.04 Lucid packages
Maybe you will need to logout to activate global menu package.
after the installation you can add applet to main panel and select Global menu applet. it will be active directly.
you can customize it from global menu applet preferences
Enjoy it. That’s it for now.
[Reviews]: Fedora 13 Gnome Review
A lot of Things coming up with the new release Fedora 13 for improving the distribution itself, even extra package added, fixing many bugs reported by the users for many applications such as wine, printer problems with older fedora versions,… “, even more we will fully discuss it now.
Before we go any further let’s check the release Notes, Release announcement for fedora 13, and Download Options.
Release announcement Release Notes
Download Fedora 13: you will find a lot of download options there for Gnome, KDE, LXDE, XFCE Desktops for 32 bit or 64 bit processors
We already make listed the main enhancement and what’s new with fedora 13
Using it as a live session on Virtual machine “sun virtualbox” with this hardware specifications
- Single core processor 2.1 Ghz
- 384 MB of RAM
- 12 MB of video memory
Booting time and loading time to login screen take a while but not that long with this hardware specifications, expecting to get better booting time to get to the login screen.
Looks really good some upgrades added to gnome 2.30 integrated with fedora 13, some changing for time and date menu for better navigation.
Printer manager new upgraded added to fedora 13 to auto identify the printer type and installing the suitable driver for it, that’s solved a lot reported problem with printers for many users.
Pino new integrated package for social media to be able to connect with social media like Twitter, identi.ca and more but you will need to know the API for this social media to be able to use it on pino, remembering me with Gwibber social media application for ubuntu now. But gwibber much more better than pino so far. waiting for more upgrades.
Supporting IPhone and IPod now available to be able to auto sync up with your device to control you music and multimedia libraries.
will be reviewing other desktops for fedora soon.
That’s it for now.
Main Enhancement and what’s New for Fedora 13
Waiting for Fedora 13 is over now it’s available to download with a lot of new features and many enhancement and extra packages installed for it, showing the main new things with this release.
1. Printer drivers improvement
Automatically recognize printers plugged in with RPM package offering driver installation for compatible driver for your printer.
2. Network Manager
From now you are not have to be connected using weired or wireless connections, supporting Mobile Broadband, Bluetooth communicate, and command line, connecting to internet becoming easier and easier with these new supported ways to connect.
3. Colors Management
New for quite easy modifying for colors for your printout for your display, scanner, and printers. with gnome color manager, that’s always helpful to improve your output quality.
4. IPod, IPhone enhancement
supporting IPod, IPhone music libraries and photos management and taking control of them using applications like Rhythmbox, automatically identifying attached devices and auto syncing for it.
5. Disk buffering in Gstreamer and better performance for Totem
Totem player now able to play bigger multimedia file for HD movies with a really good buffer with any lagging time and disk buffer playing a big roll there for gstreamer.
6. Nouveau opensource driver for Nvidia cards
supporting 3d accelerations and 2d for Nvidia cards with Nouveau opensource driver.
7. Social media application Pino
Twitter and ideni.ca client support even adding more clients usin API.
That’s it for now
Configurations for FluxBox window manager ” 6 Steps “
FluxBox window manager is really simple window manager even the configuration for it really easy and you can do more to get the best performance and better looking desktop using a lightweight desktop and that what FluxBox can give.
we already make a post for ” [How To]: install FluxBox window manager on ubuntu 10.04 LTS ” in Here.
First go to fluxbox main menu you will find configuration you will find a lot of options there we will explain it one by one with a quick 6 steps.
1. Focus Model
you can select window by just moving the pointer to it or select the window by your self, become handy some times if you want just to preview the active window in the background.
2. Maximize Options
modifying the full maximizing options, disabling/enabling moving and resizing windows
3. Tab Options
you can control the placement for window’s tabs around the window, integrating the tab within titlebar itself without getting it outside, you can show pictures for this tab or not, and customizing the tab size.
4. Transparency
Control the the transparent for windows even active windows or windows on the background.
5. Slit
slit is almost about adding extra dock applications or in another name toolbar apps, to be integrated with the toolbar itself. and it ‘s fully customizable with slit options for moving it and the size of the dock apps, auto hiding it, even assign it to specific client.
6. Toolbar
You will find a lot of options to customize the toolbar as you wish for changing the width, auto hide it, changing the layers, changing the placement for the whole toolbar in the desktop, and changing the clock, the ordering for the clock and date.
That’s it for now
[Tips And Tricks]: Gnome Screenshot Tool
Most popular tool to take screenshots on gnome desktop But there a lot of tips and tricks for taking screenshots for your desktop, windows, and your active running applications you might not familiar with it.
Usually when you open gnome screenshot tool you will find many options there to capture the whole window, a specific area to grab, or capture current window, and garbing window with delay time. also including two more options for include the pointer, and the border effect for adding shadows or not.
Here there more 9 more things to do even with GUI ” graphical user interface ” for gnome desktop or using Terminal
For terminal
this to capture the active window
This to capture with delay time as you wish
This to keep the border for the active window
This to remove the border for the active window
To add shadow around the active window
To add border effect around active window
To open capture window before capturing it
also you can use the print screen button on the keyboard to capture the whole window
To capture active window using the keyboard use the Alt+print screen button
check gnome screenshot documentation for more information.
That’s it for now.
[How To]: Install LXDE Desktop On Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx
LXDE is really lightweight desktop and that what this desktop name stand for, a lot of distributions right now using LXDE desktop, if you was a windows user you will feel it looks similar to it a little bit. But this is not the idea, LXDE comes with a lot of integrated packages with it for file manager “PCMan file manager”, and music player LXmusic, and many other packages.
LXDE menu panel
File manager for LXDE
Music player and themes manager for LXDE Desktop, also you will be able to change themes and icons
Installation process:
you download it and install it from LXDE website This way recommended to other distribution or
for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Go To Terminal and type:
## will ask you for the administration password
then it will take some time for the installation process
after the Installation over, Log out and log in with LXDE Desktop
Enjoy LXDE on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx
That’s it for now.
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