Saturday, October 30, 2010

Linux Desktop 101: Lesson 14: KDE (The K Desktop Environment)

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Lesson 14: KDE (The K Desktop Environment)
Juergen Haas
From Juergen Haas, your Guide to Linux
Other than GNOME Desktop, there is another popular graphical desktop environment out there known as the K Desktop Environment, affectionately known as KDE.
Login into KDE
Login into KDE
To login to the KDE Desktop rather than the GNOME Desktop, at the graphical login screen, click on Sessions at the bottom, and then select the KDE option...


The KDE Desktop
The KDE Desktop
On closer examination of the Desktop there are some subtle differences...

KDE Control Center
KDE Control Center
There is a central place where all the Desktop and system configuration can be set and viewed - the KDE Control Center.

Klipper - Clipboard Applet
Klipper - Clipboard Applet
Klipper is a unique feature of KDE - it provides for clipboard access in the GUI application environment...

Konqueror - File Manager and Web Browser
Konqueror - File Manager and Web Browser
In KDE, Konqueror is the default file manager. Konqueror provides all the functionalities one will expect from a modern file manager...

KDE Help Center
KDE Help Center
One of the best ways to learn about how to use KDE effectively is through its online help documentation - the Help Center.


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Thursday, October 28, 2010

About Linux: Update of Real-Time Strategy Game 0 A.D.

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Update of Real-Time Strategy Game 0 A.D.
As the name suggests, O A.D. is a strategy game set in years around zero A.D. and simulates six unique civilizations of that time. It has a number of... Read more

NoMachine NX Free Edition
NoMachine NX is a client-server system that allows you to use the computer you are sitting at as a terminal to work on another (Linux) computer somewhere else on the... Read more

SugarCRM Revenue Increases 60%
The producer of the customer relationship management software SugarCRM reports a significant increase in business in the 3rd quarter of 2010, which includes an addition of close to 700 new... Read more

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Saturday, October 23, 2010

Linux Desktop 101: Lesson 13: More Info and Help for Using Linux

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Lesson 13: More Info and Help for Using Linux
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From Juergen Haas, your Guide to Linux
In this section we shall look at the resources available to a Linux user to get more information and help.
Electronic Documentation
Electronic Documentation
Linux Computer Documentation is available in two types, the Help from the Main Menu and/or applications and the text-based Unix-style man and info commands.


Getting Help From the Internet (WWW)
Getting Help From the Internet (WWW)
There is a lot of information available on the WWW on all the software available on the system. These may be classified broadly...


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Thursday, October 21, 2010

About Linux: SugarCRM Revenue Increases 60%

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The producer of the customer relationship management software SugarCRM reports a significant increase in business in the 3rd quarter of 2010, which includes an addition of close to 700 new... Read more

Oracle and IBM Agree to Collaborate On OpenJDK
Oracle, which acquired the rights to the Java brand with the acquisition of Sun Microsystems, and IBM, a long-time constructive participant in the Java open source developer community, have announced... Read more

Ubuntu 10.10 is out
The official release of the long awaited Linux version Ubuntu 10.10 is now available for download. Code-named Maverick Meerkat, this update includes the latest versions of the desktop environments Gnome and... Read more

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