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My Linux Desktop November 2008

Been some time since ive posted here.


Using Awesome windows manager 3 for week now, love it to death.

My Linux Desktop April 2008

International World Clock Applet

Novell's International World clock applet (intlclock), for Ubuntu.
clock

If you haven't already got intlclock for your Ubuntu gnome desktop, its one cool ass clock thats has extra features like the world map, add other world times, pinpoint locations & light zone.

Grab intlclock from here

How to install Conky


How to install Conky on your Linux desktop
Description: Conky is a system monitor software for the X Window System. It is available for Linux and FreeBSD. It is free software released under the terms of the BSD license. Conky is able to monitor many systems variables including CPU, memory, swap, disk space, temperature, top, upload, download, system messages, and much more. It is extremely configurable, however, the configuration can be a little hard to understand. [--Read More--]

How to install Microsoft Fonts for Linux


How to Install & Configure Microsoft TrueType Fonts for Linux

I personally think the way Linux renders fonts fine with LCD smooth settings on. When I first moved to Linux, I wanted the same feel and look of the anti-alias Microsoft fonts.

NOTE: Please read this page as a reference before continuing on. As it may help, some references might relate to Ubuntu Linux.

Lets get down and dirty in a few steps. [--Read More--]

How to enable 3D desktop


Description:"What is Compiz?
Compiz is a compositing window manager that uses 3D graphics acceleration via OpenGL. It provides various new graphical effects and features on any desktop environment, including Gnome and KDE.
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