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http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/lovely-gtk-themes-for-the-linux-mint-mate-desktop/. Some very useful and attractive themes and wallpapers for Linux Mint MATE and other desktops. http://www.securitronlinux.com/linux-mint-2/how-to-install-a-lovely-windows-7-gtk-theme-on-linux-mint-14/. How to install a Windows 7 Basic styled theme for the MATE desktop. http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/windows-8-metro-ui-theme-for-metacity-available-make-your-linux-mint-mate-desktop-look-like-windows-8/. how to install a Windows 8 Metacity theme for the Gnome and MATE desktops. This one is really good….

The Fedora Project has officially announced the release of Fedora 19 ‘Schrödinger’s Cat’ today.

The latest Fedora release; Fedora 19 ‘Schrödinger’s Cat’. This brings many improvements to the venerable Linux distribution. The main updates include OpenShift Origin, which allows easy building of Platform-as-a-Service infrastructure; node.js; Ruby 2.0.0; MariaDB; Checkpoint & Restore, which allows users to checkpoint and restore processes; and OpenLMI, which makes remote…

Why the Fedora 18 Gnome desktop sucks and it is better to use the MATE desktop instead.

The new Fedora 18 Gnome Version 3.6.2 distribution is the most dumbed down version of the Gnome desktop yet. They have removed the ability to set up different themes by default. The only thing that you can do in the Appearance menu is set the wallpaper. I have a dual…

Fedora 19 to replace the MySQL database management system with MariaDB.

The Fedora 19 Linux distribution is planning to move away from the current MySQL database management system and adopting the MariaDB DBMS instead. Hopefully the Fedora desktop will not be as much of a mess as the Fedora 18 distribution was with Gnome Shell. But adopting a new DBMS is…

Fedora 18 Gnome Shell desktop has the Power Off option in the user menu by default.

The new Fedora 18 Linux distribution has the Power Off option available in the user menu by default; negating the need to install an add-on from extensions.gnome.org to add this functionality. This is a very good addition to the new Fedora distribution. According to this blog linked here: http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/gnome-3-6.html. There…

Fedora 18 to support UEFI secure boot and to ship with the MATE desktop.

The Fedora 18 Linux distribution will have support for UEFI secure boot uopn release as well as the Linux Mint MATE desktop available for installation. I prefer XFce4 now; but the MATE desktop still is very good for those of us who want a retro looking Linux desktop that is…

Fedora Core 18 Linux distribution to ship with the Cinnamon and MATE desktops in the repositories.

The Fedora Core 18 Linux distribution will ship with the MATE and Cinnamon desktops available in the default repositories. This means that there are even more desktop options available by default on the Fedora Core distribution. This is a good step and will ensure that the users of this Linux…

Fedora 18 overview video. A look at the new Fedora Core 18 Linux distribution.

An overview of the Fedora 18 Linux distribution.

A list of my most useful theming posts for Linux desktops. A selection of some very useful themes and styles for KDE & MATE.

http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/how-to-install-the-linux-mint-13-mate-desktop-in-ubuntu-12-10-quantal-quetzal/ How to install the Linux Mint 13 MATE desktop in Ubuntu 12.10. http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/some-more-nice-themes-for-the-linux-mint-13-mate-desktop/ A list of lovely themes for the Linux Mint 13 MATE desktop. http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/another-selection-of-very-nice-linux-mint-mate-themes/ Another selection of very nice MATE themes. http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/mate-desktop-on-linux-mint-13-some-nice-gtk-and-icon-themes-to-make-it-look-very-nice/ A selection of very nice MATE icon themes and GTK styles to theme your desktop. http://www.securitronlinux.com/linux-mint-2/windows-7-lookalike-kde-themes-how-to-make-linux-look-like-vista-or-windows-7/ Some themes…

Good hardware deals from Newegg and Linux to support UEFI Secure Boot.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231556&name=Desktop-Memory. This is a good deal; only 67.99 for 16 Gigabytes of RAM. Since the average motherboard only support 32 Gigabytes of RAM in total; this means that with all four RAM slots filled you could install the maximum amount of RAM in your motherboard relatively cheaply. If you purchase…

Desktop interfaces in the olden days versus today. have we moved in the right direction?

The olden days of computing were dominated by the massive Microsoft corporation, they bought their DOS operating system from IBM, and copied the mouse and icons interface from the Xerox Star operating system from 1981. Nowadays the Ubuntu distribution is copying the Macintosh OSX interface to create the Unity interface….

A look at the Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop on Fedora Core 17.

Installing Windows 7 in Virtualbox on a Linux installation.

This video shows how to install an instance of Windows 7 in a Virtualbox disk image, if you install the Virtualbox guest additions you can run Windows 7 at full resolution and copy and paste between the host and the virtualised operating system.

Fedora Core 17 not polished enough and mobile computing revolution taking over from desktop computers?

I have abandoned the Fedora Core 17 distribution, the me-tv software is not available and I could not get the source code to compile. That program worked perfectly on Linux Mint 12, but when I installed the Linux Mint 13 distribution it would not work properly at all. Presently I…

Fedora 17 first impressions concerning the /usr move and new / folder layout.

Fedora 17 multimedia setup tips: http://www.securitronlinux.com/fedora-core-15-package-management/. Tips on setting up the multimedia packages on Fedora Core 17. Easy MP3 codec installation. This does not install the codecs required to playback Xvid movies, but if you try to play an Xvid movie in Totem, it will pop up a message box…

Fedora 17 Linux distribution available for download. How to add non-free codecs and MP3 support.

The Fedora 17 Linux distribution has been released with Gnome Shell 3.4.1, Gimp 2.8 and software rendering available for the Gnome Shell desktop, negating the need for the Gnome Shell fall-back desktop if your hardware does not offer proper hardware rendering for the Gnome desktop. Various non-free codecs such as…

Fedora 17 file-system reimagined. /usr move to benefit Linux as a whole.

Linux is going through a change right now, with the Google Android code included in the Linux Kernel, this will benefit the users of all Linux distributions. The Fedora 17 distribution is rearranging the Linux file-system with the /bin folder that contains the GNU Coreutils such as /bin/bash amongst others…

Problems with Fedora Core 16 and move to Ubuntu 12.04.

I have had a show-stopper bug in Fedora Core 16 that is preventing the distribution from loading. I have tried everything to fix this, to no avail. I am installing a CD of Ubuntu 10.10 which I will then upgrade to 12.04 Precise Pangolin. That will work better than Fedora,…

Linux and UNIX security compared to Windows and Apple.

Linux and UNIX security compared to Windows and Apple Comparing Linux and UNIX security to Windows and Apple. The OSGUI tech show host has posted a video with 6 reasons why Linux sucks, with one of the reasons being that there are many packaging systems instead of just one. But…

Fedora 16 screencast recording & Windows XP outdated.

I have had problems trying to record a screencast for Gnome Shell 3.2.1, the top and bottom panels disappear when I activate the recordmydesktop command to record the desktop to a file. I have found a solution linked below that should work and allow me to record a nice video…

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