Make the GNOME Terminal window translucent and use a wallpaper

       This tip gives GNOME Terminal windows an impressive graphical look and feel. Once made translucent, you’ll be able to “see-through” GNOME Terminal windows to the desktop below. This is mostly useless but looks great.        Start GNOME Terminal and click Edit > Current...

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Create a file delete command that uses the trash

       As we know, the rm command doesn’t have a trash facility. Once files are deleted, they’re gone forever. However, you can create your own trash command which, when used at the prompt, will move files and/or folders to Ubuntu’s standard trash folder. The files can then be recovered, if desired, or permanently...

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Give a boot menu a wallpaper

         Debian’s boot menu is ugly and looks like it’s straight out of 1990. It doesn’t have to be this way. Debian uses the GRUB menu software, and that’s capable of having a graphical backdrop that can be any picture of wallpaper. However, you’ll need to shrink the picture and reduce its color level....

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Give Nautilus windows their own wallpaper

Give Nautilus windows their own wallpaper              You can apply a coolored or textured background to Nautilus windows by clicking Edit > Backgrounds and Emblem an then clicking and draging your choice on top of any open Nautilus Windows.To get rid of it,click and drag the...

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install linux mint 7 (Gloria)

Install Linux Mint on your Hard-DriveFrom the first screen choose the default “Start Linux Mint” option and press Enter. The liveCD should then start and you should see a screen with a progress bar:note :Restart the computer and press F1, F2 or Escape (or whatever key lets you in the BIOSconfiguration) so that you can change your BIOS settings...

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install OpenSuse 11.1

Step By Step Install opensuse 11.1 By:Mr.Gm Step 1: Welcome screenYaST will present you with the Welcome screen. All YaST pages follow the same interface: a list of where you are in the installation on the left, different functions in the main screen, and Help, Back, Abort, and Next buttons at the bottom.Choose your language in this screen....

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