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The Perfect Desktop - OpenSUSE 11.2 (GNOME) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:39:00 -0500

This tutorial shows how you can set up an OpenSUSE 11.2 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Tagged by falko under opensuse, suse, desktop, gnome, skype, flash, codecs, googleearth, virtualbox, adobe,

The Perfect Desktop - Linux Mint 8 (Helena) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:44:00 -0500

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Linux Mint 8 (Helena) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Linux Mint 8 is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 9.10 that has lots of packages in its repositories (like multimedia codecs, Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, Skype, Google Earth, etc.) that are relatively hard to install on other distributions; it therefore provides a user-friendly desktop experience even for Linux newbies. Tagged by falko under linux mint, desktop, gnome, codecs, googleearth, adobe, flash, virtualbox, skype,

The Perfect Desktop - Fedora 12 i686 (GNOME) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:36:00 -0500

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Fedora 12 desktop (GNOME) that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Tagged by falko under fedora, desktop, gnome, skype, flash, adobe, virtualbox, googleearth,

The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 9.10 | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:20:00 -0500

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Kubuntu 9.10 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Kubuntu 9.10 is derived from Ubuntu 9.10 and uses the KDE desktop instead of the GNOME desktop. Tagged by falko under kubuntu, desktop, kde, skype, googleearth, flash, adobe, virtualbox,

The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva One 2010.0 With GNOME | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:19:00 -0500

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Mandriva One 2010.0 desktop (with the GNOME desktop environment) that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Tagged by falko under mandriva, desktop, gnome, skype, virtualbox, flash, codecs, googleearth, adobe,

The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu Studio 9.10 | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:19:00 -0500

This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu Studio 9.10 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Tagged by falko under ubuntu studio, ubuntu, desktop, skype, flash, googleearth, codecs, virtualbox, adobe,

The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:42:00 -0500

This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Tagged by falko under ubuntu, karmic koala, karmic, desktop, gnome, skype, googleearth, adobe, virtualbox, flash,

How To Enable Adobe's Flash Player In Google Chrome (Ubuntu 9.04) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:58:00 -0400

This tutorial explains how you can install the Google Chrome browser on Ubuntu 9.04 and how to enable the Adobe Flash plugin in it. Please note that Google Chrome for Ubuntu is still in alpha state and should not be used on production systems. Tagged by falko under chrome, ubuntu, flash, adobe, google, browser,

The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 9.04 | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:42:00 -0400

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Kubuntu 9.04 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Kubuntu 9.04 is derived from Ubuntu 9.04 and uses the KDE desktop instead of the GNOME desktop. Tagged by falko under kubuntu, desktop, kde, skype, flash, adobe, codecs, virtualbox, googleearth,

The Perfect Desktop - gOS 3.1 Gadgets | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:39:00 -0400

This tutorial shows how you can set up a gOS 3.1 Gadgets desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. gOS is a lightweight Linux distribution, based on Ubuntu 8.04, that comes with Google Apps and some other Web 2.0 applications; gOS 3.1 Gadgets uses the GNOME desktop. Tagged by falko under gos, desktop, gnome, skype, flash, adobe, googleearth, codecs,

Installing Adobe AIR 1.5.1 For Linux On Ubuntu 9.04 (i386) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:37:00 -0400

Adobe AIR is a technology that lets you run Internet applications on the desktop. With AIR you do not need a browser to run such desktop applications. This tutorial explains how you can install Adobe AIR 1.5.1 for Linux on an Ubuntu 9.04 desktop and how you can install AIR applications. Tagged by falko under adobe, air, ubuntu, flash,

The Perfect Desktop - Fedora 11 (GNOME) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:06:00 -0400

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Fedora 11 desktop (GNOME) that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Tagged by falko under fedora, desktop, gnome, flash, adobe, skype, googleearth, virtualbox, codecs,

The Perfect Desktop - Linux Mint 7 (Gloria) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Sun, 31 May 2009 07:54:00 -0400

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Linux Mint 7 (Gloria) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Linux Mint 7 is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 9.04 that has lots of packages in its repositories (like multimedia codecs, Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, Skype, Google Earth, etc.) that are relatively hard to install on other distributions; it therefore provides a user-friendly desktop experience even for Linux newbies. Tagged by falko under linux mint, desktop, gnome, skype, googleearth, adobe, flash, virtualbox, codecs,

The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva One 2009.1 With GNOME | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Sun, 10 May 2009 07:36:00 -0400

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Mandriva One 2009.1 desktop (with the GNOME desktop environment) that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Tagged by falko under mandriva, desktop, skype, adobe, googleearth, codecs, flash, virtualbox, gnome,

The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:57:00 -0400

This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Tagged by falko under ubuntu, jaunty, desktop, flash, adobe, skype, virtualbox, codecs, ttf,

The Perfect Desktop - PCLinuxOS 2009.1 | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:48:00 -0400

This tutorial shows how you can set up a PCLinuxOS 2009.1 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Tagged by falko under pclinuxos, desktop, kde, flash, adobe, skype, googleearth, codecs, vmware,

The Perfect Desktop - Debian Lenny | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:52:00 -0500

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Debian Lenny desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Tagged by falko under debian, lenny, desktop, gnome, skype, googleearth, vmware, adobe, codecs, flash,

The Perfect Desktop - OpenSUSE 11.1 (GNOME) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:54:00 -0500

This tutorial shows how you can set up an OpenSUSE 11.1 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Tagged by falko under opensuse, suse, desktop, gnome, skype, googleearth, virtualbox, adobe, codecs, flash,

The Perfect Desktop - Linux Mint 6 (Felicia) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:13:00 -0500

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Linux Mint 6 (Felicia) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Linux Mint 6 is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 8.10 that has lots of packages in its repositories (like multimedia codecs, Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, Skype, Google Earth, etc.) that are relatively hard to install on other distributions; it therefore provides a user-friendly desktop experience even for Linux newbies. Tagged by falko under linux mint, desktop, gnome, linux, skype, googleearth, adobe, flash, vmware, codecs,

The Perfect Desktop - Fedora 10 (GNOME) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

falko — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:56:00 -0500

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Fedora 10 desktop (GNOME) that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Tagged by falko under fedora, desktop, gnome, skype, googleearth, vmware, flash, adobe,