Don’t you just hate the default look of your WINE applications? Well, know that you can theme them. Download a Windows style from Deviant Art and unzip it. Next, open up winecfg and go to the Desktop Integration tab. Select Install Theme and navigate to the folder where you unzipped the Windows style. Click on… Read More »
By default, updatedb indexes only your root partition when run. To be able to extend locate‘s reach and get updatedb to index external devices such as USB harddisks and flash drives, edit the /etc/updatedb.conf file. Modify the following line: PRUNEPATHS=”/tmp /var/spool /media” so that it reads PRUNEPATHS=”/tmp /var/spool” This adds the devices mounted in the… Read More »
By default, Tomboy runs in the Panel area of GNOME, as an applet manually added by the user. This means that it will display it’s own icons and application window. If you want to make it run in the Notification Area instead, besides the click and keyboard indicator and the rest of the minimized application… Read More »
There are many Linux applications dedicated to taking screenshots. However, you minght want to use the command line to do this, either because you want to build an automated script, or because you have a terminal screen handy.Try import screenshot.jpg This will allow you to select a rectangle using your mouse. The moment you let… Read More »