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After installing Kubuntu, I was a little disappointed after finding out that the default wallpaper set comprised only one wallpaper, and almost no add-ons like pattern, weather, etc,. Then, after a lot of searching, I discovered that all those goodies come wrapped in a nice debian package, which could be downloaded by issuing a single command. The package includes wallpapers like Air, Blue Curl, Flower Drops and more, along with wallpaper add-ons like Virus, Weather, Pattern etc,. Well now, isn’t that cool? Continue reading

One thing I love about Linux is the ability to customize it in every way possible, and one such ability is the possibility of changing keyboard shortcuts. Though the default keyboard shortcuts are always useful when it comes to having a good speed, creating some of my own shortcuts makes my workflow much more efficient. Here are some of the custom shorcuts I use on a daily basis. Continue reading

Kubuntu’s plymouth boot is definitely the most beautiful looking artwork to come out recently, second only to Fedora’s solar, but that said, the look is a bit inconsistent with Lucid’s other artwork like the splash screen, wallpaper and KDM. Fortunately enough, a few kontributors have helped me to sort out that issue by uploading some great KDM themes,wallpapers and splash screens which help making Lucid’s artwork much more consistent. Continue reading

Today, while toying around with the system settings menu in KDE 4.5, I noticed an option to enable the good old Ctrl+Alt+Backspace combo. It’s been a while since I’ve used that combination thanks to the stability KDE offers these days and, it wasn’t until I discovered it in the settings that I remembered using it a few years back. The combo, which allowed killing the X server is now disabled by default in many major Linux distributions. Continue reading

KDE 4.5 is coming out in August but I simply couldn’t wait to try it out a few days before the release. Hence, I got my hands on the Release Candidate v2 via kubuntu-beta ppa.Apart from some dazzling eye candy,KDE4 has matured a lot when it comes to stability.Here’s a screenshot tour and review of KDE 4.5 RC2 (click on each image to enlarge). Continue reading

For those who are still confused about the pronunciation of the word Linux,here’s a tip from Linus Torvalds himself. Continue reading

Though the default homepage in Firefox and Chrome can be changed by going to preferences and options respectively,the whole process is not that quick when it comes to instantly changing the homepage and moving ahead.Here is a simple trick to overcome that problem Continue reading