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Be it GNOME or KDE, most Linux power users prefer to have their desktops slick and geeky with screenlets, gadgets, docks or conky. But I on the other hand (cannot call myself a power user) like to keep my Ubuntu desktop clean without any visual clutter by preventing nautilus from drawing  icons. It is only [...]

Just a quick heads up for all open-source GIS enthusiasts. Quantum GIS 1.0.1 aka “Kore” is now available in repositories for the new Ubuntu Jaunty release.
For first time users, here are steps to help you guide through the installation.
Bring up the terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal)
Edit the /etc/apt/sources.list by issuing the command sudo gedit [...]

Cheat sheets again! Its Linux this time!!!
Mark Sanborn of Nixtutor has compiled a list of the best Linux cheat sheets categorised into:

Linux Command Line
Linux Security
Linux Administration
GNOME / KDE
sed/awk/vim and other tools
Distribution Specific

No matter how useful any Linux cheat sheet can be, the ultimate reference is always the Man pages

For the Linux newbie from a noob
Scenario: You have quite a large number of zip files in a folder with other files and would like to avoid manual labor of extracting one file at a time.
The below graphic is the result of extracting an e-book downloaded from the web in compressed format.
Solution: A simple shell [...]

The “Archive Manager” that is built into Ubuntu (Ubuntu is the only Linux distro that I have tried so far) to handle archive formats has no native support for the .rar format.
Try opening a .rar file with the Archive Manager and you are presented with an error.
Fixing this problem requires installation of an unarchiver for [...]

I am a movie buff and prefer downloading my movies rather than watching online. I am also particular about downloading only .avi files, as they are the most common and usually have the best prints.
Off late, I’ve been trying to do all my computer related work in Ubuntu, trying to avoid Windows to the possible [...]