http://howtoforge.com/taxonomy/term/76/all en http://www.howtoforge.com/themes/htf_glass/images/howtoforge_logo_glass_blue.gif http://howtoforge.com/taxonomy/term/76/all http://howtoforge.com/how-to-install-zimbra-desktop-on-ubuntu8.04 <p><b>How To Install The Zimbra Desktop Email Client On Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron)</b></p> <p>This article shows how you can install the Zimbra Desktop email client on an Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) desktop. Zimbra Desktop is a full-fledged replacement for email clients such as Outlook or Evolution, offering email, contacts, calendar, documents, tasks, etc. You can use it in conjunction with the Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) or any other email account that supports POP3 or IMAP.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/how-to-install-zimbra-desktop-on-ubuntu8.04" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Ubuntu Desktop Email Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:38:23 +0200 http://howtoforge.com/how-to-install-zimbra-desktop-on-ubuntu8.04 http://howtoforge.com/how-to-install-zimbra-desktop-on-ubuntu8.04#comment http://howtoforge.com/installing-vmware-server-on-ubuntu-8.04 <p><b>How To Install VMware Server (Version 1.0.6) On An Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop</b></p> <p>This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install VMware Server (version 1.0.6) on an Ubuntu 8.04 desktop system. With VMware Server you can create and run guest operating systems ("virtual machines") such as Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, etc. under a host operating system. This has the benefit that you can run multiple operating systems on the same hardware which saves a lot of money, and you can move virtual machines from one VMware Server to the next one (or to a system that has the VMware Player which is also free).</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/installing-vmware-server-on-ubuntu-8.04" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Ubuntu Desktop Virtualization Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:55:26 +0200 http://howtoforge.com/installing-vmware-server-on-ubuntu-8.04 http://howtoforge.com/installing-vmware-server-on-ubuntu-8.04#comment http://howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-opensuse-11 <p><b>The Perfect Desktop - OpenSUSE 11 (GNOME)</b></p> <p>This tutorial shows how you can set up an OpenSUSE 11 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.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-opensuse-11" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> SuSE Desktop Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:43:39 +0200 http://howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-opensuse-11 http://howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-opensuse-11#comment http://howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-linux-mint-5-elyssa-r1 <p><b>The Perfect Desktop - Linux Mint 5 Elyssa R1</b></p> <p>This tutorial shows how you can set up a Linux Mint 5 Elyssa R1 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 5 is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 8.04 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.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-linux-mint-5-elyssa-r1" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Ubuntu Desktop Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:16:01 +0200 http://howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-linux-mint-5-elyssa-r1 http://howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-linux-mint-5-elyssa-r1#comment http://howtoforge.com/creating-a-kde-live-cd-dvd-using-kubuntu <p><b>How To Make A Fully Customized KDE Live CD/DVD Using Kubuntu</b></p> <p>There are tools available to allow anyone to create and distribute a completely customized Ubuntu Based distribution using the Gnome Desktop. Many Kubuntu users would like to do the same thing but such tools are not fully compatible with KDE and the Kiosk tool does not change or remove all of the Kubuntu defaults so that a program like Remastersys can create a customized ISO with the defined changes. This How To is designed to address these issues and allow those interested in creating their own customized distribution based on Kubuntu.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/creating-a-kde-live-cd-dvd-using-kubuntu" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Ubuntu Desktop Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:51:34 +0200 http://howtoforge.com/creating-a-kde-live-cd-dvd-using-kubuntu http://howtoforge.com/creating-a-kde-live-cd-dvd-using-kubuntu#comment http://howtoforge.com/how-to-install-internet-explorer-on-ubuntu8.04 <p><b>How To Install The Internet Explorer On Ubuntu 8.04</b></p> <p>This document describes how to install the Internet Explorer (different versions) on Ubuntu 8.04 with IEs4Linux. Some users - especially web developers/designers need different versions of the Internet Explorer to test their pages.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/how-to-install-internet-explorer-on-ubuntu8.04" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Ubuntu Desktop Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:50:57 +0200 http://howtoforge.com/how-to-install-internet-explorer-on-ubuntu8.04 http://howtoforge.com/how-to-install-internet-explorer-on-ubuntu8.04#comment http://howtoforge.com/how-to-install-and-use-gdesklets-on-ubuntu8.04 <p><b>How To Install And Use gDesklets On Ubuntu 8.04</b></p> <p>This document describes how to install and use gDesklets on Ubuntu 8.04. Taken from the gDesklets page: "gDesklets is a system for bringing mini programs (desklets), such as weather forecasts, news tickers, system information displays, or music player controls, onto your desktop, where they are sitting there in a symbiotic relationship of eye candy and usefulness. The possibilities are really endless and they are always there to serve you whenever you need them, just one key-press away. The system is not restricted to one desktop environment, but currently works on most of the modern Unix desktops (including GNOME, KDE, Xfce)."</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/how-to-install-and-use-gdesklets-on-ubuntu8.04" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Ubuntu Desktop Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:40:17 +0200 http://howtoforge.com/how-to-install-and-use-gdesklets-on-ubuntu8.04 http://howtoforge.com/how-to-install-and-use-gdesklets-on-ubuntu8.04#comment http://howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-ubuntu-studio-8.04 <p><b>The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu Studio 8.04</b></p> <p>This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu Studio 8.04 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.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-ubuntu-studio-8.04" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Ubuntu Desktop Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:11:28 +0200 http://howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-ubuntu-studio-8.04 http://howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-ubuntu-studio-8.04#comment http://howtoforge.com/how-to-change-your-login-screen-in-mandriva <p><b>How To Change Your Login Screen In Mandriva</b></p> <p>This is a simple howto on changing your log on screen. This will also work with other distros. This is a very easy way to add more eye candy to your Linux system. </p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/how-to-change-your-login-screen-in-mandriva" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Mandriva Desktop Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:52:24 +0200 http://howtoforge.com/how-to-change-your-login-screen-in-mandriva http://howtoforge.com/how-to-change-your-login-screen-in-mandriva#comment http://howtoforge.com/installing-songbird-on-ubuntu8.04 <p><b>Installing Songbird Media Player On Ubuntu 8.04</b></p> <p>This document describes how to set up Songbird 0.5 on Ubuntu 8.04. Taken from the Songbird page: "Songbird is a desktop media player mashed-up with the Web. Songbird is committed to playing the music you want, from the sites you want, on the devices you want, challenging the conventions of discovery, purchase, consumption and organization of music on the Internet."</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/installing-songbird-on-ubuntu8.04" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Ubuntu Desktop Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:42:42 +0200 http://howtoforge.com/installing-songbird-on-ubuntu8.04 http://howtoforge.com/installing-songbird-on-ubuntu8.04#comment http://howtoforge.com/vmware-server-installation-on-a-fedora9-desktop <p><b>How To Install VMware Server (Version 1.0.6) On A Fedora 9 Desktop</b></p> <p>This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install VMware Server (version 1.0.6) on a Fedora 9 desktop system. With VMware Server you can create and run guest operating systems ("virtual machines") such as Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, etc. under a host operating system. This has the benefit that you can run multiple operating systems on the same hardware which saves a lot of money, and you can move virtual machines from one VMware Server to the next one (or to a system that has the VMware Player which is also free).</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/vmware-server-installation-on-a-fedora9-desktop" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Fedora Desktop Virtualization Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:13:53 +0200 http://howtoforge.com/vmware-server-installation-on-a-fedora9-desktop http://howtoforge.com/vmware-server-installation-on-a-fedora9-desktop#comment http://howtoforge.com/how-to-fix-the-sound-issues-between-skype2.0-and-pulseaudio-on-fedora9 <p><b>How To Fix The Sound Issues Between Skype 2.0 And Pulseaudio On Fedora 9</b></p> <p>The main problem with Pulseaudio and Skype on Fedora 9 (maybe also on other distributions) is stuttering, crackling sound. This document describes how to fix the sound issues between Skype 2.0 and Pulseaudio on Fedora 9.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/how-to-fix-the-sound-issues-between-skype2.0-and-pulseaudio-on-fedora9" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Fedora Desktop Fri, 30 May 2008 13:31:14 +0200 http://howtoforge.com/how-to-fix-the-sound-issues-between-skype2.0-and-pulseaudio-on-fedora9 http://howtoforge.com/how-to-fix-the-sound-issues-between-skype2.0-and-pulseaudio-on-fedora9#comment http://howtoforge.com/creating-backups-with-areca-on-fedora9 <p><b>Back Up Your Files With Areca On Fedora 9</b></p> <p> Areca is a personal file backup software developed in Java. It allows you to select files or directories to backup, filter, encrypt and compress their content, and store them on your backup location. Areca supports incremental backups and generates backup reports, which can be stored on your disk or sent by email. This guide explains how to install and use it on a Fedora 9 desktop (GNOME).</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/creating-backups-with-areca-on-fedora9" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Fedora Backup Desktop Thu, 29 May 2008 17:19:25 +0200 http://howtoforge.com/creating-backups-with-areca-on-fedora9 http://howtoforge.com/creating-backups-with-areca-on-fedora9#comment http://howtoforge.com/manage-your-laptop-hotkeys-on-fedora <p><b>Manage Your Laptop's Hotkeys On Fedora</b></p> <p>This document describes how to make your laptop's hotkeys usable on Fedora. I've tested this with Fedora 8 but it should also work with other Fedora versions - and maybe, with a little modification, also with other distributions.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/manage-your-laptop-hotkeys-on-fedora" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Fedora Desktop Wed, 21 May 2008 17:15:04 +0200 http://howtoforge.com/manage-your-laptop-hotkeys-on-fedora http://howtoforge.com/manage-your-laptop-hotkeys-on-fedora#comment http://howtoforge.com/upgrading-fedora8-to-fedora9-with-preupgrade <p><b>Upgrade Your Desktop From Fedora 8 To Fedora 9 With PreUpgrade</b></p> <p>This document describes how to upgrade your desktop from Fedora 8 to Fedora 9 via PreUpgrade. PreUpgrade provides a frontend that allows the user to easily download all packages that are needed for the distribution upgrade, and then perform the distribution upgrade.</p> <a href="http://howtoforge.com/upgrading-fedora8-to-fedora9-with-preupgrade" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">Read more...</a> Fedora Desktop Sun, 18 May 2008 19:19:38 +0200 http://howtoforge.com/upgrading-fedora8-to-fedora9-with-preupgrade http://howtoforge.com/upgrading-fedora8-to-fedora9-with-preupgrade#comment