Gnome
Make an application available on menu
Question:
Hi everyone,
im a new ubuntu user and dont know much about it. just have a silly question. hope u guys can answer me. how can i make an application avaiable (or choseable) on menu list. For example, with ubuntu 8.04 gconfig-editor is integrated, but i dont see it on my menu list. it's clear i can call it out with terminal, but i really want to know how i can make it "seeable"
Add programs to the services list
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There are a couple of programs I want to start-up when I login. I know the service list is were you choose this but I just can't figure out how to add programs to the list, if it's possible in the first place!
Any help will be great. Thanks.
Could not find the GNOME installation
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I am a newbie. I have no idea what i did the last time i used ubuntu, but now I can not get the gui to boot. I just get a brown-ish screen that does nothing.(not the desktop, but the color that surrounds the log in screen)
if i try to boot to failsafe gnome, I get this error:
could not find the GNOME installation, will try running the "Failsafe xterm" session.
Spawning alert bubbles / tray icons from a command
Some of you might be jumping up and down screaming notify-send at this point. That's what I would usually do. This command is in the libnotify-bin package. It spawns a libnotify popup in the lower right corner of the screen, which can be configured to either self-dismiss or stay there for a specified duration. This is pretty nice, except that it is easy to click out accidentally, or be missed if you are away from the screen for more than the typical 10-20 second timeout. Furthermore, when the screen is locked, the bubble is not displayed altogether!
USN-669-1: gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-669-1 November 11, 2008
gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities CVE-2007-6389, CVE-2008-0887 ===========================================================
A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 7.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
Download ComFusion 2.0
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ComFusion is an Ubuntu-based live DVD featuring out-of-the-box support for a variety of Compiz Fusion effects and a Mac OS X-like user interface. |
Program in Ubuntu to blogs
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I'm looking for a lightweight program that can post blogs to a Wordpress-based blog. I've tried kblogger, but it's a little odious on the setup and isn't working for me. I really enjoy Flock's blogging function, but the browser really drags on my laptop - but I absolutely how easy it was to setup my blogs in it.
Here's what I'm looking for:
- lightweight
- can write up blogs when not online and upload (with original time stamp) later
- keeps an archive of blogs previously posted through it
GNOME Foundation adds industry leaders to advisory board
BOSTON, Mass — November 3, 2008 — The GNOME Foundation announced today that Motorola and Google are joining the GNOME Advisory board and sponsoring the GNOME Foundation.
With these two new additions to its advisory board, the GNOME Foundation continues to strengthen its industry support and shows that the support for free and open source software is growing - especially in the mobile space with technologies like GNOME Mobile. The additional funds and resources will be used to on programs that support GNOME's goal of universal access such as accessibility outreach programs, usability studies and internationalization efforts. GNOME is building on its strength of an accessible desktop to enable universal access to technology through desktops, netbooks, and mobile devices.
Download OpenBSD 4.4
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Theo de Raadt has announced the release of OpenBSD 4.4, a BSD operating system with a strict security philosophy and advanced security features: |
Download Ubuntu 8.10
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Welcome to the big Ubuntu release day! The long-awaited stable release of Ubuntu 8.10, code name "Intrepid Ibex", is now out: |
