Linux Desktop Hacks: Tips & Tools for Customizing and Optimizing your OS

by Nicholas Petreley, Jono Bacon

The KDE and Gnome desktops have developed into mature operating environments. These technologies not only act as interfaces between the user, the powerful Linux kernel and GNU operating system, but they do so in a fun and intuitive way. Many users are content with the tools and facilities included with these desktops, but--for those who are ready to probe a little deeper--much more functionality can be found by going under the hood. With hacks that any user can follow, Linux Desktop Hacks demonstrates how easy it is to modify Linux to suit your desires. The book is packed with tips on customizing and improving the interface, boosting performance, administering your desktop, and generally making the most out of what X, KDE, Gnome, and the console have to offer. From the practical to the whimsical, and some things you never thought of trying, the hacks in the book include the following, and more: If you're yearning for information to make the Linux desktop easier, more powerful, and more fun, Linux Desktop Hacks is just the ticket.

Genres: Reference

340 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

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[Victoria Galen · Rating 5 out of 5]

𝐌𝐲 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬, 𝐈 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐈 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨 𝐅𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐱 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝'𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝. 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞. 𝐒𝐨 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞, , 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐱@𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌 𝐚𝐬 𝐙𝐢𝐩𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐤 𝐆𝐁𝐒 ‬