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X-Tile: Tile windows in various style in Linux
22 years ago
Do you work with many window and want to see all of them at a glance before you choose them then X-Tile is the solution for you.
X-tile is a gnome applet for your panel (or optionally a standalone application,working with kde as well) that allowsyou to select a number of windows and tile them in different ways.
You can download the Deb package from here. For other distros you can check the page here.
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How to install Docky on Linux Mint 9 {Isadora}
103 years ago
Docky is a branched out application from Gnome-Do and has turned into a full fledged dock application for Linux.
Docky is a frontend for GNOME Do (Do) that introduces an entirely new way to interact with Do. Docky helps Do become more directly involved with your desktop by providing a persistent mouse based Dock interface while remaining true to Do’s keyboard only interaction. Being tied directly into Do allows Docky to be adaptive and dynamic. As your usage patterns change, so too does Docky. For everything Do can do, Docky can too.
Following are some of the features of Docky:
- Drag and Drop More >
Installing Skype in Linux Mint 9 using repositories
133 years ago
Skype is one of the most popular Voip client that allows users to make free calls from their computers over the Internet. Installing Skype using deb file on Linux Mint is the way most of us have used. However, this doesn’t ensure an automatic update of skype as and when there is a new version released. Which makes it tedious to update it all the time. However, using the repositories we can ensure that whenever there is a new release skype is updated directly using the update manager in Linux Mint. Let’s see how to install Skype on Linux Mint 9 {Isadora} using repositories.
1. First let’s add More >
Installing Opera 10.10 in Isadora {Linux Mint 9}
13 years ago
Opera is one of my favorite browsers as it comes as a full package with support for email (POP and IMAP), IRC chat client, RSS feedreader. You can also extend its functionality using widgets. Installing Opera 10.10 on Linux Mint is pretty easy. Let’s see how to install it:
1. Open Synaptic Package Manager by going to Menu > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager
2. Search for Opera.
Once installed you can start it by going to Menu > Internet > Opera
Enjoy the goodness of Opera on Linux Mint 9.
Install Chromium (Google Chrome) on Linux Mint 9 {Isadora}
53 years ago
Personally I like to have a few browser on my machine whether it’s running Ubuntu, Linux Mint or OpenSuse. Google Chrome (chromium) is one of my favorite browsers after Firefox. By default it doesn’t come installed in any of Linux distors mentioned above. However installing it is not a very painful process and can be achieved using the synaptic package manager. In order install chromium on your Linux mint:
1. Open Synaptic Package Manager by going to Menu > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager
2. Search for chromium-browser and select the chromium browser package.
3. Click Apply to More >
How to install KSnapshot in Linux Mint 9 {Isadora}
23 years ago
There are various screenshot utilities for Linux, but my favorite is Ksnapshot and because I am a big fan of Gnome and don’t use much of KDE, I don’t get this lovely application installed by default in Linux Mint. So, I have to install it manually. Following is a simple step to install KSnapshot on Linux Mint 9 code named Isadora.
1. Open a terminal window by hitting ALT+F2 and type “gnome-terminal”. In the terminal type the following command:
sudo apt-get install ksnapshot
Depending on your connection speed, Ksnapshot will be installed. It will appear under Menu > Graphics > More >
Linux Mint is the new addition to LinuxHub
33 years ago
LinuxHub has seen a great support from all it’s readers and is enhancing the scope of it’s coverage by bringing Linux Mint under it’s umbrella. As we have been covering news and how-to’s related to Ubuntu and OpenSuse, we plan to cover the same topics for Linux Mint. We however, will not compromise on the content related to other distros.
We believe that this will enrich your experience with LinuxHub. As a surprise we might have a dedicated writer for posts related to Linux Mint and hence not reducing the number of posts related to Ubuntu and OpenSuse. We are very e,xcited to have the More >
