Support for some multimedia formats cannot be included on the openSUSE CDs because they’re proprietary, patented, Restricted Formats. Some of these include MP3, MPEG-4, playing of Encrypted DVDs, etc. Enabling most of them on openSUSE 10.3 is as easy as 1 2 3:
Get the Restricted Format 1-click installer:
For KDE Users
For GNOME users
This will enable you [...]
This is the first update to GNOME 2.22. Come and see all the bug fixing, all the new translations and all the updated documentation brought to you by the wonderful team of GNOME contributors! A lot of work has been done in the stable branch to make it even more solid than it was.
The next [...]
The latest release of the GNOME desktop environment includes a number of significant architectural enhancements and new applications that offer increased power and usability. Released after six months of intensive development, GNOME 2.22 will be included in Ubuntu 8.04 and Fedora 9, which are scheduled for release in April.
GNOME is an open-source desktop environment that [...]
The following presentation comes from GTK+ Hacfest held at Berlin on 10th March.
Click here to download a copy of presentation (.pdf file)
GNOME 2.22 is the latest version of the GNOME Desktop: a popular, multi-platform desktop environment for your computer. GNOME’s focus is ease of use, stability, and first-class internationalisation and accessibility support. GNOME is Free and Open Source Software and provides all of the common tools computer users expect of a modern computing environment, such as [...]
Theming one’s OS to look like a Mac is all the rage these days, but for the most part such modifications are superficial. However, Global Menu actually changes the user experience quite a bit. For those who haven’t seen a Mac before, [do such people exist?] on Mac OS, the menu for applications is located [...]
Notice: This is an UPDATE post to the original post, though back then it was running Compiz Fusion using Xgl.
With the introduction of driver 8.42, ATI has brought AIGLX support, that is indirect rendering for running Compiz Fusion. For the mean time I am going to set aside all my experience and thoughts on this [...]
With the new features that Gnome and KDE (K Desktop Environment) are adding, each desktop environment is challenging the other for a larger share of the market. If Linux-like operating systems come with one desktop environment, the user has the option to add to the other. Because of the ever-increasing sophistication of the new features, [...]
Indeed interesting, now Gnome users will be able to search and watch YouTube videos inside Totem, thanks to a new plugin that Philip Withnall, a student from Midland, England, has written. The source code is already in Totem trunk, so we will probably see it included in future versions.
Such feature in Konqueror will be very [...]
Compiz Fusion is the result of a merge between the well-known Beryl composite window manager and Compiz Extras, a community set of improvements to the Compiz composite window manager. Thus if you still don’t get it, when you install Compiz Fusion, you also need to have Compiz packages as well as Xgl (in this for [...]
After quite a few rebuilds and testing, the openSUSE team is happy to announce that RC1 looks brilliant and is now available for download. We consider this release to be feature complete, stable, and suitable for testing from any user. For more information on the release schedule, take a look at the Roadmap.
For more [...]
“Let’s build the Desktop of the future”
Start Imitating
So which desktop should you choose? The answer must be both personal and context-based. Some users make their decision on the basis of aesthetics, arguing that one desktop is more corporate-looking or friendlier than the other. Others choose on the basis of a feature that is important to their work or habits, such as [...]
The GNOME Mobile & Embedded Initiative will advance the use, development and commercialization of GNOME components as a mobile and embedded user experience platform. It brings together industry leaders, expert consultants, key developers and the community and industry organizations they represent.
Mission
Increase community and commercial visibility of GMAE technology and participating organisations.
Co-ordinate investment in [...]
The GNOME desktop environment comes with a simple and single-minded CD burner application built into the Nautilus file manager (not dissimilar to what Microsoft bundles with Windows XP’s Windows Explorer and Vista’s Explorer) that can handle a lot of your file burning needs. But what do you do if you need more complex tasks done, [...]
Feisty Fawn brings a number of notable enhancements to the Linux desktop including a new Windows desktop migration tool. When installing Ubuntu next to Windows in a dual boot, the migration tool can detect that and import bookmarks, files and more, making it easier to migrate from Windows.
The latest version of Ubuntu also features easy-to-install [...]
Mail Notification monitors your mailboxes for new mail.
When new mail arrives, Mail Notification alerts you by displaying an icon in the system tray. Moreover, a mail summary can be displayed in the icon tooltip, and notifications containing useful action buttons can be popped up. It an monitor multiple mailboxes concurrently, and supports mbox, MH, [...]
GNOME 2.18 is out, on time as usual. The top-class free desktop for the masses looks and feels better than ever. This is another progressive release in our road to perfection. It integrates another load of improvements done in the visual design, the performance of the desktop components, and [...]
Make your WindowsXP look more like Linux desktop, be it KDE or Gnome.
Believe it or not, that is WindowsXP you are looking @
Before you can add custom themes to Windows, you have patch it to allow the loading of unsigned themes. >>>>>>
A current mania is to exile yourself for a certain period of time into the rival desktop environment, to see how bad (or not) you would feel: a KDE fan would use GNOME, while a GNOME guy would use KDE.
I have undertaken the challenge myself, and it wasn’t bad at all. I have used KDE [...]
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