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Linux Desktop Hacks

By
Jono Bacon, Nicholas Petreley

Publisher: OReilly

Pub Date: March 2005

ISBN: 0-596-00911-9

Pages: 342

Copyright

Credits

About the Authors

Contributors

Acknowledgments

Preface

Why Linux Desktop Hacks?

How to Use This Book

How This Book Is Organized

Conventions Used in This Book

Using Code Examples

How to Contact Us

Got a Hack?

Safari Enabled

Chapter 1.
Booting Linux

Hacks 1-9

Hack 1.
Give Your Computer the Boot

Hack 2.
Kill and Resurrect the Master Boot Record

Hack 3.
Bypass the Boot Manager

Hack 4.
Set a Bitmap Boot Screen for LILO

Hack 5.
Create Your Own LILO Boot Splash

Hack 6.
Display a GRUB Boot Splash Background

Hack 7.
Create a GRUB Boot Splash Background

Hack 8.
Jazz Up Your Debian System Boot

Hack 9.
Graphics on the Console

Chapter 2.
Console

Hacks 10-15

Hack 10.
Redefine Keyboard Actions

Hack 11.
Energize Your Console with Macro Music Magic

Hack 12.
Take a Screenshot from the Command Line

Hack 13.
Put Your Command Prompt on a Diet

Hack 14.
Simplify Changing Directories

Hack 15.
Colorize Files in Your Pager

Chapter 3.
Login Managers

Hacks 16-21

Hack 16.
Switch Users Fast

Hack 17.
Double Your KDM (KDE) Login Screens

Hack 18.
Double Your GDM (GNOME) Login Screens

Hack 19.
Get Multiple Desktops the Macho Way

Hack 20.
Scrap X11 for Fancy Login Consoles

Hack 21.
Personalize Your Qingy Theme

Chapter 4.
Related to X

Hacks 22-34

Hack 22.
Take Your Screens Black

Hack 23.
Spice Up Your Desktop with Creative Mouse Cursors

Hack 24.
Convert CursorXP Themes for Use with Linux

Hack 25.
Use Windows and Mac Fonts

Hack 26.
Never Miss Another Reminder

Hack 27.
Make Applications Trigger On-Screen Alerts

Hack 28.
Heat Up Your Keyboard with Hotkeys

Hack 29.
Get Hotter Hotkeys with LinEAK

Hack 30.
Access Windows and Mac OS X from Linux

Hack 31.
Run Your Desktop over the Internet

Hack 32.
Access Your Programs Remotely

Hack 33.
Add Depth to Your Desktop

Hack 34.
Give Your Desktop X-Ray Vision

Chapter 5.
KDE Desktop

Hacks 35-44

Hack 35.
Make Konqueror a Window into Remote Spaces

Hack 36.
Konquer Remote Systems Without Passwords

Hack 37.
Ai Karamba! Flashy KDE Gadgets!

Hack 38.
Start Applications in Weird and Wonderful Ways

Hack 39.
Script Hacks with DCOP

Hack 40.
Create Your Own KDE Right-Click Menu Actions

Hack 41.
Make KDE Even Easier to Use

Hack 42.
Give Depth to Your KDE Windows

Hack 43.
Lock Down KDE with Kiosk Mode

Hack 44.
Run KDE on the Bleeding Edge

Chapter 6.
GNOME Desktop Hacks

Hacks 45-48

Hack 45.
Randomize Your GNOME Wallpaper

Hack 46.
Grow Your GNOME with gDesklets Steroids

Hack 47.
Create Your Own GNOME Right-Click Actions

Hack 48.
Compile a Bleeding-Edge GNOME Desktop

Chapter 7.
Terminal Empowerment

Hacks 49-54

Hack 49.
Share Applications and Monitors with screen

Hack 50.
Stop Using Terminal Command-Line Switches

Hack 51.
Ultimate Terminal Transparency

Hack 52.
View Microsoft Word Documents in a Terminal

Hack 53.
Display PDF Documents in a Terminal

Hack 54.
View Word and PDF Files from Within Mutt

Chapter 8.
Desktop Programs

Hacks 55-69

Hack 55.
Reduce OpenOffice.org Startup Time

Hack 56.
Read Yahoo! Mail from Any Email Client

Hack 57.
Encrypt Your Email

Hack 58.
Reclaim Your Email with procmail

Hack 59.
Convert Your Mailbox

Hack 60.
Configure Firefox Under the Covers

Hack 61.
Eliminate Annoying Browser Stalls

Hack 62.
Get Browser Plug-ins Working

Hack 63.
Create an Internet Phone

Hack 64.
Motion Capture and Video Conferencing Fun

Hack 65.
Put Screenshots Automatically on the Web

Hack 66.
Scan for Wireless Networks

Hack 67.
Map Your Meatspace

Hack 68.
Connect to a Microsoft PPTP VPN

Hack 69.
Play Restricted Media Formats

Chapter 9.
Administration and Automation

Hacks 70-87

Hack 70.
Automate Your Life with cron

Hack 71.
Update Your Clock via the Internet

Hack 72.
Start Desktop Applications Automatically

Hack 73.
Don''''''''t Let Elvis Leave the Building

Hack 74.
Clone Your Linux Install

Hack 75.
Forward Ports over SSH

Hack 76.
Take Control of New User Setups

Hack 77.
Send Email Alerts for System Events

Hack 78.
Create a Passwordless Login

Hack 79.
Magically Empower Your Network Cable

Hack 80.
Protect Yourself from Windows Applications

Hack 81.
Build a Custom Firewall Computer

Hack 82.
Link Monitoring in Linux with Wavemon

Hack 83.
Make Network Backups

Hack 84.
Recover from Debian Disaster

Hack 85.
Prelink for Performance

Hack 86.
Grab the Latest Source Code

Hack 87.
Speed Up Compiles

Chapter 10.
Kernel

Hacks 88-91

Hack 88.
Compile a Kernel

Hack 89.
Upgrade Your Kernel to 2.6

Hack 90.
Use CKO to Make Your Desktop Go to 11

Hack 91.
Tweak Your Kernel Without Recompiling

Chapter 11.
Hardware

Hacks 92-100

Hack 92.
Make an Internet Connection Using Bluetooth and a Mobile Phone

Hack 93.
Perfect USB Devices with Project Utopia

Hack 94.
Optimize Your Refresh Rates

Hack 95.
Print to Unsupported Printers

Hack 96.
Control Your Power with ACPI

Hack 97.
Use an iPod with Linux

Hack 98.
Sync Your iRiver with Linux

Hack 99.
Boost Hard-Drive Performance

Hack 100.
Accelerate Your Gaming

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