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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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