Enable the Advanced File Permissions Dialog in Nautilus

Published in May 30th, 2008

Posted by Tom in tips

Yesterday I wrote about PCMan File Manager, which among other things offers better control over file permissions. Commenter Gavintlgold pointed out that’s it’s possible to get a similar dialog in Nautilus by changing a hidden setting in GNOME. You can find this setting in gconf-editor under /apps/nautilus/preferences with the name show_advanced_permissions. Alternatively, run this command [...]

PCMan Lightweight Alternative File Manager

Published in May 29th, 2008

Posted by Tom in software

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PCMan File Manager (or PCManFM) is a lightweight alternative to GNOME’s Nautilus file manager or Konqueror/Dolphin in KDE. I found it to be an excellent option for more sophisticated GNOME users, as well as those with slower computers. PCManFM’s main features are tabbed browsing similar to a web browser’s (which Nautilus will be getting soon), [...]

Test KDE 4.1 Beta 1 with KDE4Daily

Published in May 28th, 2008

Posted by Tom in software

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I’m primarily a GNOME user, but I was interested and followed along with the development of KDE 4.0. It’s time to start testing again now the KDE 4.1 Beta 1 has been released. KDE 4.1 is the first major feature-update to the KDE desktop environment since 4.0. The Plasma desktop shell has been greatly improved [...]

How to Lock Down GNOME

Published in May 27th, 2008

Posted by Tom in software

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Without viruses and other malware, Linux is typically much harder for the average user to mess up. But if you are setting up a GNOME desktop for someone who seems to do things like delete the window list, or for public use, then you should lock down the desktop. Pessulus is a graphical lockdown editor [...]

Compiling Wormux 0.8 from Source

Published in May 26th, 2008

Posted by Tom in software

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Wormux is an open source clone of the classic game Worms. It’s a multiplayer turn-based game in which teams of open source mascots battle on a deformable landscape with a variety of weapons. Wormux 0.8 was recently released, bringing networked multiplayer, new maps & weapons, bugfixes, and more. Wormux has been one of my favorite [...]

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