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Integrate Gmail to your Linux Desktop with Gnome Gmail

By • Mar 17th, 2010 • Filed under: Linux Tips and Tricks, Open-Source, Ubuntu

On installing Gnome Gmail on your Ubuntu Desktop you get the option to set Gmail as your default mail reader in Preferred Applications. In other words, with Gnome Gmail, Gmail becomes an email desktop client like Thunderbird or Evolution. Its supports “To:”, “Subject:”, “body”, “CC:”, and “BCC: fields, so when you click on an email […]

GnoMenu Now Available in Launchpad Repositories

By • Sep 16th, 2009 • Filed under: Open-Source, Ubuntu

GnoMenu the eye-candy, theme-driven Applications Menu for the Gnome desktop is now available in the Launchpad repository so you can get updates directly from your Update Manager. For Ubuntu 9.04 users: Add to your /etc/apt/sources.list and get notified when updates/upgrades are available. deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnomenu-team/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnomenu-team/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main signing key: sudo apt-key adv […]

GNOME-Colors: Sparkling Colors for your GNOME Desktops

By • Jul 16th, 2009 • Filed under: Linux Tips and Tricks, Open-Source, Ubuntu

The GNOME-Colors project aims at bringing bright and shiny colors to your Gnome Desktop with well polished and elegant themes. If there is a Gnome desktop that really needs this, that is certainly Ubuntu.

GnoMenu: Eye Candy Applications Menu for your Gnome Desktop

By • Jun 15th, 2009 • Filed under: Open-Source, Ubuntu

[Click to Enlarge] Wallpaper switchers, new themes, GDMs and GnoMenu all have one purpose – they bring fresh and new looks to our Gnome Desktops. GnoMenu is a highly customizable, theme-driven Applications Menu for your Gnome desktop. The XML theme engine supports very attractive themes with transparency, even on non composited desktops.

Quick and Simple Tips to Personalize your Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

By • Apr 28th, 2009 • Filed under: Open-Source, Ubuntu

Quick and Simple Tips to Personalize your Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope – – with Me. I’m now on my freshly installed Ubuntu 9.04, like many others out there. I prefered, backing-up, formatting and doing a new install – – all went smoothly. I Immediately noticed that Ubuntu 9.04 is pretty fast at boot-up – – […]