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* To index Firefox bookmarks, they must be exported to .html. Type '''about:config''' in Firefox address bar, and change the settings '''browser.bookmarks.autoExportHTML''' ← '''true'''.
* To index Firefox bookmarks, they must be exported to .html. Type '''about:config''' in Firefox address bar, and change the settings '''browser.bookmarks.autoExportHTML''' ← '''true'''.
* To add kde3 applications to catalog:
* To add kde3 applications to catalog:
sudo ln -s /opt/kde3/share/applications/kde /usr/share/applications/kde3
sudo ln -s /opt/kde3/share/applications/kde /usr/share/applications/kde

Revision as of 01:41, 25 August 2008

Introduction

This page stores useful information related to the Gnome desktop environment for Linux.

Configuration

  • Check the nice utility GNOME Configuration Editor (eg. gconf-editor /apps/gnome-terminal )
  • Editing a file Open With list in Nautilus: right click on file → properties → go to Open With panel. Add new applications and/or select default application.

Desktop Theme

Apple OS X Tiger-like theme

Startup programs

  • To edit startup programs in Gnome, go to menu SystemSystemSessions &rarr Startup programs.
    • One can also create a script to wait a certain amount of time before launching the program (script command sleep).

Gnome DO

 sudo ln -s /opt/kde3/share/applications/kde /usr/share/applications/kde