Posted: 2015-09-20 | Author: slackalaxy | Filed under: desktop, network | Tags: .desktop, browsing, icons, private, seamonkey |
I prefer to have a separate menu entry to start my web browser in private mode. I have been using SeaMonkey for quite some time and I always did: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: 2015-06-10 | Author: slackalaxy | Filed under: desktop, media, system | Tags: .desktop, alsa, aplay, asoundrc, audio, cable, hdmi, intel, sound |
My laptop has an Intel video card and an HDMI port, that I want to use for audio signal output, as well. Unfortunatelly, sound over HDMI does not work out-of-the-box, so I searched for a solution. There are good instructions at the Arch Linux Wiki. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: 2015-04-02 | Author: slackalaxy | Filed under: desktop, system | Tags: .desktop, folders, icons, xdg, xdg-dirs, xfce |
I do not particularly like the standard folders that are automatically created in my $HOME. I used to just delete them and then set emblems on my own folders in XFCE. Some time ago, I found a discussion on LinuxQuestions about what program creates these automatically. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: 2014-12-22 | Author: slackalaxy | Filed under: desktop, media, network, system | Tags: .desktop, apulse, multilib, pulseaudio, skype, sound |
I have been using the 4.3 version of Skype for several months already, with PulseAudio and its compat packages installed. However, I experienced problems with some audio programs. XMMS would crash regularly and Clementine would refuse playing. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: 2014-12-14 | Author: slackalaxy | Filed under: desktop | Tags: .desktop, icons, lyx |
Although I do not often use it, I like to have the LyX Document processor available. It can be easily installed from SBo and works very well. A little inconvenience is the absence of a menu entry. Read the rest of this entry »
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