Category Archives: GNOME

Set BING Background as your Desktop Wallpaper in GNOME

Posted on July 18, 2009 by spsneo

BING comes up with a beautiful background everyday. I thought why not set this background as my desktop wallpaper. But it would be a cumbersome task to set it manually. So I searched (Googled, BINGed) for some script which will … Continue reading →

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Open any file from terminal in Gnome

Posted on April 5, 2009 by spsneo

I normally use terminals to navigate through directories in my computer. I often have to remember the executable filename of different applications to open files. Like to open a pdf file I have to remember evince, for an audio or … Continue reading →

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Random Wallpapers in Gnome

Posted on August 9, 2008 by spsneo

There are many softwares in Windows(TM) which changes the wallpaper randomly from a given set of images. I was thinking of this for my Linux machine. I came up with a shell script. Though there can be many other ways. … Continue reading →

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Gedit : A Powerful Light-Weight IDE

Posted on July 15, 2008 by spsneo

Gedit can be transformed into a powerful light-weight IDE. Before I tell you the steps take a look at the screenshot of my gedit: Now, if you are convinced that you also want to customize gedit read on ….. Step … Continue reading →

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