Mar 17, 2010 | Gnu/Linux, linux, QuickFix, Technical, Ubuntu
For security reasons root login has been disabled in Kubuntu/Ubuntu. Here are the quick steps to enable root access to KDE 1. Edit kdmrc file in /etc/kde4/kdm and change AllowRootLogin=false to AllowRootLogin=true Use the following command line option to achieve this:...
Jan 1, 2009 | linux, Product Info, Technical
LinuxMCE is a free, open source add-on to Kubuntu including a 10′ UI, complete whole-house media solution with pvr + distributed media, and the most advanced smarthome solution available. It is stable, easy to use, and requires no knowledge of Linux and only...
Dec 31, 2008 | linux, QuickFix, Technical, Ubuntu
Some of us find it easy to work as root access instead of sudo. To permanently enable root access to your Debian/Gnome desktops edit the /etc/gdm/gdm.conf file. In [seurity] section Allow root by setting the value to True. Once you’re done with it, you need to...
Dec 28, 2008 | linux, QuickFix, Technical
While we tried adding our desktops to NIS + NFS servers, we needed an account on local system which will enable us to make further modifications to configuration during network failure. Hence we needed root access for Kubuntu systems. By default root access is...
Dec 10, 2008 | linux, QuickFix, Technical, Ubuntu
Running applications while working with network applications in Ubuntu based distro’s has been bit tricky. You can find one such error reported here. (pidgin:6130): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_display_get_name: assertion `GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)’ failed To...
Dec 9, 2008 | Books, Product Info, Technical, Ubuntu
I was wondering if I can download all different flavors of Ubuntu 8.10. It’s quite painful to download large files when BSNL starts drizzling with low speed bandwidth. Today when I reached home, I found my December copy of LFY (Linux for you) magazine on my...
Dec 8, 2008 | linux, Product Info, QuickFix, Technical, Ubuntu
I used to face this issue with Gnome when Beryl and Compiz were introduced. Even after that, due to bugs found in various themes we had to avoid using the animations on desktops for a while. Now all is good on my laptop. Its all eye candy and fun. I was hit by the...
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