Zenity, a tool to display GTK dialog boxes from the terminal and shell scripts is a great tool and it is very easy to use. In ...

If you have a variable number of displays - for example a laptop with an external display connected to a docking station - and you create a panel ... my absolute favorite Linux terminal emulator.

A custom prompt can tell you a lot more information ... After all, chances are good that if youre using Linux, youre going to spend a non-trivial amount of time in the terminal, so it may as ...

Having a custom Linux distro can be the coolest thing ever. Most of you will probably be satisfied with any particular Linux distribution, but I know I'm not the only one out there who wants it to ...

However, the pre-built live environments might not fit all your needs or preferences. That's where creating a custom Linux live environment comes into play, allowing you to tailor everything to your ...

In today's open source roundup: How to customize the LXDE desktop in Linux. Plus: Calibre 2.46.0 released. And Google is working on split-screen multitasking for Android tablets LXDE is a powerful ...

You can even create an alias to make reattaching to your ... Sandra Henry-Stocker was a programmer, Linux systems administrator, security engineer and Linux journalist for most of her 30-year ...