Archive for the ‘Linux’ Category

Automate Backups With Back In Time


January 8th, 2010 1 comment

Shortly after I made my own Linux backup script I found an amazing backup tool for Linux. Back In Time does everything you need to set up a powerful backup system what works my taking snapshots of specified directories.

It’s a backup software for Linux what was inspired by Timevault and Flyback.


5 Fresh Gnome GTK Themes To Start 2010 With A New Look


January 6th, 2010 0 comments

5 Fresh Gnome GTK Themes To Start 2010 With A Fresh New Look

Time to spice up your Gnome desktop with a fresh new theme and start of a new year is a perfect time for that. Below is a small list of fresh new themes. This time it looks like they’re all on the darker side – purely by coincidence.


12 Awesome KDM Themes For Your Linux


December 28th, 2009 0 comments

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What is KDM?

KDM (KDE Display Manager) is the K Desktop Environment replacement for XDM, the X Display Manager. KDM allows users to pick their session type on a per-login basis using different themes and user photos.


Backing Up Your Ubuntu With a Custom Script


December 16th, 2009 1 comment

Broken hard drivesTo be honest I haven’t yet bothered to build a backup system for my Ubuntu. Although I’ve been using it over a year now. Stupid me – I know! But since I haven’t had any problems with it I simply didn’t even think about it.

There is a very big list of great backup software out there but since I like to get my own hands dirty I wanted to build a custom script for it. If you’ve used or are using Ubuntu you know how easy it actually is. Basically all you have to back up is your home directory. All the necessary files are usually within that folder. So all you have to do is tar it and you’re done. This means the whole thing would just be one small line of code.


6 Awesome GDM Themes for Gnome


December 7th, 2009 3 comments

GDM Themes

What is GDM?

GDM (GNOME Display Manager) is a highly configurable reimplementation of XDM, the X Display Manager. It starts the X session and shows a login window to the user.


14 XSplash Themes For Ubuntu Karmic Koala


December 1st, 2009 0 comments

XSplash Themes

What is XSplash?

Since the release of Ubuntu Karmic Koala it has gained a new splash screen software called XSplash. It was specially built to increase booting speeds.

Since it’s still pretty new there aren’t so many themes out there for it yet. But I’ve managed to make a small list with some of them if you’re looking to substitute the default theme.