Linux desktop application tips

This article usesLinux desktop applicationsTIPS:

1. Questions about installing the flash plug-in of konqueror

Llc: konqueror has poor support for 5.0 flash plug-ins and often cannot load plug-ins.

We recommend that you use the 6.0flash plug-in on this site. konqueror can be easily loaded. During installation, choose to install it in the mozilla plug-in directory, in konqueror's "Settings" menu-" ins" Scan path settings, point the plug-in path to the mozilla plug-in directory and scan again to find the new plug-in, then run konqueror again to support flash.

2. What should I do if the gnome search function in rh8 always crashes?

Llc: This is caused by the minichinput input method that comes with rh8. The solution is to replace a Chinese input method, such as xsim, or run unset XMODIFIERS & gnome-search-tool with the following command, in rh8, the crash of many programs is caused by this input. For example, if the flash plug-in is installed in the browser, the flash will crash. This solution can also be used.

3. How to update software packages using iso files in rh8:

To sum up, run redhat-config-packages -- isodir = iso path (this path refers to the directory where the iso file is stored, for example, redhat-config-packages -- isodir =/mnt/dos/, pay attention to "/" next to '/mnt/dos "/"), for more methods and detailed steps, see:

4. (rh8) How can I capture only one window image instead of the whole image?

Wu wenguan: For gnome, press Alt + printscreen to capture the window of the current activity; for kde, run ksnapshot to "Only grab the window containing the pointer" (Only capture the window with mouse clicks) option check, and then click the window you want to catch

5.how can I compress a file into the tar.gz format?

Llc: Upload, click the "add entire directory" icon on the toolbar, locate the folder to be compressed, and press "OK". After a while, the file is compressed.

Ark is a very powerful tool that can compress (and decompress) zip files. rar (requires the installation of rar for linuxlinuxsupport. The current site has the following formats: tar.gz, bz, bz2, tar.bz2, etc.

If you use the command, run the command tar czvf xxx.tar.gz xxx (here xxx represents the name of the directory to be compressed)

6. In the input method miniChinput provided by rh8.0, how does one switch the half/full-angle punctuation marks?

Llc: press CTRL +. Switch. For the xsim input method, press CTRL +. to switch between Chinese and English Punctuation, press shift + space to switch between full-width and half-width. Other input methods are generally similar.

7. Remove the nasty action of the public clipboard tool under kde (the clipboard tool in the lower right corner!

Wu wenguan: access the Internet under KDE. When you enter an address in the address bar of your browser, An Action menu is displayed. You need to press esc to enter the URL. Sometimes it is inconvenient. In fact, this is the menu used by the Klipper-clipboard tool. Right-click the small icon of the clipboard tool on the right of the panel, preference ------ action, and delete the actions related to the URL (I deleted all the actions ).

8. Speed up Nautilus

Cnhnln: Disable various preview functions of Nautilus and improve the speed of Nautilus. For details, refer to the figure below:

9. Why does X die when you drag the window and adjust the window size when you select the "drag and adjust the window size without displaying the window content" function? Is there a solution?

Llc: It is said that kde3 is not compatible with the nvidia graphics card driver. kde2 is okay. I don't know how to solve it for the time being. If you have any solution, please post it.

10. How to extend the context menu items (gnome2) in nautilus under gnome)

Methods for pye netizens from linuxsir ~ /. The gnome2/nautilus-scripts directory is the Scripts directory in the right-click of gnome to store scripts. You can write your own Scripts and put them in it. Right-click the scripts to execute the Scripts.

11. In the desktop environment, how do I use administrator permissions to access resources that are not authorized by common users but do not involve system settings?

Summary: three methods:

(1) su, then grant another user permission, exit

(2) su to root, and then run nautilus in the terminal to open the file manager, or run other programs

(3) You can try sudo, a bit like nt runas, for example, you need to run nautilus, run sudo nautilus to run nautilus as an administrator (this tool allows common users to do things with their own passwords as administrator permissions, which has certain security risks, so it is not installed by default)

12. How can I change the gnome splash image of rh8?

Llc: replace this file:/usr/share/pixmaps/splash/gnome-splash.png ")

13. Why is there a screen offset between Windows and linux?

Summary: this phenomenon is mostly seen in nvidia graphics cards, and drivers are not installed in linux. There are three solutions:

(1) Adjust the screen with the display adjustment function in win, and use xvidtune in linux to adjust and save the result.

(2) Adjust the screen with the display adjustment function in win. Installing the nvidia for linux driver in linux can also eliminate this phenomenon. There are too many installation methods, I really don't want to worry about it. If the English language is good, please refer to the installation instructions provided by the nvidia driver.

(3) shuishou provides: In linux, adjust the screen with the display adjustment function, return to the win environment, right-click to adjust the resolution, if you select "advanced" = ", there is an nview option with different drivers located in different locations. Find it for yourself, and you should have it ), select "device settings" = "device selection, device adjustments", and adjust the options in the displayed window. It seems that there is only an offset between the left and right. If there is an upper or lower limit, you can also tune it.

14. The task list is missing and the task list cannot be displayed. How can this problem be solved?

Llc: For gnome, right-click the blank area on the panel (the things similar to the task bar at the bottom of the desktop) and select the task list bar. For kde, right-click "add"-"applet"-"Task Bar"

15. Customize the recycle bin name in gnome (rh8)

Llc: Simply put, it is to modify ~ /. Attributes in the corresponding shortcut under gnome-desktop (gnome desktop directory.

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