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Posted 08-20-2012 at 08:44 AM by leosubhadeep

There was a period of around 12 years, I used Windows-based system, even a HTC handheld with Windows installed. I thought, and perhaps think even now, that Microsoft treats you as a teenager and act like a 'big bro' which is good when your primary business is not with devices. Linux, on the other hand, gives you more credit than Windows do. The main reason of my being with Windows platform was I focused on productivity, keeping aside my self customized environment.

Nowadays I work...

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Change your login screen...

Posted 07-04-2011 at 12:20 AM by dEnDrOn
Updated 07-09-2011 at 08:06 PM by dEnDrOn

Tags background, command, login, system, terminal

if anyone feels the way i felt about the original linux distro(i'm using fedora)login screen,which was eventually very boring than it is very help to change your login screen.
to change your login screen first make sure that the image which you want to put as login screen is located in...

Quote:

/usr/share/backgrounds

.....because you will not be able to access your home folder when switching to new login screen...
then follow these commands
1)login as root in the terminal
2)then...

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What's your favorite distro?

Posted 01-30-2010 at 09:28 AM by Israfel2000

Tags distro, favorite, operating, system

Hi LinuxQuestions members. I just wanted to know, "What is your favorite distro?"

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Set up a packaging system on an old laptop

Posted 09-17-2009 at 10:10 AM by henryxcrudos (henryxcrudos' Linux Projects)

Tags installation, linux, packaging, system, vectorlinux light

I plan to set up a packaging-only system for VectorLinux Light on an old laptop (Acer Travelmate 212TXV). VectorLinux Light is a great, fast, lightweight Slackware-based distribution.

Stage 1: Setting up the system

Installation of VectorLinux Light 6.0

- Burned CD-R from ISO
- Installed distribution using the text-installer
- Booted

Queries:

X GUI Login screen not available, screen blanks after boot

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