Sunday, January 22, 2006

Desktop makeover

Finally did a new makeover for my desktop. Changed the wallpaper and skins for xmms and gkrellm. Installed adesklets!!! Ich bin so ein Dummkopf! To run the desklets:

./nameofdesklets.py NOT python nameofdesklets.py!!!!! To think that I've been making this mistake for the past one year and never realised what was wrong.

Background of kdm login manager

To change the background picture:

Edit: /etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/backgroundrc

Other configuration: /etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc

Edit: Damn... I just realised that I've noted this down before., but didn't put the heading there. So edited the previous post and put a nice big heading 'KDM background'.

XNTP

To adjust the clock:

1. Make sure xntp is installed
2. Add the address of the server in /etc/ntp.conf
- Addresses of servers from this website: http://www.pool.ntp.org/zone/
3. As root: $rcxntpd start


Taking Screenshot

I keep forgetting this... the name is ksnapshot!! I kept typing kscreenshot and was cursing away when it refused to work.