If you are using Arch Linux then here are some basic terminal commands, which you can use to control control Pacman (Arch’s package management program). Continue reading
Category Archives: Tips and tricks
Change backgrounds using Nitrogen
On many occasions I have mentioned a program called Feh, which is a picture viewer and a great background setting tool. As good as Feh is on a lightweight desktop, sometimes a user might wish for a graphical alternative to it. That is where a program called Nitrogen comes in. Nitrogen delivers a graphical solution for the wallpaper management. Here is a screenshot from the program’s interface. You can usually find Nitrogen from your package repositories. Continue reading
Vintage theme pack
Here is another theme for Openbox. If you want additional information about Openbox then check out my previous post from the topic:
http://www.techtimejourney.net/?p=1215#more-1215
Here is a screen capture from the theme decorations:
Parts of to theme and download links:
*Vintage alternative background
*Yellow_vintage Firefox/Thunderbird persona
Openbox theme installation: Just download the theme archive and then open it. The theme will be automatically installed to your .themes folder which is found inside your user’s home directory. Note: Do make sure that you have the obconf installed. Obconf handles the theme installations in Openbox
To apply wallpapers you can use, for example, feh:
feh –bg-scale backgroundname.png
Vintage is released under GPL
Keyboard layout values in Linux
As I have many times used setxkbmap to set my keyboard language in Linux it has proven to be a good tool for the job.(usage example: setxkbmap en)
As it sometimes happens, users might need additional languages than English or Finnish for setting the keyboard layout correctly. Here is a good link to achieve just that as it presents the full list of keyboard layouts available:: http://pastebin.com/v2vCPHjs