Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Create Folder Shortcut on Desktop


There are number of different approaches to create shortcut of folder on Desktop -
  1. First Approach
    1. Goto Desktop.
    2. Right click and select Create Launcher option.
    3. Fill the data -
      1. Type – Location
      2. Name – Any valid name
      3. Location – location of desired folder
      4. Press Ok to complete.
  2. Second Approach
    1. Open Terminal.
    2. Type the following command-
        ln -s /home/abc ~/Desktop
  3. Third Approach
    1. Open Terminal
    2. sudo ln -s /home/abc /home/efg/xyz

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

MS-Paint Alternative on Ubuntu 10.04


KolourPaint is clone to MS-Paint.

How to Install KolourPaint
  1. Open Synaptic Package Manager(System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager).
  2. Type KolourPaint in Quick Search box.
  3. Right click and mark KolourPaint for installation.
  4. Click on Apply to install.

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How to change Launcher Image on Ubuntu 10.04


  1. Right click on Launcher (shortcut for application) and select Properties.
  2. On the Basic tab, default image is showing, click on that image.
  3. It will open a window to select desired icon image file.
  4. Select the image and press Open button.