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Linux Desktop Hacks
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Linux Desktop Hacks

by Nicholas Petreley, Jono Bacon
March 2005
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
342 pages
15h 55m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Chapter 6
CHAPTER 6
GNOME Desktop Hacks
Hacks #45–48
Though Linux users have plenty of choices as to which desktop environ-
ment or window manager they use, the reality is that the vast majority of
them choose KDE or GNOME. Chapter 5 was about KDE, and this chapter
is focused on GNOME.
GNOME has become the default desktop for Fedora and Red Hat, is the
only desktop for Sun’s Java Desktop System, and is currently fighting it out
with KDE to become Novell’s preferred corporate desktop. Since the intro-
duction of the 2.0 series GNOME has moved to a time-based release sched-
ule, with new major versions out every six months. This has led to rapid
development of the core environment, advanced features, and even wider
acceptance as a desktop than it previously enjoyed. Combine this with out-
standing applications such as Evolution and Gaim (which look more at
home on the GTK-based GNOME desktop than the QT-based KDE desk-
top) and developers’ adherence to the GNOME Human Interface Guide-
lines, and you have a desktop environment that is loved by many.
This chapter provides a few hacks to help you customize your GNOME
desktop even further, and one hack to keep you up-to-date with the latest
development releases.
HACK
#45
Randomize Your GNOME Wallpaper Hack #45
Periodically change the wallpaper to a random image.
Like many Linux enthusiasts, you spend hours each day staring at your com-
puter screen. You’re ...
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