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Conky Weather Forecast Python Script

WladyX — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:03:50 +0000

- i received a key from weather.com on 6th of nov, but no partner id. i just removed the relevant part from the conkyforecast.config and it seems to work fine.

.conkyForecast.config:
CACHE_FOLDERPATH = /tmp/ CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = 5 EXPIRY_MINUTES = 15 TIME_FORMAT = %H:%M DATE_FORMAT = %d/%m/%Y LOCALE =fin XOAP_LICENCE_KEY = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx MAXIMUM_DAYS_FORECAST = 5 BASE_XOAP_URL = http://xml.weather.com/weather/local/?cc=*&dayf=10&link=xoap&prod=xoap&key=&unit=m

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Change cursor theme on Ubuntu Natty

WladyX — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:17:08 +0000

sudo update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme

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New theme promises seamless GTK apps in KDE

WladyX — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:42:42 +0000

oxygen-gtk

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Make A Movie Out Of Photos In Ubuntu Using PhotoFilmStrip

WladyX — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:00:21 +0000

Download PhotoFilmStrip (Ubuntu .deb, Windows .exe and source files).

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Smplayer bug some files don’t show video after first play

WladyX — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:32:04 +0000

$(HOME)/.mplayer/config:

[extension.mkv]
demuxer=mkv

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A Dozen GNOME Themes

WladyX — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:58:07 +0000

http://thelinuxbox.org/news.php?2010/04/25/a-dozen-gnome-themes.html

15 Stunning Linux Desktop Customizations

WladyX — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:56:21 +0000

http://www.techdrivein.com/2010/04/15-stunning-linux-desktop.html

Restore hidden menu icons in gnome

WladyX — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:38:35 +0000

You can add the icons to the main menu as follows:

1) In the terminal, call up gconf-editor
2) Navigate to desktop/gnome/interface
3) Scroll down and check the menus_have_icons box.

Done!!

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Example user-dirs.dirs

WladyX — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:43:58 +0000

cat $HOME/.config/user-dirs.dirs

# This file is written by xdg-user-dirs-update # If you want to change or add directories, just edit the line you're # interested in. All local changes will be retained on the next run # Format is XDG_xxx_DIR="$HOME/yyy", where yyy is a shell-escaped # homedir-relative path, or XDG_xxx_DIR="/yyy", where /yyy is an # absolute path. No other format is supported. #

XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop" XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Downloads" XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/Templates" XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/Public" XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents" XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Music" XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures" XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Videos"

Load ssh Key at KDE Startup

WladyX — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:54:05 +0000

aptitude install ksshaskpass

cat >~/.kde/Autostart/ssh-add.sh <<_EOT_ #!/bin/sh export SSH_ASKPASS=/usr/bin/ksshaskpass ssh-add _EOT_

chmod +x ~/.kde/Autostart/ssh-add.sh ~/.kde/Autostart/ssh-add.sh

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