Meaning of groups and users in Debian GNU / Linux
In the GUTL Wiki I have found a very useful article where the meaning of each group is explained ...
Tutorials / Manuals / Tips
Windows AeroSnap or Compiz Grid effect in Xfce
Recently a user asked me through the mail if with Xfce we could have something similar to the Aerosnap effect of Windows, ...
Show hidden entries in Ubuntu 11.10 Startup Applications
This tip serves to show some applications that appear hidden in the Startup Applications option in Ubuntu 11.10….
Fix conflict with Wicd in ArchBang
When we have ArchBang just installed it is likely that it will give us the following error when we update: error: error when performing the…
Fix Aufs2 dependencies problem in ArchBang
Aufs2 needs a specific kernel and may give us an error when trying to update ArchBang The solution is to uninstall Aufs2:…
Replace Thunar and Xfdesktop with Nautilus in Xfce
Thunar is the default File Manager that Xfce, which to be simple and light, lacks some ...
Start Conky with the system in Gnome 3
Many users have had problems when trying to add applications that run when Gnome 3 starts, since the ...
What should a Windows user know about GNU / Linux?
Many of us who use GNU / Linux go around evangelizing our Operating System and usually we always talk about ...
Solve pulseaudio problem
When I was using ArchLinux in September, I remember that pulseaudio was updated from version 0.9.23 to ...
Install Xfce 4.8 on Debian Squeeze with this simple script
From my old Xfce blog I bring you this simple script to install Xfce 4.8 on Debian Squeeze. What do we need…
How are directories structured in GNU / Linux?
Many of us learned to use our computer thanks to some version of Windows. One of the first skills that ...
Tutorial: Create LiveUSB with Terminal
There are different ways to make a LiveUSB in Linux, one of them is to use Unetbootin, of which KZKG ^ Gaara made a…
Excellent LMDE User Guide
Reading my RSS feed today I have noticed that several blogs have echoed a guide for ...
Sublime Text 2, a truly sublime code editor
How good it feels when you get "your love" ... and I'm not exactly talking about love between two people, I'm talking about ...
DSLinux: Linux running on a Nintendo DS
I knew there was the possibility of installing Linux on a PS3, on a Wii, even running it on an Android mobile ...
Would you like to try Linux? Guide for the curious and newcomers.
The main purpose of this guide is to make life easier for newcomers or curious people who want ...
KahelOS post-installation
Yesterday we saw how to install KahelOS and like the vast majority of distros it needs its configuration.
Show full name of files on Xfce desktop
Xfce users know that when on the desktop we have a file or folder with a very long name, ...
Tutorial: Installing KahelOS
KahelOS is a derivative of Arch Linux, we could say that it is Arch Linux + Gnome, it is a distro from ...
With Terminal: Improving the appearance of the console (Updated)
Some time ago elav spoke to you about how to improve the appearance of the console, and it helped many of us. Okay,…
Guide to Learning Python finalized
It has already culminated after 10 excellent chapters, the guide to Learn Python quickly that every Tuesday we ...
Fix the error: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libgtk-x11.2.0.so.0 in Archlinux
I just did a fresh installation of ArchLinux and after finishing, when I tried to enter Xfce it got ...
Troubleshoot Realtek RTL8111 / 8168B in LMDE
Many users have had problems with Red Realtek cards because the data transfer is ...
Show what you hear with DeadBeef in the Xfce Dashboard
We already talked about Deadbeef and now we can extend its functionalities a little more within Xfce with this simple script, ...
Bash: How to make an executable script
Little by little I want to put articles on Bash, because I have enough material to teach you tips little by little, ...
How to install and configure Telepathy KDE
I used Kopete for a while, it's a mainstream IM client, it supports multiple accounts and in honor of the…
How to send mail from the terminal using a script
For X or Y reasons, sometimes we need to program our company's server to do a certain task, ...
I have a mouse on my desktop: Xfce Guide
As many of you know, I am a user of Xfce, my long-time favorite Desktop Environment for various reasons. Let's see some ...
Trying to fix everything
Greetings to all: We are in the process of solving this whole mess. It is possible that from the moment when ...
Problems with our DNS
Dear users: We want to apologize to you for the inconveniences that have been happening in the afternoon. The situation…
How to clear the cache and recover MBs of RAM
How many have they started to open applications, use the computer for a few hours and before ...
How to create custom ArchLinux repos to take home
We have already explained how to make mini-repos or custom repositories for Debian/Ubuntu, well, it is ArchLinux's turn too …
Guide to configure Gnome-Fallback as Gnome 2 in Ubuntu 11.10
Dmitry Shachnev has written a small and interesting guide for Ubuntu users who want to move from Unity and ...
With the terminal: How to have something similar to Unlocker in GNU / Linux?
Unlocker is a must-use application on Windows. When I used Windows XP, after my drivers ...
How to modify GDM themes
Creating GDM themes from scratch requires some knowledge of the XML programming language.
Pidgin + KWallet
Those of us who use KDE keep our access data (users and passwords) in KWallet, and in all fairness ……
How to change the User Agent in SRWare Iron
We have already seen the advantages of using SRWare Iron instead of Chromium / Chrome and as I said in that article, change ...
Install and configure themes for SLiM
Following the request of our favorite Troll: Courage, I write this article to show you how to install and configure themes in SLiM….
Learn Python: Chapter 7
With so much trouble I had forgotten to tell you that chapter 7 of the excellent guide is already available ...
What do I need to take into account to choose my Distribution?
It is well known that in GNU / Linux there are distributions for all tastes, and all flavors. Even some users ...
A tour of TuxGuitar
We are going to take a tour of the TuxGuitar program. TuxGuitar is a program from Argentina, it is used to read, play ...
A look at LXDE
Today we will take a look at the LXDE environment at the request of reader Oscar.
How to install Arch Linux + KDE or LXDE
Two readers of the blog (Eduar2 and Kitty) have asked me to write an installation guide for the distro that...
Installation log: Archlinux
After KZKG ^ Gaara created a bootable USB stick with the latest .iso compiled by ArchLinux developers, I started the…
How to install ArchLinux via USB device
Elav is preparing a tutorial on installing ArchLinux, and for that tutorial he needs this other one  Well, al…
Wbar-config: Tool to customize and configure Wbar
In the article where I told you about Wbar, I told you that to configure this application visually you need ...
Use proxy in Openbox, Fluxbox, LXDE, Xfce and similar
The method I describe below was obtained by translating into Spanish an article on the Arch Wiki about ...
How to install Xfce on ArchLinux
I'm seriously thinking about trying ArchLinux with Xfce (don't be scared of debianites) to see how it works. Yes…
Learn how to create extensions for Google Chrome
Maestrosdelweb is one of my reference sites for any topic related to the Web. From this excellent site you ...
Some tips for MGSE and MATE in Linux Mint 12
If you have already downloaded Linux Mint 12, I inform you that Clement Lefebvre himself shows us how to perform certain Tips ...
Learn to Program in Python: Chapter 6
After some absent Tuesdays we already have the sixth installment of the excellent guide that Maestrosdelweb gives us to learn ...
Wbar: A very light dock for Openbox, Fluxbox or Xfce
Actually Wbar can be used in any Desktop Environment, but it is ideal for Xfce or Window Managers ...
Fix crash when loading application menu in Xfce
If we install Xfce from sources or even through the repository for the first time, it is possible that when trying to open ...
Change the Amarok Splash for another
A few days ago a reader of ours (nano) asked me several questions about KDE, suggestions for tutorials that I could do ...
Complete and detailed guide (with examples) to DD
I leave you a simply great article that I have found surfing the net, it shows us with multiple examples and ...
How to boot Ubuntu in text mode
The following tips are sent to me by our friend Oleksis and in it he shows us how to start the boot ...
How to delete recent documents in Unity
Yesterday a friend called me at home with the following question: How could I delete Recent Documents in Unity? ...
How to receive websites by email?
There are several services that allow us to receive websites via email. This is very useful if we don't have ...
Run Google Chrome on CentOS 6
And we continue with Chrome  Under this same title, AlcanceLibre has published an article where they teach us how to correct…
Keep Chromium up to date on Debian and Ubuntu
Since we are talking about Chromium, now I will show you how to keep it updated if you use Debian or Ubuntu through a PPA….
Replacing the Xfce panel with Tint2
A long time ago, when at work I had a PC with 256 RAM I used OpenBox and a ...
Tips repository available in Fromlinux
We are pleased to announce that we have added a page with all the links to the most interesting Tips and Articles that ...
Fromlinux already has more than 100 visits
We are pleased to share with you some of our statistics and thus inform you that today <° Linux ...
"Right Click + Send Attachment with Thunderbird" in KDE
Dolphin I still say that it is by far the best file manager that currently exists. Rapier…
Another way to change the Chromium User Agent
I already showed you how to change the Chromium User Agent by editing the .desktop inside the / usr / share / applications / folder but unfortunately, ...
Tips: Fix error with windows in Xfce4
Today in the morning, after updating my system (Debian Testing) and restarting it, when I entered my Xfce session ...
How to know when we install our Linux
I am one of those who writes everything down on a calendar, that later I will talk about the application I use for myself ...
With the terminal: Format a USB memory
When we don't have a graphical tool like GParted at hand or the option to format memories like in Gnome, we can ...
Get to know Xfce in depth with your help
Many times we kill ourselves looking for information on the web when in reality we have it available on our computer, although in ...
Set cursor theme in Xfce
Those of us who are Xfce users know that to change the cursor theme, we only have to go to Menu ...
2 ways to know the UUID of your HDD partitions
Hello, To finish a small application that I am doing (thinking about KDE mainly) I am forced to something really annoying ……
Capture your desktop in a .GIF with Byzanz
Byzanz is a truly interesting package, which allows us to record what happens on our desktop and save it as ...
Solve ALL your problems with the Touchpad
Hi friends  I use ArchLinux (many of you know this hehe), it happens that the touchpad on my laptop (touchpad…
Solution to the error: «cannot open display:: 0.0»
There are several occasions when we want to use sudo to run graphical applications with administrative permissions, for example: sudo gparted ...
Tips: How to change the Chromium User Agent?
We already saw how to change the User Agent of Firefox and Opera and now it is Chromium's turn, the ...
Creating a file browser for Thunar with Zenity
I published this article a long time ago on my old blog about Xfce, based on another article published in the…
Modify Turpial to connect to DL.NET
It is actually very easy to make Turpial connect to DL.NET, based on the tutorial I did some ...
You do not have Internet? Learn how to take your repositories home
When I had a computer at home, I used GNU / Linux without any problem, even without having internet to use the repositories. The…
Tips: How to make Xfce look the same as KDE
Those of us who use Xfce can have the appearance of KDE (oxygen) in a very easy way, as we can see in ...
Learn to Program in Python: Chapter 5
As every Tuesday we announce the availability of a new chapter of the guide: Learning Python from MaestrosdelWeb, although yesterday ...
Import Thunderbird emails to Kmail
It is not the first time that I use KDE, in fact my first steps with GNU / Linux were on Debian Etch with ...
How to open .MHT files (3-step tutorial)
Hello, I have the habit of saving many tutorials that I find on the net, news, any article that I consider interesting, ...
Debian + KDE: Installation and customization
As I promised, here are step by step the actions that I performed once I installed KDE 4.6 in ...
KDE 4 copy dialog as in KDE 3.X
As every good KDE user should know, with the arrival of version 4, notifications were integrated into…
Optimizing GNU / Linux boot with E4rat
Yesterday a friend told me about E4rat (Ext4 - Reducing Access Times) a set of tools to speed up the process of ...
You can now try MGSE on Ubuntu
From WebUpd8 our colleague Andrew gives us the instructions to use some add-ons that make up MGSE the new extension for Gnome-Shell ...
Change the appearance of the Grub with Oxygen Grub2 Theme
Although personally I almost never change anything in Grub, I liked this topic a lot, and if ...
Script to restart and restore our session in Xfce
I have created version 0.1 of a simple bash Script to restart and restore the Xfce session to ...
Set up SSH connections without password in just 3 steps
Hello, Here you will see how to connect to a PC remotely by SSH just by entering the password the first time, ...
Learn Python Programming: Chapter 4
Today is Tuesday and as usual, we can enjoy one more chapter of the fabulous Python Guide that ...
The Unarchiver in Debian, or what is the same, forget about unrar
The Unarchiver is a file extraction tool that supports a wide variety of compression formats, and like ...
With the terminal: Finch, instant messaging client
Finch is a modular messaging client that is used through the console, which is based on libpurple is…
With the terminal: Newsbeuter reads your RSS by console
Although in a way what I am doing is reinventing the wheel, I still continue with the idea of ​​creating a ...
Tips: Download the FromLinux RSS in the terminal
There is a very simple way to read the RSS from Desdelinux through our terminal. We just have to execute this ...
Modify User Agent in Opera (beyond the ordinary)
Recently elav explained how to change the User Agent in Firefox, here I will explain how to do it with Opera and that ...
Keyboard shortcuts for Gnome-Shell
Gnome-Shell is in fashion, and even if it was not, its use in most distributions will be very ...
What to do so that Zarafa does not manage the delivery of emails in Zentyal?
Zarafa is an open source Collaborative Software (GroupWare) that is included in Zentyal. It was designed to integrate with ...
Tips: Replace panels in Gnome2
This tip should work for any version of Gnome 2.xx that is currently used. The goal is to eliminate ...
Tips: How to change the Firefox User Agent?
For some unknown reason, my browser's User Agent (Iceweasel) does not show me which distribution I am using specifically ...
Third installment of: Learn Python programming
Yesterday Tuesday we received the 3rd installment of the (great, magnificent, excellent) course that has been prepared in Maestrosdelweb to learn to ...