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Build a Six-headed, Six-user Linux System

Posted Fri, 2007-11-23 23:45 by Abdel

A Multi-Seat Linux Box: This tutorial shows how to build a multi-head, multi-user Linux box using a recent distribution of Linux and standard USB keyboards and mice. Xorg calls this arrangement a "multi-seat" system.

  • Advantages of a Multi-Seat System: The advantages of multi-seat systems in schools, Internet cafes, and libraries include more than just saving money. They include much lower noise pollution, much less power consumption, and lowered space requirements. For many applications, power and noise budgets are as important as initial cost.
  • read more : http://linuxgazette.net/124/smith.html

Total Commander for linux

Posted Fri, 2007-11-16 21:17 by Abdel

GNOME Commander is file manager similar to total Commander. GNOME Commander is a "two-pane" graphical filemanager for the Gnome desktop environment. GNOME Commander aims to fulfill the demands of more advanced users who like to focus on file management, their work through special applications and running smart commands.