Quick Fixes for 6.5
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After a fresh installation many people find these changes useful. See also these other customizations.
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Basic Tweaks
- Access Windows side of a dual-boot
- Add desktop links to hardware or software
- Add Trashcan on Desktop
- Adjust the wireless connection
- Change Measure Units
- Change font size
- Change the monitor resolution
- Change Weather Applet
- Change the Desktop wallpaper
- Fix Sound for audio CD
- Getting DVDs to play
- Make changes in Kicker (task bar)
- Add a desktop icon for My Computer
- Get browser and email to open links
- Stop KwikDisk asking for root password
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Other Tweaks
- Add filmstrip (photo) view to konqueror
- Add System Monitor to Kicker
- Adjust the bluetooth dialup connection
- Automount drives
- Enable extra keys, buttons, or controls on laptops or multimedia keyboards
- Enable 5 button mouse
- Change the boot order, in case you want another OS to start first
- Enable Java in OpenOffice
- Enable Multiple Desktops (workspaces) in KDE
- Enable old style KDM login prompt
- Enable per-folder view settings in Konqueror
- Install new kernel for 686, k7, multiprocessor, multicore, hyperthreaded machines
- Remove Services that you don't need
- Restore window menu to Konqueror
- Turn Numlock on at login
- Use ACL permissions
- Improve audio quality
- Distinguishing look of Konqueror (run as root) from Konqueror (run as normal user)
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Beryl Tweaks
- Fix Java Applications in Beryl
- Increase speed (external link)
- Fix missing window features (external link)
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Categories: Customization | Fixes | 6.5
