tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post4664827124039009761..comments2023-12-21T02:38:04.726-08:00Comments on PCLinuxOS - the Big Daddy of Desktop Linux: PCLinuxOS Home Desktop Performance Tweakingmanmath sahuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18392773625626406680noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post-54150898368351200962008-04-17T09:24:00.000-07:002008-04-17T09:24:00.000-07:00You also also customize swap usage to enhance perf...You also also customize swap usage to enhance performance.manmath sahuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18392773625626406680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post-13694722424271789282008-04-13T02:15:00.000-07:002008-04-13T02:15:00.000-07:00You make your pclinuxos run on very low footprint ...You make your pclinuxos run on very low footprint if you remove unnecessary icon packs and symlinks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post-2039751420840221342007-09-07T01:49:00.000-07:002007-09-07T01:49:00.000-07:00Let me explain those applications and why you need...Let me explain those applications and why you need them.<BR/><BR/>1. unrar and rar - these two make a winrar equivalant in linux platform - you need them to extract the *.rar files and to archive files/directories into rar archive.<BR/><BR/>to decompress and extract a rar file issue the following commands:<BR/>unrar e file.rar (where file.rar is your rar file)<BR/><BR/><BR/>2. win32codecs - this package contains all the codecs that one gets in windows xp - you need them to play all those windows media files in linux.<BR/><BR/>just install win32codecs. media player programs share these codecs, you don't need to do anything else except watching your favourite video and audio.<BR/><BR/>3. ntfs-3g - it's a program that enables read/write support - you need to install this package if you want to copy/cut/paste files in the widows ntfs partitions.<BR/><BR/>you don't need to issue any commands. after installation run ntfs-3g once and enable ntfs read/write.<BR/><BR/>4. xvidcap - it is a screen video capture program - with this file you can record all the desktop activities in a video file, <BR/><BR/>for example, you can use xvidcap record a training module and send the recorded video file to anybody.<BR/><BR/>run xvidcap and experience what it does.<BR/><BR/>5. xmms with wma - actually the program is xmms, a winamp lookalike and very light music player for linux, xmms-wma is the plugin that plays wma files in xmms - you need to play mp3, ogg and wma files fast and easy way.<BR/><BR/>click on the xmms icon or alternatively run xmms<BR/><BR/>6. libdvdcss - it's a video dvd decrypter - you can play copy protected video dvds in linux.<BR/><BR/>you don't need to do anything after its installation.<BR/><BR/>7. pdfedit - as simple as the name, with this program you can edit pdf documents.<BR/><BR/>8. wordnet - it's word look-up program, very much similar to wordweb - you need this like the way you need webster dictionary or oxford dictionary.<BR/><BR/>9. realplayer - it's realmedia player - you need this play rm, rma, ram and rmvb media files.<BR/><BR/>10. avidemux - it's a small video editing program, similar to virtualdub in windows - you need this to convert and/or compress video files.<BR/><BR/>11. antiword - its ms word decoder program - you can view *.doc files inside linux text terminal.<BR/><BR/>issue the commands: antiword file.doc<BR/>also check : man antiword<BR/>and look for the available options<BR/><BR/>12. vobcopy - it's a dvd video copy program - you need this to copy video dvds onto your hard drive. it copies lossless videos.<BR/><BR/>just issue command:<BR/><BR/>vobcopy<BR/><BR/>and the full video dvd will be copied very soon.manmath sahuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18392773625626406680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post-85008881806867081362007-09-06T01:14:00.000-07:002007-09-06T01:14:00.000-07:00This is an excellent article, and I very much shar...This is an excellent article, and I very much share your love for PCLOS 2007.<BR/><BR/>Unlike you however I am not really a computer expert, and so I am blind as to what all these softwares do :<BR/><BR/>unrar, rar, win32codecs, ntfs-3g, xvidcap, xmms with wma codecs, libdvdcss, pdfedit, wordnet, realplayer, avidemux, antiword, Vobcopy and VLC. <BR/><BR/>If you don't have time to write a lengthier explanation (rather than just one sentence description for each software) of what they do and how to use them, I'd really appreciate it if you could point us to some other websites where perhaps this point is discussed in details.<BR/><BR/>MANY THANKS !Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363262448569279110noreply@blogger.com