Tweak User Interface
Kickoff Menu
To show application name instead of application type (ie, display Firefox instead of Web Browser)
- Right click on the blue “F” KDE menu -> Application Launcher Settings
- Ensure “Show application by name” is checked
- Click “OK”
Change the single-click-to-open, to double-click-to-open.
- Click the blue “F” KDE menu -> System Settings
- Select “Input Devices”
- Select “Mouse” on the left side
- Ensure the “Double click to open files and folders” button is selected
- Click “Apply”
- Close as desired
Virtual Desktops
I prefer to have multiple virtual desktops, instead of just one, as shipped.
- Click the blue “F” KDE menu -> System Settings
- Select “Workspace Behavior”
- Change “Number of desktops” as desired
- Click “Apply”
- Close as desired
As an alternative, you can simply right click on the
workspace pager in the task bar (just to the right of the three-dot
activity manager) and select “Add Virtual Desktop”.
Task Manager
By
default, the task manager will display tasks from all virtual desktops.
I prefer to show only those tasks on the current desktop.
- Right click in task manager area (open space on bottom panel)
- Select “Task Manager Settings”
- Ensure “Only shows tasks from the current desktop” is checked.
- Click “Apply”
- Close as desired.
kdepim
I do not care for akregator, blogilo, kmail, knode, knotes, kontact, or korganizer. So I pull them out.
As root,
yum remove kdepim
Update System
Updating the system is very easy. One single step does the trick.
As root,
yum upgrade or yum -y upgrade
Evolution
I install this as a replacement to kdepim. It handles email and contacts just the way I need it.
As root,
yum install evolution
Firefox
I much prefer Firefox to Konqueror
As root
yum install firefox
I much prefer Firefox to Konqueror
As root
yum install firefox
Enjoy!
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