Tag: gnome2

Gnome: disabling / deleting keyrings

Posted on by Q A

How to disable/delete the current keyrings on gnome? If the Gnome keyrings are not needed, or we forget the password, we can disable/delete the current keyrings. The keyrings are stored under ~/.gnome2/keyrings/ To disabled or delete current keyrings, we can simply delete this folder: rm -rf ~/.gnome2/keyrings/ Remember to backup this directory if you still
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How to install the MATE fork of Gnome 2 on Fedora 17?

Posted on by Q A

I miss Gnome 2. How to install the MATE fork of Gnome 2 on Fedora 17? MATE is already included into Fedora 17’s repository and is an official feature of Fedora 18. To install MATE on Fedora 17 # yum install @mate-desktop To install softwares usually needed: # yum install mate-media mate-screensaver mate-system-monitor mate-power-manager mate-utils
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Gnome2 Style: Shiki Colors+Gnome Colors

Posted on by Eric Ma

The Linux Gnome style that I like is Shiki-color + Gnome colors icon theme. It looks pretty and professional and it is fast. How to install them: Gtk engine: # yum install gtk-murrine-engine Icon theme: # yum install gnome-colors-icon-theme Theme: Dowload from here: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Shiki-Colors?content=86717 Install it by Appearance Preference -> Install. Configuration: Appearance Preference ->
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