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Category Archives: Konqueror

Success Upgrading to Kubuntu Intrepid Ibex

Friday, November 28, 2008

I’ve resisted too long. Finally I was coerced into it. After having spent a lot of time on a different project, I’ve tried to spend a little more time in KDE 4, and then Konqueror stopped working. It would give me a fatal error every time i tried opening. I found someone else reporting the [...]

Filed in Adept Manager, Intrepid Ibex, KDE, Konqueror, Kubuntu, Upgrade | Comments (0)

Browsing SCP and SSH

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Now that I’ve gotten my SSH server installed and working properly, I’ve found a need for some tools to work with that secure shell. KDE again comes to my rescue, and allows me to browse my remote secure shell connection right from inside of Konqueror. This makes it a breeze to copy and paste documents [...]

Filed in KDE, Konqueror, SSH, Tips & Tricks | Comments (0)

Top 10 Kubuntu Applications Part 1

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

This is going to highlight my top 10 Kubuntu applications that are installed in the Kubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon base install. It’s going to focus on all KDE native apps for the purpose of integration into KDE. I use almost all of these on a daily basis, and with few exceptions do I have alternatives [...]

Filed in Akregator, Gutsy Gibbon, KDE, Kaffeine, Katapult, Kate, Konqueror, Kontact, Konversation, Kopete, Windows, XP, ark, k3b | Comments (3)

HOWTO : KSquirrel is a better image viewer

Saturday, October 6, 2007

I’d heard mention of KSquirrel in other neighborhoods before (Gentoo and Debian systems mostly) and thought anything would be better than gwenview. I was right. It’s much faster and a major improvement. It was a little tricky to install, but I was able to do it. Here’s how:
Installing KSquirrel
From the above link, click on Downloads [...]

Filed in Desktop, Feisty Fawn, Graphics, GwenView, Image Viewer, KDE, Konqueror, Kubuntu, Multimedia, konsole, ksquirrel | Comments (0)

Converting a MPG to DVD Using ManDVD

Thursday, July 12, 2007

In my quest for the perfect program to use for burning DVD’s from AVI or MPG I found ManDVD. It’s very nice. It reliably creates quality output. Overall I am quite pleased with the application and I do find myself returning to use it, so I’ve spent some more time with it. Because of the [...]

Filed in Feisty Fawn, KDE, Konqueror, Kubuntu, Multimedia, Software Reviews, Video | Comments (1)

How to install a DEB in Kubuntu

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Having chosen to dedicate myself to Kubuntu, I needed a proper way of installing Debian packages. These files can be found across the .net as ending with a .DEB extension.
 KDE, Kubuntu, and Konqueror make this process easy. Simply right click on the downloaded file and then select Package Manager -> Install Package.

Filed in Feisty Fawn, File Management, KDE, Konqueror, Kubuntu, Tips & Tricks, Tutorial | Comments (1)

Install Konqueror and Get a Better File Manager

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Install Konqueror in Ubuntu and you’ll get an arguably better file manager. You can easily install it from the command line using:
sudo apt-get install konqueror
If you find a need for a tabbed file manager, Konqueror steps up to the plate.

It also scores a double with the integrated web browser. While the browser’s not [...]

Filed in File Management, Konqueror, Nautilus, Tips & Tricks | Comments (1)