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Saturday, 04 September 2010
How To Utilize Your New Multimedia Keyboard Under Linux
Courtesy: Guni Abrahim  
Xbindkeys is a program that allows you to launch shell commands with your keyboard or your mouse under X Window. It links commands to keys or mouse buttons, using its configuration file. It does not depend on the window manager and can capture all keyboard keys.

Prerequisites:

  • a keyboard with special/multimedia buttons
  • xbindkeys
  • working X Window, doesn't matter if it is KDE, Gnome or any other

Helping link: http://hocwp.free.fr/xbindkeys/xbindkeys.html

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Linux Preloaded on Dell: At this point however, there are no specifics on the Linux preload, other than it will be available on laptop and desktop systems. From David Lord, a spokesman for Dell.

Rejoice penguins, Linux will be an option on future Dell desktop and mobile computers.

After several weeks of soliciting feedback from customers through its IdeaStorm Web site, pre-loading Linux became the first customer-requested option adopted by the company.

 
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