Posted in Linux, tagged AWN, Linux, quick reference, Ubuntu on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To launch the AWN automatically during system starts up…
Go to System > Preferences > Sessions
In the Startup Programs tab,
Click on the Add button.
Type Avant Window Navigator or the name you like in the Name field.
Type avant-window-navigator in the Command field.
Click Ok.
This should automatically launch the AWN the next time you start up your system.
Posted in Linux, tagged AWN, Linux, Ubuntu on February 19, 2009 | 6 Comments »
This is another quick reference of what I did to enable the Shutdown function in Quit/Logout applet in the AWN.
Right-click on the Quit/Logout applet and select Preference.
Then, replace gnome-session-save –kill with gnome-session-save –shutdown-dialog
Posted in Linux, Virtualization, tagged AWN, Ubuntu, Virtualbox, VM on November 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Looking at the screenshots I found on the web, I realised AWN is really cool! Now, I wanted to try doing it on my Virtual Ubuntu!
Reading the prerequisite, I realised that the “Composite” component in the X installation must first be enabled. Then from the Visual Effects column, I discovered that Compriz is not supported in virtual [...]
