On Ubuntu it used to be that ctrl-alt-backspace would kill X (the backend of the various graphical user interfaces on Linux). In an aim to be user friendly this is now disabled by default. This can be a real pain if X locks up, you can’t kill it nor change to a console. On Debian [...]

Quickie install instructions: Add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list: # repo from Falko Schmidt: deb http://debian.alphagemini.org/ unstable main This will also require you to have Debian’s unstable branch listed in your sources.list . If your have Enlightenment DR16 installed or any other versions of E17 installed you’ll need to uninstall them: sudo aptitude remove [...]

E17 Darkness Theme on Ubuntu: E17 Darkness Theme on Ubuntu with the menu highlighted: E17 Darkness theme with a wallpaper from vladstudio.com: Themes are available from get-e.org. The packages for Ubuntu come with Darkness and other themes, the Debian package appears to only come with the default theme. Look for my latest posting on E17 [...]