HOWTO Disable tap-to-click in Ubuntu

Open Terminal window and type:

sudo gpointing-device-settings

Then on General tab click “Disable tapping and scrolling”

HOWTO Change/add keyboard layout in XFCE / Fedora

Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-system-setup-keyboard.conf

“XkbOptions” specifies a keyboard combination to switch keyboard layouts.
Other available options: alt_shift_toggle, shifts_toggle, ctrl_alt_toggle, lwin_toggle, rctrl_toggle etc.

From: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/xfce-how-to-change-the-keyboard-layout-322374/

HOWTO Install Google Chrome browser in Fedora 15 / 16

This howto explains howto install Google Chrome Web browser on Fedora 16, Fedora 15, Fedora 14, Fedora 13, Fedora 12, CentOS 6 and Red Hat 6 (RHEL 6). Best way to install and keep up-to-date with Google Chrome browser is use Google’s own YUM repository.

Enable Google YUM repository

Add following to /etc/yum.repos.d/google.repo file:
32-bit

64-bit

Note: Both 32-bit and 64-bit repos can be placed in the same file.

Install Google Chrome with YUM (as root user)

Install Google Chrome Stable Version

Install Google Chrome Beta Version

Install Google Chrome Unstable Version

Source: http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/install-google-chrome-with-yum-on-fedora-red-hat-rhel/

HOWTO – Enable Gnome 3 minimize/maximize buttons

From: http://www.khattam.info/howto-add-minimize-maximizerestore-buttons-in-gnome-3-2011-05-26.html

1. Install Configuration Editor

You can skip to step 2 if you have Configuration Editor installed.
Press Super (Windows) key and type Add/Remove and open Add/Remove Software.
Search for gconf-editor and install it. You may need to wait a while if you are using Add/Remove Software for the first time.

2. Use Configuration Editor to change button layout

Launch Configuration Editor.
In the Configuration Editor navigate to desktop>gnome>shell>windows
Find button_layout and enter the following to add Minimize and Maximize buttons:

:minimize,maximize,close

If you want Ubuntu-like control box, enter the following instead:

close,minimize,maximize:

3. Log out and log back in

The changes are not instant. You need to log out and log back in to see the changes.

Fedora 15 – Personal Installation Guide

Very good Fedora custom post-install guide:

http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-f15.html