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When i first used compiz fusion with kde the way to enable was using the command “compiz ccp” (which is also there even now) but another way introduced was the compiz fusion icon which have many advantages as will be discussed further…

Previously compiz was enabled automatically but making an executable text document containg the command “compiz ccp &” in the bin folder of the user you use to log in. The compiz fusion icon which came in fedora from the start only, can be started  in the same manner by making an executable text file in the bin folder of the user you log-in into and adding the text “fusion icon &”.

Revison of the steps to do so :–>

1. Open the bin folder in the folder of the user u log into (eg: for root user open “/root/bin” for other users use “/home/user_name/bin”).

2.Create a text file in it.

3.Open the file and write in it “fusion-icon &”.

4.Save and Exit.

5.Right click on the file and in open properties for the file.

6.Under the permissions tab check is executable.

Restart and u will see the compiz fusion icon in system stray.

The greatest advantage of the fusion icon i think is that whenever compiz crashes (which happens many a times due to unstable versions) u can simply reload it by right clicking on the fusion icon and clicking on the reload window manager. Secondly you can Switch between various window decorators installed on your system (again by right clicking on the fusion icon). Thirdly you can change the window manager whenever you want (like when you are doing some serious work and the effects are irritating you). Fourthly you can also access the settings manager from it….

Please note the you need to have fusion icon installed on your system.In openSuse its available in the XGL repository.

Dont worry if you are using compiz and the title bar of all your windows suddenly disappear…this is just because the window decorator you are using has crashed….

Now there are two ways to get out of it…clean one is restart you machine….but if u r stuck with something and dont want to restart then just use the following command —>

1. “kde-window-decorator –replace” (if you are using the kde3 window decorator).

2.”emerald –replace” (if you are using emerald window decorator).

3.”kde4-window-decorator –replace” (if you are using kde4 window decorator).

And if compiz-fusion as a whole crashes the try the command “compiz ccp&”.

But u will need a restart eventually to make EVERY thing normal.

Tata Plug2Surf USB modem works with wvdial and kppp(for sure and maybe with others too).

Steps for KPPP:–

1.Connect USB modem to the comp. and wait for the green light to come.

2.open terminal.

3. use “dmesg” command to check to which /dev device file is your modem mounted to ( usually its “/dev/ttyACM0″ ).

4. open kppp and select to configure it.

5.In the Accounts tab add a new account.

6.Add phone number as #777 and rest all account settings remains the same.

7.Now in the modems tab add new modem.

8.Select the device as identified using “dmesg” command.

9.Go to modems tab and open modem commands… Don’t change anything and just add “AT+CRM=1″(without the quotes) to “Initialization string 2:”.

10.Come to the main window and set both username and password as internet and just connect and enjoy

For wvdial just connect the modem and type “wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf” commmand on the terminal as root.This will add the modem specific configuration to “/etc/wvdial.conf” file .After that open “/etc/wvdial.conf” in any editor and add “AT+CRM=1″ to “Init3″ and add phone number and username and password and rest all remaining same.Save and exit.To connect just type the command “wvdial” after connecting the modem and enjoy the net.

While trying both softwares i have felt that wvdial gives a better surfing speed than KPPP but it may not be true (its just a personal experience and can be a myth).

To execute .jar files on linux u need to have java runtime evniornment (JRE) and simply run the command ” java -jar path_to_jar_file”.

example to run your-freedom on linux go to terminal and type the command “java -jar /root/freedom.jar” (here the path of jar file can vary.

to add shortcut of your-freedom to k menu do the following steps:-

1. right click on the k menu icon.

2. click on “menu editor”.

3.select where you want the shortcut to be added and from the file menu select new item.

4.enter the name of the item. eg:- freedom.

5.on the right side fill in the command as mentioned above(command to run the .jar file).

6.select the icon and in the file menu click on save.

7.a new shortcut is added in the k menu at your desired position.