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Old 01-25-2008
Celebrity advice on keeping your Linux desktop secure

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:00:00 GMT
One of the main reasons people move from Windows to Linux is the promise of greater security from malware on the Internet. Everyone knows you need to add extra security to try to keep a Windows desktop safe, but what do you have to do to accomplish the same thing on Linux? To answer that question, we asked a number of well-known Linux kernel hackers and a security expert for their thoughts on the matter.


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EXO-DESKTOP-ITEM-EDIT(1)					   User Commands					  EXO-DESKTOP-ITEM-EDIT(1)

NAME
exo-desktop-item-edit - Create icons on the desktop DESCRIPTION
Usage: exo-desktop-item-edit [OPTION...] [FILE|FOLDER] Help Options: -?, --help Show help options --help-all Show all help options --help-gtk Show GTK+ Options Application Options: -c, --create-new Create a new desktop file in the given directory -t, --type Type of desktop file to create (Application or Link) --name Preset name when creating a desktop file --comment Preset comment when creating a desktop file --command Preset command when creating a launcher --url Preset URL when creating a link --icon Preset icon when creating a desktop file -v, --version Print version information and exit --display=DISPLAY X display to use AUTHOR
Written by Benedikt Meurer <benny@xfce.org>. exo-desktop-item-edit comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, You may redistribute copies of exo-desktop-item-edit under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License which can be found in the exo source package. Please report bugs to <http://bugzilla.xfce.org/>. COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2005-2006 os-cillation e.K. All rights reserved. SEE ALSO
The full documentation for exo-desktop-item-edit is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and exo-desktop-item-edit programs are properly installed at your site, the command info exo-desktop-item-edit should give you access to the complete manual. exo-desktop-item-edit 0.3.1.10rc1 September 2006 EXO-DESKTOP-ITEM-EDIT(1)