Mirrored from: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=813945 Credit goes to drs305. Here is how to change the gnome calendar first day of the week to Monday:

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Recently it has been implemented in Ubuntu linux KDE and GNOME (partial) desktop environments a kind of folder metadata labeling with special metadata.desktop files. These files display a content (eg a name) which is not the actual file name. They also may contain other useful information for classifying the related folder. Here is their structure:

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In Ubuntu Karmic 9.10 the frequency scaling GNOME applet always requires a password in order to allow you to change CPU frequency or governor. This is due to policykit profiles enforcing some more strict security. Helas these profiles are not editable trough the applet in System -> Administration -> Authorisation. Fortunately, as always in linux [...]

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If you get the following error at login The panel encountered a problem while loading OAFIID:Glipper that means your computer if pretty fast and glipper loads too fast. The workaround consists in slowing down glipper starup a few seconds.

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If you are used to customize your GNOME desktop environment according to you needs you would probably end with a too much populated “open with” contextual menu. When you right click on some ODT, MP3, AVI or whatever file you could end with several duplicate entries for Okular, Audacious, VLC, Brasero etc. Getting rid of [...]

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Here is how to tweak GNOME gconf-editor parameters from the command line Use the model (this should be all on the same line!): gconftool-2 –direct –config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory –type Boolean –set /apps/path/to/key True

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With the Network-Manager shipped along with Ubuntu Karmic 9.10 is impossible to connect to any DSL Provider that has been manually set. To get back this feature you have to upgrade to the latest Network-Manager provided by the maintainers PPA:

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