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* For pure EyeCandy, your desktop's "background picture" doesn't have to be a picture at all. You can amaze [Windows] users by running one of the [xscreensaver(1)]s in the root window. Try __$ atlantis -root &__ - if you have hardware accelerated [OpenGL] graphics, it causes negligible CPU load. (Try __locate atlantis__ if you don't know where it is.) Another favourite for running in the root window is xearth(1).
* If you add a line saying __*.* /dev/tty9__ to __/etc/syslog.conf__ all log messages will also be printed to tty9, making it really easy to watch the logs.
-* If you're having issues with DNS resolving intermittantly not working then try adding the line __options attempts:4__ and/or __options timeout:10__ to __/etc/resolv.conf__.
+* If you're having issues with DNS resolving intermittantly not working then try adding the line __options attempts:4__ and/or __options timeout:10__ to __/etc/resolv.conf__. (see resolv.conf(5))
* To change your language / key mappings under DebianLinux use __dpkg-reconfigure console-common__
* If you specify the path to one of your files in a program other than a shell, you can still omit the name of your home directory, if it was your [PWD|pwd(1)] when the program was started.
See also [HowToTipsHOWTO]
