Worked on centos On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 4:36 PM, Chris Louden <[email protected]> wrote:
> i believe its part of gnome. > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:22 AM, Trevor Benedict <[email protected]> wrote: > > "free the fish" ? > > Some sort of Ubuntu egg or something? > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 6:22 PM, Chris Penn <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> > >> > http://www.linuxloop.com/news/2008/11/29/5-pranks-for-your-linux-using-friend/ > >> > >> 5 Pranks for Your Linux-Using Friend > >> > >> 1. Set XKill to start when the user logs in Go to System > > >> Preferences > Sessions and add an entry with the command 'xkill'. If > >> you have not used xkill before, it turns your cursor into an 'x' (may > >> vary by distribution) and kills the process behind the next thing you > >> click on. Watch out with this one! Using this on unsaved work would be > >> very bad. > >> > >> 2. Change/remove main menu shortcuts Go to System > Preferences > > >> Main Menu. Then either just uncheck any boxes you want or switch the > >> command associated with the application shortcuts around. Either way, > >> the recipient of this prank will have no idea how to get their > >> programs to launch. (You can also set one of them to the command > >> 'xkill' described above. This is probably not a good idea, though, > >> since it is very possible that the user would accidentally click on > >> something they shouldn't. In short, be careful and don't do it.) > >> > >> 3. Replace desktop background with a picture of the desktop This > >> trick will work on any OS, but it is still one of my favorites. Just > >> take a screenshot of the computer's desktop without any windows open. > >> Then set that screenshot as their desktop background. Just move some > >> or all of the desktop icons to another folder (be sure you don't > >> delete them) and watch as the computer's user tries to click on > >> his/her icons without any luck. > >> > >> 4. Change the terminal's colors Know a geek who loves to use the > >> terminal? Open terminal and go to Edit > Profiles. Then choose to > >> edit the default profile and mess with the colors. For maximum > >> confusion, leave the background color, but change the text color to > >> match it. Be careful you write down the previous settings, though, if > >> the user has changed them. > >> > >> 5. Free the fish When you walk by the person's computer, simply > >> press Alt+F2 and type in "free the fish". This will cause a fish you > >> swim across the desktop over and over again. You will have to do it > >> again after every reboot, though. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to > >> be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." > >> -Roger Penrose > >> _______________________________________________ > >> LinuxUsers mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LinuxUsers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > -- Peter Manis (678) 269-7979
