Free desktop virtualization solution software for linux

Desktop Gmail is a superkaramba theme which uses wget to read the rss feed for your Gmail inbox and displays it on a GUI. It displays upto twenty latest messages(five at a time) as well as the no. of total unread messages.

It shows the name of the author of the mail as well as the subject of the mail. On hovering over the name, a tooltip containing the authors email id is displayed and when hovered over the subject, the summary of the body is shown.

This theme displays upto 20 latest messages from your Gmail inbox(5 at a time), the authors of the message and the no. of unread messages.

On hovering over the name, the email id is displayed and on hovering over subject, a summary of the body is displayed.

Open gmail.py and enter your username and password.(see readme for details).

Equinox Desktop Environment (shortly EDE) is small desktop environment, builted to be simple and fast.
Comparing to other desktop environments, EDE is much faster and smaller in memory space (EDEs window manager use less memory than xterm).
The word "equinox" comes from the Latin for "equal night". The equinoxes in March and September are the two occasions each year when the day and the night are of equal duration.
For measuring the length of a day, sunrise is the moment when the sun is half-above the horizon and sunset is the moment when the sun is half-under the horizon. Using this definition, the length of the day (and the night) is precisely 12 hours at an equinox.
Main features:
- desktop with icons and wallpaper;
- Xft font anti-aliasing;
- taskbar with configurable menu, cpu status, easy keyboard switching;
- theming;
- localization;
Graphical front-end for:
- xscreensaver configuration;
- software installation (.rpm, .deb, .tgz);
- time and time-zone configuration;
- fast file and directory serch utility;

Zimbra Desktop is the next generation leap forward for Web 2.0 applications- now you can have Zimbras Ajax-based collaboration experience online and offline.
That means when you are out of the office without a connection (say, in a plane, train, or automobile), you can keep working without missing a beat.
Zimbra Desktop benefits:
- The better overall usability of Web 2.0 (conversation view, tags, Zimlets) comes to the desktop; plus the web and desktop experience are now the same
- Switch from online to offline mode seamlessly and automatically; when online you are immune to hiccups and interruptions caused by server latency
- Faster search, better rich mail rendering, and a self-organizing inbox more adept handling larger email volumes than traditional clients (no more 2GB mailbox limits!)
- Significantly reduced administration overhead managing and maintaining local files; they are synced to the Zimbra Server where they can be safeguarded
- Fundamentally a cross browser, cross platform solution (Windows, Apple, Linux)
- Its open source; expensive investments in proprietary clients are no longer required
This project will help you write emails, add new appointments, edit documents; when you re-connect changes will be automatically synced to the Zimbra Server.
Main features:
- Full email support: compose, edit, delete, reply, or make drafts online and offline
- Fast Zimbra search including Advanced Search builder
- Support for contacts, both locally stored and GAL
- Easy set up wizard for account configuration
- Existing user preferences (folders, signatures, settings, etc) are imported
- Works with ZCS 4.5+ servers
- Fast launch with automatic, transparent sync
Zimbra Desktop is available for you to try as an alpha version. We encourage you to take it for a test drive and provide us your feedback.
Enhancements:
- Bug Fixes

Desktop Multiplier project is a software add-on that allows your dual-head Linux PC support two independent users.

Desktop Multiplier is a set of standard Linux packages that extends the X Window System to support up to 10 fully independent and concurrent workstations and users on a single computer box.

This is accomplished by adding video cards, USB keyboards and mice to a single standard computer. Desktop Multiplier is compatible with all single and dual-headed video cards supported by X.Org/XFree86 and has been tested on most major 2.6 kernel Linux distributions (see /supported systems/
for details).

Desktop Multiplier is delivered as a single zip file containing either a .RPM or .DEB package and supports a variety of Linux distributions.

Utilities package:

This package includes programs, scripts and config files for system configuration, keyboard/mouse assignment and device hot-plug capabilities. Files are named:

- 1box-utils-k26-< version >.i386.rpm (For RPM package-based systems)

- 1box-utils-k26-< version >.i386.deb (For DEB package-based systems)

Multi-station X server package:

This package contains the Userful Multi-Station X-Server, which supports multiple simultaneous local users. Files are named:

- 1box-server-xorg-< version >.i386.rpm (For RPM package based systems)

- 1box-server-xorg-< version >.i386.deb (For DEB package based systems)

DualView functionality:

Desktop Multipliers DualView functionality enables each station to support up to five users each of whom has an individual desktop that spans two monitors. You can configure monitors to use DualView during the Desktop Multiplier installation process. Note that the two monitors that display a DualView desktop must be connected to the same video card.

AMA Desktop Linux is a Linux Distribution for AMA Computer University.
It aims to provide an interface that is comfortable to existing Microsoft Windows users.
Enhancements:
AMA Desktop 2007 had many different exclusive applications and patches designed to make everything work seamlessly. Its a designers Linux with a goal to make everything easy to use, attractive, innovative, powerful and most of all, simple. Most of the applications included are:
- Welcome Center - aims to provide a brief introduction of the basics of AMA Desktop 2007.
- Personal Proxy Wizard - set up squid for personal proxy server, to make internet surfing faster.
- Windows Compatibility Tool - a tool to configure Wine and everything Windows related like NTFS and msttcorefonts.
- Consolidators - Those are the applications that consolidates all other applications into a single window. It aims to make the menus simple. (ie, File Sharing, Network Browsers and Tools, Encryption, Mobile Devices)
- File System Preferences - Make the root file system easy to navigate. This tool offers an option to hide all other directories in the root and provide a symbolic links for them.
- Desktop-Init - This provides the users with the default directories for AMA Desktop 2007, randomly choose a Face picture if its not available, and emblemize the default directories.
- Resource Manager - A tool that detects the system memory and disables some services via gconf if the memory is not met.
- Live Chat Support - An interface to create an account in Freenode and to communicate with other AMA Desktop 2007 users.
- Local Network Messenger - An interface that helps the user to create Bonjour IM service and provide an option to load them automatically upon boot.
- Draw Anywhere - An interface for gromit, that provides annotation capabilities even without Compiz. This is intended for presentations.
- Multicast Filesharing - An interface for udpcast, that sends files to multitude of computers within the network.

Nexedi Desktop Linux Server (DLS) is a LiveCD which instantly provides 500+ Linux Desktop applications to all PCs in a Local Area Network (LAN).

It is compatible with Windows, MacOS, Unix or GNU/Linux environments as well as with eBox thin clients. Nexedi DLS also includes a complete network infrastructure solution (file server, mail server, collaboration server, directory service, etc.) based on modern protocols (ex. LDAP, Samba 3, IMAP, etc.).

Nexedi DLS Live CD allows small and medium size organisations to implement a high end Linux desktop and network infrastructure solution in one minute.

Nexedi DLS is a LiveCD: it requires no installation. Simply insert the LiveCD in any PC, turn on the PC and choose the boot from CD option.

After about one minute, a complete Mandrakelinux server is ready to serve thin clients and provide file sharing, directory, messaging and collaboration services to your entire network. Enter your network information through a simple web based interface.

You can now access all Nexedi Desktop Linux Server features from any other PC in the same local network.

Nexedi DLS LiveCD can be used from any standard PC based on x86 architecture (Pentium, Athlon, Opteron, etc.). 512 MB RAM is recommended to serve a few users. 1024 MB and a fast CPU (Pentium IV, Pentium M, Athlon, Opteron, etc.) is recommended to server 10 simultaneous users.

Applications:

Nexedi DLS applications are multiple. Some applications are based on DLS acting as a complement to existing infrastructure. Other applications are based on DLS acting as a replacement to existing infrastructure.

* Office and Productivity:many Mandrakelinux applications can be very useful as a complement to existing Windows or Macintosh environments. Installing a single DLS server allows in a network allows everyone to access those applications without requiring any complex software installation or setup.
* Internet Security:by placing a DLS server in the DMZ of an organisation, it is possible to protect all PCs in a local network from viruses or spyware. Internet applications are launched on the DLS server and accessed by users through tightVNC from Windows or Macintosh PCs. Internet attacks might compromise the DLS server but will not be able to access sensitive data on users PCs. This architecture is similar to having two physical networks, one for internal uses, one for internet access, but at a much lower cost.
* Software Development Box:a single DLS server can be used as a shared multi-platform software development by Windows or Macintosh users. Mandrakelinux includes many advanced integrated development environments (IDE) which can be used to produce GUI, Web or embedded applications.
* Network Administration Box:a single DLS server can be used as a shared network administration environment. Mandrakelinux includes many advanced and free network administration tools.
* Thin Client Server:Nexedi DLS is a multi-protocol thin client server and gateway. A typical DLS server can handle 10 simultaneous sessions. Thin clients can use the VNC, tightVNC or XDMCP protocols to access a complete desktop session. Any DLS session can access other thin client protocols (RDP, X11, NX, etc.). Nexedi DLS also includes various emulators and virtualizers which allow to run Windows and Macintosh applications directly.