Linux/Ubuntu Tweaks/Tips November 8, 20173257 Views Tweaks/Tips Ubuntu Tips & Tweaks 10 Awesome Indicator Applets for Ubuntu’s Unity Desktop 10 Package Management Operations You Need Synaptic for on Ubuntu 11 Ubuntu One Features You May Not Be Aware Of 6 Ways to Speed Up Your Ubuntu PC 7 Quick Tricks for Ubuntu and Other Linux Desktops 7 Tips to Get the Most Out of BleachBit, a “CCleaner for Linux” 7 Ubuntu File Manager Features You May Not Have Noticed 8 Ways to Tweak and Configure Sudo on Ubuntu Add “Open with gedit” to the right click menu in Ubuntu Assign a Hotkey to Open a Terminal Window in Ubuntu Beginner Geek: How To Edit Your Hosts File Boot From a USB Drive Even if your BIOS Won’t Let You Change or Reset Windows Password from a Ubuntu Live CD Change the Default Editor From Nano on Ubuntu Linux Change the User Interface Language in Ubuntu Check your Disk Usage on Ubuntu from the command line Check your Disk Usage on Ubuntu with Disk Usage Analyzer Clean Up the New Ubuntu Grub2 Boot Menu Clone a Hard Drive Using an Ubuntu Live CD Configure How often Ubuntu checks for Automatic Updates Create a Bootable Ubuntu 9.10 USB Flash Drive Create Desktop Shortcuts in Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10 Create Shortcuts on the Desktop to Run Programs as Root in Ubuntu 11.10 Diagnose PC Hardware Problems with an Ubuntu Live CD Disable AutoPlay of Blank CD or DVD media Disable the Global Menu (AppMenu) in Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10 Disable the Login Sound on Ubuntu Disable the System Beep on Ubuntu Edgy Enable Google Search From Shortcut Key in KDE on (k)Ubuntu Enable Smooth fonts on Ubuntu Linux Get CPU ⁄ System Load Average on Ubuntu Linux Get Last Accessed File Time In Ubuntu Linux Get the Top 10 Files or Directories on Ubuntu Linux Give Ubuntu a Fresh New Look with Bisigi Themes Keep the Display From Turning Off on Ubuntu Keyboard Shortcuts for Bash ( Command Shell for Ubuntu, Debian, Suse, Redhat, Linux, etc) Launch an Application Really Fast With the Keyboard in Kubuntu or KDE Let Somebody Use Your Computer Without Logging Off in Ubuntu Ubuntu Tips & Tweaks Make a Drive Image Using an Ubuntu Live CD Make Ubuntu Automatically Save Changes to Your Session Make VLC Player Look like Winamp 5 (Kinda) Make VLC Player Look like Windows Media Player 10 Make VLC Player Look like Windows Media Player 11 Make your Gnome Terminal Background (mostly)Transparent on Ubuntu Move a Window Without Clicking the Titlebar in Ubuntu Move the Window Buttons Back to the Right in Ubuntu 11.10 Open a Second Console Session on Ubuntu Server Quickly Access KDE Settings Dialogs Recover Data Like a Forensics Expert Using an Ubuntu Live CD Reinstall Ubuntu Grub Bootloader After Windows Wipes it Out Restart the Ubuntu Gnome User Interface Quickly Scroll Backwards From the Ubuntu Server Command Line Search Your Computer Quickly With the Deskbar Applet on Ubuntu See What Updated Packages Are Available from Ubuntu Command Line See What Version of a Package Is Installed on Ubuntu See Where a Package is Installed on Ubuntu Set gFTP as the Default Command Line FTP Client on Ubuntu Set the Default Browser and Email Client in Ubuntu Set the Default Browser on Ubuntu From the Command Line Set the Default Terminal Emulator on Ubuntu Linux Set Windows as Default OS when Dual Booting Ubuntu Start a KDE ⁄ Kubuntu GUI Application as Root User Start an Ubuntu Gnome Application as Root User Supercharge Ubuntu’s Unity Dash with Lenses & Scopes: 5 Lenses to Install Unity Dash with Lenses & Scopes: 5 Lenses to Install Switch Ubuntu Server to use Internet Repositories Instead of cdrom Sync Your System Clock with Internet Time Servers in Ubuntu The Battery Icon On⁄Off Switch in Ubuntu Turn Off Auto-Play of Audio and Video CDs and DVDs in Ubuntu Ubuntu Control Center Makes Using Ubuntu Easier Use an Ubuntu Live CD to Securely Wipe Your PC’s Hard Drive Use Any Folder For Your Ubuntu Desktop (Even a Dropbox Folder) Use the Windows Key for the “Start” Menu in Ubuntu Linux Use Ubuntu’s Public Folder to Easily Share Files Between Computers Using the Kubuntu Run Command Dialog (Alt+F2) View Hidden Files and Folders in Ubuntu File Browser The Ultimate Guide to Speed Up Your Linux Computer
