How to customize the font and color of the panel clock in Ubuntu and Linux Mint Mate
If you are using the Mate edition of Linux Mint ( either 13 or 14), the default clock at the right corner will look like this
After that, just hit Alt+F2 and run the following command to reset the bottom panel:
Note: You can edit the font, size and the color code in the .gtkrc-2.0 file to meet your preference.
I will show you a small trick to change the font and color of this clock widget to make it look somehow like this:
The trick is pretty simple. First, you will need to get the Digital font. Just download it here then install it.
Next, create a file named .gtkrc-2.0 in the home folder and copy-paste the following lines into it:
Next, create a file named .gtkrc-2.0 in the home folder and copy-paste the following lines into it:
style "my-panel-clock"
{
fg[NORMAL] = "#272727"
font_name = "DS-Digital Bold 12"
}
widget "*.clock-applet-button.*" style "my-panel-clock"
After that, just hit Alt+F2 and run the following command to reset the bottom panel:
pkill mate-panel
Note: You can edit the font, size and the color code in the .gtkrc-2.0 file to meet your preference.
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Ubuntu Got 2 Windows 7 (loader) entries in Grub2
What was the cause of the problem:
Grub2 looks for the Windows boot files for detecting Windows entries. Though you removed Windows 7, the Windows 7 boot files aren't removed (which are "Boot" folder and "bootmgr" file). And as Windows 7 boot files are there, grub2 simply assumes that, there are Windows 7 installation also. Hence the dual entry.You should find what you're looking for inside of
/boot/grub/grub.cfg
. This file is dynamically generated by update-grub2
. I am dual booting Ubuntu 32bit and 64bit. If I wanted to remove one, I would simply delete it's section from this file.menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-23-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" --class windows --class os { insmod part_msdos insmod ntfs set root='(hd0,msdos2)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root C08C7F598C7F4944 chainloader +1 } menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda2)" --class windows --class os { insmod part_msdos insmod ntfs set root='(hd0,msdos2)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root C08C7F598C7F4944 chainloader +1 } menuentry "Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda4)" --class windows --class os { insmod part_msdos insmod ntfs set root='(hd0,msdos4)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root C22A7EEA2A7EDB3D drivemap -s (hd0) ${root} chainloader +1
Changes should take effect immediately, so make a backup and be careful. Also, anything you change in this file will be completely over written if you run
update-grub2
again.make sure you're delete the right one or you'll be sorry...
OR
Mount the
/dev/sda1
drive. Then in that drive look for a folder named Boot
and a file named bootmgr
. Remove both the folder and file. Then run update-grub2
command again.You might want to install grub2 again. As I see your Ubuntu installation is at
/dev/sdb
, the commands will besudo grub-install /dev/sdb
sudo update-grub
Bye..
Open the terminal in a specific size and position in Ubuntu/ Linux Mint
In Ubuntu or Linux Mint and many other distros, when you open the
terminal, the window will appear at the top left corner of the desktop
screen and I usually have to drag it down to the bottom left of the
desktop. If you dont like the default position and size of the start up
window, you can edit it easily.
There are in fact many methods to customize the start up position of the terminal, but in this article I will show you a simple way to do the task without installing anything. In Ubuntu or Linux Mint Cinnamon, just open the terminal and run the following command:
If you use MATE, the command will be
After you hit enter, you will see the properties window of the launcher for the terminal.
In the command tab, just append this option after the part "mate-terminal" (or "gnome-terminal"):
What this means:
100: the width of the terminal ( in characters)
50: the height ( in lines)
800: x position of the terminal when you open it up
300: y position
Just change the numbers into whatever values you prefer then click on the Close button and everything is done. Next time you open the terminal, the terminal window will appear at the new position instead of the top left corner of the desktop screen
source http://www.linuxandlife.com
There are in fact many methods to customize the start up position of the terminal, but in this article I will show you a simple way to do the task without installing anything. In Ubuntu or Linux Mint Cinnamon, just open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo gnome-desktop-item-edit /usr/share/applications/gnome-terminal.desktop
If you use MATE, the command will be
sudo mate-desktop-item-edit /usr/share/applications/mate-terminal.desktop
After you hit enter, you will see the properties window of the launcher for the terminal.
In the command tab, just append this option after the part "mate-terminal" (or "gnome-terminal"):
--geometry=100x50+800+300
What this means:
100: the width of the terminal ( in characters)
50: the height ( in lines)
800: x position of the terminal when you open it up
300: y position
Just change the numbers into whatever values you prefer then click on the Close button and everything is done. Next time you open the terminal, the terminal window will appear at the new position instead of the top left corner of the desktop screen
source http://www.linuxandlife.com
Easy way to download Potenza and install
Potenza was updated on Gnome-look two days ago and this icon set has
been rated positively. All icons in this set have a squircular shape and
the bright colors make Potenza go together with dark GTK themes very
well.
Here are some screenshots of Pontenza
This is an easy way to download and install
Here are some screenshots of Pontenza
This is an easy way to download and install
- sudo wget http://mystras.cloudfactory.eu/Downloads/Potenza.deb
- sudo dpkg -i Potenza*
- sudo apt-get install -f
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