Ubuntu Tips And Tricks

I will show you a little trick to close the terminal automatically after a certain period of inactivity. The trick is very simple, just use...

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 I will s...

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 s...

In this tutorial we will see how to change the background image (splash screen) of the GRUB boot loader under Ubuntu 11.10/12.04 or older. ...

In fresh Ubuntu 12.04 installation, it keeps popping up annoying apport error report dialog on every log-in even after sending the error re...

Chromium web browser, the open source version of Google Chrome has reached version 21. The Chromium daily build ppa has stopped updating th...

apt-get command is a normal way to download and install packages and update system. apt-fast is a shellscript wrapper for apt-get that c...

Before making any changes, please make a backup of .mozilla/firefox/--------.default/prefs.js for your own safety. prefs.js is a file that...

This tutorial shows how to monitor your Ubuntu system resources such as usage of processor, memory, network, hard disk and also cpu/mother...

Preload is nice little application that could make your linux system a lot faster. Preload is an adaptive readahead daemon. It monitors ap...

In Linux Mint 13, the screen lock feature is disabled by default. After being idle for a while, the screen will be dimmed and you can re-a...

Here are Ubuntu 12.04 Applications shortcuts. Key combos for LibreOffice, Gwibber, Shotwell, Firefox, Rhythmbox and more are covered in...

ome People don't like white dots in Ubuntu 12.04 Login screen, So here is a tweak you can easily remove these dots from login screen. ...

You may at times need to know about the hardware information of you computer for many reasons, such as to find a correct driver or to check...

After installing or upgrading to Ubuntu 11.04 or 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot  you noticed that the connexion is too slow when using the wifi, this ...

In this tip, we are going to apply a simple modification that can help you speed up your Internet connection and optimize page load time. ...

LightDM is the new display manager used by Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot that allows users to submit their account credentials to login to ...

This trick should not be used for doing something bad with someone else. The main purpose of this trick is to recover your lost Ubuntu passw...

For those of you who focus on computer/network security and love being Ubuntu user, You do not need to consider switching to other distros b...

This trick is useful when you're sharing your Internet connection among your friends or family. With this trick, you can perform such ap...