Ubuntu has a limited shortcut key built-in utility at System–>Preferences–>Keyboard Shortcuts,but you can’t assign hotkeys to your own applications with it,in the tutorial you can do it with gconf-editor utility. First,open up configuration editor by press ALT+ F2 key combination and type gconf-editor,then click Run At following screen scroll down to apps–>metacity–>keybinding_commands,and double click on […]
Assign Custom keyboard shortcuts on ubuntu
Add Trash Can icon to ubuntu desktop
If you used to be a Windows user,you may want to add a Trash Can icon to your ubuntu gnome desktop. Press Alt and F2 key combination,type gconf-editor and press enter to open Configuration editor At following screen click to app–>nautilus–>desktop tick on trash_icon_visible at right side,and you will see the icon on your desktop:
Disable system beep and login/logout sound effects in ubuntu
You may be tired of system beep ,or you just want to change your ubuntu login/logout sound effects,and I will tell you how to do it easily in this tutorial. First,open up the sound preferences at System–>Preferences–>Sound To disable system beep,click on Sounds tab and untick Play alert sound For login or logout sound effects,at […]
Install Google Gadgets on ubuntu
Gadgets powered by Google are miniature objects that provide cool and dynamic content that can be placed on any page on the web. It’s very friendly and lovely that I enjoy using it very much. To install it you just need to run following code in a terminal window: sudo apt-get install google-gadgets-gtk when install […]
Install free Bitdefender antivirus on ubuntu
BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices is a versatile on-demand scanner built for Linux and FreeBSD systems. It provides antivirus and antispyware scanning for both UNIX-based and Windows-based partitions. NOTE: This post is old, read this one to install Bitdefender via official repository on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 13.04, and higher. Download Bitdefender at the bottom of […]
Keyboard shortcuts to launch Terminal in ubuntu
We use terminal so frequently since we spend so much time at command line.It seems preferable to launch a new terminal window with a shortcut key. In ubuntu , there is a built-in utility at System–>Preferences–>Keyboard Shortcuts for distributing shortcut keys. Open it up and scroll down to find where it says “Run a terminal”,click […]
Install K3b CD burner in ubuntu
K3b is a CD-writing software which provides an easily usable interface,with it you can burn audio CDs,.WAV and .MP3 audio files. To install k3b,run following command in terminal window: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install k3b Preview audio tracks within the playlist editor is one of the features in K3b,you need to install and start […]
Boot up ubuntu directly without loading grub menu
After Ubuntu 9.04 installed,it stay in seconds and go into Ubuntu directly without booting menu when my computer restart.I have to press Esc key during the suspended time and select OS in grub menu whenever I do not want to boot up Ubuntu.In this tutorial I will explain how to make grub loading grub menu […]
Install Windows XP inside ubuntu using Virtualbox
If you are a Linux ubuntu user and you just want to do any thing in Windows when you are operating in ubuntu,you may not want to restart your computer and select to boot Windows.This tutorial tells how to install Windows XP with virtualbox inside ubuntu,and I hope it may help.Following is my virtual XP […]
How to install Virtualbox in ubuntu 9.04
Virtualbox can run whole operating system in a window,but that do not have direct access to your computer hardware,Virtualbox can run all versions of Windows,Linux and various other systems. To install virtualbox,you need to install following package by running following command in a terminal window first: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install dkms Then download […]
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