This quick and simple tutorial is going to show you how to set a time delay on start up application in Ubuntu Unity. All you need to do is adding a parameter into the command to start the startup program. It will create a .desktop file automatically under ~/.config/autostart/ with the “X-GNOME-Autostart-Delay” parameter. NOTE that […]
How to Delay A Start Up Application in Ubuntu Unity
Published in August 15th, 2014
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Ubuntu 13.10 Reaches End of Life, Upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Published in July 23rd, 2014
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Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander has reached the end of its life on July 17, 2014. This was the second release with the new 9 month support cycle. From now on, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include information or updated packages for Ubuntu 13.10. Even the Launchpad PPAs will no longer build updated packages for […]
Install Conky Manager 2.0.2 New UI in Ubuntu 14.04
Published in June 17th, 2014
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Conky Manager is a simple graphical tool to manage conky scripts on Linux desktop. Conky Manager v2 has been released with a completely revamped UI and options. The app window looks more straightforward and easy to use: A complementary user manual is now available for all users who have contributed to this project either through […]
How to Disable Laptop Camera in Ubuntu Linux
Published in May 24th, 2014
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This quick tutorial is going to show beginners how to disable your laptop camera in Ubuntu Linux. You may ask why? Just in case, right? To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open a terminal. When it opens, run this command to edit the config file: sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf When the file opens, add […]
How to Install Birdie Twitter Client in Ubuntu 14.04
Published in April 26th, 2014
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Birdie is a free, open-source twitter client for Linux. It makes use of native technologies like Gtk and GLib to provide a pleasant experience to the user, while integrating seamlessly with the user’s desktop environment. So far, the latest release is birdie 1.1 which features performance optimizations, better thumbnails, bug fixes and updated translations. This […]
Install Ubuntu Style Theme in Fluxbox Desktop
Published in April 11th, 2014
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Like the default Ubuntu GTK themes? Well, there’s now a porting of Ubuntu Themes for Fluxbox which is called Fluxbox Light Themes. See the screenshots: Install the theme: Directly download and install the .deb package from the launchpad page. The package was built for Ubuntu 14.04, but it also works on Ubuntu 13.10 and Ubuntu […]
Install or Upgrade to KDE 4.13 in Ubuntu 13.10
Published in March 29th, 2014
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The KDE community has announced the Release Candidate of the 4.13 versions of Applications and Development Platform. This simple tutorial will show you how to install or upgrade to KDE 4.13 in Ubuntu 13.10 via the PPA. A partial list of improvements can be found in the 4.13 Feature Plan. A more complete list of […]
Install Liferea News Feeds 1.10.7 in Ubuntu via PPA
Published in March 19th, 2014
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This simple tutorial is going to show you how to install the latest build of Liferea News Feeds in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and their derivatives via PPA. As you may know, Liferea is a simple desktop news aggregator for online news feeds. There are many other news readers available, but […]
Install Numix Theme for Plank in Ubuntu
Published in March 11th, 2014
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This tutorial is going to show you how to install the Numix theme for Plank in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 12.10. Numix is one of my favorite icon and gtk themes. If you like it, you may also want Numix theme for Plank, the most lightweight dock on the […]
Wine 1.7.13 Released, How to Install in Ubuntu via PPA
Published in February 23rd, 2014
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The Wine development 1.7.13 has been released recently. Here is how to install or upgrade in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and their derivatives via its official PPA repository. Wine 1.7.13 was released on February 20, 2014, which brings more Task Scheduler support, a few more Direct3D 10 interfaces, more Windows Media […]
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