Gnome : Bring back the maximize and minimize buttons
On terminal run : gnome-tweak-tool In the dialog that pops up – Select Windows tab from the left panel. In the right panel under Tilebar buttons section – Set M...
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Ubuntu: Load a disk on startup – the GUI way
On terminal run sudo gnome-disks In the dialog box that opens, choose the disk to mount from the left panel. In the right panel click on the gears icon In the p...
Bash on VNC session – Tabs do not auto complete
Problem : Pressing Tab keys not auto-completing when using Bash within a VNC session (to guest VM running on Ubuntu and XFCE.) Reason : Unknown, possibly tabs a...
Fix : No sound on Ubuntu (16.04) after a Bluetooth audio device power off.
Problem : After Bluetooth speakers were abruptly switched off, Ubuntu 16.04 on Alienware (17 R2) stopped producing sounds on its analog sound card. Reason : Dou...
Installing Ubuntu on Alienware 17 R2
Heres how I could get my Alienware 17 working on Ubuntu – Connect the machine to Internet using a LAN cable. Change these after entering BIOS setup Set boot mod...
Fix: Control+Space does not work on Eclipse on Kubuntu 14.04
Problem : Ctrl+Space does not trigger auto-suggest in Eclipse, on Kubuntu 14.04. Reason: IBus captures ctrl+space keystroke. Fix: 1. Right click Ibus Icon from...
Chat/Text messaging from commandline on Linux
Want to urgently copy a text message from one pc to another, or have a short conversation with a peer on another pc ? here’s how – @ PC1: nc -l [port-number to ...
Activate password authentication on Ubuntu VMs on Amazon EC2
ssh -i [path to private-key-file] [target IP] # In the host shell sudo adduser [username] # Add a new user; this command also prompts for setting the passwo...
Find the files contained in/provided by an Ubuntu/Debian package
On console, run dpkg -L [package name] Sreekumar KjSreekumar (KJ) has been a hobby programmer from school days. Codemarvels is his personal blog from the year 2...
Find the list of installed packages in Ubuntu/Debian
To find the list of installed packages on ubuntu/debian, on console run <pre>dpkg --get-selections</pre> To find if a specific package is installed ...