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Re-enable ‘New Document’ Option in Ubuntu 18.04 After upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04 from Ubuntu 16.04, you may found that the default Nautilus file browser lacks ‘New Document‘ option in its context menu. To get back the ‘New Document’ option, you can create a empty document in the Templatesfolder. And here I’m going to show you how. […]
Brief: Ubuntu 18.04 uses a customized version of GNOME and GNOME users might not like those changes. This tutorial shows you how to install vanilla GNOME on Ubuntu 18.04. One of the main new features of Ubuntu 18.04 is the customized GNOME desktop. Ubuntu has done some tweaking on GNOME desktop to make it look […]
Caprine Elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app Caprine is an unofficial and privacy focused Facebook Messenger app with many useful features. WebsiteDiscuss it on Product Hunt Highlights Dark theme Vibrant theme* Privacy focused Keyboard shortcuts Work Chat support Code blocks Touch Bar support Cross-platform Silent auto-updates Custom text size *macOS only Install macOS 10.9+, Linux, and […]
The Linux command line can be quite daunting. What do commands like ls, cd, pwd and less mean? When you see that blinking cursor, what is the first thing you should type? Find out more in my Linux terminal command and utilities tutorial. — How to Use the Linux Command Line 10 Linux Terminal Commands […]
In this video, we look at how to install USB and network printers in Ubuntu 18.04, if they are plugged in correctly.
If you want to build your own live system based on the upcoming Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating system, the Pinguy Builder developers have your back. Pinguy Builder, the open-source and free graphical utility that lets the developers of the Ubuntu-based Pinguy OS distro build their operating system, has been recently updated with support for […]
The other day I was trying to create a new text file in Ubuntu 18.04. While in Nautilus, I right clicked and to my surprise, I didn’t see the option to create a new document. This option in the right-click context menu allowed creating an empty text file. Missing new document option in right click menu in […]
If you’re looking for a decent font finder app for Linux then you need look no further than the perfectly named ‘Font Finder’. Font Finder is a free, open source app for Linux that lets you sift through, sort and and install fonts from the huge Google Fonts archive, all from the comfort of your desktop. Google Fonts (in case […]
Click on Icon to Minimize Application Window in Ubuntu 18.04 This quick tutorial shows you how to enable ‘Minimize on click’, the feather that minimize the running application window when you clicking on the icon in left launcher. While Settings and Gnome Tweaks utilities do not provide an option to toggle the action, you can enable […]
For those of us that use Ubuntu proper, the move from Unity to Gnome as the default desktop environment has made theming and customizing easier than ever. Gnome has a fairly large tweaking community, and there is no shortage of fantastic GTK themes for users to choose from. With that in mind, I went ahead […]
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