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Add, Switch, And Change Workspace In Ubuntu Linux

Workspaces is one of the perks in Linux based systems that allows user to manage the open windows and running programs. You can consider workspaces as virtual screens which you can switch between at any time. You will get the same desktop, panels, and menu in every workspace. However, the main purpose of workspace is [...] (more…)

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How To Change Priority Of A Process In Ubuntu Linux

As you all know that the process is an instance of a computer program and one process may consist of many threads. Process Management is one of the most important responsibility of the operating systems. Ubuntu start many processes with priority 0, which is the highest priority (as the rule of thumb is that the [...] (more…)

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AllTray Docks Any Application To System Tray In Ubuntu Linux

AllTray is a very light-weight and useful tool for Ubuntu which lets you dock any applications to the system tray that do not have a native tray icon. There are so many such applications which don’t have native tray icon like Mozilla Thunderbird, Evolution, etc, now you can easily dock such applications to the system [...] (more…)

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Add Restrictions To Your Ubuntu System With Lockdown Editor(Pessulus)

Linux is considered to be one of the most secure operating systems, but what if you are setting your system for public use? Then it becomes necessary that you should set some rules on the usage of computer so that the users are restricted to some particular areas of the system and they should not [...] (more…)

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Tweak Your Ubuntu System With Ubuntu Tweak

It is never easy to tweak your Ubuntu system unless you use some graphical tool like Ubuntu Tweak. It lets you tweak your system in an easy and safe way, otherwise you will have to play with configuration files and it could lead to system crash. It is currently supported in Gnome desktop environment only [...] (more…)

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CheckGmail – GMail Notifier For Ubuntu Linux

There is no doubt that Gmail is the fastest growing email service at the moment and million of users are using it. If you have logged in to Google Talk then it notifies you when a new email arrives, but what if you are on any flavor of Linux and you are having no luck [...] (more…)

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Speed Up Applications Load Time With Preload In Ubuntu Linux

Preload is considered to be read-ahead daemon application as it analyzes the applications which user runs, and on the basis of this analysis it predicts which applications user can run next time and launches these applications in RAM. Its daemon keeps running in background all the time and saves the required information about the applications [...] (more…)

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UTube Ripper Downloads & Converts YouTube Videos In Ubuntu Linux

UTube Ripper is a very useful application which allows you to easily download and convert YouTube videos into different formats. You will be definitely aware of some online services that allow you to download videos from YouTube but they don’t provide you much customization options. With Utube Ripper you can convert downloaded videos into MPEG [...] (more…)

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Install And Use PCMan File Manager In Ubuntu Linux

As you all know that Nautilus is the default file manager for Ubuntu and offers a large number of features, but sadly it consumes lots of resources and is considered to be a resource hungry application. If you are not using all features of Nautilus then you can give PCMan a try. It is extremely [...] (more…)

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How To Clean Up Your Ubuntu System With Computer Janitor

If you analyze your Ubuntu machine then you will be amazed to see that there is a long list of utilities and packages which you have never used or have no intention to ever use, but they are installed in your system nevertheless. Although they are not being used they are still consuming some resources [...] (more…)

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Install Weatherbug In Ubuntu To Get Live Weather Updates

Weatherbug is a service which manages and operates its own weather network. It pin points the weather conditions in your area. One feature that makes it stand out from other similar services is that it provides live weather information, other weather services never provide live data and their data is usually one or two hour [...] (more…)

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How To Prevent A Brute Force Attack On Your Linux Server [Real Life Lessons]

Editor’s Notes: This post will mostly help those who are running their website on Ubuntu Linux Server. It is interesting nevertheless and gives insight into the reality behind managing the server. THE BEGINNING During the last two weeks my database has been crashing constantly at almost the same time during the day, daily. I ignored [...] (more…)

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Ksplice Uptrack Updates Your Ubuntu Without System Restart

Everyone is conscious about keeping his/her system up-to-date and secure. But its always hard to find the latest updates and fixes of your operating system and once you have installed some particular update, a reboot is often required to make it work. Ksplice Uptrack is a tool which keeps your Ubuntu secure and up-to-date without [...] (more…)

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Enable Facebook Chat In Pidgin Messenger

Most of us know that Pidgin is a universal chat client software which is most commonly used in Linux based systems. It lets you connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Google talk and more chat networks all at once,  but now you can also enable Facebook chat with it in an easy way. In order to [...] (more…)

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Use Appnr To Install Applications In Ubuntu Linux

APT (Advanced Package Tool) is a tool which is used to handle the installation and removal of different software in Ubuntu and Debian. APT uses the concept of repositories in order to find software and resolve dependencies. Now what if you don’t have enough technical knowledge to work with APT or you are newcomer to [...] (more…)