You set the Screen brightness control of your laptop to some value that suits your eyes but as soon as you start your ubuntu machine then next time, the brightness resets to the maximum value 100%. This issue might be…
Read Epub files in Ubuntu / Debian / Linux mint
What is Epub? Epub is short for electronic publication. It is a free and open e-book standard by International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). Epub files have .epub extension. Now, the unique thing about Epub is that the ebook can optimise…
cat command explained with basic practical examples in linux/unix
cat is short for ‘concatenate’ i.e. combining two or more files but it does way more than that! The cat command is also used for creating and viewing text files. We will see some real life cat command usage with…
How to format a Pendrive in ubuntu using terminal or Disks app
There are times when your pendrive is full and you want to format it to empty it at once or maybe some files are not getting deleted. There are two ways to do it, First, using the command line (terminal)…
How to Add and Remove apps/softwares faster in ubuntu
You probably install apps from the ubuntu software center, so you first got to open it and then search for the app and then install, and similarly do the same for removing/uninstalling them. You can use the terminal to get…
Change Computer name/hostname in ubuntu linux
If you didn’t paid much attention to changing computer/machine name while installation and now want to change it or just want to change it. you need to edit two files /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts and replace your hostname with the new…
Run Minilyrics in Ubuntu linux using Foobar2000 and WINE
Do you like scrolling lyrics? Want to sing along like karaoke, Then Minilyrics might be all you want.Currently minilyrics is available for windows and Mac platforms only but using WINE and Foobar we can make it work on ubuntu just…
How to change tty virtual console font (Alt+Ctrl+F1) in ubuntu linux
TTY consoles(virtual consoles) are accessed by Ctrl+Alt+F1 or Ctrl+Alt+F2 1. Type the following command in your regular terminal(gnome-terminal..etc) or the TTY console itself, to launch configuration menu for tty. sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup 2. By default UTF-8 is selected, let it…
Basic Vim editing for beginners
Vim is a Powerful console-based text editor. It is full of features. But in this tutorial we will only see the basic editing with the vi/vim editor. After going through this you will be able to do most of the…
Vim Commands Cheat Sheet
Vim has been a Unix/Linux programmer’s friend since decades, once you get a strong grip on its commands you can do things much faster in a few keystrokes, for example : you need not even use arrow keys to move…