Category Archives: Ubuntu

Fix Google Chrome Slow Scrolling On Ubuntu

Recently I got a slow scrolling problem in my Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 on my Ubuntu 11.10 machine. Chrome lagged badly in scrolling web pages and the scroll quite did not follow my mouse wheel nor my cursor drag (when used). It … Continue reading

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Encrypt Home Folder After Ubuntu Installation

This post is dedicated to those Ubuntu users who want their home folder encrypted but unfortunately they didn’t encrypt it while installing Ubuntu. Either they thought it is not important or for some other reason they didn’t do that. Well … Continue reading

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Get The Public Link Of The Dropbox Files From Within Nautilus In Ubuntu Linux

Dropbox user? This article explains a procedure through which you can make your life easier by getting the public link of Dropbox files just by right-clicking on it in a public folder in Nautilus in Ubuntu Linux. If you use … Continue reading

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Midori – A Lightweight Web Browser For Linux And Windows

There are many web browsers in the market fighting a tough competition to take over each other. Besides these famous web browsers (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari etc) there exists web browsers that are quite lightweight, small (~5 MB … Continue reading

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How To Get Screen Saver In Ubuntu 11.10

This article describes how you can have screen saver in your Ubuntu 11.10 by using a third-party software. By default there is no screen saver installed in Ubuntu 11.10. In order to have screensaver you must have to go with … Continue reading

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How To Install Fluxbox In Ubuntu

This tutorial describes how you can install Fluxbox Windows manager in Ubuntu by running a command in the terminal. Fluxbox is an extremely lightweight and flexible windows manager. You can install it in your Ubuntu system to enhance your system’s … Continue reading

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How To See Your IP Address In Ubuntu

This article describes how you can see your IP address in Ubuntu. We are not going to touch terminal, only GUI. Normally IP address assigned by the ISP is dynamic unless you request them to give you a static IP … Continue reading

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How To Get Gnome Desktop In Ubuntu 11.10

This tutorial will show you how you can install Gnome (classic) desktop in Ubuntu 11.10. Ubuntu 11.04 had gnome desktop but in Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu developers removed it. Unity has a launcher on the left which sometimes gets irritating, so … Continue reading

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How To Get Microsoft Fonts In Ubuntu

This article teaches how you can get Microsoft fonts in Ubuntu. We will use Ubuntu Software Center to install Microsoft fonts. Microsoft fonts like Arial, Times New Roman, Courier etc are quite popular in the world of document processing. But … Continue reading

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How To Add A Program To The Ubuntu Startup

This article will teach you how you can add a program to th startup of Ubuntu so it automatically starts when you login to Ubuntu. This can be helpful if you do the same things whenever you login to Ubuntu. … Continue reading

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