If you want to search all files, which contains searched text, open terminal and type grep -i -n 'searched text' * It works also recursively grep -i -r -n 'searched text' *

If you are using Elementary theme you have probably noticed that OpenOffice (LibreOffice) is missing scrollbars. I found an easy solution for this bug, just follow these few steps. 1. Backup your original elementary gtkrc file sudo cp /usr/share/themes/elementary/gtk-2.0/gtkrc /usr/share/themes/elementary/gtk-2.0/_gtkrc.bak 2. Edit elementary gtkrc file sudo gedit /usr/share/themes/elementary/gtk-2.0/gtkrc 3. Search and replace (If You're using […]

Connecting to a server across the internet is much more secure using SSH. There is a way that you can mount a folder on a remove server using the SSHFS service (based on the SSH File Transfer Protocol). Open terminal and follow these steps: 1. Install sshfs sudo apt-get install sshfs 2. Add yourself to […]

There is a bug in the Compiz package in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx (in Maverick Meerkat too) that doesn't allow you to fully change the mouse cursor theme. You only get the new cursor theme in some windows. But you can still change the mouse cursor theme in Ubuntu, even if you have Compiz enabled. […]

If You mount samba shares using cifs method like I, You probably have met with delays at shutdown or restart. [18.312000] CIFS VFS: Server not responding [18.312000] No response for cmd 5 mid 8 To avoid this delay it is necessary to umount all samba shares before rebooting or shutdown your computer. There are many […]

PulseAudio has still problems with some applications and it always adds a little latency and that's the reason, why so many people still prefer ALSA. This howto shows you, how to remove PulseAudio, add alsa-mixer applet to the panel and associate hotkeys for volume change. 1. Remove PulseAudio This will uninstall PulseAudio, delete the configuration […]

Default are Minimize/Maximize/Close buttons in the title bar on the right. This short tutorial shows you, how to put these icons to the left, like in Mac OS X. 1. Press ALT + F2, type in gconf-editor and press Enter key 2. Navigate to apps > metacity > general. On the right find option called […]

This tutorial shows how to disable 60 seconds delay notification when logout, shutdown and restart Ubuntu 9.10. First,press Alt+F2 and type gconf-editor. Click Run. Navigate to apps > Indicator-session. Double click on the only line in right box and set its value to true. Done.

Ailurus is an application which aims at making Linux easier to use. Features: Help users study some Linux skills Install/remove some applications which are not provided in the official repository Enable/disable some third party repositories Display information about BIOS, motherboard, CPU and battery Show/Hide Computer, Home folder, Trash icon and Network icon on desktop Configure […]