Linux Archive | TechGainer http://www.techgainer.com/category/linux/ TechGainer Covers How to Guides, Tweaks, Tips and Hacks on Daily Life use of tech Tools like PC, Windows, Smartphones, Android, iOS, Web Services in Friendlier Way Thu, 05 Oct 2017 08:57:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.techgainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cropped-543-ico--32x32.png Linux Archive | TechGainer http://www.techgainer.com/category/linux/ 32 32 How to Use Pushbullet in Ubuntu and Linux Mint using Pushbullet Indicator http://www.techgainer.com/install-use-pushbullet-ubuntu-linux-mint-using-pushbullet-indicator/ http://www.techgainer.com/install-use-pushbullet-ubuntu-linux-mint-using-pushbullet-indicator/#disqus_thread Thu, 19 Mar 2015 16:11:34 +0000 https://www.techgainer.com/?p=7856 Pushbullet is a service that lets you quickly send links, notes, files, etc. from your smartphone to desktops, browsers and vice versa. It also has option to mirror your Android and iOS notifications to desktop, letting you receive your phone’s notifications directly on your PC whenever they come. Thus you don’t have to grab the […]

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]]> http://www.techgainer.com/install-use-pushbullet-ubuntu-linux-mint-using-pushbullet-indicator/feed/ 13 7856 How to Disable or Change Ubuntu Startup Sound at Login Screen http://www.techgainer.com/how-to-disable-or-change-ubuntu-startup-sound-at-login-screen/ http://www.techgainer.com/how-to-disable-or-change-ubuntu-startup-sound-at-login-screen/#disqus_thread Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:17:31 +0000 https://www.techgainer.com/?p=7842 When you boot into Ubuntu, it plays a sound asking you to input your password or choose different user account at login screen. This sound is a drum beat tone which indicates that your Ubuntu system is ready. This is similar to startup sound in Microsoft Windows. The startup sound is there to draw you […]

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]]> http://www.techgainer.com/how-to-disable-or-change-ubuntu-startup-sound-at-login-screen/feed/ 82 7842 5 GUI Tools to See Hardware Information in Ubuntu/Linux http://www.techgainer.com/5-gui-tools-to-see-hardware-information-in-ubuntulinux/ http://www.techgainer.com/5-gui-tools-to-see-hardware-information-in-ubuntulinux/#disqus_thread Tue, 17 Mar 2015 21:53:09 +0000 https://www.techgainer.com/?p=7828 Here are 5 best graphical tools to check your Linux hardware information without using harsh commands. Checking hardware (CPU, motherboard, process, etc.) information is one of the most common and important tasks we do in our computers. Viewing details of physical components of a computer lets us get idea about a computer’s configuration. It let’s […]

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]]> http://www.techgainer.com/5-gui-tools-to-see-hardware-information-in-ubuntulinux/feed/ 105 7828 How to Create and Restore ‘System Restore Points’ in Ubuntu/Linux using TimeShift [Complete Guide] http://www.techgainer.com/create-restore-system-restore-points-ubuntu-linux-mint/ http://www.techgainer.com/create-restore-system-restore-points-ubuntu-linux-mint/#disqus_thread Sun, 15 Mar 2015 14:59:50 +0000 https://www.techgainer.com/?p=7799 You can create ‘System Restore Points’ in Debian/Ubuntu/Mint and all derivatives and restore to a previous system state by using a simple and easy to use free GUI tool TimeShift. Non-debian Linux OSes such as Fedora, openSUSE are also supported via installer. You know, ‘System Restore’ feature in Windows operating system lets us make a […]

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]]> http://www.techgainer.com/create-restore-system-restore-points-ubuntu-linux-mint/feed/ 93 7799 Show Menus in Application’s Window Instead of Global Menu Bar in Ubuntu http://www.techgainer.com/show-menus-applications-window-instead-global-menu-bar/ http://www.techgainer.com/show-menus-applications-window-instead-global-menu-bar/#disqus_thread Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:24:10 +0000 https://www.techgainer.com/?p=7647 One major thing you will find in Ubuntu’s UI system is, when you are active in an application window, that application’s Menu bar items will be shown in the top section of desktop of Ubuntu instead of the application’s own Title bar. That Menu bar holding your application’s menu items is called “Global Menu”. This feature […]

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]]> http://www.techgainer.com/show-menus-applications-window-instead-global-menu-bar/feed/ 2 7647 How to Pin Any Chrome App to Ubuntu Unity Application Launcher http://www.techgainer.com/how-to-pin-any-chrome-app-to-ubuntu-unity-application-launcher/ http://www.techgainer.com/how-to-pin-any-chrome-app-to-ubuntu-unity-application-launcher/#disqus_thread Mon, 02 Mar 2015 16:41:08 +0000 https://www.techgainer.com/?p=7628 Unity is the default desktop environment used in Ubuntu. Most noticeably, it has an application launcher that sits on left side of the desktop taking the whole vertical area. This launcher can be used to pin/lock your favorite applications for quick access and  switch between running applications and their multiple instances. In a fresh installation […]

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]]> http://www.techgainer.com/how-to-pin-any-chrome-app-to-ubuntu-unity-application-launcher/feed/ 1 7628 [Fix] Windows Showing Wrong Time in Linux-Windows Dual-boot System http://www.techgainer.com/fix-windows-showing-wrong-time-in-linux-windows-dual-boot-system/ http://www.techgainer.com/fix-windows-showing-wrong-time-in-linux-windows-dual-boot-system/#disqus_thread Sun, 01 Mar 2015 18:13:45 +0000 https://www.techgainer.com/?p=7597 If you have a computer where a Linux OS (e.g. Ubuntu) is dual-booted with Windows, you will notice that, every time you reboot from Linux to Window, clock time displaying incorrectly in Windows. Even some Linux may show incorrect time if you are returning from Windows. Here’s how to solve this. To keep track of proper time, […]

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]]> http://www.techgainer.com/fix-windows-showing-wrong-time-in-linux-windows-dual-boot-system/feed/ 11 7597 How to Add “Open in Terminal” in Ubuntu File Manager Context (Right-click) Menu http://www.techgainer.com/how-to-add-open-in-terminal-in-ubuntu-file-manager-context-right-click-menu/ http://www.techgainer.com/how-to-add-open-in-terminal-in-ubuntu-file-manager-context-right-click-menu/#disqus_thread Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:53:43 +0000 https://www.techgainer.com/?p=7587 In a Linux based Operating System, Terminal is an interface which you can use to type and execute text based commands. This is equivalent to Windows’ Command Prompt where we write DOS based commands. Terminal can be used for limitless purpose (such as installing applications, getting any information, changing any configuration or even changing entire […]

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]]> http://www.techgainer.com/how-to-add-open-in-terminal-in-ubuntu-file-manager-context-right-click-menu/feed/ 3 7587 How to Resize the App Launcher Icons in Ubuntu Unity http://www.techgainer.com/how-to-resize-the-app-launcher-icons-in-ubuntu-unity/ http://www.techgainer.com/how-to-resize-the-app-launcher-icons-in-ubuntu-unity/#disqus_thread Thu, 26 Feb 2015 17:04:35 +0000 https://www.techgainer.com/?p=7578 Unity, the desktop environment from Canonical, being used in Ubuntu has a noticeable stuff called “Launcher” on left-hand side of desktop. It’s similar to Mac OS X Dock and Windows Task bar. You can use this to pin apps, access running or minimized apps and switch between multiple instances of a single application. By default, […]

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]]> http://www.techgainer.com/how-to-resize-the-app-launcher-icons-in-ubuntu-unity/feed/ 6 7578 How to Disable Online Search Results in Ubuntu Unity Dash http://www.techgainer.com/how-to-disable-online-search-results-in-ubuntu-unity-dash/ http://www.techgainer.com/how-to-disable-online-search-results-in-ubuntu-unity-dash/#disqus_thread Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:05:05 +0000 https://www.techgainer.com/?p=7566 In Ubuntu when you need to quickly find something, say it’s an application or a file or setting, you need to use the search function in Unity’s Dash (Unity is the desktop environment used in Ubuntu). This is similar to Windows Start menu’s search function. Apps, files, etc. come and disappear relating to your search term. […]

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