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How to Make Password Asterisks Visible in the Terminal Window in Linux

When you run a command using sudo in Linux, the Terminal prompts you to type in your password with no visual feedback as you type. We’ll show a quick tweak that will show asterisks (*) when you type in your password in the Te…

Lori Kaufman Aug 4th, 2014

Beginner: How to Add a Bookmark to a Location in Nautilus (Files) in Ubuntu 14.04

Nautilus contains some pre-defined bookmarks that provide quick and easy access to some common folders, such as Music and Pictures, as well as devices such as USB flash drives and network locations. You can add custom bookmar…

Lori Kaufman Jul 30th, 2014

How to Change How Long sudo Waits Before it Prompts You Again

When you use the sudo command to run commands as root or administrator you are prompted to enter your password. You may have noticed that if you run another command using sudo shortly after the first command, you are not prom…

Lori Kaufman Jul 29th, 2014

How to Open the Ubuntu Nautilus File Browser from the Terminal

Recently, we showed you how to open a directory in Terminal from within Nautilus. However, what if you’re working on the command line in Terminal and need to access the same directory in Nautilus? There’s an easy solution…

Lori Kaufman Jul 18th, 2014

4 Alternatives to Google Drive for Linux

We’ve covered using Google Drive on Linux with third-party software, but why bother jumping through those hoops? You can use a cloud storage service that officially supports Linux instead – several of Google Drive’s com…

Chris Hoffman Dec 4th, 2012

How To Use Google Drive on Linux: 2 Unofficial Solutions

When Google announced Google Drive, they promised Linux support. That was about 7 months ago. While Google said Google Drive for Linux was “still a priority” back in July, it seems it’s no longer a priority….

Chris Hoffman Dec 3rd, 2012

How To Watch Netflix On Ubuntu with the Netflix Desktop App

We previously covered watching Netflix on Linux and concluded that using a virtual machine was your best bet. There’s now an even better solution – a “Netflix Desktop” app that allows you to watch Netflix on Linux….

Chris Hoffman Dec 3rd, 2012

Choose Your Ubuntu: 8 Ubuntu Derivatives with Different Desktop Environments

There are a wide variety of Linux distributions, but there are also a wide variety of distributions based on other Linux distributions. The official Ubuntu release with the Unity desktop is only one of many possible ways to u…

Chris Hoffman Oct 23rd, 2012

8 New Features in Ubuntu 12.10, Quantal Quetzal

Ubuntu 12.10 has been released and you can download it now. From better integration with web apps and online services to improvements in Unity, there are quite a few changes – although none of them are huge or groundbreakin…

Chris Hoffman Oct 20th, 2012

How To Disable the Amazon Search Ads in Ubuntu’s Unity Dash

Upgrade to Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) and you’ll run into a surprise – Ubuntu now shows you advertisements for Amazon products when you search in your dash. There’s also an Amazon shortcut pinned to Unity’s launch…

Chris Hoffman Oct 19th, 2012

How To Make NVIDIA’s Optimus Work on Linux

Many new laptops come with NVIDIA’s Optimus technology — the laptop includes both a discrete NVIDIA GPU for gaming power and an onboard Intel GPU for power savings. The notebook switches between the two when necessary….

Chris Hoffman Sep 17th, 2012

How to Build Your Own Usenet Indexer

There are plenty of NZB Indexers out there such as NZB Matrix and NZBs(dot)ORG , but they only index SOME of Usenet. Here’s how to build your own indexer so you can index what you want.

Taylor Gibb Aug 16th, 2012

How to Encrypt Cloud Storage on Linux and Windows with EncFS

Do you store sensitive files on Dropbox or another cloud storage service? Encrypt them with EncFS for Linux, an encrypting file system that transparently encrypts and decrypts each individual file with your encryption key. Th…

Chris Hoffman Aug 15th, 2012

How to Secure SSH with Google Authenticator’s Two-Factor Authentication

Want to secure your SSH server with easy-to-use two-factor authentication? Google provides the necessary software to integrate Google Authenticator’s time-based one-time password (TOTP) system with your SSH server. You’ll…

Chris Hoffman Aug 14th, 2012

How to Make Your Linux PC Wake From Sleep Automatically

Want to put your Linux PC into sleep or hibernate mode and have it automatically wake at a specific time? You can easily do this with the rtcwake command, included by default with most Linux systems.

Chris Hoffman Aug 8th, 2012

10 Awesome New Ubuntu Apps Developed for the Ubuntu App Showdown

The Ubuntu App Showdown resulted in the development of 133 new applications for Ubuntu. Soon, you’ll be able to install these apps from the Ubuntu Software Center and vote on your favorites – the voting decides which apps…

Chris Hoffman Aug 5th, 2012

How to Install and Use Ubuntu’s New Web Apps Feature

Install Ubuntu’s new web app feature – included by default in the upcoming Ubuntu 12.10 – to see unread email in your messaging menu, control music playing on websites from the sound menu, and more….

Chris Hoffman Jul 21st, 2012

How to Watch Netflix on Linux

Many Linux users reboot into Windows to watch Netflix, but you can watch Netflix on Linux without rebooting. Unfortunately, the solution here is inefficient – while Linux geeks have explored a variety of other clever soluti…

Chris Hoffman Jul 17th, 2012

10 Awesome Indicator Applets for Ubuntu’s Unity Desktop

If you’ve used Ubuntu a while, you might remember GNOME applets – icons that sat on your panel and gave you access to controls and information. If you miss panel applets, try installing third-party indicator applets for U…

Chris Hoffman Jul 14th, 2012

How to Swap the Two and Three Finger Touchpad Tap Actions on Ubuntu

By default, Ubuntu uses a two-finger tap for right-click and a three-finger tap for middle-click on laptop touchpads. You can swap this behavior, but Ubuntu doesn’t provide a graphical utility for configuring it….

Chris Hoffman Jul 13th, 2012

7 Quick Tricks for Ubuntu and Other Linux Desktops

Linux is very flexible, but the amount of power it puts at your disposal can sometimes be overwhelming. These quick tricks for your Linux desktop will give you something you can put to use immediately….

Chris Hoffman Jul 12th, 2012

10 Package Management Operations You Need Synaptic for on Ubuntu

The Ubuntu Software Center is a solid, user-friendly application, but sometimes you need more power. The Synaptic package manager – previously included with Ubuntu by default – can do many things the Ubuntu Software Cente…

Chris Hoffman Jul 11th, 2012

5 Ways to Provide Feedback to Ubuntu

Ubuntu, like many other Linux distributions, is a community-developed operating system. In addition to getting involved and submitting patches, there are a variety of ways you can provide useful feedback and suggest features …

Chris Hoffman Jul 9th, 2012

11 Ubuntu One Features You May Not Be Aware Of

While Ubuntu One might seem like a Ubuntu-only file synchronization service, it’s more than that – you can use Ubuntu One on Windows, Android, iOS, and from the web. Ubuntu One offers 5GB of free storage space to everyone…

Chris Hoffman Jul 9th, 2012

How to Create AppArmor Profiles to Lock Down Programs on Ubuntu

AppArmor locks down programs on your Ubuntu system, allowing them only the permissions they require in normal use – particularly useful for server software that may become compromised. AppArmor includes simple tools you can…

Chris Hoffman Jul 7th, 2012

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How-To configure your Ubuntu Linux Installation

How to Make Password Asterisks Visible in the Terminal Window in Linux

Beginner: How to Add a Bookmark to a Location in Nautilus (Files) in Ubuntu 14.04

How to Change How Long sudo Waits Before it Prompts You Again

How to Open the Ubuntu Nautilus File Browser from the Terminal

Choose Your Ubuntu: 8 Ubuntu Derivatives with Different Desktop Environments

8 New Features in Ubuntu 12.10, Quantal Quetzal

How To Disable the Amazon Search Ads in Ubuntu’s Unity Dash

How To Make NVIDIA’s Optimus Work on Linux

How to Build Your Own Usenet Indexer

How to Encrypt Cloud Storage on Linux and Windows with EncFS

How to Secure SSH with Google Authenticator’s Two-Factor Authentication

How to Make Your Linux PC Wake From Sleep Automatically

10 Awesome New Ubuntu Apps Developed for the Ubuntu App Showdown

How to Install and Use Ubuntu’s New Web Apps Feature

10 Awesome Indicator Applets for Ubuntu’s Unity Desktop

How to Swap the Two and Three Finger Touchpad Tap Actions on Ubuntu

7 Quick Tricks for Ubuntu and Other Linux Desktops

10 Package Management Operations You Need Synaptic for on Ubuntu

5 Ways to Provide Feedback to Ubuntu

11 Ubuntu One Features You May Not Be Aware Of

How to Create AppArmor Profiles to Lock Down Programs on Ubuntu

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