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Assign a root password
To be able to log in as root directly, you must assign a root password. This can be done with: sudo passwd root Afterwards, you can use su
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NVIDIA screen settings
Settings are saved in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and can be changed with sudo nvidia-settings The configuration file for nvidia-settings is ~/.nvidia-settings-rc and can be updated with sudo nvidia-settings...
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Proxy support for apt-get package management
Define the http_proxy variable in the format http://host:port/. If you have to login then use the format http://username:password@host:port/. To define this variable add the following lines to the root...
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How to convert CHM files into PDF files
There is a Python script called chm2dpf that converts CHM files into PDF files. To install it in Ubuntu use the follwing command: sudo aptitude install chm2pdf Using chm2pdf to convert a chm book:...
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Firefox 4 for Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade
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How To Upgrade To Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal via Linux Terminal
To upgrade to the Ubuntu release Natty Narwhal (11.04) just type the following command in a Terminal: do-release-upgrade Be shure to have enougth space in your hard drive. I had to free 2,8 GB for the...
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Gnome-shell Shutdown/Restart Button
Click on the user account at top-right corner. Press down Alt key. You’ll see the “Power Off…” option.
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Install Gnome on Ubuntu 11.10 server
To install Gnome on your Ubuntu 11.10 server you should have defined the following repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main restricted universe...
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Reinstall Grub 2 after installing Windows 7 or reinstalling Windows...
An easy way is to use a Ubuntu livecd. Boot Ubuntu 11.10 with the livecd Start the disk utility with the command palimpsest to find the partition where Ubuntu was installed to. On my hard disk it was...
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