Sometimes, when you try installing software in Ubuntu through Ubuntu Software, you end up with an unwanted 'Waiting to install' entry in the Unity Launcher. The reason it's unwanted is mostly because nothing is happening actually, just that when you hover the mouse over it, you see the 'Waiting to install' message. For example, the ... Read more
Sometimes, while working on the command line in Linux, you might find yourself in a situation where-in you need to know the amount of time a particular command has consumed (from launch to finish). If you are new to Linux, and are looking for a way to do this, you'll be glad to know that ... Read more
In Ubuntu (and other Linux systems), the command line prompt is automatically set by the system when the OS is installed. But that doesn't mean you can't change it. In fact, many users tweak the prompt as per their preference. In this tutorial, we will discuss multiple ways in which you can change your Ubuntu ... Read more
While there's no dearth of GUI-based launchers for Android phones, Linux or Unix fans will be glad to know there also exists a CLI-based launcher that gives you a proper command line to work/launch apps on your device. In this tutorial, we will discuss a brief overview of the launcher, dubbed T-UI Launcher. But before ... Read more
Creating multiple Hyper-V virtual machines using Hyper-V manager is not a quick method. The quickest and time-saving method is to create them via Windows PowerShell. This tutorial has been written to show you how to create three Hyper-V virtual machines with a PowerShell script. Create Multiple Hyper-V Virtual Machines Using PowerShell Step 1. Open notepad editor ... Read more
Archives come in really handy when you want to share large amount of data over the Internet or through removable media (like USB drives). In Linux, the .tar.gz is one of the most used archive format. While accessing the size of an archive is a cake walk, extracting it lets you know the original size ... Read more
Have you recently upgraded your Ubuntu machine from version 16.10 to 17.04? Are you missing the "Open New Terminal" option that used to be there in the right-click menu of the terminal icon in the launcher? If your answer to both these questions is yes, then you'll be glad to know that there exists a ... Read more
Adding or removing apps pinned to the Unity launcher in Ubuntu isn't a big deal - just do a right click and select the relevant option to remove an app icon from there, and drag and drop an icon on the launcher to add it there. But do you know how to do all this ... Read more
Love Ubuntu's Unity shell, but hate the performance overhead it brings especially when dealing with systems having low resources? Worry no more, as in this tutorial, we will discuss how you can make Unity lightweight. But before we do that, it's worth mentioning that all the instructions mentioned in this tutorial have been tested on ... Read more
Gmail is no doubt one of the most popular Web-based email services today. One of the key factors that make Gmail so popular is its ease-of-use, which in turn is largely due to its user-friendly design and layout. While most of the features that Gmail offers are easily accessible, the ability to save an email ... Read more
