When we move to a new house, we set it up according to our needs. Same is the case when moving to a new desktop environment. Visibility and ease of use is a great concern for any user when working
How to Change Cursor Size on Ubuntu Desktop
How to Take Screenshots in Ubuntu with a Time Delay
Taking timed screenshots is very important for a Linux user, especially when you want to capture your screen or window in a specific state or time. For example, if you want to capture how a program behaves after n seconds,
Four Ways to Empty the Trash/Recycle Bin in Ubuntu
When we delete a file or folder from our system, it moves to the Trash folder(Linux) or the Recycle Bin(Windows). Time and again, we need to get rid of these mostly useless files and folders residing in our system trash
How to Install Skype on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
As we all know, Skype is the most popular platform to connect people through their computer systems. You can freely connect to anyone all around the world through text, voice, and video calls. You can also choose to call people
Use CAT Command to Combine Text Files in Ubuntu 18.04
The CAT command in Linux is not only helpful in creating text files, displaying their contents, but also in merging text from two or more text files. The merged text can then be saved to another text file. In this
How to Change Your Ubuntu’s Default Applications
We all have our preferences when it comes to the application we want to use for opening and working with a certain file type. For example, whenever I start using a new version of an operating system, I install and
Copying one File Simultaneously to Multiple Locations through Ubuntu Command Line
As a command line newbie, you might feel that the same task you quickly used to perform through the graphical interface might ask for a lot of commands in the command line. However, as you slowly become a command line
Find and Replace Duplicate Files in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Sometimes our systems are loaded with the same files residing in different locations, eating up our memory resources. There are instances when we download a file to a location and then re-download and save it to some other location. We
How to Check the User Group(s) an Ubuntu User Belongs To
As an Ubuntu system administrator, you can create and manage groups for the user accounts on your system. This way you can assign administrative & configurations rights, files & folders access permissions to an entire group rather than a single
How to Specify Time Limit for a Sudo Session
While working with the sudo command for performing administrative tasks in Linux, you might have noticed that even if you have provided sudo password a while ago, you are asked to provide it again after some time. This happens because
