When a notification bubble pops up in Ubuntu Unity desktop, you have to wait a few seconds until it disappears automatically. This tutorial is going to show you how to configure Unity’s notify-OSD, so that you can easily close the notification bubbles by simple mouse-clicking on them. 1. To get started, first install a graphical tool for configuring notify-OSD. Open ...

Canonical Partners repository finally adds support for Ubuntu 15.04. Here’s how to enable the repository and install Skype 4.3 in Vivid Vervet 1. Enable Canonical Partners Repository: The partner repository offer access to proprietary and closed-source software and are not enabled by default. To enable it, launch Software & Updates from the Unity Dash, go to Other Software tab. Check ...

This tutorial shows how to burn an Ubuntu .iso image into an USB stick, so you can boot into Live Ubuntu system by plugging it in any computer. An Ubuntu Live-USB is useful when your machine won’t boot. With it, you can: install Ubuntu on a computer re-install/restore Grub bootloader when you get boot errors e.g. “Grub rescue>”, “Error 17”. ...

This is a quick tutorial for Ubuntu Desktop and Server users who want to temporarily or permanently change their hostnames or computer names. Change Hostname temporarily: Log in to command console, or open terminal from the Dash/Menu or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T, and run: sudo hostname NEW_NAME_HERE Above command changes the hostname until next reboot. The change won’t be visible immediately ...

This is a quick tutorial shows how you can easily install Oracle Java 9, early access release so far, in current supported Ubuntu releases and derivatives, including Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 10.04, Linux Mint 13/17. NOTE: Oracle Java 9 is still in early access release, it may have bugs and it might not include the ...

Silentcast is a graphical tool for recording your Linux desktop in an animated gif. By providing an easy-to-follow wizard, it makes recording easier. With Silentcast, you can: Record screencasts in gif, webm, mp4 Record fullscreen, a select window, or a select area. Auto-resize selected window to a given Width and Height. After you clicking Stop icon on System Tray, a ...

The latest Linux Kernel 3.19.2 was announced yesterday morning by Greg Kroah-Hartman. All users of Kernel 3.19 series are urged to upgrade as soon as possible. According to the release note, Linux 3.19.2 mainly brings: improvements for x86 and PowePC architectures fixes and enhancements for the IPv6 and IPv4 network protocols improvements for the GFS2, NILFS2, eCryptfs, and NFS file ...

Intel just announced a new release of its graphics installer application for Linux, added support for Ubuntu 14.10 and removed support for Ubuntu 14.04. The Intel® Graphics Installer for Linux* allows you to easily install the latest graphics and video drivers for your Intel graphics hardware. This allows you to stay current with the latest enhancements, optimizations, and fixes to ...

Yarock is Linux native music player written in C++ using Qt and Phonon multimedia framework. It’s designed to provide an easy and pretty music collection browser based on cover art. Yarock player features: Music collection database (SQLite 3) Browse your local music collection based on cover art Easy search and filter music collection Manage favorites item (album, artist) Play music ...

For Ubuntu users who prefer the classic Gnome 2 Desktop but not satisfied with Gnome Fallback session, MATE Desktop may be a good alternative. The MATE Desktop Environment is the continuation of GNOME 2, which is under active development to add support for new technologies while preserving a traditional desktop experience. MATE Desktop is available via the official repositories for ...