A download manager is a must have app (in my opinion) for PC users. It boosts the download speed and you can organize your downloads easily. Download manager such as Xtreme Download Manager has option to pause and resume your downloads. Xtreme Download Manager is a powerful tool with many features. It is one of…
We know the importance of the battery life of our laptop. If you always travel with your laptop then laptop battery efficiency is a concern. In this blog post, I am not explaining traditional methods but letting you know about a small utility app named TLP. TLP is an extremely useful command-line utility for Linux…
My laptop has a problem with the touchpad. It acts weirdly and move the cursor around as it wish. Moreover it causes unexpected clicks and even deletes files. As I have a mouse all I want to do is to disable touchpad on Ubuntu. Fortunately, Ubuntu has an option to disable touchpad and it’s very…
When you delete an item from your Ubuntu PC the file gets moved to the Trash. You can manually empty the Trash by clicking on the Empty option. But we tend to forget emptying Trash manually and this results in the accumulation of deleted data. This not only consumes memory but also can cause privacy…
You can set up your preferred default apps in Ubuntu. For example, if you want Google chrome as your default browser, then you can make it default easily in Ubuntu. Firstly, go to Settings. Scroll down and choose Default Applications option from the left pane. Then you can set default apps for Web, Mail, Calendar,…
It’s a usual scenario to forget password of our WiFi. In this Ubuntu tutorial, let’s see how to see saved password of your WiFi connection in Ubuntu. Firstly, go to Settings. From the options given in the left pane, select Wi-Fi. There you can see a gear icon against your connection. A window will appear…
Gnome is a free and opensource desktop environment which is extensively used on Unix like operating systems. Latest Ubuntu versions use Gnome. Sometimes, we may want to know the Gnome version of your Ubuntu OS. Checking the Gnome version on Ubuntu is very easy. Open Settings and go to About option given in the left…
Annoyed with messages to send crash reports in Ubuntu? Every time one of your apps crashes you may be prompted to send reports. Let’s check how to opt-out from sending problem reports in Ubuntu 20.04. Go to Settings. Choose Privacy from the options given in the left pane. After that select the Diagnostics option. Then…
Yes, there are many third party apps available for Ubuntu to take screenshots. But these apps are not necessary as you can take screenshots using keyboard shortcuts. If you want to take a screenshot of the whole Ubuntu desktop then you should use the Prt Scrn key. In case you want to take a screenshot…
We all know default fonts available in Ubuntu may not be enough for us. Luckily, installing third party fonts in Ubuntu is pretty easy. Just follow the steps given below. First of all download the font file from sites such as Google Fonts. Double click on the file and a window will be opened. Now,…
Some apps start when you boot your PC. Having many numbers of startup applications can increase the booting time of your PC. Let’s check how to remove and manage startup applications in Ubuntu. Go to your Activities. Then search for Startup Applications. The Startup Applications is a small utility app in Ubuntu which helps you…
Who doesn’t love dark themes and dark modes? Now, every software or app comes up with an inbuilt dark mode or dark theme. Ubuntu also has an inbuilt dark theme. You can enable dark theme in Ubuntu by following the steps given below. Go to Settings. Choose Appearance from the options given in the left…