Ubuntu Guides for Begginers 
Make your Ubuntu installations and upgrades up to 26x faster without Increasing your Internet speed. The developer Matt Parnell created the apt-fast script which increases the speed of the apt-get command by many times by using multiple sources for one file basically it downloads packages in parallel, with multiple connections per package.. In previous tests … Read more
PWD is not short for PASSWORD, it may seem like it but in Linux and therefore Ubuntu, PWD stands for “print working directory” and that is exactly what this command is going to do, display the name of the current working directory ( the current directory you are in ) on Ubuntu’s Terminal, printing the … Read more
QR code creation in Ubuntu is very simple. For this we have to install the app ‘qrencode’ which you can install from the software center or just opening your terminal and typing: $ sudo apt-get install qrencode After installation you can create QR codes with the command line using the following structure: $ qrencode-o [AnyNameForYourQRcode.png] … Read more
There is a problem installing Ubuntu 10.04 and other versions, with some systems running with Dual Core or Core 2 Duo, a process in the system has and maintains one of the cpus at 100%, causing heating problems and ultimately harming our operating system solution First we have to check what process is causing the … Read more
Enable Full DVD Playback in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Though installing the restricted extras package will solve most of your problems, you may not be able to play dual layer dvds yet in your Ubuntu. Most commercial DVDs are encrypted with CSS (the Content Scrambling System), which attempts to restrict the software that can play a DVD. … Read more
Ubuntu Restricted Extras is probably the first package you should install in Ubuntu. You will soon notice that a lot of things do not work after your first run. You cannot listen to MP3 files or watch many movies; even DVDs. Browsing the web means doing so without Flash and Java, and certain websites don’t … Read more
Understanding the Ubuntu desktop Initially, you may notice many similarities between Ubuntu and other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Mac os x. This is because they are all based on the concept of a [tooltip text=”GUI”]graphical user interface[/tooltip], meaning that you use your mouse to navigate the desktop, open applications, move files, and … Read more
Among the most important things when working on Ubuntu is that your printer should work correctly, and I have always used Canon printers since they are cheap, you get pretty amazing prints and ink cartridges are very easy to refill. On this occasion We will install a Canon MP-190 Multifunctional Printer and install the necessary … Read more
you can immediately shut down your system by using the shutdown command like this: $ sudo shutdown -h now You can also use the shutdown command to restart your computer, as follows: $ sudo shutdown -r now
We recommend 3 simple partitions to setup when installing Ubuntu for the first time Swap Partition Root Partition Home Partition home partition where data for each user on the system will be stored. The Swap Partition The swap partition is used for times when there is not enough memory for running processes, so stored information … Read more