Author: Stefan
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OpenVPN Client installation in Ubuntu
Open the terminal. Update the software repositories and install the network manager. $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn Copy your VPN files (*.ovpn and certificate files) to a known location on your computer. Open network connections. Edit connections Load configuration Select your *.ovpn file.
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Bookmark network share
Open nautilus explorer. Go to network → Connect to server. Enter path, for example: smb://192.168.0.10 Enter username, domain and password. Rename the bookmark as you wish with right-click → rename.
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Missing titlebar at Zorin
When you install Zorin, it could be possible that you don’t see a title bar at the top of you screen. This is because of an error in the Compiz window manager. You can avoid this problem by using Metacity instead. Follow the next steps: Log off Click on the blue Z next to your…
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Keepass for Ubuntu
Add the repository to the software centre. The standard version in software centre is old. ppa:jtaylor/keepass Search for ‘KeepassX’ and install. Auto fill-in By default, you can’t fill in the user credantials automatically. To make this possible, you have to install another program called ‘xdotool’. $ sudo apt-get install xdotool
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Ubuntu 14.04 default brightness
Laptop users still have the backlight issue in Ubuntu 14.04. Every time Ubuntu boots up you get the maximum level of screen brightness. Here’s a workaround by adding a startup script which will automatically adjust screen brightness when Ubuntu boots up. To get started: Preparation: Open your file browser and navigate to “Computer→ sys →…
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ClamAV installation
ClamAV is by default installed in Ubuntu. You want to be sure that you have the latest version and update. Clamav will sometimes have trouble downloading updates for some reason or another. I’ll show you how to fix this in Ubuntu Linux! First, stop clamav and freshclam: $ sudo /etc/init.d/clamav-daemon stop $ sudo /etc/init.d/clamav-freshclam stop…
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Chirp installation in Ubuntu
CHIRP is a free, open-source tool for programming your amateur radio. It supports a large number of manufacturers and models, as well as provides a way to interface with multiple data sources and formats. This is super quick and easy if you’re running a reasonably new version of Ubuntu. Simply run the following in a…
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Canon printer and scanner in Ubuntu
Canon Printer Driver & ScanGear MP For Ubuntu 14.04 December 5, 2014 Canon scangear for Ubuntu 14.04 Below devices are supported: bjf9000, bjf900, bjs300, bjs500, bjs700 series e500, e510, e600, e610 series i250, i255, i550, i560, i850, i860, i950, i990 series ip100, ip1800, ip1900, ip2200, ip2500, ip2600, ip2700, ip3000, ip3300, ip3500, ip3600, ip4000, ip4200, ip4300,…
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Installation Cadsoft Eagle for Ubuntu
*** Warning, 64-bit is not supported by Ubuntu. Please install the 32-bit version. *** Start by updating all the libraries sudo apt-get update Install Missing 32-bit Libraries sudo apt-get install libxrender1:i386 libxrandr2:i386 libxcursor1:i386 libfreetype6:i386 libfontconfig1:i386 libxext6:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxi6:i386 libssl1.0.0:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libgcc1:i386 libc6:i386 libc6-i386 libxfixes3:i386 libexpat1:i386 libxcb1:i386 libxdmcp6:i386 libxau6:i386 Download the .run File Here we will…
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Installing Arduino in Ubuntu
Some simple steps: Open Software Centre. Search for Arduino. Install. At startup, accept the message by clicking the ‘Add’ button. Log off and log back on again. Now you can start programming.