sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
#if installing in a virtual machine do this:
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
#de-minimize screen in vmwar click on install vmware-tools
cp /media/user/VMware Tools/* vmware--tools/
tar -xzvf VMwareTools-9.6.1-1378637.tar.gz
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
#accept all defaults then run
sudo apt-get reboot
#screenshot utility
#deb utilities and compiz effects (wobbly windows)
sudo apt-get install terminator compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-plugins synaptic gdebi aptitude
# hotcorners and virtual desktop settings
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak/+download
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
#gnome tweak tool
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo apt-get install indicator-multiload classicmenu-indicator
***To install SysMonitor-indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
***sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/indicators
***sudo apt-get install indicator-sysmonitor
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mac-icons-v3
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:numix/ppa
sudo apt-get install numix-bluish-theme numix-gtk-theme numix-icon-theme*
#atareao ppa- my weather/powercommands/touchpad-indicator
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install power-commands
sudo apt-get install calendar-indicator
Indicator-Synapse is developed by elementary OS team and it does the same function like 'Spotlight'.
Terminal Commands:
sudo apt-get update
https://launchpad.net/~tsbarnes/+archive/ubuntu/indicator-keylock/+packages
or
Indicator keylock is very useful utility, if your laptop/keyboard doesn't have leds to indicate that Num/Caps/Scroll keys are turned on/off. It shows notification on/off whenever Num/Caps/Scroll keys pressed and it allows indicator to choose icon between Num/Caps/Scroll to show in indicator panel. So with this utility a user can quickly see if Num lock, Caps lock or Scroll lock is turned on/off. After installation start indicator keylock from dash/menu, first time it doesn't show indicator in panel but works perfectly then you need to press any lock key and indicator will popup in panel then go to preferences and select option 'show indicator while lock key is inactive'.
Available for Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04/11.10/11.04/10.10/10.04
To install Keylock indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tsbarnes/indicator-keylock
sudo apt-get install indicator-keylock
https://launchpad.net/~jconti/+archive/ubuntu/recent-notifications/+packages
The Recent Notifications applet displays the recent NotifyOSD notifications and allows you copy the text or a link from a notification. You can also click on a link to open it. There are options to blacklist applications within the applet to hide the associated notifications and set the time limit to show a message.
Available for Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04/11.10/11.04
To install Recent Notification in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jconti/recent-notifications
sudo apt-get install indicator-notifications recent-notifications
#move app menus to titlebar
Select the ‘Behaviour' tab
Check the box next to ‘in the window's title bar'
17 March 2013
Like with any other system some time you will need to print to a PDF document to send this to someone else. Ubuntu & linux do not come with a pre-installed PDF printer thus you have to set it up yourself.
Unlike Windows and other Operating systems you do not need to download some special software to allow you to print to pdf, however you are required to install a package which is readily available.
In most installations you can run synaptic or your preferred package manager and install cups-pdf. This will automatically enable your pdf printer, which you can then use to generate your PDFs.
Open Synaptic package manager & search for cups-pdf
Install this package, by selecting it and clicking install.
or else via terminal
sudo apt-get install cups-pdf
8: Diodon Indicator
Diodon is a lightweight clipboard manager for Linux written in Vala which 'aims to be the best integrated clipboard manager for the Gnome/Unity desktop'.
Diodon features include Ubuntu indicator, clipboard sync (primary selection and Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V clipboard) and an option to set the clipboard size.
(Don't add PPA in 13.10/13.04 because it is available in default Ubuntu repositories)
To install Diodon indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo apt-get install diodon
#window list indicator
https://launchpad.net/~jwigley/+archive/ubuntu/window-list/+packages
To install Window-List indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jwigley/window-list
sudo apt-get install window-list
#reminder indicator
https://launchpad.net/~bhdouglass/+archive/ubuntu/indicator-remindor/+packages
o install Reminder indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bhdouglass/indicator-remindor
sudo apt-get install indicator-remindor
https://launchpad.net/~noobslab/+archive/ubuntu/indicators/+packages
or
12: Brightness Indicator
If you install Ubuntu/Mint on your laptop then this indicator can be useful for you to control your laptop display brightness with indicator.
- Clicking the icon shows you all the possible brightness values, to a maximum of 15 steps.
- Clicking a menu item sets the brightness to the desired value.
- Scroll wheel event is enabled on the icon. Scrolling up means higher brightness, scrolling down lower.
- Control screen brightness with custom keyboard shortcuts.
Available for Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04/11.10/11.04
To install Brightness indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/indicators
sudo apt-get install indicator-brightness
https://launchpad.net/~peterlevi/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+packages
or
sudo apt-get update
#simple screen recorder
Install Simple Screen Recorder in Ubuntu / Linux Mint
Ubuntu / Linux Mint (and derivatives) users can install Simple Screen Recorder by using its official PPA. To add the PPA and install the application, use the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maarten-baert/simplescreenrecorder
sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder
For H.264 support, you'll need to install some extra packages:
sudo apt-get install libavcodec-extra-* libavformat-extra-*
Ubuntu 64bit: if you want to record 32bit games, make sure you also install simplescreenrecorder-lib:i386:
sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder-lib:i386
Install Selene Media Encoder timeshift conky-manager
http://www.teejeetech.in/2014/06/conky-manager-v2-themes.html
Ubuntu / Linux Mint (and derivatives) users can install the latest Selene Media Encoder by using its official PPA. Add the PPA and install Selene using the following commands:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:teejee2008/ppa
sudo apt-get install selene timeshift conky-manager
For encoding AAC/MP4 format, Selene needs NeroAAC encoder which you can install by using the following commands:
cd /tmp
wget http://ftp6.nero.com/tools/NeroAACCodec-1.5.1.zip
sudo install -m 0755 neroAacEnc /usr/bin
#bash prompts
http://www.kossboss.com/linux---cool-ps1
sudo apt-get install fortunes cowsay
gedit .bashrc
paste this at the end of the file
PS1='[033[0;37m]342224214342224200$([[ $? != 0 ]] && echo '[[033[0;31m]342234227[033[0;37m]]342224200')[$(if [[ ${EUID} 0 ]]; then echo '[033[0;31m]h'; else echo '[033[0;33m]u[033[0;37m]@[033[0;96m]h'; fi)[033[0;37m]]342224200[[033[0;32m]w[033[0;37m]]n[033[0;37m]342224224342224200342224200342225274 [033[0m]'
fortune | cowsay
#indicator stickynotes
https://launchpad.net/~umang/+archive/ubuntu/indicator-stickynotes/+packages
or
To install StickyNotes-indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:umang/indicator-stickynotes
sudo apt-get install indicator-stickynotes
Install Todo Indicator youtube-dl youtube-dlg
Since there was no PPA (or deb files) available for Todo Indicator, I've uploaded it to the main WebUpd8 PPA. To add the PPA and install Todo Indicator in Ubuntu, use the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt-get install todo-indicator youtube-dl youtube-dlg indicator-netspeed
sudo apt-get install minitube
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
#sensors:
Before proceeding, please note that the latest Psensor 1.0.2 is only available in a PPA for Ubuntu 14.04 for now! For older Ubuntu versions, you can get an older Psensor version from the Ubuntu repositories or from both the stable and unstable (see below, step 3) Psensor PPAs.
1. Psensors makes use of lm-sensors and hddtemp to get the temperatures, so you need to install these two packages:
sudo apt-get install lm-sensors hddtemp
2. To get the hddtemp daemon to run on boot, use the following command:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure hddtemp
and select 'Yes' when asked if hddtemp should run at boot. Select the defaults for the other questions.
3. Next, you need to set up lm-sensors by running the following command:
sudo sensors-detect
And answer 'yes' to everything.
To avoid a system restart, run the following command to load the modules required by the sensors:
sudo service kmod start
(if no sensors show up in Pensor, try a system restart)
4. Install Psensor
The latest Psensor 1.0.2 is available in its official Unstable PPA for Ubuntu 14.04 only for now (it will be available in the stable PPA after the new packaging is accepted into Debian).
To add the Psensor Unstable PPA and install the latest Psensor in Ubuntu 14.04, use the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jfi/psensor-unstable
sudo apt-get install psensor
By default, the latest Psensor doesn't start automatically when you login (unless you've upgraded from an older version). If you do want it to run on startup, in its Preferences (not Sensor Preferences!), click on the Startup tab and then enable 'Launch on session startup'. If you don't want the Psensor window to be displayed on startup (for instance, you only want the indicator to start automatically - you can manually open the Psensor window later on), also enable 'Hide window on startup'.
option 2
Sensors Indicators display your PC sensors information. In order to use this indicator, your PC must have sensors. Hardware sensors indicator for Unity to display and monitor the readings from various hardware sensors (temperature, fan speeds, voltages etc).
Available for Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04/11.10
To install Sensors indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/indicators
sudo apt-get install indicator-sensors lm-sensors
To add the Pipelight stable and Compholio PPAs and install Pipelight in Ubuntu, use the following commands:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:pipelight/stable
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends pipelight-multi
Then, you can install the Silverlight plugin using the following command:
sudo apt-get install netflix-desktop
https://launchpad.net/~apandada1/+archive/ubuntu/typhoon/+packages
or
Add the Typhoon weather widget to your Ubuntu 14.04 desktop
May 29, 2014, 2:30 PM — Typhoon is a desktop weather widget that offers customization of your weather reports. Here's how you can install it in Ubuntu 14.04.
1. Open a terminal window.
2. Type in the following commands then hit Enter after each.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1/typhoon
sudo apt-get install typhoon
wget -q 'http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg' -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_trusty.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
sudo apt-get install playonlinux
http://www.noobslab.com/2014/05/winehq-updated-to-version-1719-install.html
Install Winehq 1.7.19 via PPA in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
sudo apt-get install wine1.7 winetricks
taken from:
http://milodovic.wordpress.com/2014/03/26/things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-14-04-4-lts/
Samba file sharing is no longer installed by default in Ubuntu 14.04 so if you need to share files over your local network LAN you will need to install a few packages. Afterwards lookup 'Personal File Sharing' and it should be ready to configure and run. And don't forget to leave the proper port open when you configure GUFW/UFW firewall settings. After you install the packages listed here you will need to also power cycle/reboot your system.
How to Share Files over the Network
sudo apt-get install samba system-config-samba cifs-utils winbind
*then run samba from unity
taken from:
http://www.webupd8.org/2013/11/y-ppa-manager-0992-adds-support-for.html
https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/ubuntu/y-ppa-manager
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager
sudo apt-get install y-ppa-manager
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
fusion
http://install.mashupxbmc.com
#popcorn-time
taken from:
http://www.webupd8.org/2014/05/install-popcorn-time-in-ubuntu-or.html
https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/ubuntu/popcorntime/+packages
To add the WebUpd8 Popcorn Time PPA and install the app in Ubuntu / Linux Mint (and elementary OS along with Ubuntu derivatives: Xubuntu, Kubuntu, etc.), use the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/popcorntime
sudo apt-get install popcorn-time
#drawers
http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/add-stacks-to-unity-launcher-with.html
https://launchpad.net/~ian-berke/+archive/ubuntu/ppa-drawers/+packages
sudo apt-get update
#timekpr- limit access to computer
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/05/timekpr-restrict-computer-access-ubuntu
https://launchpad.net/~mjasnik/+archive/ppa/+files/timekpr_0.3.3%7Eppa1%7E14.04%7Eubuntu2_amd64.deb
https://launchpad.net/~mjasnik/+archive/ppa/+files/timekpr_0.3.3%7Eppa1%7E14.04%7Eubuntu2_i386.deb
$ timekpr-gui
taken from
http://www.webupd8.org/2014/03/install-bittorrent-sync-gui-in-ubuntu.html
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tuxpoldo/btsync
#dropbox
http://www.webupd8.org/2014/07/dropbox-ui-rewritten-in-qt-for-latest.html
#cpufreq applet
Cpufreq Indicator is the equivalent of the old GNOME CPU frequency scaling applet which can be used for changing the CPU frequency on-the-fly.
Ubuntu
https://launchpad.net/~quiterss
Connection and installation of:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:quiterss/quiterss
sudo apt-get install quiterss
Install and tweak the GNOME Flashback Session in Ubuntu 14.04
1. Install the Flashback GNOME session
To install the Flashback GNOME session, use the following command:
sudo apt-get install gnome-session-flashback
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How to Disable overlay Scrollbars on ubuntu 14.04 LTS
You can easily Disable overlay Scrollbars on ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Following this tutorial :)
gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode normal
If you want to get back overlay Scrollbars, enter this command:
gsettings reset com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode
Open a terminal window (press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy+paste the following lines:
sudo xhost +SI:localuser:lightdm
gsettings set com.canonical.unity-greeter draw-grid false
disable the Guest Session. Here I'll show you how.
In Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty, the configuration files for LightDM has been moved to /usr/share/lightdm directory. I could only guess that the previous location '/etc/lightdm' is in preparation for giving the login option of logging in to a Unity 8 preview session running on Mir/Xmir.
Anyhow, you can follow the below steps to remove Guest Session in Ubuntu 14.04:
1. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the command below to edit the config file:
sudo gedit /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-ubuntu.conf
Type in your user password when prompt.
2. Add this line in the end of file and save it.
allow-guest=false
#terminology
To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands below one by one:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:enlightenment-git/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install terminology
#STARTUP SOUNDS
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/04/sam-hulick-ubuntu-start-sound
http://samhulick.com/misc/ubuntu-14.04-startup-sounds.zip
APPS
steam
sudo apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins
#opera
http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/06/opera-24-for-linux-released/
#chromium
https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/index.html#eula
# Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird is a licensed and trademarked free open-source email client that is compatible with Firefox. Install:
sudo apt-get install thunderbird
#remove keyboard app indicator icon
Go to System Settings -> Text Entry and uncheck the 'Show current input source in the menu bar' option in the bottom left corner.
Here's how you can enable the one-click to minimize feature in Ubuntu 14.04.
1. Open a terminal window.
2. Type in the following commands then hit Enter:
sudo apt-get install
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
3. In the Unity Dash type in CCM to open CompizConfigSettings Manager.
4. Go to Unity plugin.
5. Click the 'Minimize Single Window Applications' check box.
#after install update packages sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade #if installing in a virtual machine do this: sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` #de-minimize screen in vmwar click on install vmware-tools mkdir vmware--tools cp /media/user/VMware Tools/* vmware--tools/ cd vmware--tools/ tar -xzvf VMwareTools-9.6.1-1378637.tar.gz cd vmware-tools-distrib/ sudo ./vmware-install.pl #accept all defaults then run vmware-user sudo apt-get reboot #screenshot utility sudo apt-get install shutter #deb utilities and compiz effects (wobbly windows) sudo apt-get install terminator compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-plugins synaptic gdebi aptitude # hotcorners and virtual desktop settings sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool #ubuntu-tweak https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak/+download or sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak #gnome tweak tool sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool sudo apt-get install ppa-purge sudo apt-get install indicator-multiload classicmenu-indicator ***To install SysMonitor-indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal: ***Terminal Commands: ***sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/indicators ***sudo apt-get update ***sudo apt-get install indicator-sysmonitor sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install mac-ithemes-v3 sudo apt-get install mac-icons-v3 sudo apt-add-repository ppa:numix/ppa sudo apt-get install numix-bluish-theme numix-gtk-theme numix-icon-theme* #atareao ppa- my weather/powercommands/touchpad-indicator sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install power-commands sudo apt-get install touchpad-indicator sudo apt-get install calendar-indicator sudo apt-get install my-weather-indicator Indicator-Synapse is developed by elementary OS team and it does the same function like 'Spotlight'. To install enter following commands in terminal: Terminal Commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install indicator-synapse #caps-lock indicator https://launchpad.net/~tsbarnes/+archive/ubuntu/indicator-keylock/+packages or 3: Keylock Indicator Indicator keylock is very useful utility, if your laptop/keyboard doesn't have leds to indicate that Num/Caps/Scroll keys are turned on/off. It shows notification on/off whenever Num/Caps/Scroll keys pressed and it allows indicator to choose icon between Num/Caps/Scroll to show in indicator panel. So with this utility a user can quickly see if Num lock, Caps lock or Scroll lock is turned on/off. After installation start indicator keylock from dash/menu, first time it doesn't show indicator in panel but works perfectly then you need to press any lock key and indicator will popup in panel then go to preferences and select option 'show indicator while lock key is inactive'. Available for Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04/11.10/11.04/10.10/10.04 To install Keylock indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal: Terminal Commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tsbarnes/indicator-keylock sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install indicator-keylock #indicator for recent notifications https://launchpad.net/~jconti/+archive/ubuntu/recent-notifications/+packages 10: Recent Notification Indicator The Recent Notifications applet displays the recent NotifyOSD notifications and allows you copy the text or a link from a notification. You can also click on a link to open it. There are options to blacklist applications within the applet to hide the associated notifications and set the time limit to show a message. Available for Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04/11.10/11.04 To install Recent Notification in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal: Terminal Commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jconti/recent-notifications sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install indicator-notifications recent-notifications #move app menus to titlebar To enable this: Open up System Settings > Appearance Select the ‘Behaviour' tab Go to section titled ‘Show Menus for a Window' Check the box next to ‘in the window's title bar' Print to PDF with Ubuntu (Linux) 17 March 2013 Like with any other system some time you will need to print to a PDF document to send this to someone else. Ubuntu & linux do not come with a pre-installed PDF printer thus you have to set it up yourself. Unlike Windows and other Operating systems you do not need to download some special software to allow you to print to pdf, however you are required to install a package which is readily available. In most installations you can run synaptic or your preferred package manager and install cups-pdf. This will automatically enable your pdf printer, which you can then use to generate your PDFs. Step by Step Installation. Open Synaptic package manager & search for cups-pdf Install this package, by selecting it and clicking install. or else via terminal sudo apt-get install cups-pdf 8: Diodon Indicator Diodon is a lightweight clipboard manager for Linux written in Vala which 'aims to be the best integrated clipboard manager for the Gnome/Unity desktop'. Diodon features include Ubuntu indicator, clipboard sync (primary selection and Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V clipboard) and an option to set the clipboard size. Available for Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04 (Don't add PPA in 13.10/13.04 because it is available in default Ubuntu repositories) To install Diodon indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal: sudo apt-get install diodon #window list indicator https://launchpad.net/~jwigley/+archive/ubuntu/window-list/+packages or To install Window-List indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal: Terminal Commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jwigley/window-list sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install window-list #reminder indicator https://launchpad.net/~bhdouglass/+archive/ubuntu/indicator-remindor/+packages **unable to simply download o install Reminder indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal: Terminal Commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bhdouglass/indicator-remindor sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install indicator-remindor #indicator-brightness https://launchpad.net/~noobslab/+archive/ubuntu/indicators/+packages or 12: Brightness Indicator If you install Ubuntu/Mint on your laptop then this indicator can be useful for you to control your laptop display brightness with indicator. Features: - Clicking the icon shows you all the possible brightness values, to a maximum of 15 steps. - The current value is indicated with a dot. - Clicking a menu item sets the brightness to the desired value. - Scroll wheel event is enabled on the icon. Scrolling up means higher brightness, scrolling down lower. - Control screen brightness with custom keyboard shortcuts. Available for Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04/11.10/11.04 To install Brightness indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal: Terminal Commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/indicators sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install indicator-brightness #variety indicator https://launchpad.net/~peterlevi/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+packages or sudo add-apt-repository ppa:peterlevi/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install variety #simple screen recorder Install Simple Screen Recorder in Ubuntu / Linux Mint Ubuntu / Linux Mint (and derivatives) users can install Simple Screen Recorder by using its official PPA. To add the PPA and install the application, use the following commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maarten-baert/simplescreenrecorder sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder For H.264 support, you'll need to install some extra packages: sudo apt-get install libavcodec-extra-* libavformat-extra-* Ubuntu 64bit: if you want to record 32bit games, make sure you also install simplescreenrecorder-lib:i386: sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder-lib:i386 Install Selene Media Encoder timeshift conky-manager #get conky themes from: http://www.teejeetech.in/2014/06/conky-manager-v2-themes.html Ubuntu / Linux Mint (and derivatives) users can install the latest Selene Media Encoder by using its official PPA. Add the PPA and install Selene using the following commands: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:teejee2008/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install selene timeshift conky-manager For encoding AAC/MP4 format, Selene needs NeroAAC encoder which you can install by using the following commands: cd /tmp wget http://ftp6.nero.com/tools/NeroAACCodec-1.5.1.zip unzip -j NeroAACCodec-1.5.1.zip linux/neroAacEnc sudo install -m 0755 neroAacEnc /usr/bin sudo apt-get install gpac #bash prompts #taken from: http://www.kossboss.com/linux---cool-ps1 sudo apt-get install fortunes cowsay cp .bashrc .bashrc.backup gedit .bashrc paste this at the end of the file PS1='[033[0;37m]342224214342224200$([[ $? != 0 ]] && echo '[[033[0;31m]342234227[033[0;37m]]342224200')[$(if [[ ${EUID} 0 ]]; then echo '[033[0;31m]h'; else echo '[033[0;33m]u[033[0;37m]@[033[0;96m]h'; fi)[033[0;37m]]342224200[[033[0;32m]w[033[0;37m]]n[033[0;37m]342224224342224200342224200342225274 [033[0m]' fortune | cowsay #indicator stickynotes https://launchpad.net/~umang/+archive/ubuntu/indicator-stickynotes/+packages or To install StickyNotes-indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal: Terminal Commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:umang/indicator-stickynotes sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install indicator-stickynotes Install Todo Indicator youtube-dl youtube-dlg Since there was no PPA (or deb files) available for Todo Indicator, I've uploaded it to the main WebUpd8 PPA. To add the PPA and install Todo Indicator in Ubuntu, use the following commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install todo-indicator youtube-dl youtube-dlg indicator-netspeed sudo apt-get install minitube sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras #sensors: Before proceeding, please note that the latest Psensor 1.0.2 is only available in a PPA for Ubuntu 14.04 for now! For older Ubuntu versions, you can get an older Psensor version from the Ubuntu repositories or from both the stable and unstable (see below, step 3) Psensor PPAs. 1. Psensors makes use of lm-sensors and hddtemp to get the temperatures, so you need to install these two packages: sudo apt-get install lm-sensors hddtemp 2. To get the hddtemp daemon to run on boot, use the following command: sudo dpkg-reconfigure hddtemp and select 'Yes' when asked if hddtemp should run at boot. Select the defaults for the other questions. 3. Next, you need to set up lm-sensors by running the following command: sudo sensors-detect And answer 'yes' to everything. To avoid a system restart, run the following command to load the modules required by the sensors: sudo service kmod start (if no sensors show up in Pensor, try a system restart) 4. Install Psensor The latest Psensor 1.0.2 is available in its official Unstable PPA for Ubuntu 14.04 only for now (it will be available in the stable PPA after the new packaging is accepted into Debian). To add the Psensor Unstable PPA and install the latest Psensor in Ubuntu 14.04, use the following commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jfi/psensor-unstable sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install psensor By default, the latest Psensor doesn't start automatically when you login (unless you've upgraded from an older version). If you do want it to run on startup, in its Preferences (not Sensor Preferences!), click on the Startup tab and then enable 'Launch on session startup'. If you don't want the Psensor window to be displayed on startup (for instance, you only want the indicator to start automatically - you can manually open the Psensor window later on), also enable 'Hide window on startup'. option 2 13: Sensors Indicator Sensors Indicators display your PC sensors information. In order to use this indicator, your PC must have sensors. Hardware sensors indicator for Unity to display and monitor the readings from various hardware sensors (temperature, fan speeds, voltages etc). Available for Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04/11.10 To install Sensors indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal: Terminal Commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/indicators sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install indicator-sensors lm-sensors To add the Pipelight stable and Compholio PPAs and install Pipelight in Ubuntu, use the following commands: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:pipelight/stable sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --install-recommends pipelight-multi sudo pipelight-plugin --update Then, you can install the Silverlight plugin using the following command: - system-wide: sudo pipelight-plugin --enable silverlight sudo apt-get install netflix-desktop #install typhoon weather widget https://launchpad.net/~apandada1/+archive/ubuntu/typhoon/+packages or Install Typhoon weather widget in Ubuntu 14.04 Add the Typhoon weather widget to your Ubuntu 14.04 desktop By Jim Lynch, ITworld | Software, Linux, Ubuntu May 29, 2014, 2:30 PM — Typhoon is a desktop weather widget that offers customization of your weather reports. Here's how you can install it in Ubuntu 14.04. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Type in the following commands then hit Enter after each. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1/typhoon sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install typhoon #newest wine and playonlinux wget -q 'http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg' -O- | sudo apt-key add - sudo wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_trusty.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install playonlinux #taken from: http://www.noobslab.com/2014/05/winehq-updated-to-version-1719-install.html Install Winehq 1.7.19 via PPA in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal: Terminal Commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install wine1.7 winetricks winecfg sudo apt-get install playonlinux #samba file sharing taken from: http://milodovic.wordpress.com/2014/03/26/things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-14-04-4-lts/ Samba file sharing is no longer installed by default in Ubuntu 14.04 so if you need to share files over your local network LAN you will need to install a few packages. Afterwards lookup 'Personal File Sharing' and it should be ready to configure and run. And don't forget to leave the proper port open when you configure GUFW/UFW firewall settings. After you install the packages listed here you will need to also power cycle/reboot your system. How to Share Files over the Network sudo apt-get install samba system-config-samba cifs-utils winbind *then run samba from unity #y-ppa-manager taken from: http://www.webupd8.org/2013/11/y-ppa-manager-0992-adds-support-for.html https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/ubuntu/y-ppa-manager sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install y-ppa-manager #xbmc sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install xbmc configuration: fusion http://fusion.xbmchub.com mashup http://install.mashupxbmc.com #popcorn-time taken from: http://www.webupd8.org/2014/05/install-popcorn-time-in-ubuntu-or.html https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/ubuntu/popcorntime/+packages To add the WebUpd8 Popcorn Time PPA and install the app in Ubuntu / Linux Mint (and elementary OS along with Ubuntu derivatives: Xubuntu, Kubuntu, etc.), use the following commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/popcorntime sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install popcorn-time #drawers taken from: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/add-stacks-to-unity-launcher-with.html https://launchpad.net/~ian-berke/+archive/ubuntu/ppa-drawers/+packages add-apt-repository ppa:ian-berke/ppa-drawers sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install drawers #timekpr- limit access to computer taken from http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/05/timekpr-restrict-computer-access-ubuntu https://launchpad.net/~mjasnik/+archive/ppa/+files/timekpr_0.3.3%7Eppa1%7E14.04%7Eubuntu2_amd64.deb https://launchpad.net/~mjasnik/+archive/ppa/+files/timekpr_0.3.3%7Eppa1%7E14.04%7Eubuntu2_i386.deb $ timekpr-gui #btsync taken from http://www.webupd8.org/2014/03/install-bittorrent-sync-gui-in-ubuntu.html sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tuxpoldo/btsync sudo apt-get install btsync-gui #dropbox http://www.webupd8.org/2014/07/dropbox-ui-rewritten-in-qt-for-latest.html #cpufreq applet Cpufreq Indicator is the equivalent of the old GNOME CPU frequency scaling applet which can be used for changing the CPU frequency on-the-fly. Or install it from the command line: sudo apt-get install indicator-cpufreq #quiterss Ubuntu https://launchpad.net/~quiterss http://quiterss.org/quiterss-for-other-os Connection and installation of: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:quiterss/quiterss sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install quiterss #default gnome session Install and tweak the GNOME Flashback Session in Ubuntu 14.04 1. Install the Flashback GNOME session To install the Flashback GNOME session, use the following command: sudo apt-get install gnome-session-flashback #disable scrollbars Home » Ubuntu, Ubuntu 14.04 » How to Disable overlay Scrollbars on ubuntu 14.04 LTS How to Disable overlay Scrollbars on ubuntu 14.04 LTS How to Disable overlay Scrollbars on ubuntu 14.04 LTS You can easily Disable overlay Scrollbars on ubuntu 14.04 LTS Following this tutorial :) Open terminal and run this command gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode normal If you want to get back overlay Scrollbars, enter this command: gsettings reset com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode #remove dots from login screen Open a terminal window (press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy+paste the following lines: sudo xhost +SI:localuser:lightdm sudo su lightdm -s /bin/bash gsettings set com.canonical.unity-greeter draw-grid false disable the Guest Session. Here I'll show you how. In Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty, the configuration files for LightDM has been moved to /usr/share/lightdm directory. I could only guess that the previous location '/etc/lightdm' is in preparation for giving the login option of logging in to a Unity 8 preview session running on Mir/Xmir. Anyhow, you can follow the below steps to remove Guest Session in Ubuntu 14.04: 1. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the command below to edit the config file: sudo gedit /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-ubuntu.conf Type in your user password when prompt. 2. Add this line in the end of file and save it. allow-guest=false #terminology To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands below one by one: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:enlightenment-git/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install terminology #STARTUP SOUNDS http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/04/sam-hulick-ubuntu-start-sound http://samhulick.com/misc/ubuntu-14.04-startup-sounds.zip APPS steam http://store.steampowered.com/about/ sudo apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins #opera http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/06/opera-24-for-linux-released/ #chromium sudo apt-get install chromium-browser #chrome https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/index.html#eula # Thunderbird Mozilla Thunderbird is a licensed and trademarked free open-source email client that is compatible with Firefox. Install: sudo apt-get install thunderbird #remove keyboard app indicator icon Go to System Settings -> Text Entry and uncheck the 'Show current input source in the menu bar' option in the bottom left corner. Here's how you can enable the one-click to minimize feature in Ubuntu 14.04. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Type in the following commands then hit Enter: sudo apt-get install sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager 3. In the Unity Dash type in CCM to open CompizConfigSettings Manager. 4. Go to Unity plugin. 5. Click the 'Minimize Single Window Applications' check box.