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How to Change Mouse Cursor on Ubuntu

Learn how to change cursor theme in Ubuntu (it’s easy) in this quick guide. Plus, we show you where to download Linux cursor themes and how to install them.
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How I Enabled a Cool Transparent Blur Effect on Ubuntu 21.10

Glance at Windows 11, macOS, or even customised KDE Plasma desktops, and you’ll quickly learn that blurred window effects are a real vibe. But did you know that you can get a similar look on your GNOME-based Ubuntu desktop? Oh yes, all thanks to …

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Add Playback Controls to the Spotify Dock Icon in Ubuntu

I show you how to add a right-click context menu to the Spotify icon on the Ubuntu Dock. This lets you access next/prev and play/pause options directly.
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How to Change Ubuntu’s Login Screen Background

Want to change Ubuntu’s login screen background? I walk through the steps for changing GDM background to a solid colour, gradient, or custom image.
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How to Make Spotify’s Desktop App Look Great with Custom Themes

Do you think the official Spotify for Linux client would look better with a major restyle? So did the devs behind customisation tool Spicetify, which can do just that. I last showcased a “hacky” way to use custom Spotify skins back in 2016 …

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How to Make GNOME Shell Look Like Unity (‘Cos Why Not?!)

Want to make GNOME Shell look like the Unity desktop? If you do, then this guide is for you. Just don’t thank me for what follows. A reader called Alwyn sent the whole run-through to me via the Tip Form, complete with screenshots. They said I cou…

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How to Upgrade to Linux Mint 20.3

We walk you through the process of upgrading to Linux Mint 20.3 ‘Una’ from Linux Mint 20.2 or earlier. As you’ll discover, upgrading Linux Mint is easy.
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How to Add a ‘Shake to Find Cursor’ Feature to Ubuntu

macOS has a nifty feature that temporarily enlarges the on-screen pointer when you shake the mouse vigorously. It sounds daft, but this momentary magnification makes finding your pointer’s location on screen faster (and since most of us shake the…

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Firefox I Love You, But Shut Up (aka How to Disable Firefox Recommendations)

Before I get going let me say: I think Firefox is a fantastic browser and a ton of great people work on it. It’s does amazing things. I’d scare myself if I tried imagining what the modern web landscape would look like without it. However… I…

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GRUB Not Showing Windows on Your Ubuntu Dual Boot? Here’s a Fix

I bought a new ‘distro testing’ laptop in the Black Friday sale last month (don’t get carried away, it cost me £200 and a lot of headaches) but I only installed Ubuntu 22.04 on it this weekend — and instantly hit a snag. See, normally…

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Add a Cool Falling Snow Effect to the Ubuntu Desktop

Want to add a falling snow effect to your Linux desktop? Of course you don’t, but since it’s Christmas you should! Inside are two tools you can use.
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Compiz’s Iconic Window Closing ‘Fire’ Effect Comes to GNOME Shell

First came a GNOME extension reimplementing wobbly windows, then we saw the return of the cool 3D desktop cube effect — now comes the final part of the holy Compiz trinity: window fire. Intent on inducing nostalgia amongst Linux users of a certain vint…

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How to Customise the GNOME Shell Clock

We look at various ways to customise the GNOME Shell clock. From showing the date through to creating a ‘stacked’ layout split across two lines.
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How to Change Notification Position on Ubuntu

If you want to move notifications on Ubuntu to a different part of the screen, you can. We look at three way to change notification position in this post.
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What is a Cron Job in Linux?

In this part of the Linux Jargon Buster series, you’ll learn about cron in Linux. You’ll also learn the basics of creating cron jobs by editing crontab.
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Linux Mint’s (Ace) Sticky Notes App Works Great on Ubuntu

If you’re half as forgetful as I am then you’ll… —Nope, sorry; I’ve forgotten where I was going with this, so let’s talk about Linux Mint’s neat sticky notes app instead. I used to use real post-it notes in real life. A to…

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19 Absolute Simple Things About Linux Terminal Every Ubuntu User Should Know

This article focuses on explaining small, basic, and often ignored things about using the terminal. This should help new Ubuntu desktop users to know the terminal and use it with more efficiency.
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Tux’s Favorite Recipes: Enticing Snippets from the New Linux Cookbook, 2nd Edition

The recipes that Carla Shroder shares here only begin to scratch the surface of what’s to be found in the Second Edition of her classic guide to Linux. If it was up to us, however, we would have called it “The Joy of Linux”.
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Why I Wrote the Linux Cookbook, Second Edition

Spoiler alert: “Most tech authors don’t write to make money. We write to share cool stuff.”
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find: 25 Basic find Commands to Search for Files in Linux with Examples

The find command in Linux/Unix is known to be one of the most important and frequently used commands for searching files and directories. It supports different arguments and options for finding files and directories. Even if you can find files and folders in Linux via GUI it will be more friendly and easier to use, […]

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