ubuntu – The Unix Tips

How to Change Console Fonts In Ubuntu for 4K Screen

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Vishal Jain

Recently I bought HP Spectre x360 Convertible that has a fantastic crisp 4K screen. Using CTRL+F1 (upto F6 usually) one can access console. With 4K screens now ...

Misc/Open Source Tools

Suspend button in Gnome3

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Vishal Jain

In Gnome3 Suspend button is not displayed by default. Shutdown button changes to suspend button when ALT key is pressed. No plugin necessary.

Unix Admin

Setup WebEx on 64 bit Ubuntu 12.04 using 32 bit Oracle Java

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Vishal Jain

WebEx needs 32 bit Oracle Java to run which can be installed locally along with Firefox.

Unix Admin

Add a custom script in Unity HUD

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Vishal Jain

Create `/usr/share/applications/.desktop` file and run `update-desktop-database` to add the custom script in Unity HUD.

Misc

VPN : Connecting to Nortel VPN from Linux

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Vishal Jain

vpnc-nortel branch allows a user to connect to Nortel VPN client from Linux.

Misc

Migrating from Windows to Linux

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Vishal Jain

Want to move from Windows to Linux? Look no further. Ubuntu, LibreOffice, Thunderbird and DavMail to the rescue.

Apache/Open Source Tools/php/Unix Admin

ubuntu : How to Install LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP suite)

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Vishal Jain

tasksel install lamp-server is one liner to install the full suite of applications on already running debian based Linux system.