Section: How To

Discover a mix of tutorials on everything from how to install the latest versions of apps or enable new features, to workarounds for known issues – alongside general ‘configuring Ubuntu’ advice.

Disable The New Keyboard Applet in Ubuntu 13.10

Want to disable or turn off the new keyboard indicator in Ubuntu 13.10? It's easy enough to do; in this post we'll show you how.

23 October 2013
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Manage Passwords Securely in Ubuntu with KeePassX

I recently tried out some secure password managers to try and find something not only secure, but also easy to use and cross-platform.

12 October 2013

Improve The Look of Firefox In GNOME With These 2 Add-Ons

Firefox under GNOME Shell looks and feels a little out of place. Thankfully there a couple of extensions that vastly improve its appearance.

12 September 2013
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KDE Connect Aims to Bridge Android & Linux Desktop

KDE Connect puts call, text and app notifications from Android on to the Ubuntu desktop, as well as sync clipboard contents and more.

1 September 2013

How To Create A GIF from Video on Ubuntu With QGifer

If you use Tumblr, Google+, Reddit, Twitter… Okay, let me put it another way: if you use the internet then you’ll know that animated GIFs are a staple of social networks. As GIFs tend to […]

2 August 2013

Make Nautilus Toolbars Look Better in Ubuntu 13.04

Fed up of GNOME 3 apps looking less than perfect in Ubuntu 13.04? Don't be; download & install these themes to get theme conformity back.

1 August 2013
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How To Use And Configure Your Xbox 360 Controller on Linux

Having trouble making your Xbox 360 Controller work on Linux? This-depth guide shows you how to use the free xbxdrv to get up and running.

29 July 2013

Installing and Using Sublime Text In Ubuntu

Sublime Text has gained a massive following since its release over five years ago. If you're looking for extensibility and a modern UI, Sublime Text might just be the editor for you.

23 June 2013

How To Install Compass.app on Ubuntu

Compass.app is a GUI frontend for Compass' command line tool.

15 June 2013
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How To Mount The Google Nexus 4 on Ubuntu

Wondering how to mount a Nexus 4 on Ubuntu? Wonder no more - here are two ways to access your phone's files from file-manager Nautilus.

14 June 2013

Surface Pro Owner? Here’s How to Install Ubuntu

Own Microsoft Surface Pro tablet? If you do and you want to make it insanely cooler you could install Ubuntu on it.

31 May 2013

How To Add Extra Category Folders to the Gnome-Shell Dashboard

Want to make the GNOME Shell app launcher a little tidier? This post will walk you though the process of adding category folders to the overlay dashboard.

23 May 2013

Add a Google Now-Style Weather Applet to The Ubuntu Desktop

DeviantArt user satya164 has knocked together a Google Now-inspired theme for Conky. And this post will walk you through installing it.

14 May 2013

Add The New Google Keep App to Unity

This article will show you how to add Google's new Keep to Unity's launcher so that it runs free of Chrome and shows its own application icon.

3 May 2013

How To Upgrade to GNOME 3.8 in Ubuntu 13.04

The GNOME team make it easy to install/upgrade to GNOME 3.8 on Ubuntu 13.04.

28 April 2013

Jolicloud Desktop Comes to Ubuntu – And Here’s How to Install It

The 'Jolicloud Desktop Environment' puts a HTML5 launcher with shortcuts to popular websites and services front and center, in place of the traditional desktop.

17 April 2013

[How To] Run Unity Next on Ubuntu 12.10

Unity Next, the next-generation Qt/QML version of Ubuntu's Unity interface designed to intelligently adapt to multiple form factors, can now be tried, tested, and hacked-on right from the desktop.

2 April 2013
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[How To] Reset Unity & Compiz in Ubuntu 12.10 and 13.04

Ever wondered how or needed to reset Unity and Compiz back to their default settings? We'll show you.

1 April 2013