Ubuntu Pi Flavour Maker (UPFM) is a project to create custom Ubuntu (including derivatives) images for Raspberry Pi 2 Model B. If you already own the board, it’s high time you check out the project. Continue reading Ubuntu Pi Flavour Maker (& images)
If you are a PCManFM user on Ubuntu 14.04 you must be irritated by now that the file manager shows hidden files in every directory and preserves the same setting across sessions. I was about to switch to Nautilus when I found a workaround. Continue reading PCManFM shows hidden files on Trusty
BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) defines the most basic infrastructure mode network, a BSS of a WAP and one or more wireless nodes. The scheme is so simple that the BSSID is left as the MAC address of the WAP. WiFI scanning tools scan the network very frequently. However, you can reduce that using a permanent BSSID. Continue reading Constant BSSID for a familiar WiFi connection
For those who aren’t aware of it, Ubuntu 14.04.3 already has a partially unified apt package. This is a welcome change to simplify the apt family of commands. Continue reading apt: the unified one
In our earlier article on running Tor + Privoxy on Ubuntu we explored ways to enable Tor to route all browser requests through it. In case you are not routing all your network traffic through Tor, you can still use Tor DNS to resolve your IP address look-ups. Continue reading Resolve DNS through Tor
Linux AIO is a project to package multiple flavours of a distribution in one ISO within a DVD size limit. Users can try each flavour live or install on their systems. In essence the difference lies mostly in the desktop environments. This is an invaluable source of distributions for distro hoppers. Note that there are issues, some of which are unresolved due to distro dependencies. However, for most of it, the stuff works. Continue reading Linux AIO: Ubuntu 15.10 available
Ubuntu make made it to Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf). But what is it about? Let’s say you want to start developing Firefox on Ubuntu. The first rational step would be to Google the procedure to setup the dev environment. Ubuntu makes simplifies the process to a few commands! Continue reading Ubuntu make: a hacker’s delight
One of the changes introduced in Ubuntu Wily Werewolf is persistent stateless names. It means your network interfaces in ifconfig output will no longer follow the ethX pattern. This solves major problems with predictability of an interface name on Ubuntu if you have multiple cards. This applies to ethernet, WLAN and WWAN interfaces. Continue reading Persistent network interface names in Ubuntu 15.10 & later
You’ll find several threads on how Linux drains your battery on Google. While many of the issues might be hardware specific, there are some ways to enhance your battery life in addition to the standard TLP and powertop utilities. This article deals with some advanced mechanisms and utilities to go deeper into power management. Continue reading Save battery on Intel Linux
fpaste is a text sharing utility (like pastebinit or gist.sh) written in python. It works with Fedora’s pastebin service fpaste.org. However, Ubuntu users may also want to use it because of its unique features. Turns out it’s very easy to use on Ubuntu as well. Continue reading fpaste on Ubuntu
