How To Configure Ubuntu To Open The Applications Menu With Windows Key

Most of the  keyboards today come with the Windows key on them.In Windows it is used for open Startmenu. You can add similar function in Ubuntu by using the following Command.

$ gconftool-2 –set /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/panel_main_menu –type string “Super_L”

How to disable Shutdown Timer in Ubuntu Linux

In every shutdown you can see a count down time of 60 seconds. You can disable it

Open a Terminal and type the following
$ sudo gconftool-2 -s '/apps/indicator-session/suppress_logout_restart_shutdown' --type bool true

How to install 32bit deb applications in 64bit Ubuntu Linux system

Here you can see a Tip for installing 32 Bit applications i 64 bit Ubuntu
Most of the 64 bit ubuntu users need to install their popular 32 applications.  Some times it will return an error you have to use ia32 libraries. .In ubuntu Linux you can easily install ia32 Libraries.

Open a terminal type:
$ sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

Now You can install your application
$sudo dpkg -i - -force-architecture yourpackage.deb 

How to Display My Computer icon in Gnome-Desktop of Ubuntu / Debian Linux

Here You can see a simple trick for beginners . This will improve your efficiency .

How to display My Computer icon in Desktop ( Ubuntu / Debian)
1. Press Alt+F2   or open a terminal  and type the following
2.  gconf-editor.
3. Go to Applications -> Nautilus -> Desktop and then check the box computer_icon_visible.

How to Change The Language of Your Ubuntu Linux

 If you want to change your language settings  in Ubuntu , do the following

Select  System > Administration > Language Support. If  Ubuntu asks to install some additional packages, install these by clicking on INSTALL.

Now you can select your language from the supported Language List.  Click on Apply to install the language packages.

Select the default language in the  Default Language section . Click on OK.  This will effect from the next  time you start Ubuntu,

How to Remember Running Applications in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala)

In Ubuntu You can start from wherever you left off. Yes, you can make Ubuntu remember the applications you had open when you last logged out, so that when you log back in again you can find all those applications running and you can resume right from where you left off.
To achieve this facility go to System -> Preferences -> Startup Applications, then go to the options tab and check "Automatically remember running applications when logging out"

How to Share Files quickly in Ubuntu / Debian Linux

In the very first day of my python study, I wondered!!!
Some time we need to share files to other systems in our computer center quickly with out any tools in hand. If you have a python installation in your system, file sharing is very simple by implementing a little http server, using a single line command.

Suppose If you want to share the folder /home/shibu/ and my IP address is 192.168.0.4

open a terminal then type following
$ cd /home/shibu

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer

Now your http server will start in port 8000
( You will get a message - Serving HTTP on 0.0.0.0 port 8000 ... )

Now you can open a browser in the remote machine and type the following in the address bar

http://192.168.0.4:8000

If you are a network administrator it is very useful, normal users can also use this trick.

you can test it locally by using
http://127.0.0.1:8000