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How to take screenshot while desktop menu is open on Ubuntu

On Ubuntu Desktop, you can take a screenshot simply by pressing “Print Screen” key. By default, the key is set to trigger gnome-screenshot program to capture current desktop screen. However, if you attempt to take a screenshot while any Unity


How to convert image, audio and video formats on Ubuntu

A variety of image, audio and video files encoded in all sorts of different formats,Format Junkie is one such all-in-one media conversion tool with an extremely user-friendly GUI. Better yet, it is free software! With Format Junkie, you can convert


How to fix apt-get update error on Ubuntu

Ubuntu Linux system maintains a local database of packages that are available from the repositories defined in /etc/apt/sources.list, or in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/. The apt package index can often become outdated as the packages contained in the repositories change, or new repositories


How to check GNOME version

GNOME is a community-driven open-source project for desktop environment for GNU/Linux. The GNOME community is also involved in contributing a wide range of core applications that run on GNOME desktop. Check If You Are Running GNOME Desktop To verify that


How to change the default timezone in PHP

The default timezone for PHP is defined in php.ini configuration file. So you will need to edit the file manually for changing it. You can find the location of your php.ini file on your server/system by running below command on


How to check the number of MySQL connections on Linux

To count the current MySQL connections of a MySQL server, use this Linux command line trick. Assuming that you are already logged in as root on the Linux host where the MySQL server is running, use below command to find


How To Install Skype In Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)

Skype, a Voice over IP (VOIP) software that let you make free calls over the Internet around the world is also available for Linux systems, including Ubuntu. This brief tutorial is going to show  how to install Skype software in


301 Permanet redirection using .htaccess

301 redirect is a permanent redirect from one URL to the other. This is the cleanest way to redirect a URL. Quick, easy, and search-engine friendly. Remember htaccess stuff is for Apache servers only. You can use following code to


Check Internet speed from the command line on Linux

When you are experiencing slow Internet access, you may want to check the Internet speed of your ISP (Internet Service Provider) as part of troubleshooting. For that matter, Speedtest.net is probably the most widely used broadband speed testing website. Underneath


How to upload files using FileZilla FTP Client

Now you’re about to learn how to upload your website content via FileZilla FTP client. Filezilla is an ‘opensource’ or free FTP client and can be downloaded for free from http://filezilla-project.org/. It is available for multiple platforms. Once you have