Tag: Ubuntu
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Send & Receive mails to & from localhost
Mails don’t work when locally but sometimes it might prove to be very useful in development if one can send & receive mails to & from localhost. It can be setup pretty easily too. Basic idea is to configure postfix for localhost & then use mutt to read local mails. Here is how it is…
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Ubuntu controlling network adapters through terminal
We all know that Ubuntu’s network management is quite good but not there yet. One big issue with it is that, on some machines, disabling one type of network adapter, disables the other one too. Like I use wifi to connect to the internet but my bluetooth is switched on by default all the time.…
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Pomodoro Timer in Ubuntu
I finally decided to try Pomodoro technique to see how well it can improve my productivity as I am a lot disorganised, lazy sorta geek (well who isn’t?). So I built up a small script which acts as a Pomodoro timer for me using Ubuntu notification system (Do read it if you haven’t, you need…
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Using Ubuntu Notification System – NotifyOSD
Ubuntu features a notification system, where you can see a message notifying you about some particular event. Rhythmbox uses it to show the next track when a track ends, Filezilla shows a notification that file transfers are completed when its window is not in focus (Very handy!) and so on several applications can use it…
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Quickly setup a localhost environment in Ubuntu
Although, I use Ubuntu, this should apply to a large number of linux distros. Every developer uses a local environment to develop locally before testing it live. I kinda avoid that root by mounting my FTP webspace in Ubuntu and directly working on live files (there is no need of download and upload as you…
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Connect to a FTP server in Ubuntu without any FTP client
You don’t need a FTP client to connect to a FTP server in Ubuntu, in fact this seems a lot better than traditional FTP download and upload method, though it is still the same but we don’t have to do it manually. We mount the FTP space of a server on our system and can…
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Compiz Fusion – Unmatched 3D Environment in Linux
Compiz Fusion : Unmatched 3D Environment in Linux Think Aqua interface in Mac OSX and 3D Flip in Windows Vista was the best looking Operating system? Ever thought that the 3D effects on hacker’s desktop shown in movies are not for real? No need to think again, just read on because the freedom and flexibility…