This post is a dumping ground for useful Ubuntu bits and pieces that aren’t worth a full post on their own.
Useful Packages
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Lookit - captures screenshots and upload them to a specified server, then copies the URL to the clipboard - ppa:lookit/ppa
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Teatime - simple timer, in a Unity launcher
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Giver - simple file sharing within the same network - install
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Docky - nice dock - install To get the file browser working nicely with the dock, you need to:
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Edit /usr/share/applications/nautilus-browser as root, changing: Exec=nautilus to Exec=nautilus –no-desktop –browser .
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Drag “File Manager” from /usr/share/applications to the dock
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Useful Commands
dpkg -r <_package>_ remove a package
dpkg --purge <_package> _remove all traces of a package
more at Linux.com: What to do when apt-get fails
Stop the screen from going off when the laptop is shut
Run gconf-editor
Go to apps–>gnome-power-manager–>buttons , set lid_ac and/or lid_battery to “nothing”