Exercise due caution with your data before doing these steps. Take a data backup first. In order to completely remove Firefox from Ubuntu Linux or Debian, open a terminal window and enter the following: Delete the application $ sudo apt-get purge firefox* <enter> Remove the folders $ sudo rm -Rf /etc/firefox <enter>$ sudo rm -Rf … Continue reading Completely remove Firefox from Ubuntu Linux or Xubuntu or Debian
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Must have applications on Linux
The below list of applications is a must-have for any Linux system. Not just for convenience, but additional capabilities too. The below list of applications is a must-have for any Linux system. Not just for convenience, but additional capabilities too. Download From internet Firefox Thunderbird Android Studio VirtualBox Google Chrome Mega InsyncHQ Spotify Vivaldi Browser … Continue reading Must have applications on Linux
How to improve speed or performance of Linux Mint or Debian XFCE on old computer
Decrease swappiness whereby the use of swap is curtailed$ cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness <enter>returns the value of swappiness which is 60 initially. Make this 20 as follows:$ sudo xed /etc/sysctl.conf <enter>Add a line to the end of the filevm.swappiness=20Save the file. Disable Java in LibreofficeOpen Libreoffice Writer.Go to Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Java OptionsUncheck Java … Continue reading How to improve speed or performance of Linux Mint or Debian XFCE on old computer
There’s something about TRIM in LinuxMint or Ubuntu Linux or Debian (Speed up SSDs)
Got a new PCIe NVMe SSD or a SATA SSD device? It starts lagging after a few months of use on Linux and to optimize it, do the following after opening a terminal window Check if fstrim.service is running, else enable it $ journalctl | grep fstrim.service <enter> This will display when the TRIM was … Continue reading There’s something about TRIM in LinuxMint or Ubuntu Linux or Debian (Speed up SSDs)
Optimize Firefox by verifying integrity of places database
Start firefox and visit about:supportLocate the heading Places Database the click on Verify Integrity. This will optimize Firefox. Do this periodically.
Android Studio experience on Linux distributions
Finally tried out Android Studio 4.0.1 on multiple Linux distributions. However, below is my experience on how it went. Mileage varies. Linux Mint 20 with Android Studio without a swap file of 8 GB would hang or freeze very frequently. Technically, not a freeze but it got too slow to be able to do anything … Continue reading Android Studio experience on Linux distributions
How to check if user name or ID has been compromised in a data breach
When data breaches occur, there are various kinds of data that get compromised. The most critical data that can get compromised is the user name or ID or the password. All is not lost due to a great service hosted by Troy Hunt. Use https://haveibeenpwned.com/ to check if the User name or user ID appears … Continue reading How to check if user name or ID has been compromised in a data breach
Remember History in Firefox 75+ and private browser windows
Mozilla Firefox 75+ has made a change in the way it determines whether web sites open in a private window or not. This is now tied in with the "Remember History" option in Preferences -> Privacy and Security option. To enable Private Windows all the time, select "Never Remember History", but to disable private windows, … Continue reading Remember History in Firefox 75+ and private browser windows
How to save an email in the .eml format
To save an email in the .eml format, follow the steps below: Login to the email accountIf Conversation view is enabled, then disable it. In GMail, this is in the Settings optionDownload the email as .eml format. Once above steps are done, the email is available in the .eml format. In some email services, this … Continue reading How to save an email in the .eml format
System scaling in Linux on 1920×1080 display (HiDPI)
Note system scaling works out of box with Cinnamon desktop. Open a terminal window and install it with: $ sudo apt-get install cinnamon-desktop-environment <enter> To do system scaling in the Gnome Desktop Environment, install the gnome-tweak tool. To do so, open a terminal window and enter the command as below: $ sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool … Continue reading System scaling in Linux on 1920×1080 display (HiDPI)
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