Ever since Spotify for Linux gained Apps support its stability has taken a noticeable nosedive. Thankfully Benjamin Kerensa (yes, of ‘FOSS Yeah‘ fame [Spotify Link]) has put together a short script that tempers the buggy attitude caused, he says, by ‘unwanted data being left in cache or config temps’. Benjamin provides instructions on his blog for those who want to integrate the [...]
Mounting disc image files (.iso, .img, .dmg, etc) in Ubuntu isn’t hard. There are a number of applications available designed to carry out the task. But Mounty, a system tray applet, is probably the easiest of them. Once open Mounty sits in the System Notification area. Clicking on its icon reveals a menu with the following options: Clicking on [...]
Customizing various parts of the Unity desktop isn’t exactly hard – most features can be adjusted using the ‘Compiz Config Settings Manager’ tool. But CCSM can be an intimidating tool to play around with. It contains more than just basic Unity features, so the potential for the screwing up your system is ever-present. MyUnity, a new [...]
Is your desktop in need of a makeover? The following desktop by DeviantArtist ~votritis, called ’Stairway to heaven’, might be just what you’re after… Whilst the ‘entire’ desktop set-up pictured above is, evidently, not using Unity or GNOME-Shell, the various elements that make it up can be used on their own. The wallpaper, conky theme and CoverGloobus theme [...]
Ahh Conky. The desktop system monitor that comes with an intimidating learning curve is capable of producing some stunning, flashy and crazy looking desktops. Its equally adept at doing understated too, as this selection of five ‘simple’ Conky themes shows. All you need to add them to your desktop is the ‘Conky’ package from the [...]
Monitoring system resource usage in Ubuntu is easy thanks to a vaierty of GNOME Panel applets, Conky scripts and Screenlets. ‘Indicator SysMonitor‘ is an indicator-applet that displays CPU and memory usage in the desktop panel (either GNOME-Panel or the Unity panel). It was created by Alex Eftimie (“.deb thumbailer“). The indicator doesn’t currently provide any features beyond [...]
