Tips for using Ubuntu Desktop
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnvironmentVariables
Global (for everyone)
/etc/environment : not a script, only assignment expressions, note: variable expansion does not work here
/etc/profile.d/*.sh : executed whenever a bash login shell is entered (GUI not included)
CAUTION: incorrect script, such as incorrect PATH (use ; not :) can result user cannot login from graphic interface
DO NOT USE: /etc/profile; /etc/bash.bashrc
User
.bash_aliases : although the reference does not suggest, this is the place
I don't really want folders such as "Video" "Music" occupy the sidebar. Here the solution
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2222410
(1) stop the system resetting this file:
echo "enabled=false" > ~/.config/user-dirs.conf
(2) edit the file ~/.config/user-dirs.conf
cannot add folders (add folder by bookmark), but remove folders (except for Desktop) works.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/13758/how-can-i-edit-create-new-launcher-items-in-unity-by-hand
alacarte
http://askubuntu.com/questions/13758/how-can-i-edit-create-new-launcher-items-in-unity-by-hand
Launcher items' .desktop files can be found at
Some plugins require "compiz-plugins-extra" installed
My tweaks:
Alt+F1 : show launcher
super+w : easily select all windows
super+s : select window
This is only a note for my configuration, not a general one.....
For 13.10:
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 tun0
Install "hplip" and "hplip-gui"
Run "hp-setup"
PDF Editing : https://github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp free, open source, text, highlight, free drawing etc. Good enough
Tried: