Set Custom Size For Launcher Icons In Ubuntu 13.10

resized launcher icons in Ubuntu 13.10
The default large launcher icons shown on Ubuntu 13.10 desktop can be changed to any size as needed. Here is how : Right click on desktop and choose “Change Desktop Background”. Then, from the “Look” tab, set the slider size for “Launcher icon size” to any size as desired.   They will now be of new custom size. This can be useful when there are a lot of pinned...

Install Restricted Extras In Ubuntu 13.10

installing restricted extras in Ubuntu 13.10
Restricted extras in Ubuntu is a group of software packages which by default are not installed due to their proprietary nature. They can however be installed after Ubuntu is up and running and doing this is very easy. To do this in Ubuntu 13.10 : Open Terminal and use the following command : sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras Let the installation continue, enter ‘y’ when asked...