How To Fix ‘Unable To Install VLC’ Snap Error In Ubuntu
While installing VLC player in Ubuntu, the installation process may get stuck and an error message of ‘Unable to install VLC‘ can appear.
This can be because installation through Snap has run into some error. Fixing it is simple though.
Open the Terminal and first get the Snap ID of the VLC installation in progress by typing in:
snap changes
In this example, 3 is the ID and the status...
Auto Delete Temp Files And Empty Trash In Ubuntu 19.04
You can schedule auto deletion of temporary files and empty trash in Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo).
Here is how:
Access Ubuntu Dash from the sidebar.
Search for Settings.
From Privacy section, select Purge Trash & Temporary Files.
Enable the options for automatically emptying trash and purging temporary files.
From Purge After, select the time period (the default...
Display The Matrix Code Right From Within Linux Mint / Ubuntu Terminal
One of the earlier articles described how to get the Hollywood style hacker screen effects along with Mission Impossible tune from within the Linux Terminal.
There is one more cool utility that can simulate the famous screen of falling characters from the cult classic movie The Matrix .
Here is how to install and use it from Linux Mint/Ubuntu Terminal :
Open Terminal and first install...
How To Change Lock Screen Background In Ubuntu
Here is how to change the lock screen display picture in Ubuntu :
Right click on desktop and choose ” Change Desktop Background”.
There will be two panes visible : Background and Lock Screen. Click on “Lock Screen”.
Scroll through the backgrounds and choose the one needed, finally hit “Select”.
All done. The new background will now be active for the lock screen.