Enabled ‘Show your windows and tabs from last time’ but don’t want to load all tabs on startup, rather Only load when clicked? .. simple hack: about:config > and set the value to ‘True’ for browser.sessionstore.restore_on_demand
Desktop Icon Missing after Upgrading to Mint 18.2 ‘Sonya’ from 18.1 ‘Serena’
How to fix Missing Desktop Icons and Desktop context menu after Upgrading to Linux Mint 18.2 ‘Sonya’ from 18.1 ‘Serena’..Simply add /usr/bin/nemo-desktop to startup applications to fix the missing desktop icons
How to find list of available shells using terminal command in Linux Mint 17.x/18.x
[toc] How to find list of available shells by command-line? Example: How to check which shell you are using? How to check which is the default shell for you? $SHELL gives you the default shell. $0 gives you the current shell. Terminal command for listing available shells. Example: Reference: http://askubuntu.com/questions/590899/how-to-check-which-shell-am-i-using http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/140286/how-to-find-list-of-available-shells-by-command-line http://askubuntu.com/questions/625601/terminal-command-for-listing-available-shells Disclaimer: As with […]
Themes, Desktop background & Icons Not Working in Linux Mint 17.1 Cinnamon
Problem: Desktop theme and icons turned to 98ish look? Desktop background isn’t working and turned to black? Switching themes, icons, colors, cursors from Menu>Preference>System Settings isn’t reflecting the changes? Possible Sources of the problem: Using Dual Monitor? Recently updated graphics driver? Hybrid graphics, likely Intel with Nvidia? Recently set Nvidia as default graphics driver using […]
Hide files in Linux Mint 17.1 without renaming
Create a file named .hidden in the directory where you want to hide the files.
List all the file names you want hide in the newly created file .hidden using a text editor. Just the file names, not the path with it.
Save the file.
Refresh/restart Nemo file browser.
How to Open .URL files in Linux Mint/Ubuntu
.url files are Internet Explorer shortcut created on Windows desktops. Linux counterparts are .desktop files. No idea about Mac, yet. The solution below is suitable for you if double-clicking the .url opens in Firefox serves your purpose. I’m hardcore fan of Firefox despite its annoying and degrading performance each day. .URL Windows shortcut file looks […]