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Prevent Ubuntu from asking a password after resuming from Hibernate or Suspend

When you close the lid of your laptop and Ubuntu is running, the computer goes into Suspend mode. Same goes for chosing Hibernate from the shutdown menu, when the laptop goes into deep sleep and consumes less power. When[...]


Disable the overlay scrollbars in Ubuntu 11.04

With the new Ubuntu 11.04, the scrollbars in almost all applications and windows look radically different than those we grew accustomed with. Here’s how to revert them to the old looks: sudo apt-get remove overlay-[...]


Make Ubuntu sleep instead of hibernate

One of the few things you can’t easily configure in Ubuntu is the option to make the computer sleep instead of hibernate when idle for X minutes. Here’s how to do it: Press Alt+F2 and type gconf-editor then p[...]


Reposition the Ubuntu Lucid Lynx Light theme buttons

By default, the new Light theme that comes with the latest version of Ubuntu Lucid Lynx are positioned on the left. If you want to reposition them to the old-fashioned right side, hit Alt+F2 and type gconf-editor. Click [...]