Deactivate the system beep

The system beep can be really annoying sometimes. In Debian and Debian-based distributions like Ubuntu, you can blacklist it: sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist Add the following at the end of the file: #speaker beep blacklist pcspkr Reboot and you’re all done. If you want to disable the system beep on the spot, you can do it… Read More »

Convert PDF to JPEG in Linux

If you want to convert some PDF files in JPEG format in Linux, you can use pdftoppm and ppmtojpeg. After you installed the two applications, do a ppm file.pdf file.ppm The result will be a PPM file for each page in the PDF. From here, to convert all PPM files in JPEG format do a… Read More »

Drag and drop in GNOME

GNOME allows a certain degree of freedom when it comes to drag and drop. For example, you can drag URL addresses from Firefox directly unto the desktop and GNOME will automatically create a link to the website. Same goes for text and images. Drag a text from a webpage and drop it on the desktop… Read More »