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Ubuntu Enable/Disable Notification Keyboard Shortcut

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Stanko Metodiev — No Comments ↓

I really like the default Ubuntu notification area, especially compared to other OSs. In recent years they have improved it a lot. I use it on a daily basis and allow myself some focus mode when I need to do…

Tagged with: shortcut, tools, Ubuntu
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Fixing the login problem on Ubuntu mysql-server

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Stanko Metodiev — 5 Comments ↓

On Sunday I usually do my weekly backup. Once I woke up, I’ve prepared a coffee and I started with the usual procedures. But when I’ve tried to do my local server backup, I got a MySQL error. For some reason I…

Tagged with: Linux, MySQL, mysql-server, phpMyAdmin, Ubuntu
Posted in Linux, Tips and Tricks

Install ack on Ubuntu

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Stanko Metodiev — No Comments ↓

If you are developer and a *nix OS user you probably already know how useful the grep command is. I’m using it almost all the time while I’m working, because it’s really useful and saves me time during the development…

Tagged with: ack, grep, Ubuntu
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Huawei E173s and Ubuntu

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Stanko Metodiev — 3 Comments ↓

I had big issues with my Huawei E173s and mobile Internet using Ubuntu. This USB stick saves me many times when I’m at some Coffice and if there is a problem with Internet connection or the coffee doesn’t have wireless…

Tagged with: E173s, Huawei, modemmanager, Synaptic Package Manager, Ubuntu, WiFi
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Lenovo E540 and Ubuntu Wireless and rtl8723be problem – Updated

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Stanko Metodiev — 21 Comments ↓

By the end of 2013 my laptop was old and slow I had few problems with it, so I decided to made myself a present for my birthday and for the Christmas. I did some research and I find the…

Tagged with: launchpad, Lenovo E540, modprobe, RTL8723BE, Ubuntu, WiFi, Wireless
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Rhythmbox Tray Icon in Ubuntu Notification Area

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Stanko Metodiev — No Comments ↓

А few years ago when I was a Windows user, I used Winamp for listening to music. To be honest, this was, and still is, one of my favourite tool. I remember my first reaction when I installed my first…

Tagged with: Linux, Rhythmbox, Ubuntu, Widnows, Winamp
Posted in Linux, Tips and Tricks

Import SQL file using a Linux terminal

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Stanko Metodiev — No Comments ↓

If you have bigger database backup and you want to import SQL file into your database it will be easier to use the Terminal. Simply follow these steps:

Tagged with: Import, Linux, SQL, SQL backup, terminal, Ubuntu
Posted in Linux, Tips and Tricks