Saturday, December 10, 2016

How to refresh available wireless network list in Ubuntu?

Introduction

There are too many graphical wireless network configuration programs for Ubuntu Community.
But if you don't want to use cammand lines( recommanded ), you are in right place.

Scan

Type following command lines in terminal to scan available/open networks.
Type ifconfig in terminal to know your wifi interface.It should be like wlan0 or something.
sudo iwlist [wifi interface] scan
Note: In tests this command only worked with Atheros cards.

Results should look like following.
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:04:E2:D0:D1:96
ESSID:"SMC"
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz
Quality=78/100 Signal level=-56 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=00000039cdb32ac3
The ESSID, Frequency and Address are the most important labels here (quality may also factor into your decision, too... higher is better).

If you are using newer version of Ubuntu, you can simply use this following command without knowing your wifi interface.
sudo iwlist scan
Note: Without using sudo (non-root) will only give you the list of known networks.It won't refresh.

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Sunday, December 4, 2016

How to install plank dock and themer on Ubuntu?

 Plank

Plank is meant to be the simplest dock on the planet. The goal is to provide just what a dock needs and absolutely nothing more. It is, however, a library which can be extended to create other dock programs with more advanced features.
 Plank on lunchpad.net

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Installation

Plank is available for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial/15.10 Wily/14.04 Trusty/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 17.x/13/other related Ubuntu derivatives...
Type following command in terminal to install plank on Ubuntu/Linux Mint...

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:docky-core/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install plank

Plank Themer

Plank-Themer is a small program that allow you to change Plank Dock themes without any additional consumption of resources. It allows you to change your themes quickly and easily. This small program was written in bash script but now it is available via PPA for frequent updates and easily installation...

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Installation

Plank themer is available for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial/15.10 Wily/14.04 Trusty/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 17.x/13/other related Ubuntu derivatives...
Type following command in terminal to install plank on Ubuntu/Linux Mint from noobslab ....
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install plank-themer
cd /tmp/ && ./Replace.sh;cd
 ..."Done"...

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

How to install cool flat icons on ubuntu?


 Install Cool Flat Icons on Ubuntu

 Flat Icons


  First of all I wanna recommend you to install Flatabulous Theme .
  In this tutorial I'll show you how to install cool flat icons , Ultra Flat Icons and Paper(❤).

 Ultra Flat Icons

  Preview

Installation

   Open your terminal and type :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/icons

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install ultra-flat-icons

   Ultra Flat Icons is available in blue( recommended ) orange and mint-green colors.

   for orange run : 
sudo apt-get install ultra-flat-icons-orange

   for green run :
sudo apt-get install ultra-flat-icons-green

  Now open Unity Tweak Tool and select ultra-flat-icons in Appearance>Icons tab.
  Restart your computer and " Done "...

Paper

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  Paper , a GTK and icon theme developed by Sam Hewitt.

Installation

  Open your terminal and type :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:snwh/pulp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install paper-gtk-theme paper-icon-theme
  •  Now open Unity Tweak Tool and select ultra-flat-icons in Appearance>Icons tab.
  •  Restart your computer .
  •  You can also select Paper theme in Theme tab. 
  " Done "...

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

How to install Flatabulous Theme on Ubuntu?


How to install Flatabulous Theme on Ubuntu


   Flatabulous
   
  Flatabulous is a Flat Theme for Ubuntu and other debian based Linux Os . Based on Ultra Flat Theme... 
>>>on Github

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 Unity Tweak Tool Installation

 First of all, you will need Unity Tweak Tool to install Flatabulous Theme. Run these command to install Unity Tweak Tool ...

sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool

 You can also get and install Unity Tweak Tool from Ubuntu Software Center ...

Theme installation

1. Using the .deb file for Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives (Recommended)


Download relavant .deb from here . Double on it to open it on Ubuntu Software Center and install it by simply hit the install button...

2. Using the noobslab PPA

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install flatabulous-theme 

3. Manually

  • Download relavant source code(.zip) file from here ...
  • Get a new folder on home directory and name it ".theme" (without double quote)
  • Extract downloaded .zip file into ".theme" ... 
    • Note: ".theme" is a hidden folder and press ctrl + h to unhide it...
Install theme by using just one way from above and apply it in Unity Tweak Tool>Appearance>>Theme ...
..."DONE"...