The much awaited Ubuntu 16.04(‘Xenial Xerus’) is launched now and available for the users. You can directly update from previous version or you can perform clean install of new version by directly downloading from the official page. Here are the some of the useful tips and tricks on Ubuntu 16.04.
Ubuntu 16.04 Tips Tricks and FAQ
How to create bootable USB pendrive or USB stick for Ubuntu 16.04 in Windows 10?
There are multiple ways through which you can create bootable Ubuntu USB drive on Windows. The simplest one which I came across is using the Win32 Disk Imager application. It provides graphical interface.
- First download the Ubuntu 16.04 ISO image file.
- Download Win32 Disk Imager application. You can download it from here.
- Insert your USB stick.
- Note the drive letter assigned to your flash media.
- Start Disk Imager.
- Select the downloaded file and target device, and click “Write”.
- Remove your flash media when the operation is complete.
How to install Google Chrome in Ubuntu 16.04?
You can download the latest Google Chrome for Ubuntu 16.04 from the official download page from here.
Unable to install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 16.04. How to fix it?
One of the way to fix error in installing Google chrome in Ubuntu 16.04 is by fixing the broken package through terminal.
- Download the Google Chrome linux variant.
- Now open the terminal.Shortcut to open terminal is Ctrl+Alt+t.
- Now go to the folder in which you have downloaded the Chrome. By default it is Downloads folder.
- If you have saved the chrome installation file in downloads folder, then type “cd Downloads”. Hit Enter on keyboard.
- Now type “ls”.
- It will show all the files in the folder Downloads.
- Copy the full file name of chrome installation file.
- Now type “sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb”. (Here google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb is the file name. You can change the file name according to the file name you have given.)
- It will install the google chrome. If you find any error related to broken packages, then type the following.
- sudo apt-get -f install.
- Now once again execute “sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb”.
- It will be installed now.
How to move unity launcher to the bottom of the screen in Ubuntu 16.04?
You can move the Unity launcher to bottom of the screen and use as dock style launcher by following the steps given below.
- Open the terminal(Ctrl+Alt+T).
- Type “gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Launcher launcher-position Bottom”
Unable to view Kannada fonts on Ubuntu 16.04? How to fix this?
If you are facing issue in rendering Kannada fonts in Ubuntu 16.04, follow the steps given below. It will also fix the Kannada font rendering issue in Chrome and Firefox browser as well.
- Open Terminal
- Type sudo apt-get install fonts-lohit-knda fonts-knda.
- It will install all the required kannada fonts in Ubuntu 16.04. Now you will be able see the kannada fonts.
How to create automatically changing wallpaper in Ubuntu 16.04?
If you want to create a slideshow of your photos as your wallpaper, you can use “Shotwell” application. This is installed by default.
- Open the Shotwell.
- Import the photos which you want to add it to the slideshow.
- Select the photos you want in the slideshow.
- Now Go to File → Set as Desktop Slideshow or press Ctrl+B.
- Adjust time settings for the duration for each photos to show up.
You can read more detailed post on this in my old post How to create automatically changing wallpaper in Ubuntu.
How to fix booting issue of Ubuntu 16.04 after installing windows 10 or Vice versa?
There is a simple tool called Boot repair which comes handy. It can repair frequent boot issues you may encounter in Ubuntu like when you can’t boot Ubuntu after installing Windows or another Linux distribution, or when you can’t boot Windows after installing Ubuntu, or when GRUB is not displayed anymore, some upgrade breaks GRUB, etc. I have written a detailed post on this. You can read more on this here How to Fix Windows Booting Issue after Installing Ubuntu Or Vice Versa.
How to take screenshot on Ubuntu 16.04?
Capturing print screen on Ubuntu 16.04 is very easy. You have a programme called screenshot. Open application. You have the option capture whole screen or certain portion of screen or only active screen. There is a option to take screenshot with time delay.
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