Archive for August, 2008

Use .bashrc to activate colors and aliases in terminal

Still using that plain old black and white Terminal? how boring!

Follow these steps if you want your terminal to be more colorful!
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How to change the gnome-terminal default size (ubuntu)

On widescreen LCDs, gnome-terminal looks so tiny. Aren't you sick of resizing it everytime you do a ls -al ?

Important Note:

For Ubuntu Lucid, using Gnome-terminal, you can easily change the default size by going to the menu: Profile > Preference > Default Size.

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How to remove the login prompt at start up (Ubuntu)

If you are totally sure to trust every one who can access your computer, you can follow this tip to remove the login prompt / activate the automatic login.
This might only work for Ubuntu/Gnome.

  1. Go to System > Administration > Login screen setup.
  2. Click on the Security tab.
  3. Check the Enable Automatic Login box.
  4. Choose/Type the user that you want.
  5. Close the window.
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