Windows creates in every folder with pictures a thumbs.db file. Linux doesn’t need them, so here is a simple command to get rid of them. sudo find /home/user -name Thumbs.db -exec rm {} \;

To remove empty directories in a directory structure use the following command : sudo find /begin/here -type d -empty -delete

Installing Firefox 4 Beta using Synaptec Package Manager Open Synaptec Package Manager Click Setting > Repositories Select tab “Other Software” Click on the “+ Add” button and type the following in the APT line : ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa Click on “+ Add Source” and close Software Sources Hit the Reload button in SPM Search for “firefox 4″ Mark the Firefox 4 package for Install. Agree...

Tried to install AWN on my desktop today. After installing a custom theme, AWN told me to enable compiz first. Each time I tried to start Compiz it would crash. After a little search on the Internet I found the following. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1488662 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1468351 Turns out I didn’t completely installed Compiz. After running this command in a Terminal all my problems...

What to do and try after installing Lucid Lynx? Read this article and find out. http://blog.thesilentnumber.me/2010/04/ubuntu-1004-post-install-guide-what-to.html