Manki’s Linux Tips

Some tiny nifty ways I have configured my Ubuntu machine to improve my productivity.

Friday, June 24, 2022

Using Compose Sequences when your keyboard doesn’t have a Pause key

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One of the things I love about using a Linux machine is that I can enter special characters easily using Compose Sequences . I use the Paus...
Sunday, June 19, 2022

Inputting Rupee symbol (₹) on Linux machines

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tl;dr : When using an InScript keyboard layout , press right Alt + 4 to enter the rupee symbol. One of the things that I couldn’t figure ou...
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Ubuntu on Lenovo P50: using NVidia proprietary drivers

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I managed to dual boot Ubuntu (Kubuntu 14.04, actually) on my shiny new Lenovo P50. With the default Nouveau driver, the experience left a ...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Watch Apple WWDC keynote video in Linux

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Make your browser lie to apple.com that you’re using a Windows machine. I made my Chrome to use the UserAgent string of Firefox on Windows....
Sunday, October 21, 2012

Seeing GTK mouse cursor in KDE?

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If you have upgraded to Kubuntu 12.10, you’d notice that KDM has been replaced with LightDM .  LightDM looks pretty, but somehow doesn’t pl...
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