Category: Linux

Ubuntu – resize window with alt-right click

To enable this functionality in ubuntu, install gconf-editor:

run it, and navigate to apps/metacity/general and enable "resize_with_right_button"  key.

 

In Ubuntu 14.04

Click Window Management and Resize Window.

Set the key to “<Alt>Button3”

 

For Linux Mint (version now: 17):

 

Slow SSH login on Ubuntu

I have recently experienced a slow ssh login issue on ubuntu 13.10 (xubuntu actually).
Tried all kind of solutions from internet, nothing worked, except this:

Edit the following file:

Find the following line:

hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4

replace with

hosts: files dns

Voilà!

Ssh authentication working like a charm!