With the advent of Over-the-Air (OTA) Digital TV in Uganda, I have found myself watching two or more TV channels simultaneously. This is true especially during the 9 O’clock hour when most local TV stations in Uganda broadcast the evening news (OK, now you know: I am a news junkie). While recording TV shows solves […]
Customize your Linux desktop using the command line
With most Linux distros now using GNOME 3.10+, here are a few commands on changing the look and feel of your desktop using gsettings. Other CLI methods exist such as the popular GNOME tweak tool and Dconf. Add apps to favorites bar $ gsettings set org.gnome.shell favorite-apps “[‘google-chrome.desktop’, ‘evolution.desktop’, ‘nautilus.desktop’, ‘libreoffice-writer.desktop’, ‘libreoffice-calc.desktop’, ‘firefox.desktop’, ‘gnome-terminal.desktop’, ‘vlc.desktop’, […]