Usability

I got quite a few servers where I login via SSH. As a Linux user, I feel tired typing more than few things at a time (not my fault!), so I decided to create SSH shortcuts and save it to my desktop. From then, all I needed to do is …

This is a simple guide on how to change GRUB background in Kali Linux (i.e. it’s actually Kali Linux GRUB splash image). Kali dev team did few things that seems almost too much work, so in this article I will explain one of two things about GRUB and somewhat make …

I have a dual-monitor setup and I am trying to use use different wallpapers on multiple monitors in Linux. What I want is simply to have a different background on each of the two monitors. Most of the solutions I Googled were about Ubuntu and about virtual desktops (aka workspaces). I only use one workspace, but two monitors, i.e. my laptop and a monitor attached via VGA cable. As you can see from the screen-shot below, I finally managed to find a good solution to use different wallpapers on multiple monitors in Linux (well it seems to be working for an unlimited number of Monitors)

This is a pesky and annoying problem. I often lock my Kali workstation and when I try to log back in the next time, the resolution changed to 640x480 instead of my standard resolution of 1280x1024. This is very simple way without changing any system files for fixing resolution problem …

Conky Manager is a graphical front-end for managing Conky config files. It provides options to start/stop, browse and edit Conky themes installed on the system. Packages are currently available in Launchpad for Ubuntu and derivatives (Linux Mint, etc). If you are using Ubuntu or its derivatives (like Xubuntu, Linux Mint, etc) you can install it from the Launchpad PPA. For Debian or Kali Linux, you can download .deb files directly and install via dpkg. Keep reading for more details.