5 Useful Linux Tweaks

Linux is famous for offering Ubuntu operating system, which is mainly used for coding and programming purposes to this day. However, you will be forced to allow some tweaks and modifications to make it workable. This happens especially if you have switched from Windows XP/Vista7/8/10. Ubuntu could be a little inconvenient considering Windows and Mac has their easy to install apps.

But as we mentioned, Ubuntu could be completely personalized if you could apply few tweaks that we are about to show in this guide. If you have done well-research on Linux-based operating systems, then you will be surprised to see that Linux has more applications and software that Windows couldn’t offer so far. And the best part is that they are all free to use.

Linux Tweaks

Here are our 5 favorite and useful Linux tweaks to make your life easier.

#1: Automatic

Automatix is used as an installed in Ubuntu. Basically, if you have automatic, you can install countless software and apps that could be useful for your system. It can install all the necessary apps from Google Earth to photo editing apps to various other essential tools for your computer. So, if you are in a hurry and finding a way to install the software on your Ubuntu computer, then make sure to download Automatix first.

#2: Shut down system beeps

You know it could not be enjoyable when the constant beep sound comes from your computer. These beep sounds don’t really come from the speakers but rather from the CPU, which has the default system speaker. A fair example would be when you are searching some text on Mozilla Firefox, and if you type anything that doesn’t match with anything, it starts to beep.

Here’s how to disable that annoying beep noise. First, open a terminal and run the following command:

rmmod pcspkr

After executing this command, you will have to reload it by typing the following command –

modprobe pcspkr

Now, this should totally shut down the annoying beep sound.

#3: Install Beagle Search Index

Linux Tweaks

We are all aware that the Windows search index app sucks. Beagle is a nice solution to overcome those drawbacks and offers a rather centralized files database where you can search everything you want in a blink of an eye. Beagle nice indexes all the files and folders from your computer and lets you organize those files and folders so that you can search them smoothly.

To install Beagle on your computer, run the following command by opening a new terminal:

apt-get install beagle

#4: Reset Windows Administrator Password

Many people are not aware of this, but you can actually use Ubuntu Live CD/USB to reset the Windows administrator password. To perform this, you will have to make a password reset disk with a USB installer’s help. First, you will be required to download Ubuntu 10.10 from the official website and create a life.

USB to reset your Windows computer password by burning the ISO image file into a flash drive. You may then use the password reset disk to reset the Windows administrator password if you forget your Windows computer’s password. If it doesn’t work or you feel it is too complicated, here is a simple alternative.

#5: Install VLC and Mozilla Firefox

It’s no wonder that Firefox is the best default browser, and VLC is the best media playing software, and there’s no reason not to keep them whatsoever. VLC can literally play every single media file on your computer, and Mozilla can browse every single web page available on the internet. Of course, you will have to install additional extensions and add-ons to make Firefox more customizable, but that’s easily possible in Ubuntu.

Here’s how to install VLC on Ubuntu, open a terminal and run the following command –

apt-get install vlc

& to install Firefox, run this command line in a separate terminal –

apt-get install firefox

Conclusion

We are sure that you will be happy to apply the tweaks we have shared in this article to replace the Windows operating system apps. Keep in mind, switching to Linux is never that easier, but in desperate times, you may have to use it for your own benefit. But hopefully, by applying the tweaks we mentioned in this article, your life should be simpler. We hope you found this guide useful, and feel free to share it with everyone who is using Linux.

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