The xfce4-battery-plugin is a simple battery indicator plugin displayed in the panel bar of XFCE desktop. I use it on my Xubuntu Linux. I preferred using this plugin when I was unable to customize the default battery indicator to show battery percentage on the panel. Installation You can download the plugin from http://archive.xfce.org/src/panel-plugins/xfce4-battery-plugin/. You can … Read more
Problem: I am using Xubuntu (lightweight version of Ubuntu) and I am unable to type in local language using iBus (an input method (IM) framework for multilingual input in Unix-like operating systems). iBus is already installed. When I go to its ‘Preferences‘ and then click the ‘Input Method‘ tab, I could only see ‘Chinese‘ language … Read more
You might face a problem of applications launching automatically when you login to your Xubuntu machine. In my case it was Pidgin and Google Chrome launching automatically on startup. I have not set them as startup applications. If you logout Xubuntu without closing the opened applications then it seems that Xubuntu saves the session of … Read more
Synapse is a graphical launcher enabling you to start applications and also to quickly find and access relevant documents and files (by making use of the Zeitgeist engine). This can be a good alternative to Ubuntu Unity Dash for those who prefer lightweight and faster graphical launcher. This can also be helpful for getting Unity … Read more
I am using Xubuntu (an elegant and easy-to-use Linux distribution, based on Ubuntu, using Xfce as the graphical desktop). Xubuntu has shortcut for locking the screen. It is CTRL+ALT+Del. But, there was no shortcut for Suspend action (keeping the computer in Sleep mode). If you would like to add keyboard shortcuts on Ubuntu, you may … Read more