Ubuntu 14.04 Tweaks

Here are some of the Ubuntu 14.04 tweaks I’ve found and took note of.  I didn’t invent or figure out any of these things (so don’t give me credit).  I just googled and then used them and took note of them so that I could use them in the future.  I no longer know where I found any of these so I’m sorry I’m not linking to the real source.  Hopefully someone else will find these useful too.

Click icon in unity taskbar minimizes a window or restores a window:

To enable:
dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/launcher-minimize-window true

To disable:
dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/launcher-minimize-window false

Change the terminal tab color so it is easier to see which tab is selected:

# Add this to the file to change the tab color in terminals so you can see which one is selected.  This will make the ative tab white and the inactive tabs grey

# Modify this file
/home/username/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css

TerminalWindow .notebook tab:active {
background-color: #ffffff;
}
TerminalWindow .notebook tab {
background-color: #C0C0C0;
}

Add ‘open in terminal’ to nautilus file browser:

sudo apt-get install nautilus-open-terminal

Force a higher resolution than the laptop screen provides:

Enable higher resolution:
xrandr –output LVDS1 –panning 1640×922 –scale 1.2×1.2

This is how I can force resolution to go back to default:
xrandr –output LVDS1 –panning 1366×768 –scale 1×1

Install encfs so you can have encrypted directories:

# Install encfs
sudo apt-get install encfs
sudo addgroup <your username> fuse

# Install Gnome Encfs Manager
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gencfsm
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-encfs-manager

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