There is surprisingly not any GUI option in Gnome 3 by default to change wallpaper settings. I use “dconf-editor” for this purpose. It is possible to center, scale, tile or stretch a wallpaper by using it. “dconf-editor” can be found in the main repositories of Debian. Once you installed it, open dconf-editor, and navigate to: […]
How to install and use MAME on Linux (debian)
I published a post titled “How to install and use sdlmame on Linux (debian/ubuntu)” in 2008. Realized that it needs an update, I would like to quickly share my experience of using MAME on Linux (debian) in 2017. Keep reading if you would like to easily play “Outrunners” like you do in the good old […]
Unable to connect to WebDAV server in nautilus
I was unable to connect to WebDAV server in Nautilus. Entering the server’s address in the format of dav://ipaddress:port solved this issue. For a secure connection you may use “davs” instead of “dav” if your server supports it. Ertuğrul HarmanI’m a US-based software engineer with a background in law. I share mostly practical tech notes […]
NetworkManager connection problem on Arch Linux [SOLVED]
networkmanager-openvpn should be installed for managing OpenVPN via GUI on Arch Linux. I added configuration for my OpenVPN connection but it was not connecting via GUI without any error message. I was able to connect using openvpn command. I checked the log with journalctl | grep NetworkManager and I noticed (gnome-control-center:6433): libnm-glib-WARNING **: Device activation […]
Recent files extension [gnome] [debian] [ubuntu]
I often open a document again and again until my work is done. I was happy being able to access my recent documents while I was using Windows and I looked for this feature on Gnome too. It is not there by default, but luckily we can have it with an extension. Ertuğrul HarmanI’m a […]
How to paste as plain text [gnome] [debian] [ubuntu]
sudo aptitude install percentile copy formatted text CTRL ALT H select the text just copied paste it using CTRL V without formatting or try CTRL SHIFT V Ertuğrul HarmanI’m a US-based software engineer with a background in law. I share mostly practical tech notes here for my future self and anyone who finds them useful. […]