A few Ubuntu “power user” tips | Linux Today

A few Ubuntu “power user” tips

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JW
Jack Wallen
Apr 2, 2010

” I thought I would start off the month with a collection of
“power user” tips I have collected over the years. Some
of these are real gems, some of them are just “been there,
done that”. But all of them are useful.

“So, without further adieu, let’s get to the tippage!

“Global keyboard shortcuts

“We all know that keeping your fingers on the keyboard makes for
much more efficient computing. But did you know you can create
global keyboard shortcuts for GNOME? This is done with the help of
the gconf-editor tool. Here’s how it’s done:”

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JW

Jack Wallen

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