Show hardware info on Ubuntu

lshw lspci sudo apt-get install hardinfo

gthumb ubuntu image viewer

sudo apt-get install gthumb

Reduce Initramfs to speed up boot time

edit /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf, change MODULES=dep instead of MODULES=most

Run below command to rebuild initramfs sudo update-initramfs -u -k all

Samba Utility

Install samba utility sudo aptitude install cifs-utils

Example for mounting a samba folder sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.15/myfiles /home/usr/files -o rw

Caching git Password

git config --global credential.helper cache git config --global credential.helper 'cache --timeout=3600'

Ubuntu Enable colored Highlights in Terminal

edit .bashrc sudo nano ~/.bashrc

Uncomment #force_color_prompt=yes

Ubuntu Enable Wireless Network in Terminal

Install wireless tools sudo apt-get install wireless-tools

Enable Wireless network sudo ifconfig wlan0 up

List down all available wireless network sudo iwlist wlan0 scan

Setting up SSID iwconfig wlan0 essid "your_ssid"

Enable DHCP dhclient wlan0