On Ubuntu, is it possible to generate a list of all files in the /home folder that were modified by a specific user? I want to find a list of all of the files that I have created or modified since I installed Ubuntu 12.04.
I mainly want to do this so that I can find all the files that I have created or modified, and then move them to my other Ubuntu installation.
I enabled some experimental features in Chrome (using the about:flags page), and I'm trying to reinstall it completely (since it has begun to malfunction in various ways - for example, flash applets and extensions are no longer working.) Is there any way to completely reset Google Chrome on Ubuntu, so that all default settings are restored?
If Google Chrome and Firefox are both running, is there any way to transfer all browser tabs from Firefox to Google Chrome? I want to write a shell script that will transfer all tabs from Firefox to Google Chrome on Ubuntu.
I want to write a script that obtains a list of all open programs and files, and then generates a shell script to re-open these files. For example, if I were editing the file example.txt using gedit, and editing the file myscript.js using geany, I would want to generate a script that could re-open both of these files using their respective programs. Is there any way to obtain a list of running programs and files from the command line?
In Ubuntu, is it possible to change the icon for a specific file from the command line? I want to create a shortcut with a custom icon, so I'll need a way to change a specific file's icon. (Instead of changing the icon associated with a filetype, I want to change the icon associated with just one specific file.)
I'd like to set time limits for some specific applications (such as games) on Ubuntu. There are various Windows applications that can do this, including HomeGuard Program Blocker, which can limit the usage of certain applications to specific times of day, or restrict application use to certain periods of time. Is there any similar software for Ubuntu?
There are some important files that I might delete by accident (if I'm not careful), and I need to ensure that these files cannot be deleted or moved. Is it possible to set file permissions so that I cannot delete or move certain specific files? Also, is it possible to prevent files from being moved or deleted by non-root users?
In Ubuntu, is there any way to obtain a list of file associations for applications that haven't yet been installed? I'd like to find the files that a not-yet-installed software application (e.g. google-chrome or firefox) can open.
I currently don't know of any feature in the Ubuntu Software Center (or another application) that can list the filetypes associated with a specific application - does such a feature exist?
I'm wondering whether the Nexus 7 version of Ubuntu ('Ubuntu on Android') supports the same software (i. e., VirtualBox, Google Chrome, LibreOffice Writer) as the desktop version. Is there any difference between the Nexus version and the Android version in terms of software support?
According to this article that I found, Wubi "has the side-effect of allowing you to run Linux apps within a Windows environment." I found this statement to be very intriguing: Is it actually possible to run Linux applications on Windows (without rebooting) using Wubi? I know that there are other solutions (such as coLinux), but running Linux applications in Windows using Wubi might be useful as well.
In Ubuntu, is there any way to obtain a list of file types that can be opened with a specific application? For example, I'd like to find a list of all files that can be opened with the program google-chrome. Is it possible to do this using a shell script?
I'd like to set Google Chrome as the default application for opening files on Ubuntu. How can I change the default file manager to Chrome, instead of Nautilus (which I believe is the default file browser?)
In Ubuntu, is it possible to attach one window to another window (so that one window becomes the "parent window" of the other window)? I'd like to know if it's possible to do this for any two open windows (for example, a Firefox browser window and a gedit window).
I want to find a way to synchronize the default application preferences for Ubuntu between multiple installations. For example, if I choose Geany as the default text editor for .js files, I want it to become the default text editor for all of my Ubuntu installations. Is there any software that makes this possible, or software libraries that I could use to implement such a feature?
I'd like to convert an text file to an mp3 file using espeak. Is it possible to do this? I'm trying to use espeak to create a song synthesis shell script that can convert text to a song.
Is it still possible to enable the Parcellite indicator in Ubuntu 12.04? I've noticed that the indicator no longer shows up when I launch Parcellite. Is there a workaround for this?
From now on, will there never be a "Hibernate" feature in Ubuntu again (since it was known to contribute to data loss), or is the removal of the "hibernate" option only a temporary measure until the data loss issues are fixed? I find that it's easy to lose data now that the hibernate feature is gone and suspending the OS is the only option; will it be like this forever from 12.04 onward?
I want to find the password for the wireless network that I am currently connected to (and I entered the password when connecting to the network). How can I do this in Ubuntu?
In Windows, it's possible to make files open at startup (using the default program for opening the file) by adding the files to the startup folder. However, in Ubuntu, it isn't possible to drag a file onto the list of startup applications so that it runs at startup. Is there another way to make a file open at startup, using the default program for opening that file?
I'd like a write a shell script in Ubuntu that does the following:
Boot up a Windows 7 guest OS in Virtualbox, if it isn't running already.
Run a shell script in Windows, where the shell script is invoked from the Ubuntu host operating system.
My goal is to create an application launcher on the Ubuntu host desktop for an application on the guest OS. For example, I could create a shortcut for Visual Studio on the Ubuntu desktop that launches Visual Studio in Windows. I've always wanted to be able to launch Windows applications directly from the Ubuntu desktop instead of waiting for Windows to start up before clicking an application shortcut.