Day: February 14, 2015

How to install Microsoft fonts in Ubuntu/Linuxmint

Sachin Y.P. Sharma

Keywords: Microsoft fonts, Ubuntu ,Linuxmint A fresh installed Ubuntu/Linuxmint system does not have Microsoft fonts installed. If you need Microsoft fonts for your documentation you have to install them. Follow given steps to install Microsoft core fonts in Ubuntu and Linuxmint. Below method has been tested with Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04 and Linuxmint 17 and Linuxmint 17.01. I hope this will work with other Linux distributions also. Step: 1 Open a terminal and type following command and enter. $ sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts After enter it will ask for your…

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How to control brightness using function keys in Ubuntu / Linuxmint

Sachin Y.P. Sharma

Keywords: Brightness Control, Ubuntu ,Linuxmint My colleague was having issue with his HP laptop. He was not able to control the brightness of his laptop using function keys. Here are the steps to enable brightness control using function keys in Ubuntu and Linuxmint. To do that we need to edit GRUB configuration file. Below method has been tested with Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04 and Linuxmint 17 and Linuxmint 17.01. I hope this will work with other Linux distributions also. Step: 1 Open a terminal and type following command and enter.…

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