The AllTray utility allows you to send any running application to the SysTray in Ubuntu. Use Aptitude to install it:
$ sudo apt-get install alltray
Once installed, there are two ways to use it.
You can apply the AllTray option adhoc to active applications using APPLICATIONS –> ACCESSORIES –> ALLTRAY and clicking on the active window / application [...]
To change a hostname in Ubuntu’s current session:
$ sudo hostname -b newHostName
To make the changes permanent for future boots, backup your current config:
$ sudo cp -p /etc/hostname /etc/hostname.backup
then edit and save changes in your /etc/hostname file:
$ sudo gedit /etc/hostname
* NOTE: If you have the hostname variable as part of your cmdlin prompt in terminal [...]
In Ubuntu, root has no password. Since you typically do not use the root account natively, this is not an issue in most normal-use circumstances. When the need does arise for temporary root permissions in a terminal session, you typically preface each cmdlin syntax with the command “sudo”.
The command “su” stands for “super user”. [...]
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