Here are ten things that you (probably) didn’t know you could do in Ubuntu.

1. Create website links that automatically install software

Sometimes if you’re trying to help somebody fix a problem, you’ll have to tell them how to install software. Yet for some Ubuntu newbies, even this can be confusing. The solution is to create a “software install” hyperlink within a web page (such as a forum posting), new email window, or Pidgin message window. To do this, simply click the “create link” button on the web page or within the email (the precise name of this will vary depending on the software/website used), and then type apt:packagename in the URL field, replacing packagename with the precise name of the package as listed in Synaptic.

2. Do stuff without touching the mouse

If you want to run an application, just hit Alt + F2 and then type the name of the program. If it needs to run with root privileges, just type gksu beforehand. For example, to run GNOME Terminal, you would type terminal. To run Gedit, type gedit. If the program is command line, check the Run In Terminal box (use the Tab key to move from field to field in the dialog box and hit the Space to select a field). This will then open a terminal window and run the command.

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