Encrypting folders (directories) in Ubuntu Linux is very easy because the opensource world has got many solutions. One of them is Gnome EncFS Manager. This application uses EncFS to encrypt, so it permits to manage the same directory encrypted with cryptkeeper. Gnome EncFS Manager is managed in the system tray notifications bar but there isn’t …
Configure a Cisco VPN connection on Ubuntu Linux is very simple, no annoying proprietary client needed, you can do it with the standard Network Manager. First be sure to have the Network Manager plugin for Cisco VPN: network-manager-vpnc-gnome. To do it, open Ubuntu Software Center and search network-manager.
Ubuntu has problems with brightness on HP Pavilion DV7 laptop (DV7-6B97EL). Don’t works the function keys to manage the brightness. No problem, in the Ubuntu World nothing is impossible and everything is easy 😉 To solve this little problem edit /etc/default/grub and change the instruction below: