Create a Desktop shortcut in Lubuntu for Nautilus

I’m using Lubuntu as my operating system. It uses pcmanfm as the default file system. For most tasks this is ok, but when I want to connect to shares on both windows and other linux pc’s, I have to use Nautilus. Here’s how I setup a desktop shortcut in Lubuntu: Open Terminal (on Lubuntu, it’s [...]

Upgraded Linux Version (Debian, Ubuntu) – How to fix slow internet

The directions below are a bit outdated with the latest version of Ubuntu. You can still disable IPv6 in Firefox per the instructions below, but if you’re on Ubuntu (or any variety of Ubuntu), there is no longer the alias file. Instead, use sysctl to disable IPv6 without rebooting by typing this in Terminal (you [...]