Questions tagged [productivity]
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Applications and Website blocker for improving concentration with specific time windows
Do you know a program working on Ubuntu by which I can block certain apps and websites. I do know certain paid services for Windows/Mac/Android, including firefox plugins (also for Linux) etc, which ...
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How to isolate open applications, and ideally processes, in Ubuntu workspace?
I combine work and study, so I need a separate set of tabs for each task. For example: for work it is chrome with work-related tabs, vscode, obsidian.md and others, and for study - chrome, but with ...
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adding custom options to Super+Middle Mouse context menu
I'm using Ubuntu 22.10. When I do Super + click the middle mouse button I get a context menu that lists a bunch of useful stuff.
Let's say I want to add some stuff there. How would I do that, like a ...
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How can I customize Google Chrome shortcut keys?
I want Google Chrome to close the current tab when I press F8.
On Windows, this can easily be achieved using the Chrome extension 'AutoControl'.
I'm fairly sure AutoHotkey could handle it well too.
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how to password protect some application in ubuntu
I have read other answers regarding this , they are telling to create a seperate user account
but what i want is that
I want to restrict myself from using some application.
Like there is blocker hero ,...
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How to install Klipper? What would you suggest instead if the package is not anymore available?
How to install Klipper? The package is referred here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Klipper
Running sudo apt install klipper results in E: Package 'klipper' has no installation candidate. I am ...
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alarm for Ubuntu 20.04
Is there an alarm app for ubuntu 20.04?
Features:
1)In alarm we need to set the time at which it should ring.Not the remaining time from now.
2)(optional) should ring untill I stop atleast some ...
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How to switch to app or start app on key press?
I'd like to reach some programs (firefox, gnome terminal, intellij) on a specific keypress ; or start it if it is not started.
I tried to bind some gnome custom shortcut (with an obscure binding like ...
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How to remove GNOME Shell from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to install other desktop environment from scratch?
I have just installed the final version of Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS desktop system from bionic-desktop-amd64.iso.
And I completely do not like its graphical interface - the GNOME Shell.
So I want to ...
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How to remove GNOME Shell from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to install other desktop environment from scratch?
I have just installed the final version of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS desktop system from ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso.
After two days of testing I completely do not like its graphical interface - the GNOME ...
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Unbypassable way to block all distracting sites / content on Ubuntu?
I struggle with really low productivity due to having ADHD and spending a lot of time on social media. I’ve tried installing extensions to block them but I end up just uninstalling the extensions (...
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Any program that locks programs for certain times?
I'm instituting some New Year's resolutions around productivity.
One of those is to limit the frequency at which I check my email — and other communications channels.
I primarily use Rambox for ...
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How to measure for how long a window is active?
I am a digital artist, using Clip Studio Paint (a Windows app) to draw, through Wine. It would be interesting to know how many hours each piece takes me. But being how I am, most of the time I just ...
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How to prevent a program from being uninstalled by a user with root permissions?
In order to solve my need to a website blocker software on Ubuntu to fight self-temptation, I've decided to take a compound approach:
Install a website blocker app
Put password on that app to ...
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Ubuntu 18 Workspace Thumbnails
Is there any Gnome extension that does the same as the "Taskbar Pager" plugin for "Dexpot" on Windows.
I want to see what windows I am working with on every workspace.
The plugin I am giving as an ...
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Asking for tool that effectively jump between windows
Most of the time I use mouse / Alt-tab to select windows in working screen. I don't think it's a convenient way.
Is there any other effective way/tool that help quickly jump between windows?
I'm ...
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Xubuntu - how to make win+(number) open app shown in top bar?
I'm using xubuntu 18.04. At the moment the top bar looks like this
I'd like to have the first (Xubuntu...) firefox window open when I click win+1, and the second (Analytics...) when I click win+2. ...
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How to setup AutoKey for text auto-completion
How do I setup AutoKey to get the following result?
I type a word like ubu in a text editor
A window opens with the suggestion ubuntu
I can select ubuntu through TAB-key
ubu gets replaced with ubuntu
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The current state of ToDo list application, desktop widgets (2018)
On my iPhone I use Things
Is there anything similar for Ubuntu desktops?
I'm on Ubuntu mate 18.04.
A search only turned up this 7 year old post
Are there any todo list desktop widgets?
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Temporarily disable distracting software
I use my Ubuntu machine both for work and for entertainment. This sometimes damages my productivity because I have access to my favorite games and other time-wasting software that doesn't contribute ...
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Is it possible to backup all my Nautilus personalized icons?
I like to personalize my Nautilus icons from folders and files with images.
The problem is that all the times that I format my computer I lose all the icons that I've worked so hard to organize. So, ...
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Is it possible to take a screenshot of a circular selected area?
When we take screenshots of selected areas on Ubuntu (using Shift+Prt Scr or Ctrl+Shift+Prt Scr) we always select a rectangular area. So, I know I could just edit the image on some software like ...
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Day organising app
I am looking a sort of a day organiser for my Ubuntu laptop with Google calendar integration and preferably cross-platform so I could use it on my Android phone. Basically I need a to-do-list with an ...
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Make screen yellow (read mode like in Xiaomi phone) [duplicate]
I want to try if it can increase my reading productivity.
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Swap switch rearrange workspaces by hotkey?
Known stuff:
CTRL + ALT + left-arror moves to the previous workspace. (i.e., WS2 -> WS1)
CTRL + ALT + right-arrow moves to the next workspace (i.e., WS1 -> WS2).
But swapping workspaces isn't ...
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Comparable MS Office 2016/2013 Alternatives for linux [closed]
I have tried MS Office 2010, 2013 via PLayonlinux. It is still buggy on Linux. I have tried LibreOffice, WPS, Freeoffice, ApacheOffice. But no alternatives seems to get along with Ms Office. If I open ...
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Program that opens AND closes other programs automatically
Is there a program that can open and close another program on a schedule?
I am trying to limit the frequency at which I check and respond to email/slack/etc. And I have it all in a firefox browser ...
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How can I make this window & application time- track script produce sorted output?
There is an application usage time tracker script, that Jacob Vlijm wrote in another question. https://askubuntu.com/a/780542/654800
Due to small reputation I cannot comment there. So I will ask here,...
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How can I make terminal tabs persist so I don't have to set everything up again every time?
When I'm developing software I normally have one terminal with various tabs open running different things, as an example one of them is running foo
whilst the other running boo
This is fine until ...
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How to open a LibreOffice template in one step?
This is a productivity-related question. I frequently use LibreOffice Writer. Often times I write in a template.
Currently, the procedure of opening a template has four steps:
Open Writer program
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Sticky Notes for a Dual-Booted Setup
Is there a way for me to "sync" desktop-like sticky notes across my Windows and Ubuntu partitions?
I saw that there are Google Drive options, but IMO, Google Drive uses too much memory and I hate ...
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To-do app for Ubuntu? [duplicate]
Is there any good to-do app for Ubuntu?
Need some to plan my university life.
Best would be with a chance to pin it on desktop screen like sticky notes in Windows.
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Keyboard Shortcut to Rename File in GUI (Other Than F2)
I want to rename a file in GUI. I know I can either RightClick > Rename OR press F2, but I know in Chrome OS you can just type Ctrl+Enter in the Files app, and it will do that.
Is anything similar to ...
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How to list the last modified files in a specific directory recursively
It may be a generic Linux question but I'll give it a try here.
I need a list of recently modified files very often and currently for it I am piping ls output to grep with the param on today or a ...
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Is it possible to enter password for sudo only once, and configure it to not require for password on other terminals?
I enter my first sudo command. I enter my password. For a while, I wont have to enter my password for subsequent sudo commands.
Now the question. I am someone who opens a lot of terminals. It would ...
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how to install proshow program on ubuntu 14 [closed]
How to install a program ProShow on the Ubuntu system ?
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Vim buffers not unloading
I can't make vim to delete or unload buffers when there are not active on a vim panel anymore. I tried placing this on my .vimrc
set bufhidden=delete
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set bufhidden=unload
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Workspace Stopwatch?
Is there a program that can serve as a workspace-depended stopwatch? I'd like to know how much time I've spent in each workspace every day.
Edit: I'm using Unity.
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Catching runaway processes
Occassionally, I run a command that hogs RAM and brings my system to a grind. Even pressing Ctrl-C takes 20 minutes to register, because the system is busy swapping to disk.
What solutions are ...
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Alternative to Autokey (text expander program)
for more than a year I have been looking for simple and stable text expander application on Ubuntu. There is Autokey, but it doesn't work for many people (there are a few threads here about this). For ...
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Is there an exposé like window overview feature in xubuntu?
Using Ubuntu with unity and compiz it was possible for me to create a hot corner which triggered all (in-)active windows to be shown in an overview.
Is it possible to create something similar in ...
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Music Production Tools (DJ)
I just switched to Ubuntu 12.04 from Windows 8.1 and I really like it. Although it requires getting used to some different things, nothing in my normal routine that I do has been affected by the ...
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Keyboard shortcut to switch to an application by name?
Is there a tool that will let me do the following sequence?
Type a keyboard shortcut
Type in the name of an application currently open on some desktop
Hit Enter to switch to that desktop, and bring ...
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Is there a LibreOffice equivalent to microsofts office themes?
I've used MS office for many years now. Especially powerpoint. One of the strengths is that it defines and separates the concepts of template and theme. A theme can be saved and contains fonts, ...
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Possible to use screen lock as timeout?
What I'd like to do is lock the screen and have it wait a set amount of time (eg 20 mins) before it lets me log back in - so I make myself to have a break from the computer.
Is it possible to do this?...
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Is there any offline application for Kanban or Trello?
Are there any offline applications that support or work with Trello?
Also, is there any offline tool that performs a similar function (kanban) ?
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How to empty the Active Block list in SelfControl?
I'd like to empty the Active Block list of hosts from this productivity software called SelfControl because some of these websites are duplicates. I've tried pressing Del key, right-clicking on the ...
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Is it possible to tell Chromium to always "keep" PDFs?
I download a lot of PDFs in Chromium and always get a warning telling me that "files of this type can harm [my] computer", which forces me to manually confirm every download. I've enabled the "always ...
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How can I programmatically block user input for a given time?
As a person working in computer science working offline to avoid facebook and thelike is not always (meaning hardly ever) possible for me since I mostly have to be online to work.
I have tried ...
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How do I block the entire Internet except a few 'whitelist sites'?
I need some method to block the entire Internet other then a few sites on my 'whitelist'. I am looking for a solution that is not browser specific - so no add-ons/plugin suggestions please. Is there ...
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