General Notes
Removing an Old Kernel
I keep my system cleaned up by removing old kernels.Enabling Suspend
I was initially disappointed to find that Suspend (known as Standby or Sleep in Windows) was not available on my computer (even though the feature worked fine in Windows). I eventually discovered how to enable Suspend.Finding Documentation
Many programs, especially command-line programs, have a man page, accessed by entering the following at the command prompt:man program_name
However, some programs instead have documentation installed in the /usr/share/doc/ directory.
Creating a Disk Image Backup/Creating and Modifying Disk Partitions
The partimage and parted commands are available for creating disk image backups and editing disk partitions, respectively. However, these commands cannot be used to work with mounted partitions.I found it easier to create bootable CDs for their graphic equivalents, gPartimage and gParted, respectively.
Cleaning Up Print Jobs
By default, CUPS does not delete spooled print files. To delete such files when done, modify /etc/cups/cupsd.conf to add:PreserveJobHistory No
To delete old print files, delete all files in /var/spool/cups/ that start with the letter c.
Both tasks listed above require administrative privileges.
Configuring a Mouse Button to Double-Click
I successfully used the information here to treat a push of the scroll wheel button as a double-click.NOTE: This feature appears to be incompatible with the Workrave break reminder (package workrave).