I am usually a windows user, but have been experimenting with Ubuntu recently and mostly enjoying the experience. The one thing that drives me crazy though is how folder links (analogous to shortcuts) ...

Click the "Dash" icon. Type "terminal" (without quotes) in the search box. Click the "Terminal" application icon. Navigate to the folder containing the RAR archive you want to extract files from using ...

The file manager might not be a feature on your desktop that you've ever considered changing, but once you've seen a better option, you can't unsee it. I've used nearly every file manager on the ...

Business files are often delivered in a variety of zipped file formats designed to compress the contained files into a smaller size, enabling the files to be sent through email in a more efficient ...

Install GNOME Tweaks and Extension Manager. Set up .themes and .icons folders to store custom themes and icons for GNOME ...

How to use Linux file manager to connect to an sftp server Your email has been sent If a fear of the command line has prevented you from making use of the more secure sftp, Jack Wallen wants to show ...

So after doing some more testing, especially from the command line, I'm starting to suspect what I'm seeing is actually caused by the file manager on my system (Thunar) doing it that way, and not the ...