Use WICD instead of NetworkManager in Ubuntu 12.04

In Kubuntu 12.04, I have noticed that NetworkManager doesn't like to work after a resume from sleep. So I will show you how to replace it with WICD, which is a whole lot more reliable.

Prerequisites

• Any flavor of Ubuntu, version 12.04
• An already-working internet connection with NetworkManager
• NetworkManager not successfully connecting after resume from sleep

How to make the switch

First, install WICD. Open a terminal and type:

sudo apt-get install wicd

Note that this installs wicd-gtk. This is okay for Kubuntu users, as the GTK client is a lot easier to use than the KDE one.

Second, uninstall NetworkManager.

sudo apt-get --purge autoremove network-manager

That's it! Enjoy WICD.

Multiple .minecraft's easily switchable with MCProfileMan [discontinued]

N.B.: This project is no longer under development and the link is broken. The profile switcher in Minecraft itself works just fine.

Hello everyone, and welcome to my new blog Linux Tips & Tricks. I will show you MCProfileMan, which was made by me and creates easily switchable .minecraft's.

Prerequisites

• Any Linux distro.
• Minecraft. If you do not play Minecraft, do not continue, as this script will be useless to you.

Otherwise, there's nothing else. zip is a standard Linux program, so there's nothing to install and this will work on all Linux distros.

How to use

Obviously, you need to download it.
Open a terminal (e.g. Ctrl+Alt+T in Gnome or Konsole in KDE).
Make sure you're in the download directory (usually Downloads):
cd Downloads
Extract the script:
unzip mcprofileman_0.3.zip
Make it executable:
chmod +x mcprofiles
Now the script is ready to use. You can add a profile like so:
./mcprofiles add
Then it will prompt you for a name and create the profile. You can switch it with your current .minecraft like so:
./mcprofiles switch
It will show a list of the profiles (numbered) and prompt for a number; then it will prompt for a name for the profile that was your .minecraft.
Run ./mcprofiles usage for more.