Ubuntu-16-Tweaks

“Create new document” - right-click option ====================================
Create one if not, ~/Templates folder.

$ touch ~/Templates/Text\ File.txt
$ touch ~/Templates/Text\ File.txt

"Create Document" option is back again and you can create a new text file or a new document.

Set-Sh-File-to-Ask-on-Opening
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$ gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences executable-text-activation ask

Rename-Network-Device
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Edit your /etc/default/grub changing the line from
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" to
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0"

# vi  /etc/default/grub
...
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0"
...
#
# update-grub
# sudo reboot

Change the Default Text Editor on Ubuntu
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$ sudo update-alternatives --config editor
There are 3 choices for the alternative editor (providing /usr/bin/editor).
  Selection    Path               Priority   Status
------------------------------------------------------------
  0            /bin/nano           40        auto mode
  1            /bin/ed            -100       manual mode
* 2            /bin/nano           40        manual mode
  3            /usr/bin/vim.tiny   10        manual mode

Press to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:
$

To change the default editor to vim,  just hit the number 3.

Change the Default TimeZone
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# dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
# cat /etc/timezone