This is a step by step beginner’s guide shows how to install VS Code IDE and keep it up-to-date in Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.04, Ubuntu 24.04 using 3 different ways. Microsoft provides official code packages for Linux through native .deb ...
Gnome Files, aka the default Nautilus file manager in Ubuntu & Fedora workstation, keeps moving with new features! In the passed few month, there are minor but beginner friendly features merged into this popular file manager. They include “Enter Location” ...
Alacritty, the popular free open-source GPU-accelerated terminal emulator, release new major 0.13.0 version few days ago. The release introduced new features, including persist config option in hints config section, warnings for unused configuration file options, support for keybindings with dead ...
Alacritty, is a free and open-source terminal emulator, written in Rust programming language. It works in Linux, Windows, MacOS, and uses OpenGL API for GPU hardware acceleration for fast response and high performance. The terminal emulator features vi mode, allows ...
SMPlayer media player released version 23.12 few days ago, with important bug-fixes and new API. The new released fixed the compatibility issues when using MPV 0.37 as backend. They include video playback can not be resumed from pause, as well ...
This tutorial shows how to install Oracle VirtualBox in Ubuntu 22.04 and/or Ubuntu 23.10. VirtualBox is a popular free open-source tool for running different operating systems in virtual machines. The tool is available in Ubuntu system repositories, but old. So, ...
This simple tutorial shows how to install and setup the rEFInd boot manager in your Ubuntu 22.04, and/or Ubuntu 23.10 machine. Most Linux uses Grub2 as default boot-loader. Though, there’s a good alternative called rEFInd. It’s a free open-source boot ...
HandBrake, the popular free open-source video transcoder, released a new update for the new 1.7 series yesterday. The new release fixed encoding issue for AMD VCN, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, NVIDIA NVENC, and VP9 encoders, which could cause the creation of ...
Enlightenment window manager announced new 0.26.0 release few days ago. The new release added some new features, including DDC option to backlight control of external monitors, bigger task previews, and watermark to wl mode to indicate E is in experimental ...
Stellarium, the free open-source planetarium software, announced new 23.4 release few days ago. The new release added experimental support for new plugin: Lens Distortion Estimator, and new sky culture: Tibetan Lunar Mansions. With new release, user can now change ...
This simple tutorial shows how to install Chatterino, a Twitch Chat app with enhanced features, in Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04, 23.10 via PPA. Chatterino is a free and open-source chat app for Twitch.tv. With it, you can connect as many channels ...
Darkable, the popular photography app and raw developer, released new major 4.6.0 version a day ago! The new release introduced auto-save feature for editing history. By default, it save changes every 10 seconds. User can go to ‘Preferences -> ...
This is a step by step beginner’s guide shows how to install iTunes in Ubuntu 22.04 & 23.10. Windows app is easy to install in Ubuntu & other Linux, thanks to Wine. However, it’s not so easy for beginners to ...
Got local music files in your Ubuntu PC/laptop? Here’s how to transfer them to your iPhone. It’s NOT hard to install iTunes in Ubuntu using Wine in today’s Linux. However, iTunes running in wine does not detect my iPhone, at ...
Firefox web browser announced the new monthly 121.0 release this Tuesday! For Linux, the release finally default to Wayland session when available, meaning for Ubuntu 22.04 and higher (exclude Snap), Fedora Workstation, and other Linux with recent GNOME Desktop. ...