Totally new to Linux, and want to give a try? Here are some of the Linux Distributions friendly to beginners. Linux is a family of open-source operating systems based on Linux Kernel. As there are so many distributions available, I’ll ...
Inkscape, free open-source vector graphics editor, release new major version 1.1 a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.04, Linux Mint 20.x. Inkscape 1.1 features a new welcome screen with ability to choose canvas ...
Since Ubuntu replaced Chromium in its universe repository with Snap package, users are looking for deb package or apt method to install the browser. The Linux Mint team has been maintaining the chromium deb package for a while. You can ...
By releasing version 0.96, the feature-rich screenshot application is finally ported to GTK3, making first step to get back to Ubuntu universe repository. Shutter 0.96 does no longer depends on goocanvas, Gnome wnck, GTK2 version of image viewer widget, unique ...
Wine, free and open-source implementation to run Windows apps on Linux, released version 6.9 last night. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 21.04, Ubuntu 20.10, Ubuntu 20.04, and Ubuntu 18.04. Wine 6.9 is the new development release that features: ...
Sublime Text 4 was officially released a day ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 21.04, Ubuntu 20.04 via apt repository. Sublime Text 4 (Build 4107) feature multi-select tabs. Press and hold Ctrl (or Shift), then you can select ...
Want to run a command or a script daily, weekly, monthly, or on other given schedule? It’s easy to do this in Ubuntu via cron job. Cron is a time-based job scheduler to run command or script periodically at fixed ...
The 1Password password manager now adds officially Linux support. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 20.04 via its apt repository. 1Password is a password manager developed by AgileBits Inc. It provides a place for users to store various passwords, ...
Kdenlive 21.04.1, the first update for the 21.04 release is out. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 21.04, Ubuntu 20.10, Ubuntu 20.04 via PPA. The new release of KDE’s video editor contains mainly bug fixes and improvements. Changelog in ...
Want to embed a terminal in the Files, Nautilus file manager, in Ubuntu? Nautilus Terminal is the project to do the job. Nautilus Terminal is an open-source project started in 2010. It’s now at version 4.x that supports up to ...
Gnome Tweaks, one of the must have apps for configuring Ubuntu, removes GNOME Shell Extensions support by releasing version 40. Which means in next Ubuntu release which will ship with Gnome 40+, you have to use another tool to manage ...
After a clean Ubuntu installation, you have to tweak the desktop appearance more or less to meet your needs. Besides struggling with different system configuration tools, e.g., System Settings, Gnome Tweaks and Dconf Editor, ‘Ubuntu First Steps‘ is a handy ...
For KDE users want to install the latest Plasma 5.21.5 desktop, it’s now available in the backports PPA for (K)Ubuntu 21.04. Plasma 5.21.5 was released more than a week ago with stability improvements and bug-fixes. As well as the KDE ...
Looking a graphical tool to manage users and groups in Ubuntu Desktop? Try the classic Gnome user settings tool. A user is anyone who uses a computer, and users may be grouped together into a “group”. Users and groups are ...
Running Ubuntu as virtual machine via VirtualBox? You may encounter permission issue to access the shared folder between host and guest. Shared Folders is an useful feature for file sync between Virtualbox host and guest OSes. However, after you created ...