today's howtos
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How To Update Google Chrome Browser on Ubuntu Linux
Google Chrome is a popular web browser that can be installed on Ubuntu systems. However, updates for the browser are not handled through the browser itself as with Windows and macOS; instead, they are handled through the system’s updater tool. When a new update becomes available, Ubuntu will notify you of this and provide an option to install it.
Alternatively, you can also update Google Chrome from the command line using the apt tool. Before going into the details, follow our article on how to install google chrome on various Linux distros if you want to install it on your system. So without any further ado, let me describe all the possible ways to update google chrome in your Ubuntu Linux.
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How to Install Docker Swarm on Rocky Linux
Docker Swarm is a container orchestration built on top of Docker Engine.
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How to Install WebApps on Linux
WebApps are a special type of applications. They are not fully-fledged programs on the desktop like your image editor or multimedia player, but instead, they are just websites contained in a window.
Many websites like WhatsApp, Messenger or Office 365 are usually opened by users all the day. They want to access them quickly at anytime, and writing the URL of the website each time or searching for it on Google is a huge waste of time.
That’s why the idea of WebApps came into life; a standalone window in the applications menu of your system that instantly opens the desired website whenever you just click it. You can leave this window opened all the day if you wish.
In this quick tutorial, we will see how we can install WebApps easily on Linux without much hassle.
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Yocto Linux: Tutorial Basics
The Yocto Project allows users to create custom Linux distributions for emedded and IoT software. It is an open source project, calloborated on by the Linux foundation and other big names in the tech industry. Its big advantage is that it can work on a variety of architectures including some that are not as mainstream or widespread, like ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, x86, and x86-64.
In this tutorial, you will learn the basics of how to use Yocto. We will take you through the step by step instructions to get started with creating your own Linux distribution for an embedded system.
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How To Install WineHQ on Rocky Linux 9 - idroot
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install WineHQ on Rocky Linux 9. For those of you who didn’t know, WineHQ is a program that can be used to run Windows software on Linux. Instead of simulating internal Windows logic like a virtual machine or emulator, Wine translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls on the fly, eliminating the performance and memory penalties of other methods and allowing you to cleanly integrate Windows applications into your desktop. In general, Wine is a handy tool for anyone who needs or wants to run Windows applications on another platform. Recently, the Wine team proudly announced the stable release of 7.0 and made it available for download in source and binary packages for various distributions.
This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the WineHQ on Rocky Linux. 9.
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How To Install Pluma Text Editor on Linux Mint 21 - idroot
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install the Pluma text editor on Linux Mint 21. For those of you who didn’t know, Pluma is a small and lightweight UTF-8 text editor for the MATE environment. It fully utilizes the Unicode UTF-8 encoding for international characters, making it easy to work with diverse languages. Pluma is an excellent choice if you’re looking for an easy-to-use, general-purpose editor.
This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the Pluma text editor on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa).
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5 ways to navigate the Linux terminal faster | Enable Sysadmin
Shortcut keys provide an easier and quicker method of navigating and executing commands on the command line.