today's howtos
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How to Compress and Extract Files on Android Using ZArchiver - Make Tech Easier
Android devices don’t always allow you to open every file type you download or receive in your email. The same applies to compressing a file or group of files. Depending on what the file is, this may be a big inconvenience. Some file managers let you compress or decompress zip files, but what happens if there is a rar or 7z file you need to open? ZArchiver lets you compress and extract files on Android, even if your file manager won’t.
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How to install VLC on a Chromebook
Today we are looking at how to install VLC media player on a Chromebook.
If you have any questions, please contact us via a Rumble comment and we would be happy to assist you!
Please use the video as a visual guide, and the commands and links below to install it on your Chromebook.
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How to install Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered on a Chromebook
Today we are looking at how to install Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered on a Chromebook. Please follow the video/audio guide as a tutorial where we explain the process step by step and use the commands below.
This tutorial will only work on Chromebooks with an Intel or AMD CPU (with Linux Apps Support) and not those with an ARM64 architecture CPU.
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How to Set Live Wallpapers and Animated Backgrounds on Linux
Video wallpapers are a fantastic way to accentuate the beauty of your Linux desktop. They surpass traditional wallpapers in terms of appeal and help your desktop stand out of the crowd with animated elements.
On most Linux desktops, there's no default option to set live wallpapers. But this doesn't mean you can't add one. Here's how you can create and set a video wallpaper on your Linux desktop.
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How to List All SELinux Contexts
We can access the security controls that the Security Enhanced Linux (SE), a Linux kernel security module, can support in the Linux operating system. It could be used by SELinux functions to give the security contexts to the processes that are running in the system objects and the files that are existing in directories.
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Add an SSL/TLS Certificate to Kubernetes Cluster
SSL certificates are used to secure the application that is made on Kubernetes for future safety. Let us take another secure certificate, TLS, that contains a very secure private key. Certificates are created with certificates: K8r.io API. We will teach about SSL certificate configuration with the help of detailed examples. Let us start with the SSL certificate in Kubernetes. SSL certificates are very important for browsers. The browser, with the help of SSL and TLS certificates, creates a secure connection with Kubernetes services.
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Should I Run Privileged Docker Containers?
Docker containers are the main component of the Docker platform that enables developers to build and deploy the program in virtualized run time environment. They are managed and instructed by Docker images. The Docker container encapsulates the project and all its dependencies. Docker containers can be executable in privileged mode, a powerful function of the Docker platform that enables programmers to run containers with root access which means containers can access full host privileges
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How To Install Apache OpenOffice on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - idroot
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Apache OpenOffice on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Apache OpenOffice is a free and open-source office productivity software suite similar to LibreOffice and Microsoft Office suite. Apache OpenOffice, a powerful and feature-rich office suite, boasts of its compatibility with Microsoft Office formats as a key feature. It allows users to open and save documents in popular Microsoft Office formats such as .doc, .xls, and .ppt, making it convenient to share documents with others who may be using Microsoft Office. Additionally, the suite has an in-built PDF export feature, enabling users to easily save their documents in the widely used PDF format.
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 Apache OpenOffice office suite on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish). You can follow the same instructions for Ubuntu 22.04 and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pop!_OS, and more as well.