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Top 10 Things to Do After Installing Linux Mint 21
For a good reason, Linux Mint is one of the most popular Linux distributions. It’s stable, relatively easy to use, and has a good selection of default applications. If you’re new to Linux Mint, here are 10 things you should do after installing it.
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How to Install VeraCrypt on Ubuntu 20.04 | 22.04 LTS
In this guide, we will show you how to install VeraCrypt on Ubuntu systems.
VeraCrypt is a free and open-source utility for on-the-fly encryption (OTFE). The software can create a virtual encrypted disk that works just like a regular disk but within a file. It can also encrypt a partition the entire storage device with pre-boot authentication.
VeraCrypt is a fork of the discontinued TrueCrypt project. Many security improvements have been implemented and concerns within the TrueCrypt code audits have been addressed. VeraCrypt includes optimizations to the original cryptographic hash functions and ciphers, which boost performance on modern CPUs.
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How to Install Brightness-Controller on Ubuntu 20.04 | 22.04 LTS
In this tutorial, we will install Brightness-Controller on Ubuntu 20.04 | 22.04 LTS
Brightness-Controller is a popular brightness application used to control screen brightness. It’s a graphical user interface that help us to control screen brightness.
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How to Install Blender on Ubuntu 20.04 | 22.04 LTS
In this tutorial, we will illustrate how to install Blender 3D on Ubuntu systems.
Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software tool set used for creating animated films, visual effects, art, 3D-printed models, motion graphics, interactive 3D applications, virtual reality, and, formerly, video games. Blender’s features include 3D modelling, UV mapping, texturing, digital drawing, raster graphics editing, rigging and skinning, fluid and smoke simulation, particle simulation, soft body simulation, sculpting, animation, match moving, rendering, motion graphics, video editing, and compositing.
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How to Install Audacity on Ubuntu 20.04 | 22.04 LTS
In this guide, we will show you how to install Audacity in Ubuntu systems.
Audacity is a free, open source, cross-platform audio software. It is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.
In addition to recording audio from multiple sources, Audacity can be used for post-processing of all types of audio, including effects such as normalization, trimming, and fading in and out.
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How to Install Valentina on Ubuntu 20.04 | 22.04 LTS
In this guide, we will show you how to install Valentina in Ubuntu systems.
Valentina is an open source pattern drafting software tool, designed to be the foundation of a new stack of open source tools to remake the garment industry. The main idea of the software package for creating clothing patterns is in combining new technologies with old methods of designing of patterns. The main feature is the work with parametric patterns. So it’s for creating clothing patterns distributed according to the open-source software model.
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How to run Windows apps on Linux Mint with PlayOnLinux
PlayOnLinux is an excellent program that makes installing Windows video games and Windows programs easy on Linux. In this guide, we’ll show you how you can install Windows apps on Linux Mint with it.
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How to Set up Automatic Updates on Rocky Linux / AlmaLinux
This article shows how to set up the dnf-automatic service to apply updates automatically on a Rocky Linux or AlmaLinux system.
One central part of keeping Linux servers secure is installing security updates on time. Therefore, keeping the system up to date is one of the most critical tasks for Linux administrators.
One of the most common approaches used by Linux system administrators is manually installing security updates. However, the problem with this approach is that it cannot ensure consistent regularity.
In other words, if the administrator forgets or is prevented for some reason from performing this action, it can lead to serious security threats.
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Get Started With Ubuntu Remote Desktop: What is It & How to Use It
Remote desktop (or screen sharing) is an operating system feature that allows users to connect to another computer in a distant physical location and interact with that computer as if it were local.
The remote desktop feature is useful if you need to access your computer from a remote location, if you want to provide remote support to someone else, for certain work requirements, etc.
In this article we’ll go step-by-step in enabling the remote desktop feature (or screen sharing) on an Ubuntu remote computer running either 22.04 or 20.04, and we’ll look at how to connect to them.
We will look at other remote desktop methods and technologies that work for Ubuntu. We have already written detailed tutorials on these methods, so we’ll provide an overview of each one, and link to their corresponding article.
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Command Line Apps to Check Internet Speed Test on Raspberry Pi
As a Raspberry Pi user, performing the internet speed test is extremely useful as this will help you monitor the performance of your internet connection. If your internet is running slow, then it might be the case that the internet service provider isn’t providing you the required speed or there is some other issue.
If you are unsure about that, follow this article, where you will find the two most straightforward command line applications to check the internet speed on your Raspberry Pi.
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5 Different Ways to Install Applications on Raspberry Pi
Since Raspberry Pi OS is a Linux-based operating system, you will perform most of your tasks through the terminal, including installing applications. There are different methods you can use to install an application, and this blog will provide you with the detail of each method that helps you in installing applications from different sources, so let’s begin discussing them.
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How to install Friday Night Funkin on a Chromebook in 2022
Today we are looking at how to install Friday Night Funkin 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.