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Install Chrome browser on Ubuntu… This article was authored while I was sick and pukin’. Well, I’d mostly stopped puking while writing.. Thanks to a fantastic @GGG_246 from Reddit (No thanks to you folks on Linux.org who normally catch this stuff!) the entire intro was meant for Chromium and not Chrome. This is because I … Continue reading “How To: Install The Regular “non-Snap” Version of Chrome Browser In Ubuntu”
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol and is still a useful, if less secure, and quick way to transfer files from one computer to another. If you’ve enabled SSH, then SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) is likely available and it’s truly a better option than FTP. If SFTP is an option, you should probably use … Continue reading “Install An FTP Server With VSFTPD”
INXI is something I mention a lot. In fact, I’ve done a whole INXI article before, I like it that much. It makes sharing detailed hardware information easy. The people trying to help you when you need support may need detailed information about your hardware, which is where INXI excels and why it exists. You … Continue reading “Let’s Install INXI”
Have you ever wanted to view pictures, watch videos, or listen to music directly in the terminal? No? Me either! But, with Terminology you can! The bad news is that it means completely changing your terminal to a new one, or at least using a different terminal when you want to do these things. If … Continue reading “Terminology: View Pictures And Video Directly In Your Terminal”
Sublime Text is a proprietary, closed-source, paid application with a free version that has most of the paid features. It’s a pretty solid text editor and it’s worth taking a look at it. I covered my favorite text editors and Sublime Text got a mention, even though it isn’t in my top 3. It’s actually … Continue reading “Use Sublime Text On Ubuntu (And Derivatives)”
Weather in the terminal? There are people who pretty much live in the terminal! They do everything there, including checking the weather! This article will show you how to get your local forecast in your terminal, because why not? Where I live, they have a saying, “If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.” … Continue reading “Weather In The Terminal? We can do that!”
Should you use Linux? That is the question! In fact, it’s an important question and one that I’ve wanted to try to answer for a while. I use Linux, after all, so shouldn’t you? The conclusion might surprise you. No, really, it might. I don’t want it to seem like clickbait – but read on! … Continue reading “I’ll Try To Answer The Question, “Should I Use Linux?””
Disk health is an important matter. Your storage media has a useful lifespan and the clock is ticking it from day one. Either hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD), your storage media has a limited lifespan. You should plan on your drives failing because, given enough time or use, they will fail. … Continue reading “How To: Use S.M.A.R.T. To Check Disk Health”
By default, Ubuntu doesn’t show anything when you type passwords in the terminal. They made this decision for security reasons. Shoulder-surfing is a thing. People looking over your shoulder could see how many characters you entered, thus narrowing down the number of possible passwords. This article will show you how to show asterisks on the … Continue reading “Make Ubuntu Provide Feedback (Asterisks) When Typing Passwords In The Terminal”
Today’s article is going to be about my latest favorite VNC alternative, TeamViewer. It’s a surprisingly handy application that just works. Read on to learn more about it! I’m a pretty big fan of VNC (Virtual Network Computing, from RealVNC). Actually, it’d be a bit more accurate to say that I’m a pretty big fan … Continue reading “TeamViewer; My Most-Recent Favorite Alternative To VNC.”
