Getting you up to speed!
Today’s article will teach you how to install the Snap version of Chromium – the opensource browser from Google. It’s akin to Chrome, but without all the proprietary bits and bobs. This isn’t a difficult article to follow, but may have some information that was easy to miss along the way. Chromium is also the … Continue reading “Install The Snap Version of Chromium”
Today’s article will tell you how to install Eclipse on Ubuntu 20.04. Though I suppose that, technically, it was tested on Lubuntu. Still, it should work for any Ubuntu official flavor and probably any derivatives. Eclipse is the IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for Java. I’m pretty sure it’s number one in that role, or really … Continue reading “How To: Install Eclipse On Ubuntu 20.04”
For such a minimal thing, there are some strong opinions about Shutter. Me? I love Shutter. I love Shutter, warts and all. Some folks have some pretty strong opinions regarding how much they dislike Shutter. And, well, they’re not all wrong. Their complaints can be pretty legitimate. Man, sometimes Shutter will freeze when you try … Continue reading “Take, Edit, And Upload Screenshots With Shutter”
Today, we’re going to learn about apt-cache. Obviously, this information is only useful for distros that use the apt package manager. You’ll find that apt, and apt-cache, are package management tools – useful for managing (installing, removing, and updating) the software on your computer. To know about apt-cache, we should probably know about apt. I … Continue reading “Let’s Play Around With ‘apt-cache’”
Today’s article will be short and simple, about why I use Linux. I’ve wanted to write it for a while, and it may end up being another one of those articles that gets updates over time. (Note: This article is from the defunct site, due to a death in the family.) I tend to use … Continue reading “Why I Use Linux”
Today’s article will show how to update and upgrade Ubuntu from the terminal. Of course, this will work on any system that uses apt, including Debian, Lubuntu, Linux Mint, etc… You can always upgrade when the GUI tells you to, but you can do it manually on your own time. Once in a while, I … Continue reading “Upgrade Ubuntu From The Terminal”
Today’s article is about how you can create and enable a swapfile. It largely ignores the debate about whether a swapfile is needed or not, though I make it clear that this is something I prefer. I know that others will have different views, but I also make it clear why I enable it. A … Continue reading “How To: Create And Enable A Swapfile”
It’s possible, even easy, to update Ubuntu from the terminal. Personally, I almost always update from the terminal, regardless of distro. This article will tell you how to update Ubuntu from the terminal – but it’s equally valid for Debian, official Ubuntu flavors like Lubuntu or Kubuntu, and it’s also valid for distros based on … Continue reading “How To: Update Ubuntu From The Terminal”
Today, I’m going to review the Dooble browser, so that you don’t have to. The Dooble browser is a browser that has no dependencies as long as your system has fits ‘latest Qt is supported’ requirement. It bills itself as: Dooble is the scientific browser. Many folks are aware that I’m a sucker for a … Continue reading “Dooble Browser: A Review”
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”
