Even with one of the best Linux distros for gaming installed, you may still struggle with the performance of your GPU if it isn’t properly configured. Checking the management tool for your particular graphics card could help you determine if there are any problems or issues. If you have an Nvidia GPU, there are two … Read more
Are you an avid downloader of videos and movies (legally) online? Do you prefer to watch movies on your DVD player? It turns out, many people prefer to experience a good movie while relaxing on a sofa and watching it on a television screen. Unfortunately, if you have an older DVD player, you won’t be … Read more
When your Linux computer starts having issues and you need to troubleshoot it, the first thing you need to do is to find out the hardware information of your computer. Instead of having to disassemble it to look at each part individually, you can make use of HardInfo, a small and easy-to-use application, to display … Read more
If you have installed or upgraded your Ubuntu to the latest version, Utopic Unicorn 14.10, one thing that you will find missing from the desktop is the workspace feature (and its keyboard shortcuts). In fact, since Ubuntu 13.04, the workspace switcher was disabled by default. Workspace is a useful feature where you can organize your … Read more
Although there are thousands of fonts available, the popularity of Windows leads to the extensive use of Microsoft’s fonts that come with the OS. For many users, fonts such as “Arial,” “Times New Roman” and “Impact” are considered standard. Thus, if you’re collaborating and exchanging documents with Windows users, you need to have access to … Read more
Next year might be “the year of desktop Linux” in perpetuity, but mobile operating systems aren’t waiting around. They represent the fastest-growing of the Linux kernel, powering the vast majority of mobile devices. But how can the same kernel work on the desktop and a mobile system? Android doesn’t make much of a desktop operating … Read more
Desktop environments are great, but they’re not for everyone. Some people just can’t stand the bloat that these desktops bring. That’s where tiling window managers come in. Tiling window managers are usually the most favored out of all the window managers out there. They’re usually great when it comes to memory usage (which is a … Read more
If you administer your own server(s), sooner or later you face this problem: you have to reboot the operating system, but the machine provides an important service that you can’t interrupt. But why reboot in the first place? Everything seems to be working fine after an apt-get upgrade command. However, things are not always as … Read more
When formatting a hard disk to install your Linux system, you have to decide on the best Linux filesystem to use. In 2021, the most popular option is EXT4. Is it the best one, though, and if you have alternatives, should you choose them? Let’s see the (possible) options. Also read: Check and Repair Your … Read more
Many Linux users have a set of applications – browser, file manager, image viewer – that they’re loyal to. In most cases, these applications correspond to the default setup of a Linux distribution. If you’re a KDE user, you’ve probably heard of Konqueror. It’s a powerful application that has been a part of KDE for … Read more