Many popular apps, such as Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, and WhatsApp, don’t have Linux desktop counterparts. However, thanks to cross-platform application development platforms like Electron, Flutter and Tauri, the number of Linux apps is on the rise. If you’re interested in trying your hand at development, this tutorial shows you how to make a very … Read more
Is your PC freezing? Or have you started hearing loud CPU fan noise coming from your computer? There are many reasons for high CPU utilization in Linux, but the most common is a misbehaving app. Read on to learn how you can fix high CPU usage in Linux. Content 1. Find the Culprit 2. Renice … Read more
The Python programming language was introduced in 1991. In all these years, it has gone through many changes, with each version adding and removing various features. Due to these changes, software written in newer versions of Python may or may not work with older versions. This version mismatch costs developer experience and productivity, so it’s … Read more
flac2all is a simple utility that allows you to convert high-quality FLAC files to almost any modern audio format. Unlike ffmpeg, this utility automates the process of sorting, tagging and encoding your FLAC audio. flac2all is easy to install and use. Learn how to use this highly versatile program that can act as a front … Read more
Timeshift is a relatively new utility for Linux, but it’s something that’s become so essential to desktop users that many distros have added it to their official repositories. This nifty application essentially brings the System Restore utility from Windows to Linux. Timeshift allows you to create incremental backups that produce exact images of your system … Read more
Puppy Linux is a family of distributions that provide a simple way to use Linux on lower-end machines. Unlike regular distros, Puppy Linux uses popular versions of existing distributions and it modifies them to run with lower system requirements. This allows you to install this distribution on just about any system and storage medium possible. … Read more
Linux laptops are known for their high performance and smooth graphics in decently powered devices. But this performance oriented behavior of Linux comes with the cost of battery life of the laptop in comparison to windows counterpart. Recent development of Linux kernel take into account the poor battery life issue and new laptop/desktop oriented distributions … Read more
Baikal is a simple calendar software that allows you to synchronize CardDAV and CalDAV files online. Unlike Google Calendar, it synchronizes calendar files between different clients and devices seamlessly. The app also supports multi-user instances, which means that it is possible to use Baikal with other people and share calendar events as you do in … Read more
If hiding the top bar and side panel isn’t enough, and you want everything removed from your Ubuntu desktop, then you’d probably also like to get rid of those pesky icons on its surface. Read on to learn how you can hide desktop icons in Ubuntu. Content 1. The Extensions Prefs App 2. Via the … Read more
There are many different ways to get a root session in the Linux terminal. This can create some confusion, as most beginner users who are looking to gain root privileges might not be familiar with how each command can gain root access, how they are different and when these differences matter. Here we take apart … Read more