SearXNG is a powerful meta-search engine that you can host anywhere. Unlike traditional search engines, SearXNG is an engine aggregator: instead of processing searches, it uses other engines to do the searching. Further, SearXNG is incredibly lightweight and easy to set up, and you can host it on a system as simple as a Raspberry … Read more
While Linux has a reputation for being stable, able to keep chugging along for years, there are times when the desktop will just freeze and stop responding to input. One of the most common fixes for a frozen desktop is to restart the PC. An easier way is to just restart the desktop. Let’s see … Read more
Linux desktops have many utilities to view disk usage. These utilities gives us information on what programs or files use large chunks of disk space. Here we show you some of the best apps to view disk usage in Linux. Note: if you prefer command line tools, we have an extensive list of CLI tools … Read more
Although it’s a rare problem, it’s possible for your desktop to get stuck on the wrong resolution. This could happen because, for example, a bug in your GPU’s drivers doesn’t identify your monitor correctly. If your desktop looks like a thumbnail in the center of your monitor, or you have to scroll around to see … Read more
You decided to try Ubuntu 22.04 and the Gnome desktop environment that comes with it. You feel, though, that Gnome’s top bar and side panel are always in the way and would prefer your apps to take up the whole screen. Learn how to hide the top bar and side panel in Ubuntu 22.04. Content … Read more
While Linux does have a variety of security features to help make it safer, it’s not impenetrable, which is why you need open-source tools to secure your Linux server. You need the right software to sniff out potential attacks and vulnerabilities. On its own, Linux isn’t going to keep your server safe – it’s the … Read more
A .desktop file is simply a shortcut that is used to launch applications in Linux. Without the .desktop file, your application won’t show up in the Applications menu and can’t be launched with third-party launchers such as Ulauncher and Albert. Most applications, when installed, will create the .desktop files automatically and place themselves in the … Read more
Have you ever wanted to learn “scripting” in Linux? Making them is easier than you might think. Sometimes scripts (often referred to as shell or bash scripts) are real programs with complicated code inside. Other times they’re just a long list of tasks that users put together to make getting things done under Linux faster … Read more
You’ve tried to install something, but Ubuntu can’t bring it onboard. Apt mentions something about “no installation candidate.” What does this mean, what’s the source of the problem, and is it fixable? Here are some ways you can fix it. Content What Does It Mean? How Can You Fix It? Add a Third-Party Repository Find … Read more
You may have seen more images with the “.webp” extension on them instead of the ever-dominant JPEG and PNG formats since Google’s announcement of the image format in 2018. Normally, you’ll see these images when browsing the Web on a popular browser that already contains support libraries for displaying them. But when it comes time … Read more