Keeping images locally can seem a little passe when the standard capture device is a mobile phone constantly attached to the Internet. For archive collections that may push beyond your free storage allocation, or for those projects where you don’t want the risk of your pictures flying across networks, there are applications like Shotwell and … Read more
Have you ever tried to find a recurring pattern in a piece of text? You might have used something like the search function in your browser or word processor, but when you need to find something more complex, it can be like finding a needle in the proverbial haystack. Fortunately, there’s a way to pick … Read more
You’ve updated and upgraded your Ubuntu installation, but Krita remains in its pre-4.3 version. That’s because Ubuntu’s official repositories don’t offer the latest and greatest from Krita’s developers. Let’s see how to install the latest version of Krita on Ubuntu. Also read: 12 Best Open-Source Software to Try in 2021 Via Snap It’s a well-known … Read more
Continuing with our series of Desktop Environment Reviews, today is a choice that definitely has a specific purpose. Enlightenment is an extremely lightweight window manager that has a huge amount of utility baked into it. It’s a really specific choice that you either like or dislike. In this Enlightenment review,we will cover its user experience, … Read more
Having your own space on a family computer can be a real sanity-saver. To always know your favorite apps are where you expect them to be, bookmarks don’t go missing, and documents are securely stored away from prying eyes, can be a real lifesaver. In this tutorial, we show you how to add and manage … Read more
As one of the most popular single-board computers on the market, the Raspberry Pi is a mainstay in most Linux users’ homes. Whether it’s for home server applications, computers for kids, learning Linux or some other skill, you can surely find a use for the Pi. Given its popularity as a home server, we’re going … Read more
The good thing about XFCE is that it is very customizable, including the ability to change the color of the panel. If you don’t like the default color of the XFCE panel, we show you here how to make the XFCE panel transparent and the terminal too. Make XFCE Panels Transparent For this tutorial, we … Read more
Are you looking for ways to optimize your Linux system and get it to run faster? There are plenty of ways and tools for you to do so, and Stacer includes everything you need to monitor, clean, and optimize your Linux installation. Let’s see how it works. Installation On Ubuntu, you can install Stacer with: … Read more
One of the best parts about Linux is that as a creative workstation, it’s an incredibly viable contender. For audio creation, for example, there are some excellent industry standards available to users, like Audacity and Ardour, and overall, it’s a powerful and flexible system. This tutorial shows you how to record system sound in Linux, … Read more
Your boot process may take too long to complete if a lot of services and applications load automatically whenever you turn on your computer. Thankfully, Ubuntu allows us to easily manage the startup applications and disable anything we deem unnecessary from automatically loading. Let’s see how. The Two Startups The boot process of most Linux … Read more