Site-specific browsers or, for some, single-site browsers, or SSBs for short, arrived on the scene, became a fad, and then almost disappeared. The term refers to “packages” that contain the bare essentials from a regular browser, bound to a URL from a specific site or, even better, a web-app. The combination can, theoretically, act and … Read more
Ever wonder if there was a way to download a website without a web browser? You’re in luck. With the power of Linux command line, anything is possible. There are multiple methods to complete this task, but we’re focusing on wget in this article. What Is wget? wget is a GNU command-line utility for retrieving … Read more
PPSSPP is one of the easiest to use PSP emulators. Theoretically, you can run it, select a game file, and almost immediately you’ll see most of PlayStation Portable’s titles run on your screen without a hitch. Learn how you can install PPSSPP in Linux and customize how it works. If you have a powerful computer, … Read more
When you think of Chromebook, what do you think of? Lightweight operating system? Fast boot times? Simple browser-based interface? I know what I immediately think of when I think of a Chromebook, and it’s one word: LINUX! Why Linux? Why Linux, you ask, as your Chromebook already does everything you want it to? If that’s … Read more
FreeOffice is the freeware version of SoftMaker Office, considered one of the best alternatives to Microsoft Office on Linux. With its three different office applications, FreeOffice provides a robust substitute for Word, Excel and PowerPoint that will run on most Linux machines. Below, we’ll cover how to install FreeOffice in Linux as well as an … Read more
Gnome Disk Utility is many things. It can be both a source of information for all your storage devices and a solution for backing them up and restoring them from images. It can also benchmark them, showing you the actual performance of your storage media. It might be only a simple two- or three-click affair, … Read more
There’s no denying that, for new Linux users, using the terminal is pretty scary. Scarier still is the thought of editing files at the terminal, with editors like Vim and GNU Emacs proving to be difficult for beginners to get their head around. For example, even exiting Vim proves to be a difficult task for … Read more
One of the greatest things about Linux is the amount of open source tools at your disposal, although they might not be installed. In this how-to, we will install OpenVas, an open-source vulnerability scanning and management application, and then run your first vulnerability scan. First things first, we have to choose our base Linux distro. … Read more
Making the switch to Linux can be a little intimidating. A new operating system? Different Desktop? Everything that you have known in computing has changed? Although the switch may seem scary at times, it can be more productive and quite rewarding. Learning new things is your first step. Content What is terminal? 1. “man” command … Read more
LXDE is one of the lightest graphical environments you can choose for a computer. If it’s your primary desktop environment, you have likely chosen it because your computer is somewhat restricted as far as resources go. In cases like this, you probably don’t want to run additional launchers. Yes, they’d offer easy access to your … Read more