When it comes to Linux desktop environment aesthetics, the LXDE desktop environment is probably the weakest. The default skin it comes with, to be frank, is kind of dated and bland. Not to worry! Since this desktop environment is on Linux, you can tear it apart and make it look however you’d like! So why … Read more
Ubuntu is the most popular Linux distribution in the world. It may (or may not) be the best, but it is definitely the most popular. The distribution, or packaged “brand” of Linux, is developed by Canonical Ltd. for use on desktops, servers, and many other applications. Ubuntu is also the most popular operating system in … Read more
It’s no secret that you can make your computer “sleep” to considerably save energy or battery on laptops. A battery-powered device can spend many days in standby mode. The power draw in this state is incredibly low. You can wake your computer at any time by pressing the power button or a key on your … Read more
The Raspberry Pi and Ubuntu seem like an ideal match, but there isn’t an official standard Ubuntu image for the single board computer. When you take a look at the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s list of recommended operating systems, Ubuntu MATE and Ubuntu Core are both listed, but neither one is a current standard version of … Read more
More and more operating systems become bloated with lots of services that run in the background. While they may not use much CPU time, they increase boot time and RAM usage. Some Linux distributions include “everything but the kitchen sink,” in an effort to make user life easier. This makes things such as file sharing … Read more
For many years system and kernel logs were handled by a utility called syslogd. Most Linux-based operating systems have migrated to systemd, which comes with a different log daemon, journald. To interact with these logs, you use the journalctl utility. Give User Permission to Read System Logs Only users belonging to the “adm” or “systemd-journal” … Read more
Linux, BSD, and *nix operating systems in general, give you plenty of options to view internal information. Just open up a terminal and type cat /proc/cpuinfo, cat /proc/meminfo or cat /proc/net/wireless. Although data found in such places might be comprehensive, it’s not easy to read. Let’s see some utilities that show memory usage in a … Read more
Skype. Everyone’s heard of it. Chances are when you think of video or audio chatting on a computer, Skype comes to mind. But there are other possibilities out there, folks, other ways you can digitally chat with people around the globe. And there’s no better platform for talking about alternatives to mainstream software than Linux … Read more
Mattermost is an open-source self-hosted alternative to Slack. It allows you to chat with your team in real time and share files directly. For many teams, Slack has become an indispensable tool. Still, plenty of people would rather have a solution that puts more control in their hands. In that case, Mattermost is easily the … Read more
I constantly hear that Linux is too specialized or too hard to learn. However, even with it being a bit esoteric, there is an insurmountable amount of YouTube videos, blogs, books, and podcasts about Linux. Because resources don’t lack in abundance, it’s easy to be overwhelmed with what is available, especially if you are fairly … Read more