The ability to split screen and view two applications simultaneously is a lifesaver. It helps me in situations where I have to follow documentation and use the commands from the documentation. If you have a monitor with a large screen capable enough
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When you start using Ubuntu or an Ubuntu-based distribution, soon you’ll find yourself using apt commands to install software like this: sudo apt install package_name You’ll probably also install additional software using the 3-step PPA command: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:PPA_Name/ppa sudo apt update
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You can add external repositories in Ubuntu to access packages unavailable in the official repositories. For example, if you install Brave browser in Ubuntu, you add its repository to your system. If you add a PPA, that is added as an external
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With some effort, you can run Windows applications on Linux using Wine. Wine is a tool you can try when must use an Windows-only application on Linux. Please note that you CANNOT run any Windows games or software with Wine. Please go
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The Linux world has three ‘universal’ packaging formats that allow running on ‘any’ Linux distribution; Snap, Flatpak and AppImage. Ubuntu comes baked-in with Snap but most distributions and developers avoid it because of its close source nature. They prefer Fedora’s Flatpak packaging
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You must have noticed it. You have installed Ubuntu and it seems all good. You leave the system inactive for five minutes or so and it is locked! You enter your account password and log back in. So far, so good. But
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The snap packages are now an integral part of Ubuntu. I mean, you can remove Snap from Ubuntu but they are still at the core of Ubuntu. When it comes to updating Ubuntu, you’ll come across apt update and apt upgrade commands.
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If you need to run Linux virtual machines, Qemu is one of the fastest hypervisors out there, if not the fastest. Along with the speed, you also get excellent configuration options. Even if you are not an advanced user, it gives you
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DOSBox is free and open-source software that allows you to emulate the MS-DOS operating systems from the previous century. Why would you want that? For nostalgia as it allows you to play the 8-bit games that were popular in the 80s and
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Workspaces are virtual desktops that allow you to juggle and organize a collection of application windows. Instead of cluttering all the windows in one screen, you can have multiple windows in different workspaces. This way, your desktop workspace stays organized, and you
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