Calibre, the Swiss Army knife of e-book management, has long been a beloved tool for bibliophiles and digital bookworms alike. While there are better (lighter) e-Book readers, Calibre is a lot better at creating eBooks, converting their format and managing your eBook
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Remmina is an open-source desktop client written in GTK that lets you connect to remote computers. It is a simpler alternative to tools like AnyDesk and TeamViewer. You can connect through various protocols like RDP, VNC, SSH, X2GO, HTTP(S), and more. The
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LibreOffice comes preinstalled in Ubuntu. However, if you opted for the minimal Ubuntu install, removed it for some other office suite, you can easily install it using this command: sudo apt install libreoffice That’s fine. But the LibreOffice version provided by the
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Like many other Linux users, I use a desktop and unlike a laptop, you don’t get a camera and mic pre-installed. And you have to invest in a premium webcam to match the quality of your modern smartphone. Well, in this tutorial,
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Ubuntu uses a customized GNOME version which has a somewhat similar look to the old Unity desktop thanks to the side launcher. Another difference between the vanilla GNOME and Ubuntu’s GNOME is the use of Home folder and tash on the desktop.
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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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