Posts from 2016

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Using Twitter from the Command Line is a Lot of Fun

The command line remains so incredibly popular because it’s so incredibly versatile. You can do a lot in a terminal. You can manage your OS, apps and files; you can connect to remote servers, watch […]

25 October 2016
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How To Enable Global Menu on Linux Mint/Cinnamon

If you’re using to the global app menu used in the Ubuntu Unity desktop, and want to use something similar in Cinnamon, you can.  A third-party Cinnamon extension called Global AppMenu, currently in beta, provides […]

24 October 2016
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4 Useful Cinnamon Desktop Applets for Linux Mint Users

The Cinnamon desktop is pretty great to use thanks to its sleek, simple layout. But by adding Cinnamon applets you can make it even better.

24 October 2016
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Lumina Desktop 1.1 Released With File Manager Improvements

Lumina is a lightweight Qt-based desktop environment for BSD and Linux. We show you what's new in its latest release, and how you can install it on Ubuntu.

23 October 2016
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How To Use Telegram from the Command Line

All weekend I’ve been itching to write about telegram-cli, a command-line interface to the Telegram messaging service. It’s something I’m keen to write about because the Wi-Fi in the coffee shop I regularly visit is a bit… […]

23 October 2016
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New Version of the Budgie Desktop Now Available

The pet parakeet of the Linux world, Budgie has a new release available for download. in this post we lookout what's new and tell you how you can get it.

21 October 2016
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Wunderlist Electron App for Linux

Missing Wunderlist on Linux? You don't need to thanks to Wunderlistux, an Electron-based desktop app.

20 October 2016
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Happy 12th Birthday, Ubuntu!

Ubuntu celebrates its 12th birthday today — and to celebrate we've devised a fiendishly feisty birthday quiz for you to pit your wily wits against…

20 October 2016
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“Why Use Linux?” Answered In 3 Short Words

This post is not a typical post. I'm not going to change your life, or teach you a new trick. Instead I'm going to drag you down the rabbit hole…

19 October 2016

Synapse or Albert — Which Is Your Favourite App Launcher for Linux?

We look at launcher apps in this post, with an intro to Synapse and word on newer alternative that you might not have heard about.

18 October 2016
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Indicator Diskman Makes It Easy to Manage Drives & Partitions on Ubuntu

What’s that well-known saying? Ahh yes, you spend ages waiting for one nifty little partition/drive mounting indicator to turn up …and then two arrive at once! But hey, choice is what’s Linux is all about, right? Indicator Diskman Indicator […]

18 October 2016
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Global Menu Support Is Coming Back to KDE Plasma 5

Global menu support, similar to that offered on the Ubuntu Unity desktop, could be making its way back to the KDE Plasma desktop.

18 October 2016