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Discover an eclectic mix of tutorials covering everything from ways to install neat apps, or enable new features, to workarounds for known issues, and configuring your Ubuntu system.

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How To Remove the Trash Icon from Ubuntu Desktop

A trash can icon appears on the desktop of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and up by default, but not everyone likes it being there. Thankfully it’s easy to remove the trash icon from the Ubuntu desktop, […]

4 March 2020

Want to Change Theme in Ubuntu? It’s Ridiculously Easy

Learn how to change theme in Ubuntu quickly and easily, without terminal commands or odd apps. In fact, you already have everything you need to do it.

17 February 2020

Essential Guide: How to Make Linux Mint Look Like Windows 7

Make Linux Mint look like Windows 7 with this ace theme pack from B00merang project. It's easy to install and transforms the look of the Cinnamon desktop.

18 January 2020

How to Install the Mosaic Web Browser on Ubuntu

The NCSA Mosaic web browser helped to kickstart the web as we know it. Now, thanks to Snaps, you can install the Mosaic browser on Ubuntu & other distros.

7 January 2020

How to Install gThumb on Ubuntu 18.04 & Above

Learn how to install gThumb on Ubuntu, Linux Mint and related distributions to take advantage of the app's great photo organisation and image editing tools.

26 December 2019

Firefox Picture in Picture is Sweet, Here’s How to Use it on Linux

Firefox's picture in picture video playback feature makes it easy to multitask while watching video. Learn how to use picture-in-picture on a Linux desktop.

5 December 2019

How to Remove a PPA from Ubuntu — And Why You Should

Learn how to remove a PPA from Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and other Linux distros in this simple guide, which shows you how to remove apt repositories safely.

1 December 2019
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How to Hide Mounted Drives on Ubuntu Dock (Quick Guide)

Learn how to hide mounted drives on the Ubuntu Dock in Ubuntu, as it shows dock icons for USB drives, SD cards partitions, and remote mounts by default.

14 November 2019
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Ubuntu 19.10 Makes it Easier to Share Media to Your TV, Games Consoles, Etc

Ubuntu 19.10 makes it easier to share media between Ubuntu and smart TVs, games consoles, and other computers via DLNA receiver clients like VLC.

26 October 2019

How to Upgrade to Ubuntu 19.10 from 19.04 (Guide)

Learn how to upgrade to Ubuntu 19.10 from 19.04 using the 'do-release-upgrade' command both before and after the Ubuntu 19.10 release on October 17, 2019.

6 October 2019

This PPA Lets You Try an exFat Kernel Module Based on Samsung Code

A new PPA gives Ubuntu users the opportunity to try an alternative exFAT kernel module based on Samsung's sdfat Linux driver code.

15 September 2019
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How to Quickly Find Your Ubuntu Version Number

Need to check Ubuntu version number? You can find it by running a single command in a terminal, or by using a built-in utility. This post shows you how.

1 September 2019