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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 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

How to Install Chromium on Ubuntu (The Easy Way)

Here's how to install Chromium on Ubuntu the easy way, without using source code downloads, on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and above, as well as Linux Mint.

26 August 2019

Essential Guide: How to Install Telegram on Ubuntu Linux

Learn how to install Telegram on Ubuntu and Linux Mint in 4 different ways with our guide to installing the Telegram messenger on the Linux desktop.

12 August 2019

Mirror & Control Your Android Phone on the Ubuntu Desktop

Scrcpy lets you view your phone screen on the Linux desktop and interact with it using a mouse and keyboard. The app is free and open-source.

18 July 2019

Essential Guide: How to Enable GNOME Classic Mode on Ubuntu

We show you how to unlock the hidden GNOME Classic Mode in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and above. The Classic session sports a traditional app menu, task bar and more.

26 June 2019

Give Ubuntu a Bold New Look with the Qogir Theme

Find out how to install the Qogir theme on Ubuntu and Linux Mint. The GTK theme has a unique look and is available in light, dark and mixed versions.

14 June 2019

How to Enable Fractional Scaling in Ubuntu 19.04

Learn how to quickly enable fractional scaling support in Ubuntu 19.04 and GNOME 3.32 to access more display scaling values, including 125% and 150%.

11 June 2019

How to Play Tetris in the Linux Terminal

Tetris turns 35 on June 6, so to mark the occasion we show you how to play Tetris in the terminal on Linux desktops like Ubuntu. It's quick, easy and fun!

4 June 2019

How to Install Wine 4.0 on Linux Mint 19

It just got easier to install Wine 4.0 on Linux Mint 19 thanks to a backport by Linux Mint developers and a new meta package to streamline install.

3 June 2019

Essential Guide: How to Install Notepad++ in Ubuntu

Learn how to install Notepad++ in Ubuntu & Linux Mint in this simple guide. You can use the open source Notepad plus plus text editor for Windows on Linux.

16 May 2019

Enable Dynamic Transparency in Ubuntu 19.04

Learn how to re-enable dynamic transparency on Ubuntu 19.04 in both the top bar and in the Ubuntu Dock, making the dock background transparent..

29 April 2019

How to Sync GNOME Shell Extensions Between Desktops

We spotlight a handy way to sync GNOME extensions between desktops and Linux distributions using (what else) a GNOME extension to do it!

25 April 2019
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