Section: How To

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.

How To Fix The (Annoying) ‘Failed to Fetch’ Chrome apt Error

We show you how to fix the 'failed to fetch' apt error on Ubuntu, an issue caused by Google dropping 32-bit Chrome for Linux earlier this month.

4 March 2016

How To Add a Unity Quicklist to Spotify for Linux

The latest stable release of Spotify for Linux has a missing system tray icon. We show you how to add a Unity quicklist to control playback.

3 March 2016

How to Install Transmission 2.90 on Ubuntu from a PPA

Want to install the latest release of open-source torrent client Transmission on Ubuntu? Just follow these steps to add the official PPA.

2 March 2016

How to Disable Automatic Updates on Ubuntu

Want to disable automatic system update notifications on Ubuntu? It's easy to do, and in this article we show you how.

27 February 2016

How To Run Multiple Conky Scripts At The Same Time

If you want to run multiple Conky themes at the same time you can do so easily, without installing any extra packages. In this quick tip we show you how.

23 February 2016
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How to Install Cinnamon 2.8 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

If you want to install the latest stable release of Cinnamon on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS you're in luck. A new PPA makes installing the desktop environment a cinch.

11 February 2016

Beginners Guide To Corebird, The Best Twitter App on Linux

We've shown you how to install the ace Corebird Twitter app on Ubuntu — now we'll show you how to use it like a pro.

20 January 2016
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How to Install Corebird Twitter Client on Ubuntu 15.10 & 16.04

After what feels like forever, the best desktop Twitter app for Linux is finally available to install on Ubuntu - no PPA or risky ready-made Deb package needed.

20 January 2016

How To Watch Hulu on Ubuntu 14.04 and Up

Want to know how to watch Hulu on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and up? Well, we're going to show you.

13 September 2015

How to Upgrade to GNOME 3.16 in Ubuntu 15.04

We show you how to upgrade GNOME 3.16 in Ubuntu 15.04 to get all of the latest GNOME features on Ubuntu.

2 June 2015

Xubuntu Core: Lightweight Ubuntu Distro Goes on a Diet

Xubuntu has introduced a new slimmed down version of the main distro called Xubuntu Core.

6 May 2015

KDE Plasma 5.3 Released, Here’s How To Upgrade in Kubuntu 15.04

KDE Plasma 5.3 has been released. We show you how you can upgrade to Plasma 5.3 in Kubuntu 15.04 using the official backports PPA.

28 April 2015