There’s one feature in the Nautilus file manager I use daily: the Recent files shortcut. One-click brings up a pseudo-folder showing all of my recently downloaded, modified, and newly created files, regardless of which folders […]
In this guide I show you how to create a wifi hotspot on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and the recent Ubuntu 23.04 release. Why would you want to do this? Well, before able to share your […]
Learn how to install Wine on Ubuntu from the official Wine Linux repository. My guide is ideal for those who want to install the latest stable release.
It's easy to disable animations in Ubuntu 22.04. You don't need extra apps or commands; a setting to turn off UI effects is now present in the Settings app.
I recently covered a cool Linux cursor theme called Phinger, which prompted a few of you to ask if I could write a simple guide about how to change cursor theme in Ubuntu. So I […]
To log out of Ubuntu desktop session from the command line run the gnome-session-quit command, adding the --no-prompt flag to log out instantly.
Do you want to click on an app icon in the Ubuntu Dock to minimise the app window, instead of giving it focus and bringing it to the foreground? The way Ubuntu Dock works may […]
Visual Studio Code is a powerful and popular open source code editor from Microsoft. In this post I show you how to install VSCode on Ubuntu 20.04 and up.
Installing Docker on Ubuntu is easy, and this short guide shows you EXACTLY how easy! To learn how to install Docker on your system, read on.
Learn how to install Microsoft Edge on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and related distributions. It's easy, and only requires a couple of quick steps, so read on…
GNOME Shell allows you to view weather forecasts and timezones for different locations inside the message tray (also known as the notification area). This eliminates the need to open separate weather apps or install additional […]
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, […]
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.
Learn how to remove a PPA from Ubuntu, including any packages you installed from it, safely using official tools – and why you should do it often.
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.
Using Ubuntu’s keyboard shortcuts can improve your productivity, and make it faster to perform respective tasks. You probably know a stack of Ubuntu keyboard shortcuts already, as general actions like copy (ctrl + c), paste […]
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.
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.