When a name lookup does not return the result you expect, checking DNS can show how Linux is set up to look up names. DNS, the Domain Name System, maps names such as example.com to records that contain addresses and other service data. I’ll show how to inspect the DNS servers Linux is configured to
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Setting up an Ubuntu desktop for API work means choosing how to install Postman. Postman is a desktop application for building and testing API requests, then inspecting the responses. This guide walks through installing Postman with Snap or its official Linux archive and launching it as your regular user. TL;DR: Install Postman on Ubuntu Postman
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There are numerous media player applications available for you to use on Linux desktops such as MPV, Lollipop and the good old VLC media player. They’re easy to use and feature complete, although MPV does require you to learn some keyboard shortcuts. In this article, we will take a look at the open source Cavalier
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Apex Legends is blocked on Linux by EA’s anti-cheat system Update, October 2026: Bad news for all of us, EA blocked Linux and Steam Deck access to Apex Legends on October 31, 2024, so the steps below no longer get you into online matches. Treat the Gold rating mentioned below as historical, since it predates that
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The same desktop appearance greets you each time you sign in, even when you’d like a change. Cinnamon is a Linux desktop environment whose settings let you change its appearance and panel. This article walks through choosing a theme and setting up the panel with an applet. TL;DR Cinnamon’s native settings control the desktop’s appearance
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A Linux login starts a shell for your account, and you may want a different one to start next time. chsh changes the login shell saved for your account. I’ll show you how to change that setting with chsh and check the account entry afterward. TL;DR Use chsh with the full path of an installed
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A new window manager can make it hard to tell how application windows are arranged and controlled. Awesome is an X11 window manager that uses layouts to arrange windows and tags to group them. This guide shows how to install and start Awesome on Arch Linux, then use its default controls and find its configuration
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A shared file may open for one Linux account but not another. Linux checks account and group identities against the file’s permission bits to decide access. I’ll show how to add a user to a group without replacing existing memberships, then how to check whether that membership grants access to a file. TL;DR: How Linux
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Linux can list a directory along with entries inside its subdirectories, and that output can extend farther than you need. The tree command displays directories as an indented tree, and its -L option caps how deep that display goes. I’ll explain what recursive listing means, then show how to cap a tree listing’s depth. TL;DR
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Choosing a Linux desktop means weighing ready-made software against control over defaults and the project behind the system. Nobara is an independent Linux desktop distribution that uses Fedora technology and comes with gaming and creator-focused defaults. This article compares Nobara with Fedora and helps you choose an edition for your desktop. TL;DR: Is Nobara Linux
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