Choosing between two desktop Linux systems means considering their default desktops and how long their releases receive support. Fedora Workstation and Ubuntu Desktop are Linux operating systems for personal computers, and both include a graphical GNOME desktop. I’ll compare their desktop defaults and release support, then explain how to check your apps and hardware before
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When a service on a Linux machine cannot be reached, checking its firewall is one place to start. A firewall status check tells you whether a particular management tool is active and, depending on the tool, which rules or zones it has configured. I’ll show you how to check whether a firewall tool is active
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When work shifts to another task, unfinished changes can still be sitting in your working directory. A Git stash saves changes to files Git tracks and clears them from your working directory for later restoration. I’ll explain how to save changes with a message and restore the stash entry you choose. TL;DR Save a stash
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Choosing a sign-in setup for a Linux desktop means deciding which display manager will start the session: GDM3 vs LightDM. A display manager shows the graphical sign-in screen and starts a desktop session after authentication. I’ll compare how GDM and LightDM fit different desktops, then explain what to check before switching between them. TL;DR: Choose
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Before adding another desktop to Linux Mint, it helps to know which package your enabled repositories offer. KDE Plasma is a desktop environment that provides your graphical workspace. This guide shows how to check and install the minimal Plasma package, then choose Plasma or Cinnamon at sign-in. What KDE Plasma does on Linux Mint You
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When you work with several command-line sessions, keeping them in one window lets you view them together. Terminator is a Linux desktop app that puts separate command-running sessions into panes inside one window. This guide explains how to install Terminator and arrange sessions in panes. What is Terminator on Linux? Terminator is a graphical terminal
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Compressed files on Linux come in several formats, such as .zip and .tar.gz, and each format is unpacked with its own command. A small Bash function called extract can check the file’s ending and run the right tool for you. The guide explains which command each format needs, then shows you how to add that
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Playing Windows games on Linux through Steam or Lutris involves a compatibility tool, such as a Proton release, that you can choose for each game. ProtonPlus is an app that downloads those tools from their projects and puts them where your launcher expects them. I’ll walk you through installing ProtonPlus from Flathub and assigning a
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Linux uses groups to decide which users can share access to files and services, and giving someone that access can mean adding their account to a group. The groupadd command creates a new group, and usermod adds an existing user to one. This guide walks you through checking whether the group already exists, then adding
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Every file on Linux has rules for who can read it, change it or run it, and a script you’ve just downloaded often won’t run until you change those rules. chmod is the command that changes them, and chown changes who owns the file. In this piece, I’ll explain what those permissions mean and walk
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