Nitrogen is a wallpaper browser and setter for X Window System sessions. Use it when your window manager needs a desktop background restored at login, not when you need a wallpaper tool for a Wayland-only session. Install Nitrogen from your distribution repository Install the package through the repository your distribution maintains. The package name is
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Among Us runs on Linux through Steam and Proton, even though the Steam store page currently lists Windows requirements, so start with Steam’s chosen compatibility tool and change the per-game setting only when the launch result gives you a reason. Check the game and your Linux setup first Among Us is a Windows listing on
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You can use Outlook on Linux through Outlook on the web, install it as a progressive web app (PWA), or use an unofficial desktop wrapper. Microsoft’s current sign-in page gives you email, calendar, contacts, and tasks in a browser, while a wrapper only places that web experience in its own window. Choose the Outlook setup
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On Linux, pthread support comes from the system C library. You normally do not install a package named pthread. Include pthread.h, compile with GCC’s -pthread option, and use the POSIX thread application programming interface in your program. Compile a pthread program with GCC Save this program as pthread_demo.c. Compile and run it with this command.
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mGBA runs Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance software on Linux through Flatpak or a current AppImage from the official mGBA downloads page. Choose an installation route that fits your system The official downloads page lists mGBA 0.10.5, x86_64 and ARM64 AppImages, and Ubuntu archives. Flathub publishes the application as io.mgba.mGBA. Install
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A media player can open a file yet still fail on its audio track, subtitles, or video stream when the distribution lacks the decoder that format needs. Install codecs through your distribution’s supported package path, then verify playback with the player and file that exposed the problem. Choose the package path for your distribution Ubuntu,
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Steam now lists Counter-Strike 2, rather than Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, for app 730 with SteamOS + Linux requirements, so install Counter-Strike 2 through Steam and begin with its native Linux build instead of an old CS:GO launch recipe. Check the hardware requirement before downloading The Steam store lists Ubuntu 20.04, 8 GB of memory, 85
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Barrier lets one keyboard and mouse control other computers on the same local network, with the computer holding the physical keyboard and mouse set as the server and every other computer set as a client. Check which installation route fits your system Barrier is available through some distribution repositories and through Flathub, Start with the
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XMRig is a command-line miner and benchmark for RandomX, KawPow, CryptoNight, and GhostRider workloads. Install it only on hardware you own or administer with explicit permission. Choose the installation path Use the official prebuilt archive when you need a supported XMRig binary without compiling. Build from source when you need to inspect or change the
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Avahi is the multicast DNS and DNS Service Discovery daemon used on many Linux systems, so install the package your distribution provides and enable its systemd unit only when local service discovery is useful. What avahi-daemon does Avahi announces host and service records on the local network with multicast DNS, also called mDNS, and DNS
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