In this article, we’ll learn the steps to install VLC on Ubuntu. VLC is a free and open-source cross-platform multimedia player. It is the go-to media player if you want to play video/audio content on your system. Personally, what I like about VLC is its ability to play files of different formats without any issue. […]
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If you’re bored of looking at the same terminal screen, you’re at the right place. In this tutorial, we are going to spice things up and learn how to customize the terminal in Ubuntu. There are so many combinations of background colors and text colors to choose from. This tutorial will help you escape the
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In Linux, the user has the free will of stopping, starting or restarting network services. These operations can be done using a single line command provided the user is a regular customer of our Linux friendly website. In this article, we learn various ways of restarting our network connections using the command line. Restart Networking
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In this article, we’ll go over the complete steps to install gtop in Ubuntu.’gtop’ is a Linux utility that displays the utilization of system’s resources in a graphical way. It involves reading of information related to memory and disk usage and presenting it on the terminal. Since ‘gtop’ is based on JavaScript, it requires multiple
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PPAs or software repositories are essential in Debian based distributions, since the mainline repos provide outdated packages sometimes and not all the packages are available in the official repositories. However, these PPAs can cause errors while updating the system. In such case, removing them would result in a quick resolution of the problem. In this
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Ubuntu and it’s derivative Linux distributions usually have a very simple way of installing packages. Just look up the application name you want to install in the official Software Center and hit the big green install button. However, not every application is available in the official, or Universe repositories of Ubuntu, and hence several developers
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CDs are long gone and if you want to reinstall an operating system, a bootable flash drive is required. You can use tools like Ventoy and Balena Etcher to do this task from a GUI, however, what’s the fun in that? Let’s learn how to create a bootable USB drive from an ISO on Ubuntu
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Let’s understand how you can work with, compress, and extract 7zip Files on Ubuntu. Compressing your files is a common practice nowadays. Compression saves space while storing files on your system. It also reduces the time which you need to spend when transferring your files over the network. 7zip archiver is one of the most
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In our last article, we learned how to list packages in Ubuntu with the apt command. Today, let’s learn to use the apt command to search for a package in Ubuntu. Linux relies on packages to deliver or install applications on a system. These packages are essentially compressed file archives. These archives are used when
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Let’s learn how to install Ruby on Ubuntu today. Ruby is a high-level interpreted programming language much like Python. Being an open-source language, there are a lot of libraries available for use. What is Ruby? Ruby is the scripting language used for backend and frontend development. It is also used for Data analysis, prototyping, and
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