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Ubuntu Linux tips and various tricks to master the command-line interface.

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Computers are very frustrating sometimes.

Ubuntu Linux tips and tricks for using it on the desktop. The main thing about using Linux is getting it installed is one thing, but getting various hardware working and configured is another. Nvidia drivers are one major stumbling block for willing Ubuntu users. Here is a nice tutorial that explains how to install Nvidia … Read more

Get information about running services with Systemd on Ubuntu.

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The Systemd framework in Ubuntu may be used to get good information about running services on your machine. This is very easy. To list all active services on your Ubuntu machine, use this command. jason@jason-desktop:~/Videos$ systemctl list-units –type=service –state=activejason@jason-desktop:~/Videos$ systemctl list-units –type=service –state=active Or this command which is a fast way to list all running … Read more

Very nice Windows 7 basic aero theme for Linux GTK apps.

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This theme I found is a very nice GTK theme for your Linux machine. This themes your desktop computer to look like Windows 7 basic. With a non-transparent Windows 7 styled GTK look and Window borders. Download the theme here. https://codeload.github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-7/zip/2.1. This is what this theme looks like. It is very nice indeed. And the … Read more

Install Google Earth easily and browse the planet.

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Install the Google Earth viewer easily on Ubuntu. This allows viewing any place on the Earth you wish to see. As well as street view and 360 photos. Download Google Earth from this link. https://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-pro-stable_current_amd64.deb. Then easily install it on Ubuntu. 4.4 Fri Jun 19 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ sudo dpkg -i google-earth-pro-stable_current_amd64.deb This will easily … Read more

Listen to the radio on Linux very easily with an SDR dongle.

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I have an SDR dongle I am using to listen to the radio, this has been flashed with different firmware to enable using it as a multi-band radio. Set up your SDR dongle very easily. https://securitronlinux.com/debian-testing/rtl-sdr-on-linux-with-a-rtl2838-dvb-t-dongle/. The best software to use for listening to the radio on Linux is Gqrx. Install this software easily on … Read more

How to install a very minimal Ubuntu system in a partition.

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There is a very minimal Ubuntu release I have found. This is as bare-bones as it can be. This could be the basis of a custom Linux distribution. Download a copy here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-base/releases/19.10/release/ubuntu-base-19.10-base-amd64.tar.gz. I had a spare 35 Gigabyte Linux partition, so I unpacked the contents of the tarball into the partition so that it … Read more

Various useful tips for using Ubuntu.

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How to check the installed Ubuntu version with the command line. Use this command to check the installed version of the Ubuntu distribution. 4.4 Sat Mar 07 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=18.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=bionic DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS"4.4 Sat Mar 07 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=18.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=bionic DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS" This is another … Read more

Get some nice system information in real time with a nice utility.

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There are many ways to get system information with various Linux utilities. But apps like neofetch are nice. The gotop utility for Ubuntu is a good way to display real-time system information in an Xterm. Install this nice utility this way. 4.4 Sat Feb 15 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ sudo snap install gotop4.4 Sat Feb 15 … Read more