How to Install Master PDF Editor 4 on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 16.10

This tutorial is going to show you how to install Master PDF editor 4 on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 16.10. Master PDF editor is a complete solution for viewing, printing and editing PDF files. It’s developed by Code Industry Ltd and available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.
The latest stable ...

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How to Install Master PDF Editor 4 on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 16.10

How to Set up Coturn TURN Server for Spreed WebRTC

Coturn is a free and open-source TURN and STUN server for VoIP and WebRTC. In a previous tutorial, we discussed how to install Spreed WebRTC server and how to integrate Spreed WebRTC with NextCloud.
But there’s a problem: WebRTC won’t work if users are behind different NAT devices....

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How to Set up Coturn TURN Server for Spreed WebRTC

How to Install Spreed WebRTC Server Using Docker Image

In a previous tutorial, we discussed how to install Spreed WebRTC server on Ubuntu 16.04 using the official PPA. This tutorial is going to show you how to install Spreed WebRTC server on your Linux distribution using Docker image. There are some details in the installation process we need to pay ...

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How to Install Spreed WebRTC Server Using Docker Image

How to Integrate Spreed Me WebRTC with NextCloud

Spreed ME WebRTC aims to bring private text, audio/video chat back to people. It’s like a free open source and self-hosted alternative to Google Hangouts. In previous tutorials, we discussed how to install Spreed WebRTC server on Ubuntu 16.04 using official PPA and how to install Spreed ...

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How to Integrate Spreed Me WebRTC with NextCloud

How to Install Webmin (A Graphical Admin Tool) on Ubuntu 16.04 Server

Webmin is a free and open-source control panel for administering Unix-like servers. This tutorial will be showing you how to install Webmin on Ubuntu 16.04 server.
It gives users a graphical web-based user interface to configure common system tasks and settings. If you don’t like the idea...

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How to Install Webmin (A Graphical Admin Tool) on Ubuntu 16.04 Server

How to Upgrade to NextCloud 11 From NextCloud 10 With the Updater App

NextCloud 11 was released on December 13, 2016. In this tutorial, we’re going to look at how to upgrade to NextCloud 11 using the updater app, which automates many steps of a manual upgrade.
Notable changes and improvements in NextCloud 11 includes:

Introduces significant security ...

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How to Upgrade to NextCloud 11 From NextCloud 10 With the Updater App

How to Install OnlyOffice Desktop Editors on Linux

ONLYOFFICE desktop editors is yet another free and open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, available for Linux, Mac and Windows. This tutorial is going to show you how to install OnlyOffice Desktop Editors on Debian 8, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Linux Mint 18, Redhat 7, CentOS 7, Fedora ...

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How to Install OnlyOffice Desktop Editors on Linux

How to Install Spreed WebRTC Server on Ubuntu 16.04

Spreed is a free open-source (AGPL) WebRTC audio/video call and conferencing server designed with privacy in mind. WebRTC is a free and open technology allows browsers to talk to each other in a peer-to-peer fashion. Spreed WebRTC server uses end-to-end encryption to protect users’ privacy...

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How to Install Spreed WebRTC Server on Ubuntu 16.04

Why You Should Use WebRoot Plugin to Obtain Let's Encrypt TLS Certificate

For those who don’t know Let’s Encrypt, it’s a free, automated (to some extent) and open certificate authority that issues domain-validated TLS certificates. Visit Wikipedia for more if you haven’t heard of it before. This article explains why you should and how to use ...

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Why You Should Use WebRoot Plugin to Obtain Let's Encrypt TLS Certificate

How to Set up a Secure FTP Server with Pure FTPd on Ubuntu 16.04

Pure FTPd is a free open-source FTP server designed with security in mind. In this tutorial, we are going to take a look at how to set up a secure FTP server on Ubuntu 16.04 server with Pure FTPd and how to enforce TLS encryption.
Pure FTPd features:

It supports SSL/TLS encryption and thus...

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How to Set up a Secure FTP Server with Pure FTPd on Ubuntu 16.04

How to Install GNU Mailman on Ubuntu 16.04 with Postfix, Nginx and FastCGI

GNU mailman is free and open-source web-based mailing list manager written in Python. It’s commonly used by open-source projects. In this tutorial, we are going to install GNU mailman on Ubuntu 16.04 with Nginx and FastCGI.
Prerequisites
Mailman only provides a web administration ...

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How to Install GNU Mailman on Ubuntu 16.04 with Postfix, Nginx and FastCGI

How to Install phpMyAdmin with Nginx, MariaDB, PHP7 on Ubuntu 16.04

phpMyAdmin is a free and open-source web-based database management tool written in PHP. It provides a graphical web interface for users to manage MySQL or MariaDB database. The latest stable version available is 4.6.5.2 , released on December 5, 2016. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to i...

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How to Install phpMyAdmin with Nginx, MariaDB, PHP7 on Ubuntu 16.04

How to Install or Upgrade to Collabora Online Office 2.0

Collabora Online 2.0 was released by Collabora Productivity on December 7, 2016, bringing the long-awaited collaborative editing to users.
Collabora online is a self-hostable and LibreOffice-based open source online office suite, which supports DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODF document ...

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How to Install or Upgrade to Collabora Online Office 2.0

How to Install Endless Sky Game on Ubuntu 16.04, Debian 8, Fedora 25

Endless Sky is a free open-source space trading and combat game, available for Linux, Mac and Windows. This tutorial will be showing how to install Endless Sky on Ubuntu 16.04, Debian 8 and Fedora 25.

In Endless Sky, you can:

Explore other star systems.
Earn money by trading, carrying...

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How to Install Endless Sky Game on Ubuntu 16.04, Debian 8, Fedora 25

WP-CLI 1.0 Released! Manage Your WordPress Site from Command Line

The first stable 1.0 version of WP-CLI was released on November 29th 2016, a milestone in the history of WP-CLI, which is a command line interface for WordPress created 5 years ago. Complete changes over previous versions can be found on wp-cli.org blog. In this tutorial, we will look at using...

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WP-CLI 1.0 Released! Manage Your WordPress Site from Command Line

3 Best Linux Wallpaper Changers to Spice Up Your Desktop Background

Do you find your Linux desktop background boring but don’t know where to find good-looking wallpapers to download? That’s where automatic wallpaper changers come in. They automatically find or download beautiful wallpapers for you and change your desktop background at regular...

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3 Best Linux Wallpaper Changers to Spice Up Your Desktop Background

How to Install Electrum Bitcoin Wallet on Linux

Electrum bitcoin wallet is free and open source bitcoin wallet software released under the MIT license, available for Linux, Windows, OS X and Android. It’s installed on the Tails Linux distribution by default.
This tutorial is going to show you how to install and use Electrum Bitcoin ...

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How to Install Electrum Bitcoin Wallet on Linux

How to Install Bitcoin Core Wallet on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 16.10

Bitcoin Core is a free and open source Bitcoin wallet software developed by the Bitcoin Foundation. In this tutorial we are going to look at how to install Bitcoin Core wallet on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 16.10.
Installing Bitcoin Core Wallet on Ubuntu 16.04 or Ubuntu 16.10
Bitcoin Core wallet...

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How to Install Spotify on PCLinuxOS

Forked from Mandriva, PCLinuxOS is a desktop Linux distribution using a rolling release model. This tutorial is going to show you how to install Spotify on PCLinuxOS from the command line and from Synaptic package manager.
Installing Spotify on PCLinuxOS from the Command Line
Fire up a terminal...

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How to Install Spotify on PCLinuxOS

3 Command Line Tools to Help You Install Local Debian Package

If you are asking yourself “How do I install debian package in Ubuntu or Debian?”, then you have come to the right place.
You can right-click on the downloaded deb packages and select install from the context menu but using a graphical installer can be slow compared to terminal...

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3 Command Line Tools to Help You Install Local Debian Package

Using Systemd to Manage Services, Run Levels and Logs on a Linux System

Systemd is not only a service manager but also a system manager for Linux. It’s designed to be backward compatible with SysV init scripts and used by many popular Linux distributions like Debian 8+, Ubuntu 15.04+, Fedora, Redhat 7+ /CentOS 7+, Arch Linux, OpenSUSE. So it will be very...

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Using Systemd to Manage Services, Run Levels and Logs on a Linux System

How to Install Telegram Desktop on Ubuntu 16.10 via PPA

Telegram Messenger is a free, open source and cloud-based messaging app, available for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Android and iOS. The latest stable version available is Telegram 0.10.19, which was released on October 24, 2016. This tutorial is going to show you how to install Telegram desktop on...

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How to Install Telegram Desktop on Ubuntu 16.10 via PPA

How to Install Oracle Java 8 on Ubuntu 16.10 via PPA

If you want to run a program written in Java, then you will need to install JRE (Java Runtime Environment; if you want to begin developing Java programs, then you also need to install JDK (Java Development Kit) which includes JRE, no matter what operating system you use. This tutorial will be...

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How to Install Oracle Java 8 on Ubuntu 16.10 via PPA

How to Install TeamViewer 12 on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 16.10

TeamViewer, aka TV, provides easy, fast and secure remote access and meeting solutions. TeamViewer is free for personal use. You can use TeamViewer completely free of charge to access your private computers or to help your friends with their computer problems. TeamViewer 12 beta is recently...

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How to Install TeamViewer 12 on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 16.10

How to Compile Nextcloud Linux Client on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10

Nextcloud team released a Nexcloud client for Linux which is based on owncloud client. But it’s a source package. No official binary package is available right now. This tutorial is going to show you how to compile Nextcloud Linux client on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 16.10 so that you can...

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How to Compile Nextcloud Linux Client on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10

How to Access Your Nextcloud Files via WebDAV on Ubuntu Desktop

If you followed and finished our previous tutorial on how to set up Nextcloud on Ubuntu 16.04 VPS or dedicated server, then you might wonder “How can I access Nextcloud files from my Ubuntu/Linux computer?”  Nextcloud team released a Linux client but it’s a source package. If ...

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How to Access Your Nextcloud Files via WebDAV on Ubuntu Desktop

How to Integrate Collabora Online Server with Nextcloud on Ubuntu 16.04

This tutorial is going to show you how to install Collabora online server on Ubuntu 16.04 and then integrate it with an existing Nextcloud server.
Collabora online is a self-hostable and LibreOffice-based open source online office suite. Its features includes:

Basic editing
High fidelity, ...

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How to Integrate Collabora Online Server with Nextcloud on Ubuntu 16.04

How to Install Docker on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak

As you may know, Docker allows you to pack, ship and run any application as a lightweight container. It’s like a virtual machine, only more portable and resources-efficient. This tutorial is going to show you how to install Docker on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak.
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How to Install Docker on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak

How to Install and Autostart XScreenSaver on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

XScreensaver is a screen saver and locker for X11. This tutorial shows you how to install XScreenSaver on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10 and how to autostart it at boot time.
Install XScreenSaver from Ubuntu Repository or PPA
Install xscreensaver from Ubuntu repository with:
sudo apt install...

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How to Install and Autostart XScreenSaver on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

How to Install Mautic Marketing Automation Software on Ubuntu 16.04

Mautic is a free and open source marketing automation software that can save time and increase sales. Some of the key features of Mautic:

Lead nurturing and tracking
marketing campaigns
dripflow programs
landing pages
social media monitoring
Mautic can be easily integrated with third-party e...

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How to Install Mautic Marketing Automation Software on Ubuntu 16.04

How to Install Composer PHP Denpendency Manager on Debian 8 and Ubuntu 14.04

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. It helps you declare, manage and install dependencies of PHP projects. Starting with Debian 9 Stretch and Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial, Composer is available from Debian and Ubuntu repository. So Debian 9 and Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10 users can quickly install it using...

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How to Install Composer PHP Denpendency Manager on Debian 8 and Ubuntu 14.04

How to Install Roundcube Webmail on Ubuntu 16.04 with Nginx, MariaDB, PHP7

Roundcube is a free and open source webmail software written in PHP. A webmail is  a mail client in your browser. So instead of reading and sending emails from a desktop mail client like Thunderbird, you can also access your email server from your web browser. This tutorial is going to show you ...

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How to Install Roundcube Webmail on Ubuntu 16.04 with Nginx, MariaDB, PHP7

How to Install Wallabag on Arch Linux VPS with LEMP Stack

Wallabag is a free self-hostable application for saving web pages. It’s an open source alternative to Pocket, allowing you to manage a list of articles you stumbled upon on the Internet for later reading. This tutorial is going to show you how to install Wallabag on Arch Linux VPS with LEMP s...

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How to Install Wallabag on Arch Linux VPS with LEMP Stack

Setup Nextcloud Server on Arch Linux with Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7

In this tutorial, I will show you how to set up your own Nextcloud server on Arch Linux with Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7.
This tutorial assumes that you have already installed a LEMP stack (Linux, Nginx, MariaDB/MySQL, PHP) on Arch Linux. If you haven’t already done so, please check out the...

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Setup Nextcloud Server on Arch Linux with Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7

Fixed: a start job is running for sys-subsystem-net-devices-eth0.device

When booting up, my Arch Linux virtual machine always tells me that “a start job is running for sys-subsystem-net-devices-eth0.device” and I have to wait for another 1 minute and 30s, which is very annoying.

How did I solve this problem?
Once Arch Linux is booted up, open up a ...

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Fixed: a start job is running for sys-subsystem-net-devices-eth0.device

How to Check Real USB Capacity in Linux Terminal

So you bought a USB flash drive to create a Linux live USB. But how do you know it’s not fake?  f3, which stands for fight flash fraud, can test real USB capacity. This tutorial shows you how.
Install F3 on Linux
For Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS users, f3 is available in ...

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How to Check Real USB Capacity in Linux Terminal

How to Quickly Get Linux System Information in Terminal with Screenfetch

This quick tutorial is going to show you how to get your Linux system information in terminal with a command line utility called screenfetch.
Screenfetch can display the following information:

the name of your distro
Linux kernel version
uptime
the number of installed packages on your...

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How to Install Xiphos Free Bible Study Software on Linux

Xiphos is an open source and free bible study software, available for Linux, Unix and Windows. It’s based on the Sword project.
Xiphos features:

Install Bible modules from local or online sources.
You can view two bible version at the same time in parallel view mode
verse-specific notes
a...

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How to Easily Install Google Web Fonts on Linux with TypeCatcher

TypeCatcher is a simple and lightweight app that help you easily download and install Google Web Fonts on Ubuntu and other Linux distros. Google Fonts are mainly used on websites but you can also install them on your local computer with TypeCatcher.
Install TypeCatcher on Linux
Debian 8, Ubuntu ...

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How to Install Google Chrome 54 on Linux

Google Chrome 54 was released on October 12, 2016.
Notable changes in this release include:

Chrome 54 now support custom elements V1 spec allowing developers to create HTML tags and define their API and behavior in JavaScript.


BroadcastChannel API now allow one-to-many messaging between...

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How to Install Krop (PDF Crop Tool) on Debian 8, Ubuntu 16.04/16.10

Krop is a simple and lightweight graphical pdf crop tool . Released under GPLv3+, Krop is free and open source software. This tutorial is going to show you how to install Krop on Debian 8, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10.
Features of Krop:

The ability to split pages into subpages to fit the limited ...

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How to Install Krop (PDF Crop Tool) on Debian 8, Ubuntu 16.04/16.10

How to Install Choqok Micro-Blogging Client on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

Choqok 1.6 was released on October 10, 2016. It’s a free and open source micro-blogging client for KDE environment.
Notable changes in Choqok 1.6:

Better Twitter support, performance improvement. Adds the ability to search for usernames and hashtags, delete direct messages (DMs), send DMs...

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How to Install Choqok Micro-Blogging Client on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

Install and Use WPScan on Linux - A WordPress Vulnerability Scanner

WPScan is a command line wp vulnerability scanner that can be used to scan WordPress vulnerabilities. It comes pre-installed on the following penetration testing Linux distributions.

BackBox Linux
Kali Linux
Pentoo
SamuraiWTF
BlackArch

WPScan is available from Github. Now let’s see how ...

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Install and Use WPScan on Linux - A WordPress Vulnerability Scanner

Build a Secure Email Server on Ubuntu Part 4: Postfix, Dovecot and TLS Encryption

This is part 4 of building your own secure email server on Ubuntu tutorial series. In previous tutorials, we showed you how to set up Postfix SMTP server, configure SPF, DKIM and create DMARC record.
In this tutorial, we are going to configure our email server so that we can receive and send...

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Build a Secure Email Server on Ubuntu Part 4: Postfix, Dovecot and TLS Encryption

Ubuntu 16.10 Wallpaper Download and Installation

Ubuntu official wallpapers for 16.10 is out now.
Install Ubuntu 16.10 Wallpaper on Ubuntu 16.10
If you are running Ubuntu 16.10 beta version, the following command will get you the latest Ubuntu 16.10 wallpapers.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
/usr/share/backgrounds/ directory is...

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Ubuntu 16.10 Wallpaper Download and Installation

How to Upgrade Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 16.10

Ubuntu 16.10, codenamed Yakkety Yak, is scheduled to be released on October 13, 2016. For the time being, you can upgrade Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 16.10 Beta 2 release. Here’s how to do it.
Upgrade Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 16.10 (For Desktop)
First, fire up a terminal window and run the...

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How to Upgrade Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 16.10

How to Install Latest Linux Kernel 4.8 on Ubuntu 16.04

Linux kernel 4.8 was released on October 2, 2016. This tutorial is going to show you how to install Linux kernel 4.8 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Hightlights in this release includes:

Microsoft Surface 3 touchscreen support
Supports AMD OverDrive technology, which means you can overclock your AMD...

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How to Install Latest Linux Kernel 4.8 on Ubuntu 16.04

How to Install KDE Plasma 5.7 on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 16.10

KDE Plasma 5.7 was released on July 5, 2016, bringing many features and improvements. If you’ve already installed the Unity edition of Ubuntu, and want to install KDE plasma desktop on Ubuntu 16.04 or Ubuntu 16.10, then follow the below instructions.
Install KDE Plasma 5.7 on Ubuntu 16.04 ...

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How to Install Budgie Desktop 10.2.7 on Ubuntu 16.04 or 16.10

This tutorial is going to show you how to install Budgie desktop environment on Ubuntu 16.04 and 16.10. Budgie is the default desktop environment of an independent Linux distribution called Solus. The latest stable version, budgie 10.2.7, was released on Sept 10, 2016.
Some notable changes...

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How to Install Budgie Desktop 10.2.7 on Ubuntu 16.04 or 16.10

How to Install Opera 40 on Ubuntu 16.04 and Enjoy Free Unlimited VPN

Opera 40 was released on September 19th, 2016.  The biggest change in this version is that a free, unlimited, no-log browser-based VPN service is included for everybody to use. Other features in Opera 40 includes:

Switch into power saving mode automatically whenever your laptop is ...

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How to Install KDE Connect in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

KDE Connect is an application that let your android phone communicate with your computer. It’s features are as follows:

Notifications sync (4.3+): Read your Android notifications from the desktop
Reply to SMS from your desktop.
Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your...

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How to Install KDE Connect in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Lollypop Music Player 0.9.200 Adds YouTube Support

Lollypop music player is an open-source, modern music player developed by Cedric Bellegarde for the GNOME desktop environment. YouTube support was added in the latest stable version, 0.9.200, which was released on September 16th, 2016.
Install Lollypop 0.9.200 on Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18,...

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Lollypop Music Player 0.9.200 Adds YouTube Support

What's New in Deepin 15.3 and How to Easily Ugrade to it

Deepin 15.3 was released on September 13, 2016. It’s a Chinese-made, Debian-based Linux distribution that caters to average desktop users.
Deepin 15.3 Features and Changes
This edition comes with a more customizable Dock. You can change the location of Dock to top, right, bottom or left of...

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What's New in Deepin 15.3 and How to Easily Ugrade to it

Vim 8.0 Released, the First Major Update Since 2006

Vim, which stands for Vi IMproved, is a free, open-source and advanced command line text editor based on vi. Vim 8.0 was released on September 12, 2016. It’s the first major update since 2006.
Vim 8.0 New Features:

Asynchronous I/O support, channels, JSON
Jobs
Timers
Partials, Lambdas and...

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Vim 8.0 Released, the First Major Update Since 2006

How to Use Linux efibootmgr Command - 5 Examples

The Linux efibootmgr command line utility is a very handy tool to manage UEFI boot menu. This tutorial shows you how to use efibootmgr with 5 examples.
1 Display Current Settings
Simply run the following command. In some Linux distributions like Debian, you need to run it with sudo...

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Install WebTorrent Desktop on Debian 8, Ubuntu 16.04 and Linux Mint 18

WebTorrent Desktop is a free, open-source streaming torrent app, available for Linux, Mac and Windows. It allows you to play audio and video files without waiting for it to finish downloading.
Features includes:

Connects to both BitTorrent and WebTorrent peers (WebRTC)
Fast and...

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Install WebTorrent Desktop on Debian 8, Ubuntu 16.04 and Linux Mint 18

Install Google Drive Ocamlfuse on Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18

Google Drive Ocamlfuse provides an easy and free way to access your Google drive on Linux. It’s a FUSE file system for Google drive, written in OCaml. This tutorial is going to show you how to install Google Drive Ocamlfuse on Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18 and then mount your Google Drive....

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Install Google Drive Ocamlfuse on Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18

How to Disable Apport Erorr Reporting in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Ubuntu comes preloaded with a program named apport which automatically generate error reporting. It helps Canonical develop better software for the user.
Today, I was installing LEMP stack on my local Ubuntu 16.04 machine. An error occurred during the Nginx installation and a window pops up...

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How to Disable Apport Erorr Reporting in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

How to Install Git 2.10 on Ubuntu 16.04, Debian 8, Fedora 24, Arch Linux

As you may or may not know, Git is a very popular, open-source, distributed source code management system created by Linus Torvalds who started the Linux kernel 25 years ago.
The latest version Git 2.10 was released on September 2nd, 2016. Git 2.10 brings hundreds of changes,...

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How to Install Git 2.10 on Ubuntu 16.04, Debian 8, Fedora 24, Arch Linux

How to Install Firefox Developer Edition on Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18

Firefox developer edition, which is a browser built specifically for web developers, was first introduced by Mozilla back in November 2014. It streamline the developement workflow so developers don’t need to bounce between different platforms and browsers. This browser comes preloaded with...

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How to Install Firefox Developer Edition on Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18

Install ScreenStudio Screencaster on Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18

ScreenStudio is a free, open source, GPL-licensed screencasting application, available for Linux and OS X. The latest stable version 3.0.3 was released on september 3, 2016. It’s a java-based application and depends on JRE 8 and ffmpeg.
ScreenStudio features:

Record video from the webcam ...

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Install ScreenStudio Screencaster on Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18

How to Install Linux Kernel 4.7.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Linux kernel 4.7.2 was released on August 20, 2016. Highlights in this release:

Improvement to ARM64, ARC, MIPS, s390, x86 and PowerPC
Multiple updated drivers for AMDGPU, ACPI, BCMA, Bluetooth, GPIO, CLK, CPUFreq, EDAC, Intel i915, Nouveau, Radeon, Rockchip, I2C, InfiniBand, IOMMU, MD, MFD, ...

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How to Install Nylas N1 Open Source Email Client on Linux

Nylas N1 is an open source and extensible desktop email client, available for Linux, Mac and Windows. The latest stable version, 0.4.49, was released on August 19, 2016.
Nylas N1 features a straightforward, modern and beautiful user interface. It’s compatible with Gmail, Microsoft hotmail,...

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Deepin Linux 15.2 Review - A Polished Chinese Made Linux Distro

Deepin Linux is a Chinese-made Linux distribution that caters to the average desktop user. It’s very easy to use. Like Ubuntu, it’s based on Debian unstable branch.
Installing Deepin Linux 15.2
First you need to download the Deepin ISO image which can be found on the official...

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Deepin Linux 15.2 Review - A Polished Chinese Made Linux Distro

Install Yandex Browser on Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux

Yandex browser is a Chromium-based Internet browser developed by Russian search engine provider, Yandex, available for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Android and iOS.
Yandex browser features:

Sync bookmarks, extensions, browser data across your devices.
Modern and clean user interface
Uses Blink...

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Install Yandex Browser on Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux

How to Install Foxit PDF Reader 8.0 on Ubuntu 16.04 or Any Linux Distro

Foxit PDF Reader is a free (as in free beer) and fast PDF reader for Linux, Mac OX and Windows. The latest stable version is 8.0. Linux and Mac OS X support was added in September 15, 2015.
Foxit Reader Linux edition features includes:

Fast and lightweight
Tabbed view for multiple PDF ...

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Install Google Play Music Desktop Player on Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE

Previously, we looked at Nuvola cloud music player which supports 16 music streaming services. Now here is a desktop app dedicated to Google play music. Google Play Music Desktop Player, aka GPMDP, is an open source, unofficial Google play music app for Linux desktop released under MIT license, ...

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Install Google Play Music Desktop Player on Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE

How to Set up NFS Share on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

NFS stands for Network File System. This tutorial is going to show you how to configure NFS share on Ubuntu 16.04 so that other computes in your local network can access files and directories on the Ubuntu 16.04 system. We will see how to configure the server side and the client side.
NFS allows ...

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How to Set up NFS Share on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Install WordPress 4.6 on Ubuntu 16.04 with Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7

WordPress is the most popular open source content management system. WordPress version 4.6, codenamed “Pepper” was released on August 16, 2016. Existing WordPress users can just push the update button to upgrade to 4.6. If you are going to install WordPress from scratch, you have to...

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Install WordPress 4.6 on Ubuntu 16.04 with Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7

How to Install Nuvola Player 3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Nuvola Player is a cloud music player for Linux. The latest stable version is Nuvola Player 3.0.3, which was released on June 4th, 2016. It supports 16 music streaming services.

Amazon Cloud Player
Google Player Music
Spotify
YouTube
SoundCloud
8tracks
Bandcamp
Deezer
Groove
Jango
KEXP Live ...

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How to Install Nuvola Player 3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

How to Install TeamViewer Server on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Starting from TeamViewer 11, you can have easy remote access to headless Linux servers. This tutorial will be showing you how to install teamviewer on a headless Ubuntu 16.04 server or VPS.
Download the TeamViewer deb...

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How to Install TeamViewer Server on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

How to Easily Create RAM Disk in Linux

This tutorial will show you how to quickly create a RAM disk in any Linux distro. Compared to commercial Windows RAM disk software that costs money, Linux can utilize this cool feature 100% free of charge.
What is RAM Disk?
RAM disk is also known as RAM drive. It’s a portion of your RAM...

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How to Easily Create RAM Disk in Linux

Use TLP to Extend Linux Laptop Battery Life on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Are you using a Linux distribution on your laptop? And you want to get more laptop battery life. Well, I have some solutions for you. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to extend battery life with the TLP laptop power manager on Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18 and Elementary OS Loki.
I always...

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Use TLP to Extend Linux Laptop Battery Life on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Syncthing 0.14.5 Released, How to Install or Upgrade on Ubuntu 16.04

As you may or may not know, Syncthing is an open source alternative to the proprietary P2P sync tool BitTorrent Sync. Syncthing 0.14.5, codenamed Dysprosium Dragonfly, was released on August 23, 2016. All users are recommended to upgrade ASAP.
Changes in this release includes:

Improved...

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Syncthing 0.14.5 Released, How to Install or Upgrade on Ubuntu 16.04

Compile and Install the Latest Pidgin 2.11.0 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Pidgin is a free and open source chat client that can be used to connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Google Talk, ICQ and many other chat networks all at once. It’s available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. The latest stable version Pidgin 2.11.0, which fixed many security issues, was released on...

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Compile and Install the Latest Pidgin 2.11.0 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Install Tor Browser 6.0.4 on Ubuntu 16.04 or Any Linux Distro

The latest Tor browser 6.0.4 was released on August 16th, 2016. It’s a very useful tool for users to stay anonymous and protect their privacy online.
Tor browser 6.0.4 Changes:

Update Tor to 0.2.8.6
Update NoScript to 2.9.0.14
Disable installation of system add ons

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Install Tor Browser 6.0.4 on Ubuntu 16.04 or Any Linux Distro

How to Install Facebook Messenger Linux Client on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

In this tutorial we are going to look at how to install a third-party Facebook Messenger Linux client on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. The app in question is called Messenger for Desktop, available for Linux, OS X and Windows.
Messenger for Desktop features:

Make HD voice and video calls anywhere in the ...

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How to Install Facebook Messenger Linux Client on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Install WhatsApp Linux Client on Debian 8, Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18

This tutorial will show you how to install a third-party WhatsApp Linux Client called Whatsie on Debian 8, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Linux Mint 18. Whatsie is a simple but beautiful desktop client built on Electron. It’s a wrapper for WhatsApp Web, available for Linux, Mac OS X and...

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Install WhatsApp Linux Client on Debian 8, Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18

Install Wallabag on Ubuntu 16.04 Server with LAMP or LEMP

Wallabag is a free self-hostable application for saving web pages. It’s an open source alternative to other proprietary read later app like Pocket and Instapaper, allowing you to manage a list of articles you stumbled upon on the Internet for later reading.
Wallabag Features:

Wallabag...

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Install Wallabag on Ubuntu 16.04 Server with LAMP or LEMP

Install Open Web Analytics on CentOS 7 Server with Nginx, MariaDB, PHP

Open Web Analytics, aka OWA, is a free and open source alternative to Google Analytics. It’s written in PHP and uses MySQL/MariaDB database. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to install OWA web analytics tool on a CentOS 7 server with Nginx, MariaDB and PHP.
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Install Open Web Analytics on CentOS 7 Server with Nginx, MariaDB, PHP

Install and Configure Kdenlive Video Editor on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

For those of you who are not aware of it, Kdenlive is a free and open-source non-linear video editor, available for Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and NetBSD. It relies on multiple open-source project: ffmpeg, MLT video framework, Frei0r special effects and so on.  The latest stable version is ...

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Install and Configure Kdenlive Video Editor on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Easy! Compile and Install Shadowsocks-libev on Ubuntu 16.04 Server and Desktop

As you may know, Shadowsocks is a free and open-source Socks5 proxy that can be used to bypass Internet firewall or filtering system. We already covered how to install Shadowsocks python version on Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS server. That’s probably the easiest way to get started with this...

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Easy! Compile and Install Shadowsocks-libev on Ubuntu 16.04 Server and Desktop

How to Install Open Visual Traceroute on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Open visual traceroute is a free and open-source graphical traceroute tool, available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. It can also perform packet sniffer and Whois lookup. Data is presented in a 3D map which can be exported to an image file and text file. The gantt view is useful to analyze...

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How to Install Open Visual Traceroute on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Build Your Email Server on Ubuntu Part 3: Create DMARC Record

In part 2 of our build your own email server on Ubuntu tutorial series, we implemented SPF and DKIM records to improve email deliverability. In this part, we’re going to look at another email authentication technology: DMARC. We will discuss how dmarc can benefit you, how to create dmarc...

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Build Your Email Server on Ubuntu Part 3: Create DMARC Record

How to Install Pale Moon Browser on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Pale Moon browser is a free and open-source web browser, based on Mozilla Firefox, available for Linux, Windows and Android and it focus on efficiency and ease of use.
Pale Moon features:

Uses an optimized Goanna browser engine which is a fork of the Firefox Gecko engine.
Compatible with most...

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How to Install Pale Moon Browser on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Install qBittorrent on Ubuntu 16.04 Desktop and Server

qBittorrent is a free, open-source and reliable P2P BitTorrent client, available for Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and Windows. It aims to provide a free software alternative to uTorrent. qBittorrent features a uTorrent-like interface and supports man BitTorrent extensions like DHT, peer exchange,...

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Install qBittorrent on Ubuntu 16.04 Desktop and Server

Build Your Email Server on Ubuntu Part 2: Setting up DKIM and SPF

In the 1st part of our build your own email server on ubuntu tutorial series, we have a basic Postfix email server up and running and can send plain text email, read incoming emails using the command line.
I test that tutorial again on my Ubuntu 16.04 server and found that although I set the...

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Build Your Email Server on Ubuntu Part 2: Setting up DKIM and SPF

The Easiest Way to Transfer Files between Android and Ubuntu Desktop

Are you tired of finding and plugging in your USB cable just to transfer files between Android and Ubuntu desktop? In this quick tutorial, we will show you how to easily share files between the two. This is the easiest way.
Transfer Files between Android and Ubuntu Using FTP
First install a FTP...

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The Easiest Way to Transfer Files between Android and Ubuntu Desktop

Install Latest Wine Devel Package on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04 via PPA

Wine is a compatibility layer that enables you to run Windows programs natively on Linux. The latest Wine devel package, 1.9.16 was released on August 5, 2016.
Changes in this release includes:

Improved 64-bit binary compatibility on Mac OS X.
Enhanced JavaScript and GDI performance
Direct3D...

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Install Latest Wine Devel Package on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04 via PPA

How to Update Drupal 8 Core on a Linux Server

Previously we published a post on how to install Drupal 8 on Ubuntu 16.04. Now this tutorial will show you how to properly update Drupal 8 minor version (8.x.x) on a Linux server. It doesn’t matter which Linux distro you are using, you can always use the following method to update Drupal 8...

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How to Update Drupal 8 Core on a Linux Server

Install Atom Text Editor 1.9 on Debian,Ubuntu,Arch,Fedora,OpenSUSE

Atom is a free and open source text editor released by Github under the MIT license. It’s developed mainly with CoffeeScript and JavaScript and use Node.js as the runtime environment. Atom text editor is available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.
The latest stable version, Atom 1.9, was...

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Install Atom Text Editor 1.9 on Debian,Ubuntu,Arch,Fedora,OpenSUSE

Install Firefox 48 on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04 and Enable Multi Process

Firefox multi process support, which separate web content and Firefox UI process, was finally added in version 48 which was released on August 2, 2016. This is deemed to bring better responsiveness, stability, and security. Currently, this feature enables one process for all browser tabs and...

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Install Firefox 48 on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04 and Enable Multi Process

How to Set Up Software RAID 1 on an Existing Linux Distribution

In this tutorial, we’ll be talking about RAID, specifically we will set up software RAID 1 on a running Linux distribution.
What is RAID?
RAID stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks. RAID allows you to turn multiple physical hard drives into a single logical hard drive. There are...

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How to Set Up Software RAID 1 on an Existing Linux Distribution

10 Reasons to Use Linux Instead of Windows

GNU/Linux, or as most people call it Linux, is an operating system that was born in 1991. This post lists 10 reasons why you should use Linux instead of Windows. If you don’t like the direction Window is going, you should definitely give Linux a try.
#10 Linux is Free
If you do a clean...

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10 Reasons to Use Linux Instead of Windows

How To Install and Use HexChat IRC Client on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04

This tutorial shows how to install and use HexChat IRC client on Ubuntu 16.04 and 14.04.
What is IRC?
IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. Basically it’s used for sending text messages over the Internet, commonly found in the open source community. You can use IRC clients to join IRC ...

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How To Install and Use HexChat IRC Client on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04

How to Install Latest Deluge BitTorrent Client on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04

Deluge is a free, open-source and lightweight BitTorrent client, available for Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and Windows. It has a rich collection of plugins that you can install to extend its funcationality. The latest stable version, 1.3.13, was released on July 20, 2016. Deluge BitTorrent 1.3.13...

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How to Install Latest Deluge BitTorrent Client on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04

How to Install OnlyOffice on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

In this tutorial, we will be looking at installing OnlyOffice on Ubuntu 16.04. For those of you who don’t know, OnlyOffice is a web app that provides online office suite, email, document management, project managent and CRM system all in one place.
OnlyOffice is formerly known as Teamlab...

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Darktable is an Open Source Photo Editor for Professional Photographers

Darktable is a great free open source photo editor licensed under GPL v3. For those who don’t know Darktable, it’s an excellent raw photo editor and also a photo manager with a lot of tools you can use to edit your photos. It’s interface is very similar to Adobe Lightroom....

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Darktable is an Open Source Photo Editor for Professional Photographers

How to Install Remarkable Linux Markdown Editor

Remarkable is a free and open-source Linux Markdown editor. It’s very lightweight and yet fully featured. This tutorial will cover how to install Remarkable on Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE and Arch Linux.
About Markdown
Compared to HTML, Markdown is much simpler to work with and...

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How to Install Remarkable Linux Markdown Editor

How to Install Ubuntu Touch Emulator on Ubuntu 16.04

Want to experience Ubuntu Phone but can’t buy a real one? The good news is you can play around with the device by installing Ubuntu touch emulator which just require 512M RAM and 4GB disk space on your computer.
Install Ubuntu Touch Emulator on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
It’s very easy to do....

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How to Install Ubuntu Touch Emulator on Ubuntu 16.04

How to Install PhotoQT on Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18

PhotoQT is a simple, free and open-source image viewer that comes in very handy with its basic file management and image manipulation features. It allows you to rotate, flip and zoom images or delete, rename or move them. You can also check EXIF information and show images in a slide show. The ...

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How to Install PhotoQT on Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18

Install Latest Pinta Image Editor on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04

Pinta is a free and open source image editor designed for non-professional users that are looking for a simple drawing alternative to GIMP. Pinta image editor includes all basic drawing tools (paintbrush, pencil, shapes), the ability to drawing freehand and common image-editing features and...

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Install Latest Pinta Image Editor on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04

ArchBang Linux Install Step by Step Guide with Screenshots

ArchBang Linux, as its name suggests, is an Arch-based Linux distributions. It features the light-weight openbox window manager, conky and a simplified installation process. So rejoice for you guys who have difficulty installing Arch Linux! This tutorial will take you step by step through the...

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ArchBang Linux Install Step by Step Guide with Screenshots

Download Your Linux ISO via DistroWatch Torrent Service

DistroWatch Torrent Corner is now hosting and seeding BitTorrent fils for Linux distros. As you may or may not already know, you can download Linux ISO images via BitTorrent.
Such as Ubuntu

Or Fedora.

However some Linux distros don’t offer a magnet link or torrent file to download, ...

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Download Your Linux ISO via DistroWatch Torrent Service

How to install and Use Unetbootin Linux Live USB Creator

Unetbootin, aka Universal Netboot Installer, is a free and open-source, lightweight program to create Linux live USB. A live USB is a USB drive that has a live OS installed and can be used to install the OS onto your hard drive. Written in C++, Unetbootin Linux live USB creator can run on Linux,...

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How to install and Use Unetbootin Linux Live USB Creator

Install CopyQ Clipboard Manager on Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux

CopyQ is an open-source clipboard manager with advanced features. A clipboard manager converts the standard clipboard into an archive of content from previous copy operations. CopyQ provides a searchable and editable copy history including text, photos, drawings, and command lines, in addition...

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Install CopyQ Clipboard Manager on Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux

Show dd Progress with these 2 Methods in Linux

The Linux dd command is a well-known tool to create live USB. One drawback of this tool is that it doesn’t show progress and thus you don’t know what’s going on while creating live USB. This tutorial explains how to show dd progress in 2 methods.
Show dd Progress with Status...

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Show dd Progress with these 2 Methods in Linux

How to Access USB from VirtualBox Guest OS

There are times when you need to access USB from VirtualBox. For instance, you installed Kali Linux in VirtualBox and a USB wireless network adapter is required to do penetration testing. This simple tutorial will show you how to easily access your USB thumb drive, USB hard disk, or USB wireless ...

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How to Access USB from VirtualBox Guest OS

Install Kazam Screencaster on Debian 8/Ubuntu/Linux Mint

When it comes to screencasting in Linux, you can use ffmpeg in the terminal, or use graphical tools like Kazam screencaster. Kazam is an open-source and feature-rich graphical screen recorder for Linux. Features of Kazam includes:

capture contents of the current screen
capture contents of all...

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Install Kazam Screencaster on Debian 8/Ubuntu/Linux Mint

Build Your Own OpenStreetMap Tile Server on Ubuntu 16.04

OpenStreetMap, aka, OSM is a user contributed world map that is freely editable. This tutorial will show you how to build your own OpenStreetMap tile server on Ubuntu 16.04. 2GB RAM, 40GB disk space should be the minimum OpenStreetMap server requirements.
Step 1: Upgrade Software
sudo apt ...

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Build Your Own OpenStreetMap Tile Server on Ubuntu 16.04

Install Google Calendar Indicator on Debian 8/Ubuntu 16.04

With Google calendar indicator in the system tray, you can easily view and add events in your Google Calendar. If you don’t want to open Evolution or Thunderbird just to access the calendar, then this lightweight and speedy applet is for you. Here’s how to install Google Calendar...

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Install Google Calendar Indicator on Debian 8/Ubuntu 16.04

How to Make Debian 8 Look Like Classic Ubuntu Gnome 2 Desktop

Gnome 3 was out for quite some time, but many folks still had hard time getting used to it. In this tutorial we will look at how to switch to Gnome 2 (kind of) on Debian 8 Jessie and add Ubuntu elements to make it pleasing to the eye. We will download and install some packages from Ubuntu trusty...

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How to Make Debian 8 Look Like Classic Ubuntu Gnome 2 Desktop

Install Latest Skype for Linux on Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora/OpenSUSE

The brand new Skype for Linux app was released by Microsoft a few days ago. Currently it’s in alpha stage which has a new responsive UI, group IM and calls. Group video and calling phone numbers will come in upcoming releases.
Other features in this release are as follows:

The ability to...

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Install Latest Skype for Linux on Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora/OpenSUSE

How to Install Papirus Icon Theme on Ubuntu 16.04/Debian 8

Papirus is a stylish icon theme for GTK and KDE desktop environments which means you can install the GTK version on Unity, Gnome, Pantheon, Budgie, Cinnamon, XFCE and install the KDE version on KDE. This tutorial is going to show you how to install this icon theme on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus...

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How to Install Papirus Icon Theme on Ubuntu 16.04/Debian 8

How to Install Latest VirtualBox 5.1 on Ubuntu 16.04/Debian 8

VirtualBox is a free and open-source virtualization software that can be used in enterprise as well as in home. It can run on Linux, Mac, Windows. The latest VirtualBox 5.1 was released on July 12, 2016 by Oracle.
Is it a worthy update? Here are the highlights in VirtualBox 5.1:

increased Linux...

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How to Install Latest VirtualBox 5.1 on Ubuntu 16.04/Debian 8

4 Tips to Speed Up Ubuntu 16.04 Even if You Have SSD

Linux users overall enjoys a faster operating system than Windows users. However, if you use a heavyweight desktop environment like Unity, the speed can suffer. This post lists 4 easy tips you can apply to speed up Ubuntu 16.04 system. You can see a speed boost on low-end hardware and in...

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4 Tips to Speed Up Ubuntu 16.04 Even if You Have SSD

Set Up Nginx Reverse Proxy for Google.com on a Ubuntu 16.04 VPS

This tutorial covers the steps of configuring Nginx reverse proxy for the Google search engine.
In some countries and areas in the world like China, Google search engine is blocked. In this information age, search engines are the online portals to knowledge and Google is the #1 search engine...

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Set Up Nginx Reverse Proxy for Google.com on a Ubuntu 16.04 VPS

How To Run Spotify Music Player as a Flatpak App

Flatpak, originally created by Alexander Larsson, is a competing technology to the snap package format introduced by Canonical in Ubuntu 16.04. Flatpak is formerly known as xdg-app until May 2016. Both Flatpak and Snap claim to provide a safe sandbox environment to run applications.
The d...

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How To Run Spotify Music Player as a Flatpak App

How To Install and Use BleachBit 1.12 on Ubuntu 16.04

BleachBit is a free and open source system cleaner utility available for Linux and Windows with source code licensed under the terms of GPLv3. This utility does a really nice job of deleting unwanted junk file created by various applications. The latest stable version 1.12 was released on July...

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Network Security Toolkit (NST) 24 7977 Installation Step by Step

Network Security Toolkit, aka NST, is a Linux distribution for security professionals and network admins, using MATE as the default desktop environment and as such it is lightweight. The latest stable version NST 24 7977 was released on July 4th, 2016. It’s based on the recently released...

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Network Security Toolkit (NST) 24 7977 Installation Step by Step

Install Apache, MariaDB and PHP7 (LAMP Stack) on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

LAMP (Linux, Apache, MariaDB/MySQL, PHP) is the most common solution stack for dynamic websites. In this tutorial, we are going to look at how to install Apache, MariaDB and PHP7 (LAMP stack) on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Trutsy Tahr.
Step 1: Update Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Before we install any software, it’s a...

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Install Apache, MariaDB and PHP7 (LAMP Stack) on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Snapd is now in Arch Linux Community Repo

Great news! Installing Snap packages in Arch Linux just got snappier! Because the snapd package and the related snap-confine and squashfs-tools are now in Arch Linux community Repository. To install snapd on Arch Linux and Arch-based Linux distro like Manjaro, Apricity OS, simply run:
sudo...

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Snapd is now in Arch Linux Community Repo

Install SuperTuxKart 0.9.2 on Ubuntu 16.04/Debian 8/Fedora/Arch Linux

SuperTuxKart, aka STK, released version 0.9.2 on July 1, 2016. It’s a free, open-source and cross-platform racing game available for Linux, OS X and Windows. It features the mascots of many open source project like Tux, Beastie, Pidgin, Wilber etc, with Mozilla Thunderbird being the...

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Install SuperTuxKart 0.9.2 on Ubuntu 16.04/Debian 8/Fedora/Arch Linux

Set Up Nginx FastCGI Cache to Boost Website Speed

What is Nginx FastCGI Cache? Well, if you followed previous tutorials about installing LEMP stack on various Linux distribution, then Nginx is configured to pass php request to PHP-FPM because Nginx itself is unable to process php code.
A web browser sends a request for a page to Nginx which...

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Set Up Nginx FastCGI Cache to Boost Website Speed

How to Enable HTTP2 on Debian 8 with Nginx Web Server

As you may already know, HTTP2 is the latest update to the HTTP/1.1 protocol. HTTP2 is said to significantly speed up webpages due the the ability to send as many HTTP requests as the browser like on a single TCP connection.
HTTP2 is based on SPDY. This tutorial shows how to enable HTTP2 with...

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How to Enable HTTP2 on Debian 8 with Nginx Web Server

How to Install PeaZip 6.0.3 Archive Manager on Ubuntu 16.04

PeaZip is a free and open source graphical archive manager and compression utility available for Linux, BSD, Windows. It support over 180 archive formats including rar, zip, tar and can also encrypt them. It’s a free software replacement for WinRAR with a nice-looking graphical...

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How to Install PeaZip 6.0.3 Archive Manager on Ubuntu 16.04

uGet and aria2: the Ultimate Download Manger for Linux

Have you clicked a download link in Firefox and then the connection is lost and you have to download the file again from scratch?  That’s where uGet download manager comes in.
One Download Manger to Rule Them All
uGet is an open source and lightweight download manager available for Linux, ...

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uGet and aria2: the Ultimate Download Manger for Linux

Install RSSOwl Feed Reader on Ubuntu 16.40 or Any Linux Distro

RSSOwl is an excellent, easy-to-configure RSS and Atom feed reader, available for Linux, Mac and Windows. It features offline viewing and sharing, a news filter, instant search, notifications, news bins and labels.  It also offers a list of recommended feed for the user which is very handy. This ...

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Install RSSOwl Feed Reader on Ubuntu 16.40 or Any Linux Distro

Get Weather Forecast in Terminal with Wego

Wego is a command-line tool that can be used to get weather information on your location or any area in the world. In this tutorial, we’ll look at how to install and use Wego on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Install Wego on Ubuntu 16.04
Wego is written in Go language and hosted on Github so we first...

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Get Weather Forecast in Terminal with Wego

Compile Nginx with ngx_pagespeed Module on Ubuntu 16.04

 
1. Back up Nginx Configuration Files
Once Nginx is compiled and installed, your original Nginx config files will be overwritten. You can use the following command to back up the main config file and server block files to your home directory. The tilde represents your home directory.
cp...

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Linux Server Performance Monitoring with Netdata

Are you looking for a real-time Linux server performance monitoring tool? Look no further.
netdata is a real-time Linux server performance monitoring tool with a beautiful web front-end. With netdata, you can monitor CPU, RAM usage, disk I/O, network traffic, Postfix, among many others. Netdata...

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Linux Server Performance Monitoring with Netdata

Setup NextCloud Server on Ubuntu 16.04 with Apache, MariaDB and PHP7

The first release of NextCloud is out! It’s a drop-in replacement for ownCloud. In this tutorial, we are going to look at how to set up NextCloud personal cloud storage on a Ubuntu 16.04 VPS with Apache, MariaDB and PHP7. This tutorial assumes that you have already configured a LAMP stack ...

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Setup NextCloud Server on Ubuntu 16.04 with Apache, MariaDB and PHP7

Install Apache, MariaDB and PHP-FPM (LAMP Stack) on Fedora 24

Fedora 24 was released on June 21, 2016. In this tutorial, we are going to look at how to install Apache, MariaDB and PHP-FPM (LAMP stack) on Fedora 24.
Step 1: Install Apache HTTP Server
Enter this command to install Apache HTTP server.
sudo dnf install httpd -y
By default, Apache will not ...

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Install Apache, MariaDB and PHP-FPM (LAMP Stack) on Fedora 24

Install Snap Packages in Arch Linux, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu

As many of you already know, the Ubuntu snap package format is coming to other major Linux distributions such as Arch Linux, Fedora, Debian and many more distros will support snap packages in the future. This tutorial is going to show you how to install snap packages on Arch Linux, Fedora,...

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Install Snap Packages in Arch Linux, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu

Upgrade Fedora 23 Workstation to Fedora 24

Fedora 24 was release on June 21, 2016. Linux users can download it from https://torrents.fedoraproject.org/ with a torrent program.
highlights in Fedora 24:

GNOME 3.20 desktop
Users can now use the graphical Software application to upgrade to the next release of Fedora instead of having to run ...

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Upgrade Fedora 23 Workstation to Fedora 24

Easily Install Nextcloud Server on Ubuntu 16.04 via Snap

As you may already know, Nextcloud is a free and open source fork of the well-known ownCloud project. This tutorial shows how easy it is to set up your own Nextcloud personal cloud storage on Ubuntu 16.04 server. You can also set up Nextcloud on your local Ubuntu 16.04 desktop to sync your data...

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Easily Install Nextcloud Server on Ubuntu 16.04 via Snap

How to Fix SSH Locale Environment Variable Error

What is Locale environment variable? In Linux, a locale consists of four categories of environment variables:

LANGUAGE
LC_ALL
LC_*:  LC_TYPE, LC_NUMERIC, LC_TIME…
LANG

These environment variables define the system language, monetary format, date and time format etc. on your Linux d...

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How to Fix SSH Locale Environment Variable Error

Install pCloud Drive on Ubuntu 16.04 - Free 20GB Storage

pCloud is available for Linux, Mac, windows, iOS, Android and Web. It offers 10GB free storage upon registration and also allows you to get up to 20GB free space. Your files and folders are stored at 3 different servers to keep it safe from server failure. Then file transfer between you local ...

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Install pCloud Drive on Ubuntu 16.04 - Free 20GB Storage

Install Vivaldi 1.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 via Official APT Repository

The latest stable version of Vivaldi browser was released on June 2, 2016. This tutorial shows how to install Vivaldi 1.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus via official APT repository.
What’s new in Vivaldi 1.2:

MYOMG: Make Your Own Mouse Gestures
Better tabs allows you to choose any page as ...

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Install VirtualBox Guest Additions in Apricity OS Virtual Machine

A reader asked me how to install VirutalBox guest additions in Apricity OS which is an Arch-based Linux distribution.
Apricity OS is nice-looking, easy-to-install, easy-to-use and beginner friendly. It boots very quickly even in VirtualBox. Apricity OS comes preloaded with Syncthing which allows ...

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Install VirtualBox Guest Additions in Apricity OS Virtual Machine

Upgrade Ubuntu 14.04 to Ubuntu 16.04 on a Server

This is a tutorial showing how to upgrade Ubuntu 14.04 to Ubuntu 16.04 on a server. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus was released on April 21st, 2016. You can read the release notes on Ubuntu official site.
Note: Please do a thorough testing before you upgrade on a production server.
Upgrade Ubuntu...

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Upgrade Ubuntu 14.04 to Ubuntu 16.04 on a Server

How To Install Spotify on Fedora 23 the Easy Way

Spotify has an official apt repository for Debian/Ubuntu/Linux Mint users. There’s no official rpm package for Fedora users. This tutorial shows how to install Spotify on Fedora 23 via third-party repository. It’s really quick and easy.
Install Spotify on Fedora 23
Add Fedora Spotify...

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How To Install Spotify on Fedora 23 the Easy Way

Install Drupal 8 on Ubuntu 16.04 With Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7

If you want to know how to install Drupal 8 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7, you have come to the right place.
WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) under the sun, loved by millions of bloggers and webmasters around the world thanks to its ease of use and ...

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Install Drupal 8 on Ubuntu 16.04 With Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7

Setup OwnCloud 9 Server with Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7 on Arch Linux

A reader asked me how to set up ownCloud personal cloud storage on Arch Linux with Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7. Today I’m going to show you how to achieve that. You can follow this guide on a Arch Linux server or your Arch desktop.
This tutorial assumes that you have already configured a LEMP ...

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Setup OwnCloud 9 Server with Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7 on Arch Linux

How to Install Ubuntu Tweak on Ubuntu 16.04

The popular Ubuntu Tweak project was officially dead in early May, 2016. ubuntu-tweak.com redirects to the author’s another website. If you still are attached to this tool, here’s how to install Ubuntu Tweak on Ubuntu 16.04 via the third-party GetDeb repository.
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How to Install Ubuntu Tweak on Ubuntu 16.04

How to Install FreeFileSync on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04/15.10

Dropbox, ownCloud, syncthing and btsync are great tools for syncing files and folders between your computer, tablet and smart phone. But what about syncing files and folders on the same device? FreeFileSync is a free and open source file synchronization tool that fits this purpose. It can be...

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How to Install Dropbox on Ubuntu 16.04

This tutorial shows 2 ways to install Dropbox on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus. The first method uses the graphical interface; the second uses terminal command line.
Install Dropbox on Ubuntu 16.04 the Graphical Way
Go to Dropbox Linux version download page. Download the Ubuntu deb package....

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How to Install Dropbox on Ubuntu 16.04

How to Fix MariaDB Plugin 'unix_socket' is not loaded Error

The Error “Plugin ‘unix_socket’ is not loaded” is commonly seen on Ubuntu 15.04/15.10/16.04. This tutorial shows how to fix it.
What is the Unix_Socket Plugin?
The Unix_Socket authentication plugin, which allows users to use OS credentials to connect to MariaDB via Unix...

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How to Install Ring Soft phone on Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora

We have done a tutorial about qTox and Telegram before. Both of them claim to respect user’s privacy. This tutorial is going to show you how to install ring on Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora. Ring is a free and open source (GPL3), peer-to-peer soft phone and instant messenger developed by...

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How to Install Ring Soft phone on Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora

2 Ways to Install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

This tutorial is for Linux beginners, showing 2 ways to install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus. The first method uses the graphical interface; the second uses terminal commands.
Install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 16.04 the Graphical Way
Go to https://www.google.com/chrome. Click the...

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Install MariaDB 10.1.14 on CentOS 7

This tutorial is going to show you how to install MariaDB 10.1.14 on CentOS 7 server and desktop. MariaDB 10.1.14 was released on May 10th, 2016. It’s a stable release with features that are not found in the previous 10.0 release. It also backported and reimplemented some features from...

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Install MariaDB 10.1.14 on CentOS 7

Install Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7 (LEMP Stack) on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

PHP7 is available from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus so you no longer have to rely on third-party PPA to get PHP7 installed on Ubuntu 16.04. In this tutorial, we are going to look at how to install Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7 (LEMP stack) on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus.
Step 1: Update Ubuntu 16.04...

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Install Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7 (LEMP Stack) on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

How to Install Syncthing on Ubuntu 16.04 via Official Deb Repository

This tutorial shows how to install Syncthing on Ubuntu 16.04 Desktop LTS Xenial Xerus.
Syncthing is a free continuous file synchronization tool that lets you synchronize your files across desktops, mobile phones or even servers. It’s an open source alternative to the popular BitTorrent Sync (aka ...

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How to Install Syncthing on Ubuntu 16.04 via Official Deb Repository

Use SSH Dynamic Port Forwarding to Bypass Great Firewall Of China

Dynamic port forwarding can be used to bypass the great firewall of China or any other firewall or Internet Filtering system. In this tutorial, we are going to look at using two SSH clients, OpenSSH client and PuTTY, to create a secure SSH tunnel with dynamic port forwarding function.
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Use SSH Dynamic Port Forwarding to Bypass Great Firewall Of China

5 Tips to Harden SSH Server

In this tutorial, we will be looking at securing SSH server from unauthorized access. SSH is the primary way to remote into Linux VPS or cloud servers and also the one of the primary attack vector by bad guys. It’s important that we secure it as much as possible.
Your SSH Server is Being...

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Create a Swap File on Cloud Linux Server to Prevent Out of Memory

When a Linux server is out of memory, some programs such as MariaDB/MySQL will shutdown automatically. To prevent out of memory (OOM) problem, we can create a swap partition or swap file so as to expand the memory. In this tutorial, we’re going to look at how to create a swap file on Linux...

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Create a Swap File on Cloud Linux Server to Prevent Out of Memory

mysqldump - Create a Separate User to Back Up MariaDB Databases

As you may already know, mysqldump is one of the best utilities you can use to back up MariaDB databases. This tutorial shows how to back up MariaDB database in a secure manner with the help of a special backup user.
mysqldump
Most MariaDB/MySQL users are familiar with the following three backup...

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Mail Server Login Error - Dovecot IMAP Authentication Failed

You have set up a Postfix and Dovecot mail server for your own domain name. It runs smoothly for a long time and you are happy with it. Then one day your email client can’t receive emails from your mail server.
Postfix is a SMTP server which is responsible for exchanging emails with other...

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Mail Server Login Error - Dovecot IMAP Authentication Failed

Install MKVToolNix 9.2.0 on Ubuntu 16.04/Debian 8/Linux Mint

MKVToolNix 9.2.0, codenamed photograph, was released on May 28, 2016. It’s a collection of tools to create, alter and inspect Matroska (MKV) files, available on Linux, BSD and Windows. This tutorial shows how to install MKVToolNix on Ubuntu 16.04, Debian 8, Linux Mint, Elementary OS via...

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Install MKVToolNix 9.2.0 on Ubuntu 16.04/Debian 8/Linux Mint

How to Install SuperTux Game on Debian 8/Ubuntu 16.04/Linux Mint

SuperTux is a 2D sidescroller game similar to the original Super Mario game. SuperTux 0.4 is released on December 2015. This tutorial shows how to install SuperTux 0.4 on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04, Linux Mint/Elementary OS and Debian 8.
Install SuperTux 0.4 on Ubuntu 16.04
SuperTux 0.4 is available on...

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How to Install Syncthing on Debian 8 Server to Back Up Website

This tutorial will teach you how to install Syncthing on Debian 8 server and use it to back up your Web site.
Syncthing is a free continuous file synchronization that lets you synchronize your files across multiple devices. It’s an open source alternative to the popular BitTorrent Sync...

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How to Install Syncthing on Debian 8 Server to Back Up Website

Install vnStat on Debian 8/Ubuntu 16.04 Server to Monitor Network Traffic

vnStat is an open source, GPL-licensed, console-based network traffic monitor. It’s lightweight and can be used without root privilege. Traffic statistics is stored in a database and presented per network interfaces. Each interface has its own database. The latest stable version is vnStat...

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Install vnStat on Debian 8/Ubuntu 16.04 Server to Monitor Network Traffic

Let's Encrypt TLS/SSL Certificate with Nginx on Arch Linux Server

In this tutorial, we’re going to look at how to obtain and install a free Let’s Encrypt TLS/SSL certificate with Nginx on Arch Linux server.
Obtain a Free Let’s Encrypt TLS/SSL Certificate
First we need to install the letsencrypt client which is available in Arch Linux...

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Let's Encrypt TLS/SSL Certificate with Nginx on Arch Linux Server

Let's Encrypt Free TLS/SSL Certificate Renewal Errors

When I launched this Web site in 2015, I was using a very cheap VPS which costs $10 per year. I obtained a free TLS/SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt and configured Nginx to serve HTTPS traffic.
In March 2016, I migrated my Web site to a digital Ocean (without affiliate link) SSD cloud...

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Let's Encrypt Free TLS/SSL Certificate Renewal Errors

Use BitTorrent Sync (btsync) to Back Up Debian 8 Server

BitTorrent Sync, aka btsync, is a very convenient tool for file sharing and syncing. In this tutorial, I will show you how to use BitTorrent Sync to back up Debian 8 server.
Install BitTorrent Sync on Debian 8 Server via Official Deb Repository
Open sources.list file with nano text editor or vi...

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Use BitTorrent Sync (btsync) to Back Up Debian 8 Server

Install Let's Encrypt Free TLS/SSL Certificate with Nginx on Debian 8 Server

This guide explains how to obtain and install Let’s Encrypt free TLS/SSL certificate with Nginx server on Debian 8 server.
Install Let’s Encrypt Client on Debian 8 Server
Ubuntu 16.04 repository already have Let’s Encrypt client. The client is also available in Debian testing...

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Install Let's Encrypt Free TLS/SSL Certificate with Nginx on Debian 8 Server

How to Install Deepin Boot Maker on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Deepin boot maker is an open source, GPL3 licensed tool that can help you to create bootable USB sticks quickly and easily. You can use it to create Deepin Linux live USB and Ubuntu live USB.
It’s a unetbootin fork project. The latest stable version is Deepin boot maker V1.1.2 which is...

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Install BitTorrent Sync on Ubuntu 16.04 from Official Deb Repository

BitTorrent Sync, aka btsync, is a very convenient tool for file sharing and syncing, released by BitTorrent. Inc, the same company that invented the BitTorrent protocol. I like it because it helps me back up my Web site effortlessly.
It can run on Linux, Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, Windows ...

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Install BitTorrent Sync on Ubuntu 16.04 from Official Deb Repository

How to View Mobi File in Ubuntu 16.04

Have you downloaded a mobi file from the Internet and you don’t know how to open mobi files in Ubuntu? Well, this article is going to help you to view mobi files in Ubuntu 16.04.
The mobi e-book file format was created by a French company named Mobipocket SA. This file format is commonly...

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4 ePub Reader to View ePub Files on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04

ePub, aka electronic publication, is a free and open e-book file format. This post introduces you 4 different ePub reader you can use to view ePub files on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04.
FBReader – the Lightweight ePub Reader
FBReader, aka Free Book Reader, is small and fast. It supports most open...

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4 ePub Reader to View ePub Files on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04

Run Portable Linux Apps on Ubuntu 16.04 with Orbital Apps

You may have already know portableapps.com which provides us a host of portable apps that can run Windows. You may ask, what about Linux? Can I run portable apps on Linux? This tutorial explains how to run portable Linux apps on Ubuntu 16.04 with Orbital Apps.
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Run Portable Linux Apps on Ubuntu 16.04 with Orbital Apps

Install Tor Browser on Ubuntu 16.04 via PPA

Tor browser 5.5.5 was released on April 26th, 2016. This tutorial explains how to install Tor browser on Ubuntu 16.04 and how to use it.
Tor browser 5.5.5 Change log:

Updates Firefox to 38.8.0 ESR which features important security updates
Update Tor launcher to 0.2.7.9
NoScript was updated to...

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Install Tor Browser on Ubuntu 16.04 via PPA

How to Install Wine 1.8 on Ubuntu 16.04 via PPA

Wine is a recursive acronym for Wine is not an emulator. Wine is a compatibility layer that allows you to run Windows programs natively on Linux. It’s free open source and easy to use. In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Wine 1.8.2 (the latest stable version) on Ubuntu...

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Geary Email Client 0.11 Released-How to install on Linux

Geary email is a free open source (licensed under LGPL v2.1) email client built for the GNOME 3 desktop environment. Geary is lightweight as it doesn’t have a RSS reader or calendar like Thunderbird have. It doesn’t support POP3 so you will be forced to use IMAP protocol to read your...

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Geary Email Client 0.11 Released-How to install on Linux

2 Ways to Install Telegram on Ubuntu 16.04: PPA & Snap Package

Telegram is a free and open source instant messaging client that values user’s privacy and data encryption. In this tutorial, I will show you 2 ways to install Telegram on Ubuntu 16.04.
Method 1: Install Telegram on Ubuntu 16.04 Via Snap
A Canonical employee has packaged a Telegram snap...

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2 Ways to Install Telegram on Ubuntu 16.04: PPA & Snap Package

How To Install NetSurf Browser on Linux

If you are getting frustrated with the increasingly bloated Firefox, you can try NetSurf browser, which is a fast, lightweight Web browser.
NetSurf is a free and open source Web browser licensed under GPL v2, available for Linux, Unix, RISC OS, Haiku, Amiga OS and Atari. It uses its own...

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How To Test Snap Package Security on Ubuntu 16.04

Recently a Core OS security researcher and Linux kernel contributor named Matthew Garrett published a post pointing that Snap package on Ubuntu 16.04 with X11 display server is not secure. X11 is still the default display server on Ubuntu 16.04 desktop. He created a little Snap app on Github to...

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How To Install Vivaldi on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04 and How To Use It

In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Vivaldi on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04 and how to use it. Vivaldi is a free ( as in free beer ) Web browser developed by Vivaldi Technologies which is founded by Opera software co-founder and former CEO Jon von Tetzchner and Tatsuki Tomita.
Vivaldi 1.0,...

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How To Install Firefox on Tahrpup Puppy Linux

If you want to know how to install Firefox on Tahrpup Puppy Linux, then you’ve found the perfect tutorial. Tahrpup is an official distribution of Puppy Linux and in this tutorial, I will show you how to install latest Firefox browser on Tahrpup.
Install Firefox on Tahrpup
First go to...

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How To install Shadowsocks on Puppy Linux Tahrpup

As you may know, Shadowsocks is a secure, very lightweight, super fast Socks5 proxy, originally designed for bypassing the great firewall of China. You can also view it as an alternative to VPN. In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Shadowsocks command line client on Tahrpup which is...

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How To install Shadowsocks on Puppy Linux Tahrpup

How To Install Skype on Elementary OS Freya

In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Skype on elementary OS 0.3.2 Freya.
If you’ve read my previous tutorial, then you know how easy it is to install Skype on Ubuntu. Elementary OS is based on the long-term support version of Ubuntu, in particular, Elementary OS 0.3.2 Freya is...

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How To Install Skype on Elementary OS Freya

View CHM files with xCHM and kchmViewer on Ubuntu

The chmsee project has been dead for several years. Here’s some alternatives to chmsee for you to read chm files on Ubuntu.
xCHM
xCHM is a Compiled HTML Help (CHM) file viewer for X. It can show the contents tree if one is available, print the current page and do the usual history ...

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View CHM files with xCHM and kchmViewer on Ubuntu

Gufw - A Beginner's Guide on Ubuntu 16.04 Desktop

Setting up iptables firewall can be difficult for Linux beginner. Ubuntu has made it a little bit easier. UFW, aka uncomplicated firewall, is the front end for iptables.  Gufw on the other hand, is the graphical fronted for UFW and it’s one of the easiest firewalls in the world.
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How To Install TeamViewer on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus

In this tutorial, I will show you how to install TeamViewer on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. TeamViewer is a remote control software. It’s free for personal use. You can use TeamViewer to control other computers which also has TeamViewer installed. So let’s get started.
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How To Install ICQ on Linux (Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora/Arch Linux)

In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to install ICQ on Linux, including Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, etc. ICQ was the most popular instant messaging software in the 90s.
Install ICQ on Linux
First, go to the ICQ download page to download the Linux version of ICQ client....

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How To Install ICQ on Linux (Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora/Arch Linux)

How To Install Skype on Ubuntu 16.04

In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Skype on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Install Skype on Ubuntu 16.04
It’s relatively easy to install Skype on Ubuntu. First, enable the Canonical partner repository with the below command:
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/...

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How To Compile Notepadqq on Debian/Ubuntu/Raspbian

In a previous tutorial, I showed you how to install Notepadqq, a Notepad++ clone, on Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS and Arch Linux. A reader recently asked me how to install Notepadqq on Raspberry Pi. Installing Notepadqq on Raspbian using the PPA is an awkward experience. Instead I...

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How To Install WeChat on Linux

WeChat is very popular mobile messaging app developed by Tencent in China. It supports text and voice messages, group chat, sending files. A web version is also available. Electronic WeChat is a third-party WeChat client which uses the Electron framework to package the Web WeChat. In this...

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How To Install WeChat on Linux

How To Move Unity Launcher To the Bottom of the Screen on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS now has the ability to move Unity launcher to the bottom of the screen thanks to the Ubuntu Kylin team for doing the heavy work.
Move Unity Launcher To the Bottom of the Screen
First install donf-editor with apt-get or apt.
sudo apt install dconf-editor
Open dconf editor from...

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Install Apache, MariaDB and PHP7 (LAMP Stack) on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus comes with PHP7 by default so you don’t have to rely on third-party PPA to get PHP7 installed. In this tutorial, we are going to look at how to install Apache, MariaDB and PHP7 (LAMP stack) on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus.
Step 1: Update Ubuntu 16.04...

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How To Switch Between Intel and Nvidia Graphics Card on Ubuntu

These days, it is common to see two graphics cards on laptops: Intel graphics and Nvidia. This tutorial will show you how to seamlessly switch between Intel and Nvidia graphics card on Ubuntu.
Which Graphics Card Should You Use?
For gaming and 3D charting that requires a lot of graphics power,...

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Install Notepadqq on Linux, an Alternative to Notepad++

As we all know, Notepad++ is a very common and popular text editor on Microsoft Windows. Although Notepad++ is open source and licensed under GPL, it uses pure Win32 API. So compiling it on Linux is very hard. Notepadqq is a free and open source alternative to Notepad++.  Today we’re going ...

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Install Notepadqq on Linux, an Alternative to Notepad++

How To Install qTox Messenger on Linux

What is Tox?
Tox is a completely free and open source, end-to-end encrypted messenger, focusing on user’s privacy and security, preventing massive surveillance, which outshines other instant messenger like Skype, QQ etc.
Technically speaking, Tox is just the core library that provides the...

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How To Install qTox Messenger on Linux

Install Docker on Debian 8 Jessie Server Via Official Repository

In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to install docker on Debian 8 Jessie server. The Linux version of Docker is split into docker-engine and docker-compose.

Pre-requisites
Docker supports 64 bit system with Linux kernel 3.10+. To check whether your Debian system is 32 bit or 64...

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How To Enable Imagemagick Extension for PHP on Arch Linux

I recently migrated some of my WordPress sites to an Arch Linux server. I installed Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7 on Arch Linux. Then the thumb image of WordPress post does not work any more. I looked at the WordPress /upload/ folder on my server and found that no other image sizes were generated when ...

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How To Enable Imagemagick Extension for PHP on Arch Linux

Install (LEMP) Nginx, MariaDB, PHP7 on Arch Linux Server

In a previous tutorial, I explained how to install Arch Linux on KVM VPS. Now this tutorial will show you how to Install Nginx, MariaDB, PHP7, aka LEMP stack, on Arch Linux server.
Step 1: Update Arch Linux Server
Before installing any packages on Arch Linux, it’s always a good idea to...

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Install (LEMP) Nginx, MariaDB, PHP7 on Arch Linux Server

How To Install Arch Linux on KVM VPS

This tutorial explains how to install Arch Linux on KVM VPS. Arch Linux will be used as a server operating system, so I will only install basic component for a server and skip installing GUI stuff.
Step 1: Boot Your VPS from Arch Linux ISO
In your VPS control panel, find the virtual optical disk...

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How To Install TeamViewer on Debian 8

Many people experienced dependency problem when installing TeamViewer on Linux. In this tutorial, I will explain how to properly install TeamViewer on Debian 8 Jessie 64 bit version.
Install TeamViewer on Debian 8 64 bit
Go to teamviewer.com and download the 32 bit deb package. (There are no 64...

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How To Install VirtualBox Guest Additions in Fedora Guest OS

This tutorial will show you how to install VirtualBox guest additions in Fedora. Before you follow the steps in this tutorial, you need to have a Fedora guest OS installed inside VirtualBox. The type of OS on the host doesn’t matter.
VirtualBox Guest Additions offer the following...

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Install Virtualbox on Fedora 23 From Official Oracle Repository

Virtualbox is not included in Fedora repository. We can install it from official Oracle repository or the RPM fusion repository. In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Virtualbox on Fedora 23 from official Oracle repository.
Add Official Oracle Repo
Create a repo file for...

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List Installed Linux Kernels and Remove Old ones on Fedora

This brief tutorial shows you how to list all installed Linux kernels on Fedora/CentOS and how to remove old ones.
List all installed Linux kernels
Use rpm command with -qa option.
rpm -qa kernel

To check the current running kernel, type this command:
uname...

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List Installed Linux Kernels and Remove Old ones on Fedora

Install Kodi on Debian, Ubuntu, Arch Linux and OpenSUSE Leap

Kodi, formerly XBMC (Xbox Media Center), is a free and open source media player software licensed under GPLv2. It can run on Linux, OS X, FreeBSD, Windows, Android and Apple TV OS. The latest stable release is Kodi 16.0 Jarvis. It has a 10-foot user interface which means it can easily read from...

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Install Kodi on Debian, Ubuntu, Arch Linux and OpenSUSE Leap