Category: linux ubuntu

Let’s admit it. When you boot up your Linux computer, the Grub menu looks ugly. Luckily, if you don’t like how your Grub boot menu…

Linux took its inspiration from Unix, but Linux isn’t Unix—although it’s definitely Unix-like. We will  explain the major differences between these two famous operating systems….

Sometimes, you need to log in to a site on a different device or browser, but you’ve forgotten the password. If you’ve previously let Firefox…

Wireshark is a world-class packet analyzer available on Linux, Windows, and macOS. Its filters are flexible and sophisticated, but sometimes, counterintuitive. We’ll explain the “gotchas”…

Raspberry Pi supports several Linux distributions. Most of the time you just need to flash the system image to an SD card, insert that SD…

Raspberry Pi supports several Linux distributions. Most of the time you just need to flash the system image to an SD card, insert that SD…

Is your PC freezing? Or have you started hearing loud CPU fan noise coming from your computer? There are many reasons for high CPU utilization…

If you are a fan of Ubuntu but not a fan of Gnome, what can you do? You should know that you are not stuck…

If you are a fan of Ubuntu but not a fan of Gnome, what can you do? You should know that you are not stuck…

You have most likely heard about virtual assistants like Siri, Alexa, and even Google Assistant. It isn’t common, however, to hear about virtual assistants for…

You have most likely heard about virtual assistants like Siri, Alexa, and even Google Assistant. It isn’t common, however, to hear about virtual assistants for…

People thought that emulating the PS3 on a PC would be impossible for decades, thanks to its wholly alien architecture. And yet, the team behind…

Apple Apple is transitioning its Macs from Intel processors to custom in-house chips. Overall, the decision will improve Mac performance and decrease manufacturing costs. But…

Have you accidentally killed X Window? Has work stuck you with a boring non-graphical server? Fear not! Fresh out of 1997, Mp3blaster can drown out…

Microsoft Microsoft is launching a preview version of its Defender ATP antivirus software for Android today. Defender ATP is an enterprise-grade Android security tool, with…

You haven’t decided yet if you want to make the jump to Ubuntu. You hear good things about it, but you don’t know what to…

Multi-core processing can have benefits and drawbacks, and sometimes you need to manually assign CPU cores to programs (aka “CPU affinity”) in order to gain…

Sometimes, you’d like to grab a “hard copy” of a website in Google Chrome, but you don’t necessarily want to print it out on paper….

If you’d prefer to manage all your tasks directly from the terminal, Taskbook allows you to do that using simple commands. There’s no annoying GUI,…

Ah, the age old question: which distro should I use? It often sparks controversy, as many users of different distros want you to choose their…

There are plenty of emulators that allow you to play Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) games in Ubuntu, but not all of them are equal….