In this article, we'll focus on how to install and use QtPad on Ubuntu 18.04. Qtpad is a unique and highly customizable sticky note application written in Qt5 and Python3 tailored for Unix systems. Some of its notable features include: [...]
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How to Manually Install Security Updates on Ubuntu 18.04
One of the most crucial tasks that a systems administrator needs to undertake is ensuring that systems are patched with the latest security updates. Ubuntu is considered as one of the most secure Linux distributions but it can be susceptible [...]
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How to Configure Keyboard on Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 18.04 comes with many keyboard layouts that you can choose from depending on the Language and region. In this short article, we are going to show you how you can configure keyboard in Ubuntu 18.04on terminal. Keyboard Layout is [...]
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Pyradio - Play your Favorite Radio Station from Linux Terminal
Pyradio is a free and open source Python-based command line tool that allows you to play your favorite radio station online. We'll take you through the installation of Pyradio and how to play your favorite radio station online from Ubuntu [...]
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How to Install LibreOffice 6.0 on Ubuntu /Debian/Mint
LibreOffice is a free and opensource office suite that gives the user ability to create Documents, Presentations, Spreadsheets, work with databases among many other functions. It's a productivity suite comprising Writer - Word processor Impress - Presentation software Calc - [...]
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4 Tools to Browse Internet from Linux Terminal
In this article, we'll focus on how you can browse the internet from Linux command line using text-based browsers. Text browsers are browsers that only render the text contents of a web page, leaving out all the graphical content including [...]
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How to Check Cron Logs on Ubuntu 18.04
In this article, we'll look at how to check cron logs and monitor jobs in real time in Ubuntu 18.04. A cron job is a task scheduler used for automation of repetitive tasks in a Linux environment. It is normally executed at a [...]
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How to Setup UFW Firewall on Ubuntu 18.04
In this article, I'll show you how to setup UFW firewall on Ubuntu 18.04. In Ubuntu, the default firewall is UFW, short for Uncomplicated FireWall. It has been around since Ubuntu 18.04 release and was built to simplify iptables configuration which [...]
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How to Install Java 8 on Ubuntu 18.04
In this article, we'll focus on how to install java on Ubuntu 18.04 from the terminal. We will begin by installing the default JDK/JRE. Java is an application that is a prerequisite in a wide range of software such as Tomcat [...]
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How to Install Teamviewer on Ubuntu 18.04
In this article, we are going to show you how to install Teamviewer on your Ubuntu 18.04 and Debian 9.4 system from the command line. Teamviewer is a software application that allows users to securely gain remote access to any [...]
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How to Install Adobe Flash Player using Ubuntu Linux Terminal
Adobe Flash player is a plugin that is integrated with your browser and allows a user to stream or watch videos e.g. on sites like YouTube. Nowadays, flash is not required in modern browsers like Google Chrome and has been [...]
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6 Commands to Clear Linux Terminal
Sometimes, as you go about running commands on a Linux terminal, you may feel that the terminal is somewhat 'filled up' with commands and outputs of those commands. Therefore, you may want to clear the terminal to declutter it and [...]
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How to Synchronize Time using NTP Server in Ubuntu
NTP (Network Time Protocol) is a protocol that synchronizes your system’s time with online NTP servers to an accuracy of just a few milliseconds. NTP listens on UDP port 123. In this article, we are going to see how you [...]
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How to Upgrade Individual Packages in Ubuntu/CentOS
In this article, we'll dive deep and see how we can upgrade specific packages in Ubuntu/CentOS distributions. Once in a while, you may be required to upgrade certain packages and leave others in their default versions. One reason for this [...]
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