One of my favorite things to do when playing around with my Linux system is try out CLI applications. They’re just so functional and simple and provide tools to improve your computing experience. Recently I took to Twitter to ask you all what some of your favorites are. I compiled the list from all the submissions. I’ll post the Tweet below so you can browse all the replies if you’d like to. ...

We will check out some of the more popular Linux packaging formats and run some benchmarks to see if there are any clear winners between them. But before we get into the actual benchmarking, we must first discuss these different packaging formats and some of their key differences. We’re going to focus on Flatpaks, Snaps, and AppImages. All of these have the benefit of being independent of your Linux distribution, meaning that you can run all of these packaging formats no matter what version or distribution of Linux we’re running. This differs from something like APT, Pacman, DNF, or whatever it may be, because those are distribution-specific package management systems. ...

The terminal comes loaded with tons of great tools you can use to help you manage your system and workflow. In the article we will list 7 tools you can add to your terminal to improve your workflow. Trash-cli Command line trash bin interface. trash-put trash files and directories. trash-empty empty the trashcan(s). trash-list list trashed files. trash-restore restore a trashed file. trash-rm remove individual files from the trashcan. Youtube-dl Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites. ...

This is a list of my favorite GNOME themes, which combine the perfect combination of wallpaper, icons, and extensions. This article is a work in progress. CLEAN Look with Qogir Distro: OpenSUSE DE: GNOME 41 Shell: Blur my Shell, UI Improvements, User Themes Panel: Extension List, Places, Sound Input & Output Device Chooser, freon, krypto GTK Theme: Qogir-theme 361 Icon Theme: Qogir-icon-theme Wallpaper: wallpapercave.com Fluent GTK Experience My current GNOME GTK theming icons and more! My favorite thing about the GNOME desktop environment in Linux is how awesome you can make it look. In this video we highlight the Fluent GTK theme, Flatery icons, and quickly overview my current extension set. ...

If you have an old or cheap computer lying around, you should put it to work and create a nice home media server. In this video, we will use Ubuntu server 20.04 and PLEX to stream media easily throughout your home and even when you’re out on the go. Once you have everything set up, you’re not just limited to media. You can use this to run Nextcloud or any other server application. ...

In this guide, we will cover how to set up a Windows 11 guest virtual machine on our Linux host. We’ll do this in VMware, as it provides better graphics performance for gaming and creative applications. This also won’t require GPU passthrough to get decent performance. Learn more about VMware graphics options here. Installing VMware on Linux For Arch-based systems, the easiest way is through the package linked below in the AUR. You can use yay or another AUR helper. ...

We will go over how to flash distributions on a PinePhone. You can easily flash Manjaro, Arch, Ubuntu Touch, Mobian, and any other ARM distribution available on the wiki linked below. https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_Software_Releases Time needed: 15 minutes. Installing a new distribution on your Pinephone is as easy as flashing an ISO to the internal storage, Download the Jumpdrive image. Visit this page and grab the latest version of Jumpdrive. Flash the Jumpdrive image to an SD card. Using a burning tool such as Etcher, plug in the SD card to your computer. You may need a converter or a special USB to connect the card. Burn the .img. ...

Installing DaVinci Resolve in Linux is not the easiest thing to do despite its native support. Resolve is a professional-level video editor that requires a very specific environment to run properly. Below are the minimum requirements. Minimum system requirements for Linux CentOS 7.3 16-32 GB of system memory Discrete GPU with at least 2GB of VRAM GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 11 NVIDIA/AMD Driver version – As required by your GPU ...

The GNOME Circle initiative aims to widen developer outreach and enhance the GNOME ecosystem overall. Developers whose applications are featured within the GNOME Circle have had to apply and meet a strong set of criteria. As a result, the majority of the applications featured are awesome. In this article, we will highlight 5 of my favorites. GNOME Circle champions the great software that is available for the GNOME platform. Not only do we showcase the best apps and libraries for GNOME, but we also support independent developers who are using GNOME technologies. https://circle.gnome.org/ ...

Whatever your reasoning, switching your kernel in Arch Linux is actually a fairly easy process. All we need to do is make sure the proper kernel is installed on your system and configure grub to easily utilize that new kernel. You can check your currently installed Kernel and version with the command below. uname -r First, let’s take a look at our options from the official Arch wiki. Officially Supported Kernels Stable — Vanilla Linux kernel and modules, with a few patches applied. https://www.kernel.org/ || linux ...