Lucas Chess is a chess GUI. It lets you play against lots of chess engines and train to improve your game.
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Author: Steve Emms
Best Free and Open Source Software – June 2021 Updates
June 2021 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Installing Software – Part 7
We show you how easy it is to install software in Linux. This article is part of our Linux for Starters series.
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Best Free Alternatives to Google Public DNS
A DNS, short for domain name system, is used to resolve a particular domain name to its IP equivalent. Here’s alternatives to Google’s DNS.
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Excellent Utilities: duf – disk usage utility
duf is a simple disk usage utility that offers a more attractive representation than the classic df utility. It’s written in Go.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Navigating the Desktop – Part 6
This article guides you around the desktop in Ubuntu. It’s part of our Linux for Starters series teaching you all the basics.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – 8 Things to do after installing Ubuntu – Part 5
After installing Ubuntu 21.04, you’re ready to use your new system. But there are some additional steps we recommend you do.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Earth Pro
Google Earth Pro lets you fly anywhere to see satellite imagery, 3D buildings, 3D trees, terrain, Street View, planets and much more. Here our recommended open source alternatives.
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Linux Candy: Fondo – wallpaper tool
Fondo lets you quickly find beautiful wallpapers from Unsplash. Enjoy your new wallpaper with a single click.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Drive
In this series, we’ll explore how you can migrate from Google without missing out on anything. We’ll recommend open source solutions.
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Best Free and Open Source Software – April and May 2021 Updates
April and May 2021 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Best Privacy-Focused Alternatives to Google Search
Google Search is a hugely popular web search engine with more than 92% market share. But they are many who are concerned about how the service tracks them. If you believe that Google invades your privacy, what alternatives do we recommend?
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Foliate – simple and modern GTK eBook viewer
Foliate is a simple and modern eBook viewer written in JavaScript. Here’s our review of this free and open source software.
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Run Linux on Refurbished Mini PCs – Other Factors – Part 6
This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished mini PC to run Linux as a desktop computer.
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HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC – Games – Week 6
This is a weekly blog looking at the HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC running Linux. We put some free games through their paces.
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Run Linux on Refurbished Mini PCs – RAM – Part 5
This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished mini PC to run Linux as a desktop computer.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Install Ubuntu from your USB stick – Part 4
In this article we show you how to install Ubuntu 21.04 on your hard disk. It’s a slick process.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Make a Bootable Ubuntu USB Stick in Windows – Part 3
One of the easiest ways to install Linux is by creating a bootable USB key. We will walk you through the process for the Ubuntu Desktop distro.
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Run Linux on Refurbished Mini PCs – Storage – Part 4
This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished Mini PC to run Linux as a desktop computer.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Choose a Distro – Part 2
Which distro should you try? We offer advice for beginners to Linux.
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