This is a live blog looking at issues installing software in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
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Category: Beginners
Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Extend your Desktop – Part 22
We look at a couple of ways you can extend your GNOME desktop. We first cover extensions before moving on to exploring themes.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Linux Commands – Appendix
There are thousands of Linux commands so it’s impractical to provide a comprehensive list. Instead we focus on many of the commands you will need.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Wine – Part 21
Wine (originally an acronym for “Wine Is Not an Emulator”) is a free and open-source compatibility layer. Run Windows programs on Linux.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Running VirtualBox – Part 20
This article walks you through installing VirtualBox. This article is part of our Linux for Starters series, a guide designed for beginners.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Remote Desktop to Windows from Ubuntu – Part 19
In this article, we explore remote desktop on Ubuntu. Access the Windows desktop from Linux using a remote desktop client.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Become Anonymous – Part 18
Improve your privacy with these ways of reducing spying and snooping on your daily life. This article is part of the Linux for Starters series.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Gaming – Part 17
There is a wide and ever growing range of native Linux games available, but given the range, there are a number of locations where you pick up games.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Try Different Desktops – Part 16
We explore different desktop environments you can try without installing a different flavour of Ubuntu. There’s KDE, XFCE, MATE, and Budgie.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Managing Users – Part 15
We investigate how to manage users using both the GUI and the command-line. This article is part of the Linux for Starters Guide.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Maintain your System – Part 14
This article explains ways to keep your system running in tip-top condition.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Manipulating Files – Part 13
This article explains the fundamentals of manipulating files from the shell. We explore cp, mv, rm and mkdir using Ubuntu 21.04.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Understanding the File System – Part 12
Ubuntu has a very different file system compared to Windows. It’s organized in a completely different way designed to offer more security.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Getting Help – Part 11
We explain the main ways you can get help direct from your new Ubuntu system.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Files and Permissions – Part 10
In this article we’ll take you through the basics of files and permissions. We’ll use the ls command. Part of the Linux for Starters series.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Get Started with the Terminal – Part 9
What’s a shell? What’s a terminal? The shell is a program that takes commands from the keyboard and gives them to the operating system to perform.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Open Source Replacements for Proprietary Windows Desktop Software – Part 8
We consider popular Windows proprietary software and recommend great open source replacements that run under 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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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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