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Working With Ubuntu 24.04 LTS – Software

This is a live blog looking at issues installing software in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

We look at a couple of ways you can extend your GNOME desktop. We first cover extensions before moving on to exploring themes.

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.

Wine (originally an acronym for “Wine Is Not an Emulator”) is a free and open-source compatibility layer. Run Windows programs on Linux.

This article walks you through installing VirtualBox. This article is part of our Linux for Starters series, a guide designed for beginners.

In this article, we explore remote desktop on Ubuntu. Access the Windows desktop from Linux using a remote desktop client.

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.

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.

We explore different desktop environments you can try without installing a different flavour of Ubuntu. There’s KDE, XFCE, MATE, and Budgie.

We investigate how to manage users using both the GUI and the command-line. This article is part of the Linux for Starters Guide.