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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Extend your Desktop – Part 22

June 8, 2022 Steve Emms Beginners, Software

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

April 23, 2022 Steve Emms Beginners, Software

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

October 20, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, Software

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

October 11, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, Software

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

September 27, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, Software

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

September 20, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners

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

September 13, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, Games

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

September 6, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, Software

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

August 31, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, CLI, Desktop

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

August 23, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, System Software

This article explains ways to keep your system running in tip-top condition.

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