Startup disk creator icon visible at Application launcher after the installation.
Install startup disk creator on Ubuntu
Installation of LAMP stack on Debian/Ubuntu
Update the Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Install complete collection of Google fonts on Debian/Ubuntu
Users have to visit the Google Fonts website to download and install the font one by one, and it's a time-consuming process. The font collection maintains through the GitHub repository, where all font files can be download directly. Users can download the entire font collection and put it in the font directory of Linux based operating systems. Then the fonts become available for the entire system.
Download font collection
Visit https://github.com/google/fonts and download the fonts package.
Installation of fonts
Check the new fonts available.
Open LibreOffice Writer and check the font, EB Garamond available.
Install Brave browser on Ubuntu and Debian
Following are the commands to install, apply the commands one by one.
sudo apt install apt-transport-https curl
sudo curl -fsSLo /usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main"|sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install brave-browser
Install Teamviewer on Debian/Ubuntu from DEB repository
Add the repository address to the system (change editor name, here I am using Mousepad)
sudo mousepad /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teamviewer.list
Add software repository address in the file,
deb https://linux.teamviewer.com/deb stable main
Save and close the file.
Add the repository key,
sudo su
wget -O - https://download.teamviewer.com/download/linux/signature/TeamViewer2017.asc | apt-key add -
sudo apt update
sudo apt install teamviewer
The software will appear on Applications > Internet after the successful installation.
Reference
Install Anydesk from DEB repository
Anydesk is a remote desktop access software and offers a user-friendly interface. Traditionally Anydesk installs from the .deb package. Users need to upgrade the software manually whenever a new version arrives. Now Linux users can install Anydesk by adding a software repository. This method is convenient to keep the software new all time. Anydesk update along with updating Linux operating system. Following are the steps to add and install Anydesk from the DEB repository.
Ubuntu 22.04 users need to download and install the following package before the installation of Anydesk.
cd
wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/p/pangox-compat/libpangox-1.0-0_0.0.2-5+b2_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libpangox-1.0-0_0.0.2-5+b2_amd64.deb
Become a Root user,
sudo su
Add the repository key,
wget -qO - https://keys.anydesk.com/repos/DEB-GPG-KEY | apt-key add -
Add the repository
echo "deb http://deb.anydesk.com/ all main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/anydesk-stable.list
Update the software index.
apt update
Install Anydesk
apt install anydesk
The software will appear on Applications > Internet after the successful installation.
Reference
http://deb.anydesk.com/howto.html?_ga=2.12911607.170071280.1612773999-782358492.1612773999
Find a Dell Vostro laptop with Ubuntu Linux
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Speed up updates in Linux Mint
Software repositories are computers located in various places. Indian Linux users can select servers located in India to download and install packages to keep the system new. Linux Mint allow the users to select fastest software repository and speed up the update process. This feature facilitates the packages download speedy manner. Otherwise, need to stick on with slow software repository and wait more for downloading the package updates.
Open Application Launcher > Administration > Software Sources.
Click on Mirrors and find the fastest mirror accessible from your place.
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Hypnotix: a live TV app for Linux
Hypnotix is a Free Software and licensed under GPLv3. It is a stand-alone application and free from advertisements.
Install LibreOffice 7 on Debian 10 (Buster)
Update the Debian
sudo apt updatesudo apt upgrade
Install Gnome icons
sudo apt install libreoffice-gnomeAdd LibreOffice 7 software repository
sudo mousepad /etc/apt/sources.listsudo apt install -t buster-backports libreoffice
Install Zotero using Snap package management tool
Install Snap
Install Zotero using snap
Reference
Introduction to Ubuntu Linux
- Gives an idea on how to install Ubuntu.
- Selection of Ubuntu flavours.
- Introduction to Ubuntu desktop.
- Basics of Linux commands.
- How to enable regional languages with Ubuntu.
- How to keep in touch with the changes in Ubuntu Linux.
Install GNOME Classic desktop on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
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GNOME Classic desktop. |
Autocrat for bulk certificate generation
Here I am going to discuss how to create and send event certificates in large numbers using Google Drive and Autocrat.