Chrome OS is Google’s attempt at a desktop operating system based around the Chrome web browser, built on top of the Linux kernel. In this tutorial, we’ll learn about all the different ways to take screenshots on Chrome OS. Screenshots have become quite popular now with the age of the Internet and smartphones. They’re also …
Do you love playing songs while working on your computer? Follow the steps in this tutorial to add media controls in the system tray on Ubuntu GNOME. Music is such an integral part of most of our lives. If you’re someone who’s working on their PC a lot through the day or you just like to …
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Windows users will be familiar with the concept of creating shortcuts to apps, files or folders. Similar functionality is available on Linux as well but it is often not enabled by default. But shortcuts can be really helpful. You can have your folder, file neatly tucked away in another drive or somewhere else, where it …
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Linux, like any other OS, has many flaws and one of them seem to be the backend of app installations. Installing apps is much easier than it is on Windows. most apps you’ll need will only take clicking on an install button once. Some with a single command that you can copy and paste from …
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The computer mouse is one of the best inventions in the field of computers. Even today with most devices allowing users to simply use the interface using their fingers, there’s still no replacement for the precision of a mouse. When you’re working with larger displays, a mouse is also more convenient. However, the most productive …
Deepin is the default desktop environment of the Deepin Linux distribution and has been created specifically for it. The distribution and also the desktop environment are projects of Chinese software company Deepin Ltd. Deepin is one of the most minimalistic desktop environments you’ll come across. It is also extremely slick and beautiful right out of …
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Windows may have many drawbacks, old outdated ways and some things that are just pure crap. But one of the most incredible, and perhaps also under-rated features is the Windows taskbar. It has been around since Windows 95. A single panel that contains all system controls, icons, currently running tasks, the start button and now …
Linux is many things but being the most user-friendly operating system is not one of them. I’ve often called out Windows for behaving like an OS from the 90s what with the way apps are installed or uninstalled the registry mess and other things. While Linux generally handles that well, it has room to improve …
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If you’ve never heard of display managers, a display manager is responsible for starting the display server and loading the Linux desktop after you type in your username and password. Also referred to as a “login manager”, it controls user sessions and manages user authentication. Most of its job is done under the hood and the …
In this rather simple tutorial, we’ll show you how to type Indian rupee symbol on Ubuntu with your keyboard. The tutorial below has been written for Ubuntu 18.04 onwards. However, it should also work for any newer or older versions of Ubuntu. This method can also be applied to other Linux distros or even other operating …