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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.

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

This article explains the fundamentals of manipulating files from the shell. We explore cp, mv, rm and mkdir using Ubuntu 21.04.

Ubuntu has a very different file system compared to Windows. It’s organized in a completely different way designed to offer more security.

We explain the main ways you can get help direct from your new Ubuntu system.

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.