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Troubleshoot 🔬

Fixing "Command 'python' not found" Error in Ubuntu Linux

Tried running python command but Ubuntu complains that python command is not found? It may already be installed but you'll still see the error. Here's why!

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Abhishek Prakash

25 Feb 2023 3 min read

Terminal

9 Rather Unknown Ways of Using Neofetch in Linux

Neofetch displays the system information and distribution logo in the Linux terminal. It can be tweaked to change its output in surprising new ways.

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Abhishek Prakash

01 May 2024 7 min read

Ubuntu

List Upgradable Packages With apt Command in Ubuntu

You don't always have to upgrade all the packages at once. List the upgradable packages in Ubuntu first and then decide which ones to upgrade.

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Abhishek Prakash

04 Sep 2023 5 min read

Applications

Tropy: An Open-Source App to Organize Your Research Photos

An app to help you explore research photos, and documents without losing out on important contextual information about them.

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Ankush Das

30 Aug 2023 3 min read

Tutorial

How to Use Microsoft Office on Linux

In dire need of using Microsoft Office on your Linux desktop? Here are your options for getting MS Office on Linux.

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Sagar Sharma

14 Jan 2023 7 min read

Umbrel: Unique Linux Distro for Self Hosting Open Source Software for Your Homelab

Umbrel is a beautiful operating system as well as a services dashboard that is a good start for someone interested

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Pratham Patel

12 Jul 2022 6 min read

Terminal Fun

10 Tools to Generate and Have Fun With ASCII Art in Linux Terminal

Think Linux terminal is all about serious work? Think again. Here are a few fun things you can do with ASCII art in the terminal.

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Abhishek Prakash

18 Oct 2023 7 min read

Random

12 New Features in Linux Mint 21

You probably already know that Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu’s long-term support (LTS) release. Hence, Linux Mint 21

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Abhishek Prakash

11 Jan 2023 7 min read

Applications

massCode: A Free and Open-Source Code Snippet Manager

Brief: An open-source code snippet manager that enables you to dabble with code, improve productivity, and save time. If a

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Ankush Das

04 Jul 2022 3 min read

Troubleshoot 🔬

Fixing "cannot find signatures with metadata for snap" Error in Ubuntu and other Linux

The other day I was trying to install massCode application. For installation, it provided a Snap file to download. When

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Abhishek Prakash

11 Jan 2023 2 min read

Distros

13 Interesting Distributions Based on Debian Linux

Debian is the mother of so many Linux distributions. It is not easy to select the best among them. Here, I share some of the interesting Debian-based distros.

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Sagar Sharma

25 Jul 2023 8 min read

List 📋

Deprecated Linux Commands You Should Not Use Anymore (And Their Alternatives)

Still using these obsolete Linux commands? Perhaps it is time to look for alternatives.

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Abhishek Prakash

24 Sep 2024 5 min read

Tips 💡

Hide Files and Folders in Linux Without Renaming Them

This beginner-focused article discusses how you can hide files and folders from normal view in Linux. Both GUI and command-line methods have been discussed.

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Abhishek Prakash

09 May 2023 4 min read

Tips 💡

Finding Your Router's IP Address (Default Gateway) in Ubuntu and Other Linux

Looking for a way to connect to your router but don't know its address? Here's how to get the IP address of your router in Ubuntu and other Linux systems.

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Abhishek Prakash

27 Sep 2023 3 min read

ripgrep-all Command in Linux: One grep to Rule Them All

rga, called ripgrep-all, is an excellent tool that allows you to search almost all files for a text pattern. While

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Pratham Patel

28 Jun 2022 7 min read

Applications

Kuro: An Unofficial Microsoft To-Do Desktop Client for Linux

Microsoft says that they love Linux and open-source, but we still do not have native support for a lot of

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Ankush Das

28 Jun 2022 3 min read

VLC

Download YouTube Videos with VLC (Because, Why Not?)

VLC is a versatile tool and it can do a lot more than just playing videos. Downloading YouTube videos is one of such unusual features of VLC media player.

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Sagar Sharma

01 May 2023 4 min read

Distros

Linux Distros That Turn Your PC into Retro Gaming Console

Looking to spice up your system as a retro gaming console? These Linux distributions can help you do that.

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Ankush Das

24 Apr 2023 4 min read

Tutorial

How to Boot into an Older Kernel By Default in Ubuntu and Other Linux

Want to boot into an older available Linux kernel version by default? Here's how to downgrade the Linux kernel.

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Abhishek Prakash

19 Mar 2023 4 min read

Gaming 🎮

Minetest, an Open Source Minecraft Alternative

An open source alternative to Microsoft's Minecraft.

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John Paul Wohlscheid

27 Sep 2024 3 min read

Applications

Compress Images in Linux Easily With Curtail GUI App

Got a bunch of images with huge file sizes taking too much disk space? Or perhaps you have to upload

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Abhishek Prakash

11 Jan 2023 3 min read

Rocket.Chat vs. Slack: Choosing the Perfect Team Collaboration App

Slack is arguably the most popular team messaging/collaboration application out there. While it is not an open-source solution, it

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Ankush Das

19 Jun 2022 7 min read

List 📋

9 Best Matrix Clients for Decentralized Messaging

Matrix clients help you experience secure, and decentralized messaging. Here are the best options if you want to use it.

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Ankush Das

15 Feb 2024 5 min read

Terminal Tools

Distrobox: Try Multiple Linux Distributions via the Terminal

With Distrobox, you can run other distributions in container format. Not only that, you can use GUI apps from the container distro in the main system. Awesome, right?

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Pratham Patel

20 Jan 2025 6 min read