How to make Viewnior your default Image Viewer in Ubuntu

Ubuntu Viewnior Image Viewer Installation

Viewnior is an image viewer application, created to be simple, fast and elegant. Its minimalistic interface provides more screen space for your images. Among its features are: Fullscreen & Slideshow Rotate, flip, crop, save, delete images Animation support Browse only selected images Navigation window Set image as wallpaper (under GNOME, Fluxbox and LXDE) Simple interface … Read more

How to Encrypt Cloud Storage with EncFS on Ubuntu

Ubuntu Cloud EncFS

Encrypting data is very important to ensure data security, especially if you are using cloud storage. Almost all cloud storage services offer encryption services to their customers, but that’s not enough. It is also necessary to encrypt your data privately. EncFS (encrypted file system) is the best tool that can be used for this purpose. … Read more

How to install and use iTunes on Ubuntu

Ubuntu iTunes

iTunes is a media player developed by Apple Inc. that lets you download, organize, and play media on your system and sync it with other devices. iTunes can be downloaded and used on Windows and Mac, but is not yet available in Ubuntu or other Linux distributions. You can use various media players as an … Read more

How to Downgrade Packages on Ubuntu

Downgrade Ubuntu Packages

Ubuntu package manager keeps the packages updated by upgrading them to the latest version. But sometimes due to the upgrade, programs do not work smoothly because of bugs or compatibility issues in the new version as compared to the previous versions. We can overcome this issue by downgrading the installed packages to their earlier versions … Read more

Listen to Music through the Ubuntu Terminal

Ubuntu Terminal Music Player

We, the Terminal-savvy people, do not like to leave the comfort of the command line and go somewhere else to do our activities. We always find ways to do all our stuff right inside the Terminal. Why should listening to music be any different? Using the Terminal makes certain tasks more efficient and even faster. … Read more

How to use Email Encryption in Ubuntu

Ubuntu Email Encryption with OpenPGP

Encrypting everything online including your emails has become necessary. Your confidential information such as login credentials, social security numbers, and bank account details becomes vulnerable when you sent them through emails. Email encryption involves masking the content to the email message to prevent them from being read by unauthorized persons. Sending encrypted emails in Linux … Read more

Optimize JPEG/JPG Images in Ubuntu with Jpegoptim

Oprimize jpeg images

The image resolution capability of today’s photo capturing devices like smartphones and digital cameras is increasing day by day. The real deal comes when we have to share these images, upload them on a cloud facility, or even save them on a device with restricted storage. Graphic designers also have to deal with the same … Read more