The Linux Compendium
Notifications on Ubuntu are designed to catch your attention while you are busy in some other task. The feature is, of course, helpful in reminding you if a shift of focus is needed for another task but sometimes it might become a hindrance as well. I, for example, have never been a fan of notifications … Read more
eSpeak is a compact open-source software speech synthesizer for English and other languages, for Linux and Windows. In this article, we will explain how you can install the command like tool eSpeak and its GUI alternative Gespeaker on your Ubuntu. Here is some basic intro to the two tools: eSpeak: This command-line tool takes input … Read more
Most of the people around the globe want to engage with the rest of the world whether living in main cities with fast 3G, 4G connections or living in area with very slow internet connectivity. Twitter is one of the ways to engage and to stay on top of what is happening in the world … Read more
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, or even save them on a device with restricted storage. Graphic designers also have to deal with the same issue … Read more
Have you ever wanted to receive your Android phone notifications on your Ubuntu PC? Then take a look at KDE Connect, a community project from KDE that allows you to receive your phone notifications on a Ubuntu desktop without touching your phone at all. Not only this, but it also lets you control music playing … Read more
You might want to create a bootable USB stick from Ubuntu itself for various reasons. Some of these include: Installing/upgrading Ubuntu Having the experience of the Ubuntu desktop without involving your system configurations Using the USB stick to fix a configuration issue through the default tools that come with the Ubuntu ISO package There are … Read more
Etcher, now named balenaEtcher, is a free and open-source application used for burning ISO and IMG files, and also zipped folders to USB drives and SD cards. This tool is available for Linux, Windows and macOS and that too with the same UI so that you get the same user experience everywhere. So, whenever you … Read more
Sometimes the system becomes corrupted after installing an application or driver. Whatever the cause, you will definitely want to get back to the state where your system worked perfectly. Restoring the system to its previous state can help you restore the system to a normal state. It works by creating a backup of a Ubuntu … Read more
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
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