The Linux Compendium
TeamViewer is a popular software for remote access over the Internet to and from your system for Linux, macOS, and Windows. This application can connect to any personal computer or server, so you can use it as if you were sitting right in front of it. TeamViewer works as a remote control for your partner’s … Read more
Plank, according to its developers, is meant to be the simplest dock on the planet. The goal is to provide just what a dock needs and absolutely nothing more. It is, however, a library that can be extended to create other dock programs with more advanced features. In this article, we will describe two ways … Read more
When you have to take a break from work but do not want to end your current session, locking your computer screen is the way out. You can, of course, shut down your system and start it again when you are back, but that means you have to save all your work and open it … Read more
Is the Ubuntu Keyboard layout not working? Most Ubuntu users want to use their native language as the primary input language when using their system. Using the Ubuntu preferences utility, you can add your native language as a keyboard input source. This language can be configured to be used as the default keyboard layout. This … Read more
Wireshark is a free and open-source packet analyzer. It allows the user to examine data from a live network, or from a capture file on disk. Wireshark can be used as a simple network troubleshooting tool, as well as for security analysis and software development. Installing Wireshark on Debian 11 is easy – in this … Read more
Ubuntu is one of the most widely used Linux distributions, developed by Canonical inc. Ubuntu comes in several flavors, the Ubuntu Desktop Edition, which ships with a GNOME-based desktop by default, and the Ubuntu Server edition, which is mainly meant to be run on headless servers. Ubuntu server edition does not install a GUI. This … Read more
Image capture (taking screenshots) is a powerful feature, especially when it comes to sharing technical guides, blogs, tutorials, and workarounds over the Internet. Ubuntu ships with a standard image capture tool, Screenshot, but it lacks many useful features. Also, the keyboard-focused screen printing utility is very basic and lacks many features needed to create a … Read more
Discord is a well-known communication (messenger) program. Discord can be used to communicate via text, images, video, and audio. It was created with gamers in mind, but the service has grown in popularity among non-gamers to the point where it is now regarded as a Slack alternative for team and community collaboration. Chat rooms and … Read more
NetBeans IDE is an open-source and free extensible Java Integrated Development Environment that enables users and programmers to quickly develop Java EE, Java desktop, and web applications. It also supports developing HTML5 applications with CSS, HTML, and JavaScript. The NetBeans IDE provides various tools for software developers which support multiple programming languages such as PHP, … Read more
A computer system without proper backup is as vulnerable as a piece of software without updates. The problem comes when we want to restore our system to a particular time point and can’t find the right tool to do so. In this guide, I will show you two tools that you can use to back … Read more