The Linux Compendium
PDF or Portable Document Format is mostly the first choice when it comes to printing, sharing and emailing documents, especially the larger ones. For Windows and macOS, you might be very much familiar, and also dependent on, the widely used Acrobat products for pdf creation, viewing, and editing. Unfortunately, there is no default, dedicated, pdf-creator … Read more
While working with Linux, you might come across some utilities and apps that only work with file names in lowercase. We do not usually save files in this format and might have to look for a workaround that recursively converts all filenames in a folder to lowercase. In this article, we will show you two … Read more
PowerShell is a command-line shell designed specifically for system administrators to simplify and automate server management. It is a very powerful and efficient tool that saves a lot of time by automating the wide range of local and remote management tasks. Microsoft launched PowerShell Core as a snap for Linux users. Now you can try … 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
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
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
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