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
Control Screen Brightness from Ubuntu Terminal
If you use your Ubuntu system at different times of the day, you may also need to change the brightness of your screen over and over again to make it easier on your eyes. Although there are ways to do
How to Cast Video from Ubuntu to Chromecast
Chromecast is a device that allows to seamlessly cast content like audio, video on television over your home network. It is plugged into your Televisions’ HDMI port. You can use Chromecast to cast media from your mobile devices or from
How to restore your Ubuntu Linux system to its previous state
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
How to make Viewnior your default Image Viewer in Ubuntu
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
Two ways to add a Wallpaper to your Ubuntu Terminal
If you like using the terminal as much as I do, you may have noticed how boring it gets sometimes with its black background and white/grey text. Fortunately, there are some ways to add some life and colors to the
How to Encrypt Cloud Storage with EncFS on Ubuntu
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.
Tweet Directly from Ubuntu Terminal through Rainbow Stream
While the core use of Twitter is to share text-based tweets, it is now mostly crowded with fancy, and sometimes distracting, images, gifs, and even videos. If you are in a work or study environment where you want to avoid
How to Speed Up Package Downloads and Updates with apt-fast on Ubuntu
Have you ever experienced slow download speed when downloading or updating packages in Ubuntu even when your network connection is running fine? You encounter this issue especially when updating and installing packages for the first time after installing a new
How to Downgrade Packages on Ubuntu
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