Yarn is an open-source npm client, developed at Facebook, that has many added benefits than the standard npm client. With Yarn, you can opt for speed, license checks, robust installs, compatibility with npm, and multiple registries. With Yarn, you can
Your Ubuntu Dock is a useful tool for accessing common applications and also the ones you add to it as Favorites. The default behavior of the icons in the dock ‘on click’ is: The respective application opens if it is
If you are one of those Ubuntu users who frequently use the external USB mouse with your laptop, you might want to disable the touchpad while using the mouse. Most users’ reason for doing so is to avoid accidental touches
Whenever you want to install a software package to your Ubuntu system, you first refer to the official Ubuntu repository listed in your system’s sources.list file. If the software is not available there, you can install it through any PPA
People change DNS settings for a lot of reasons. Sometimes the websites are not loading properly, sometimes the scripts of the web page are not functioning properly. Usually flushing the DNS cache can help resolve most of the issues but
What is Edge Scrolling? While working on your laptop, there is an option to scroll up and down b using the extreme right edge of your touchpad. This is exactly how you would use the middle wheel of your mouse.
Certain applications in Ubuntu require that Java Runtime Library is installed on your system. It does not come by default with most Ubuntu versions as security is a concern when Java is installed on your system. Time and again, a
While using Ubuntu, one or more of our processes and applications might hang out from time to time. Restarting our system is not always the optimal solution and we find ourselves looking for ways through which we can quickly, easily,
When Linux was originally made public, it lacked many useful applications that the major competitor -Microsoft Windows was successfully supporting. Linux thus created a compatibility layer which was used to run the Windows application on Linux itself called Wine. PlayOnLinux
If you have been using MacBook for a long time, your fingers might be accustomed to the very helpful two-finger scrolling facility. Luckily, you can use the same feature through Ubuntu on your other laptops as well, especially when your
