Linux Tutorials on the topic “desktop”
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Three ways to easily encrypt your data on Linux
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: centos, debian, desktop, linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 6 Data encryption is one very solid security measure/precaution that everyone who owns data with significant personal or objective value should perform. What data encryption does is securing your data when they fall into the wrong hands. There are many tutorials on howtoforge.com that show one way or another to decrypt your data. This one will show the most easy-to-use tools that can do the job for us. For this purpose, I will showcase the decryption of a removable media drive.
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How to install the Enlightenment E20 Desktop on Ubuntu 15.10
Author: Till Brehm •
Tags: desktop, linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 4 The new Enlightenment E20 Desktop has just been released. The Enlightenment project consists of the Enlightenment Window manager (which was started in 1996), the EFL library that contains graphic, widget, network, and other basic desktop functions and some applications that are based on EFL like a terminal emulator, a video player, and an IDE. In this tutorial, I will show you how to install the E20 Desktop on the current Ubuntu 15.10.
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How to track your Linux laptop
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: centos, debian, desktop, linux, opensuse, suse, ubuntu •
Comments: 11 So, you just bought a new shiny laptop and you are uncomfortable about the possibility to see it stolen and lost forever? There are many things you can do to help you recover your laptop after such an unfortunate thing happens, and almost all of them involve some kind of tracking software. Here is a quick guide on how to set up easy to use tools that will help you locate your stolen laptop.
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How to generate a animated GIF or movie out of images on Linux
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: arch linux, centos, debian, desktop, linux, suse, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 It is very unlikely for anyone nowadays not to own a device that is capable of shooting many consecutive pictures (burst mode). While this is useful for helping you take the perfect shot in sport events etc, you may want to use some of those successive frames to create a movie. Thankfully, you can do this very easily on Linux. In this tutorial, I will use five (not so closely successive) shots of my Cockatiel parrot bird trying to drink some of my coffee.
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How to do batch image processing on the Linux Destop with XnConvert
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: centos, debian, desktop, fedora, linux, suse, ubuntu •
Comments: 1 GIMP is great and I use it all the time, but when it comes to batch image processing on Linux, nothing is more handy and simple to use than XnConvert. Although not an open source software, this batch raster graphics editor comes for free without any limitations for private use, and works in all platforms and architectures. You can get it from the official website as a complementary part of XnView (it's standalone). Here comes a tutorial on how to use this simple yet powerful tool on Linux.
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Getting Started with LibreCAD
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: centos, debian, desktop, linux, opensuse, ubuntu •
Comments: 8 Linux isn't known for having many professional-grade linear drawing and engineering design tools. Dassault's DraftSight is the only choice in that part, but paying a few hundred bucks is maybe not the best option for everybody out there. Thankfully, the rich world of free software isn't leaving us alone in this sector either, and one of the most popular solutions to help you get your designs ready is the amazing LibreCAD. It may not be as sophisticated as other well-known tools, and it may not boast the time-saving features of commercial solutions, but it will certainly do the job in most cases. Here is a guide on how to get started with it and how to design a round flange with drill holes.
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How to get the most out of Qmmp 1.0
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: arch linux, centos, debian, desktop, linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 1 After almost eight years of development, Qmmp has reached version 1.0, so we have a good reason to celebrate with a quick guide on how to get the most out of this winamp-styled audio player for your Linux desktop. This brand new version brings a lot of goodies, but most importantly it uses the latest Qt v5. The player looks simple and it really is very simple to use, but it actually boasts quite a lot of power under the hood, so here is what we will be exploring on this article.
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How to Rescue your Windows or Linux System with Rescatux
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: desktop, linux •
Comments: 2 Rescatux is yet another GNU/Linux distribution that is focused on the rescuing of other operating systems. It works in live mode and offers a rich set of tools to address a wide range of problems in Linux and even Windows. What makes Rescatux stand out from the many similarly orientated rescue systems is mainly its straightforwardness. Instead of offering a set of tools that will help you fix your “broken” system, it starts Rescapp right away which is a window that features categorized buttons to address a specific problem.
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How to use Avogadro molecule editor and visualizer in education on Linux
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: desktop, linux •
Comments: 2 Avogadro is a molecule editor and visualizer, and one of the most advanced open source scientific software tools. It features many capabilities that can be useful in teaching as education can be much more effective when theory is combined with the actual depiction of realistic models. Here is a basic tutorial on how to use Avogadro in education. Please note that I am using the latest stable release which is version 1.1.1, but there is also a version 2.0.7 which is a complete re-write of the application.
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How to perform as a DJ on Ubuntu Linux with Mixxx
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: centos, debian, desktop, linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 Linux and professional multimedia tools don't exactly go together, and while we can use some great and very capable audio workstations like Ardour, there aren't many audio mixers that DJs can use for their performances. If however you are a Linux user and you don't want to resort to other operating systems every time that you need to play some music, here are your choices.
