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Install scrcpy on Linux From Snap Package (App To Display And Remote Control Android From PC)

Logix March 28, 2019

scrcpy is an application that allows displaying and controlling Android devices connected via USB or or wireless, from a macOS, Windows or...

Ksnip Screenshot Tool Adds Wayland Support, New Annotation Tools

Logix March 27, 2019

Ksnip , a free and open source Qt5 screenshot tool has seen a new major release recently, which adds important enhancements like experiment...

Gnome Email Notifications App Mailnag 1.3 Adds Support For Mbox and Maildir Backends

Logix March 26, 2019

Mailnag , an email notification daemon that integrates with Gnome Shell through an extension, has seen a new release over the week-end. Ma...

How To Install Oracle Java 12 (JDK 12) In Ubuntu, Linux Mint Or Debian (Using PPA)

Logix March 25, 2019

[[Edit]] Oracle Java 12 is no longer supported / updated by Oracle, and its latest version is no longer available for download. Please swit...

How To Install scrcpy On Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, Linux Mint, elementary OS Or Pop! OS

Logix March 14, 2019

scrcpy is a free and open source application to display and control Android devices connected via USB (or wirelessly, but with lower perfo...

Cast To TV v8 GNOME Extension Adds Support For Multiple Chromecasts, Automatic Subtitles Encoding

Logix March 13, 2019

Cast to TV , a GNOME extension to cast videos, music and pictures to Chromecast or other devices over the local network, has been updated t...

New Features And Improvements In GNOME 3.32

Logix March 13, 2019

After its regular 6-month development cycle, GNOME 3.32 will be released today. If you want to find out what new features and improvements...

Linux Laptop Battery Optimization Tool TLP 1.2 Released

Logix March 11, 2019

TLP 1.2 was released today after being in development for more than a year, and it brings support for NVMe, and removable drives like USB a...

Fix Gnome Software Stuck With "Software catalog is being loaded" Message

Logix March 11, 2019

"Software" is the default Gnome graphical tool for installing applications and extensions. It's used not only in Linux distrib...

Animate Your Wallpaper With An Audio Visualizer Using GLava (1.6.0 Released)

Logix March 11, 2019

GLava , an OpenGL audio spectrum visualizer for X11, had a new release yesterday which includes improvements like FIFO support, support fo...

How To Convert PDF To Image (PNG, JPEG) Using GIMP Or pdftoppm Command Line Tool

Logix March 08, 2019

This article explains how to convert the pages of a PDF document to image files (PNG, JPEG, and others). For this task we'll be using ...

Create A Persistent Storage Live USB With Ubuntu, Linux Mint Or Debian (UEFI, >4GB Persistence Support)

Logix March 06, 2019

When you create a regular Linux live USB, you can install software, download files, make changes to the system, and so on, but all of these...

Fedora: Install Third-Party Software And Codecs With Fedy

Logix March 05, 2019

If you've just installed Fedora and you're looking for a quick way of installing some popular third-party software that's not i...

gallery-dl - Download Image Galleries And Collections From The Command Line

Logix March 04, 2019

gallery-dl is a command line program that downloads image galleries and collections from a wide range of image hosting websites, which work...

How To Reset Gnome Desktop Settings To Default

Logix March 04, 2019

If you've gone too far with the customization of your Gnome desktop, something broke, etc., and you want to reset the Gnome desktop set...

Install GNOME Themes - Script To Install Over 40 Popular Gtk Themes

Logix March 01, 2019

If you want to try the most popular Gnome themes easily, or if you tend to change your Gtk theme frequently, then " Install GNOME Theme...