Linux HowTo's

Compress and Extract Files on Ubuntu Linux with Peazip Utility

Peazip is a free, cross platform utility, it works as a file manager and provides many features especially file compression and extraction. It is an...

Debian Based Linux distro AntiX 15 Release Candidate 1 is out...

First release of upcoming AntiX 15 has been made available for download this weekend. It is a debian based, lightweight Linux distro, designed primarily...

Digital Photo Management Application digiKam 4.11 is out now. Install it...

DigiKam 4.11 lets you manage your photographs like a professional, it is a cross platform application which focuses on features like importing, exporting, organizing,...

Open Source Cleaner BleachBit 1.8 is out now, Install it...

BleachBit is a renowned freeware app that is used as privacy manager, disk space cleaner and computer performance optimizer. It is a widely popular...

How to Install and use Dropbox on Ubuntu 15.04

Dropbox as we all know is one of the leading cloud storage services and a home for all our personal stuff. We can add...

How to Install Python SSL Wrapper M2Crypto on Ubuntu Linux 15.04

M2Crypto is a python wrapper for Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Protocol. M2Crypto is used by python developers for configuring the secure communication between client...

Difference between Telnet and SSH

Being a system administrator, it is one of our key responsibilities to manage & monitor the production & enterprise servers, upgrading their kernel, installing...

Calibre 2.31.0 is out now, How to install it on ubuntu...

calibre is a well known, open source, cross platform, e-book application, it lets users manage, create and read their e-books. Started in 2006, it...

How to Install and Run CouchDB in Ubuntu Linux 15.04

CouchDB is now an Apache project, it is known to be a user friendly and lightweight Data Base Management System. It uses JSON to...

How to Install Nuvola Player on Ubuntu 15.04

Nuvola Player is a free and open source media player integrated with Linux Desktop environments, a run-time for web-based music streaming services. It officially...

How to Install Node.Js on Ubuntu Linux 15.04

Node.js is a well known run time environment for server side and network based applications. Developers all around the world are using this platform...

Wireshark 1.12.6 is out now – Install it in Ubuntu Linux...

Wireshark is a cross platform, open source, network analyzer. Originally called Ethereal, it was renamed to Wireshark in 2006 due to some trademark issues,...

SiteBios is Free Linux Control Panel – How to Install it...

Introduction SiteBios is a Linux based control panel which runs on Centos 6 or equivalent operating systems. It is a free control panel which offers...

Linux Mint 17.2 ‘Rafaela’ RC is out now. How to Install...

Linux Mint is one of the most popular and extensively used Linux operating system. It mixes the features of Ubuntu and Debain but there...

Install Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) in Ubuntu 15.04

Introduction Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) is free, open source, cross platform video recording and live streaming software. It’s absolutely free , feature rich application. It...

How to Install and use PowerTop on Ubuntu 15.04

PowerTOP is a power management tool to diagnose the power related issues. It helps to reduce the power consumption and extends the battery life...

Git 2.4.4 is out now: How to Install/Upgrade to Git 2.4.4...

Introduction Today, June 17th, Git version 2.4.4 has been released. Git is one of the best  open source version control system. It is known for its...

How to Install Cinnamon 2.6 on Fedora 22

Introduction Cinnamon is a well known desktop environment for Linux distributions, primarily Linux Mint. It has been default desktop environment for Linux Mint and has...