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CentOS Nov 10, 2016 3 min read

10 Things To Do After Installing CentOS

CentOS is a community-driven free Linux Distribution which happens to be a very capable alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It is derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux sources. After installing CentOS 7, you may go ahead and start using the OS, but there are many things we can do to the new core system to get the most out of it. Most of these are also applicable to Red Hat Enterprise Linux since CentOS shares most of its features with it. So let us look at “ 10 Things to Do Afte

Linux Mint Nov 5, 2016 4 min read

Install Linux Mint From USB

Linux Mint is one of the most popular Linux distribution. Mostly advanced Linux users including LinuxAndUbuntu, it is always suggested to start with Linux Mint. So those who are newbies or thinking to use Linux Mint, here is a complete tutorial on how to install Linux Mint from USB and CD/DVD. Linux Mint has four editions or flavors: * Linux Mint Cinnamon * Cinnamon is the own desktop environment of Linux Mint, it’s a fork of Gnome. * It’s elegant and functional.

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Linux Tutorials Nov 4, 2016 4 min read

Install CentOS

CentOS is a Gnu/Linux distribution and derived from RHEL a Red hat distro which is for the enterprise. RHEL is an enterprise based while CentOS is totally a community-based distribution. Its focus is to provide a free enterprise and community-supported computing platform to the users. So how to install CentOS Linux. This tutorial will explain the installation of CentOS. CentOS website explains this project as “The CentOS Project is a community-driven free software effort focused on deliv

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Linux Tutorials Nov 4, 2016 3 min read

Open Source Vs. Closed Source

There are many differences between the open-source operating systems and closed source operating systems. Here we have written a few of them. What Is Open Source? It’s Freedom! This is the most important thing that a user should possess. I may or may not be modifying the code but someone who wants to modify the code for good purposes should not be restricted. And a user should be allowed to share the software if he likes it. And this is all possible with open-source software. T

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Linux Tutorials Nov 3, 2016 1 min read

How To Encrypt Cloud Storage Files & Folders In Linux

Most of us use cloud storage like Dropbox, Gdrive, Copy, etc. to be able to use our synced files anytime, anywhere, and from our devices. But no one feels safe putting up their sensitive data over there. As recent hacks show that how safe our data is. In 2014 many celebrities’ photos were hacked from cloud storage and posted on social networking sites. So why not encrypt data before upload it on cloud storage to increase security.

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Linux Tutorials Nov 2, 2016 3 min read

How To Configure SFTP server on CentOS?

Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) is used to encrypt connections between clients and the FTP server. SFTP provides file access, file transfer, and file management functionalities over SSH tunnels. What Is SFTP Server? Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) is used to encrypt connections between clients and the FTP server. SFTP provides file access, file transfer, and file management functionalities over SSH tunnels. Setting up an SFTP server accessed by multiple users require

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Gnome Nov 2, 2016 9 min read

5 Best FPS Games For Linux

For so long Linux users filled very excluded from the gaming world, with a lot of games for other OSes and almost no games for Linux. For playing good Linux games with good graphics the solution was to use wine but, wine never worked very well out the box. Most of the games were small in size and not too good in graphics, the developers didn’t think of porting or creating games for Linux because of its small size of users. Linux is growing every day in size and quality and it can be no

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Linux Tutorials Nov 2, 2016 4 min read

MacBuntu Transform Ubuntu 16.04 To Mac OS X

You want to convert your Ubuntu 16.04 desktop to Apple’s MacOS X operating system. So don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. Macbuntu Transformation Pack is now available for Ubuntu 16.04, and I’ll show you how to install it quickly. The Macbuntu Transformation Pack includes GTK themes, which means it supports the Unity, Gnome, Cinnamon, Xfce, and MATE desktop environments. Noobslab’s latest Transformation pack comes with the following – * A PPA dedicated to Macbuntu packs. * Themes a

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Reviews Nov 1, 2016 3 min read

Kodi - The Ultimate Media Center for Linux

Kodi is a free and open-source media player application developed by the XBMC Foundation, a non-profit technology consortium. Kodi media center was originally created for the Microsoft Xbox and called Xbox Media Center (XBMC), the software has continued to evolve, spawning a community of its own. Kodi is available for multiple operating systems and hardware platforms including Linux. It is also available on Windows, Mac OS X, Kodibuntu, iOS, Android, and Raspberry Pi. It features a 10-fo

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Reviews Nov 1, 2016 4 min read

5 Alternatives To Microsoft Office In Linux

Microsoft Office is the de-facto standard office suite there in the world, but unfortunately, it is not available to us, the “free” folk on Linux. Sure there are quite a few numbers of ways to use it on Linux, either by using a virtual PC or employing ….. Which also allows you to run it on Linux. Either way, the experience might not be the best. Fortunately, also, this has also allowed for the creation of some very capable alternatives on Linux, and today, we’d take a look at 5 of the very to

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Reviews Oct 29, 2016 8 min read

6 Best Video Editing Software For Linux in 2023

Ubuntu and Linux, in general, are not known as the go-to platform for multimedia production. Instead, Apple Mac systems are the most popular among graphic designers, video editors, and music production specialists, with Windows PCs closing second. Linux also has a lot of good stuff for video editors; it’s another thing that most people don’t know. So here is a collection of the best video editing software for Linux in 2023. * Why Video Editing on Linux? * Best Linux Video Editing

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Reviews Oct 28, 2016 6 min read

Linux Mint Vs. Ubuntu - Which Is Better in 2023

Ubuntu and Linux Mint are currently arguably two of the most popular Linux distributions around. Both distros are quite user-friendly and for Linux newbies, you couldn’t be wrong choosing either. For a very long time, Ubuntu was considered the distro of choice by most Linux enthusiasts, but it has currently been surpassed by Linux Mint (and Debian) as the distro with the most hits on Distrowatch. * Linux Mint Vs. Ubuntu * System Requirements * Installation * Interface(defa

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