Linux

Set Background Wallpapers In Linux With Fondo

Fondo is a desktop wallpaper app for Linux where you can search for the most beautiful wallpapers on the Internet from within the app itself and set your preferred image as your desktop wallpaper by just clicking on the image directly. The app is simple and easy to use. Install Fondo Wallpaper app in Linux Fondo is available as flatpak app so if you have flatpak set up on your Software center then you can directly search for the app and install it. For terminal-geeks, you can alte

5 Differences Between Linux And Windows

Are you an entirely new computer user who just bought a PC and had Microsoft Windows pre-installed on it? Seeking out what’s beyond the realm of Windows Operating System, exploring curiously what Linux is and how it is different from the former one that already came with your computer when you purchased it. Or is it the other way around where Linux was the default Operating System on your computer? You are at the right place in either case, and I’ll be pointing out some major differences

Richard Stallman - One Of My Favorites (GNU/Linux)

Renowned programmer and promoter of free software Richard Stallman developed many flagship software, notably those underlying the GNU project and the general public license known by the acronym GPL. He wrote GPL with the lawyer Eben Moglen and the collaboration of Roland McGrath. This program was at the origin of the flowering of the Wiki, initiated by Ward Cunningham in 1995. The Wiki is a community of Internet users constructing adjustable websites, such as Wikipedia and the free

Can Ubuntu Come Back To Top On Distrowatch After GNOME Desktop Environment?

For a very long time, Ubuntu was at the heart of the Linux revolution. The leader, the heart, and soul on the quest for Linux to win the desktop operating systems wars. With the then GNOME and GNOME 2 desktop environments, the task was clear, the job was cut out and then in 2017, it has not happened yet. Ubuntu in the search to become the number one choice for desktop users replaced its default desktop from GNOME to Canonical’s very own crafted Unity desktop. The Unity desktop environmen

Laptops That Ship Pre-installed With Linux

  In the past, to get Linux on your laptop, you needed to get a laptop that shipped with Windows and then install your Linux distro on top of them. This usually means two main issues. The first being that you paid about $100 extra for Windows and then also, support in terms of drivers for the laptop were up in the air as your hardware may be supported fully, partially or not at all. But these days things are changing. There are many laptops that ship with Linux preinstalled. Meaning you

Things To Know About Linux Kernel Panic

For an OS (Operating System) to work it has to be fully “Synchronized” with the hardware, this includes audio and video connection with the help of drivers, wireless connection and other hardware options to connect the hardware and software. These connections may not work well and sometimes your system can crash and make you lose data. In this article, I will talk about Kernel Panic which is a System crash for Linux.   What is Kernel Panic? BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) is like a hor

Linux Kernel - When It All Started & How It Is Here

Many of the open source lovers know Linux. I know, you are also one of them, cause you are also a supporter of open source. However, many don’t. Today I am going to mention the history of the famous kernel, Linux. Many guys who are either Windows or Mac lovers, don’t know what Linux is and mostly are in wrong belief that Linux is an OS. Let me clarify this first. No, it is not!. Linux is actually a kernel. Now, you might be thinking what is a kernel? In the simplest sense, the kernel

5 Misconceptions About Being A Linux User

Ever wondered what Linux is and how it really works? Many of us have asked this question, especially when you are densely populated around with Redmond fans and none of your pals have tried Linux ever! Some people in areas surrounded by FOSS, go ahead with full potential without any issues and for those trying out or curious about GNU Linux then here are the 5 main misconceptions about it. Only CLI all the time That is totally and entirely and universally FALSE for many of us

Linus The Man Behind Linux

Well, we all have heard somewhere (if not using it already) about Linux an Operating System that hardly gets a virus, that runs applications created to run only on Linux and can’t run Windows and macOS applications (at least not out of the box), and it’s free, as in free beer or as in speech. But how was Linux created? Why is it free? Who created it?     About Linus Linus Benedict Torvalds is a Finnish software engineer born on December 28, 1969. Son of two Journalists named Anna a

10 Top Companies That Are Powered By Linux

Linux is one of the most popular operating systems used for many companies, in this article you are going to find 10 companies that use Linux.   1. Oracle It’s one of the biggest and most popular companies that offer informatics products and services, it uses Linux and also it has its own Linux distribution called “Oracle Linux”.Oracle is one of my favorites enterprises because it has excellent products like databases, java, virtualization software, operating systems and more.

Course Review - Linux - The Productive Programmer's Best Friend

There are a lot of Linux tutorials for beginners. They all start with “ Linux is a kernel and any operating system based on a Linux kernel is called a Linux Operating System”. We usually go through a series of lectures explaining the concepts of permissions, commands, text editors, etc. But what after that? Do we have much to learn? Yes, But from where? We will eventually learn some things from experience and some from accidentally bumping into shortcuts or programs on the internet. All