For NVIDIA users, the new 580.65.06 Beta driver was released few days ago for Linux users. The new driver fixed various bugs, and introduced some new features for better Wayland and VR performance. First, it added the fifo-v1 Wayland protocol support for apps/games using Vulkan. It’s a protocol introduces first in first out surface content […]
Read MoreThis is a step by step guide shows how to install and configure Music Player Daemon (MPD) in Ubuntu 24.04 and higher with default PipeWire sound server. MPD is a free open-source audio player that can handle large music collection (tens of thousands of songs) while being very fast and using few resources. It features […]
Read MoreFor testing purpose, Microsoft .NET 10 (preview version so far) is available to install in Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, and 25.04 through PPA. .NET 10 is the next LTS (Long Term Support) release with 3 years of support. It’s so far in preview development stage, while the full release is expected in November 2025. What’s […]
Read MoreTouchpad is too sensitive? Here’s a step by step guide shows how to detect the touchpad pressure values and change the sensitivity accordingly in recent Ubuntu with default libinput driver. I’ve written about how to adjust touchpad scrolling speed in Ubuntu with Wayland and libinput. And, this one is for the touchpad mouse movement, tap […]
Read MoreFor NVIDIA users, the latest 575 series driver will be available soon in Ubuntu repository. Though, it’s already made into PPA few days ago. NVIDIA 575 so far is the latest feature branch Linux driver that improved performance for gaming and power management. The 575 series driver introduced NVIDIA Smooth Motion support. It’s a feature […]
Read MoreThis tutorial shows how to remap touchpad tapping, so you Ubuntu will use 2-finger tap on touchpad as middle click (or paste), and 3-finger tap as right-click action. GNOME, the default desktop in Ubuntu, has switched to Wayland and is going to drop classic Xorg session, the old method to remap touchpad tap buttons does […]
Read MoreApp Center disappeared, instead it shows you the old Ubuntu Software in your Ubuntu 24.04? Here’s how to fix the issue. As you know, Ubuntu switched to App Center since 23.10. While, the old Ubuntu Software is still in use for Ubuntu 22.04 and 20.04. And, both are Snap Store. While the old Ubuntu Software […]
Read MoreThis is a step by step guide shows how to mirror your iOS or iPadOS screen onto Ubuntu computer desktop through Apple AirPlay. AirPlay is a protocol allowing to stream or share content from Apple Devices to Apple TV. Thanks to free open-source software (FOSS), it’s also easy to setup AirPlay server on Windows and […]
Read MoreGot ED2K download link, but don’t know how to open it? Try aMule, eMule based app that works in most Linux Distributions. ED2K (aka eDonkey2000) is a peer to peer file sharing network. The original project has discontinued, but the popular open-source fork eMule is still alive. As eMule is Windows only app, aMule forked […]
Read MoreWant to play Windows only steam games on your Linux computer? It’s easy to do the job by using Proton. As you know, there’s a popular free open-source app called Wine, allowing to run Windows apps and games on Linux, macOS, and BSD. And, there are some graphical wine front-ends, such as PlayOnLinux, Bottles, and […]
Read MoreNeed to use your Linux laptop, desktop PC, or mobile screen as a second monitor for another Linux device? Here’s an application that can do the job easily. As you may know, GNOME since v41 added support Remote Desktop (RDP) protocol support with ability to create virtual monitors. And, I’ve written about how to manually […]
Read MoreAs you may know, GIMP provides official Linux packages through Flatpak and AppImage. The Flatpak package however does NOT automatically switch app color to light or dark depends on system color scheme. That’s because Flatpak is running in sandbox environment. The sandbox isolation enhances security and makes easy to distribute newer software releases without worrying […]
Read MorePython 3.14, the next major version of the popular programming language, released the second Beta few days ago. Here’s how to install it in all current Ubuntu releases. Python 3.14 is planned to be released on October 07, 2025, with 5 years of support until 2030. It’s so far in Beta for testing and software […]
Read MoreTouchégg, the popular Linux multi-touch gesture recognizer, released new 2.0.18 version on Sunday! The new release of this free open-source application, added ability to execute actions both when the touch gesture starts and ends. Touchégg is a Linux app that supports all hardware supported by libinput, though it only works on classic X11/Xorg session (no […]
Read MoreWant to try out the Plasma 6.4 desktop in Ubuntu? Here’s how to do the job in (K)Ubuntu 25.04 and/or (K)KUbuntu 25.10. Plasma 6.4 is the next feature version that will be released on 17 June. KDE announced the first beta of this release in last week. And, KUbuntu developer team has made it into […]
Read MoreGNOME 48, the default desktop for Ubuntu 25.04 & Fedora 42, introduced built-in break reminders support to protect your eyes from eye strain. The Settings (aka GNOME Control Center) however offers only few configure options for it. For those who like this feature, there are more configure options about it, though hidden by default. And, […]
Read MoreWant to round corners of windows in KDE Plasma Desktop? Here’s a KWin effect can do the job in recent Plasma desktop from v5.27 to v6.3. There was a ShapeCorners KWin/5 effect can do the job to enable rounded window corners, which however discontinued. What I’m going to introduce is KDE-Rounded-Corners, a fork of ShapeCorners […]
Read MoreFor NVIDIA users, Ubuntu finally backported the latest NVIDIA 570 driver for Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, and Ubuntu 24.10 desktop. NVIDIA 570 is so far the latest production branch driver for Linux that was initially released in February. The driver features variable refresh rate (VRR) support on multiple monitors, systemd suspend-then-hibernate sleep method, […]
Read MoreInstalling Grub-Customizer in Ubuntu 25.04 from PPA will output “Depends: policykit-1 but it is not installable” issue. Here are quick workarounds until it’s fixed upstream. As the name says, Grub-Customizer is a graphical application to configure the Grub boot-loader, such as set default boot entry, edit boot menu, and add kernel parameters. The app was […]
Read MoreWant to protect from accidentally invoking power-off commands, or prevent multi-user or public use computers from being shutdown or restart by non-admin users? This tutorial may help by either hiding the power-off menu or adding password request. Hide Power-off Menu (for GNOME only) For Ubuntu and other Linux with GNOME desktop, there’s an extension can […]
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