Linux

How to install Photoflare Image Editor on Ubuntu

Post last modified:August 21, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

Photoflare is a free and open source image editor for Linux and Windows. It is released under GNU General Public License v3.0 and based on Qt Framework This is a community edition of Photoflare. But the paid Photoflare studio edition also available for users who want to support this project. It is a simple and powerful image editor. This image editor is inspired by the popular image editor PhotoFiltre. It comes with basic image editing with image filters, image crop and image resize, colour adjustments, Batch image processing and tools like Colour picker, Magic wand, Paint bucket, Spray can, Paint brush, Clone Stamp, Blur tool, Eraser tool and Smudge tool.

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Add Desktop Software Shortcuts in Ubuntu

Post last modified:August 20, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

In Ubuntu you can easily add your favorite software shortcuts to your Desktop easily. You don't need any extra applications to do that. Follow below steps carefully to send all your favorite application shortcuts to your desktop and launch from…

How to install NewsFlash Feed Reader on Ubuntu

Post last modified:August 19, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

NewsFlash is a free and open source feed reader for Linux. It is specially designed for GNOME desktop and written in rust. It comes with sync, desktop notification, keyboard shortcuts, tagging and fast search and filtering support. You can also connect your online feed reader account in NewsFlash. Currently it supports feedly, Miniflus, Fever and feedbin. You can also add your local rss feeds here. It also comes with more than 5 build-in themese and dark mode support. You can set the custom fonts and feed update interval.

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How to Run Sudo Command without a Password on Ubuntu Linux

Post last modified:August 30, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

In your linux system the sudo command allows users to run programs that require root privileges as the root user. Some times if you spend a lot of time on the command line and you will use the sudo command on a frequent basis, then it feels like inconvenient to enter your password every time. By default in sudeors file, this authentication is turned. To turn off the password requirement you need to the /etc/sudoers file. In this article we will see how to run the sudo commands with password on Ubuntu.

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How To Reset Ubuntu Gnome Desktop Settings To Default via Terminal and Tweaks

Post last modified:August 17, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

In your Ubuntu Gnome Desktop if something broken because of some heavy customization or you just want to reset the Ubuntu Gnome desktop settings, then you can reset it via the terminal and Ubuntu Gnome tweak tool. In this article we will see how to reset Ubuntu Gnome desktop. Please note that once you run this commands these is no way to going back. So only do if you actually want it.

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How to install Raincat puzzle game on Ubuntu

Post last modified:August 16, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

Raincat is a free and open source 2D puzzle game for windows and Linux. This is a simple puzzle game with a cat in the lead role.This game is heavily inspired from the old games like Lemmings and The Incredible Machine. In this game the game play is you need to guide the cat safe and dry to the end of each level. You need to protect the cat from the rain, puddles, and loose fire hydrants. It is released under BSD-3-Clause license.

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How to optimize CPU speed and laptop power on Ubuntu – Install auto-cpufreq on Ubuntu

Post last modified:August 25, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

Auto-cpufreq is a free and open source automatic CPU speed and your laptop power optimizer software for Linux. Using this you can you can improve you laptop battery life easily. It monitors your system CPU frequency and temperatures, battery state and system load to keep your system at good state. Its one of the the important feature is automatic CPU & power optimization in temporary and persistent mode. It also support CPU frequency scaling, governor and turbo boost management features. It is based on python and released under LGPL-3.0 License.

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How to Search Available Packages from Terminal command-line Tool

Post last modified:August 13, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

In this article you will see how to search the available packages from your Ubuntu repositories and how to get details of the available versions, dependencies and all other information in Ubuntu. Try all these commands and find the difference. And if anything missing, then write down in the comment box.

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How to solve dpkg error processing package opera-stable error on Ubuntu

Post last modified:August 17, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

Sometimes when you update or install any application in Ubuntu you will get a opera based error. This will happen because of the opera update problem. You can solve this easily via the below method. Complete error will look like below in your terminal.

dpkg: error processing package opera-stable (–configure):
installed opera-stable package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
opera-stable
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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How to Install Opera Browser on Ubuntu

Post last modified:March 16, 2023
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Post author:Manikandan

Opera is a free chromium based web browser from Opera software for Windows, Android, iOS, macOS, and Linux. It comes with some interesting features like build-in VPN, ad blocker, Crypto Wallet, battery saver and workspaces features. Some other features are…