Linux

How to install Byte Music Player on Ubuntu

Post last modified:April 28, 2020
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Byte is a free and open source music player for Linux. It is small but powerful music player basically designed for elementary OS, but you can install on any Linux OS. It comes with simple customizable UI with powerful music library, playlist support, recently added songs list and online radio support. You can view your media details and sort your playlists. It comes with build in radio stations search feature to find and save the online stations. And you can also switch between dark and light themes.

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How to install MacOS Theme on your Linux XFCE Desktop

Post last modified:April 26, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

If you are using Xubuntu, Fedora xfce, Manjaro Xfce or any other linux distributions based on Xfce desktop environment and you like the look of latest macOS Catalina, then this is for you. Using the below methods you can change the your XFCE Desktop look to macOS Catalina. For this you need the Mc-OS CTLina XFCE theme, OS Catalina icons pack and the Plank dock.

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How to install SubMix on Ubuntu – Free Multitrack Audio Editor

Post last modified:April 24, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

SubMix is a free Audio Editor for Windows, MacOS and Linux. It is simple and easy to use multitrack audio editor with unlimited number of stereo tracks. It supports mp3 and wav file formats to import and export your audio project. You can record your voice directly in SubMix. It provides cut, move, copy, paste, delete, trim controls to edit the audio file. You can zoom your audio tract and drag’n’drop audio file in timeline. It comes in light and dark themes.

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How to install OmniaWrite on Ubuntu – Text Editor for Authors & Writers

Post last modified:April 23, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

OmniaWrite is a free text editor for Windows, Linux, MacOS and Android. Using this, you can write novels, lyrics, poems, essays, drafts and screenplays easily. It comes with chapters and scenes support to organize and manage your content effectively. The user interface of the OmniaWrite is simple and clean with distractions free with focus mode. So you can focus more on writing. Currently it supports two languages English and German and also comes with dark theme support. You can change the font size and auto save the writing. You can export your writing as RTF and EPUB.

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How to install Poddr on Ubuntu – Podcast Desktop Client

Post last modified:April 22, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

Poddr is a free and open source podcast desktop client for Windows, MacOS and Linux. It is based on Electron and Angular and released under GNU General Public License v3.0. It uses iTunes API to get podcast library and you can also add it manually. You can change the color tone of the Poddr UI with own accent color and theme. Another important feature is the offline support. Using this you can download your podcast episodes and play when you are offline. It is a simple and easy to use podcast desktop client with clean user interface.

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How to install Snapd and Snap Store on fedora

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

Snappy is a package management system for snap packages and the tool that manages installed snaps called snapd. It is written by Go and c and developed by Canonical. Snap packages are update automatically, cross-platform and dependency free. Currently it supports more than 20 Linux distributions like Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, elementary OS, Fedora, Kali Linux, Linux Mint, Manjaro Linux, Pop!_OS, Raspbian, RHEL, Solus and Zorin OS. Snap Store is a graphical user interface of snap based desktop application. Using this you can discover, install and manage snap application on your system.

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How to install Musiko Music Player On Ubuntu

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

Musiko is a free and open source music player with minimal interface for Linux, MacOS and Windows. You can play your local music files with this player. It supports mp3, mp4, flac, wav, ogg, wma and some other file formats. This is still in active development and early stage. You can display the music by albums. It comes with Search and filters support and you can create playlists in this player. It recognize a lot of music metadata and shows like lyrics, disc subtitle, track, disk, title, album, cover picture, synchronized lyrics, discsubtitle, albumartist, artist, genre and released year. Currently it is avaialble in more than ten languages.

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How to install Taskbook on Ubuntu – Best command-line Task Management & Note Taking app

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

Taskbook is a free and open source task management & note taking app for Linux, MacOS and Windows. This is a simple but powerful command-line terminal app where you can manage your tasks and notes across multiple board. You can view the tasks and note in board & timeline views. You can configurable Taskbook app through ~/.taskbook.json file and the data stored in JSON file at ~/.taskbook/storage file. Some of the important features are atomic storage, task Priority, task favorite, Search & filter task and notes, you can restore deleted tasks and notes. It is released under MIT license.

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How to install Deno On Ubuntu & Fedora – Javascript and Typescript Runtime

Post last modified:August 4, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

Deno is a free and open source Javascript and Typescript runtime environment just like Node.js and from the same Node creator Ryan Dahl for Linux, macOS and Windows. It is released under MIT license and based on Rust, Tokio and V8 JavaScript engine. Some of the important features are remote script execution, No file, network, or environment access by default, standard module, browser support, WebAssembly support and built-in tooling support. The best thing is you don’t need any dependency on package managers or package registries.

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How to install Node.js and npm using NVM on Ubuntu & Fedora

Post last modified:August 4, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

Node.js is a free and open-source JavaScript runtime environment. Using this you can run or execute your JavaScript code outside of a web browser and run as a standalone application. Npm (Node Package Manager) is the default package manager for Node.js and online database of packages. Using NVM – Node Version Manager, you can easily install and manage single or multiple version of Node.js on your system. This is the recommaned way to install Node.js and npm. Using this method you install NVM, Node.js and npm on any linux distro not only Ubuntu and fedora.

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