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How to install µPad (MicroPad) on Ubuntu – Open source note taking app

Post last modified:September 26, 2019
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Post author:Manikandan

MicroPad or µPad is a free open source note taking app for Linux, windows, macOS and web. µPad comes with infinite canvas feature to organise your notes without any limits. It also comes with build in sync feature called µSync to synchronize your notes across all of your devices securely with server-side AES-256 encryption. Some other important features are Evernote Import & Markdown Import, unlimited sections, automatically link words via Hashtags, embed PDF documents in note, assign due-date, Markdown Editor and AES-256 client-side encryption.

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How to install Postman on Ubuntu – Postman API Testing and Development tool

Post last modified:September 21, 2019
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Post author:Manikandan

Postman is one of the best tool for API developers to test and develop APIs. It is available for Linux, Windows and MacOS. Postman provides API development tools to its users to design and mock, debug, test, document, monitor, and publish your APIs in a single software. The free version is best for individuals & small teams members. The pro version is for teams up to 50 users and it cost $8/user/month. Enterprise is $18/user/month with some advanced features and support.

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How to install Manjaro linux on Oracle virtualbox

Post last modified:September 20, 2019
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Post author:Manikandan

Manjaro is free open-source Linux OS based on the popular Arch Linux operating system. Arch Linux is a minimal base system and it is targeted at the proficient linux user. On the other hand Manjaro comes with variety of pre-installed…

How to install Celluloid on Ubuntu – Celluloid mpv frontend

Post last modified:September 18, 2019
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Post author:Manikandan

Celluloid is a free open source frontend for mpv. mpv is also a open source CLI media player based on mplayer2 and MPlayer. Celluloid interacts with mpv via the client API exported by libmpv and it offers access to mpv’s playback capabilities. It comes with keyboard shortcuts, hidden playlist, drag and drop support, MPRIS D-Bus Interface support, Wayland support and configurable option with Extra MPV Options support. It is release under GNU General Public License.

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How to install OpenTTD on Ubuntu – Open Source remake of Transport Tycoon Deluxe – OpenTTD

Post last modified:September 18, 2019
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Post author:Manikandan

OpenTTD is a free open source business simulation game for BSD, Linux and Windows based on 1994 Transport Tycoon Deluxe game. In this game players try to earn money via transporting passengers and freight by road, rail, water and air.It is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2.0. The main features are in game downloading of AIs, NewGRFs, scenarios and height maps, multiplayer mode for up to 255 players in 15 companies, different configurable models for acceleration of vehicles and lots more. It adds lot of new features compared to Transport Tycoon Deluxe.

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How to Install Wine on Ubuntu – Run Windows Softwares on Ubuntu

Post last modified:January 25, 2024
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Post author:Manikandan

Wine is a free open source compatibility layer to run Windows applications on Linux, macOS, & BSD. Using this you can easily run your favorite windows softwares in linux system. It is not a Windows Emulator/simulator. It translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls on-the-fly to run and integrate Windows softwares into your Linux, macOS, & BSD OS.

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How to install FeatherPad text editor on Ubuntu

Post last modified:September 14, 2019
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Post author:Manikandan

FeatherPad is a free open source text editor for Linux, BSD, Haiku and MacOS. It is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0. It is a light weight Qt based text editor developed by Pedram Pourang. FeatherPad comes with syntax highlighting, session management, side-pane mode, auto-saving, spell checking, drag and drop support, instant highlighting and automatic detection of text encoding. It has been the default text editor in Lubuntu, since Lubuntu 18.10.

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How to install Leafpad text editor on ubuntu – Gedit alternative for Ubuntu

Post last modified:September 14, 2019
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Post author:Manikandan

Leafpad is a free and open source lightweight Notepad text editor for linux and BSD systems. It is easy to use notepad or text editor with some basic features and very small in size. Some of the important features are codeset option, auto codeset detection, unlimited Undo and Redo option, auto indent, multi line indent, display line numbers, Drag and Drop support and Printing options. It is the default text editor for LXDE Desktop environment, including Lubuntu up to version 18.04 LTS.

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The Dark Mod Thief game – How to install The Dark Mod on Ubuntu

Post last modified:September 13, 2019
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Post author:Manikandan

The Dark Mod is a free stealth type standalone video game for Linux, Mac and Windows. It is similar to the popular Thief game but in the Doom 3 engine. In this game you need to control an agile thief to avoid various threats. This game comes with build in level editor using it you can build your own mission levels.

Minimum system requirements: 2GB RAM, 30GB disk space, least a DX9 capable GPU and 512MB VRAM.

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How to install Xonotic shooter game on Ubuntu

Post last modified:September 11, 2019
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Post author:Manikandan

Xonotic is a free open source and first-person arena shooter game for Linux, Windows and Mac OS. It is released under the copyleft-style GPLv3+ license. It comes with 9 core weapons and 16 full weapons in its armory, different variety of game modes like Deathmatch, Capture The Flag, and Clan Arena, 25 official maps with in build map editor, ntegrated player statistics, and some good graphics.

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