How to install Abiword word processor on Ubuntu Linux

  • Post last modified:June 19, 2021
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Abiword is a free and open source lightweight word processor for Linux. You can use abiword as alternative to Libre Office. But it uses very less resources than Libre Office. It supports OpenOffice documents, Microsoft Word documents, WordPerfect documents, Rich Text Format documents, HTML and more. Some other useful features are Mail Merge, command line support, spelling checker and Plugin support to extend its features. It is released under GNU General Public License.

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Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart Racing Game

  • Post last modified:February 11, 2021
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Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart is a free and open source kart racing game for Linux, Windows and MacOS. The game characters and items are based on Sonic themed. The game is also called as SRB2Kart. It comes with more than 100 maps. The game comes in two modes Race mode and a Battle mode. Some other features are sliptide, the Drop Dash and the ability to skip on water up to two times. You can play Single Player game as Time Attack mode and Multiplayer with local players and online through LAN or Internet. It supports 16 player in Multiplayer via internet.

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Psensor System Temperature Monitor with Graphs

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Psensor is a free and open source system temperature monitor application for Linux. Using Psensor you can monitor motherboard, CPU, NVidia and ATI/AMD GPU and Hard Disk Drives temperatures, fan speed and CPU usage details. It is a simple and easy to use tool. You can open it in anew windows or view all details from system topbar try app indicator. It is based on Psensor lm-sensors, XNVCtrl, ATI ADL SDK, hddtemp, libatasmart and udisks2.

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Hide Mounted Disk Partitions & USB from Desktop & Dock in Ubuntu

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In Ubuntu the Disk Partition, other system volume and removable USB device icons will appear on the Ubuntu left dock and the desktop. If you don’t like this feature you can easily hide the icons of mounted disk partition, system volume and removable devices from Ubuntu Dock and Desktop in Ubuntu.

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Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS Second Point Release

  • Post last modified:February 5, 2021
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Canonical has released Ubuntu 20.04.2 long-term support and now it is available to download. Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS is the second point release in the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS series. And the third point release Ubuntu 20.04.3 will roll out in the summer after Ubuntu 21.04 release. LTS will provide five years free security and maintenance updates until April 2025.

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Gaphor UML SysML Modeling Software

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Gaphor is a free and open source UML and SysML modeling Software for Linux, Windows and MacOS. It is written in Python and released under Apache-2.0 License. Using this you can create software and system architecture and designs. It is simple and easy to use tool. It comes with graphical modeling language UML 2 data model support. You can also create very complex models quickly and visualize different aspects of a system. It also comes with plugin support to extend its features and more.

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How to install Slack for Linux on Ubuntu

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Slack is a team communication and collaboration platform by Slack Technologies for Web, Windows, Linux and MacOS. Using slack you can do create chat rooms, private groups, and direct messaging, voice and video calls, file sharing and more. It comes in free and paid plans. The free service comes with 10,000 of your team’s most recent messages, 10 integrations with other apps like Google Drive, Office 365 and many more and free 1:1 voice and video calls between teammates. You can check the complete pricing details here.

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How to install LeoCAD on Ubuntu Linux

  • Post last modified:February 1, 2021
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LeoCAD is a free and open source CAD software for Linux, Windows and MacOS. Using this LeoCAD CAD software you can create virtual LEGO models. It is released under open source GNU Public License. It completely supports and compatible with the LDraw Standard and related tools. It also supports reads and write of LDR and MPD files. It allows you to share and download models from the Internet. The current LDraw parts library in LeoCAD comes with more than 10,000 different parts.

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Tanks of Freedom Turn Based Strategy Game

  • Post last modified:January 30, 2021
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Tanks of Freedom is a free and open source indie turn based strategy game for Linux, Windows, MacOS, FreeBSD and Android. This game is based on Godot Engine and in isometric pixel art visuals. It is released under open source MIT license. You can create game maps using build-in map editor. You can fight yourself in campaign against AI or play with you friends.

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Obsidian Note Taking Knowledge Base Software

  • Post last modified:January 30, 2021
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Obsidian is a free Markdown editor for Linux, MacOS and Windows. You can use Obsidian as note taking and Knowledge Base application. It is free for personal use and no signup required. All data are stored in your local system in plain text Markdown files. But you can sync that files with Dropbox. You can extend its feature with plugins. It supports Git versioning, Internal link, Graph view, Audio recorder, LaTeX math, Slides, Backlinks and word counts. It is still in beta stage and active development.

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