Linux

Adapta is a well-known GTK theme for Gnome-like Linux desktop environments. It borrows a lot of Google’s “material design” look and is one of the most downloaded themes because of it. The Adapta theme isn’t just for Gnome users, though. Thanks to Adapta-KDE, it is possible to enjoy the beauty …

Need to send a link from your Linux PC to your mobile device? Try generating a QR code on the Linux desktop! It’s quick, versatile and is compatible with virtually every mobile operating system! The best way to generate QR codes on Linux is with the command-line application Qrencode. Why? It …

The Elementary OS desktop environment is designed to be good looking and functional. For the most part, it works. However, there are certain features that the developer turns off that many users may not be comfortable with, like desktop icons. So, in this guide, we’ll show you how to re-enable …

If you use Linux Mint and notice that software updates take too long to download, you may live too far from the official update servers. To fix this, you’ll need to swap to a local update mirror in Linux Mint. This will allow you to update the OS faster. Swap …

Feral Interactive has created an innovative program for Linux gamers known as GameMode. It’s an impressive tool that can improve performance while playing video games by optimizing several aspects of the Linux operating system, including the CPU governor, I/O priorities, GPU performance, and much more. Using GameMode on Linux requires …

On Linux, if your CPU is running hot, you won’t be able to open up an official AMD or Intel utility to check the temperature. Instead, to check CPU temperature on Linux, you must rely on third-party programs. In this guide, we’ll go over some ways to check the CPU …

Apple Music is Apple’s answer to Spotify and Google Music. The service works pretty well on iPhone, iPad, macOS, and even Windows. It does not, however, work well on the Linux platform, and Apple has no plans to change this. Even though Apple Music will never get official Linux support, …

Love the Apple look but want something fresh? Check out Korla, a beautiful, modern icon theme for Linux. Its design is very similar to that of macOS and borrows a lot of design choices from Mac-like Linux themes, yet it differentiates itself by adding in flat app icons (something Mac-like …

If you’re sick of manually tagging music files on Linux, you’ll be interested to know that it’s possible to automate it, using MusicBrainz Picard. It can scan your existing music files on Linux, look through them, and assign the correct ID3 tags. Install MusicBrainz Picard on Linux Before going over …

On Linux, it is possible to quickly mount any file system as read-only directly through the terminal. Mounting file systems as read-only on the fly is a great way to prevent modifications, tampering and to overall increase security temporarily. Mount file systems as read-only To start the mounting process, open …