JSON files are widely used by developers to save configurations and share data across servers and applications. They’re built to be readable by both machines and people. But if you only have a Linux terminal, they’re not that easy to work with. Let me give you a few tips to improve that. As a whole,…
Whether you want to try something new on Ubuntu Desktop, or have a server that you would like to upgrade with a GUI, you’ll definitely find the right desktop environment for you in this article. I have tested all of them and decided to limit the options to the 5 best desktop environments currently available…
Using the Linux terminal is already not the best user experience and, in addition, we often keep the default settings when using it. Many things can be configured to improve readability even when you don’t have a graphical user interface (GUI). In this post, I’ll share different tips to do this. When a graphical interface…
FTP is one of those protocols that has been around forever (introduced in 1971!) and is still used a lot today. To be honest, I’m now using SFTP more than FTP, but the clients remain the same, so here is a short list of my favorites for this task. A good FTP client is an…
Linux can handle many users on the same system, but when you only have a black console to do everything, it’s not necessarily clear how you can switch from one user to another. In this article, I will mention 3 ways to do this. The traditional way to log in as another user on Linux…
Sometimes, you don’t have other options. You must access a website from the Linux terminal. I know I did this a few times when I worked as a sysadmin, and I’m going to share a few tips with you in this article. Overall, Lynx is one of the best options to access a website in…
Qt 6 is a software tool that helps developers create applications with user-friendly interfaces that are visually appealing for different devices like computers, smartphones, and tablets. User-friendly, but not necessarily developer-friendly, as you’ll quickly realize. Installing a specific version on Ubuntu can quickly be a headache. A specific version of Qt can be installed on…
Most of the time, applications are now distributed via the package manager, the app store, snaps, or individual packages. But sometimes, they’re only available in a compressed archive, like a tar.gz, that we don’t necessarily know what to do with. If you’re in this situation, here’s what to do. In most cases, applications still distributed…
The Arduino IDE is the perfect companion for your Arduino board. It is recommended to use it for all your Arduino projects, but installing it on Ubuntu is not necessarily straightforward as there are many obsolete tutorials on this topic. However, don’t worry! I have a step-by-step guide for you here that will answer all…
qBittorrent is an open-source project that was created as an alternative to µTorrent and most other torrent clients. It’s available on any operating system, so you may have already used it on your computer. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to install and configure it on Linux. qBittorrent can be installed with the package…
