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Overwatch In Wine On Gentoo

10 Windows Games You Can Play on Linux with Wine

Wine doesn’t get the credit it deserves for bringing great games to Linux. Here are 10 popular games that you can play on Linux with Wine.

By Nick Congleton – Oct 5, 2017

Install Wine Gallium Nine

How to Install Wine Gallium Nine in Linux for Near-Native Gaming Performance

Gaming in Wine on Linux can be cumbersome. The Gallium Nine patches let you play Windows games with DirectX 9 at near native levels of performance!

By Nick Congleton – Oct 3, 2017

ZFS on Ubuntu

How to Use the ZFS Filesystem on Ubuntu Linux

ZFS is an excellent filesystem for storing your data. Learn how to install and use ZFS and its powerful capabilities on Ubuntu Linux.

By Nick Congleton – Sep 28, 2017

How to Install and Use Kliqqi on Ubuntu to Create Your Own Social Community

Kliqqi is a content management system that allows you to create your own social networks. This article will show you how to install Kliqqi on Ubuntu.

By Jackson Mwendwa – Sep 23, 2017

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How to Set Up and Use AbanteCart on Ubuntu

AbanteCart is a free open source shopping cart software that you can use to start your own online shop . Learn how you can install, setup and use AbanteCart on Ubuntu.

By Jackson Mwendwa – Sep 20, 2017

Get Desktop Notifications Fron The Linux Command Line

How to Get Desktop Notifications from the Linux Command Line

It would be helpful if your Linux scripts and terminal commands could send you desktop notifications. Well, they can, and it’s super easy to set up!

By Nick Congleton – Sep 20, 2017

GNOME Legacy System Tray

How to Restore the Legacy System Tray in GNOME Shell

GNOME 3.26 completely removes the legacy system tray at the top of your desktop. Learn how to bring it back with the TopIcons Plus extension.

By Nick Congleton – Sep 19, 2017

11 Portable Apps Every Linux User Should Use

Portable apps allow you to take any program to any PC and continue using it. Here are some of the best portable apps for Linux that you should use.

By Mike Tee – Sep 15, 2017

Linux Wallpaper Wal

How to Create Color Schemes to Match Your Wallpaper on Linux

Wal is a script to change the color scheme of your Linux desktop when you change the wallpaper. Learn how to easily create a color scheme to match your wallpaper in Linux.

By Nick Congleton – Sep 14, 2017

How to Install and Configure PageSpeed Module for Apache in Ubuntu Server

The pagespeed module by Google is a module for Apache to improve website speed performance. Learn how to install pagespeed module for Apache in Ubuntu.

By Jackson Mwendwa – Sep 8, 2017

Two Factor Authentication Ubuntu

How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication in Ubuntu

Two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security to your accounts. Learn how you can easily set up two-factor authentication on Ubuntu.

By Nick Congleton – Sep 5, 2017

How to Manage Nvidia Optimus Chipsets in Ubuntu with Bumblebee

Bumblebee allows you to use the dedicated nVidia GPU for rendering when needed and to power it down when not in use. Learn how to use Bumblebee in Ubuntu.

By Jackson Mwendwa – Aug 30, 2017

How to Monitor Linux System Health and Performance with Netdata

Looking to monitor Linux system performance? Netdata is a lightweight tool for health monitoring & distributed real time performance of Linux machines.

By Jackson Mwendwa – Aug 29, 2017

Ubuntu OpenVPN

How to Connect to a VPN Automatically on Linux

Most Linux distros come with a VPN client for you to connect to VPN manually. This tutorial shows you the way to connect to a VPN automatically on Linux.

By Nick Congleton – Aug 28, 2017

How to Detect and Clean Malware from a Linux Server with Maldet

Linux systems are not immune to malware. To protect yourself, you can use Maldet to detect and clean malware from a Linux server.

By Jackson Mwendwa – Aug 22, 2017

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3 Free Color-Picker Tools for the Linux Desktop

There are several ways to pick colors on the Linux desktop; here are 3 free useful color picker tools for Linux that will get the job done for you.

By Ayo Isaiah – Aug 18, 2017

Check For Open Ports With NMAP

How to Use NMap to Check Your Linux Computer for Open Ports

Open and unsecured ports can be a serious security risk on Linux systems. Use NMAP to discover open ports on your Linux system and secure them.

By Nick Congleton – Aug 16, 2017

Scan Linux For Viruses

How to Scan Your Linux Computer for Viruses and Rootkits

Malware is out there, even for Linux systems. Use these three open-source tools to thoroughly scan your Linux computer for viruses and rootkits.

By Nick Congleton – Aug 15, 2017

Run Anbox On Ubuntu

How to Run Android Apps on Ubuntu Linux with Anbox

Anbox is a new experimental project that lets you run Android applications on Linux. Install the latest version and experiment on Ubuntu.

By Nick Congleton – Aug 9, 2017

MPD And NCMPCPP Playing Music on Linux

How to Play Music from the Linux Command Line

MPD is an amazing tool that lets you take control of your music library in Linux. Use it with NCMPCPP for the ultimate command-line music experience!

By Nick Congleton – Jul 31, 2017

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When Sony shipped the first Walkman in 1979, chairman Akio Morita insisted on a second headphone jack and a “hotline” talk button, convinced it would be rude for one person to listen to music alone — and within a few years buyers had ignored the sociable features so completely that Sony quietly dropped them

Jun 15, 2026

Russia still custom-builds the Soyuz return seats for ISS crew members using plaster casts taken weeks before launch, because astronauts grow as much as five centimetres taller during a long-duration stay and a seat moulded to their Earth-shaped spine would no longer fit the body that comes home

Jun 12, 2026

Mycorrhizal fungi colonised plant roots roughly 450 million years ago and biologists now suspect plants could never have moved out of the oceans onto bare rock without them, meaning every forest on Earth — including the redwoods, the Amazon, and the boreal belt — is still running on a partnership older than trees themselves

Jun 11, 2026

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The “CrackBerry” nickname stuck for a reason — and the variable-reward psychology that hooked early-2000s executives on their BlackBerrys is the exact same machinery now running every push notification on every smartphone in your pocket

Jun 11, 2026

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Suzanne Simard sealed paper birch and Douglas fir seedlings inside plastic bags, fed them carbon-14 and carbon-13 dioxide, and nine days later found carbon had crossed between species through fungal threads in the British Columbia soil beneath her boots

Jun 10, 2026

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A species of jellyfish called Turritopsis dohrnii can revert its adult cells back to a juvenile polyp stage when injured or starving, effectively restarting its life cycle, and biologists have so far failed to identify any natural limit to how many times it can do this.

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