Foliate is only available via source install or Flatpak right now, but it’s open source and sure to make its way into distribution repositories. Even still, it’s easy enough to install on any distribution now using Flapak. Install Flatpak Before you can get Foliate, you’re going to need Flatpak. If you don’t already have it installed on your system, here’s how to get started: Ubuntu/Debian Fedora OpenSUSE Arch Linux...

Ubuntu is a free open-source operating system that enables users to either break away from using Windows completely or have the option of dual booting to give more choice. It is easy to install, quick and will make your old PC more secure. In this tutorial we will show you how to install a minimal and lightweight version of Ubuntu on your old PC. Tip: Did you know that installing Linux could increase your laptop battery life?...

Faster startup times (a 46% increase) Better open and proprietary file format support Better Asian language support Numerous Calc (spreadsheet) improvements and many others. The upcoming release of Ubuntu (10.04 “Lucid Lynx”) will include OpenOffice.org 3.2 by default, and the release is on April 29 — just around the corner. But if you happen to be a little impatient or just want to give it a try, there are packages available directly from the OpenOffice....

What Is Portmaster? Portmaster is an open-source application firewall. It allows you to analyze and control the network activity of individual applications. You can also see which IP addresses data is traveling to and from, allowing you to detect any services that are siphoning your data. The paid tier, Portmaster unlimited, gives you access to a VPN alternative: an SPN (Safing private network). Why You Need an Application-Level Firewall A traditional, packet-filtering firewall is port-based....

You may have heard of Snap, which claims to fix many of these problems. You might have also heard that it’s an Ubuntu-only thing, but fortunately, that’s not true. What Are Snap Applications? Snap applications, known as “snaps,” are meant to be distribution-agnostic, so ideally they should run the same no matter which system they run on. To achieve this, most of the dependencies and runtimes an application needs in order to run are bundled into the snap....

There is a long list of reasons why you might need to prepare an OpenOffice.org document in book form, and once you have learned how to do it, you will have a useful skill that you or people you know may need in the future. You can use this method for both print publications and e-books. 1. Start OpenOffice.org Writer with a regular blank document template. The first thing you will need to do is set the size of your book....

Since Inkscape is one of the most popular open-source graphics applications, many Linux distributions come with it pre-installed. If yours doesn’t include it, seek it through your distribution’s official App Store. If you don’t mind using commands and are on a Debian-based distribution, you can install it with: Page Orientation Inkscape’s default mode for new documents has them in portrait orientation. Most logos have a larger width than height, so it’s better to set the page setup as landscape....

Part of the barrier keeping Photoshop fans from embracing the open source GIMP is the different look, feel, and controls. It’s hard to break old habits, especially when those habits keep paying the bills. There are some simple ways to overcome that barrier, at least in part, by customizing GIMP to look and act more like Photoshop. Install the Photoshop Icon Theme Obviously, Adobe isn’t going to be releasing the official Photoshop icon theme for GIMP any time soon, but a designer at Deviant Art, Doctormo, meticulously recreated the Photoshop icons and packaged them for GIMP....

Startup on schedule This step will vary depending on what sort of BIOS your motherboard is running. You may not have the option to power on at a specific time, although most motherboards do indeed have this option. For anyone not familiar with the term – BIOS stands for “basic input/output system” and is basically where you setup the low-level confirguration of your motherboard. It is distinct to any Operating System you may be using....

Access Real-Time Reports To access the Real-Time feature, log into your Google Analytics page as usual and click on the Home tab from the menu options. In the top left sidebar, select the Real-Time option. Overview In the Overview tab, you’ll see all of the metrics in one complete dashboard. In the top section, you’ll see how many visitors are currently on your site and if they are new or returning, what source brought them there, what articles they are reading, and the pageviews per minute....

Most Mac users get confused as to how these options differ from each other. Since Apple has added them separately to your context menu, there has to be a reason for that. This way Apple lets you open a file in different apps on your Mac. For instance, a PDF file can be opened and read in both Adobe Reader and Preview, and it is up to you to decide which one you would like to open it with....

iTunes is the primary way that owners of iPhones and iPods use to sync media such as movies, music, and other data between devices. Unlike Spotify that has a native Linux client, Apple doesn’t have a native version of iTunes for the Linux operating system. What’s worse, you can’t even transfer any Apple Music songs you’ve downloaded to Linux for your enjoyment as they’re DRM-protected. Apple hasn’t shown any interest in supporting this yet....

Why You Should Import Your Yahoo Mail into Your Current Inbox You should import your Yahoo Mil into your current inbox for one reason: convenience. Having all your inboxes in one place can be useful for your productivity and overall organization. It’s arguably simpler than manually forwarding each email from one inbox to another. On top of that, Yahoo Mail doesn’t always offer the best experience, so most users will surely appreciate the upgrade to the superior experience of Gmail or Thunderbird....

Setting Up Open a terminal and install bsdutils Once installed, you will be able to use two commands script and scriptreplay to record the existing session and play back the recording. Usage The usage is pretty simple. To start the recording, you just need to use the command: Remember to change the file path to a valid file location. For example, if I want to save the recording to my Home folder, this is what I type: The “-t” flag instructs the script to output the timing data while the “-a” flag instructs the script to append the output....

When you encrypt files and folders using EFS (Encryption File System), Windows will overlay those encrypted files and folders with a simple lock icon. This overlay lock icon helps you differentiate the encrypted files from unencrypted ones. Obviously, other users on your system will know that the files are encrypted and thus restricted. If you don’t want Windows to announce to everyone that the files are encrypted by displaying the overlay lock icon, here’s how to remove it....

This is how it looks like in its unprocessed form: There are several ways to remove unused shortcode from your site: 1. Remove the shortcode from database If you know which particular shortcode you want to remove and you want to remove it permanently from your database, you can simply do a SQL query with the command below: Replace “shortcodename” with the shortcode you want to remove. Note: This is not a foolproof method because different shortcodes can come with different attributes and value, making it hard to form a catch-all SQL query....

What resetting will do is remove all of the printers that you have installed on your Mac. You will need to install those printers once again. Also, it removes all the printing jobs that were in the queue and makes it empty. Resetting Printers on Your Mac To start, click on the Apple logo in the top left corner on your screen and select “System Preferences…” It is what allows you to change the system settings on your Mac, including printer settings....

Don’t worry, there’s a super easy way to get your old system tray back, and it doesn’t require any extra package or crazy install process. It’s just an awesome add-on for the GNOME shell. Get the Firefox Extension GNOME shell add-ons are easiest to install when you use an extension for Firefox. Yeah, it seems sort of counter-intuitive, but it lets you browse the GNOME extension website and enable and disable different extensions on the fly without opening up any other menus....

The App to make other apps run in full screen mode The developer of full!screen thought all of us might like a simple app to help you force all of those apps on your tablet to do your bidding. The app’s name pretty much describes what it does. The only stipulations are, your device needs to be rooted and running Android 3 and above. The full screen mode is not activated by default....

Here we’re going to show you a couple of methods for saving Gmail attachments on Android. The modern version of the Gmail app lets you directly access email attachments from your email inbox. Note: your “Conversation list density” will need to be on Default or Comfortable to see attachments from the inbox. To change this, tap the hamburger menu icon at the top-left corner of Gmail -> Settings -> General settings -> Conversation list density, then change it to the relevant setting....