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Personal Package Archives (PPAs) allow you to install software, but there are times when you need to remove it. Here's how to remove PPAs in Ubuntu distro.

Learning how to use the terminal can improve your Linux knowledge. If you're struggling with Linux commands, you can use the Kmdr tool to explain them.

When you buy a new Android phone, it comes with plenty of preinstalled bloatware. Here is how to uninstall system apps from Android without root.

The echo command may seem like a useless command, but under the hood it's surprisingly useful. Here are some ways to make use of the echo command in Linux.

If you've mounted your Windows partition in Linux, you may find that you are not able to write to it. Learn how you can write to Windows partition in Linux.

The default Linux distro used in Chrome OS Crostini is Debian. You are not stuck with it, though. Here's how to change it to run Ubuntu instead.

Linux “packages” are just collections of software, and how you install them varies from distro to distro. There are a few ways to quickly check whether a package is currently installed or not. Whether you’re comfortable using the terminal or you’d prefer a more visual approach, here’s how you can check whether or not a package is installed in Linux .T

On Linux, you sometimes need to work with disks and/or partitions directly from the command line. lsblk displays information about storage devices.

It isn't all that often, but kernel upgrades can and do go wrong. When the updated kernel causes issues, learn how you can downgrade the kernel in Linux.

There are times when your computer is running slow because some apps are using a large amount of memory. Here's how to fix high memory usage issue in Linux.

Started since 2002, Arch Linux has built up a large, loyal following of users who love Arch's KISS approach, where minimalism and choice reign supreme.

One of the most useful add-ons for the Raspberry Pi is the camera module. Here you'll learn how to install and use the Raspberry Pi camera module.

Both the Snap and Flatpak formats have their own centralized marketplaces, Snap Store and Flathub. Both are useful, but which one of these is right for you?

Adding a custom search engine in Thunderbird is tricky and prone to errors. Follow the steps here to access your favorite search engine from Thunderbird.

Did your system becomes less responsive when you were copying gigabytes of data? In Linux you can make use of ionice to manage the priority of I/O processes

Chromebook runs Google Chrome browser by default. If you are not a fan of Google Chrome, here is how you can install Firefox on Chromebook.

Environment variables in Linux let you set options for various apps without having to edit configuration files. Learn how to manage them.

Tmux is a terminal multiplexer with a wide range of features. This shows how to manage and restore Tmux sessions automatically after a hard reboot.

Computer clocks are not perfect and often slow down over time. Learn how you can sync your Linux time online with NTP servers and keep it on time.

SDCV is a dictionary utility you can run on your Linux Terminal. Learn how you can install a dictionary on Linux Terminal and look up words with commands.