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This article will discuss how you can create your own Linux VPN and use OpenVPN to create a secure connection between a client and server on a Linux machine.

Adobe’s suite of Creative Cloud apps have not been ported to Linux officially despite incessant requests from Linux users. Find out how you can install Adobe CC on Linux without all the hassle.

It’s important to learn the necessary Systemd commands to start, stop, enable, and disable units from the command line. Spending a lot of time at the command prompt can be tiring, though, so Chkservice was created to help ease the strain of these managerial tasks. Chkservice uses Ncurses to offer a quick overview of your Systemd units. With administrative privileges, you can start and stop those units at will, all without typing a single systemctl entry.

New Linux users may not understand what is meant by Ubuntu-based distros. This article will explain the significance of Ubuntu-based distros compared to Ubuntu itself and what “Ubuntu-based” means.

The LXDE desktop environment design is kind of outdated and bland. Luckily, you can easily customize it to your own liking. Here are 10 great themes for LXDE.

In Linux, you can restrict users from file access with a few commands. Here is how you can password protect folders and files in Linux using file ownership and groups as a password protection measure.

The world of Linux desktop themes is an ever-evolving one, with new ones replacing old favorites all the time. Here are some really excellent available GTK themes. Check them out!

One of the most important skills any Systemd newcomer can learn is how to manage their computer’s services. In this article we will discuss how to use and master Systemd from the Linux command line.

Linux has a wide variety of screenshot utilities. Unfortunately, none of them are capable of capturing your login screen. There is a way, though. Learn how to take a screenshot of your Linux login screen.

Timeshift is excellent for creating and scheduling regular backups of your Linux desktop system. Learn how to use Timeshift on Linux Mint.

Solarized turns your Linux terminals and applications into works of art with a simple 16-color palette. It can reduce eye strain associated with staring at a computer monitor for extended periods of time.

Abcde makes it easy to rip a CD. It grabs the raw data from your disk and encodes, tags, and makes comments on each track, all according to your preferences.

It is easy to dual boot Ubuntu on Mac. There might be some problems with the bootloader, but it can be overcome easily. Here are the steps to install and dual boot Ubuntu on Mac.

How exactly do you get Kodi running on a Pi? You can either install Kodi on your Raspberry Pi or install a Kodi-focused media center OS. Learn how to install Kodi on your Pi in this article.

Arch Linux developers created Netctl to make it easy to use Systemd-like commands to enable and disable network profiles you create. Here is how to use Netctl to create wired and wireless profiles and manipulate them to start manually or at boot.

Tiling window managers have several advantages over Gnome and KDE. If you’re looking for a bare-bones experience or a foil to your current desktop environment, find out how dwm can offer exactly that.

The use of groups in Linux forms the basis of access control on local systems and networks. Here we will discuss the handful of ways in which you can add users to groups and grant them access to files.

Skype and Linux don’t have the best history, but installing Skype on Ubuntu has never been easier. Learn how to get the most popular VOIP client running on your Ubuntu Linux PC.

One of the most important skills you can learn as a Linux user is how to use a manual page, or “man page.” Linux Man pages are fairly easy to tackle. This article will introduce you to those simple documents.

Regardless of the operating system you are using sometimes it will become bloated with plenty of useless files lying around. To make it worse, you have barely enough storage space left in your hard disk, even though you just upgraded it not long ago. While Ubuntu is easy to use, sometimes it will become bloated with plenty of useless files lying around. Here are eight ways to clean up your Ubuntu.