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World of Warcraft is still easily the most popular MMORPG. Learn how to install and play World of Warcraft on Ubuntu.

Linux is always perceived as complicated and hard to use. On the contrary, its philosophy and functionality can actually make your life easier.

Hostnames are an important piece of the Linux networking puzzle. They let you easily access Linux systems across a network with a name instead of an IP.

If you still need to open applications with root permission, these are some gksu alternatives in Ubuntu 18.04.

Passwords in Linux can be managed directly with the passwd command. This will show how you can use it to manage your user password in Linux.

When you are troubleshooting networking issues in Linux, you will need to know which ports are open.

A new Wine Project has rolled out which is compatible with your Android devices. Learn how you can run Windows apps on your Android device now with Wine.

When an app misbehaves, it is best to kill it before it crashes the system. Check out the various ways you can use to kill a process in Linux.

When you have a server that is publicly accessible, hackers can easily scan your IP address and check for open ports (particularly port 22 that is used for SSH) on your server. One way to hide your server from hackers is knockd. Knockd is a is a port-knock server.To prevent hackers from accessing the open ports in your Linux server, you can use Knockd to hide running services.

pstree is a useful command for displaying running processes in Linux. Find out how it works in this article.

These are several graphical Git clients that you can use to make your git usage an easier and better one.

If you need to process text based on certain conditions, awk will almost always get the job done quickly. Here’s how to get started.

Installing Windows games on Linux has always been a tricky endeavor. Winepak changes all that.

Some prior facts about Chromebook and Chrome OS are no longer true today.

Despite high transmission speed and powerful hardware, your Linux computer is still running slow these days. Here are some of the causes for your slow running Linux computer.

Looking to get away from Github? Gitlab is a great self-hosted alternative.

Learn how to make Firefox blend in with your Linux desktop.

The original Playstation was undoubtedly a great game console. It was the first console to bring disk-based games to the mainstream, and it was home to a whole host of now classic games, spawning more than a few legendary franchises. The day of the PS1 has long passed, but the games are still great, and the options to play them now are unfortunately limited. However, there is hope with emulators. For Linux systems like Ubuntu, one of the best emulators is PCSXR, and it’s available right from the default Ubuntu repositories.

Monitoring your laptop’s battery is important. Explore these ways to manage your battery in Linux.

Gaming is not the forte of Linux, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy great games. Here are some awesome open-source Linux games you should try.