Sometimes, we want to create simple text files with .txt extension to save data in text format. We can use Ubuntu terminal to create text files easily in Ubuntu. Navigate to where you want to create a text file. Right-click and choose the option Open in Terminal to open the terminal from the specified location….
When coming to image editors, there are so many available to Ubuntu. An image editor such as Gimp can be too much for simple image edits such as cropping. we need a lightweight solution with a simpler UI. The most simple way to make basic image edits is to use Shotwell. Shotwell comes preloaded with…
Screenshots are part of our life. There are various tools available to take screenshots. Most of the free tools just do the screenshot part and we may have to edit screenshots in other image editors. But shutter is different, it can take screenshots as well as edit them too. Shutter is a free feature-rich screenshot…
If you are a game lover or a game developer then you try out the itch. Itch is a platform to host, sell, and download video games. Unlike steam, itch focuses more on indie (independent) games. It has a wide collection of games for various platforms. It provides a lot of free games too. Itch…
Peek is an animated GIF recorder which helps us to screen record and save it as GIF in Ubuntu. It’s a free and open source software with an easy to use interface. You can install the latest version of Peek from the Ubuntu PPA. Use your terminal to install Peek. When you open Peek you…
Sometimes our terminal gets cluttered and we just want to clear it instead of closing and reopening the terminal. Clearing terminal in Ubuntu is pretty easy. There are multiple ways to clear the terminal. The easiest way to clear the terminal is by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + L. This makes the screen clear….
XAMPP is a free and open source package which helps us to setup php development environment. It consists of Apache distribution with PHP, MariaDB and Perl. It is easy to setup and let’s see how to install XAMPP on ubuntu. You can install XAMPP on ubuntu by following the steps given below. First of all…