Videos/Shows: AppImages, Ubuntu Budgie 20.10, Vim Tabs, KDE Plasma 5.20

• I Think I Like AppImages More Than Snaps And Flatpaks - YouTube

  AppImages are self-contained applications which can simply be downloaded, made executable, and t run on almost any GNU/Linux distribution. There ease-of-use has won me over.

• Ubuntu Budgie 20.10 overview | Simplicity and Elegance in one package - YouTube

  In this video, I am going to show an overview of Ubuntu Budgie 20.10 and some of the applications pre-installed.

• Vim Tabs: My Workflow Desperately Needed These - YouTube

  I've been using vim as my primary text editor for ages and somhow I had just never bothered to actually try out the tab system build into this editor vim has had tabs forever but I just never bothered to see whether they would suit my workflow.

• We need to talk about KDE Plasma 5.20. Spoiler: you should give KDE another shot. - YouTube

  KDE Plasma has a new release out, Plasma 5.20. We need to talk about this, and spoilers: even if you hated KDE before, you should give it another shot.

Pop!_OS 20.04 Review: The Best Ubuntu-based Distro!

The Linux distro world is getting better each day, thanks to developers’ immense dedication. The OS sure has come a long way from people calling it “Complex to use” to “User/Beginner Friendly.” One of the best beginner-friendly distros recommended by almost everyone is Ubuntu. Another distro that has recently taken the Linux universe by storm with its new release is Pop!_OS 20.04; it is developed by System 76, a company that manufactures Laptops and ships them with Linux. Pop!_OS is a distro based on Ubuntu that has gained popularity lately. After using it extensively for three weeks, it has now become one of my favorite distros of all time. Here’s my review of the same.

today's howtos

• How to install Zorin OS 15.3

  The latest release of Zorin OS has hit the internet. The new release is known as Zorin OS 15.3, and it is packed with the latest features and improvements. In this guide, we’ll show you how to install a fresh copy of Zorin OS 15.3! Please note that to use Zorin OS 15.3, you must have a computer with a decently fast CPU, at least 20 GB of hard drive storage, and at least 1 GB of RAM.

• Introduction to using firewalld on Oracle Linux 8

  This video provides an introduction to using the firewalld utility. For additional videos on Oracle Linux check out oracle.com/goto/oraclelinuxlearning.

• How to Install pip on Ubuntu 20.04 - RoseHosting

  We'll show you how to install the pip package manager for both Python 3 and Python 2 on an Ubuntu 20.04 VPS.

• How To Install Nextcloud on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - idroot

  In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Nextcloud on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Nextcloud is an open source self-hosted file sync and share application (Calendar, Contacts, Documents, Email, and more).

• How to install and use Slimbook Battery Saver on Ubuntu | FOSS Linux

  Linux systems can be optimized into having longer battery usage, courtesy of Slimbook battery saver. Slimbook battery saver is an open-source tool which was created by the Slimbook hardware manufacturer (Manufactures and sells laptops running on Linux based operating systems). It is effective in GNOME, KDE, Cinnamon, Unity, and MATE desktop environment.

• How to install LibreOffice 7 on Deepin 20 - YouTube

  In this video, we are looking at how to install LibreOffice 7 on Deepin 20.

• How to install Atom Text Editor on a Chromebook

  Today we are looking at how to install Atom text editor on a Chromebook. Please follow the video/audio guide as a tutorial where we explain the process step by step and use the commands below.

• How to fix: ‘cannot open shared object file : No such file or directory’ on Ubuntu

  Sometimes, when you try to install a program or a package from its source code, you might end up getting an error which looks like : “error while loading shared libraries: cannot open shared object file No such file or directory”

• Secure Azure blobs pre-signing in Elixir

• How to Install pip on Ubuntu 20.04 - RoseHosting

  We'll show you how to install the pip package manager for both Python 3 and Python 2 on an Ubuntu 20.04 VPS. [...] Both Python 2 or Python 3 can be installed on Ubuntu 20.04. However, with Ubuntu 20.04, the default version is Python 3. If for some reason you need Python 2 along with its version of pip, don’t worry, we’re covering that in this tutorial as well. Pip is not installed by default on Ubuntu – however, the installation is quite quick and simple. Let’s start with the installation.

• SSH 2FA with Google Authenticator and Yubikey - anarcat

  About a lifetime ago (5 years), I wrote a tutorial on how to configure my Yubikey for OpenPGP signing, SSH authentication and SSH 2FA. In there, I used the libpam-oath PAM plugin for authentication, but it turns out that had too many problems: users couldn't edit their own 2FA tokens and I had to patch it to avoid forcing 2FA on all users. The latter was merged in the Debian package, but never upstream, and the former was never fixed at all. So I started looking at alternatives and found the Google Authenticator libpam plugin. A priori, it's designed to work with phones and the Google Authenticator app, but there's no reason why it shouldn't work with hardware tokens like the Yubikey. Both use the standard HOTP protocol so it should "just work".

Games: DemonCrawl, Backbone, Omen Exitio

• Minesweeper-inspired roguelite DemonCrawl has a big free Halloween update and event live | GamingOnLinux

  I'm not sure what I'm scared of more, creepy crawly Halloween stuff or spending even more time playing DemonCrawl with the latest free expansion. With gameplay very much inspired by the classic Minesweeper, it's got that horrible "one more turn" feeling. It's so easy to get into too but devilishly difficult to actually get through. DemonCrawl needs little in the way of an introduction really. It's Minesweeper on steroids, with some rogue-lite / RPG flavour thrown into it to create a great mix. Imagine each board being an area your character is travelling through, complete with chests to find, money to grab and monsters.

• Noir roleplaying detective adventure Backbone is 'content complete' with a new trailer | GamingOnLinux

  With a free Prologue available to try out right now, developer EggNut has announced that Backbone is pretty much content complete. Quite exciting, as Backbone: Prologue which arrived on Linux officially back in October 2019 has been reviewed exceptionally well by users on Steam. That's really encouraging on what to expect from the full game when it releases next year. The developer said in the recent announcement that, amongst other things, "Backbone is almost done" and it sounds like they don't have much left to do apart from a big polishing pass on it.

• Need a scary story-rich adventure novel for Halloween? Try out Omen Exitio: Plague | GamingOnLinux

  Omen Exitio: Plague appears to be a title we've never even mentioned here on GOL which is surprising as it looks great, it supports Linux and users enjoy it. Released back in 2018, Omen Exitio: Plague is a visual novel choice-based adventure set in H.P. Lovecraft's otherworldy universe, so you can expect all sorts of nasty creatures to appear. Italian developer Tiny Bull Studios say it's styled very much like gamebooks of the '80s and '90s, and while it has Lovecraft themes the overall plot and characters are original and what happens is guided by your choices. You could say it's a choose your own adventure, although we don't want to get sued by Chooseco now do we.