Best GNOME Extensions in 2024

The GNOME desktop environment already looks quite decent and has virtually everything needed for comfortable work. However, with extensions, you can make it even better. You can more precisely configure the position of the panel, colors, and behavior of the environment. In this article, I … Read more

Snap vs Flatpak. What Difference?

Snap and Flatpak are software deployment and package management systems for Linux, that become very popular recent time. Both look pretty similar at the first glance. Both have some level of isolation, contain all dependencies of application, once packaged, application can be installed in any … Read more

How to Enable Auto Login in Ubuntu

If you don’t want to enter your password each time you power on your PC, you can enable autologin in Ubuntu. Open the Settings app, go to the Users section, and click Unlock: Then enter your password to be able to change the global configuration: … Read more

Task Manager in Ubuntu

If you have switched from Windows, you know, that you can press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open task manager and get information about CPU or memory usage or kill unwanted applications. There is no direct equivalent for Linux, but you can use some applications and command-line tools … Read more

How to Enable Remote Desktop in Ubuntu 22.04

The remote desktop feature allows you to connect and control your PC remotely. For example, you can connect to your work PC when you are home, or you can connect to a remote work station that is available only in your work network. In this … Read more

How to Change Keyboard Layout Using Alt+Shift in Linux

In KDE, there is no issue configuring the hotkey you want to use for input switching. However, on the GNOME desktop, it is more complex. There the default keyboard shortcuts for switching layouts are Super+Space and Shift+Super+Space. The first switches to the next layout, and … Read more

How to Open Looking Glass in GNOME

Most browsers come equipped with developer tools that enable the inspection of page elements and execution of JavaScript code live on the page itself. Interestingly, parts of the GNOME desktop environment are also written in JavaScript, including the GNOME Shell and its extensions. Thus, there … Read more