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Title: The Benefits of Regular Exercise for Overall Well-being Regular exercise is essential for maintaining good physical and mental health. Engaging in physical activities not only helps in weight management but also improves cardiovascular health, boosts mood, and enhances cognitive functions. One of the primary advantages of regular exercise is its ability to aid in…
Ubuntu, one of the most widely used Linux distributions, offers a powerful and flexible operating system for both beginners and advanced users alike. Command-line tools play a crucial role in Ubuntu, allowing users to harness the true potential of the system. In this article, we will explore eighteen popular commands that every Ubuntu user should…
Archiso is a highly-customizable tool for building Arch Linux live CD/USB ISO images. The official Arch images are built with Archiso. But, it can be used to create your own customized Arch ISO for personal use, or for potentially building your own Arch-based distro. REFERENCED: ? https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Archiso WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL? ? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/distrotube…
I often get asked which Linux distribution is my favorite. My answer is usually one of two responses: (a) I don’t have a favorite, or (b) it’s the distro that I’m currently running. Well, if it’s the latter then my favorite distro has been Arco Linux for the last two years. REFERENCED: ? https://arcolinux.com/ WANT…
Xargs is an important shell utility to know because it allows you to execute to pass standard input as an argument to another command. While many command line programs allow standard input to be used as a parameter (things like grep, sed, awk etc.), many other programs do not allow for this (such as echo…
Are you new to Linux or thinking about switching to Linux? If so, then you probably know that Linux Mint is one of the best distros for new users. But Linux Mint has three main desktop editions: Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce. Not sure which desktop environment to choose? I’ll give you my thoughts. REFERENCED: ?…
Are you a Windows 10 user and considering upgrading to Windows 11? Have you considered other options? If not, then please watch this video before upgrading to Windows 11! MUSIC TRACK: “Auckland” by VYEN (from the YouTube Audio Library) WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL? ? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/distrotube ? Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=derek%40distrotube%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=DistroTube&no_note=0¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHostedGuest ?? Amazon: https://amzn.to/2RotFFi ? Teespring:…
I made a video last week where I did a base installation of Gentoo inside a virtual machine. Viewers asked me if I could do a video on how to install Xorg and desktop environment or window manager. So…continuing along on the Gentoo journey, I’m going to show you how to install Xorg and Dwm….
Having the right mindset is important in growing as a Linux user, and it also important for growing as a person. Generally, you can break down people into being in one of two camps depending on their mindset. And it tells you a lot about the person, including how they handle challenges in life, how…
sed is a stream editor. A stream editor is used to perform basic text transformations on an input stream (a file or input from a pipeline). The most common usage of sed involves substituting a pattern or string for another string. But sed can be used for many tasks. It’s a powerful command line utility…
Topics of discussion on this episode of “Hey, DT!” include: Audacity and alternatives, the middle ground between Ubuntu and Arch, my favorite music genre, the Windows package manager, Artix Linux, Javascript, audio interfaces that work with Linux, and Notepad++ dropping Bing over censorship. WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL? ? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/distrotube ? Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=derek%40distrotube%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=DistroTube&no_note=0¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHostedGuest ??…
Htop is an interactive system-monitor process-viewer and process-manager. It is designed as an alternative to the Unix program “top”. Even though Htop is a very popular program, many users are unaware of the customization options available for it. REFERENCED: ? https://htop.dev/ WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL? ? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/distrotube ? Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=derek%40distrotube%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=DistroTube&no_note=0¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHostedGuest ?? Amazon: https://amzn.to/2RotFFi…
Last year, I took a look at a new Linux distro called Archcraft OS on camera. I trashed Archcraft on that video due to it being virtually unusable due to some insanely small font sizes that caused me pain just looking at it. Well, Archcraft has recently had a new release with a lot of…
I’m celebrating nine years at Canonical, and coming up on 15 years since I started contributing to Ubuntu in the community. It’s been quite the ride, helping build, support and advocate for the most popular Linux desktop, and most used Linux distribution in the cloud. Over those years, we’ve strived to make it easy for…
The web team here at Canonical run two week iterations. Here are some of the highlights of our completed work from this iteration. Web squad Our Web Squad develops and maintains most of Canonical’s promotional sites like ubuntu.com, canonical.com and more. Anbox Cloud UI To make it easier for customers to manage their various Anbox…
Weighing the options with an Ubuntu 16.04 upgrade Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus is transitioning from its five-year standard security maintenance window in four months, leaving many asking the question: can I manage an Ubuntu 16.04 LTS upgrade by April 2021, or do I need more time to plan this migration? In the Less than…
The world of software is a vast and complex one, often too difficult to easily assess by human intuition alone. Which is why detailed and accurate measurements of software behavior are essential in helping us understand and gauge how well our applications perform. The Snap Store has a fair share of productivity tools and utilities,…
OpenStack, the cloud computing platform, has proved to be a beacon of success for open source. It rounds off 10 years in existence this year, a period which has seen it reach nearly 200 countries, and we want to look ahead to what the future holds for the technology. We’ve spoken to a number of…
A Linux kernel for each developer team, which uses it to bring up target boards. Bespoke, built, issued, and maintained over years by the vendor. Teams that focus on building great apps, rather than figuring out hardware dependencies. Happy developers that bootstrap smart devices in no time. This is what highly productive embedded systems development…
Kubernetes and robotics make a great match. However, as we have seen, robots running ROS 2 can be tricky to set up on Kubernetes. This blog series has explored running ROS 2 on Kubernetes, set up a simple talker and listener, and distributed that demo across three machines. The configurations presented may not quite fit…