VLC can save a short desktop capture without another application when you already have VLC installed and need a quick visual recording. I installed the Ubuntu package and confirmed VLC 3.0.20 from the Noble repository. In the workflow below, Desktop becomes the input and an output file becomes the result. Before you start Use VLC […]
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MPV can load a subtitle file beside your video, search a chosen subtitle folder, or run a Lua script that asks a subtitle provider for a match. If you need a shell refresher before running the commands, start with this Linux command-line walkthrough. Choose the subtitle workflow you need Use MPV’s built-in options for subtitle
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Firefox can put a wallpaper on its New Tab page without editing a profile. Use that route for a fast visual change, choose a theme when you also want new toolbar colors, and keep CSS for a fixed local image on every new tab. Choose the background you want to change A New Tab wallpaper
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A Linux torrent client handles a torrent file or magnet link, connects to peers, and writes the pieces it receives to disk, so choose qBittorrent for a capable desktop client without ads, Transmission for a smaller interface, Deluge for its client and daemon design, KTorrent for KDE Plasma, or Fragments for GNOME. Use torrent software
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Enable Dark Mode in VLC on Linux VLC can keep a light title bar and controls even when your Linux desktop uses a dark theme. The dependable way to change the whole player interface is to use VLC’s skins interface with a dark VLC skin. VideoLAN documents separate Qt and skins interfaces for GNU/Linux. That
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Spicetify customizes the official Spotify desktop client with themes, extensions, and sidebar apps after it can locate an installation it can modify. Prepare Spotify for Spicetify Use the official desktop client rather than the browser player, then complete sign-in before adding Spicetify. Start with the Spotify on Linux installation options if you still need the
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Blue Recorder is a free screen recording app built with Rust, GTK4 and FFmpeg. It remains one of the easiest ways to capture your desktop without installing a full-blown streaming tool. The app now runs on Windows and FreeBSD too, though this guide focuses on Linux. It covers how to install Blue Recorder on Linux
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If you are using any Linux distribution which uses GNOME as its desktop environment, then you should probably use extensions to make your desktop look better or just improve its functionality. We have already discussed the Graphical method through which you can install extensions on your GNOME desktop environment. However, the GUI method requires you
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Looking for an open-source modern desktop RSS reader? Then look no more, we got Fluent-Reader, a local, cross-platform news aggregator that brings all your favorite sources to you and lets you read distraction-free. So let’s know about it and see how to install it on Linux. Fluent-Reader: Reading the feeds fluently Oftentimes times we read
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Linux is being used by programmers, developers, and system admins for a very long time. We use the terminal for almost everything, installing/uninstalling, changing directories, cut, copy and pasting, etc. But Linux also has a lot of unknown commands that you may accidentally type as a misspelling to a commonly used command. This article is
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