Ubuntu users who want to work with office documents need a desktop app installed on their system. WPS Office for Linux is a desktop productivity suite for working with office documents on Ubuntu. I’ll show you how to install WPS from the official Deb package and check that the package is installed and the app
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A tester on another network needs to open a page served by your Linux machine. An ngrok HTTP tunnel connects a public endpoint to your local HTTP service. This article covers checking the local server before forwarding its port, then using the HTTPS URL and request inspector to verify traffic. TL;DR: Expose a Local HTTP
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When a name lookup does not return the result you expect, checking DNS can show how Linux is set up to look up names. DNS, the Domain Name System, maps names such as example.com to records that contain addresses and other service data. I’ll show how to inspect the DNS servers Linux is configured to
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Setting up an Ubuntu desktop for API work means choosing how to install Postman. Postman is a desktop application for building and testing API requests, then inspecting the responses. This guide walks through installing Postman with Snap or its official Linux archive and launching it as your regular user. TL;DR: Install Postman on Ubuntu Postman
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GNOME’s panel or window behavior may not suit the way you use the desktop. GNOME Extension Manager is a community app for finding and managing GNOME Shell extensions. This guide covers installing Extension Manager from Flathub on Ubuntu and using Browse and Installed to find or manage extensions. TL;DR GNOME Extension Manager is a desktop
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Choosing between Ubuntu and Ubuntu MATE means deciding which desktop interface fits the way you use your computer. Ubuntu MATE pairs Ubuntu with the MATE desktop, while Ubuntu Desktop uses GNOME by default. I’ll explain how the default desktops differ and show you how to compare them in live sessions before installing. TL;DR: Ubuntu MATE
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Keeping a testing client separate from the app you use every day can help when you want to try Discord’s latest changes. Discord Canary is Discord’s alpha desktop client, and it uses your regular Discord account. I’ll explain how to choose a package for your distribution and install Canary through a native package or the
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There are numerous media player applications available for you to use on Linux desktops such as MPV, Lollipop and the good old VLC media player. They’re easy to use and feature complete, although MPV does require you to learn some keyboard shortcuts. In this article, we will take a look at the open source Cavalier
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Apex Legends is blocked on Linux by EA’s anti-cheat system Update, October 2026: Bad news for all of us, EA blocked Linux and Steam Deck access to Apex Legends on October 31, 2024, so the steps below no longer get you into online matches. Treat the Gold rating mentioned below as historical, since it predates that
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Btrfs on Ubuntu gives you snapshots, checksums and transparent compression from a filesystem that already lives inside the Linux kernel. Ubuntu’s desktop installer still offers ext4 as its default, so you add btrfs yourself with the btrfs-progs package. This guide formats a spare disk and mounts it. Then it goes further with subvolumes, zstd compression,
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