Linux Mint has always been based upon Ubuntu Linux, and therefore has often been regarded as the ‘Green Ubuntu’. However, the team behind this Linux distribution has been experimenting directly with Debian OS with the release of Linux Mint Debian…
Debian is a prominent Linux distribution in the current Linux ecosystem. Because Red Hat is trying to restrict the development of Alma and Rocky Linux by adding a licensing fee to look at their code, Debian is a preferred choice…
Time synchronization is an important element for keeping computers operating in sync with one another. Accurate timekeeping can be especially critical when a system is involved in distributed computing or other operations that require precise coordination between machines. In this…
Are you a programmer looking to switch to a Linux distribution? Look no further. Linux is a kernel and its distributions are built on top of it. These distributions are nothing but operating systems. Developers love Linux because it’s fast,…
In this article, we’ll compare apt vs dpkg, which are package manager for Debian and Ubuntu based distributions. If you use Ubuntu (or Mint, Debian, etc), you are already familiar with apt. It is used for installing, finding, removing packages, etc.…
In this article, we’ll learn how to install tomahawk on Debian-based distros like Ubuntu and Mint. Tomahawk is a free and open-source music player for Linux, Windows, and macOS. Apart from being visually stunning with its sleek minimal UI, it…
In this article, we’ll learn how to install Google Chrome on Debian distributions. Google Chrome has consistently been ranked the most popular browser among internet users but you can’t find it in Debian repositories since it’s a proprietary Google software.…
In this tutorial we’ll install LetsEncrypt on Nginx web server on a Debian machine. What is LetsEncrypt? LetsEncrypt is a not-for-profit certificate authority providing digital certificates for secure connections enabling HTTPS for websites and services. Certificates can be automatically obtained,…
The idea to build packages from source might not be something we often hear about when speaking in the context of Debian. It is more of an Arch-y thing but in this module, we are going to learn how can…
In this tutorial we will install latest Firefox on Debian 10. Let’s get going! Firefox was launched almost two decades ago and to this date it is one of the most popular browsers out there. Most of the Debian based…