Category: Ubuntu

Make the Sound Good when using PulseAudio in Linux

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Linux uses PulseAudio, which has a poor default configuration, resulting in bad sound.

With some tinkering with the PulseAudio file, reading a lot of websites about the settings, I was able to get PulseAudio to have sound that’s subjectively as good as BSD, Mac, etc. By default, PulseAudio uses a resampler called “speex-float-1” which is horrendous. The reason this is chosen is to maintain compatibility on very small and bad sound cards. This shall be reconfigured to either “speex-float-10” or “soxr-vhq” for best quality. Some other changes also improve the sound.

Make the Sound Good (Reddit | r/linuxmint)
Also see: PulseAudio (Linux Reviews)

Get macOS ‘Quick Look’ on Ubuntu with GNOME Sushi

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Use GNOME Sushi to get a macOS ‘Quick Look’ feature in Ubuntu. Just select a file in Nautilus then hit the spacebar to see an instant preview – sound good?

Source: Get macOS ‘Quick Look’ on Ubuntu with GNOME Sushi – OMG! Ubuntu!

How to Install Linux Mint’s New ‘Bulky’ File Renamer in Ubuntu 20.04

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Linux Mint introduced a new batch file renamer app ‘Bulky’ in the upcoming 20.2 release. Here’s how you can install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.04.

Source: How to Install Linux Mint’s New ‘Bulky’ File Renamer in Ubuntu 20.04 | UbuntuHandbook

How to Install Wine on Ubuntu

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Wine is a unique piece of software that allows you to run software and games built for Windows on a Linux system like Ubuntu.

This software acts as a layer that sits between Ubuntu and the windows application. It will translate Windows system calls into a system call that Ubuntu understands.

Wine also differs from virtualization software like VirtualBox as you do not need to run a full version of Windows on top of Ubuntu.

Within this guide, we will show you how to install the latest version of Wine for Ubuntu.

Source: How to Install Wine on Ubuntu – Pi My Life Up

Czkawka – Find & Remove Duplicates, Empty, Broken Files in Linux

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Czkawka is a simple, fast and easy to use software to remove unnecessary files from your machine.

Czkawka is a free and open-source software written in memory safe Rust. It works on Linux, Mac, and Windows. Due to advanced algorithms and multi-threading, it is amazingly fast!

Source: Czkawka – Find & Remove Duplicates, Empty, Broken Files in Linux | UbuntuHandbook

Free up Disk Space – Clear Systemd Journal Logs in Ubuntu 20.04

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Going to free up Ubuntu system disk space? Try clearing the systemd journal logs, it may free up a few GB of space.
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You can also edit the configuration file to limit the journal log disk usage (100 MB for example).

Source: Free up Disk Space – Clear Systemd Journal Logs in Ubuntu 20.04 | UbuntuHandbook

How To Sandbox Processes With Systemd On Ubuntu 20.04

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Sandboxing is a computer security technique that focuses on isolating a program or process from parts of a system that it does not need to interact with during normal operation. In this tutorial you will run through a practical demonstration of how to use systemd’s sandboxing techniques on Ubuntu 20.04 for an efficient workflow to implement and to test these techniques. Any process that runs on a Linux system that uses systemd can be made more secure with these techniques.

Source: How To Sandbox Processes With Systemd On Ubuntu 20.04 | DigitalOcean

How to Share A Folder via SMB/CIFS Protocol in Ubuntu 20.04

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This is a step by step beginner guide shows how to share a folder over local network via SMB/CIFS protocol in Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome desktop.

Source: How to Share A Folder via SMB/CIFS Protocol in Ubuntu 20.04 | UbuntuHandbook

Installation & Configuration of ClamAV Antivirus on Ubuntu 18.04 (with On-Access Scanning)

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In this article, I’ll be sharing and documenting what I’ve learned during a recent situation where I had to install, setup, and configure ClamAV to run on Ubuntu 18.04 systems using real-time or as ClamAV calls it “on-access scanning”.

Source: Installation & Configuration of ClamAV Antivirus on Ubuntu 18.04 (Aaron Brighton)

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