To get printing up and working on your Raspberry Pi the first thing you need to do is install CUPS. CUPS is an open source printing system developed by Apple that uses the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) to support printing to both local and network printers.
Source: Printing at home from your Raspberry Pi (Raspberry Pi Blog)
Looking for a classic start menu in Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome Shell? Arc-menu is a traditional modern application menu for GNOME.
Source: How to Get Classic Start Menu in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | UbuntuHandbook
Prefer single bottom panel to the default Gnome desktop panels? You can get a Windows or KDE Plasma like panel by Gnome Shell extension Dash to Panel.
Source: How to Enable Single Bottom Panel in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS – Tips on Ubuntu
This post includes SCP examples. SCP or secure copy allows secure transferring of files between a local host and a remote host or between two remote hosts. It uses the same authentication and security as the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol from which it is based. SCP is loved for it’s simplicity, security and pre-installed availability.
Source: SCP Linux – Securely Copy Files Using SCP examples (Hayden James)
You can even run 64-bit Ubuntu on your Raspberry Pi.
Source: How to Install Ubuntu on Your Raspberry Pi | Tom’s Hardware
Don’t know how to share files online without any cloud storage? Check the list of best free file sharing sites which is the best way to share large files.
Source: Top 14 Best Free File Sharing Sites Without Any Cloud Storage (TechNorms)
There are several backup utilities for Linux and in this guide, we’ll look at Timeshift, a utility which creates snapshot of and restores your Linux system.
Source: How to Take Linux System Snapshots with Timeshift
Writing shell scripts leaves a lot of room to make mistakes, in ways that will cause your scripts to break on certain input, or (if some input is untrusted) open up security vulnerabilities. Here are some tips on how to make your shell scripts safer.
Source: Writing Safe Shell Scripts (MIT Student Information Processing Board)
GNOME provides a built-in screen recorder that you can use to quickly record your desktop session. Here’s how to use it.
Source: Record Ubuntu Desktop With the Hidden GNOME Screen Recorder (It’s FOSS)
A reminder for the new year: You can use these muted strings to force Twitter to be better.
Source: How to Take Your Twitter Feed Back From the Algorithm – VICE
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