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Ubuntu News, Reviews, Hacks!"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default?alt=json-in-script\u0026orderby=published"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=26\u0026max-results=25\u0026orderby=published"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"988"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"25"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-7239757257367866650"},"published":{"$t":"2019-05-05T20:50:00.003+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2024-02-06T13:50:50.814+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Apps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 19.04"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"App Launchers for Ubuntu 19.04"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"During the transition period, when GNOME Shell and Unity were pretty rough around the edges and slow to respond, 3rd party app launchers were a big deal. Overtime the newer desktop environments improved and became fast, reliable and predictable, reducing the need for a alternate app launchers.\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C!-- TD InBTW Experiment --\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6517704837\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAs a result, many third-party app launchers have either slowed down development or simply seized to exist. Ulauncher seems to be the only one to have bucked the trend so far. Synpase and Kupfer on the other hand, though old and not as actively developed anymore, still pack a punch. Since Kupfer is too old school, we'll only be discussing Synapse and Ulauncher here.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESynapse\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nI still remember the excitement \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2010\/12\/kupfer-synapse-two-ubercool-gnome-do.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewhen I first reviewed Synapse\u003C\/a\u003E more than 8 years ago. Back then, Synapse was something very unique to Linux and Ubuntu, and it still is in many ways. Though Synapse is not an active project that it used to be, the launcher still works great even in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/04\/15-things-todo-ubuntu-1904.html\"\u003Ebrand new Ubuntu 19.04\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgHA2azt1JCtbEls2_4Kcn4xcqRrqQNt5-XTxmmbhBLXVL5pFI1g4kw6Ys0hWurk44DqRgiEbj_9ByBpGF39vhC7vADYtmpR_1-R2ZRz1EUWVcn4parhBrs5sKZYTuuD2Mfqnp_mpsHQD0\/s1600\/synapse-ubuntu1904.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"synapse ubuntu 19.04\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"756\" data-original-width=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgHA2azt1JCtbEls2_4Kcn4xcqRrqQNt5-XTxmmbhBLXVL5pFI1g4kw6Ys0hWurk44DqRgiEbj_9ByBpGF39vhC7vADYtmpR_1-R2ZRz1EUWVcn4parhBrs5sKZYTuuD2Mfqnp_mpsHQD0\/s1600\/synapse-ubuntu1904.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNo need to meddle with PPAs and DEBs, Synapse is available in Ubuntu Software Center.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj-cpiDtO8VCIbyCkaBOTVF7CyfluK4Db_Efc1UpxeoLnX-DLqIpmAXsFnFL-o2xXhPX-h0xdF-IkZdnbplOE2PX0mn-ajbrcK6ybzPHETt0cPxEFAkM_kU_eeqQHb6xoa9PtiJ6268jxE\/s1600\/synapse-ubuntu.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ulauncher ubuntu 19.04 disco\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj-cpiDtO8VCIbyCkaBOTVF7CyfluK4Db_Efc1UpxeoLnX-DLqIpmAXsFnFL-o2xXhPX-h0xdF-IkZdnbplOE2PX0mn-ajbrcK6ybzPHETt0cPxEFAkM_kU_eeqQHb6xoa9PtiJ6268jxE\/s1600\/synapse-ubuntu.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"apt:synapse\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECLICK HERE\u003C\/a\u003E to directly find and install Synapse from Ubuntu Software Center, or simply search 'Synapse' in USC. Launch the app afterwards. Once launched, you can trigger Synapse with Ctrl+Space keyboard shortcut.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUlauncher\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nThe new kid in the block apparently. But new doesn't mean it is lacking \nin any way. What makes Ulauncher quite unique are its extensions. And \nthere is plenty to choose from.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhP2QTgGPnM6RTMa-MWGBhtrHG3jbBbmhAhTSkqtRBrVgJiHeJDXcaXo4e7gwHuRNabYqjHI-0nJ-RnBP7Wzt40k0X5cM1u0rTB8FU_ZEtSvBx7YtJXtq-EvrK5BTp_QnYtU4sJBx-BERY\/s1600\/ulauncher.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ulauncher ubuntu 19.04\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"461\" data-original-width=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhP2QTgGPnM6RTMa-MWGBhtrHG3jbBbmhAhTSkqtRBrVgJiHeJDXcaXo4e7gwHuRNabYqjHI-0nJ-RnBP7Wzt40k0X5cM1u0rTB8FU_ZEtSvBx7YtJXtq-EvrK5BTp_QnYtU4sJBx-BERY\/s1600\/ulauncher.gif\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFrom an extension that lets you control your Spotify desktop app, to generic unit converters or simply timers, Ulauncher extesions has got you covered.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLet's install the app first. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/ulauncher.io\/#Download\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDownload the DEB file for Debian\/Ubuntu\u003C\/a\u003E users and double-click the downloaded file to install it. To complete the installation via Terminal instead, do this:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOR\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo dpkg -i ~\/Downloads\/ulauncher_4.3.2.r8_all.deb\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nChange filename\/location if they are different in your case. And if the command reports dependency errors, make a force install using the command below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo apt-get install -f\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDone. Post install, launch the app from your app-list and you're good to go. Once started, Ulauncher will sit in your system tray by default. And just like Synapse, Ctrl+Space will trigger Ulauncher.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nInstalling extensions in Ulauncher is pretty straight forward too.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"760\" data-original-width=\"1297\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgwG5UmMAPA-TPglHS8V6sbRcnHSrksQwZQlSotR6WFovBewxUrG8Q5nncGW6WRXVBm_IKAsdo59iAVb8sJvbe1oYO9hoiRaZllG_DNrPAng9OAUWPzsLxiTwcuZzfAvHrA4Q0sXSCagv4\/s1600\/ulauncher.jpeg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFind the extensions you want from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/ext.ulauncher.io\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUlauncher Extensions\u003C\/a\u003E page. Trigger a Ulauncher instance with Ctrl+Space and go to Settings \u0026gt; Extensions \u0026gt; Add extension. Provide the URL from the extension page and let the app do the rest."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/7239757257367866650"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/7239757257367866650"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/05\/top-app-launchers-ubuntu1904.html","title":"App Launchers for Ubuntu 19.04"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgHA2azt1JCtbEls2_4Kcn4xcqRrqQNt5-XTxmmbhBLXVL5pFI1g4kw6Ys0hWurk44DqRgiEbj_9ByBpGF39vhC7vADYtmpR_1-R2ZRz1EUWVcn4parhBrs5sKZYTuuD2Mfqnp_mpsHQD0\/s72-c\/synapse-ubuntu1904.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-4602268669644667592"},"published":{"$t":"2019-04-29T14:23:00.001+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-04-29T14:23:31.819+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Apps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Snaps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 19.04"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A Standalone Video Player for Netflix, YouTube, Twitch on Ubuntu 19.04"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Snap apps are a godsend. ElectronPlayer is an Electron based app available on Snapstore that doubles up as a standalone media player for video streaming services such as Netflix, YouTube, Twitch, Floatplane etc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnd it works great on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/search\/label\/Ubuntu%2019.04\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUbuntu 19.04 \"disco dingo\"\u003C\/a\u003E. From what we've tested, Netflix works like a charm, so does YouTube. ElectronPlayer also has a picture-in-picture mode that let it run above desktop and full screen applications.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiaD6UpYYunTef6LSbK6rn4yS8nyLfQnEWnlxOGEHNiPI4ByRIb-MZJ95g1ziu5qnUlJa19vTUzBX7Oe4Wml1m5Slfz1VnNtokoAr_MsGmnSK7GfDnvUZeTJu2VTX0xa9dqiuE-K1WB09o\/s1600\/netflix-player-ubuntu1904.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" alt=\"netflix player ubuntu 19.04\" data-original-height=\"930\" data-original-width=\"1262\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiaD6UpYYunTef6LSbK6rn4yS8nyLfQnEWnlxOGEHNiPI4ByRIb-MZJ95g1ziu5qnUlJa19vTUzBX7Oe4Wml1m5Slfz1VnNtokoAr_MsGmnSK7GfDnvUZeTJu2VTX0xa9dqiuE-K1WB09o\/s1600\/netflix-player-ubuntu1904.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor me, this is great because I can free-up tabs on my Firefox window which are almost never clutter-free.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/snapcraft.io\/electronplayer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDownload ElectronPlayer from Snapstore\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOR\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUse the command below to install ElectronPlayer directly from Snapstore. Open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+t) and copy:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo snap install electronplayer\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPress ENTER and give password when asked. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter the process is complete, search for ElectronPlayer in you App list. Sign in to your favorite video streaming services and you are good to go. Let us know your feedback in the comments. "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/4602268669644667592"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/4602268669644667592"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/04\/electron-video-player-for-netflix-ubuntu.html","title":"A Standalone Video Player for Netflix, YouTube, Twitch on Ubuntu 19.04"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiaD6UpYYunTef6LSbK6rn4yS8nyLfQnEWnlxOGEHNiPI4ByRIb-MZJ95g1ziu5qnUlJa19vTUzBX7Oe4Wml1m5Slfz1VnNtokoAr_MsGmnSK7GfDnvUZeTJu2VTX0xa9dqiuE-K1WB09o\/s72-c\/netflix-player-ubuntu1904.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-6132589323970970188"},"published":{"$t":"2019-04-20T15:31:00.002+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-04-22T00:42:36.970+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 18.04"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 18.10"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 19.04"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Howto Upgrade to Ubuntu 19.04 from Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"As most of you should know already, Ubuntu 19.04 \"disco dingo\" has been released. A lot of things have changed, see our comprehensive \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/03\/ubuntu1904-new-features-updates.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Elist of improvements in Ubuntu 19.04\u003C\/a\u003E. Though it is not really necessary to make the jump, I'm sure many here would prefer to have the latest and greatest from Ubuntu. Here's how you upgrade to Ubuntu 19.04 from Ubuntu 18.10 and Ubuntu 18.04.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUpgrading to Ubuntu 19.04 from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is tricky. There is no way you can make the jump from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS directly to Ubuntu 19.04. For that, you need to upgrade to Ubuntu 18.10 first. Pretty disappointing, I know. But when upgrading an entire OS, you can't be too careful.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnd the process itself is not as tedious or time consuming à la Windows. And also unlike Windows, the upgrades are not forced upon you while you're in middle of something.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi7ZLPUm4WYnAEcq2wohcD1GADIViXejJ9PiIBSVquliNjcuLjis7Vff6exKyEf_qQpgqQs_ZmRldedrW7ICHPnM8l_8qZ0_aLPUNK8AR5-qOVqOuoOD8LN02ePKL-nmq2dnzLCOEzXWJs\/s1600\/upgrade-ubuntu1904.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"how to upgrade to ubuntu 19.04\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi7ZLPUm4WYnAEcq2wohcD1GADIViXejJ9PiIBSVquliNjcuLjis7Vff6exKyEf_qQpgqQs_ZmRldedrW7ICHPnM8l_8qZ0_aLPUNK8AR5-qOVqOuoOD8LN02ePKL-nmq2dnzLCOEzXWJs\/s1600\/upgrade-ubuntu1904.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you wonder how the dock in the above screenshot rest at the bottom of Ubuntu desktop, it's called dash-to-dock GNOME Shell extension. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/04\/15-things-todo-ubuntu-1904.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThat and more Ubuntu 19.04 tips and tricks here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EUpgrade to Ubuntu 19.04 from Ubuntu 18.10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EDisclaimer: PLEASE backup your critical data before starting the upgrade process.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLet's start with the assumption that you're on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2018\/10\/how-to-upgrade-ubuntu-1804-to-1810.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERead our step-by-step guide to upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to Ubuntu 18.10\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C!-- TD InBTW Experiment --\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6517704837\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter running the upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS from Ubuntu 18.10, the prompt will ask for a full system reboot. Please do that, and make sure everything is running smoothly afterwards.\u0026nbsp;Now you have clean new Ubuntu 18.10 up and running. Let's begin the Ubuntu 19.04 upgrade process.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMake sure your laptop is plugged-in, this is going to take time. Stable Internet connection is a must too.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERun your\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003ESoftware Updater \u003C\/i\u003Eapp, and install all the updates available.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiskmpHVov8o3hOJkBLMwDNn19ju6KpuC0zc1f1r1o12DiaNh3_fB_5g8qKHgn_6ytMC2cmCQknNBRWiXp1XDTIWv1bQfzgE9YC9Bg87yZVBx2qLyvH9jnu0UXfpc4K3TzjU00F_yRJ688\/s1600\/upgrade-to-ubuntu1904.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" alt=\"how to upgrade to ubuntu 19.04 from ubuntu 18.10\" data-original-height=\"362\" data-original-width=\"1099\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiskmpHVov8o3hOJkBLMwDNn19ju6KpuC0zc1f1r1o12DiaNh3_fB_5g8qKHgn_6ytMC2cmCQknNBRWiXp1XDTIWv1bQfzgE9YC9Bg87yZVBx2qLyvH9jnu0UXfpc4K3TzjU00F_yRJ688\/s1600\/upgrade-to-ubuntu1904.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPost the update, you should be prompted with an \"Ubuntu 19.04 is available\" window. It will guide you through the required steps without much hassle.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIf not, fire up \u003Ci\u003ESoftware \u0026amp; Updates\u003C\/i\u003E app and check for updates.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIf both these \u003Cb\u003Edidn't work\u003C\/b\u003E in your case, there's always the commandline option to make the force upgarde. Open Terminal app (keyboard shortcut: CTRL+ALT+T), and run the command below.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo do-release-upgrade -d\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EType the password when prompted. Don't let the simplicity of the command fool you, this is just the start of a long and complicated process. do-release command will check for available upgrades and then give you an estimated time and bandwidth required to complete the process.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERead the instructions carefully and proceed. The process only takes about an hour or less for me. It entirely depends on your internet speed and system resources.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\nSo, how did it go? Was the upgrade process smooth as it should be? And what do you think about new Ubuntu 19.04 \"disco dingo\"? Let us know in the comments."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/6132589323970970188"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/6132589323970970188"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/04\/howto-upgrade-to-ubuntu-1904-from-ubuntu1810-1804.html","title":"Howto Upgrade to Ubuntu 19.04 from Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi7ZLPUm4WYnAEcq2wohcD1GADIViXejJ9PiIBSVquliNjcuLjis7Vff6exKyEf_qQpgqQs_ZmRldedrW7ICHPnM8l_8qZ0_aLPUNK8AR5-qOVqOuoOD8LN02ePKL-nmq2dnzLCOEzXWJs\/s72-c\/upgrade-ubuntu1904.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-1674930580781859625"},"published":{"$t":"2019-04-17T12:19:00.001+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-04-24T09:54:31.564+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Featured"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Specials"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 19.04"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"15 Things I Did Post Ubuntu 19.04 Installation"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Ubuntu 19.04, codenamed \"Disco Dingo\", has been released (and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/04\/howto-upgrade-to-ubuntu-1904-from-ubuntu1810-1804.html\"\u003Eupgrading is easier than you think\u003C\/a\u003E). I've been on Ubuntu 19.04 since its first Alpha, and this has been a rock solid release as far I'm concerned. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/03\/ubuntu1904-new-features-updates.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EChanges in Ubuntu 19.04 are more evolutionary\u003C\/a\u003E though, but availability of the latest Linux Kernel version 5.0 is significant.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhikl5ZdpQjQpxM8LXr6P7Rwq1gxWJ07j1ZPwsa-JLgJKTnkjCmHF7QQ4I5eql4-REro1jiM2wNhcYYgQC10Ajszr5CmmGIb06v1TJJJ8njLN-kDEDK-SVjS2G9HGLlCYlGPBUT7MO8IcE\/s1600\/ubuntu1904-thingstodo.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu 19.04 things to do after install\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhikl5ZdpQjQpxM8LXr6P7Rwq1gxWJ07j1ZPwsa-JLgJKTnkjCmHF7QQ4I5eql4-REro1jiM2wNhcYYgQC10Ajszr5CmmGIb06v1TJJJ8njLN-kDEDK-SVjS2G9HGLlCYlGPBUT7MO8IcE\/s1600\/ubuntu1904-thingstodo.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnity is long gone and Ubuntu 19.04 is indistinguishably GNOME 3.x now, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Yes, I know, there are many who still swear by the simplicity of Unity desktop. But I'm an outlier here, I liked both Unity and GNOME 3.x even in their very early avatars. When I wrote this \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2011\/02\/gnome-shell-review-its-starting-to-look.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ereview of GNOME Shell desktop almost 8 years ago\u003C\/a\u003E, I knew it was destined for greatness. Ubuntu 19.04 \"Disco Dingo\" runs GNOME 3.32.0.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe'll discuss more about GNOME 3.x and Ubuntu 19.04 in the official review. Let's get down to brass tacks. A step-by-step guide into things I did after installing Ubuntu 19.04 \"Disco Dingo\".\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E1. Make sure your system is up-to-date\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nDo a full system update. Fire up your \u003Cb\u003ESoftware Updater\u003C\/b\u003E and check for updates.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiskmpHVov8o3hOJkBLMwDNn19ju6KpuC0zc1f1r1o12DiaNh3_fB_5g8qKHgn_6ytMC2cmCQknNBRWiXp1XDTIWv1bQfzgE9YC9Bg87yZVBx2qLyvH9jnu0UXfpc4K3TzjU00F_yRJ688\/s1600\/upgrade-to-ubuntu1904.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" alt=\"how to update ubuntu 19.04\" data-original-height=\"362\" data-original-width=\"1099\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiskmpHVov8o3hOJkBLMwDNn19ju6KpuC0zc1f1r1o12DiaNh3_fB_5g8qKHgn_6ytMC2cmCQknNBRWiXp1XDTIWv1bQfzgE9YC9Bg87yZVBx2qLyvH9jnu0UXfpc4K3TzjU00F_yRJ688\/s1600\/upgrade-to-ubuntu1904.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EOR\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003Evia Terminal\u003C\/b\u003E, this is my preferred way to update Ubuntu. Just one command.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo apt update \u0026amp;\u0026amp; sudo apt dist-upgrade\n\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EEnter password\u003C\/b\u003E when prompted and let the system do the rest.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E2. Install GNOME Tweaks\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nGNOME Tweaks is non-negotiable.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj8YbB__F3pKm9vmCkUkA9IYeySaubHaamXaXmryqti7rSZJUdBrBxUZOD8652QH8pB36ixKhLaiAQNidFK8LbEzyAVD5DPxso0VDOaOcjvUgxu8T2r1Phu1bkMjtdiERW5Q8MLedkQRaM\/s1600\/tweaks-ubuntu18.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"things to do after installing ubuntu 19.04\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"654\" data-original-width=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj8YbB__F3pKm9vmCkUkA9IYeySaubHaamXaXmryqti7rSZJUdBrBxUZOD8652QH8pB36ixKhLaiAQNidFK8LbEzyAVD5DPxso0VDOaOcjvUgxu8T2r1Phu1bkMjtdiERW5Q8MLedkQRaM\/s1600\/tweaks-ubuntu18.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGNOME Tweaks is an app the lets you tweak little things in GNOME based OSes that are otherwise hidden behind menus. If you are on Ubuntu 19.04, Tweaks is a must. Honestly, I don't remember if it was installed as a default.\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003EBut here you install it anyway, Apt-URL will prompt you if the app already exists.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSearch for Gnome Tweaks in Ubuntu Software Center. OR simply \u003Ca href=\"apt:gnome-tweaks\"\u003ECLICK HERE\u003C\/a\u003E to go straight to the app in Software Center. OR even better, copy-paste this command in Terminal (keyboard shortcut: CTRL+ALT+T).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo apt install gnome-tweaks\n\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E3. Enable MP3\/MP4\/AVI Playback, Adobe Flash etc.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nYou do have an option to install most of the 'restricted-extras' while installing the OS itself now, but if you are not-sure you've ticked all the right boxes, just run the following command in Terminal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras\n\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EOR\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou can install it straight from the Ubuntu Software Center by \u003Ca href=\"apt:\/\/ubuntu-restricted-extras\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECLICKING HERE\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E4. Display Date\/Battery Percentage on Top Panel\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nThe screenshot, I hope, is self explanatory.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhL_nyqyxUZ9oWI2RpmYPNsglZqwIIrC84zzbRK4HAFlHKG88tm_Cd141T-_X6gLh7EUkHndt8J39RhNuJqlZRTXba1E3887XW_dMAh6kIb7MLJqXwMvPGmuu8O-jWxjGcxsr61KFrRSnE\/s1600\/topbar-ubuntu1810.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"things to do after installing ubuntu 19.04\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"511\" data-original-width=\"1338\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhL_nyqyxUZ9oWI2RpmYPNsglZqwIIrC84zzbRK4HAFlHKG88tm_Cd141T-_X6gLh7EUkHndt8J39RhNuJqlZRTXba1E3887XW_dMAh6kIb7MLJqXwMvPGmuu8O-jWxjGcxsr61KFrRSnE\/s1600\/topbar-ubuntu1810.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you have GNOME Tweaks installed, this is easily done. Open \u003Cb\u003EGNOME tweaks\u003C\/b\u003E, goto 'Top Bar' sidemenu and enable\/disable what you need.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E5. Enable 'Click to Minimize' on Ubuntu Dock\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nHonestly, I don't have a clue why this is disabled by default. You intuitively expect the apps shortcuts on Ubuntu dock to 'minimize' when you click on it (at least I do).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn fact, the feature is already there, all you need to do is to switch it ON. Do this is Terminal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Egsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock click-action 'minimize'\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThat's it. Now if you didn't find the 'click to minimize' feature useful, you can always \u003Cb\u003Erevert Dock settings\u003C\/b\u003E back to its original state, by copy-pasting the following command in Terminal app.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Egsettings reset org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock click-action\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\n6. Pin\/Unpin Apps from Launcher\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nThere are a bunch of apps that are pinned to your Ubuntu launcher by default.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiNhMZM9fzWU0YIP_fFjE-A5ySZIVK4DLw8fGn1J4hKPLgaJZIJ9_ZKCfzq-cG1IAVkEtcSv_96N8myGUgYA-w4K3nhe1AwONISRlHXZCKaV8nwwBXUt2yVc1X-mrIgQ1mrOXHVp5OsGFA\/s1600\/thingstodo-ubuntu1810.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"things to do after ubuntu 19.04\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"412\" data-original-width=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiNhMZM9fzWU0YIP_fFjE-A5ySZIVK4DLw8fGn1J4hKPLgaJZIJ9_ZKCfzq-cG1IAVkEtcSv_96N8myGUgYA-w4K3nhe1AwONISRlHXZCKaV8nwwBXUt2yVc1X-mrIgQ1mrOXHVp5OsGFA\/s1600\/thingstodo-ubuntu1810.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor example, I almost never use the 'Help' app or the 'Amazon' shortcut preloaded on launcher. But I would prefer a shortcut to Terminal app instead. Right-click on your preferred app on the launcher, and add-to\/remove-from favorites as you please.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E7. Enable GNOME Shell Exetensions Support\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nExtensions are an integral part of GNOME desktop.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgoi4UK_yOQAwyDT5-HthAfPmct4Bu8sqiXir9h3d1ha1f_eijxsBN1v8y-q54N8u4WfzN-jSYFaPQYsyisLyDnZ4qa16_naXMHYUUlhojh3WPyI9-hBdAs_QPDvIjJ7SQY-yy1bD2TqFo\/s1600\/gnome-shell-extensions-ubuntu1904.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"363\" data-original-width=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgoi4UK_yOQAwyDT5-HthAfPmct4Bu8sqiXir9h3d1ha1f_eijxsBN1v8y-q54N8u4WfzN-jSYFaPQYsyisLyDnZ4qa16_naXMHYUUlhojh3WPyI9-hBdAs_QPDvIjJ7SQY-yy1bD2TqFo\/s1600\/gnome-shell-extensions-ubuntu1904.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nIt's a real shame that one has to go through all these for such a basic yet important feature. From the default Firefox browser, when you visit \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGNOME Extensions\u003C\/a\u003E page, you will notice the warning message on top describing the unavailability of Extensions support.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIf you are on Firefox, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/gnome-shell-integration\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EInstall GNOME Shell integration Add-on.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFor Google Chrome\/Chromium users, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/gnome-shell-integration\/gphhapmejobijbbhgpjhcjognlahblep\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EInstall GNOME Shell integration\u003C\/a\u003E plugin.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\nNow for the \u003Cb\u003Esecond part\u003C\/b\u003E, you need to install the host connector on Ubuntu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"apt:\/\/chrome-gnome-shell\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EDownload and Install Chrome GNOME Shell from Software Center \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOR\u003C\/b\u003E you can do the same via Terminal. Just copy-paste this command to Terminal. \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDone\u003C\/b\u003E. Don't mind the \"chrome\" in 'chrome-gnome-shell', it works with all major browsers, provided you've the correct browser add-on installed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EYou can now visit \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGNOME Extensions\u003C\/a\u003E page and install extensions as you wish with ease. (if it didn't work immediately, a system restart will clear things up).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\nExtensions are such an integral part of GNOME Desktop experience, can't understand why this is not a system default in Ubuntu 19.04. Hope future releases of Ubuntu will have this figured out. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E8. My Favourite 5 GNOME Shell Extensions for Ubuntu 19.04\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/750\/openweather\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOpenWeather\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E: \u003C\/b\u003EWeather information. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/307\/dash-to-dock\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDash to Dock\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E: \u003C\/b\u003ETransforms the default launcher into a configurable dock.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/8\/places-status-indicator\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPlaces Status Indicator\u003C\/a\u003E: Adds a menu on your top panel for quickly navigating places.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/355\/status-area-horizontal-spacing\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EStatus Area Horizontal Spacing\u003C\/a\u003E: Correct the uneven spacing between icons on top-right panel area.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/1036\/extensions\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EExtensions\u003C\/a\u003E: Enable\/disable gnome shell extensions from a menu in the top panel. A must-have.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C!-- TD InBTW Experiment --\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6517704837\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E9. Remove Trash Icon from Desktop\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nAnnoyed by the permanent presence of Home and Trash icons in the desktop? You are not alone. Luckily, there's an extension for that! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/1465\/desktop-icons\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDesktop Icons\u003C\/a\u003E: lets you add\/remove icons from desktop.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\nDone. Now, access the settings and enable\/disable icons as you please.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEisc6tJFE6Xa7VffLXwI2J3ZotTFiS5lTMqIMXeN0sxwTQMN3YyIktfQls6O0BcHQFDjPFgJ8clzLbyoiLJMVLicRdSOh_A8o1zLXKOq_uZF1aAHW-ERLR3luxQ40W9PJ_J_3bS14ecIJw\/s1600\/ubuntu1904-tips.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"584\" data-original-width=\"1078\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEisc6tJFE6Xa7VffLXwI2J3ZotTFiS5lTMqIMXeN0sxwTQMN3YyIktfQls6O0BcHQFDjPFgJ8clzLbyoiLJMVLicRdSOh_A8o1zLXKOq_uZF1aAHW-ERLR3luxQ40W9PJ_J_3bS14ecIJw\/s1600\/ubuntu1904-tips.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nExtension settings can be accessed directly from the extension home page (notice the small wrench icon near the ON\/OFF toggle). OR you can use the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/1036\/extensions\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EExtensions addon\u003C\/a\u003E like in the screenshot above. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E10. Enable\/Disable Two Finger Scrolling\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAs you must've noticed, two-finger scrolling is a system default for sometime now.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj96gckD_xWnjEdphkUm9FO7SSnVFsm8PfU-xOTsctUG1MhsTHxLegSO8JtOmVLmQLmMzk-ArmXavOG-U64DIEb0O3jEQlkJ66M5aNeTl7Lue72_Hdzp8QEzyehw6f8OSzDpw4Fkva9His\/s1600\/ubuntu1810-thingstodo.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"things to do after installing ubuntu cosmic\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"858\" data-original-width=\"1135\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj96gckD_xWnjEdphkUm9FO7SSnVFsm8PfU-xOTsctUG1MhsTHxLegSO8JtOmVLmQLmMzk-ArmXavOG-U64DIEb0O3jEQlkJ66M5aNeTl7Lue72_Hdzp8QEzyehw6f8OSzDpw4Fkva9His\/s1600\/ubuntu1810-thingstodo.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOne of my laptops act strangely when two-finger scrolling is on. You can easily disable two-finger scrolling and enable old school edge-scrolling in 'Settings'.\u0026nbsp; Settings \u0026gt; Mouse and Touchpad\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EQuicktip\u003C\/b\u003E: You can go straight to submenus by simply searching for it in GNOME's universal search bar.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiNOzPdUAl9Bik4QdtaEpTBe6mEFaEv3yOSqtgR8FSQr9k8HpeqescRT_lnvycrPJWZPE7gqroVNgtQif_WXcLzE61ihUwC-HnoPIVXCVrOD1NcuPL4azHkOCvW-6-ZI1d9CL8O6KyfXkE\/s1600\/ubuntu1810.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu 19.04 disco\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"594\" data-original-width=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiNOzPdUAl9Bik4QdtaEpTBe6mEFaEv3yOSqtgR8FSQr9k8HpeqescRT_lnvycrPJWZPE7gqroVNgtQif_WXcLzE61ihUwC-HnoPIVXCVrOD1NcuPL4azHkOCvW-6-ZI1d9CL8O6KyfXkE\/s1600\/ubuntu1810.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTake for example the screenshot above, where I triggered the GNOME menu by hitting Super(Windows) key, and simply searched for 'mouse' settings. The first result will take me directly to the 'Settings' submenu for 'Mouse and Touchpad' that we saw earlier. Easy right? More examples will follow.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E11. Nightlight Mode ON\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nWhen you're glued to your laptop\/PC screen for a large amount of time everyday, it is advisable that you enable the automatic nightlight mode for the sake of your eyes. Be it the laptop or my phone, this has become an essential feature. The sight of a LED display without nightlight ON during lowlight conditions immediately gives me a headache these days. Easily one of my favourite in-built features on GNOME.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSettings \u0026gt; Devices \u0026gt; Display \u0026gt; Night Light ON\/OFF\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwuPKMR2hZqn78z_sw4hWRRids8MYOZTDM00BmdoaPVaz_3bLCSdD_dj6MaqnFUq5hgZ9vFisKB6iknKcePuc1G75u7joaMisz_bHie0vS4K-6WcY_Gfn0RjPOHmHLzNIKnl6fAHNvnkE\/s1600\/ubuntu-1810.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"things to do after installing ubuntu 19.04\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"750\" data-original-width=\"1054\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwuPKMR2hZqn78z_sw4hWRRids8MYOZTDM00BmdoaPVaz_3bLCSdD_dj6MaqnFUq5hgZ9vFisKB6iknKcePuc1G75u7joaMisz_bHie0vS4K-6WcY_Gfn0RjPOHmHLzNIKnl6fAHNvnkE\/s1600\/ubuntu-1810.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOR as before, Hit superkey \u0026gt; search for 'night light'. It will take you straight to the submenu under Devices \u0026gt; Display. Guess you wouldn't need anymore examples on that.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjaS0KU7DWqTMz8A1E5Rfasy4mD06oz9SvOsu8AQ4szM1MHvwVj2TzpgqcJiFxbbFt9DERXHoG8kzUY-BzDyYCMAEYKvyoU2HgkLowiiwVV0ze0tC1c5rVWQCQ32SaRMy0s3hOmxjtucOA\/s1600\/ubuntu-1810-thingstodo.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"things to do after installing ubuntu 19.04\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"815\" data-original-width=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjaS0KU7DWqTMz8A1E5Rfasy4mD06oz9SvOsu8AQ4szM1MHvwVj2TzpgqcJiFxbbFt9DERXHoG8kzUY-BzDyYCMAEYKvyoU2HgkLowiiwVV0ze0tC1c5rVWQCQ32SaRMy0s3hOmxjtucOA\/s1600\/ubuntu-1810-thingstodo.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E12. Privacy on Ubuntu 19.04\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nGuess I don't need to lecture you on the importance of privacy in the post-PRISM era.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjH0-e7oBZ1P9alonH0RBMLmrpD6XKVvV9A7u-GSQyLiI6UgvqD71YlAMo0NOXIeeDRYAE4ORiCFcR9L5LOXVEda8v5zdYEJQ0aYl6q2VANMleU9Q45E5wrGWBpC2XuJJjOKOosky56MrQ\/s1600\/ubuntu-privacy.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu 19.04 privacy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"748\" data-original-width=\"1056\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjH0-e7oBZ1P9alonH0RBMLmrpD6XKVvV9A7u-GSQyLiI6UgvqD71YlAMo0NOXIeeDRYAE4ORiCFcR9L5LOXVEda8v5zdYEJQ0aYl6q2VANMleU9Q45E5wrGWBpC2XuJJjOKOosky56MrQ\/s1600\/ubuntu-privacy.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUbuntu remembers your usage \u0026amp; history to recommend you frequently used apps and such. And this is never shared over the network. But if you're not comfortable with this, you can always disable and delete your usage history on Ubuntu. Settings \u0026gt; Privacy \u0026gt; Usage \u0026amp; History\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E13. Perhaps a New Look \u0026amp; Feel?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nAs you might have noticed, I'm not using the default Ubuntu theme here.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiissofuKPlVu6P6TGeKkv-Nw2Fr9bUN2LhRJvVzqoj2D7hVoiFjMWuDBv8UxvRF6vixTYQrCLxkxRIwhfEz5f6A-Y9NPaOiH655E7S3ZItx962izHi0mfzasiSPPQJzvY3pU-P6AvpG9w\/s1600\/ubuntu1810-themes.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"themes ubuntu 19.04\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiissofuKPlVu6P6TGeKkv-Nw2Fr9bUN2LhRJvVzqoj2D7hVoiFjMWuDBv8UxvRF6vixTYQrCLxkxRIwhfEz5f6A-Y9NPaOiH655E7S3ZItx962izHi0mfzasiSPPQJzvY3pU-P6AvpG9w\/s1600\/ubuntu1810-themes.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003ERight now I'm using System 76's Pop OS GTK theme and icon sets. They look pretty neat I think. Just three commands to install it in your Ubuntu 19.04.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 80px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo add-apt-repository ppa:system76\/pop\nsudo apt-get update \nsudo apt install pop-icon-theme pop-gtk-theme pop-gnome-shell-theme \nsudo apt install pop-wallpapers \n\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nExecute last command if you want Pop OS wallpapers as well. To enable the newly installed theme and icon sets, launch GNOME Tweaks \u0026gt; Appearance (see screenshot). I will be making separate posts on themes, icon sets and GNOME shell extensions. So stay subscribed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E14. Disable Error Reporting\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nIf you find the \"application closed unexpectedly\" popups annoying, and would like to disable error reporting altogether, this is what you need to do.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiB6xRwZ5K2ngYGlNZHrZDJv-QnRuyyk2lUE_eczeEYNSPQ6XxTKCjnPCSOs_Nif7eCExl5R7e-db1R6v2GyAH0BdE7WWToNBJPKgNew0jByLZEaMp98AGz_KjPOU8GlN1hBRT7oiTTYx8\/s1600\/disable-error-reporting-ubuntu.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"888\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiB6xRwZ5K2ngYGlNZHrZDJv-QnRuyyk2lUE_eczeEYNSPQ6XxTKCjnPCSOs_Nif7eCExl5R7e-db1R6v2GyAH0BdE7WWToNBJPKgNew0jByLZEaMp98AGz_KjPOU8GlN1hBRT7oiTTYx8\/s1600\/disable-error-reporting-ubuntu.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSettings \u0026gt; Privacy \u0026gt; Problem Reporting and switch it off.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E15. Liberate vertical space on Firefox by disabling Title Bar\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nThis is not an Ubuntu specific tweak.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgvXvHl_DfsEqwVPVX8AA-myw9A0Q3Ap3o-GiJBCWMshstdMaZXrM3-uBM8_lCFdJqafiHFnC4_RIP6xpRJu20pZtiqx9sQir2-uPXHyBkq-ocl8PeT1ecWZ5DcvhPShBTSoWSvXJvVGTY\/s1600\/slim-firefox.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"616\" data-original-width=\"1380\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgvXvHl_DfsEqwVPVX8AA-myw9A0Q3Ap3o-GiJBCWMshstdMaZXrM3-uBM8_lCFdJqafiHFnC4_RIP6xpRJu20pZtiqx9sQir2-uPXHyBkq-ocl8PeT1ecWZ5DcvhPShBTSoWSvXJvVGTY\/s1600\/slim-firefox.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFirefox \u0026gt; Settings \u0026gt; Customize. Notice the \"Title Bar\" at the bottom left? Untick to disable.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFollow us on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/techdrivein\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/techdrivein\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/1674930580781859625"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/1674930580781859625"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/04\/15-things-todo-ubuntu-1904.html","title":"15 Things I Did Post Ubuntu 19.04 Installation"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhikl5ZdpQjQpxM8LXr6P7Rwq1gxWJ07j1ZPwsa-JLgJKTnkjCmHF7QQ4I5eql4-REro1jiM2wNhcYYgQC10Ajszr5CmmGIb06v1TJJJ8njLN-kDEDK-SVjS2G9HGLlCYlGPBUT7MO8IcE\/s72-c\/ubuntu1904-thingstodo.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-4085165498436841642"},"published":{"$t":"2019-04-03T12:16:00.004+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-04-03T12:16:53.645+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 19.04"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ubuntu 19.04 Gets Newer and Better Wallpapers"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"A \"Disco Dingo\" themed wallpaper was already there. But the latest update bring a bunch of new wallpapers as system defaults on Ubuntu 19.04. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEisQVNR9u5Wm3KcyQdcb1jRnwZN6qCZ2hyphenhyphenxisESf2HwdcF7O9FtloiuFKqxCTZUbXRfwdjuvhMnxVmc-SzbIxksshDxcLJO_fgKZohwkl4DPhQlsG7O31_mzDHL-wMNaRAr2qavOFxirbc\/s1600\/ubuntu1904-wallpaper.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu 19.04 wallpaper\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEisQVNR9u5Wm3KcyQdcb1jRnwZN6qCZ2hyphenhyphenxisESf2HwdcF7O9FtloiuFKqxCTZUbXRfwdjuvhMnxVmc-SzbIxksshDxcLJO_fgKZohwkl4DPhQlsG7O31_mzDHL-wMNaRAr2qavOFxirbc\/s1600\/ubuntu1904-wallpaper.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPretty right? Here's the older one for comparison.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjVjrfCMEYxpcy_JE1iA2DKtwB26vfG16CjnkJpwKb6fgLh9PwKteNeoo24nS-4hnupBDOpqQM4aE8xvVbHqfY-TYl95RldgPQLJ9yiGQlcIWxLl6JI7ADv1zGWJWJJXL4dOlaQTO6grn4\/s1600\/ubuntu1904-wallpaper-old.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\"  alt=\"ubuntu 19.04 updates\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjVjrfCMEYxpcy_JE1iA2DKtwB26vfG16CjnkJpwKb6fgLh9PwKteNeoo24nS-4hnupBDOpqQM4aE8xvVbHqfY-TYl95RldgPQLJ9yiGQlcIWxLl6JI7ADv1zGWJWJJXL4dOlaQTO6grn4\/s1600\/ubuntu1904-wallpaper-old.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe newer wallpaper is definitely cleaner, more professional looking with better colors. I won't bother \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/03\/live-wallpaper-ubuntu-komorebi.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Etinkering with wallpapers\u003C\/a\u003E anymore, the new default on Ubuntu 19.04 is just perfect.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEinWUiK6M5PAEvQLosnHMsS8FLgvbs_wbZQIPfbrfF27eKqeoJ7i2p06qhi7UlRFYn7kwC1KoghAR7JaRWYCh_0uU3nA_pAv0COh27Gl7JFRWpEtXVXKTvaEPa1C91IVYfh0rsK8NbyBFU\/s1600\/ubuntu-19-04.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" alt=\"ubuntu 19.04 wallpapers\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEinWUiK6M5PAEvQLosnHMsS8FLgvbs_wbZQIPfbrfF27eKqeoJ7i2p06qhi7UlRFYn7kwC1KoghAR7JaRWYCh_0uU3nA_pAv0COh27Gl7JFRWpEtXVXKTvaEPa1C91IVYfh0rsK8NbyBFU\/s1600\/ubuntu-19-04.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nToo funky for my taste. But I'm sure there will be many who will prefer this darker, edgier, wallpaper over the others. As we said earlier, the new \"disco dingo\" mascot calls for infinite wallpaper variations.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nApart from theme and artwork updates, Ubuntu 19.04 has the latest Linux Kernel version 5.0 (5.0.0.8 to be precise). You can read more about \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/03\/ubuntu1904-new-features-updates.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUbuntu 19.04 features and updates here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUbuntu 19.04 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/releases.ubuntu.com\/disco\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehit beta\u003C\/a\u003E a few days ago. Though it is a pretty stable release already for a beta, I'd recommend to wait for another 15 days or so until the final release. If all you care are the wallpapers, you can \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/mirrors.edge.kernel.org\/ubuntu\/pool\/main\/u\/ubuntu-wallpapers\/ubuntu-wallpapers-disco_19.04.2-0ubuntu1_all.deb\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edownload the new Ubuntu 19.04 wallpapers here\u003C\/a\u003E. It's a DEB file, just do a double click post download. "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/4085165498436841642"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/4085165498436841642"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/04\/ubuntu-1904-wallpapers-disco-dingo.html","title":"Ubuntu 19.04 Gets Newer and Better Wallpapers"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEisQVNR9u5Wm3KcyQdcb1jRnwZN6qCZ2hyphenhyphenxisESf2HwdcF7O9FtloiuFKqxCTZUbXRfwdjuvhMnxVmc-SzbIxksshDxcLJO_fgKZohwkl4DPhQlsG7O31_mzDHL-wMNaRAr2qavOFxirbc\/s72-c\/ubuntu1904-wallpaper.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-8911818040232854208"},"published":{"$t":"2019-04-02T16:48:00.002+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-04-12T12:07:34.045+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FOSS"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Linux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OpenSource"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"LinuxBoot: A Linux Foundation Project to replace UEFI Components"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"UEFI has a pretty bad reputation \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/linuxmasterrace\/comments\/7lmc8l\/i_think_uefi_is_a_step_backward_from_bios_not\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eamong many\u003C\/a\u003E in the Linux community. UEFI unnecessarily complicated Linux installation and distro-hopping in Windows pre-installed machines, for example. Linux Boot project by Linux Foundation aims to replace some firmware functionality like the UEFI DXE phase with Linux components.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EWhat is UEFI? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUEFI is a standard or a specification that replaced legacy BIOS firmware, which was the industry standard for decades. Essentially, UEFI defines the software components between operating system and platform firmware.\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUEFI boot has three phases: SEC, PEI and DXE. Driver eXecution Environment or DXE Phase in short: this is where UEFI system loads drivers for configured devices\u003Cb\u003E. \u003C\/b\u003ELinuxBoot will replaces specific firmware functionality like the UEFI DXE phase with a Linux kernel and runtime.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ELinuxBoot and the Future of System Startup \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\"Firmware has always had a simple purpose: to boot the OS. Achieving that has become much more difficult due to increasing complexity of both hardware and deployment. Firmware often must set up many components in the system, interface with more varieties of boot media, including high-speed storage and networking interfaces, and support advanced protocols and security features.\"\u0026nbsp; writes \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.linuxfoundation.org\/blog\/2018\/01\/system-startup-gets-a-boost-with-new-linuxboot-project\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELinux Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiqok0F6r2HrzfRAytc2vbEeqTlupyUqVgYVXdU1nudIc6NpJB8Jfa3fzP1tM0sV80-P939vshmPIwe4N7DJn6ehRdPRpr8FIPMzWyIC_TDDN9Tp6Ha5zRQ0ANfvvGC77OPpQa4UzCYzys\/s1600\/linuxboot-uefi-replacemement.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" alt=\"linuxboot uefi replacement\" data-original-height=\"393\" data-original-width=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiqok0F6r2HrzfRAytc2vbEeqTlupyUqVgYVXdU1nudIc6NpJB8Jfa3fzP1tM0sV80-P939vshmPIwe4N7DJn6ehRdPRpr8FIPMzWyIC_TDDN9Tp6Ha5zRQ0ANfvvGC77OPpQa4UzCYzys\/s1600\/linuxboot-uefi-replacemement.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLinuxBoot will replace this slow and often error-prone code with a Linux Kernel. This alone should significantly improve system startup performance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOn top of that, LinuxBoot intends to achieve increased boot reliability and boot-time performance by removing unnecessary code and by using reliable Linux drivers instead of lightly tested firmware drivers. LinuxBoot claims that these improvements could potentially help make the system startup process as much as 20 times faster.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn fact, this \"Linux to boot Linux\" technique has been fairly common place in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2015\/07\/out-of-top500-supercomputers-486-runs-linux.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Esupercomputers\u003C\/a\u003E, consumer electronics, and military applications, for decades. LinuxBoot looks to take this proven technique and improve on it so that it can be deployed and used more widely by individual users and companies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ECurrent Status\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLinuxBoot is not as obscure or far-fetched as, say, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2016\/12\/lowrisc-opensource-soc-linux.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ElowRISC\u003C\/a\u003E (open-source, Linux capable, SoC)\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003Eor even \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/02\/openpilot-opensource-tesla-autopilot-alternative.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOpenPilot\u003C\/a\u003E. At FOSDEM 2019 summit, Facebook engineers revealed that their company is actively integrating and finetuning LinuxBoot to their needs for freeing hardware down to the lowest levels. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C!-- TD InBTW Experiment --\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6517704837\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFacebook and Google are deeply involved in LinuxBoot project. Being large data companies, where even small improvements in system startup speed and reliability can bring major advantages, their involvement is not a surprise. To put this in perspective, a large data center run by Google or Facebook can have tens of thousands of servers. Other companies involved include Horizon Computing, Two Sigma and 9elements Cyber Security."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/8911818040232854208"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/8911818040232854208"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/04\/linuxboot-uefi-replacement-for-linux.html","title":"LinuxBoot: A Linux Foundation Project to replace UEFI Components"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiqok0F6r2HrzfRAytc2vbEeqTlupyUqVgYVXdU1nudIc6NpJB8Jfa3fzP1tM0sV80-P939vshmPIwe4N7DJn6ehRdPRpr8FIPMzWyIC_TDDN9Tp6Ha5zRQ0ANfvvGC77OPpQa4UzCYzys\/s72-c\/linuxboot-uefi-replacemement.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-6092048918363743265"},"published":{"$t":"2019-04-01T13:44:00.000+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-04-01T13:46:43.939+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Apps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Terminal"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 19.04"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Look up Uber Time, Price Estimates on Terminal with Uber CLI"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The worldwide phenomenon that is Uber needs no introduction. Uber is an immensely popular ride sharing, ride hailing, company that is valued in billions. Uber is so disruptive and controversial that many cities and even countries are putting up barriers to protect the interests of local taxi drivers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEnough about Uber as a company. To those among you who regularly use Uber app for booking a cab, Uber CLI could be a useful companion.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiTcnhRwAQ1NNp75wzGyqUw8u0NEedeYHi9GUV7WKDRO9v54FtGijFPFNT4tP35hWjlsSKD3ojdUDAPCYcCO3GmJrJrMJpgaDyI1AkDRC04lSOVemoJXMz4w4YJ1C-8QF5oUezxjta_aDE\/s1600\/uber-cli.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"472\" data-original-width=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiTcnhRwAQ1NNp75wzGyqUw8u0NEedeYHi9GUV7WKDRO9v54FtGijFPFNT4tP35hWjlsSKD3ojdUDAPCYcCO3GmJrJrMJpgaDyI1AkDRC04lSOVemoJXMz4w4YJ1C-8QF5oUezxjta_aDE\/s1600\/uber-cli.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUber CLI can be a great tool for the easily distracted. This unique command line application allows you to look up Uber cab's time and price estimates without ever taking your eyes off the laptop screen.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EInstall Uber-CLI using NPM\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nYou need to have NPM first to install Uber-CLI on Ubuntu. npm, short for Node.js package manager, is a package manager for the JavaScript programming language. It is the default package manager for the JavaScript runtime environment Node.js. npm has a command line based client and its own repository of packages.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is how to install npm on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/03\/ubuntu1904-new-features-updates.html\"\u003EUbuntu 19.04\u003C\/a\u003E, and Ubuntu 18.10. And thereafter, using npm, install Uber-CLI. Fire up the Terminal and run the following. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 60px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo apt update\nsudo apt install nodejs npm\nnpm install uber-cli -g\n\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnd you're done. Uber CLI is a command line based application, here are a few examples of how it works in Terminal. Also, since Uber is not available where I live, I couldn't vouch for its accuracy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi1PF9zuShFtJiqEOYbLSohQnjjEcBWSd6yvk42RetR7Zk5apQ2qbG0DnB8LbqDMDno-Y8IB6hemBO6nOKCRaiJFm51ZAUmWlKeiV7FVHIssTt1FJgxioiajqen4vpjEcdcpzQgnfWeTVg\/s1600\/uber-cli-ubuntu1904.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"757\" data-original-width=\"1006\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi1PF9zuShFtJiqEOYbLSohQnjjEcBWSd6yvk42RetR7Zk5apQ2qbG0DnB8LbqDMDno-Y8IB6hemBO6nOKCRaiJFm51ZAUmWlKeiV7FVHIssTt1FJgxioiajqen4vpjEcdcpzQgnfWeTVg\/s1600\/uber-cli-ubuntu1904.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUber-CLI has just two use cases.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\nuber time 'pickup address here'\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nuber price -s 'start address' -e 'end address'\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\nEasy right? I did some testing with places and addresses I'm familiar with, where Uber cabs are fairly common. And I found the results to be fairly accurate. Do test and leave feedback. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/jaebradley\/uber-cli\"\u003EUber CLI github page\u003C\/a\u003E for more info."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/6092048918363743265"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/6092048918363743265"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/04\/uber-time-price-estimates-terminal-ubuntu.html","title":"Look up Uber Time, Price Estimates on Terminal with Uber CLI"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiTcnhRwAQ1NNp75wzGyqUw8u0NEedeYHi9GUV7WKDRO9v54FtGijFPFNT4tP35hWjlsSKD3ojdUDAPCYcCO3GmJrJrMJpgaDyI1AkDRC04lSOVemoJXMz4w4YJ1C-8QF5oUezxjta_aDE\/s72-c\/uber-cli.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-1737558083386939525"},"published":{"$t":"2019-03-27T00:15:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-03-27T00:36:39.038+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Apps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 19.04"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu Touch"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"UBports Installer for Ubuntu Touch is just too good!  "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Even as someone who bought into the Ubuntu Touch hype very early, I was not expecting much from UBports to be honest. But to my pleasent surprise, UBports Installer turned my 4 year old BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition hardware into a slick, clean, and usable phone again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh9nRFCZ19wLN5A4VkYwTQjpEPUETQ4KxgyyWdWmYwxa52EG1tv8zmJfzPvBsLNT44Cu7oRKLJ_H0AhO5w68y7ufO6c8dReBn9YjghEss0DVkY_4mOHmhBWFs8cNeI7PTNfZpvx16GwIHk\/s1600\/ubports-installer-1904.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"759\" data-original-width=\"1115\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh9nRFCZ19wLN5A4VkYwTQjpEPUETQ4KxgyyWdWmYwxa52EG1tv8zmJfzPvBsLNT44Cu7oRKLJ_H0AhO5w68y7ufO6c8dReBn9YjghEss0DVkY_4mOHmhBWFs8cNeI7PTNfZpvx16GwIHk\/s1600\/ubports-installer-1904.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhDDMKdWGckJ0g8TcOGp1UkuSeKnM4dDzv5pAfmwL06lawiw7z2Zj787nO1r3nuDytypXlSLYFekz5bOVuL8zhiZcEKs7-OwSekcKxby_GfxSFPUil38s0kHRqJzxF1NJgRUh-pj8etwvM\/s1600\/ubuntu-touch-ubports.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu phone 16.04\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"960\" data-original-width=\"540\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhDDMKdWGckJ0g8TcOGp1UkuSeKnM4dDzv5pAfmwL06lawiw7z2Zj787nO1r3nuDytypXlSLYFekz5bOVuL8zhiZcEKs7-OwSekcKxby_GfxSFPUil38s0kHRqJzxF1NJgRUh-pj8etwvM\/s400\/ubuntu-touch-ubports.png\" width=\"225\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EUBports Installer and Ubuntu Touch\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAs many of you know already, Ubuntu Touch was Canonical's failed attempt to deliver a competent mobile operating system based on its desktop version. The first Ubuntu Touch installed smartphone was released in 2015 by BQ, a Spanish smartphone manufacturer. And in April 2016, the world's first Ubuntu Touch based tablet, the BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition, was released.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThough \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2015\/02\/third-ubuntu-phone-us-launch-this-year.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Einitial response\u003C\/a\u003E was\u0026nbsp; quite promising, Ubuntu Touch failed to make a significant enough splash in the smartphone space. In fact, Ubuntu Touch was not alone, many other mobile OS projects like Firefox OS or even Samsung owned Tizen OS for that matter failed to capture a sizable market-share from Android\/iOS duopoly.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTo the disappointment of Ubuntu enthusiasts, Mark Shuttleworth announced the termination of Ubuntu Touch development in April, 2017.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C!-- TD InBTW Experiment --\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6517704837\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ERise of UBports and revival of Ubuntu Touch Project\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj6H-bQjb00gjsX-JL1ahJuGKlGNlGbc9-WrJOsiFeyi3GuuZ1tQYwo7iRNyvIUsmNS6-HO_g6oCbS7QNehoQaaLZDSqDbzCDd6SWf3FXxSAQbQaVODJbOeg38d548EDJOUVaVGfZ-fjTY\/s1600\/ubuntutouch.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu touch 16.04\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"960\" data-original-width=\"540\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj6H-bQjb00gjsX-JL1ahJuGKlGNlGbc9-WrJOsiFeyi3GuuZ1tQYwo7iRNyvIUsmNS6-HO_g6oCbS7QNehoQaaLZDSqDbzCDd6SWf3FXxSAQbQaVODJbOeg38d548EDJOUVaVGfZ-fjTY\/s400\/ubuntutouch.png\" width=\"225\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EFor all its inadequacies, Ubuntu Touch was one unique OS. It looked and felt different from most other mobile operating systems. And Ubuntu Touch enthusiasts was not ready to give up on it so easily. Enter UBports.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUBports turned Ubuntu Touch into a community-driven project. Passionate people from around the world now contribute to the development of Ubuntu Touch. In August 2018, UBPorts released its OTA-4, upgrading the Ubuntu Touch's base from the Canonical's starting Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) to the nearest, current long-term support version Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThey actively test the OS on a number of legacy smartphone hardware and help people install Ubuntu Touch on their smartphones using an incredibly capable, cross-platform, installer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EUbuntu Touch Installer on Ubuntu 19.04\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThough I knew about UBports project before, I was never motivated enough to try the new OS on my Aquaris E4.5, until yesterday. By sheer stroke of luck, I stumbled upon UBports Installer in Ubuntu Software Center. I was curious to find out if it really worked as it claimed on the page.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEheNG3-F0L1qjK0eOtuSr5egOhVjrE6qGhQDsjN6xmWxDcqVACcKtd9LeQOmHtCm1Afyxd-JBhtATzHxrl_QPqMCBOR8znZP0W9CzsuWHLFwq4d7PQUsylUVEl0r5pE2RqWaHzPbwiuQ2g\/s1600\/ubports-ubuntutouch-1904.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu touch installer on ubuntu 19.04\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"851\" data-original-width=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEheNG3-F0L1qjK0eOtuSr5egOhVjrE6qGhQDsjN6xmWxDcqVACcKtd9LeQOmHtCm1Afyxd-JBhtATzHxrl_QPqMCBOR8znZP0W9CzsuWHLFwq4d7PQUsylUVEl0r5pE2RqWaHzPbwiuQ2g\/s1600\/ubports-ubuntutouch-1904.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI fired up the app on my \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/03\/ubuntu1904-new-features-updates.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUbuntu 19.04\u003C\/a\u003E and plugged in my Aquaris E4.5. Voila! the installer detected my phone in a jiffy. Since there wasn't much data on my BQ, I proceeded with Ubuntu Touch installation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgrytkyDey3yDw6YPb4IZWl4Jg7ByfXSJyUM1mHE5meV_u743zL4nsGpjBYjUREfmyin03UeDN_FlclJwi3gEpmcq9N4otf-yi08x0iPfFbKFt5j39bmTLqmfwovaOSH85wvCesUsuVkvw\/s1600\/ubports-ubuntu1904.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubports ubuntu touch installer\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"863\" data-original-width=\"1281\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgrytkyDey3yDw6YPb4IZWl4Jg7ByfXSJyUM1mHE5meV_u743zL4nsGpjBYjUREfmyin03UeDN_FlclJwi3gEpmcq9N4otf-yi08x0iPfFbKFt5j39bmTLqmfwovaOSH85wvCesUsuVkvw\/s1600\/ubports-ubuntu1904.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe instructions were pretty straight forward and it took probably 15 minutes to download, restart, and install, 16.04 LTS based Ubuntu Touch on my 4 year old hardware.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgAKAnaw6JavAU1Swf4AA2e2Ji9aychfr8yjBADD9tXEMxULsoBcAJKRbohJ6ao0DEipfzbUO5mP1lXtuFXgDji9ZC6yNfmfjTd7yBnT4zlLxU8ztZGYlkUwcikysMTunvOhnHYV2JLIxs\/s1600\/ubports-bqaquaris.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu touch ubports\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"882\" data-original-width=\"1274\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgAKAnaw6JavAU1Swf4AA2e2Ji9aychfr8yjBADD9tXEMxULsoBcAJKRbohJ6ao0DEipfzbUO5mP1lXtuFXgDji9ZC6yNfmfjTd7yBnT4zlLxU8ztZGYlkUwcikysMTunvOhnHYV2JLIxs\/s1600\/ubports-bqaquaris.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn my experience, even flashing an Android was never this easy! My Ubuntu phone is usable again without all the unnecessary bloat that made it clunky. This post is a tribute to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/ubports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUBports community\u003C\/a\u003E for the amazing work they've been doing with Ubuntu Touch. Here's also a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/devices.ubuntu-touch.io\/\"\u003Elist of smartphone hardware that can run Ubuntu Touch\u003C\/a\u003E."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/1737558083386939525"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/1737558083386939525"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/03\/ubports-installer-ubuntu-touch-ubuntu1904.html","title":"UBports Installer for Ubuntu Touch is just too good!  "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh9nRFCZ19wLN5A4VkYwTQjpEPUETQ4KxgyyWdWmYwxa52EG1tv8zmJfzPvBsLNT44Cu7oRKLJ_H0AhO5w68y7ufO6c8dReBn9YjghEss0DVkY_4mOHmhBWFs8cNeI7PTNfZpvx16GwIHk\/s72-c\/ubports-installer-1904.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-8284194537216417809"},"published":{"$t":"2019-03-22T00:54:00.003+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-04-12T11:51:40.271+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Apps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Terminal"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 18.04"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 18.10"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Retro Terminal that Emulates Old CRT Display (Ubuntu 18.10, 18.04 PPA)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"We've featured cool-retro-term before. It is a wonderful little terminal emulator app on Ubuntu (and Linux) that adorns this \u003Ci\u003Ecool\u003C\/i\u003E retro look of the old CRT displays.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLet the pictures speak for themselves.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiXlLzp0k4k6mbcoyvPR0Gi12Bt5taldyWHZp0799IQ3c7D4vSSgqFLcX1EjLol-AedlBg5DrnQHky0blClas-JFiGzEp8_hvk-jElUjgPeI10XOtn3poqJGayZuh6hb_pWuQ3cxAMjYoA\/s1600\/retro-terminal-ubuntu-ppa.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"retro terminal ubuntu ppa\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiXlLzp0k4k6mbcoyvPR0Gi12Bt5taldyWHZp0799IQ3c7D4vSSgqFLcX1EjLol-AedlBg5DrnQHky0blClas-JFiGzEp8_hvk-jElUjgPeI10XOtn3poqJGayZuh6hb_pWuQ3cxAMjYoA\/s1600\/retro-terminal-ubuntu-ppa.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPretty cool right? Not only does it look cool, it functions just like a normal Terminal app. You don't lose out on any features normally associated with a regular Terminal emulator. cool-retro-term comes with a bunch of themes and customisations that takes its retro cool appeal a few notches higher.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjSFesA644wc9-gjspTeUzF1dMwKDcPWY9a6a8w7A4wLjz8y4i2FjNGRA6A3fwL_Xw63JSKHy78LbW4Cz327b6zB_BwGyIltrK6El_Z5UCgJEyjhLokRsjjsHkpDhsza2gP8Xb2yOGCGDE\/s1600\/cool-retro-term-ubuntu-ppa.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"cool-old-term retro terminal ubuntu linux\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjSFesA644wc9-gjspTeUzF1dMwKDcPWY9a6a8w7A4wLjz8y4i2FjNGRA6A3fwL_Xw63JSKHy78LbW4Cz327b6zB_BwGyIltrK6El_Z5UCgJEyjhLokRsjjsHkpDhsza2gP8Xb2yOGCGDE\/s1600\/cool-retro-term-ubuntu-ppa.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEnough now, let's find out how you install this retro looking Terminal emulator on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.10. Fire up your Terminal app, and run these commands one after the other.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 60px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo add-apt-repository ppa:vantuz\/cool-retro-term\nsudo apt update\nsudo apt install cool-retro-term\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDone. The above PPA supports Ubuntu Artful, Bionic and Cosmic releases (Ubuntu 17.10, 18.04 LTS, 18.10). cool-retro-term is now installed and ready to go.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSince I don't have Artful or Bionic installations in any of my computers, I couldn't test the PPA on those releases. Do let me know if you faced any issues while installing the app. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnd as some of you might have noticed, I'm running cool-retro-term from an AppImage. This is because I'm on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/03\/ubuntu1904-new-features-updates.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUbuntu 19.04 \"disco dingo\"\u003C\/a\u003E, and obviously the app doesn't support an unreleased OS (well, duh!).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhi_cYjv5L3N1IHSl4891kt7I0hho3Ux6LVPBf3arza4tVksf-l6da1A2ZNiw0g6TjEZedUMwAbl4IhmBXQN_aIsMoWCHNJyt6jK0rH1EQoFaz2VjLaV_gz-Z6B0-iF_63ksw7BCXfJ_wM\/s1600\/retro-terminal-linux.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"retro terminal ubuntu ppa\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhi_cYjv5L3N1IHSl4891kt7I0hho3Ux6LVPBf3arza4tVksf-l6da1A2ZNiw0g6TjEZedUMwAbl4IhmBXQN_aIsMoWCHNJyt6jK0rH1EQoFaz2VjLaV_gz-Z6B0-iF_63ksw7BCXfJ_wM\/s1600\/retro-terminal-linux.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is how it looks on fullscreen mode. If you are a non-Ubuntu user, you can find various \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Swordfish90\/cool-retro-term\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edownload options here\u003C\/a\u003E. If you are on Fedora or distros based on it, cool-retro-term is available in the official repositories."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/8284194537216417809"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/8284194537216417809"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/03\/retro-terminal-ubuntu1810.html","title":"Retro Terminal that Emulates Old CRT Display (Ubuntu 18.10, 18.04 PPA)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiXlLzp0k4k6mbcoyvPR0Gi12Bt5taldyWHZp0799IQ3c7D4vSSgqFLcX1EjLol-AedlBg5DrnQHky0blClas-JFiGzEp8_hvk-jElUjgPeI10XOtn3poqJGayZuh6hb_pWuQ3cxAMjYoA\/s72-c\/retro-terminal-ubuntu-ppa.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-5954188624166456563"},"published":{"$t":"2019-03-20T22:00:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-03-20T22:00:00.261+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FOSS"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Games"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Linux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Google's Stadia Cloud Gaming Service, Powered by Linux"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Unless you live under a rock, you must've been inundated with nonstop news about Google's high-octane launch ceremony yesterday where they unveiled the much hyped game streaming platform called Stadia.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nStadia, or Project Stream as it was earlier called, is a cloud gaming service where the games themselves are hosted on Google's servers, while the visual feedback from the game is streamed to the player's device through Google Chrome. If this technology catches on, and if it works just as good as showed in the demos, Stadia could be what the future of gaming might look like.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EStadia, Powered by Linux\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nIt is a fairly common knowledge\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003Ethat Google data centers \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2012\/08\/google-not-only-uses-ubuntu-variant-it.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Euse Linux\u003C\/a\u003E rather extensively. So it is not really surprising that Google would use Linux to power its cloud based Stadia gaming service.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEixT_zAPj748ngAfnFScNynL4X7y2PZGFtzKBfh2vnj7hY4Jvzf4sAdXZCXJJT1R3zkv9ukvSclGpzx7_cxs_2jnuUDhpw-lpn0KPUJYudXLQ9MmIOsbE7cH8B1MDQsNavIYI_s6BMe99A\/s1600\/google-stadia-linux.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"google stadia runs on linux\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"769\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEixT_zAPj748ngAfnFScNynL4X7y2PZGFtzKBfh2vnj7hY4Jvzf4sAdXZCXJJT1R3zkv9ukvSclGpzx7_cxs_2jnuUDhpw-lpn0KPUJYudXLQ9MmIOsbE7cH8B1MDQsNavIYI_s6BMe99A\/s1600\/google-stadia-linux.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nStadia's architecture is built on Google data center network which has extensive presence across the planet. With Google Stadia, Google is offering a virtual platform where processing resources can be scaled up to match your gaming needs without the end user ever spending a dime more on hardware.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnd since Google data centers mostly runs on Linux, the games on Stadia will run on Linux too, through the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vulkan_(API)\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EVulkan API\u003C\/a\u003E. This is great news for gaming on Linux. Even if Stadia doesn't directly result in more games on Linux, it could potentially make gaming a platform agnostic cloud based service, like Netflix.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWith Stadia, \"the data center is your platform,\" claims Majd Bakar, head of engineering at Stadia. Stadia is not constrained by limitations of traditional console systems, he adds. Stadia is a \"truly flexible, scalable, and modern platform\" that takes into account the future requirements of the gaming ecosystem. When launched later this year, Stadia will be able to stream at 4K HDR and 60fps with surround sound.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/nUih5C5rOrA\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nUih5C5rOrA?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"800\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWatch the full presentation here. Tell us what you think about Stadia in the comments. "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/5954188624166456563"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/5954188624166456563"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/03\/google-stadia-linux.html","title":"Google's Stadia Cloud Gaming Service, Powered by Linux"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEixT_zAPj748ngAfnFScNynL4X7y2PZGFtzKBfh2vnj7hY4Jvzf4sAdXZCXJJT1R3zkv9ukvSclGpzx7_cxs_2jnuUDhpw-lpn0KPUJYudXLQ9MmIOsbE7cH8B1MDQsNavIYI_s6BMe99A\/s72-c\/google-stadia-linux.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-2686738156307070051"},"published":{"$t":"2019-03-18T17:20:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-04-20T12:58:07.910+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Featured"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Specials"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 19.04"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ubuntu 19.04 Updates - 7 Things to Know"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Ubuntu 19.04 \u003Cstrike\u003Eis scheduled to arrive in another 30 days\u003C\/strike\u003E has been released. I've been using it for the past week or so, and even as a pre-beta, the OS is pretty stable and not buggy at all. Here are a bunch of things you should know about the yet to be officially released Ubuntu 19.04.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgsBjE0aFQdMrBnvENShjR4NxbEuYwhda_xOhMb_V8vBKaw5BzDlKUWt7eIb6E9jPc9Be8NYzhKluPHEaVj2I81QBp1a6s44xFPp_vrNx9fM0KZ_A9uVYDwqAYOnNUqanRrZ03oWXxHARg\/s1600\/ubuntu1904-disco-dingo.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"what's new in ubuntu 19.04\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"572\" data-original-width=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgsBjE0aFQdMrBnvENShjR4NxbEuYwhda_xOhMb_V8vBKaw5BzDlKUWt7eIb6E9jPc9Be8NYzhKluPHEaVj2I81QBp1a6s44xFPp_vrNx9fM0KZ_A9uVYDwqAYOnNUqanRrZ03oWXxHARg\/s1600\/ubuntu1904-disco-dingo.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E1. Codename: \"Disco Dingo\"\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nHow about that! As most of you know already, Canonical names its semiannual Ubuntu releases using an adjective and an animal with the same first letter (Intrepid Ibex, Feisty Fawn, or Maverick Meerkat, for example, were some of my favourites). And the upcoming Ubuntu 19.04 is codenamed \"Disco Dingo\", has to be one of the coolest codenames ever for an OS. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E2. Ubuntu 19.04 Theme Updates\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nA new cleaner, crisper looking Ubuntu is coming your way. Can you \nnotice the subtle changes to the default Ubuntu theme in\nscreenshot below? Like the new deep-black top panel and launcher? Very \ntastefully done.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj24pnWp8Ux3RsX5IxhC2-VrEu9OsuhxoIiaJAwsZIyktpbrmS8yQ18QppTcosbfqs7hddFEaXindx8Bw6qHIBdcrg2HcraOPLPbxPjrjvGJmdh_UzpoUfEVNi24uLmCEV5q4qsnQKwI74\/s1600\/ubuntu1904-discodingo.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"what's new in ubuntu 19.04\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj24pnWp8Ux3RsX5IxhC2-VrEu9OsuhxoIiaJAwsZIyktpbrmS8yQ18QppTcosbfqs7hddFEaXindx8Bw6qHIBdcrg2HcraOPLPbxPjrjvGJmdh_UzpoUfEVNi24uLmCEV5q4qsnQKwI74\/s1600\/ubuntu1904-discodingo.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTo be sure, this is now looking more and more like vanilla GNOME and less like Unity, which is not a bad thing. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgKhyphenhyphen8D1JdS0BRQKIbicc30ouAbKg5tQIJ6X42L4IqihVGyERG6q1n5CRtjTDGfMqUR9RYFWrKhInvDwCG0D0iwj7uIkXcOw7Aw9NyGKSDFJn7acjGv4JoKV0qAodbgZgL6AO6Bp-BuqDw\/s1600\/ubuntu1904.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu 19.04 updates\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgKhyphenhyphen8D1JdS0BRQKIbicc30ouAbKg5tQIJ6X42L4IqihVGyERG6q1n5CRtjTDGfMqUR9RYFWrKhInvDwCG0D0iwj7uIkXcOw7Aw9NyGKSDFJn7acjGv4JoKV0qAodbgZgL6AO6Bp-BuqDw\/s1600\/ubuntu1904.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThere are changes to the icons too. That hideous blue Trash icon is gone. Others include a new Update Manager icon, Ubuntu Software Center icon and Settings Icon.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E3. Ubuntu 19.04 Official Mascot\u003C\/b\u003E\n\u003C\/h4\u003E\nGIFs speaks louder that words. Meet the official \"Disco Dingo\" mascot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.gifer.com\/3NsAm.gif\" \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPretty awesome, right? \"Disco Dingo\" mascot calls for infinite wallpaper variations.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E4. The New Default Wallpaper\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nThe new \"Disco Dingo\" themed wallpaper is so sweet: very Ubuntu-ish yet unique. A gray scale version of the same wallpaper is a system default too.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEikKjmIaOAmME8mLzV1mQioE9Yfnwa5r4aJ4VRF3ySPhlZVgipoDxs7poFpeieVgt5smWMLNUXmU1Iv4xuCUxnD0fT668Cu8QXBdahlPpK0hFvIQjoIlfvb-fjxEt5-LzWYkezUmjffGAE\/s1600\/warty-final-ubuntu.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu 19.04 disco dingo features\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEikKjmIaOAmME8mLzV1mQioE9Yfnwa5r4aJ4VRF3ySPhlZVgipoDxs7poFpeieVgt5smWMLNUXmU1Iv4xuCUxnD0fT668Cu8QXBdahlPpK0hFvIQjoIlfvb-fjxEt5-LzWYkezUmjffGAE\/s1600\/warty-final-ubuntu.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUPDATE: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/04\/ubuntu-1904-wallpapers-disco-dingo.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThere's a entire suit of newer and better wallpapers on Ubuntu 19.04!\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E5. Linux Kernel 5.0 Support\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\nUbuntu 19.04 \"Disco Dingo\" will officially support the recently released Linux Kernel version 5.0. Among other things, Linux Kernel 5.0 comes with AMD FreeSync display support which is awesome news to users of high-end AMD Radeon graphics cards.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiNzr5Mj2rzLfJUc4d6si5HZ7mgGVdJABs0GyJZ13zCHW_ivHx_bm2g4ZNyE2v5v6zIQNzACojEOaRn6cXzOAYt68lm-uWLCB5HKvk0w6qNS_uHLqLtzxHhuv7FwXB3w30IRDfGsdQFZ2k\/s1600\/discodingo-ubuntu.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu 19.04 features\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"273\" data-original-width=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiNzr5Mj2rzLfJUc4d6si5HZ7mgGVdJABs0GyJZ13zCHW_ivHx_bm2g4ZNyE2v5v6zIQNzACojEOaRn6cXzOAYt68lm-uWLCB5HKvk0w6qNS_uHLqLtzxHhuv7FwXB3w30IRDfGsdQFZ2k\/s1600\/discodingo-ubuntu.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAlso important to note is the added support for Adiantum Data Encryption and Raspberry Pi touchscreens. Apart from that, Kernel 5.0 has regular CPU performance improvements and improved hardware support.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E6. Livepatch is ON\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nUbuntu 19.04's 'Software and Updates' app has a new default tab called Livepatch. This new feature should ideally help you to apply critical kernel patches without rebooting.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLivepatch may not mean much to a normal user who regularly powerdowns his or her computer, but can be very useful for enterprise users where any downtime is simply not acceptable.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjEwir8MkqrEZvMot6pwqMPH3Hvum0xeuI48rtSRw9TOik4ZX0rxDVYG6JN4E7dRBn9HYb4MfL8EYSLCADp8DPxjv-6XEyctqkR-ujC9w-63HQj0Lz3vPLrS29DcjOsWsaZWQXR39XUU-c\/s1600\/ubuntu1904-features-updates.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu 19.04 updates\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"582\" data-original-width=\"977\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjEwir8MkqrEZvMot6pwqMPH3Hvum0xeuI48rtSRw9TOik4ZX0rxDVYG6JN4E7dRBn9HYb4MfL8EYSLCADp8DPxjv-6XEyctqkR-ujC9w-63HQj0Lz3vPLrS29DcjOsWsaZWQXR39XUU-c\/s640\/ubuntu1904-features-updates.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCanonical introduced this feature in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, but was later removed when Ubuntu 18.10 was released. The Livepatch feature is disabled on my Ubuntu 19.04 installation though, with a \"Livepatch is not available for this system\" warning. Not exactly sure what that means. Will update.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E7. Ubuntu 19.04 Release Schedule\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nThe beta freeze is scheduled to happen on March 28th and final release on April 18th.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgKZU0L-qI1TciCsh3_0F-_ERzJNiChbcZ1iaz1Iuyv1AHCuYT0O8C-0bZU2OUSb5U7l7glD7zdyRiAA62TjJnB8BgockrhGbOtWlN_kRXkFZ92ly9KkzbE-SFRiaeyV4wD7DYnHWoCaiA\/s1600\/ubuntu1904-release-schedule.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu 19.04 what's new\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"610\" data-original-width=\"1214\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgKZU0L-qI1TciCsh3_0F-_ERzJNiChbcZ1iaz1Iuyv1AHCuYT0O8C-0bZU2OUSb5U7l7glD7zdyRiAA62TjJnB8BgockrhGbOtWlN_kRXkFZ92ly9KkzbE-SFRiaeyV4wD7DYnHWoCaiA\/s1600\/ubuntu1904-release-schedule.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\nNormally, post the beta release, it is a safe to install Ubuntu 19.04 for normal everyday use in my opinion, but ONLY if you are inclined to give it a spin before everyone else of course. I'd never recommend a pre-release OS on production machines. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cdimage.ubuntu.com\/daily-live\/current\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUbuntu 19.04 Daily Build Download\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C!-- TD InBTW Experiment --\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6517704837\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMy biggest disappointment though is the supposed Ubuntu Software Center revamp which is now confirmed to not make it to this release. Subscribe us on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/techdrivein\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/techdrivein\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E for more Ubuntu 19.04 release updates.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhqSi0ex7U7N2KP17536-oSFWRnzMswYjcyBX4qpXgUHD_hjY-6uVXHbCG6-jLPEAqdvUYeVG3clKT0ycGdUqwZ4imNB_n-kcPzZqu2t828ZMGViozRktaDFgEbCM145LRRm8gJMxq34WM\/s1600\/ubuntu-1904.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu 19.04 disco dingo\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhqSi0ex7U7N2KP17536-oSFWRnzMswYjcyBX4qpXgUHD_hjY-6uVXHbCG6-jLPEAqdvUYeVG3clKT0ycGdUqwZ4imNB_n-kcPzZqu2t828ZMGViozRktaDFgEbCM145LRRm8gJMxq34WM\/s1600\/ubuntu-1904.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ERecommended read: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/04\/15-things-todo-ubuntu-1904.html\"\u003ETop things to do after installing Ubuntu 19.04\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/2686738156307070051"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/2686738156307070051"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/03\/ubuntu1904-new-features-updates.html","title":"Ubuntu 19.04 Updates - 7 Things to Know"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgsBjE0aFQdMrBnvENShjR4NxbEuYwhda_xOhMb_V8vBKaw5BzDlKUWt7eIb6E9jPc9Be8NYzhKluPHEaVj2I81QBp1a6s44xFPp_vrNx9fM0KZ_A9uVYDwqAYOnNUqanRrZ03oWXxHARg\/s72-c\/ubuntu1904-disco-dingo.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-1517853786599814877"},"published":{"$t":"2019-03-13T01:41:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-03-13T12:17:23.966+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DistroWars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Linux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OpenSource"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Purism: A Linux OS is talking Convergence again"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The hype around \"convergence\" just won't die it seems. We have \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2013\/12\/ubuntu-to-achieve-full-convergence-by-1504.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eheard it from Ubuntu\u003C\/a\u003E a lot, KDE, even from Google and Apple in fact. But the dream of true convergence, a uniform OS experience across platforms, never really materialised. Even behemoths like Apple and Googled failed to pull it off with their Android\/iOS duopoly. Purism's Debian based PureOS wants to change all that for good.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhB5DKS2wJWrXiEXRWTHqoKYjr5mqbrGheXdNyRTooEj2TqqLVrTmkqtovPlPS9vasAahpV-Db8uop7Iu0AjUD76qNIiIbsRP6lLq5HI3Wjx75iaUEWj-T5GTvHN1GeAaxxVNhbBrwy3FI\/s1600\/purism-linux-convergence.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"pure os linux\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"460\" data-original-width=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhB5DKS2wJWrXiEXRWTHqoKYjr5mqbrGheXdNyRTooEj2TqqLVrTmkqtovPlPS9vasAahpV-Db8uop7Iu0AjUD76qNIiIbsRP6lLq5HI3Wjx75iaUEWj-T5GTvHN1GeAaxxVNhbBrwy3FI\/s1600\/purism-linux-convergence.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EPurism, PureOS, and the future of Convergence\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nPurism, a computer technology company based out of California, shot to fame for its \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/puri.sm\/products\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELibrem series\u003C\/a\u003E of privacy and security focused laptops and smartphones. Purism raised over half a million dollars through a Crowd Supply crowdfunding campaign for its laptop hardware back in 2015. And unlike many crowdfunding megahits which later turned out to be duds, Purism delivered on its promises big time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLater in 2017, Purism surprised everyone again with their successful crowdfunding campaign for its Linux based \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/search\/label\/OpenSource\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eopensource\u003C\/a\u003E smartphone, dubbed Librem 5. The campaign raised over $2.6 million and surpassed its 1.5 million crowdfunding goal\u0026nbsp;in just in two weeks. Purism's Librem 5 smartphones will start shipping late 2019.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLibrem, which loosely refers to free and opensource software, was the brand name chosen by Purism for its laptops\/smartphones. One of the biggest USPs of Purism devices is the hardware kill switches that it comes loaded with, which physically disconnects phone's camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, and mobile broadband modem.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EMeet PureOS, Purism's Debian Based Linux OS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nPureOS is a free and opensource, Debian based \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/search\/label\/DistroWars\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELinux distribution\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;which runs on all Librem hardware including its smartphones. PureOS is endorsed by Free Software Foundation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj5Hy8tbv5taIgwXtsYDkeKiBzxyn5CIk0mntfE0YNoES102zJnJMB3u0rUIxWawCEv252Vi9JR7NJQPi3aq2o_ckHVZju508aw15GAThC95QGXkQgAHeDd5BU88l4nViQBXTL1UK7Jrfg\/s1600\/pureos-linux-librem.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"purism os linux\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj5Hy8tbv5taIgwXtsYDkeKiBzxyn5CIk0mntfE0YNoES102zJnJMB3u0rUIxWawCEv252Vi9JR7NJQPi3aq2o_ckHVZju508aw15GAThC95QGXkQgAHeDd5BU88l4nViQBXTL1UK7Jrfg\/s1600\/pureos-linux-librem.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nThe term convergence in computer speak, refers to applications that can work seamlessly across platforms, and bring a consistent look and feel and similar functionality on your smartphone and your computer.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\"Purism is beating the duopoly to that dream, with PureOS: we are now announcing that Purism’s PureOS is convergent, and has laid the foundation for all future applications to run on both the Librem 5 phone and Librem laptops, from the same PureOS release\", \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/puri.sm\/posts\/converging-on-convergence-pureos-is-convergent-welcome-to-the-future\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eannounced\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Jeremiah Foster, the PureOS director at Purism (by duopoly, he was referring to Android\/iOS platforms that dominate smartphone OS ecosystem).\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nIdeally, convergence should be able to help app developers and users all at the same time. App developers should be able to write their app once, testing it once and running it everywhere. And users should be able to seamlessly use, connect and sync apps across devices and platforms.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nEasier said than done though. As Jeremiah Foster himself explains:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\"it turns out that this is really hard to do unless you have complete control of software source code and access to hardware itself. Even then, there is a catch; you need to compile software for both the phone’s CPU and the laptop CPU which are usually different architectures. This is a complex process that often reveals assumptions made in software development but it shows that to build a truly convergent device you need to design for convergence from the beginning.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EHow PureOS is achieving convergence?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nPureOS have had a distinct advantage when it comes to convergence. Purism is a hardware maker that also designs its platforms and software. From its inception, Purism has been working on a \"universal operating system\" that can run on different CPU architectures.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjc88-HfGj0ruScrcriZ-56vFXHkPjej0KkgOQMpGYD4tjXCJRs31QJ3Lj1H_UKJufFuRlhMHg1WXXSba3NWY5UEP50j-J87_qiM6Eptuo2Jj_C747NmEmwWNx0WGp12IrXu9gTzTMuLx4\/s1600\/librem5.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"librem opensource phone\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"881\" data-original-width=\"421\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjc88-HfGj0ruScrcriZ-56vFXHkPjej0KkgOQMpGYD4tjXCJRs31QJ3Lj1H_UKJufFuRlhMHg1WXXSba3NWY5UEP50j-J87_qiM6Eptuo2Jj_C747NmEmwWNx0WGp12IrXu9gTzTMuLx4\/s400\/librem5.png\" width=\"190\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\"By basing PureOS on a solid, foundational operating system – one that has been solving this performance and run-everywhere problem for years – means there is a large set of packaged software that 'just works' on many different types of CPUs.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe second big factor is \"adaptive design\",\u0026nbsp;software apps that can adapt for desktop or mobile easily, just like a modern website with responsive deisgn.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\"Purism is hard at work on creating adaptive GNOME apps – and the community is joining this effort as well – apps that look great, and work great, both on a phone and on a laptop\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPurism has also developed an adaptive presentation library for GTK+ and GNOME, called libhandy, which the third party app developers can use to contribute to Purism's convergence ecosystem. Still under active development, libhandy is already packaged into PureOS and Debian.\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/1517853786599814877"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/1517853786599814877"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/03\/purism-linux-os-convergence.html","title":"Purism: A Linux OS is talking Convergence again"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhB5DKS2wJWrXiEXRWTHqoKYjr5mqbrGheXdNyRTooEj2TqqLVrTmkqtovPlPS9vasAahpV-Db8uop7Iu0AjUD76qNIiIbsRP6lLq5HI3Wjx75iaUEWj-T5GTvHN1GeAaxxVNhbBrwy3FI\/s72-c\/purism-linux-convergence.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-5995808758759844018"},"published":{"$t":"2019-03-07T01:25:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-03-13T12:26:47.216+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Apps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eyecandy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 18.04"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 18.10"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Komorebi Wallpapers display Live Time \u0026 Date, Stunning Parallax Effect on Ubuntu"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Live wallpapers are not a new thing. In fact we have had a lot of live wallpapers to choose from on Linux 10 years ago. Today? Not so much. In fact, be it GNOME or KDE, most desktops today are far less customizable than it used to be. Komorebi wallpaper manager for Ubuntu is kind of a way back machine in that sense.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh66wL5nY54RtHRZ_vwLh4hisYmmwS6LZcWHEFZos6OKGroPwRs-wcTF0YJJQcxf6XvAByweZZlvmoQGYmdDYl9_fzeLwoKpeOu3axu1cDc8V6QaBZgi96T8ZWnGg3kg854iMqbG0DP-54\/s1600\/komorebi-live-wallpaper-ubuntu.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu live wallpaper\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh66wL5nY54RtHRZ_vwLh4hisYmmwS6LZcWHEFZos6OKGroPwRs-wcTF0YJJQcxf6XvAByweZZlvmoQGYmdDYl9_fzeLwoKpeOu3axu1cDc8V6QaBZgi96T8ZWnGg3kg854iMqbG0DP-54\/s1600\/komorebi-live-wallpaper-ubuntu.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EInstall Gorgeous Live Wallpapers in Ubuntu 18.10\/18.04 using Komorebi\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nKomorebi Wallpaper Manager comes with a pretty neat collection of live wallpapers and even video wallpapers. The package also contains a simple tool to create your own live wallpapers.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nKomorebi comes packaged in a convenient 64-bit DEB package, making it super easy to install in Ubuntu and most Debian based distros (latest version dropped 32-bit support though).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/cheesecakeufo\/komorebi\/releases\/download\/v2.1\/komorebi-2.1-64-bit.deb\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDownload Komorebi 64-bit DEB for Ubuntu, Mint (direct download)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EClick-open the 'komorebi-2.1-64-bit.deb' package and hit the install button (enter password when prompted).\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgndYj8SkfQ3XKjtwtM97kjVun6z92zgFM1jHIv6R3EGFUtG772TON-KCcVCS46bqgOPlVuFqnsddqGZNmCKesVNcQGGrrQtrPd-U62xf2jv57Htn2QvgwylE5exhEdPnnm9Ee5LRXRJa0\/s1600\/komorebi-ubuntu.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu 18.10 live wallpaper\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1580\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgndYj8SkfQ3XKjtwtM97kjVun6z92zgFM1jHIv6R3EGFUtG772TON-KCcVCS46bqgOPlVuFqnsddqGZNmCKesVNcQGGrrQtrPd-U62xf2jv57Htn2QvgwylE5exhEdPnnm9Ee5LRXRJa0\/s1600\/komorebi-ubuntu.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nThat's it! Komorebi is installed and ready to go! Now launch Komorebi from app launcher.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiz5O-z7t50kk_cgXZfRNiREgZjw0mmel-J_gRtHpuzMBc_QMO43ORcnK02cJex_GzqAYdnnuZpKVZTpEzfPca8s6aET6PgpU3sq5XXDwgmHFcFOuri59uZ7nFF_2kz3Ysb87bi5r5D2zE\/s1600\/Screenshot+from+2019-03-07+00-39-44.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu komorebi live wallpaper\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiz5O-z7t50kk_cgXZfRNiREgZjw0mmel-J_gRtHpuzMBc_QMO43ORcnK02cJex_GzqAYdnnuZpKVZTpEzfPca8s6aET6PgpU3sq5XXDwgmHFcFOuri59uZ7nFF_2kz3Ysb87bi5r5D2zE\/s1600\/Screenshot+from+2019-03-07+00-39-44.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nAnd finally, \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003Eto\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003Euninstall Komorebi\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E and revert all the changes you made, do this in Terminal (CTRL+ALT+T).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo apt remove komorebi\n\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nKomorebi works great on Ubuntu 18.10, and 18.04 LTS. A few more screenshots.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhpG5gq6RIziX43hmrZzXxAigotAn5iAySxYQdooGpHZH7998YLmdCpYuTGGepp7G_zytrxxgs0lmxw9f4SyXh5OqgSQvwlnw9wnUdrzrWUpxwj0WN3LAU96C5by5eEeLvJc_jKsRvBbHg\/s1600\/komorebi-live-wallpapers.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"komorebi live wallpaper ubuntu\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"905\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhpG5gq6RIziX43hmrZzXxAigotAn5iAySxYQdooGpHZH7998YLmdCpYuTGGepp7G_zytrxxgs0lmxw9f4SyXh5OqgSQvwlnw9wnUdrzrWUpxwj0WN3LAU96C5by5eEeLvJc_jKsRvBbHg\/s1600\/komorebi-live-wallpapers.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nAs you can see, live wallpapers obviously consume more resources than a regular wallpaper, especially when you switch on Komorebi's fancy video wallpapers. But it is definitely not a resource hog as I feared it would be.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjImAXK8unZvQ-tIEkEW4XUNQs6NoXZFPTenyboOydc3Y-pmk9MiqG9tjmgOOdzDQmQbRHot1F7NNui_TSeJiFg81y3FXuEgwrXCVbVhruepDdi97QiTDfpfZumQJR9zRY5hF4PFvm3koE\/s1600\/ubuntu-live-wallpaper-komorebi.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu wallpaper live time and date\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjImAXK8unZvQ-tIEkEW4XUNQs6NoXZFPTenyboOydc3Y-pmk9MiqG9tjmgOOdzDQmQbRHot1F7NNui_TSeJiFg81y3FXuEgwrXCVbVhruepDdi97QiTDfpfZumQJR9zRY5hF4PFvm3koE\/s1600\/ubuntu-live-wallpaper-komorebi.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nLike what you see here? Go ahead and give Komorebi Wallpaper Manager a spin. Does it turn out to be not as resource-friendly in your PC? Let us know your opinion in the comments.\u0026nbsp;\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi4diC4V19weey3efl83Q9YgKVzV461OWCyC0rGpQWfhnJ0gIl0jJeFVy0gFfToociCxcNMcfo3Zi_UqhZqqNleUdANQblEjZ6c4lXYVt_tmB2vayHvE2pG9bUs-JGpfU7m-XMWen2whgQ\/s1600\/komorebi-ubuntu1810.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu live wallpapers\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi4diC4V19weey3efl83Q9YgKVzV461OWCyC0rGpQWfhnJ0gIl0jJeFVy0gFfToociCxcNMcfo3Zi_UqhZqqNleUdANQblEjZ6c4lXYVt_tmB2vayHvE2pG9bUs-JGpfU7m-XMWen2whgQ\/s1600\/komorebi-ubuntu1810.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA video wallpaper example. To see them in action, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NvfRy5qMsos\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewatch this demo\u003C\/a\u003E."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/5995808758759844018"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/5995808758759844018"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/03\/live-wallpaper-ubuntu-komorebi.html","title":"Komorebi Wallpapers display Live Time \u0026 Date, Stunning Parallax Effect on Ubuntu"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh66wL5nY54RtHRZ_vwLh4hisYmmwS6LZcWHEFZos6OKGroPwRs-wcTF0YJJQcxf6XvAByweZZlvmoQGYmdDYl9_fzeLwoKpeOu3axu1cDc8V6QaBZgi96T8ZWnGg3kg854iMqbG0DP-54\/s72-c\/komorebi-live-wallpaper-ubuntu.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-6041642802793631458"},"published":{"$t":"2019-03-05T11:21:00.002+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-03-05T11:22:41.640+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Games"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 18.04"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 18.10"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Snap Install Mario Platformer on Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Nintendo's Mario needs no introduction. This game defined our childhoods. Now you can install and have fun with an unofficial version of the famed Mario platformer in Ubuntu 18.10 via this Snap package.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh_5jGByBvG5ADF1FFJvEfDK0opLg4y0qUrKFcro0rjoNM9LXhuWm1M9ktDwLQmv3CjyVQyLCnRDj87TGKzu2lynRCOz2bUytDhz7WqqfFQiiQmB8bbG6NjlcJj_1EUACr4dcoDW8gz8gU\/s1600\/mario-ubuntu.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"install Mario on Ubuntu\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"722\" data-original-width=\"1131\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh_5jGByBvG5ADF1FFJvEfDK0opLg4y0qUrKFcro0rjoNM9LXhuWm1M9ktDwLQmv3CjyVQyLCnRDj87TGKzu2lynRCOz2bUytDhz7WqqfFQiiQmB8bbG6NjlcJj_1EUACr4dcoDW8gz8gU\/s640\/mario-ubuntu.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EPlay Nintendo's Mario Unofficially on Ubuntu 18.10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\"Mari0 is a Mario + Portal platformer game.\" It is not an official release and hence the slight name change (Mari0 instead of Mario). Mari0 is still in testing, and might not work as intended. It doesn't work fullscreen for example, but everything else seems to be working great in my PC.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cu\u003EBut please be aware that this app is still in testing, and a lot of things can go wrong\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E. Mari0 also comes with joystick support. Here's how you install unofficial Mari0 snap package. Do this in Terminal (CTRL+ALT+T)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 25px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo snap install mari0\n\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTo enable joystick support:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 25px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo snap connect mari0:joystick\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgu-RlGF-L9b3FTAR9Es0YErxua-6nuJxYICclZzi5QQWdLT9UNWGNpJ7MlxVHOEXfdUGU3hh5t_6VlHpUiBGwqb0g_Hf9f-P-h4ToPZY6xR4ulXqzt0rSoLAxwV4IElJwIRyPOORWakUI\/s1600\/mario-ubuntu1810.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"nintendo mario ubuntu\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"756\" data-original-width=\"1345\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgu-RlGF-L9b3FTAR9Es0YErxua-6nuJxYICclZzi5QQWdLT9UNWGNpJ7MlxVHOEXfdUGU3hh5t_6VlHpUiBGwqb0g_Hf9f-P-h4ToPZY6xR4ulXqzt0rSoLAxwV4IElJwIRyPOORWakUI\/s640\/mario-ubuntu1810.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPlease find time to provide valuable \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Lin-Buo-Ren\/mari0-snap\"\u003Efeedback to the developer\u003C\/a\u003E post testing, especially if something went wrong. You can also leave your feedback in the comments below."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/6041642802793631458"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/6041642802793631458"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/03\/snap-install-mario-platformer-on-ubuntu.html","title":"Snap Install Mario Platformer on Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh_5jGByBvG5ADF1FFJvEfDK0opLg4y0qUrKFcro0rjoNM9LXhuWm1M9ktDwLQmv3CjyVQyLCnRDj87TGKzu2lynRCOz2bUytDhz7WqqfFQiiQmB8bbG6NjlcJj_1EUACr4dcoDW8gz8gU\/s72-c\/mario-ubuntu.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-1253959775891367406"},"published":{"$t":"2019-03-04T11:39:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-03-13T12:32:23.771+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OpenSource"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ubuntu"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Florida based Startup Builds Ubuntu Powered Aerial Robotics"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Apellix is a Florida based startup that specialises in aerial robotics. They intend to create safer work environments by replacing workers with its task-specific drones to complete high-risk jobs at dangerous\/elevated work sites.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjF4wt_CUplHA6l32_dQEddOVuWCVmya8BYt6gwYX9u0jmZ0jmHDdKnnYZX3gEMFtym0T3lMMLEHSKiXz_TNbRKrTBTpOrRE3KNcf_oufrEls-Z0W15pWoSR79fZt74kLPZ8sBGdvm_7Uk\/s1600\/ubuntu-robotics.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu robotics\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjF4wt_CUplHA6l32_dQEddOVuWCVmya8BYt6gwYX9u0jmZ0jmHDdKnnYZX3gEMFtym0T3lMMLEHSKiXz_TNbRKrTBTpOrRE3KNcf_oufrEls-Z0W15pWoSR79fZt74kLPZ8sBGdvm_7Uk\/s1600\/ubuntu-robotics.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ERobotics with an Ubuntu Twist\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nUbuntu is expanding its reach into robotics and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/02\/riot-os-tiny-opensource-os-for-internet-of-things.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIoT\u003C\/a\u003E in a big way. A few years ago at the TechCrunch Disrupt event, UAVIA \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2015\/12\/first-ever-fully-remotely-controlled-drones-ubuntu.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eunveiled\u003C\/a\u003E a new generation of its one hundred percent remotely operable drones (an industry first, they claimed), which were built with Ubuntu under the hood. Then there were other like Erle Robotics (recently renamed to Acutronic Robotics) which made big strides in drone technology using Ubuntu at its core.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ca center=\"\" drones=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjpK0kpULV1hsw-KKGOPBP9UCjXQTOd6hxoLfu8O-PkM1RqqjpXsJcb9FMt9CB462zeY6V0AFxILEjoyBYJ1y01kO1qJrVSV_lIOmTiETKsTtDuMD0segOPmGEyjyqQtZSA7j1wZK7xVTI\/s1600\/ubuntu-apellix-robotics.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" text-align:=\"\" ubuntu=\"\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"408\" data-original-width=\"817\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjpK0kpULV1hsw-KKGOPBP9UCjXQTOd6hxoLfu8O-PkM1RqqjpXsJcb9FMt9CB462zeY6V0AFxILEjoyBYJ1y01kO1qJrVSV_lIOmTiETKsTtDuMD0segOPmGEyjyqQtZSA7j1wZK7xVTI\/s1600\/ubuntu-apellix-robotics.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EApellix \u003C\/b\u003Eis the only aerial robotics company with drones \"capable of making contact with structures through fully computer-controlled flight\", claims Robert Dahlstrom, Founder and CEO of Apellix.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\"At height, a human pilot cannot accurately gauge distance. At 45m off the ground, they can’t tell if they are 8cm or 80cm away from the structure. With our solutions, an engineer simply positions the drone near the inspection site, then the on-board computer takes over and automates the delicate docking process.\" He adds.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nApellix considered many popular Linux distributions before zeroing in on Ubuntu for its\u0026nbsp;stability, reliability, and large developer ecosystem. Ubuntu's versatility also enabled Apellix to use the same underlying OS platform and software packages across development and production.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nThe team is currently developing on Ubuntu Server with the intent to migrate to Ubuntu Core. The company is also making extensive use of Ubuntu Server, both on-board its robotic systems and its cloud operations, according to a case study by Ubuntu's parent company, Canonical Foundation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxVtHnUIajccaSfJjl0QFTNRcDLdEBScz-ZiK2blOwj4ZrH1VoSKoW28ZEiIg4d-1Oe2FnT5Udba_W-Ux_YXI1Fl93m1ovybY587GQi1jjXk6vFSLWEeK1TuoSHbF7qxwMPrCmgJuSPwE\/s1600\/apellix-drones-ubuntu.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"apellix ubuntu drones\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"506\" data-original-width=\"1002\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxVtHnUIajccaSfJjl0QFTNRcDLdEBScz-ZiK2blOwj4ZrH1VoSKoW28ZEiIg4d-1Oe2FnT5Udba_W-Ux_YXI1Fl93m1ovybY587GQi1jjXk6vFSLWEeK1TuoSHbF7qxwMPrCmgJuSPwE\/s1600\/apellix-drones-ubuntu.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\"With our aircraft, an error of 2.5 cm could be the difference between a successful flight and a crash,\" comments Dahlstrom. \"Software is core to avoiding those errors and allowing us to do what we do - so we knew that placing the right OS at the heart of our solutions was essential.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/1253959775891367406"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/1253959775891367406"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/03\/startup-builds-ubuntu-drones-robotics.html","title":"Florida based Startup Builds Ubuntu Powered Aerial Robotics"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjF4wt_CUplHA6l32_dQEddOVuWCVmya8BYt6gwYX9u0jmZ0jmHDdKnnYZX3gEMFtym0T3lMMLEHSKiXz_TNbRKrTBTpOrRE3KNcf_oufrEls-Z0W15pWoSR79fZt74kLPZ8sBGdvm_7Uk\/s72-c\/ubuntu-robotics.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-134446996423012892"},"published":{"$t":"2019-02-27T23:20:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-03-13T12:24:32.771+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OpenSource"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Openpilot: An Opensource Alternative to Tesla Autopilot, GM Super Cruise"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Openpilot is an opensource driving agent which at the moment can perform industry-standard functions such as Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Keeping Assist System for a select few auto manufacturers.\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjc_UMuiHL7DhnSCjm7UxNZh-371G6RLZI1sGp-z6kKZ8491AgHLXod18CxrD4ppPV9nmo25vK8Oo-NLjtqWFkUERp_joH8R9-D4PqCYwmOjR__jWHgDN9NlvlyPxvkBoNf9b2M5AEmhD8\/s1600\/openpilot-tesla-autopilot.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"opensource autopilot system\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"914\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjc_UMuiHL7DhnSCjm7UxNZh-371G6RLZI1sGp-z6kKZ8491AgHLXod18CxrD4ppPV9nmo25vK8Oo-NLjtqWFkUERp_joH8R9-D4PqCYwmOjR__jWHgDN9NlvlyPxvkBoNf9b2M5AEmhD8\/s1600\/openpilot-tesla-autopilot.jpeg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EMeet Project Openpilot\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nOpensource isn't a misnomer in the world of autonomous cars. Even as far back as in 2013, Ubuntu \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2013\/10\/ubuntu-spotted-on-mercs-driverless-cars.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewas spotted\u003C\/a\u003E in Mercedes-Benz driverless cars, and it is also a well-known fact that Google is \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2013\/09\/google-driverless-cars-are-using-modified-ubuntu.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eusing a 'lightly customized Ubuntu'\u003C\/a\u003E at the core of its push towards building fully autonomous cars.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nOpenpilot though is unique in its own way. It's an opensource driving agent that already works (as is claimed) in a number of models from manufacturers such as Toyota, Kia, Honda, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Jeep, etc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwr1g0OT84e93GACPY1QuwOdEmdw1XybaMNlZRb3U_o_7JyHVEW1sLoPtJO_jAlcG1MAf27WaX5rUlpq_wgFP7Lzn8YDDG_rRaRZYv48EqXSzHbNsY1bRCQO36knicxvQdTnwU_xl9d5w\/s1600\/openpilot-autonomous-tech-cars.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1066\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwr1g0OT84e93GACPY1QuwOdEmdw1XybaMNlZRb3U_o_7JyHVEW1sLoPtJO_jAlcG1MAf27WaX5rUlpq_wgFP7Lzn8YDDG_rRaRZYv48EqXSzHbNsY1bRCQO36knicxvQdTnwU_xl9d5w\/s640\/openpilot-autonomous-tech-cars.jpeg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nAbove image: An Openpilot user getting a distracted alert. Apart from Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Lane Keeping Assist System functions, Openpilot developers claims that their technology currently is \"about on par with Tesla Autopilot and GM Super Cruise, and better than all other manufacturers.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf Tesla's Autopilot was iOS, Openpilot developers would like their product to become the \"Android for cars\", the ubiquitous software of choice when autonomous systems on cars goes universal.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\nThe Openpilot-endorsed, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/commaai\/openpilot#supported-cars\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eofficially supported list of cars\u003C\/a\u003E keeps growing. It now includes some 40 odd models from manufacturers ranging from Toyota to Hyundai. And they are actively testing Openpilot on newer cars from VW, Subaru etc. according to their \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/comma_ai\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETwitter feed\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEven a lower variant of Tesla Model S which came without Tesla Autopilot system was upgraded with comma.ai's Openpilot solution which then mimicked a number of features from Tesla Autopilot, including automatic steering in highways according to \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/tesla-comma-ai-openpilot-installation-diy\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethis article\u003C\/a\u003E. (comma.ai is the startup behind Openpilot)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRelated read: Udacity's attempts to build a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2016\/09\/open-source-self-driving-car-udacity.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efully opensource self-driving car\u003C\/a\u003E, and Linux Foundation's \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2017\/07\/toyota-opts-for-linux-based.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAutomotive Grade Linux (AGL)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;infotainment system project which Toyota intends to use in its future cars.\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/134446996423012892"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/134446996423012892"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/02\/openpilot-opensource-tesla-autopilot-alternative.html","title":"Openpilot: An Opensource Alternative to Tesla Autopilot, GM Super Cruise"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjc_UMuiHL7DhnSCjm7UxNZh-371G6RLZI1sGp-z6kKZ8491AgHLXod18CxrD4ppPV9nmo25vK8Oo-NLjtqWFkUERp_joH8R9-D4PqCYwmOjR__jWHgDN9NlvlyPxvkBoNf9b2M5AEmhD8\/s72-c\/openpilot-tesla-autopilot.jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-6777326654637894229"},"published":{"$t":"2019-02-26T12:07:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-03-13T12:21:10.219+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eyecandy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 18.10"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Oranchelo - The icon theme to beat on Ubuntu 18.10"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"OK, that might be an overstatement. But Oranchelo is good, really good.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhk_ST8Sa69T9pq5043vybUnuTRVqPyB61ZMSTiQbMIdeA1oRqpoTk-AX2DGml35a5YD99_MldcfCvI-iQYFLvsSwX03BtffHmsE-2cTaj4jPINsDpnjasT1CJQbjVR-_X9RTiQbYvns-A\/s1600\/oranchelo-icons-ubuntu18.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhk_ST8Sa69T9pq5043vybUnuTRVqPyB61ZMSTiQbMIdeA1oRqpoTk-AX2DGml35a5YD99_MldcfCvI-iQYFLvsSwX03BtffHmsE-2cTaj4jPINsDpnjasT1CJQbjVR-_X9RTiQbYvns-A\/s1600\/oranchelo-icons-ubuntu18.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EOranchelo Icons Theme for Ubuntu 18.10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nOranchelo is a flat-design icon theme originally designed for XFCE4 desktop. Though it works great on GNOME as well. I especially like the distinct take on Firefox and Chromium icons, as you can see in the screenshot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhUmNAeuEluACSsX1PXN5sNti0Ej8d007fO4rXbWz2KkPDw9yyuCXzl-oHaIatlNwWeHfp9yYnKvBAXRi3egNdd7SWyYS5NypVIZpl1OBZRbETDi_VU42d0xPMsTqnDd7EA9iTInCulyQ4\/s1600\/oranchelo-icons-ubuntu.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"217\" data-original-width=\"1059\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhUmNAeuEluACSsX1PXN5sNti0Ej8d007fO4rXbWz2KkPDw9yyuCXzl-oHaIatlNwWeHfp9yYnKvBAXRi3egNdd7SWyYS5NypVIZpl1OBZRbETDi_VU42d0xPMsTqnDd7EA9iTInCulyQ4\/s1600\/oranchelo-icons-ubuntu.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere's how you install Oranchelo icons theme on Ubuntu 18.10 using\u0026nbsp;Oranchelo PPA. Just copy-paste the following three commands to Terminal (CTRL+ALT+T).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 60px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo add-apt-repository ppa:oranchelo\/oranchelo-icon-theme\nsudo apt update\nsudo apt install oranchelo-icon-theme\n\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNow run GNOME Tweaks, Appearance \u0026gt; Icons \u0026gt; Oranchelo.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhdEyGY2NZBQbMo5ilWPjdE3hkR04w6KiRrRwGjQ18NiGjNfY8BIuh85XLiz-10TLXP1fPSgJ2hCM625x16cGpUO9EEon7M_q9sw9bJA0v43NOe_BEnhuO6HFdCoJHJUVh5RemB6sT8FaU\/s1600\/change-theme-ubuntu.png.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"656\" data-original-width=\"902\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhdEyGY2NZBQbMo5ilWPjdE3hkR04w6KiRrRwGjQ18NiGjNfY8BIuh85XLiz-10TLXP1fPSgJ2hCM625x16cGpUO9EEon7M_q9sw9bJA0v43NOe_BEnhuO6HFdCoJHJUVh5RemB6sT8FaU\/s640\/change-theme-ubuntu.png.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMeet the artist behind Oranchelo icons theme at his\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.deviantart.com\/zayronxio\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edeviantart page\u003C\/a\u003E. So, how do you like the new icons? Let us know your opinion in the comments below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiy4TjMQkLRjFr0LnQzkemQUL1atFkAqLno3psBeqCqS2ma2ElB37eDG8as_AIZzvCVSh6kLaQS1Q91wp6yXv5ZtS5hN1g_uGieArfYfaO9YkZsqjOUVcxrwqt6G9QRZGxyIURjezneQ7I\/s1600\/oranchelo-ubuntu-icon-theme.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiy4TjMQkLRjFr0LnQzkemQUL1atFkAqLno3psBeqCqS2ma2ElB37eDG8as_AIZzvCVSh6kLaQS1Q91wp6yXv5ZtS5hN1g_uGieArfYfaO9YkZsqjOUVcxrwqt6G9QRZGxyIURjezneQ7I\/s1600\/oranchelo-ubuntu-icon-theme.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/6777326654637894229"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/6777326654637894229"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/02\/oranchelo-icons-theme-ubuntu1810.html","title":"Oranchelo - The icon theme to beat on Ubuntu 18.10"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhk_ST8Sa69T9pq5043vybUnuTRVqPyB61ZMSTiQbMIdeA1oRqpoTk-AX2DGml35a5YD99_MldcfCvI-iQYFLvsSwX03BtffHmsE-2cTaj4jPINsDpnjasT1CJQbjVR-_X9RTiQbYvns-A\/s72-c\/oranchelo-icons-ubuntu18.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-1847949679892835325"},"published":{"$t":"2019-02-19T11:38:00.002+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-03-13T12:29:46.546+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Featured"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Specials"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 18.10"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"11 Things I did After Installing Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Have been using \"Cosmic Cuttlefish\" since its first beta. It is perhaps one of the most \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/ubuntufy.com\/2018\/05\/17\/the-next-ubuntu-will-be-called-cosmic-cuttlefish-and-its-going-to-be-pretty\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Evisually pleasing Ubuntu releases ever\u003C\/a\u003E. But more on that later. Now let's discuss what can be done to improve the overall user-experience by diving deep into the nitty gritties of Canonical's brand new flagship OS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E1. Enable MP3\/MP4\/AVI Playback, Adobe Flash etc.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\nThis has been perhaps the standard 'first-thing-to-do' ever since the Ubuntu age dawned on us. You do have an option to install most of the 'restricted-extras' while installing the OS itself now, but if you are not-sure you've ticked all the right boxes, just run the following command in Terminal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras\n\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EOR\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou can install it straight from the Ubuntu Software Center by \u003Ca href=\"apt:\/\/ubuntu-restricted-extras\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECLICKING HERE\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E2. Get GNOME Tweaks\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nGNOME Tweaks is non-negotiable.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj8YbB__F3pKm9vmCkUkA9IYeySaubHaamXaXmryqti7rSZJUdBrBxUZOD8652QH8pB36ixKhLaiAQNidFK8LbEzyAVD5DPxso0VDOaOcjvUgxu8T2r1Phu1bkMjtdiERW5Q8MLedkQRaM\/s1600\/tweaks-ubuntu18.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"things to do after installing ubuntu 18.10\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"654\" data-original-width=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj8YbB__F3pKm9vmCkUkA9IYeySaubHaamXaXmryqti7rSZJUdBrBxUZOD8652QH8pB36ixKhLaiAQNidFK8LbEzyAVD5DPxso0VDOaOcjvUgxu8T2r1Phu1bkMjtdiERW5Q8MLedkQRaM\/s1600\/tweaks-ubuntu18.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGNOME Tweaks is an app the lets you tweak little things in GNOME based OSes that are otherwise hidden behind menus. If you are on Ubuntu 18.10, Tweaks is a must. Honestly, I don't remember if it was installed as a default.\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003EBut here you install it anyway, Apt-URL will prompt you if the app already exists.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSearch for Gnome Tweaks in Ubuntu Software Center. OR simply \u003Ca href=\"apt:gnome-tweaks\"\u003ECLICK HERE\u003C\/a\u003E to go straight to the app in Software Center. OR even better, copy-paste this command in Terminal (keyboard shortcut: CTRL+ALT+T).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo apt install gnome-tweaks\n\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E3. Displaying Date\/Battery Percentage on Top Panel\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nThe screenshot, I hope, is self explanatory.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhL_nyqyxUZ9oWI2RpmYPNsglZqwIIrC84zzbRK4HAFlHKG88tm_Cd141T-_X6gLh7EUkHndt8J39RhNuJqlZRTXba1E3887XW_dMAh6kIb7MLJqXwMvPGmuu8O-jWxjGcxsr61KFrRSnE\/s1600\/topbar-ubuntu1810.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"things to do after installing ubuntu 18.10\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"511\" data-original-width=\"1338\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhL_nyqyxUZ9oWI2RpmYPNsglZqwIIrC84zzbRK4HAFlHKG88tm_Cd141T-_X6gLh7EUkHndt8J39RhNuJqlZRTXba1E3887XW_dMAh6kIb7MLJqXwMvPGmuu8O-jWxjGcxsr61KFrRSnE\/s1600\/topbar-ubuntu1810.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you have GNOME Tweaks installed, this is easily done. Open GNOME tweaks, goto 'Top Bar' sidemenu and enable\/disable what you need.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E4. Enable 'Click to Minimize' on Ubuntu Dock\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\nHonestly, I don't have a clue why this is disabled by default. You intuitively expect the apps shortcuts on Ubuntu dock to 'minimize' when you click on it (at least I do).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn fact, the feature is already there, all you need to do is to switch it ON. Do this is Terminal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Egsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock click-action 'minimize'\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThat's it. Now if you didn't find the 'click to minimize' feature useful, you can always revert Dock settings back to its original state, by copy-pasting the following command in Terminal app.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Egsettings reset org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock click-action\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E5. Pin\/Unpin Useful Stuff from Launcher\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nThere are a bunch of apps that are pinned to your Ubuntu launcher by default.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiNhMZM9fzWU0YIP_fFjE-A5ySZIVK4DLw8fGn1J4hKPLgaJZIJ9_ZKCfzq-cG1IAVkEtcSv_96N8myGUgYA-w4K3nhe1AwONISRlHXZCKaV8nwwBXUt2yVc1X-mrIgQ1mrOXHVp5OsGFA\/s1600\/thingstodo-ubuntu1810.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"things to do after ubuntu 18.10\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"412\" data-original-width=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiNhMZM9fzWU0YIP_fFjE-A5ySZIVK4DLw8fGn1J4hKPLgaJZIJ9_ZKCfzq-cG1IAVkEtcSv_96N8myGUgYA-w4K3nhe1AwONISRlHXZCKaV8nwwBXUt2yVc1X-mrIgQ1mrOXHVp5OsGFA\/s1600\/thingstodo-ubuntu1810.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor example, I almost never use the 'Help' app or the 'Amazon' shortcut preloaded on launcher. But I would prefer a shortcut to Terminal app instead. Right-click on your preferred app on the launcher, and add-to\/remove-from favorites as you please.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E6. Enable\/Disable Two Finger Scrolling\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAs you must've noticed, two-finger scrolling is a system default now.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj96gckD_xWnjEdphkUm9FO7SSnVFsm8PfU-xOTsctUG1MhsTHxLegSO8JtOmVLmQLmMzk-ArmXavOG-U64DIEb0O3jEQlkJ66M5aNeTl7Lue72_Hdzp8QEzyehw6f8OSzDpw4Fkva9His\/s1600\/ubuntu1810-thingstodo.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"things to do after installing ubuntu cosmic\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"858\" data-original-width=\"1135\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj96gckD_xWnjEdphkUm9FO7SSnVFsm8PfU-xOTsctUG1MhsTHxLegSO8JtOmVLmQLmMzk-ArmXavOG-U64DIEb0O3jEQlkJ66M5aNeTl7Lue72_Hdzp8QEzyehw6f8OSzDpw4Fkva9His\/s1600\/ubuntu1810-thingstodo.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOne of my laptops act strangely when two-finger scrolling is on. You can easily disable two-finger scrolling and enable old school edge-scrolling in 'Settings'.\u0026nbsp; Settings \u0026gt; Mouse and Touchpad\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EQuicktip\u003C\/b\u003E: You can go straight to submenus by simply searching for it in GNOME's universal search bar.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiNOzPdUAl9Bik4QdtaEpTBe6mEFaEv3yOSqtgR8FSQr9k8HpeqescRT_lnvycrPJWZPE7gqroVNgtQif_WXcLzE61ihUwC-HnoPIVXCVrOD1NcuPL4azHkOCvW-6-ZI1d9CL8O6KyfXkE\/s1600\/ubuntu1810.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu 18.10 cosmic\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"594\" data-original-width=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiNOzPdUAl9Bik4QdtaEpTBe6mEFaEv3yOSqtgR8FSQr9k8HpeqescRT_lnvycrPJWZPE7gqroVNgtQif_WXcLzE61ihUwC-HnoPIVXCVrOD1NcuPL4azHkOCvW-6-ZI1d9CL8O6KyfXkE\/s1600\/ubuntu1810.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTake for example the screenshot above, where I triggered the GNOME menu by hitting Super(Windows) key, and simply searched for 'mouse' settings. The first result will take me directly to the 'Settings' submenu for 'Mouse and Touchpad' that we saw earlier. Easy right? More examples will follow.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E7. Nightlight Mode ON\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\nWhen you're glued to your laptop\/PC screen for a large amount of time everyday, it is advisable that you enable the automatic nightlight mode for the sake of your eyes. Be it the laptop or my phone, this has become an essential feature. The sight of a LED display without nightlight ON during lowlight conditions immediately gives me a headache these days. Easily one of my favourite in-built features on GNOME.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSettings \u0026gt; Devices \u0026gt; Display \u0026gt; Night Light ON\/OFF\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwuPKMR2hZqn78z_sw4hWRRids8MYOZTDM00BmdoaPVaz_3bLCSdD_dj6MaqnFUq5hgZ9vFisKB6iknKcePuc1G75u7joaMisz_bHie0vS4K-6WcY_Gfn0RjPOHmHLzNIKnl6fAHNvnkE\/s1600\/ubuntu-1810.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"things to do after installing ubuntu 18.10\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"750\" data-original-width=\"1054\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwuPKMR2hZqn78z_sw4hWRRids8MYOZTDM00BmdoaPVaz_3bLCSdD_dj6MaqnFUq5hgZ9vFisKB6iknKcePuc1G75u7joaMisz_bHie0vS4K-6WcY_Gfn0RjPOHmHLzNIKnl6fAHNvnkE\/s1600\/ubuntu-1810.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOR as before, Hit superkey \u0026gt; search for 'night light'. It will take you straight to the submenu under Devices \u0026gt; Display. Guess you wouldn't need anymore examples on that.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjaS0KU7DWqTMz8A1E5Rfasy4mD06oz9SvOsu8AQ4szM1MHvwVj2TzpgqcJiFxbbFt9DERXHoG8kzUY-BzDyYCMAEYKvyoU2HgkLowiiwVV0ze0tC1c5rVWQCQ32SaRMy0s3hOmxjtucOA\/s1600\/ubuntu-1810-thingstodo.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"things to do after installing ubuntu 18.10\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"815\" data-original-width=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjaS0KU7DWqTMz8A1E5Rfasy4mD06oz9SvOsu8AQ4szM1MHvwVj2TzpgqcJiFxbbFt9DERXHoG8kzUY-BzDyYCMAEYKvyoU2HgkLowiiwVV0ze0tC1c5rVWQCQ32SaRMy0s3hOmxjtucOA\/s1600\/ubuntu-1810-thingstodo.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E8. Safe Eyes App for Ubuntu\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nA popup that will fill the entire screen and forces you to take your eyes off it.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhScqueIfYnYDdwq5IPUwLrFfUJ5uJ-fd1X5ahnmlOYXD0l5-IgC3mO9uq5N43DAgsr7QGa-l1KYOMaKF6W3hdGcMW0nunUMQy1yS3aFD4mRu7px7RMuEFZaWWDcDqzdeZCFmLgeclu2OA\/s1600\/safeeyes-ubuntu.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"apps for ubuntu 18.10\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhScqueIfYnYDdwq5IPUwLrFfUJ5uJ-fd1X5ahnmlOYXD0l5-IgC3mO9uq5N43DAgsr7QGa-l1KYOMaKF6W3hdGcMW0nunUMQy1yS3aFD4mRu7px7RMuEFZaWWDcDqzdeZCFmLgeclu2OA\/s1600\/safeeyes-ubuntu.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nApart from enabling the nighlight mode, Safe Eyes is another app I strongly recommend to those who stare at their laptops for long periods of time. This nifty little app forces you to take your eyes off the computer screen and do some standard eye-exercises at regular intervals (which you can change).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEirEIRUksRybkeY7KOrkOayAaM4Cuksoh_EXKxnOSt0P407X13Sb5ly3FzoTz2hV8Y8xPXxKb_wKHC_CLGucZS_k5Awkt-XrFmM98_4_LZQp1__-Mb0xXXoSCFt_LbKIgaP_4oxrDwYE3E\/s1600\/safeeyes-ubuntu1810.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"things to do after installing ubuntu 18.10\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"759\" data-original-width=\"963\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEirEIRUksRybkeY7KOrkOayAaM4Cuksoh_EXKxnOSt0P407X13Sb5ly3FzoTz2hV8Y8xPXxKb_wKHC_CLGucZS_k5Awkt-XrFmM98_4_LZQp1__-Mb0xXXoSCFt_LbKIgaP_4oxrDwYE3E\/s1600\/safeeyes-ubuntu1810.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nInstallation is pretty straight forward. Just these 3 commands on your Terminal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 60px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo add-apt-repository ppa:slgobinath\/safeeyes\nsudo apt update \nsudo apt install safeeyes \n\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E9. Privacy on Ubuntu 18.10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nGuess I don't need to lecture you on the importance of privacy in the post-PRISM era.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjH0-e7oBZ1P9alonH0RBMLmrpD6XKVvV9A7u-GSQyLiI6UgvqD71YlAMo0NOXIeeDRYAE4ORiCFcR9L5LOXVEda8v5zdYEJQ0aYl6q2VANMleU9Q45E5wrGWBpC2XuJJjOKOosky56MrQ\/s1600\/ubuntu-privacy.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ubuntu 18.10 privacy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"748\" data-original-width=\"1056\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjH0-e7oBZ1P9alonH0RBMLmrpD6XKVvV9A7u-GSQyLiI6UgvqD71YlAMo0NOXIeeDRYAE4ORiCFcR9L5LOXVEda8v5zdYEJQ0aYl6q2VANMleU9Q45E5wrGWBpC2XuJJjOKOosky56MrQ\/s1600\/ubuntu-privacy.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUbuntu remembers your usage \u0026amp; history to recommend you frequently used apps and such. And this is never shared over the network. But if you're not comfortable with this, you can always disable and delete your usage history on Ubuntu. Settings \u0026gt; Privacy \u0026gt; Usage \u0026amp; History\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E10. Perhaps a New Look \u0026amp; Feel?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\nAs you might have noticed, I'm not using the default Ubuntu theme here.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiissofuKPlVu6P6TGeKkv-Nw2Fr9bUN2LhRJvVzqoj2D7hVoiFjMWuDBv8UxvRF6vixTYQrCLxkxRIwhfEz5f6A-Y9NPaOiH655E7S3ZItx962izHi0mfzasiSPPQJzvY3pU-P6AvpG9w\/s1600\/ubuntu1810-themes.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"themes ubuntu 18.10\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiissofuKPlVu6P6TGeKkv-Nw2Fr9bUN2LhRJvVzqoj2D7hVoiFjMWuDBv8UxvRF6vixTYQrCLxkxRIwhfEz5f6A-Y9NPaOiH655E7S3ZItx962izHi0mfzasiSPPQJzvY3pU-P6AvpG9w\/s1600\/ubuntu1810-themes.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003ERight now I'm using System 76's Pop OS GTK theme and icon sets. They look pretty neat I think. Just three commands to install it in your Ubuntu 18.10.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 80px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo add-apt-repository ppa:system76\/pop\nsudo apt-get update \nsudo apt install pop-icon-theme pop-gtk-theme pop-gnome-shell-theme \nsudo apt install pop-wallpapers \n\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nExecute last command if you want Pop OS wallpapers as well. To enable the newly installed theme and icon sets, launch GNOME Tweaks \u0026gt; Appearance (see screenshot). I will be making separate posts on themes, icon sets and GNOME shell extensions. So stay subscribed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E11. Disable Error Reporting\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\nIf you find the \"application closed unexpectedly\" popups annoying, and would like to disable error reporting altogether, this is what you need to do.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003Esudo gedit \/etc\/default\/apport\n\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis will open up a text editor window which has only one entry: \"enabled=1\". Change the value to '0' (zero) and you have Apport error reporting completely disabled. \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFollow us on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/techdrivein\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/techdrivein\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/1847949679892835325"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/1847949679892835325"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/02\/11-things-todo-after-installing-ubuntu1810.html","title":"11 Things I did After Installing Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj8YbB__F3pKm9vmCkUkA9IYeySaubHaamXaXmryqti7rSZJUdBrBxUZOD8652QH8pB36ixKhLaiAQNidFK8LbEzyAVD5DPxso0VDOaOcjvUgxu8T2r1Phu1bkMjtdiERW5Q8MLedkQRaM\/s72-c\/tweaks-ubuntu18.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-8544335328934096607"},"published":{"$t":"2019-02-08T12:29:00.002+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-03-13T12:22:25.475+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OpenSource"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"RIOT OS: A tiny Opensource OS for the 'Internet of Things' (IoT)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\"RIOT powers the Internet of Things like Linux powers the Internet.\" RIOT is a small, free and opensource operating system for the memory constrained, low power wireless IoT devices.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgd4rEaIQYq6vo1LT8SS6xNs9qZYo_r_cEN7GL7mVgEhI7BWyinlv7brlFkDD2GcJwRldHlmNtqf1iHp6KQsVWnYNHZhTaHpISxj0hQXz4aVrlFy5MLqold31N54krDd-7U6QPup0GKfYs\/s1600\/riot-os.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" alt=\"riot os\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"629\" data-original-width=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgd4rEaIQYq6vo1LT8SS6xNs9qZYo_r_cEN7GL7mVgEhI7BWyinlv7brlFkDD2GcJwRldHlmNtqf1iHp6KQsVWnYNHZhTaHpISxj0hQXz4aVrlFy5MLqold31N54krDd-7U6QPup0GKfYs\/s1600\/riot-os.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ERIOT OS: A tiny OS for embedded systems\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nInitially developed by Freie Universität Berlin (FU Berlin), INRIA institute and HAW Hamburg, Riot OS has evolved over the years into a very competent alternative to TinyOS, Contiki etc. and now supports application programming with programming languages such as C and C++, and provides full multithreading and real-time capabilities.\u0026nbsp;RIOT can run on 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit ARM Cortex processors.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1637670283966591\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2518702340\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRIOT is opensource, has its source code \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/RIOT-OS\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Epublished on GitHub\u003C\/a\u003E, and is based on a microkernel architecture (the bare minimum software required to implement an operating system). RIOT OS vs competition:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjT-KtffME26uzVk5mnSjLit4bSky6VdYMmDM8Zn1CtfmHNLLQPOYrKW3K-e4L499-WkosOPF_3nbwYmgggGaeleOtQe-A453ncHSJ0WsFrNuseMAg6_W5Nhh7UiKXM6dl_Qb1NUKuRfwA\/s1600\/riotos.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" alt=\"riot os for IoT\" data-original-height=\"490\" data-original-width=\"1071\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjT-KtffME26uzVk5mnSjLit4bSky6VdYMmDM8Zn1CtfmHNLLQPOYrKW3K-e4L499-WkosOPF_3nbwYmgggGaeleOtQe-A453ncHSJ0WsFrNuseMAg6_W5Nhh7UiKXM6dl_Qb1NUKuRfwA\/s1600\/riotos.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMore information on RIOT OS can be found\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/riot-os.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. RIOT summits are held annually in major cities of Europe, if you are interested \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/summit.riot-os.org\/2018\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Epin this up\u003C\/a\u003E. Thank you for reading."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/8544335328934096607"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/8544335328934096607"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2019\/02\/riot-os-tiny-opensource-os-for-internet-of-things.html","title":"RIOT OS: A tiny Opensource OS for the 'Internet of Things' (IoT)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgd4rEaIQYq6vo1LT8SS6xNs9qZYo_r_cEN7GL7mVgEhI7BWyinlv7brlFkDD2GcJwRldHlmNtqf1iHp6KQsVWnYNHZhTaHpISxj0hQXz4aVrlFy5MLqold31N54krDd-7U6QPup0GKfYs\/s72-c\/riot-os.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-7888462480589591945"},"published":{"$t":"2018-10-30T01:25:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-10-30T01:38:55.485+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redhat"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"IBM, the 6th biggest contributor to Linux Kernel, acquires RedHat for $34 Billion"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The $34 billion all cash deal to purchase opensource pioneer Red Hat is IBM's biggest ever acquisition by far. The deal will give IBM a major foothold in fast-growing cloud computing market and the combined entity could give stiff competition to Amazon's cloud computing platform, AWS. But what about Red Hat and its future?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgO8on_cyhXpzr6W1bjeCukZKvn96lHIov4ICaX-EnSBIRw11P5LHJu2nY0AsSHOu_9tdqdbhtu3QYooiZb0qxSra4TV5NwA7HWsqPyg6rOhvwCNhX6ziSYEHt95Vxzvg22xXBPH9ce0AY\/s1600\/ibm-redhat-acquisition.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"486\" data-original-width=\"1049\" alt=\"ibm-redhat\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgO8on_cyhXpzr6W1bjeCukZKvn96lHIov4ICaX-EnSBIRw11P5LHJu2nY0AsSHOu_9tdqdbhtu3QYooiZb0qxSra4TV5NwA7HWsqPyg6rOhvwCNhX6ziSYEHt95Vxzvg22xXBPH9ce0AY\/s1600\/ibm-redhat-acquisition.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAnother Oracle - Sun Micorsystems deal in the making?\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe alarmists among us might be quick to compare the IBM - Red Hat deal with the decade old deal between Oracle Corporation and Sun Microsystems, which was then a major player in opensource software scene.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBut fear not. Unlike Oracle (which killed off Sun's OpenSolaris OS almost immediately after acquisition and even started a patent war against Android using Sun's Java patents), IBM is already a major contributor to opensource software including the mighty Linux Kernel. In fact, IBM was the 6th biggest contributor to Linux kernel in 2017.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat's in it for IBM?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWith the acquisition of Red Hat, IBM becomes the world's #1 hybrid cloud provider, \"offering companies the only open cloud solution that will unlock the full value of the cloud for their businesses\", according to Ginni Rometty, IBM Chairman, President and CEO. She adds:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n“Most companies today are only 20 percent along their cloud journey, renting compute power to cut costs. The next 80 percent is about unlocking real business value and driving growth. This is the next chapter of the cloud. It requires shifting business applications to hybrid cloud, extracting more data and optimizing every part of the business, from supply chains to sales.” \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Future of Red Hat\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Red Hat story is almost as old as Linux itself. Founded in 1993, RedHat's growth was phenomenal. Over the next two decades Red Hat went on to establish itself as the premier Linux company, and Red Hat OS was the enterprise Linux operating system of choice. It set the benchmark for others like Ubuntu, \u003Cspan class=\"module__title__link\"\u003EopenSUSE\u003C\/span\u003E and \u003Cspan class=\"module__title__link\"\u003ECentOS\u003C\/span\u003E to follow. Red Hat is currently the second largest corporate contributor to the Linux kernel after Intel (Intel really stepped-up its Linux Kernel contributions post-2013).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRegular users might be more familiar with Fedora Project, a more user-friendly operating system maintained by Red Hat that competes with mainstream, non-enterprise operating systems like Ubuntu, elementary OS, Linux Mint or even Windows 10 for that matter. Will Red Hat be able to stay independent post acquisition?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAccording to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.redhat.com\/en\/about\/press-releases\/ibm-acquire-red-hat-completely-changing-cloud-landscape-and-becoming-world%E2%80%99s-1-hybrid-cloud-provider?intcmp=701f2000000RWK2AAO\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eofficial press release\u003C\/a\u003E, \"IBM will remain committed to Red Hat’s open governance, open source \ncontributions, participation in the open source community and \ndevelopment model, and fostering its widespread developer ecosystem. In \naddition, IBM and Red Hat will remain committed to the continued freedom\n of open source, via such efforts as Patent Promise, GPL Cooperation \nCommitment, the Open Invention Network and the LOT Network.\" Well, that's a huge relief.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn fact, IBM and Red Hat has been partnering each other for over 20 years, with IBM serving as an early supporter of Linux, collaborating with Red Hat to help develop and grow enterprise-grade Linux. And as IBM CEO mentioned, the acquisition is more of an evolution of the long-standing partnership between the two companies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\"Open source is the default choice for modern IT solutions, and I’m incredibly proud of the role Red Hat has played in making that a reality in the enterprise,” said Jim Whitehurst, President and CEO, Red Hat. “Joining forces with IBM will provide us with a greater level of scale, resources and capabilities to accelerate the impact of open source as the basis for digital transformation and bring Red Hat to an even wider audience – all while preserving our unique culture and unwavering commitment to open source innovation.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\nPredicting the future can be tricky. A lot of things can go wrong. But one thing is sure, the acquisition of Red Hat by IBM is nothing like the Oracle - Sun deal. Between them, IBM and Red Hat must have contributed more to the open source community than any other organization."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/7888462480589591945"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/7888462480589591945"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2018\/10\/ibm-acquires-redhat-34billion-deal.html","title":"IBM, the 6th biggest contributor to Linux Kernel, acquires RedHat for $34 Billion"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgO8on_cyhXpzr6W1bjeCukZKvn96lHIov4ICaX-EnSBIRw11P5LHJu2nY0AsSHOu_9tdqdbhtu3QYooiZb0qxSra4TV5NwA7HWsqPyg6rOhvwCNhX6ziSYEHt95Vxzvg22xXBPH9ce0AY\/s72-c\/ibm-redhat-acquisition.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-3523641405300725551"},"published":{"$t":"2018-10-17T18:06:00.001+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-10-17T18:18:30.117+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ubuntu 18.10"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to Upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to 18.10 'Cosmic Cuttlefish'"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"One day left before the final release of Ubuntu 18.10 codenamed \"Cosmic Cuttlefish\". This is how you make the upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 to 18.10.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEheaed1kZwmmChlZptNa-SSj17SGpXOR8Wm7yBngMhewV1hm3ENqc0VNbDtKJbApLYT7Jef3-RnwzN7z9H130Tv8SPalCKD1E9pY3eF6ZY09ZCyBSWzi5KWhoR_G-J7seLfWtyVv-mVEdg\/s1600\/Screenshot+from+2018-10-17+13-31-00.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Upgrade to Ubuntu 18.10 from 18.04\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEheaed1kZwmmChlZptNa-SSj17SGpXOR8Wm7yBngMhewV1hm3ENqc0VNbDtKJbApLYT7Jef3-RnwzN7z9H130Tv8SPalCKD1E9pY3eF6ZY09ZCyBSWzi5KWhoR_G-J7seLfWtyVv-mVEdg\/s1600\/Screenshot+from+2018-10-17+13-31-00.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EUbuntu 18.10 has a brand new look!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAs you can see from the screenshot, a lot has changed. Ubuntu 18.10 arrives with a major theme overhaul. After almost a decade, the default Ubuntu GTK theme (\"Ambiance\") is being replaced with a brand new one called \"Yaru\". The new theme is based heavily on GNOME's default \"Adwaita\" GTK theme. More on that later.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EUpgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to 18.10\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nIf you're on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, upgrading to 18.10 \"cosmic\" is a pretty straight forward affair. Since 18.04 is a long-term support (LTS) release (meaning the OS will get official updates for about 5 years), it may not prompt you with an upgrade option when 18.10 finally arrives.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nSo here's how it's done. \u003Ci\u003EDisclaimer: back up your critical data before going forward. And better don't try this on mission critical machines. You're on LTS anyway.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAn up-to-date Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is the first step. Do the following in Terminal.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 40px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003E$ sudo apt update \u0026amp;\u0026amp; sudo apt dist-upgrade\n$ sudo apt autoremove\n\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe first command will check for updates and then proceed with upgrading your Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with the latest updates. The \"autoremove\" command will clean up any and all dependencies that were installed with applications, and are no longer required.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ENow the slightly tricky part. You need to edit the \u003Cspan style=\"color: red;\"\u003E\/etc\/update-manager\/release-upgrades\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;file and change the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"color: red;\"\u003EPrompt=never\u003C\/span\u003E entry to \u003Cspan style=\"color: red;\"\u003EPrompt=normal\u003C\/span\u003E \u0026nbsp;or else it will give a \"no release found\" error message.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EI used Vim to make the edit. But for the sake of simplicity, let's use gedit.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003E$ sudo gedit \/etc\/update-manager\/release-upgrades\n\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMake the edit and save the changes. Now you are ready to go ahead with the upgrade. Make sure your laptop is plugged-in, this will take time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETo be on the safer side, please make sure that there's at least 5GB of disk space left in your home partition (it will prompt you and exit if you don't have enough space required for the upgrade).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cpre class=\"alt2\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border: 1px inset; height: 20px; margin: 0px; overflow: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: left; width: 750px;\"\u003E$ sudo do-release-upgrade -d\u003C\/pre\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThat's it. Wait for a few hours and let it do its magic.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nMy upgrade to Ubuntu 18.10 was uneventful. Nothing broke and it all worked like a charm. After the upgrade is done, you're probably still stuck with your old theme. Fire up \"Gnome Tweaks\" app (get it from App Store if you already haven't), and change the theme and the icons to \"Yaru\".\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/3523641405300725551"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/3523641405300725551"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2018\/10\/how-to-upgrade-ubuntu-1804-to-1810.html","title":"How to Upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to 18.10 'Cosmic Cuttlefish'"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEheaed1kZwmmChlZptNa-SSj17SGpXOR8Wm7yBngMhewV1hm3ENqc0VNbDtKJbApLYT7Jef3-RnwzN7z9H130Tv8SPalCKD1E9pY3eF6ZY09ZCyBSWzi5KWhoR_G-J7seLfWtyVv-mVEdg\/s72-c\/Screenshot+from+2018-10-17+13-31-00.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-1761339310047307794"},"published":{"$t":"2018-09-20T09:30:00.001+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-09-20T09:30:43.917+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Firefox"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FOSS"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OpenSource"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"TOR"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Meet 'Project Fusion': An Attempt to Integrate Tor into Firefox"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"A \u003Ci\u003Ereal\u003C\/i\u003E private mode in Firefox? A Tor integrated Firefox could just be that. Tor Project is currently working with Mozilla to integrate Tor into Firefox.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwwLN1GYLHEuQxxC9U6KAcHv8SfWmwkUKs8gEj5zdrPwUWMx1JVpBSdXgJV0vlfsSsbAV0rRmDYGHiMJ2r3qqTk6Iw2mksbBmZKqOSm3Ig5is1kvKjBycoU_QMa5es8cwJLJXodt8Iq4g\/s1600\/tor-firefox.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"506\" data-original-width=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwwLN1GYLHEuQxxC9U6KAcHv8SfWmwkUKs8gEj5zdrPwUWMx1JVpBSdXgJV0vlfsSsbAV0rRmDYGHiMJ2r3qqTk6Iw2mksbBmZKqOSm3Ig5is1kvKjBycoU_QMa5es8cwJLJXodt8Iq4g\/s1600\/tor-firefox.jpeg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\nOver the years, and more so since \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECambridge Analytica scandal\u003C\/a\u003E, Mozilla has taken a progressively tougher stance on user privacy. Firefox's \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-GB\/firefox\/addon\/facebook-container\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFacebook Container extension\u003C\/a\u003E, for example, makes it much harder for Facebook to\u0026nbsp; collect data from your browsing activities (yep, that's a thing. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5843969\/facebook-is-tracking-your-every-move-on-the-web-heres-how-to-stop-it\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFacebook is tracking your every move on the web\u003C\/a\u003E). The extension now includes Facebook Messenger and Instagram as well.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EFirefox with Tor Integration\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor starters, Tor is a free software and an open network for anonymous communication over the web. \"Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, and it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnd don't confuse this project with Tor Browser, which is web browser with Tor's elements built on top of Firefox stable builds. Tor Browser in its current form has many limitations. Since it is based on Firefox ESR, it takes a lot of time and effort to rebase the browser with new features from Firefox's stable builds every year or so. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EEnter 'Project Fusion'\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNow that Mozilla has officially taken over the works of integrating Tor into Firefox through Project Fusion, things could change for the better. With the intention of creating a\u003Cb\u003E '\u003C\/b\u003Esuper-private' mode in Firefox that supports First Party Isolation (which prevents cookies from tracking you across domains), Fingerprinting Resistance (which blocks user tracking through canvas elements), and Tor proxy, 'Project Fusion' is aiming big. To put it together, the goals of 'Project Fusion' can be condescend into four points. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EImplementing fingerprinting resistance, make more user friendly and reduce web breakage.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EImplement proxy bypass framework.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFigure out the best way to integrate Tor proxy into Firefox.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EReal private browsing mode in Firefox, with First Party Isolation, Fingerprinting Resistance, and Tor proxy. \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\nAs good as it sounds, Project Fusion could still be years away or may not happen at all given the complexity of the work. According to a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=17208010\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETor Project Developer\u003C\/a\u003E at Mozilla: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\n\"Our ultimate goal is a long way away because of the amount of work to do and the necessity to match the safety of Tor Browser in Firefox when providing a Tor mode. There's no guarantee this will happen, but I hope it will and we will keep working towards it.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\nAs If you want to help, \u003Cspan class=\"commtext c00\"\u003EFirefox bugs tagged 'fingerprinting' in the whiteboard are a good place to start.\u003C\/span\u003E Further reading at \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/trac.torproject.org\/projects\/tor\/wiki\/org\/meetings\/2018Rome\/Notes\/FusionProject\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETOR 'Project Fusion' page\u003C\/a\u003E."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/1761339310047307794"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/1761339310047307794"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2018\/09\/project-fusion-tor-firefox.html","title":"Meet 'Project Fusion': An Attempt to Integrate Tor into Firefox"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwwLN1GYLHEuQxxC9U6KAcHv8SfWmwkUKs8gEj5zdrPwUWMx1JVpBSdXgJV0vlfsSsbAV0rRmDYGHiMJ2r3qqTk6Iw2mksbBmZKqOSm3Ig5is1kvKjBycoU_QMa5es8cwJLJXodt8Iq4g\/s72-c\/tor-firefox.jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-8509974851000793369"},"published":{"$t":"2018-05-31T11:58:00.000+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-05-31T11:58:53.921+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FOSS"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OpenSource"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"City of Bern Awards Switzerland's Largest Open Source Contract for its Schools"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"In another major win in a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2018\/04\/germany-says-no-to-public-cloud-chooses.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Espan of weeks\u003C\/a\u003E for the proponents of open source solutions in EU, Bern, the capital of Switzerland, is pushing ahead with its plans to adopt open source tools as its software of choice for all its public schools. If all goes well, some 10,000 students in Switzerland schools could soon start getting their training using an IT infrastructure that is largely open source.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEipaUagUD93CoW8m6OuGFfCZTjSNqwGR4f9skbraJT9e7y3lJPkZd9bi_Q7N1QhFrVejI45hvjj2cUG1zZ_PfN1IQYhZ2EqIREHHAufFz4WgvwB0OR7Ssd_Tk-PqksAgwPoNUU07BCpejA\/s1600\/bern-opensource-schools.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Switzerland's Largest Open Source deal\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"490\" data-original-width=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEipaUagUD93CoW8m6OuGFfCZTjSNqwGR4f9skbraJT9e7y3lJPkZd9bi_Q7N1QhFrVejI45hvjj2cUG1zZ_PfN1IQYhZ2EqIREHHAufFz4WgvwB0OR7Ssd_Tk-PqksAgwPoNUU07BCpejA\/s1600\/bern-opensource-schools.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EOver 10,000 Students to Benefit\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nSwitzerland's largest open-source deal introduces a brand new IT infrastructure for the public schools of its capital city. The package includes Colabora Cloud Office, an online version of LibreOffice which is to be hosted in the City of Bern's data center, as its core component. Nextcloud, Kolab, Moodle, and Mahara are the other prominent open source tools included in the package. The contract is worth CHF 13.7 million over 6 years.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn an interview given to 'Der Bund', one of Switzerland's oldest news publications, open-source advocate Matthias Stürmer, EPP city council and IT expert, told that this is probably the largest ever open-source deal in Switzerland.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMany European countries are clamoring to adopt open source solutions for their cities and schools. From the recent German Federal Information Technology Centre's (ITZBund) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2018\/04\/germany-says-no-to-public-cloud-chooses.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eselection of Nexcloud\u003C\/a\u003E as their cloud solutions partner, to city of Turin's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2014\/08\/turin-italy-adopts-ubuntu.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eadoption of Ubuntu\u003C\/a\u003E, to Italian Military's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2016\/09\/italian-militarys-libreoffice-migration.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELibreOffice migration\u003C\/a\u003E, Europe's recognition of open source solutions as a legitimate alternative is gaining ground.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIronically enough, most of these software will run on proprietary iOS platform, as the clients given to students will be all Apple iPads. But hey, it had to start somewhere. When Europe's richest countries adopt open source, others will surely take notice. Stay tuned for updates. [via \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.inside-channels.ch\/articles\/51085\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Einside-channels.ch\u003C\/a\u003E]"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/8509974851000793369"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/8509974851000793369"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2018\/05\/bern-switzerland-opensource-contract.html","title":"City of Bern Awards Switzerland's Largest Open Source Contract for its Schools"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEipaUagUD93CoW8m6OuGFfCZTjSNqwGR4f9skbraJT9e7y3lJPkZd9bi_Q7N1QhFrVejI45hvjj2cUG1zZ_PfN1IQYhZ2EqIREHHAufFz4WgvwB0OR7Ssd_Tk-PqksAgwPoNUU07BCpejA\/s72-c\/bern-opensource-schools.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-8410236105765361487"},"published":{"$t":"2018-04-20T16:51:00.000+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-06-21T11:19:56.067+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FOSS"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OpenSource"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Germany says No to Public Cloud, Chooses Nextcloud's Open Source Solution"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Germany's Federal Information Technology Centre (ITZBund) opts for an on-premise cloud solution which unlike those fancy Public cloud solutions, is completely private and under its direct control.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgUGgVGfR1Ss7WbB7p_sBQyj3Su9-x__-AKMV3OrbTYZth6WZ859WPQ8keDpBLNYo1yjJ7toW88Xqd5yyWcbDNA7WqtYOlztkc8dImZuPsSdti-xqPXXcxmai5BbLQmT_1NCZVmvy9fPLI\/s1600\/berlin-opensource.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"534\" data-original-width=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgUGgVGfR1Ss7WbB7p_sBQyj3Su9-x__-AKMV3OrbTYZth6WZ859WPQ8keDpBLNYo1yjJ7toW88Xqd5yyWcbDNA7WqtYOlztkc8dImZuPsSdti-xqPXXcxmai5BbLQmT_1NCZVmvy9fPLI\/s1600\/berlin-opensource.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EGermany's Open Source Migration\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003EGiven the recent privacy mishaps at some of biggest public cloud solution providers on the planet, it is only natural that government agencies across the world are opting for solutions that could provide users with more privacy and security. If the recent \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFacebook - Cambridge Analytica\u003C\/a\u003E debacle is any indication, data vulnerability has become a serious national security concern for all countries.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiSLhb2fYgTyb7WJrrRkuZS2WYFdcoR4uWqzbFqcf0aO1ALBaTRsR9ZzoFtWXXlKsZPbdTuqC1sLGjJTbBDVziEpWnBZL6C6MurWi9-eufThk3mE4XW8fHx_fI2zfrozQJWvQACLagwJ_0\/s1600\/Nextcloud-germany.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"852\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiSLhb2fYgTyb7WJrrRkuZS2WYFdcoR4uWqzbFqcf0aO1ALBaTRsR9ZzoFtWXXlKsZPbdTuqC1sLGjJTbBDVziEpWnBZL6C6MurWi9-eufThk3mE4XW8fHx_fI2zfrozQJWvQACLagwJ_0\/s400\/Nextcloud-germany.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003EIn light of these developments, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003Egovernment of Germany's \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003EIT service provider\u003C\/span\u003E, ITZBund, has \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/nextcloud.com\/blog\/german-federal-administration-relies-on-nextcloud-as-a-secure-file-exchange-solution\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Echosen Nextcloud as their cloud solutions partner\u003C\/a\u003E. Nextcloud is a free and open source cloud solutions company based out of Europe that lets you to install and run its software on your private server. \u003C\/span\u003EITZBund has been running a pilot since 2016 with some 5000 users on Nextcloud's platform. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\"Nextcloud is pleased to announce that the German Federal Information Technology Center (ITZBund) has chosen Nextcloud as their solution for efficient and secure file sharing and collaboration in a public tender. Nextcloud is operated by the ITZBund, the central IT service provider of the federal government, and made available to around 300,000 users. ITZBund uses a Nextcloud Enterprise Subscription to gain access to operational, scaling and security expertise of Nextcloud GmbH as well as long-term support of the software.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003EITZBund employs about 2,700 people that include IT specialists, engineers and network and security professionals. After the successful completion of the pilot, a public tender was floated by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003EITZBund which eventually selected Nextcloud as their preferred partner. Nextcloud scored high on security requirements and scalability, which it addressed \u003C\/span\u003Ethrough its unique Apps concept. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/8410236105765361487"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/8410236105765361487"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2018\/04\/germany-says-no-to-public-cloud-chooses.html","title":"Germany says No to Public Cloud, Chooses Nextcloud's Open Source Solution"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgUGgVGfR1Ss7WbB7p_sBQyj3Su9-x__-AKMV3OrbTYZth6WZ859WPQ8keDpBLNYo1yjJ7toW88Xqd5yyWcbDNA7WqtYOlztkc8dImZuPsSdti-xqPXXcxmai5BbLQmT_1NCZVmvy9fPLI\/s72-c\/berlin-opensource.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3303008091229670102.post-5230866462139220294"},"published":{"$t":"2018-04-15T14:58:00.000+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-04-15T14:58:34.444+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DistroWars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Linux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OpenSource"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"LG Makes its webOS Operating System Open Source, Again!  "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Not many might remember HP's capable webOS. The open source webOS operating system was HP's answer to Android and iOS platforms. It was slick and very user-friendly from the start, some even considered it a better alternative to Android for Tablets at the time. But like many other smaller players, HP's webOS just couldn't find enough takers, and the project was abruptly ended and sold off of to LG.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgIkXJ0V5P7-RkwCtks9rRN_guDZTGfzQsJJqbiWVQzYrJ6EkJwRlqygNeHz9lzz5B2NxMqrF9B6Voxvrbdz2V7KcNpX6StIoroq1X4VqTYqQdqh-lke1q50T0pGmMF-b1TqKbNqWpMygM\/s1600\/lg-webos.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"667\" data-original-width=\"1032\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgIkXJ0V5P7-RkwCtks9rRN_guDZTGfzQsJJqbiWVQzYrJ6EkJwRlqygNeHz9lzz5B2NxMqrF9B6Voxvrbdz2V7KcNpX6StIoroq1X4VqTYqQdqh-lke1q50T0pGmMF-b1TqKbNqWpMygM\/s1600\/lg-webos.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EThe Open Source LG webOS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\nUnder the 2013 agreement with HP Inc., LG Electronics had unlimited access to all webOS related documentation and source code. When LG took the project underground, webOS was still an open-source project.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter many years of development, webOS is now LG's platform of choice for its Smart TV division. It is generally considered as one of the better sorted Smart TV user interfaces. LG is now ready to take the platform beyond Smart TVs. LG has developed an open source version of its platform, called webOS Open Source Edition, now available to the public at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/webosose.org\/\"\u003Ewebosose.org\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDr. I.P. Park, CTO at LG Electronics \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lgnewsroom.com\/2018\/03\/webos-enters-next-phase-as-global-platform-under-lgs-stewardship\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehad this to say\u003C\/a\u003E, \"webOS has come a long way since then and is now a mature and stable platform ready to move beyond TVs to join the very exclusive group of operating systems that have been successfully commercialization at such a mass level. As we move from an app-based environment to a web-based one, we believe the true potential of webOS has yet to be seen.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBy open sourcing webOS, it looks like LG is gunning for Samsung's Tizen OS, which is also open source and built on top of Linux. In our opinion, device manufacturers preferring open platforms (like \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2017\/07\/toyota-opts-for-linux-based.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAutomotive Grade Linux\u003C\/a\u003E), over Android or iOS is a welcome development for the long-term health of the industry in general. "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/5230866462139220294"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3303008091229670102\/posts\/default\/5230866462139220294"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.techdrivein.com\/2018\/04\/lg-webos-operating-system-open-source.html","title":"LG Makes its webOS Operating System Open Source, Again!  "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Manuel Jose"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00268385893631294158"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh341DYWtfeaE8g0n2h7oVGLfaWtNrORZxh45dPHdHckjRlPo0lc2u4oMyIRqtyFn09oQlq241ZPN2Yh_N_inKhOQTCL3y1sqN8oFPvfxzK_P7SIuCflcW6YU1bVkRvbA\/s220\/img_6415.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgIkXJ0V5P7-RkwCtks9rRN_guDZTGfzQsJJqbiWVQzYrJ6EkJwRlqygNeHz9lzz5B2NxMqrF9B6Voxvrbdz2V7KcNpX6StIoroq1X4VqTYqQdqh-lke1q50T0pGmMF-b1TqKbNqWpMygM\/s72-c\/lg-webos.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}}]}});