Linux Reviews and Tutorials

A look at some recommended extensions for the the Gnome Shell.

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In this video, I demonstrate how to format and partition a USB from the command line.  Below you will find my notes to perform this task.

sudo su fdisk -l umount /dev/DEVICE shred -vf -n 3 /dev/DEVICE parted /dev/DEVICE mktable msdos mkpart primary 0% 100% quit mkfs.msdos -F 32 /dev/DEVICE1

My video review of Simplenote.  To see the full writeup, visit the post at my blog:  http://ajreissig.com/simplenote-review/

Today I review Linux Lite 3.0, a Ubuntu based distribution running the xfce desktop.  To download, visit https://www.linuxliteos.com/

My review of Budgie Remix 16.04.  Budgie desktop + Ubuntu 16.04 = Awesome!  For more information and to download, visit https://budgie-remix.org/

In this video, I demonstrate how to convert a wifi router into a wifi access point to extend the range of our network.

A look at Shotwell 23.1.  For Ubuntu users who want to upgrade to the latest release, add the following ppa via terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yg-jensge/shotwell sudo add-apt update sudo add-apt upgrade

Today I discuss some online privacy tips. For Ubuntu users who wish to install the TOR browser, WebUpD8 has a ppa.  Open a terminal and enter the following lines one at a time:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/tor-browser sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install tor-browser

In today's OS review, we look at Peppermint OS 7, a Ubuntu based dustro that uses components from LXDE, Openbox, Linux Mint, XFCE and Mate.  To download, visit https://peppermintos.com/

A walkthrough of the installation process for OpenSuse Leap 42.1.

My video review of OpenSuse Leap 42.1.  If you’re looking for an extremely stable KDE distribution, this is certainly an excellent choice...it was good enough to become my distro of choice for my desktop computer.