Last updated on December 5, 2025 How well is Linux supported on LG Gram notebooks? I needed to replace my old LG Gram 17 from 2020, but I struggled to find information on the Linux compatibility of more recent LG Gram models, specifically the 2025 pro and non-pro models. In December 2025, I took the […]
Last updated on December 4, 2025 This article describes how to install LibreOffice 25.8 on Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux distributions, such as Linux Mint, MX Linux, Ubuntu, and derivatives. LibreOffice 25.8 was officially released on August 20, 2025.The next release, LibreOffice 26.2, is set to be released in February 2026. Find more information on LibreOffice 25.8 &
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Last updated on February 19, 2024 If you want to install and run Geekbench 4, 5 or Geekbench 6 on Linux, follow this tutorial. The following instructions can be used on: a local computer running any Linux distribution a remote Linux server (VPS, shared or dedicated hosting…) with access to the command line I mostly
“Map of the world being synchronized” generated by Midjourney. Credit: libre-software.net. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 Last updated on October 11, 2022 This small guide is about syncing fonts between two or more Linux devices, for example one laptop and one desktop computer, both running any Linux distribution. More specifically, I use this method to sync
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Last updated on March 30, 2023 In a previous post, I tried to find a metadata editor with a graphical user interface on Linux. The best solution, DigiKam, is designed for KDE. The second best option, XnView, is perfectible and not free software. As a Linux Mint (Cinnamon) user, I ended up thinking that it
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Photo: libre-software.net. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 Last updated on October 11, 2022 Image metadata is a complex field with multiple standards, the most important among them being Exif, IPTC-IIM and XMP. In this guide I try to find a solution to edit (read, modify, remove) image metadata (jpg, png, …) on Linux, if possible with
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Photo: janeb13 / Pixabay, Pixabay License Last updated on July 28, 2024 This how-to explains how to install Firefox on Linux, with or without replacing an existing Firefox installation. Firefox 128 was officially released on July 09, 2024.Firefox 129 will be released on August 6, 2024. More information on Firefox release dates (including beta, nightly and ESR
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Last updated on October 10, 2022 This howto explains how to change the default program to open all files with a given extension on Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Debian, and most Linux distributions. It also details how to change the default application for a batch of filetypes, for example all audio files or all video files.
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Photo: libre-software.net. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 Last updated on October 10, 2022 On Linux, DVD support is provided through the libdvdcss or libdvdcss2 packages. Some distributions already include these packages (Linux Mint, Kodi/XBMC), but most don’t. Distributions without pre-installed DVD playing capabilities are Debian, Ubuntu, SUSE Linux, Fedora, … DVD support through libdvdcss may also
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Photo: libre-software.net. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 Last updated on October 10, 2022 This how-to is about installing VirtualBox on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Provided instructions should also work on CentOS, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or Oracle Linux. It is possible to install VirtualBox from rpm packages, which can be downloaded on the VirtualBox Linux downloads
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