Google Drive is a nice cloud storage service. It provides a suite of nice online document spreadsheet and slide editors Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides. The collaborative editing and full history tracking features of Google Docs are excellent. Google Drive gives 16GB free storage which is pretty much larger compared to other free
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How to install GNOME 3 in Ubuntu MATE 18.04?
Posted onHow to install the GNOME 3 (gnome-shell) desktop environment in Ubuntu MATE 18.04? To install gnome3 to Ubuntu, install these packages sudo apt install gnome-session gdm3 ubuntu-desktop During installation, the installation tools will let you choose the default display manager. You may choose gdm3. Then reboot you Ubuntu Linux and gdm3 will be shown. Click
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Installing Zlib from Source Code in Ubuntu Linux
Posted onZlib is a popular open-source compression library used by many software applications to compress and decompress data. While it can be installed in Ubuntu using the apt package manager, you may need to install it from the source code if the version available in the Ubuntu repositories is outdated or if you need to customize
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Thunderbird Addons to Make Thunderbird Easier to Use
Posted onThunderbird is powerful and feature rich. But different users have different needs and it is not feasible to include all features into the base software, where a plugin system shines. Thunderbird, similar to Firefox from Mozilla, supports addons/plugins and has a large ecosystems. Here, we will introduce several addons to Thunderbird that make Thunderbird easier
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diff alternative on Windows to find differences between 2 files?
Posted ondiff on Linux is a very handy tool. Any good diff alternatives on Windows to find differences between 2 files? A GUI program will be better on Windows. I would recommend meld for Windows users. Meld is a visual diff and merge tool open source software. meld is available on Linux, Windows and Mac OS
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How to use encfs in Android?
Posted onIs encfs available in an Android phone? You may try Encdroid a piece of free software released under the GNU General Public License. It is an Android application. It can access EncFS volumes on cloud storage or internal/USB storage devices. Google Play Store Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mrpdaemon.android.encdroid&hl=en Source code: https://github.com/mrpdaemon/encdroid
How to use encfs on Windows 10?
Posted onI am happy using encfs on Linux. But how to use encfs on Windows 10? I would suggest EncFS MP. It support Encfs on Windows. Features of EncFSMP: Mounts EncFS folders on Windows and OS X Can create, edit, export and change the password of EncFS folders Is 100% compatible with EncFS 1.7.4 on Linux
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Most important aspects or features of the C++ programming language?
Posted onCould you list the most important features or aspects for the C++ programming languages that describe its most important features/domains that are different from the others? For C++, as in Going Native 2012 Keynote by Bjarne Stroustrup: light-weight abstraction Key strengths: infrastructure software resource-constrained applications
Libvirt crash when upgrade from version 1.2.2 to version 2.5.0
Posted onIf you install libvirt from ubuntu software library like this sudo apt-get install libvirt-bin The default version is 1.2.2 for Ubuntu Trusty. However, after you upgrade it to version 2.5.0 from its source codes (restart the libvirtd service), you will see following error if you want to install vm with virt-install. # ./installkvm1.sh Starting install…
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How tinstall aria2 on CentOS 7?
Posted onHow tinstall aria2 on CentOS 7? aria2 is a great tool for downloading files from the Internet. The software package for aria2 is proved in EPEL. To install aria2, first, enable EPEL following instructions here. Then, install aria2 by # yum install aira2
How to install curlftpfs on CentOS 7?
Posted oncurtlftpfs is a nice tool to mount ftp to local. How to install curlftpfs on CentOS 7? The software package for curlftpfs is proved in EPEL. To install curlftpfs, first, enable EPEL following instructions here. Then, install curlftpfs by # yum install curlftpfs
How to install sshfs on CentOS 7?
Posted onsshfs is a nice tool. But it seems there is no support to it in a newly installed CentOS 7 Linux system: Not installed by default: # sshfs -bash: sshfs: command not found Seems not available from the repositories # yum install sshfs -y Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Repodata is over 2 weeks old. Install yum-cron?
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How to install Windows from USB drive?
Posted onI have downloaded the iso file of Windows 10 installation disk from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO . But I do not have a DVD R/W drive. Whether and how to install Windows from a USB drive? You can use the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool to make a USB from the Windows ISO. Download and install the Windows USB/DVD
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How to keep master thesis safety and availability on Windows
Posted onWhen you write your master thesis (in Chinese) on windows, you may have following worries. a, Be afraid your master thesis is lost (or can not be accessed) when hard disk/udisk is broken (or something other viruses). b, Keep master thesis availability (7×24) and safety. c, Do not want anyone else to access it before
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Free VNC server software on Windows
Posted onRealVNC only gives free version to personal usage of their server software while it limits the functions. Could you suggest some good free VNC server software with full functions? TightVNC is an open-source software for VNC with servers and clients. You can download the server software for Windows from TightVNC download page: http://www.tightvnc.com/download.php The software
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How to mount LVM volume from an external hard disk on CentOS?
Posted onOn Fedora, after inserting/plugging in an exteranl hard disk with LVM partitions on it, the partitions will appear under /dev like /dev/lvm-group/lvm-partition. However, on CentOS 6, the LVM volumes do not appear automatically. How to mount LVM partitions from an external hard disk on CentOS? What you need on CentOS is to activate the LVM
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I cannot login Ubuntu Precise desktop
Posted onI cannot login desktop in Ubuntu Precise. It told me following errors: Could not write bytes: Broken Pipe… Check Battery Satte Actually, I tried many ways to solve this problem. It seems that something wrong with my lightdm software so, at last, I use gdm software to replace lightdm to kill this problem. Just install
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Good Cinnamon theme for Fedora 21 Linux?
Posted onAny suggestion on good theme configuration for Fedora 21 Linux? My favorite combination of Window borders, Icons, Controls, Mouse Pointer and Desktop is as follows. All packages and themes are from Fedora repository or the Cinnamon repository. Remember to set the cursor theme for QT application like Google Chrome following: https://www.systutorials.com/4068/configuring-mouse-cursor-style-for-qt-applications-in-gnome-mate-desktop/ For this configuration, the
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Good open-source and free scanner software for Windows?
Posted onAny suggestions on good open-source and free scanner software for Windows? NAPS2 (Not Another PDF Scanner 2) is my favorite opensource scanner software on Windows: http://naps2.sourceforge.net/ Scan documents to PDF and other file types, as simply as possible. NAPS2 is a document scanning application with a focus on simplicity and ease of use. Scan your
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How can I recover deleted photos from samsung?
Posted onHow can I recover deleted photos from samsung? You may try PhotoRec. A step by step tutorial can be found here. There are similar software. You can google them. Have you retrieved your lost photos from Galaxy? If not, you can follow the steps below to get some back. Hope it helps you somewhat. Stop
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