Category Archives: Ubuntu

Enable Imagemagick in PHP8 on Ubuntu 20.04 For WordPress. ImageMagick is a powerful open-source software suite that is used for creating, editing, and converting images. It is commonly used by WordPress developers and designers to enhance the visuals of their websites. If you’re running Ubuntu 20.04 and PHP8, and you want to enable ImageMagick in Read More

Have you ever wanted to encrypt files or folders with passwords before sending them to someone? You can encrypt and password protect images, videos, documents in just a few seconds, and you will learn that here now. Examples You Can Try Now Here are a few different things that you can download and try right Read More

There are times when you need to find the largest files in your Linux Terminal. Here are a list of commands that you can use to find out what is bloating your website. Remember that every web page that you have should not load any more than 2 MB maximum. Use The List Command ls Read More

When you need to catch a screen shot or a section of your screen, then the “Snipping Tool” is a great tool. There are other tools at your disposal like “Snip & Sketch” and other alternatives that we will discuss in this tutorial. Snipping Tool The snipping tool has been around for several years. It is Read More

This post is about setting up multiple display monitors on your Linux Mint or Ubuntu Operating system. In a previous post, I show how to hook up an external monitor. In this post, we will discuss the settings and how to arrange your display monitors. For the record, we refer to monitors as screens and Read More

To synchronize Google Drive with Linux Mint, follow the steps below. This is a straightforward task and even if you’re technically challenged, as some say, you will get through this with no problems. I did not leave out any steps, and I created this so that it is easily understandable. If you disagree, then leave Read More

In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Linux Mint and create a bootable flash drive. You can do this install a couple different ways, but I recommend backing up your current computer either way. Recently I created a tutorial on how to back up your Windows 10 computer. Windows 10 Backup Computer Read More

In this how to tutorial I will show you how to move a large WordPress website from one server to another. In this tutorial I assume that you already know how to SSH into your server. You must already know these following things, if you do not, click the link and learn them and then Read More

To set the wallpaper desktop background in Linux Mint navigate to your picture folder. Right click on any image that you want as your wall paper then select “wallpaper”. It’s really that easy. Background Images & Settings Additionally you can go to your search and type in “Backgrounds” and see all the backgrounds that you Read More

Find out what IP addresses are connected to your server. [code]sudo apt-get install net-tools -y[/code] Check Server Load Be sure to check when everything is running normally, so you have a base number to compare it to. [code]grep processor /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l[/code] Checking Your Network Load We need to install nload for this operation. Read More

Export GMAIL contacts and then import CSV into Evolution Email Client. You may use this process for Outlook and other email clients. This post assumes a couple things. One, that you have a Google Account with Contacts saved in it. Two, you have Evolution installed on your computer. If you need help installing the Evolution Read More

Would it not be nice to manage Gmail on Ubuntu? Let’s be honest, we all want to manage our email quickly. In Evolution, there is a multiple email account solution because emails should be easy, right? The Evolution email program will sync with all of your Gmail calendars  too, as well as multiple Gmail accounts. Read More

Install fonts Ubuntu including free commercial fonts. This tutorial is for the Ubuntu beginner level. Install Fonts Ubuntu To install fonts on Ubuntu navigate to your home directory. Create a hidden directory named .fonts. Notice the period in front of the folder name. Now open your fonts directory and drag your ttf, otf or other Read More

Install GIMP 2.10 update with these simple instructions. This is for Ubuntu Operating System but you can use this Graphic Manipulation software on Mac and Windows as well. Install GIMP 2.10 + On Ubuntu 16.04 Here are some instructions on installing GIMP on Ubuntu 16.04. If you are like me then you are not ready Read More

There is a free operating system out there called Ubuntu. It is a very High Quality OS that can open up your world in many ways. If you are stuck in the windows nightmare or are fed up with Mac, try Ubuntu. This post will help you with installing Ubuntu but let me tell you Read More