Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Lubuntu 16.10 is not using LXQt desktop


Sadly, the switch from LXDE to LXQt desktop is not happening on lubuntu 16.10 as predicted before, The switch to LXQt as default desktop environment has been postponed until lubuntu 17.04.

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

How to install with dpkg and the dependency packages


On lubuntu/ubuntu world, when you have a debian package (.deb) and you want to install on your computer, normally you would use dpkg tool to install it, the problem is sometimes the debian package have dependency on other software package.

How to install Webmin on Lubuntu 16.04


In this article i'm going to show you how to install webmin on lubuntu 16.04, first of all what is webmin? webmin is a web based user interface for managing services on linux.

Monday, October 24, 2016

How to switch from oracle JDK to open JDK and vice versa

There are two kinds of java development kit or JDK exist in this world, the open source 'open JDK' and the proprietary 'oracle JDK'. You can install both on the same computer, but you can only use one at a time.

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Xtreme Download Manager on Lubuntu


In previous article i have been reviewing one of the best download manager on lubuntu and ubuntu in general, which is 'uget', today i'm going to introduce another download manager, this one called xtreme download manager (XDM).

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Colorful rainbow command line on Lubuntu


Normally the standard command line on lubuntu is only showing black and white color, but you can have a very colorful rainbow on your command line if you like, this article i'm going to show you how to make your command line colorful just like a rainbow.

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

How to show number of directories and files from command line


When working on the command line, sometimes you feel like need an information about how many directories and files is on certain location, it will be very handy if we can get such a information right on the command line itself.