Tag: desktop

How to mount internal disk drive in Debian 12 Linux without entering password everytime

When mouting an internal disk on Debian 12 Linux (Bookworm), a password is asked to be entered each time the internal disk is mounted. This is the root password. To stop the system from asking for a password each time the internal disk is to be mounted, open a terminal window and enter the following … Continue reading How to mount internal disk drive in Debian 12 Linux without entering password everytime →

How to edit XFCE Applications menu or add and edit Whisker Menu in XFCE desktop

After installation of Debian 12 XFCE, it was found that the default Applications menu in the panel is XFCE Applications Menu and not the Whisker menu as seen in Xubuntu or Linux Mint. If the list of applications in the XFCE Applications menu is to be edited, it requires the installation of menulibre. But, a … Continue reading How to edit XFCE Applications menu or add and edit Whisker Menu in XFCE desktop →

How to install Spotify on Linux Mint, Ubuntu or Debian desktop

Spotify also has a desktop application that works on Linux Mint, Debian or Ubuntu Linux. To install it, open a terminal window and enter the following: $ curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_7A3A762FAFD4A51F.gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor --yes -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/spotify.gpg <enter> $ echo "deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list <enter> $ sudo apt-get update <enter> $ … Continue reading How to install Spotify on Linux Mint, Ubuntu or Debian desktop →

How to install Signal on the Linux Mint 20.1 or Ubuntu

After the WhatsApp privacy changes, many folks have installed the Signal app on their Android devices. Signal also has a desktop client, where Signal can be installed and used on a computer. To install the Linux version, open a terminal window and enter the following commands: Set up the repository$ wget -O- https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/keys.asc | sudo … Continue reading How to install Signal on the Linux Mint 20.1 or Ubuntu →

How to get back missing Dropbox icon in the Ubuntu panel

I noticed that my dropbox icon went missing due to a bug in Dropbox. To restore it, I came across this post, and at the command line, had to issue following commands after opening a terminal window: First, install libappindicator1 once by: $ sudo apt-get install libappindicator1 <enter> Now, each time, the below commands need … Continue reading How to get back missing Dropbox icon in the Ubuntu panel →

How to install Dropbox on Linux desktop

Setup a free Dropbox account for yourself at https://www.dropbox.com/login Download the deb file for your distribution from https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx and install, if you use Ubuntu, using: $ sudo dpkg -i dropbox* <enter> Start it from Applications Menu->Internet->Dropbox. Next up, will be a screen as follows. Click on the Start button displayed within the Dropbox Information Window. … Continue reading How to install Dropbox on Linux desktop →

Cinnamon desktop on Ubuntu

If you are not comfortable with the Ubuntu Unity desktop, you can try out Cinnamon desktop for a change. To do so, type the following commands in a terminal window: $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable <enter> $ sudo apt-get update <enter> $ sudo apt-get install cinnamon <enter> Bonus you also get gnome 2 classic with it. … Continue reading Cinnamon desktop on Ubuntu →