How to view heic format files in Linux Mint or Debian Linux

To view heic or heif format files in Debian Linux open a terminal window and enter below command:$ sudo apt-get install heif-gdk-pixbuf <enter> Now the default image viewer (ristretto, etc) will automatically be able to open these files. Without heif-gdk-pixbuf, the default application to open HEIC format files was gimp.

Things to do after installation of Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Finally, I managed to install Debian 12 XFCE, also known as, Bookworm on my laptop and found that though it installed and booted successfully, it needed some issues to be resolved and some additional activities to be done. These are all listed below with links to the relevant posts. Assign sudo rights to a normal … Continue reading Things to do after installation of Debian 12 (Bookworm) →

How to de-snap Xubuntu 22.10+

Snap uses loopback devices for applications it installs. These can cause a device or resource busy error if loopback device is also used for encrypted container files due to conflict. To cut a long story short, I decided to completely de-snap Xubuntu. This involves complete removal of snap. Below are the steps done in a … Continue reading How to de-snap Xubuntu 22.10+ →

How to install git on Linux

To know how to install and work with git, refer https://wordpress.com/post/askmeaboutlinux.com/2504. Git is a powerful source code and versioning system.

How to work with flatpak on Linux Mint or Linux

Flatpak is a relatively new way of managing Linux packages. The basic commands of Flatpak are given below. To list flatpaks, use the below command in a terminal window: $ sudo flatpak list <enter> It will display the following output:Name Application ID Version Branch InstallationMint-Y Gtk Theme org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Mint-Y 3.22 systemMint-Y-Aqua Gtk The… org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Mint-Y-Aqua 3.22 system … Continue reading How to work with flatpak on Linux Mint or Linux →

How to install ttf-mscorefonts-installer on Linux Mint or Debian

Do not install the package ttf-mscorefonts-installer using like Software Center or Synaptic on Linux Mint 21. It does not work because the user licence has to be accepted. To install the package, open a terminal window and enter: $ sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer <enter> The above command will also work on Debian 12.

How to install Snap packages on Linux Mint 21

Installing Snap Packages on Linux Mint 21 is not as straightforward. If the snap package is installed without doing the steps below, it throws an error as below: package snapd has no installation candidate. However, snap can still be enabled, and snap packages installed on it. To install snap, open a terminal window and enter … Continue reading How to install Snap packages on Linux Mint 21 →

How to fix error the following packages have been held back in Linux Mint or Ubuntu Linux

When updating packages in Linux Mint 21 or Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, at times, a message appears, as shown below, that states the following packages have been held back.$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade <enter> Reading package lists… DoneBuilding dependency tree… DoneReading state information… DoneCalculating upgrade… DoneThe following packages have been kept back:cryptsetup cryptsetup-bin cryptsetup-initramfs libcryptsetup120 upgraded, 0 … Continue reading How to fix error the following packages have been held back in Linux Mint or Ubuntu Linux →

How to fix initramfs-tools error when updating it

Below error appears when updating the initramfs-tools: Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.130ubuntu3.8) …update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.1.0-15-genericI: The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/dm-1I: (/dev/mapper/vg0-swap)I: Set the RESUME variable to override this. Before proceeding beyond this point, take a data backup. This error usually occurs if the computer had dual booting and a swap file that … Continue reading How to fix initramfs-tools error when updating it →

How to install vlc and other applications not available in the Fedora repositories via rpmfusion

Fedora has not put the vlc media player in it's official repos. To install it and various other such applications not available in the Fedora repos, add the rpmfusion repository to the package manager and use it to download vlc. To add the rpmfusion repos, open a terminal window and enter the following commands: $ … Continue reading How to install vlc and other applications not available in the Fedora repositories via rpmfusion →