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Installing the OpenArena client on Linux and Windows

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Greetings!

I’ll tell you how to install and launch the Open Arena 🎮 client (a fork of Quake 3 Arena) on Linux and Windows, and also show how to connect to a private server 🖥️.

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OpenSnitch — manual control of network activity of Linux applications

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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OpenSnitch is a desktop open source application capable of blocking outgoing requests from various programs, with desktop notifications 🔔. In this note we’ll cover installing, launching, and demonstrating how OpenSnitch works on the Linux Mint 22 distribution 🐧.

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Ungoogled-chromium — a fork of the Chromium web browser without Google telemetry

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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Today I’ll tell and show you how to install an interesting web browser — Ungoogled-chromium 🌐 — on Linux Mint 22 / Ubuntu 24.04 / Debian 12 🐧🐧🐧. It is an ethical fork of the popular Chromium, which underlies almost all modern web browsers.

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Native upgrade from Linux Mint 21.3 to Linux Mint 22

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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A new release of the Linux Mint 22 distribution (based on Ubuntu 24.04) codenamed Wilma has just come out. And just recently the developers prepared instructions and a tool for a native (without reinstalling the OS) system upgrade, from Linux Mint 21.3 to Linux Mint 22. In this short note I’ll demonstrate this simple process 😉

I’d like to note that my test system has been upgraded this way since Linux Mint 20. Still alive so far)

Gxneur — Input Corrector (an Alternative to Punto Switcher for Linux)

Mon, 27 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

⚠️ Warning

This software hasn’t been updated in a long time. Serious bugs are possible. Be careful when using it.

Greetings!

In this note we’ll talk about a useful program for Linux — Gxneur, which, upon pressing a set key combination, switches the keyboard layout and corrects “mistakenly typed” text already in the correct language.

Making functional desktop notifications in Linux: buttons, icons, links

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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Today I’ll show how to create custom functional desktop notifications using the notify-send console utility. Such notifications support active buttons, can display icons, and clickable web links. As an example, we’ll set up a reminder using a small Bash script and the Cron scheduler to run notifications on a schedule. It’ll be interesting)

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Xsnow — Falling Snow on Your Linux Desktop

Sat, 30 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

⚠️ Warning

The software has, for some reason, become politicized. Debian maintainers ignore this fact. Just keep it in mind.

Greetings!

Today’s post is a bit of a themed one: how to create a New Year mood with a snowstorm on your Linux computer’s desktop. We’ll talk about an open source utility — Xsnow. As tradition dictates, we’ll install and configure it on Linux Mint)

VSCodium — a Fork of the Popular VSCode without Telemetry from Microsoft

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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Today let’s talk about (and install) a popular fork of the VSCode code editor, just without telemetry and other unpleasantness — VSCodium.

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Convenient and Reliable Password Storage — KeePass

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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Today I’ll tell you how to safely and conveniently store passwords on any device: both on a PC / laptop and on a smartphone. We’ll talk about the software — KeePass and the password database format — KDBX.

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Installing VirtualBox in Linux Mint 21

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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Today we’ll install the popular hypervisor program from Oracle — VirtualBox on our Linux Mint 21.

In the previous post you learned what a hypervisor is, what types exist, and examples of their implementation.

Now let’s talk about the hero of today’s post. VirtualBox is a hypervisor program running on top of the operating system, designed for creating and running virtual machines.

*a virtual machine is an abstract computer inside a running operating system, with a certain set of hardware characteristics allocated to it, such as CPU cores, RAM, disk space, and other equipment.

Upgrading Linux Mint 20 to Linux Mint 21.1

Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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Today I’ll show you how you can upgrade from Linux Mint 20 to the current latest version, Linux Mint 21.1, using built-in tools, without reinstalling the system.

DISCLAIMER!

I’d like to point out right away that all the actions described in this guide are done at your own risk. The author is not responsible for the actions you perform. The information in this post is purely for informational and recommendational purposes.

Crow Translate — The Most Convenient Text Translator

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Greetings!

Historically, most IT documentation has been written in English. It’s quite hard to remember all the terms, but fortunately there are tools that help offset the lack of an extensive vocabulary, especially technical vocabulary.

Today I’ll tell you about an incredibly convenient translator that’s always at hand and able to translate text from anywhere. The only condition is the ability to select text. The program is available for installation on both Windows and Linux

Customizing Linux Mint 20/21 + Nord theme

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Greetings!

This post is part of a series about smoothly switching from Windows to Linux. If you missed it, here’s a list of the previous parts:

Today we’ll configure the appearance and desktop layout of the Linux Mint Cinnamon edition to our own preferences.

DISCLAIMER!

I’d like to point out right away that all the actions described in this guide are done at your own risk. Please understand this. My blog is just a platform where I talk about my experience and share my opinion on various things and phenomena.

Initial setup of Linux Mint 20/21

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000

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We continue the gradual transition to free Linux-based operating systems.

To refresh your memory, or in case you missed them, here are two previous articles:

So, we tried Linux Mint 20 in Windows using virtualization technology, then installed it as a second OS side by side with Windows. And now it’s time for the initial setup of the Linux Mint operating system.

Try Linux Right Inside Windows

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Greetings!

Today I’ll tell and show you how you can try Linux right inside Windows. To do this, we’ll need to take a few steps, the hardest of which will be entering the UEFI/BIOS.

To run another operating system inside the current one, the so-called virtualization technology is used, hardware support for which is implemented in practically every more or less modern processor. Whether it’s a solution from AMD (AMD-V) or Intel (Intel VT). You can read more about virtualization, as usual, on Wikipedia.