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The guide explains how to install the lightweight, ad free Freetube app on Manjaro Linux by first updating your system and then choosing between a convenient Flatpak method or an AUR package for those who like tinkering. It walks you through adding Flatpak if needed, registering the Flathub repository, pulling the application, or alternatively installing it with an AUR helper such as yay. After installation, you can launch Freetube from your app launcher or via the terminal, test that videos play without ads, and keep the software current using flatpak update or yay ‑Syu. The article also offers quick troubleshooting tips for common launch problems and hints at optional settings to customize quality preferences and queue management, ensuring a smooth streaming experience.

Guides 11795 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

You can display information about USB devices in Linux using the lsusb command, as demonstrated in a tutorial by TecAdmin.

Guides 11795 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

This guide walks you through the quickest ways to pull a full user roster from a Linux system, starting with the classic `cat /etc/passwd` command that reveals every account and its details. It then shows how to filter that data for real human users—those with UIDs 1000 or higher—using either `awk` or a clever `grep`/`cut` combo, keeping the list tidy by excluding system accounts like root or daemon. The article explains why the `getent passwd` command is essential when authentication is backed by external services such as LDAP or NIS, and it offers a quick trick to identify who has sudo privileges by inspecting the sudo or wheel groups in /etc/group. Finally, it advises saving the output to a file for audit purposes so you can compare snapshots before and after system changes.

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It explains that Firefox ESR delivers a stable, long‑term supported browser for Ubuntu users who need consistency over the bleeding‑edge releases. The guide walks you through adding Mozilla’s PPA, updating apt, installing firefox‑esr, and removing any conflicting Snap version to ensure the system uses the correct binaries. For enterprise environments it even shows how to pin the package so updates are controlled, and verifies installation by checking the About dialog for the ESR label. Finally, it reminds readers to keep the browser current with regular apt upgrades while enjoying reliable security patches without experimental features.