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This quick guide gives a practical, no‑frills walkthrough for installing the lightweight XFCE desktop on Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04. It walks you through preparing your system, pulling in the core `xfce4` package, adding optional goodies, and configuring GDM to offer XFCE as a session choice. The author also lists common troubleshooting tips—missing sessions, driver glitches, and missing panel icons—to help you resolve hiccups along the way. In case XFCE isn’t for you, the guide reminds you that switching back to the default GNOME session is just a logout and menu selection away.

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The guide walks readers through adding the official Ubuntu Kylin repository to a vanilla 20.04 or 22.04 install so they can switch from GNOME to a polished Chinese‑styled KDE desktop in minutes. It begins by stressing the need for a current system—`sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y`—and a reliable internet connection, and it warns that a bad driver update could freeze the new shell if you skip a full upgrade. Next, it shows how to pull the meta package with `sudo apt install ubuntu-kylin-desktop -y`, or just the KDE flavor using `ubuntu-kylin-desktop-kde`, and offers optional purging of GNOME to free memory while keeping core Ubuntu tools intact. Finally, after a reboot you can choose “Ubuntu Kylin” at login, adjust default sessions in Settings, install extra utilities like `kylin-pc-tools`, or fix hiccups with a reinstall command—all without losing the underlying security updates from the base system.

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The guide walks you through installing a fully featured, open‑source office suite on Rocky Linux 8 or 9 by pulling OnlyOffice’s RPM from its own repository and keeping the package cache fresh with `dnf clean all && dnf makecache`. After adding the appropriate repo file for your EL version, you simply run `sudo dnf install -y onlyoffice-desktopeditors` for a local client or add `onlyoffice-documentserver` if you need collaborative editing on the server side. Optional SELinux adjustments are explained so the application can write its data under `/var/onlyoffice`, and the article shows how to verify the installation by launching the editor and checking for a configuration folder in your home directory. Finally, it offers a quick MIME handler install that lets you double‑click Word documents to open them directly in OnlyOffice, completing a smooth setup process without hidden prerequisites.

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This article explains how to get the open‑source image editor GIMP running on Rocky Linux 8 and 9, walking readers through the most straightforward methods for each version. It covers installing from the default repository on EL9, pulling GIMP via EPEL on EL8, adding RPM Fusion to reach newer releases, and compiling from source when other options fail or custom modules are needed. The author also warns about common pitfalls such as dependency conflicts that arise from mixing repos, kernel support limitations for the newest X11 libraries, and missing optional plugins that require external libraries. In short, a quick install on EL9 is just one command, EL8 needs EPEL enabled first, while RPM Fusion or source builds are recommended if you want the latest features or more control over the build process.

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The article shows how to create a bootable Windows USB on recent Ubuntu releases with WoeUSB, explaining why the tool avoids common problems that arise when using raw dd or poorly aligned partitions for UEFI. It begins by urging users to update their system and use an 8 GB or larger USB stick, then gives simple commands for installing the GUI or CLI version from the official PPA. If that repository is out of date, the guide supplies a clear build‑from‑source procedure that installs git, p7zip-full, python3‑pip, pyusb 1.2.1, clones the WoeUSB GitHub repo, and runs setup.py to obtain the latest fixes. Finally, it walks through launching the GUI or running the CLI command to write a Windows ISO, offers troubleshooting tips for permission errors, boot‑failure messages, and crashes, and reminds readers to reboot in UEFI mode to finish the installation.

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The article walks you through getting balenaEtcher up on Fedora with minimal hassle, starting from downloading an official RPM via curl and ending with a quick launch from Activities or the command line. It also recommends verifying the download’s GPG signature to guard against corrupted files before installing it with dnf, which automatically handles dependencies and places the binary in /usr/bin. For users who prefer sandboxing or need the latest version without waiting for an rpm release, a Flatpak installation is presented as a straightforward alternative that stays isolated from the rest of the system. Finally, common pitfalls such as missing USB permissions or slow write speeds on certain drives are highlighted, along with simple troubleshooting tips, making the guide practical and easy to follow.

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The guide walks users through installing KDE’s Okular PDF viewer on Fedora by first ensuring the system is fully updated with `sudo dnf update -y`, which helps avoid dependency problems that can arise from an older base RPM. After updating, it recommends enabling the KDE desktop group using `sudo dnf install @kde-desktop` so all necessary Qt libraries are available, and then installing Okular itself via `sudo dnf install okular`. The instructions also cover handling potential dependency errors by adding the fedora-modularity repository or allowing DNF to erase conflicting packages, and they suggest installing RPM Fusion for extra codecs if users need to view PDFs with rare fonts or DRM protection. Finally, the article reminds readers that launching Okular is simple—just type its name in a terminal—and offers commands to uninstall the program cleanly when desired, all while keeping the overall tone friendly and straightforward.

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The article walks readers through installing Rust on Linux Mint 20 or 21, beginning with the required build tools like gcc, make, and curl. It then recommends using the official rustup installer via a simple curl command, adding the Cargo bin directory to the profile for proper PATH resolution. An alternative APT method is mentioned but noted as outdated because it delivers old Rust versions that may break modern projects. Finally, the guide shows how to create and run a minimal cargo project to verify the setup while outlining common pitfalls such as missing build tools, stale rustup, or incorrect PATH ordering.