Desktop Archives - PragmaticLinux https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/category/desktop/ Tutorials for getting things done in Linux Tue, 06 Feb 2024 21:49:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-siteicon-32x32.png Desktop Archives - PragmaticLinux https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/category/desktop/ 32 32 Tmux getting started tutorial https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2024/02/tmux-getting-started-tutorial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tmux-getting-started-tutorial Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:27:05 +0000 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/?p=1740 Looking for a way to display multiple terminals all in the same application window? Then the tmux terminal multiplexer might be right up your alley. …

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]]> Create and store your GitHub personal access token https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2023/05/create-and-store-your-github-personal-access-token/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=create-and-store-your-github-personal-access-token Thu, 04 May 2023 09:34:20 +0000 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/?p=1697 Do you prefer a basic username and password combo for accessing your GitHub repositories? No problem. Just make sure you clone using the HTTPS URL. …

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]]> How to list all serial ports on Linux https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2023/01/how-to-list-all-serial-ports-on-linux/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-list-all-serial-ports-on-linux Wed, 18 Jan 2023 22:49:40 +0000 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/?p=1678 Linux comes with serial communication functionality built-in. Before you can communicate with a device, connected to your PC’s serial port, you just need to know …

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]]> Install Qt5 and Qt Creator on Linux https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2022/11/install-qt5-and-qt-creator-on-linux/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=install-qt5-and-qt-creator-on-linux Sat, 26 Nov 2022 11:06:39 +0000 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/?p=1655 Interested in developing a graphical user interface application for Linux? Not sure where to get started? If you know a little C++, you can’t go …

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]]> How to find the IP address of your Raspberry PI https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2022/08/how-to-find-the-ip-address-of-your-raspberry-pi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-find-the-ip-address-of-your-raspberry-pi Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:21:04 +0000 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/?p=1634 Planning on running your Raspberry PI as a server on your local network? Excellent idea. They’re cheap, powerful and require little power. The perfect solution …

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]]> Single window mode for the Lazarus IDE https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2022/07/single-window-mode-for-the-lazarus-ide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=single-window-mode-for-the-lazarus-ide Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:35:03 +0000 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/?p=1605 Does the Lazarus IDE look a bit too old fashioned for your liking? Multiple windows all over your desktop. Don’t let this put you off. …

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]]> How to change the font of the Gnome top bar https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2022/05/how-to-change-the-font-of-the-gnome-top-bar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-change-the-font-of-the-gnome-top-bar Mon, 02 May 2022 20:12:57 +0000 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/?p=1552 Enjoying the Gnome desktop, including the default Gnome Adwaita theme? Just wish the font on the Gnome panel was just a tad smaller? Then you …

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]]> Install the VirtualBox guest additions in Ubuntu 22.04 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2022/04/install-the-virtualbox-guest-additions-in-ubuntu-22-04/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=install-the-virtualbox-guest-additions-in-ubuntu-22-04 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 21:02:27 +0000 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/?p=1533 Bummed that you can’t change the screen resolution in your freshly installed Ubuntu virtual machine? An easy fix exists for this: You just need to …

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