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Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa

Things to know about Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa

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Canonical’s latest iteration to the Ubuntu operating system is Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa, released on April 23, 2020. This is an LTS (long term support) release – the type of release that Canonical only publishes every two years, and continues to support for the next five.

In this article, we’re going to go over some of the features we’re most excited about, and cover a lot of the differences between Focal Fossa and Ubuntu’s previous LTS release, Bionic Beaver. Read on as we take you through some of the upcoming changes.

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How to install, uninstall and update Firefox on Ubuntu

How to install, uninstall and update Firefox on Ubuntu

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Every Ubuntu user that uses a graphical interface will have to interact with Mozilla Firefox in some capacity, since it’s the default internet browser on Ubuntu. Even if you just want to uninstall it and use a different browser, you’ll at least be dealing with it for a short time. In this guide, we’ll show you how you can install, update, and uninstall Firefox on Ubuntu Linux.

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Fully operational Kibana dashboard on Ubuntu 20.04

Install ELK on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

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ELK is the answer to managing large amounts of log data on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa. The ELK stack combines Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana, which are open source tools that work in tandem to provide you with the ability to manage log data from a convenient graphical web interface.

These three tools are developed by Elastic and specifically designed to work together. In this guide, we’ll show you the steps required to get ELK up and running on your Ubuntu 20.04 system.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to install ELK dependencies
  • How to configure Nginx for Kibana
  • How to install ELK
  • how to configure and access ELK

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How to add and switch keyboard layout on Ubuntu 20.04

How to add and switch keyboard layout on Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop

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In this guide, we’re going to show you how to change your keyboard layout in Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa. This will allow you to access the characters of another language and enable switching between multiple keyboards if you’d like.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to add and delete keyboard layouts
  • How to switch between languages with your mouse
  • How to switch between languages with a keyboard shortcut

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Install DEB file on Ubuntu 20.04

Install DEB file on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

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A file that has the .DEB file extension is a Debian software package file. They contain software to be installed on Debian or a Debian-based operating system. Ubuntu falls into that category, being based on Debian and capable of executing .DEB files.

In this article, we’ll go over the steps to install a DEB file on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa and talk about some best practices along the way.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • DEB file security and searching Ubuntu’s package repository
  • How to intall DEB files with dpkg
  • How to install DEB files with gdebi
  • How to install DEB files via GUI

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Starting OpenVPN Server on Ubuntu 20.04

Basic Ubuntu 20.04 OpenVPN Client/Server connection setup

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Setting up a VPN is a great way for a server to share network resources with a client. Configuring one, however, can seem a little intimidating to some users. In this guide, we’ll show you how to setup a VPN using OpenVPN on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa, while managing to avoid advanced configuration and technical jargon along the way.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to install OpenVPN
  • How to configure an OpenVPN Server
  • How to connect to a VPN server from client machine
  • How to verify a successful VPN connection

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Sync time on Ubuntu 20.04

How to sync time on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

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In this guide, we’ll be showing you how to setup time synchronization on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa. Time synchronization is an important part of keeping your system clock up to date and configuring timezones correctly.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to ascertain date and time information
  • How to turn time synchronization on and off
  • How to test time synchronization
  • How to use GUI to edit time information

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Installing new fonts on Ubuntu 20.04

How to Install Fonts on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

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In this guide, we’ll be showing you how to install fonts on your Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa system. This is relatively easy to do, whether with a font manager application or installing the fonts manually. Whatever your preference, we’ve got you covered with both methods in this article.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to acquire new fonts
  • How to install fonts with Font Manager
  • How to install fonts manually in user-space
  • How to install fonts manually system-wide

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Taking a screenshot in Ubuntu 20.04

How to take a screenshot on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

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In this guide, we’ll be showing you how to take screenshots in Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa. There are a few different utilities we can use to accomplish this task, and this article will ensure that you’re familiar with them.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to take a screenshot with Ubuntu’s screenshot utility
  • How to use Flameshot for screenshots and annotations
  • How to use Spectacle to take screenshots
  • How to use Kazam to take screenshots and screencasts
  • How to take a screenshot from the command line with Import

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