Kodi has its own remote app for Android that makes controlling your media center incredibly simple. In order to use it, all you’ll need to do is configure Kodi to allow the remote, and install the app on your Android device.
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Install and play League of Legends with Lutris.
This will work on most current distributions but focuses on Ubuntu.
A working Linux install(preferably Ubuntu) with updated graphics drivers and root privileges.
sudo commandLeague of Legends is a hugely popular MoBA game. It has a massive and highly active community around it, and it’s long been one of the top competitive games in the esports scene. League is also one of the most streamed and watched games on Twitch.
League has been around for long enough to build its massive following. Unfortunately, even with its extensive history and blockbuster success, League of Legends has never been ported to Linux. There is hope. You can still play League on your Linux computer with the help of Lutris and Wine.
HBO Now allows you to stream your favorite HBO shows and movies without a cable subscription to tons of different devices. Even though HBO doesn’t explicitly support it, one of those devices can be your Linux PC as well. With the right browser set up, watching HBO Now on Linux is simple.
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There are a few options for ripping your CDs from the command line, but abcde is easily the most widely available and one of the easiest to work with. You can use it for simple one off rips, or you can configure it to your exact specifications for every use.
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Install and play Hearthstone with Lutris.
This will work on most current distributions but focuses on Ubuntu.
A working Linux install(preferably Ubuntu) with updated graphics drivers and root privileges.
sudo commandHearthstone is a simple card game, but it’s a huge deal in the PC gaming world. Aside from being plain old fun, Hearthstone is a highly competitive esports title with mega prizes and entire competitive leagues built around it. Even though it’s just a card game, Hearthstone is also one of the most watched games on Twitch.
This little card game has been ported to nearly every platform imaginable, including mobile devices. However, Linux is not on that extensive list. That’s where Lutris and Wine come in.
The PS3 was a great console, and it was home to plenty of awesome games. Keeping an old one around now might seem a little cumbersome. Thankfully, you can play your PS3 games on Linux with the RPCS3 emulator. This guide will walk you through the process of getting set up. Before you continue, please note that RPCS3 is still in Alpha. Expect bugs. That said, you’ll still find plenty of games are playable.
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Both GNOME and Plasma have their own tools for working with Bluetooth, but desktops like XFCE, MATE, and Cinnamon all use the same common set of tools, making working with Bluetooth speakers across these desktops super simple.
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Add DXVK to an existing Wine prefix, improving performance.
This guide focuses on Ubuntu, but the procedure will work on any distribution.
A working Linux install with root privileges.
sudo commandWine gaming is sort of a moving target. It always has been. Just when you think you know the lay of the land, something new pops up and disrupts everything. The latest curveball comes in the form of DXVK.
DXVK is a set of replacement dll files that translate from DirectX 11 to Vulkan. While DXVK is still very new, and it hasn’t even seen its 1.0 release yet, Wine gamers are jumping on board with both feet.
Because it moves DX11 code to Vulkan, DXVK directly addresses the biggest problem with Wine gaming today, incompatibility with newer forms of DirectX. Most games are moving as far from DirextX 9 as possible, and breaking Wine comparability in the process. DXVK has very real potential as a solution.
Most Linux users are at least familiar with VLC, and a good portion of them have it installed. What many don’t know is that VLC can handle much more than just playing your videos. In addition to its many other options, VLC can easily stream a video over your network.
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FFMpeg is at the core of tons of multimedia utilities, but the utility itself doesn’t have the ability to convert multiple files at once. Thankfully, FFMpeg is scriptable, and you can easily set something up quickly with Bash.
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MP3 is still easily the most widly used and widely supported digital audio file format. As a result, working with MP3 tends to be simple, especially on Linux. There was a time when it was still a proprietary format, and required additional packages, but now, converting your MP3 files is a breeze.
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Kodi relies on scrapers to match your files with data on the internet. Those scrapers are looking for specific information in a specific place, so you’ll need to name your files to assist the scrapers in locating the correct info for your Kodi library.
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