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Notepad++ on a Linux system

How to install Notepad++ on Linux

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Notepad++ is a very popular text editor that’s only built for Windows and doesn’t have official support for Linux systems. However, it’s now pretty easy to install Notepad++ on major Linux distros thanks to Snap packages.

Old methods for installing Notepad++ relied on using Wine for a compatibility layer and installing the program through Winetricks. That method still works, but the Snap package has Wine dependencies baked in, taking the fuss out of the whole process.

In this guide, we’ll take you through the steps of installing Notepad++ on a Linux system by using Snap. Not all major distros have native access to Snaps just yet, so we will also be covering how to enable them on an assortment of popular distributions.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to enable Snap support on major distros
  • How to install Notepad++ Snap package

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SugarCRM CE installation on Debian 7 Wheezy Linux

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In this config we will install SugarCRM CE the community edition of customer relationship management software by SugarCRM, Inc on Debian 7 “wheezy” Linux.

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The community edition of sugarCRM is licensed under AGPLv3. Current version of sugarCRM CE is 6.5.18. Head over to SugarCRM CE home page and download the latest full installation package or use the link and command below to download sugarCRM CE to your home directory:

# wget http://goo.gl/lzyQw2
Saving to: `SugarCE-6.5.18.zip'

100%[===========>] 21,267,418   722K/s   in 34s     

2014-10-20 06:09:54 (615 KB/s) - `SugarCE-6.5.18.zip' saved [21267418/21267418]

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Installing a Windows application on Manjaro with Wine

Install Wine on Manjaro

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Wine gives users a way to run native Windows programs on a Linux system. If you’re running Manjaro Linux on your computer but need access to a Windows-only application, installing Wine may be the solution for you.

In this guide, we’ll show you how to install Wine on Manjaro, whether you’d like to install the stable or development package. As a proof of concept, we’ll run a Windows application on Manjaro after Wine has been installed.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to install Wine on Manjaro
  • How to configure Wine
  • How to install a Windows application on Linux

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YouTube Video Page

How to Rip Songs From YouTube Videos

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Using a combination of the youtube-dl script and FFMPEG, you can easily rip audio from YouTube videos and instantly convert it to MP3, OGG, or any other audio format that you prefer for your music library.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to Install FFMPEG and youtube-dl
  • How to Download and Convert a YouTube Video
  • How to Convert a Video in One Line and Script It

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Edit Music Tags With Kid3

How To Edit Music Tags With Kid3 in Linux

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Managing a messy music library can be a serious pain. Even if you ripped all of your music yourself, there’s still a pretty good chance that your ripping application got at least a few things wrong.

Kid3 is a simple graphical meta tag editor for music files that can help you get everything straightened out.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to Install Kid3
  • How to Edit a Song’s Tags
  • How to Change Multiple Files at Once
  • How to Get Album Art

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VLC on Ubuntu

How to Rip DVDs With VLC

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VLC is a popular open source media player, and it’s earned its reputation as one of the best. Aside from playing your media files and DVDs, it can do other useful things, like streaming video and ripping DVDs for backups. This guide will help you use VLC to make digital backups of your DVDs on Linux.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to Install VLC
  • How to Rip a DVD to Your Hard Drive With VLC

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Sling TV on Kodi

How to Watch Sling TV in Kodi

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Kodi’s support for DRM in version 18 and beyond opened the doors to streaming services like Sling TV. It’s simple enough to get it running within Kodi and start watching live TV legally.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to Install the Inputstream Packages
  • How to Install the Inputstream Helper Add-on
  • How to Install Sling TV in Kodi
  • How to Sign in and Use Sling

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SoundConverter Converting MP3s

How to Convert to and From MP3 on Linux

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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.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to Install SoundConverter
  • How to Convert To MP3
  • How to Convert From MP3

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gitbook editor linux - how to start

How to run GitBook Editor on Linux

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Did you ever wanted to write and publish book? With GitBook you can create ebook using markdown syntax and with few clicks publish it in multiple formats such as PDF, EPUB, HTML or MOBI. GitBook also allows to split the workload among multiple contributors by using git distributed revision control. In this article we show how to run GitBook on Fedora and Ubuntu Linux.

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How to extend the GNOME Nautilus file manager with custom scripts

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Although GNOME, in its 3.x iteration has been the object of many debates, due to its non-traditional desktop paradigm, it is probably the most used desktop on Linux. The default file manager included in GNOME is Nautilus (the application new name is “Files”). In this tutorial we will see how we can extend the file manager with functionalities provided by custom scripts.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to use custom scripts to extend Nautilus functionalities

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