How to restart network on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux

Objective

The following article will describe various ways how to restart network from command line as well as from Graphical User Interface (GUI) on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux

Operating System and Software Versions

  • Operating System: – Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic
  • Software: – GNOME Desktop

Requirements

Privileged access to is required for GUI network restart

Conventions

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Ubuntu Update support cycle

How to Update Ubuntu packages on 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux

Objective

The objective is to provide Ubuntu user with an information on how to update Ubuntu packages in order to keep Ubuntu system up to date.

This guide will provide you with instructions on how to update Ubuntu packages from the command line as well as to keep your software packages up to date using the graphical user interface.

Operating System and Software Versions

  • Operating System: – Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux

Requirements

Privileged access to your Ubuntu System as root or via sudo command is required.

Conventions

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Creating a bootable Ubuntu USB stick on MS Windows

Create a bootable Ubuntu 20.04 USB stick on MS Windows 10

Booting to a USB drive is basically the same as booting to a Ubuntu CD/DVD, except more convenient since disc media is becoming less common these days. Follow along with us below as we show you how to use free software called UNetbootin to create our bootable flash drive.

In this guide, we’ll show you how to create a bootable Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa USB stick on Microsoft Windows 10. When you boot to the USB stick, you’ll be able to install Ubuntu 20.04 on the computer or use the “Try Ubuntu” option to boot into Ubuntu without actually installing the operating system on the machine.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to create a bootable Ubuntu 20.04 USB stick on MS Windows

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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

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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