LXQt desktop on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

How to install LXQt desktop on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

The objective of this guide is to install LXQt desktop as an alternative desktop environment for Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Desktop/Server Linux. One of the features of LXQt is that it has comparatively low resource requirements.

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In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to install LXQt desktop
  • How to switch to SDDM display manager
  • How to login to LXQt desktop

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Running a Gnome Shell Extension of Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa

Install Gnome Shell Extensions from ZIP file using command line on Ubuntu 20.04 Linux

Gnome Shell Extensions are plugins written by the community to extend and modify the behavior of the GNOME desktop environment. Anyone with a good idea and some coding chops can contribute to the catalog of extensions available for download.

You can browse for and download these extensions much the same way you would install extensions for Firefox or Chrome. In this guide, we’re going to show you how to install Gnome Shell Extensions from a ZIP file using the command line on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to download the appropiate version of a Gnome Shell Extension
  • How to install a Gnome Shell Extension from ZIP file via command line

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Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa

Things to know about Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa

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 add user on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

How to add user on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

The purpose of this tutorial is to explain how to add user on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux. The guide will provide instructions on how to add user on Ubuntu using graphical user interface (GUI) and also how to create user using a command line.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to add user from command line
  • How to add user from graphical user interface
  • How to add user to group
  • How to retrieve user and group information

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Telegram on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

How to install Telegram on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

In this short guide, we will be installing Telegram on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux. Telegram is a messaging and voice over IP application available on various Linux distributions of your choice and, in particular, Ubuntu 20.04. As a user of Telegram you will be able to send messages, photos, videos or other files over this service.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to install Telegram on Ubuntu 20.04
  • How to start the Telegram application

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Taking a screenshot in Ubuntu 20.04

How to take a screenshot on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

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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