How to open Ubuntu file manager as root user

Edit File as root in Ubuntu Nautilus File manager-min

By default, the File Manager in Ubuntu or in any other Linux distro uses a non-root user. I mean a user that doesn’t have Administrative rights can access them graphically. It improves overall system security. However, if you want to run File manager as the …

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How to install WeChat client on Ubuntu Linux

Install WeChat on Ubuntu Linux

WeChat is a cross-platform chatting application available across Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS. Although, the app developed by the Chinese company Tencent is available for all major platforms including a Web-based app but not for Linux. Yes, somewhere the users who want to run WeChat …

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Install & Use WineHQ in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS focal fossa

Used Wine to install Adobe on Ubuntu 20.04

Wine which stands for “Wine Is Not an Emulator” is an application layer that allows users to run Windows software on Linux. However, its compatibility of it is not 100 percent for every application out there meant specifically for Windows. Yet, it is quite effective …

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How to install balenaEtcher on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Select ISO or IMG image on balenaEtcher file to flash

balenaEtcher also known as Etcher is a program to copy ISO files to USB sticks and SD cards to create bootable drives for various OS. It is a cross-platform tool that is available to download and install for Windows 7 or 10, macOS, and Linux …

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Install MystiQ Video Converter on Ubuntu 20.04

MystiQ user interface-min

MystiQ is a free and open-source Linux audio & video converter application that offers a GUI developed on QT. It uses FFmpeg, a suite of libraries and program that uses to handle audio and video files in various formats with powerful conversion capabilities of media …

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