Linux

SpiralLinux: The New Distro Making Debian Easier for Beginners

SpiralLinux is a new entrant in the world of desktop-focused Linux distributions. It is based on Debian Linux and created by the unnamed developer of GeckoLinux. Gecko what? GeckoLinux is a derivative of openSUSE and focuses on providing out-of-the-box usability to desktop users. The aim for SpiralLinux is also the same. Provide an out-of-the-box usable Debian experience to desktop users. Is Debian really that complex? While Debian is considered the most stable distro, the vanilla Debian often overwhelms new users with multiple download options. The focus on FOSS-only software by default policy also makes things difficult for beginners. It requires various tweaks after the first boot to make it useful. […]
  • 5 min read
  • Sep 08, 2022
Internet Marketing

SEO Step-by-Step Tutorial: 8 Easy Basics for Beginners to Master

If you’re just getting started with search engine optimization (SEO), then a step-by-step SEO tutorial is in order. By this point, you’ve likely heard of a few basic terms, such as keyword research and on-page optimization. But how do you apply all the knowledge you’ve gathered thus far? We’ll walk you through it step-by-step. No matter how new you are to SEO, anyone can get started with the below SEO tips and get their website to rank in no time. Well — some time. Maybe a year or more. SEO, you should know, is a long game. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll be able to walk away with […]
  • 5 min read
  • Jul 21, 2022
Technology News

YouTube SEO For Beginners – 10 Best Free SEO Tools For YouTube Videos

YouTube SEO for beginners. Use these 10 best free SEO tools for YouTube videos. Collection of the best YouTube tools to grow your channel. Use these free seo tools for YouTube – best YouTube creator tools and best YouTube growth tools to get best keyword search for YouTube. Best Tools For YouTube YouTube Creator Academy YouTube Studio YouTube Audio Library Canva Filmora Keyword Tool VidIQ AccuRanker Vidooly Channel Meter These YouTube tools can be used to boost views of any YouTube channel and gain subscribers. 1. YouTube Creator Academy https://creatoracademy.youtube.com/page/home YouTube Creator Academy comes with many useful courses. The courses are divided into 6 categories: Getting started – Get channel […]
  • 6 min read
  • May 10, 2022
Linux

Using GPG to Encrypt and Decrypt Files on Linux [Hands-on for Beginners]

GnuPG, popularly known as GPG, is an extremely versatile tool, being widely used as the industry standard for encryption of things like emails, messages, files, or just anything you need to send to someone securely. It’s easy to get started with GPG, and you can be on your way with using it in a matter of minutes. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to encrypt and decrypt files with GPG. This is a simple tutorial and you may try all of it to practice on your Linux system as well. This will help you practice the GPG commands and understand it when you are absolutely new to it. Read […]
  • 6 min read
  • Feb 16, 2022
Linux

Beginner’s Guide to Installing Pop!_OS Linux

  Pop!_OS is the Linux distribution created by System76 and is based on Ubuntu. Since System76 sells Linux-first laptops and desktops, their Linux distribution, even though is based on Ubuntu, provides support for bleeding edge hardware (only if the newer Linux kernel does not create a conflict for currently supported hardware). Out of all the new Linux distributions out there, the user-base of Pop!_OS just “popped” out of nowhere. Considering it is a relatively new distro among a plethora of other “well established distros” like Ubuntu, Manjaro, Mint etc; this is a big achievement! This isn’t an opinion article on why you should use Pop OS over Ubuntu, but a […]
  • 6 min read
  • Jan 12, 2022
Linux

Qpdf Tools – Beginner’s Tool to Compress, Split, Merge, Rotate PDF in Ubuntu

Working with PDF files regularly in Ubuntu Linux? QPDF Tools is a nifty tool to manage your PDF documents. It’s a free and open-source software, easy to use Qt based user interface for Ghostscript and Stapler, with ability to compress, split, merge and rotate your pdf documents. The main window is simple and works with 4 buttons. Click the action you want to do for the PDF documents. Then select the PDF along with a few options and click the button to go. The Compress a PDF file option will change the resolution for printing, Ebooks, or screen optimized. It also reduce the file size depends on the option you […]
  • 2 min read
  • Jun 09, 2021
Mobile

Emulation on Android: Beginner’s guide for classic console gaming on your phone

Emulation on Android systems has been around almost as long as Android itself. Some of the first apps on the Android Market (now the Google Play Store) were console emulators ported from their PC counterparts. Nowadays, some consoles can have dozens of different emulators available on the Play Store (or elsewhere). What’s more, many low-powered Android phones are fully capable of emulating most early gaming systems. More impressively, high-powered Android systems are capable of smoothly running consoles launched as recently as 10 years ago. It’s a very exciting time for retro gamers! See also: 15 best emulators for Android to play old favorites You might be curious about emulation on […]
  • 10 min read
  • May 15, 2021
Linux

How to Download Ubuntu via Torrent [Absolute Beginner’s Tip]

Downloading Ubuntu is pretty straightforward. You go to its official website. Click on the desktop download section, select the appropriate Ubuntu version and hit the download button. Ubuntu is available as a single image of more than 2.5 GB in size. The direct download works well for people with high-speed internet connection. However, if you have a slow or inconsistent internet connection, you’ll have a difficult time downloading such a big file. The download may be interrupted several times in the process or may take several hours. Direct download may take several hours for slow internet connections Downloading Ubuntu via Torrent If you also suffer from limited data or slow […]
  • 2 min read
  • Apr 24, 2021
Linux

How to Run a Shell Script in Linux [Essentials Explained for Beginners]

There are two ways to run a shell script in Linux. You can use: bash script.sh Or you can execute the shell script like this: ./script.sh That maybe simple, but it doesn’t explain a lot. Don’t worry, I’ll do the necessary explaining with examples so that you understand why a particular syntax is used in the given format while running a shell script. I am going to use this one line shell script to make things as uncomplicated as possible: abhishek@itsfoss:~/Scripts$ cat hello.sh echo "Hello World!" Method 1: Running a shell script by passing the file as argument to shell The first method involves passing the script file name as […]
  • 4 min read
  • Mar 25, 2021
Technology News

5 Best Video Editing Software for YouTube Beginners Without Watermark

Which are the best apps and software to edit YouTube videos? Here are the 5 best applications to edit YouTube videos on computer(laptop) and on phone. 1. Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro is the industry-leading video editing software for film, TV, and the web. Creative tools, integration with other apps and services, and the power of Adobe Sensei help you craft footage into polished films and videos. With Premiere Rush you can create and edit new projects from any device. The software supports “any camera. any format. any platform.”. Users can edit footage in any format, from 8K to virtual reality, even on mobile workstations. For cross-feature functions, Premiere […]
  • 4 min read
  • Feb 14, 2021
Technology News

Take Microsoft’s web development course for beginners absolutely FREE

Even before it acquired GitHub, Microsoft worked with the open-source community to construct a better environment for budding developers. The company has recently launched a new web development kit called ‘Web Dev for Beginners,’ focusing on technology enthusiasts. FREE Web Development course by Microsoft The course is like almost any other online course you come across today but pioneered and handled by Microsoft. In this case, the ‘Web Dev for Beginners’ course would be running for 12 weeks (about 3 months), including 24 lessons. During these lessons, the learners would get to know about JavaScript, CSS, and HTML. In short, this beginner’s course, hosted on GitHub, would be the right […]
  • 2 min read
  • Dec 26, 2020
Internet Marketing

The Beginner's Guide to Keyword Density

Keywords are a critical part of your SEO strategy. Along with relevant content and optimized website design, ranking for the right keywords helps your site stand out from the crowd — and get closer to the top of search engine results pages (SERPs). So it's no surprise that a substantial amount of SEO advice centers on keywords: Doing your research can help you select and rank for top-performing keywords in your market, in turn boosting user engagement and increasing total sales. But how many keywords are enough? How many are too many? How do you know? And what happens if Google and other search engines determine your site is "stuffed" […]
  • 4 min read
  • Dec 25, 2020