There’s no denying that there is no better time to listen to music than now with all the available digital options between MP3s, Spotify, Bluetooth, etc. But sometimes the pull of the past factors in along with a desire to listen to the old vinyl. Enter the Victrola Vintage 3-Speed Bluetooth Suitcase Turntable. You can pick it up now at 37% off, though really even the initial price of $59.99 is still a good price. This modern turntable gives you all the music options you are looking for, both recent and in the past. For those times when you want to reminisce through the deep… Read more
How to Verify Authenticity of Linux Software with Digital Signatures
When you download software from the Internet, you have to trust the developer(s) that their program isn’t malicious. However, you also have to worry about hackers. There is a lot an attacker can gain from hacking a website and replacing software with a backdoored version. Think about a site that hosts a Bitcoin wallet utility. If an attacker manages to replace the legitimate version with a malicious one, he can potentially steal money from tens of thousands of users. Another valuable target to backdoor is an operating system. This happened to Linux Mint in the past. So, what can you do about it? Hashes and… Read more
4 of the Best Android Emulators for Linux
Who said you need a smartphone to enjoy the benefits of Android apps? Perhaps you’d like to have your favorite apps available while you’re working on your Linux PC but don’t want to be tied to your phone. With an Android emulator for Linux, you can enjoy the smartphone experience without the smartphone. After all, Android uses the Linux kernel itself, so running an emulated version of this smartphone OS on your PC isn’t impossible. Here are four of the best Android emulators you can use if you’re running Linux. Related: 6 of the Best Android Emulators to Run Android on Windows 1. Android-x86 The… Read more
How to Find a Specific Word in a File on Linux
By default, most search tools look at file names, not file contents. However, the most famous GNU search program, grep, will look inside files with the correct flags. Here we will show you how you can find specific word(s) in a file on Linux. Using grep to Find a Specific Word in a File By default, grep searches through the contents of files as well as their file names. It’s included on the majority of Linux systems and is generally identical across distros. That said, smaller or less powerful Linux boxes might prefer to run a different command, like ack. Depending on how the file… Read more
16 of the Best Free Games For Linux
“Free” and “Linux” go hand in hand beautifully, like chips and a milkshake, and even though Linux isn’t widely seen as a gaming platform, there is a veritable wealth of free games you can get for it if you look in the right places. That’s in large part thanks to unpaid, open-source developers, who collaborate to bring classics (and new games) all together in Linux. So in tribute to those tireless devs, we’ve gathered the best free games you can play on Linux right now. Enjoy! Related: How to Set a Static IP Address in Ubuntu 1. Awesomenauts Combine the compelling tactics and lane… Read more