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If you have been trying to create a Windows 10 bootable USB stick on Ubuntu, using the popular WoeUSB tool, chances are you are getting stuck at downloading uefi-ntfs.img from github.  https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/raw/master/res/uefi/uefi-ntfs.img Resolving github.com (github.com)... 64:ff9b::8c52:7004, 140.82.114.4 Connecting to github.com (github.com)|64:ff9b::8c52:7004|:443...  This time-out error is due to an IP issue with the way the Wget command is trying to get the uefi-ntfs.img file from Github.  "wget --directory-prefix="${download_directory}" https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/raw/master/res/uefi/uefi-ntfs.img"  To fix this, you can just add a -4 after the wget so that wget resolves the GitHub address properly. However, since you can't manually change this command when running the WoeUSB tool ( unless you go into the source file and then make a new version of WoeUSB ), we will have to find another way. Easy Fix - Use the alternate  WoeUSB-ng sof...

Ubuntu Version 20.10 Groovy Gorilla is now available to download . You can also upgrade your existing 20.04 to the latest Ubuntu version. I tried to upgrade my system to the latest version and ran into an error when I tried executing the update-manager -d command. It showed a "Please install all available updates for your release before upgrading." error in the command line even though the update manager showed there are no new updates. I was able to fix it after trying a few things. Here is what I did. First, run the command " sudo apt-get upgrade " and install all updates ( if any ). Then go to Update Manager Settings aka Software & updates, and select the Other Software tab. You will see a lot of repository addresses in there. Scroll down and untick all the manually added third party repositories and then close it.  Run the update-manager -d command again and you will probably be presented with some updates yet to be installed. Install the remaining updates (...

I have been using a Logitech Bluetooth keyboard for a while now with my Ubuntu 20.04. Everything worked well without any issues until one day the operating system refused to turn on the Bluetooth. I could toggle Bluetooth On button from the Settings, but it did nothing.  After spending some time Google Searching why my Bluetooth started not working all of a sudden, and after trying a variety of commands to troubleshoot the problem, I finally found a working fix for this issue. Open a Terminal ( Ctrl + Alt + T )  and enter below commands one after another.  sudo rmmod btusb sudo modprobe btusb That's it. Your Bluetooth issue would be now solved.  I can guarantee you this problem is going to pop-up every now and then. So copy the above commands to a text file for future uses. Sometimes, even after entering above commands the bluetooth would refuse to turn on. In such cases, just Suspend the system and then wake up it again and check.

Canonical has officially launched Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - the latest version of the most popular Linux distribution. You can now upgrade your older Ubuntu to 20.04 easily or download iso and install a fresh copy to try all the new features. This latest LTS version now comes with a build-in Dark Mode. To enable it, go to Settings and check for the Appearance tab. You can now see three Window Colors to choose from - Light, Standard, and Dark . Choose the Dark one and exit the settings. Now, all your Windows will use a darker theme instead of the default lighter look. Even after enabling this Dark Mode, you would still see some areas in the UI using a lighter theme. If you are frustrated by this, check out this excellent article by OMGUbuntu to know how to get a full dark mode on the latest Ubuntu. 

After a few weeks of Beta testing, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Linux is now finally out with improved security and new software features. If you have been using an older Ubuntu version like 18.04, 18.10, 19.04, 19.10, etc, it's easy to upgrade to the new Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa via command line. How to upgrade? Open a Terminal ( Ctrl + Alt + T ) Type in "update-manager -d" command and enter After entering that command, Ubuntu will check for a new version upgrade. However, if there are pending updates for your system, you would need to install those first before Ubuntu to show you an option to upgrade to 20.04. So, after updating everything on your system, try the above command again. If you want to try this latest version from scratch, you can download the .iso file from the official website and create a bootable USB drive. You can also boot it as a Live CD and try if everything works well on your hardware, before Installing it on to the hard drive.  Find...

RawTherapee 5.8 is now available to download and comes with some new features. It now supports CR3 - a raw image format used by Canon DSLRs and Mirrorless bodies. It also comes with a new awesome feature called Capture Sharpening tool which can automatically recover detail lost to lens blur due to diffraction. Rawtherapee is already very good at sharpening images, this new feature makes it better. Download RawTherapee 5.8 AppImage from here ( you don't need .deb file ) How to Install an Appimage? It's actually easy and simple. Right-click the downloaded AppImage and go to properties. Under the Permissions tab, tick ' Allow executing file as Program '. Now right-click on the file and click RUN.  RawTherapee 5.8 is also available for Windows and macOS ( check here ) New features since 5.7: Automatically recover detail lost to lens blur (diffraction) using the new Capture Sharpening tool, located in the "Raw" tab. It takes place right after demosaici...

If you are like me, a full time Ubuntu Linux User and wants to study UI/UX design, you would probably be getting ready to install Windows 10 on your machine, so that you can install and use Adobe XD.  I already did that, but after a few days of multi booting, i got bored rebooting and log in to Windows. I kinda give up learning UX. Then i discovered Figma. If you look online for Figma for Linux Download link, you wouldn't find any on their official website ( there is one unofficial snap available on the web though ). To use Figma on Linux, you don't actually need a .deb package or have to install from source. All you need is a browser window. Figma lives in the cloud. So all your changes are saved live, in the cloud. So no matter which Operating System you use, you can use Figma on all of them just by opening a browser tab.  Figma is not Free, but it is Free to use for a single user. You can work on projects without needing to have a subscription.  Try Figma ...

If you have just heard about Ubuntu Linux and want to try it out, chances are you are all confused about a lot of things. This post will explain some of those FAQ - Frequently asked questions often asked about Ubuntu Linux. 1) What partition should i install  Ubuntu Linux  ? Ubuntu Linux uses EXT4 formatted partition. So, you can't directly install it on to your regular NTFS or FAT32 partitions. The mount point the operating system install on to is denoted as '/' ( root partition ). 2) I see two different versions on Ubuntu Download website. Which one should i download and Install ? LTS ( 18.04 currently ) or the other one ( 19.10 currently ) ? Generally, there are two versions of Ubuntu available to download - LTS version and a regular version with latest software and kernel. LTS means long term support - Five Years of updates will be provided. Regular version with latest software comes with Nine Months of support only. However, you can always upgrade it to the n...

Want to try the new version of the beautiful Elementary OS 5.1 Hera  ? You can use it / test run it without installing it on your laptop using a Live installation USB drive. You can easily create a Bootable Elementary USB 'Live CD' using built in tools that ship with Ubuntu Linux operating system.  Every recently launched version of Ubuntu has a build in tool called Start Up Disk Creator ( command line to launch this app is usb-creator-gtk ). Using this tool, it's very easy and straight forward to create a live bootable installation usb drive. Open the Start up Disk Creator app and choose the ISO path and select the USB drive you want to install it on. Remember to backup the contents of the USB drive, as this process will format the drive and all contents will be deleted. Once you have selected ISO and USB, click on 'Make start up disk' button and wait for the process to complete.

Ubuntu has been one of the most popular linux distributions ever released and offers a great desktop experience. However, if you find the regular Gnome looks on Ubuntu boring for your Desktop, you should try downloading and installing Elementary OS. The design and looks of this linux distribution ( based on Ubuntu ) is really good. They also have custom build and designed core apps for a consistent design experience.  The latest version of Elementary OS - Elementary OS 5.1 Hera is now out and available for download. ( check here ) What's new in Hera 5.1 ? "A major update on a solid foundation. Featuring a completely redesigned login and lockscreen greeter, a new onboarding experience, new ways to sideload and install apps, major System Settings updates, improved core apps, and desktop refinements." For more info, check out the official blog here.