Category: Linux

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Shut Down WSL Running Linux Distributions

So you are running Linux inside Windows using WSL. And you are wondering how you can shut down the Linux distribution running in WSL. You can surely try the shutdown command from within the Linux system running in WSL: sudo shutdown now You can also shut …

How to Get Ubuntu Style Layout in KUbuntu 22.04 | 24.04

This simple tutorial shows how to easily make your KUbuntu desktop layout to be Ubuntu (GNOME) Style, that includes top-panel, left side-bar, and a full-screen launcher. KDE Plasma is highly customizable. User can manually add new panel, configure its position, add panel items. But, without struggling …

Chromium to Allow VA-API Hardware Decoding in Linux Wayland

For Chromium user, the popular web browser is finally to allow VA-API hardware decoding for video playback in Linux Wayland. Chromium so far does NOT officially support VA-API Video Acceleration API on Linux. However, there are experimental flags to enable this feature, which might work on …

Free Command Examples

The free command is one of the easiest ways one can learn about their system memory (RAM) consumption and if you have swap enabled. But the question is: How can you use the free command? Well, it is pretty easy and does not require any complex …