Ubuntu – what and how

Here are few tools that I’m using on Ubuntu although I’m traditionally Windows user:

1. Pinta – Paint.net alternative. Can be installed with Ubuntu Software
2. Google Chrome – Browser
   • Install method 1:
     • cd /tmp
     • wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
     • sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
     • If error occures then:
       • sudo apt-get -f install
   • Install method 2: Install as follows:
     • Open terminal
     • wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
     • sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
   • Install method 3:
     • Open terminal
     • wget -q -O – https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add –
     • sudo sh -c ‘echo “deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main” >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list’
     • sudo apt-get update
     • sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable
3. Lastpass – Password manager
4. Gnome-commander – Total commander file manager
5. gnome-screenshot – similar to snipping tool of Microsoft
6. System Monitor – Similar to Task manager of windows
7. Git – Source code versioning
   • Open terminal and type:
     • sudo apt-get install git
8. Switch between input languages
9. Skype
10. Remote connections:
    • RDP, VNC SFTP, SSH client – Remmina remote desktop
    • TeamViewer
11. DBeaver – SSMS – SQL Server management studio alternatives
    • Case Ubuntu 16.04:
      • sudo apt-get -f install
      • Install JDK
        • sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk
        • apt-cache search jdk
        • export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk
        • export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk/bin
        • javac -version
      • Download dbeaver-ce_4.2.0_amd64.deb
      • sudo dpkg -i dbeaver-ce_4.2.0_amd64.deb
      • Run DBeaver
12. Kubuntu – Ubuntu with KDE
13. Atom – Text Editor
14. K4DirStat – Install from ubuntu software center, same as windows WinDirStat, directories statistics.
15. Anaconda
    • Linux: Download
      • At terminal write:
      • bash ~/Downloads/Anaconda3-5.0.0-Linux-x86_64.sh
      • Install anaconda-navigator
16. Setup Hebrew keyboard – 1st Step / 2nd Step

Linux – Windows utilities

1. 3 Ways to Access Your Linux Partitions From Windows
2. Open Terminal: Ctrl-Alt-T
3. Show Hidden files, Ubuntu file explorer
4. All installed applications shortcut location:
   • /usr/share/applications
5. How to find Linux type and version?
   • Open terminal and write:
     • cat /etc/*-release
6. How to repair ubuntu-windows boot?