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Feb 07 2017
Stackoverflow is an invaluable resource for questions related to programming and other subjects. Normally, the workflow for searching http://stackoverflow.com/, is to search Google using a Web browser. Most probably, the result will be a question from stackoverflow. A more convenient way to query StackOverflow, is to use the how2 command-line utility. Here is how it …
Permanent link to this article: https://blog.simos.info/how-to-create-a-snap-for-how2-stackoverflow-from-the-terminal-in-ubuntu-16-04/
Feb 04 2017
Update #1: 6 Feb 2017 httpstat needs curl. Originally, this HowTo would freshly compile curl from the github source. Now, this HowTo shows how to reuse the existing curl package from the Ubuntu repositories. In this post we see how to create a snap package (or, just snap) of some software in Ubuntu 16.04. A …
Permanent link to this article: https://blog.simos.info/how-to-create-a-snap-for-a-python-app-with-networking-using-snapcraft-in-ubuntu-16-04/
Feb 02 2017
Inkscape is professional open-source vector graphics editor. The latest version is 0.92. Here is a video demonstrating the new Inkscape 0.92 features. And detailed Inkscape 0.92 Release Notes. Here is how to install as the Inkscape snap on Ubuntu 16.04 (and other GNU/Linux distributions that support snaps). The snap was created by Inkscape Board member …
Permanent link to this article: https://blog.simos.info/how-to-install-inkscape-0-92-latest-as-a-snap-in-ubuntu-16-04/
Feb 01 2017
LibreOffice 5.3 has several new features and one of them is the new MUFFIN toolbars. Let’s try them out. First, we installed LibreOffice 5.3 on Ubuntu using a snap and start the new version of LibreOffice Writer. By default, the new MUFFIN toolbar is not available because it is currently an experimental feature. We need …
Permanent link to this article: https://blog.simos.info/how-to-try-the-new-muffin-ribbon-toolbar-of-libreoffice-5-3-in-ubuntu-16-04/
Feb 01 2017
Update #1: 3 Feb 2017: The new LibreOffice 5.3 has been released to the stable snap channel, which means the process of installing is quite easier. See at the end of this post for the simplified instructions, to install from fresh or switch channel from edge to stable. LibreOffice 5.3 was released a few days …
Permanent link to this article: https://blog.simos.info/how-to-install-libreoffice-5-3-on-ubuntu-16-04-from-snap/
Jan 17 2017
Suppose you added a third-party repository of DEB packages in your Ubuntu and you now want to completely remove it, by either downgrading the packages to the official version in Ubuntu or removing them altogether. How do you do that? Well, if it was a Personal Package Archive (PPA), you would simply use ppa-purge. ppa-purge …
Permanent link to this article: https://blog.simos.info/how-to-completely-remove-a-third-party-repository-from-ubuntu/
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