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7 Ways to Take Screenshots on Mac OS X

7 Ways to Take Screenshots on Mac OS X

2025-10-04 22:10

If you want to capture a funny chat conversation, show someone an error message on your computer, share instructions on how to complete a task, or even contribute to a wikiHow, screenshots are the ideal solution. With screenshots, you can show others what appears on your computer screen.

How to Use Twitter (with Pictures)

How to Use Twitter (with Pictures)

2025-10-04 22:10

This wikiHow teaches you how to use Twitter, including how to create an account and upload tweets. Step Part 1 of 7: Creating a Twitter Account Step 1. Open Twitter Visit https://www.twitter.com/ through your computer's web browser.

How to Create Icons Using Paint (with Pictures)

How to Create Icons Using Paint (with Pictures)

2025-10-04 22:10

This wikiHow teaches you how to create a Windows icon file using Microsoft Paint and Paint 3D in Windows 10. However, there are some limitations you'll find with the regular version of Microsoft Paint when creating icons. Therefore, you can use Paint 3D to create more complex icons if necessary.

3 Ways to Study for Tests

3 Ways to Study for Tests

2025-06-01 06:06

It's called a test/exam that thrives like weeds, right? You take one exam and there's another exam waiting around the corner. It's time to show those exams who's in charge: you're sure to get a lot of "A" and "B" marks soon.

How to Make the Most of Life as a Teen (with Pictures)

How to Make the Most of Life as a Teen (with Pictures)

2025-06-01 06:06

You may want to make the most of your teenage years. Living seriously in this time can help develop good habits for adulthood. There are several ways to improve life as a teenager. Set goals and desires, pursue success academically and in other areas, cultivate a sense of self-worth and image, and make sure you develop positive relationships.

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How to Install Google Chrome Through Terminal on Linux

How to Install Google Chrome Through Terminal on Linux

This wikiHow teaches you how to install the Google Chrome web browser through a Terminal window on Ubuntu or Debian Linux. All you need to do is use the “wget” tool to download the latest stable version of Chrome and install it with the “dpkg” file.

How to Remove Ubuntu: 9 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Remove Ubuntu: 9 Steps (with Pictures)

You assume that Ubuntu is no longer the right operating system on your computer, but you still don't understand how to remove it from the system. Removing Ubuntu which is the only operating system on a computer is fairly easy, but it can be a bit tricky if you have Windows installed as well.

3 Ways to Install Flash Player on Ubuntu

3 Ways to Install Flash Player on Ubuntu

Flash is no longer developed for Linux, and the latest version is only available on Chrome because it's already built-in. In the Chromium browser, you can use it by extracting the Flash plug-in from Chrome. In Firefox, you will need to switch to a different browser if you want to use the latest version of Flash.

3 Ways to Remove Programs on Linux Mint

3 Ways to Remove Programs on Linux Mint

The Linux Mint operating system offers thousands of different programs and applications. However, what if you want to remove the program? Here's how! Step Method 1 of 3: Removing Programs from Program Menu Step 1. Click the menu Go to the app you want to remove.

How to Install Oracle Java JRE on Linux Ubuntu (with Pictures)

How to Install Oracle Java JRE on Linux Ubuntu (with Pictures)

This article will cover installing the 32-bit and 64-bit Oracle Java 7 JRE (current version number is 1.8.0_73 ) on 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu operating systems. This guide also applies to Debian and Linux Mint. This article is addressed only if you want to install Oracle Java JRE on a Debian based Linux system, for example Debian, Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

How to Install Linux: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Install Linux: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

Linux is an open source operating system designed to replace Windows and Mac OS X. Linux can be downloaded and installed on any computer for free. Because it is open source, Linux has many different versions or distributions, which were developed by different groups.

3 Ways to Install Oracle Java on Linux Ubuntu

3 Ways to Install Oracle Java on Linux Ubuntu

This tutorial will cover installing both 32-bit and 64-bit Oracle Java 7 JDK/JRE (current version number is 1.7.0_45 ) on 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu operating systems. This guide also applies to Debian and Linux Mint. For those of you who only want to install the Oracle Java JRE to run Java applications and not to develop Java programs, use this way:

How to Install Oracle Java JDK on Ubuntu Linux (with Pictures)

How to Install Oracle Java JDK on Ubuntu Linux (with Pictures)

This article is for the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the Oracle Java 8 JDK installation (the version at which this article was written is 1.8.0_20 ) on 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu operating systems. These instructions can also be applied to Debian and Linux Mint.

How to Install Software on Ubuntu: 8 Steps

How to Install Software on Ubuntu: 8 Steps

Want to install the program you want on Linux, but because you're new you don't know how? This article will tell you how to install programs in the latest version of Ubuntu. Step Step 1. Connect to the internet, unless you are using an offline repository Method 1 of 2:

3 Ways to Install Software on Debian Linux

3 Ways to Install Software on Debian Linux

This wikiHow teaches you how to use Debian's built-in Linux tools to install software packages. If you are using the desktop version of Debian, you can use Synaptic to install application packages with a point-and-click graphical interface. You can also use the “apt” command in a command line program to search for and install installation packages from the internet.

How to Install Linux Mint (with Pictures)

How to Install Linux Mint (with Pictures)

This wikiHow teaches you how to replace your computer's operating system with Linux Mint. You can do this on both Windows and Mac computers. Step Part 1 of 4: Preparing for Installation Step 1. Back up data from the computer Since you'll be switching your computer's operating system to Linux, it's a good idea to back up your computer's files and preferences, even if you don't intend to store them on Linux.

How to Install XAMPP on Linux (with Pictures)

How to Install XAMPP on Linux (with Pictures)

This wikiHow teaches you how to install and run XAMPP on a Linux computer. Step Part 1 of 2: Installing XAMPP Step 1. Go to the XAMPP download page Visit https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html through your computer's web browser.

How to Install Puppy Linux (with Pictures)

How to Install Puppy Linux (with Pictures)

This wikiHow teaches you how to install Puppy Linux on a PC. Unlike other Linux distributions, Puppy Linux does not require a complete installation. You can create a boot disk or drive and load the operating system from that disk or drive as needed.

How to Compile C Programs with the GNU C Compiler (GCC)

How to Compile C Programs with the GNU C Compiler (GCC)

This wikiHow teaches you how to compile a C program from source code, using the GNU Compiler (GCC) for Linux and the Minimalist GNU (MinGW) for Windows. Step Method 1 of 2: Using GCC for Unix Step 1. Open a Terminal window on your Unix computer Step 2.

How to Change Keyboard Layout in Ubuntu: 7 Steps

How to Change Keyboard Layout in Ubuntu: 7 Steps

This wikiHow teaches you how to use different keyboard layouts on Ubuntu. When a new keyboard layout is added, a quick drop-down menu will appear in the upper-right corner of the desktop so you can easily change keyboard layouts as you work.

How to Install Steam on a Linux Computer

How to Install Steam on a Linux Computer

This wikiHow teaches you how to install the Steam app on a variety of Linux distributions. If you are using Ubuntu or Debian, you can install Steam from the Ubuntu Software application or the Ubuntu repositories. For recent updates not available in the Ubuntu repositories, you can install Steam from its official DEB package or use a trusted third party repository (eg RPM Fusion).

How to Change PATH Variable on Linux: 5 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Change PATH Variable on Linux: 5 Steps (with Pictures)

Operating systems generally use environment variables to define various global settings that affect parts of the system, or to manage applications. The PATH variable is one of the environment variables, and is often used without the user's knowledge.

How to Install Windows on Ubuntu (with Pictures)

How to Install Windows on Ubuntu (with Pictures)

This wikiHow teaches you how to install Windows 10 on a computer running Linux Ubuntu. Before you begin, make sure you've purchased a Windows license and product code. Don't worry if you don't have Windows installation media, as you can create a bootable USB drive from a downloadable ISO image file.

How to Root on Ubuntu: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Root on Ubuntu: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

You need root access (also known as superuser) to run administrative programs on Linux. Generally, Linux distributions provide a separate root account, but that account is locked on Ubuntu Linux by default for security. To run a command with root access, use sudo.

How to Run INSTALL.SH File on Linux with Terminal

How to Run INSTALL.SH File on Linux with Terminal

Linux offers several convenient ways or media for installing new programs, such as the Ubuntu Software Center and Synaptic Package Manager. However, some applications still need to be installed via Command Prompt or Terminal. This wikiHow teaches you how to install an application from the INSTALL.