How To Change The LibreOffice Icon theme in Ubuntu 16.10

LibreOffice is the Ubuntu 16.10's Alternative for Microsoft Office Suite.

LibreOffice is a great program, a free and open source with all the functions which a person may need.  But for many of its users, the icon theme just does not do it.  But there is a relatively easy way to fix that!

In this short video tutorial I show how to install more Icon themes for LibreOffice in Ubuntu 16.10 with a simple installation command in the terminal and after that, I also show how to choose between the different LibreOffice themes in Ubuntu 16.10.

The command I used is: sudo apt-get install libreoffice-style*

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Manjaro 16.10-rc3 Fringilla Preview

Manjaro 16.10-rc3 Fringilla

Manjaro 16.10-rc3 Fringilla was released on the 30th of October.  Manjaro 16.10-rc3 Fringilla is based on Arch and it comes in the following desktop enviroments; bspwm, Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, GNOME, i3, JWM, KDE, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Openbox, pekwm, Xfce.  Today's release is only in the Xfce Enviroment 4.12.  It has 32bit and 64bit versions.  Manjaro 16.10-rc3 Fringilla is based in Austria, Germany and France.  Linux Kernel 4.4.27-2-MANJARO are used in Manjaro 16.10-rc3 Fringilla, but it is easy to upgrade to the latest kernel inside the operating system. 
When the system was in idle, it ran at about 400-500 mb of ram.

Website: manjaro.org

Download Manjaro 16.10-rc3 Fringilla 64bit: https://downloads.sourceforge.net/manjarotest/manjaro-xfce-minimal-16.10-dev-unstable-x86_64.iso

Download Manjaro 16.10-rc3 Fringilla 32bit: https://downloads.sourceforge.net/manjarotest/manjaro-xfce-minimal-16.10-dev-unstable-i686.iso

Salix 14.2-rc1 Xfce Live Look At

Salix 14.2-rc1 Xfce Live was released on the 29th of October.  Salix 14.2-rc1 Xfce is based on Slackware and it comes in the following desktop enviroments; Fluxbox, KDE, MATE, Openbox, Ratpoison, Xfce.  Today's release is only in the Xfce Enviroment 4.12.  Salix 14.2-rc1 Xfce has 32bit and 64bit versions.  Salix is based in Europe.  Linux Kernel 4.4.19 are used in Salix 14.2-rc1 Xfce Live. 
When the system was in idle, it ran at about 400 mb of ram.

Website: www.salixos.org

Download Salix 14.2-rc1 Xfce Live 64bit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/salix/files/14.2/salixlive64-xfce-14.2-rc1.iso/download

Download Salix 14.2-rc1 Xfce Live 32bit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/salix/files/14.2/salixlive-xfce-14.2-rc1.iso/download

Do you need an antivirus for Ubuntu?

Most of us grew up with Windows and with Windows an antivirus is not just a good thing to have, but it is a necessity.  But as you are currently reading this post you have most probably just moved to Ubuntu, well most probably, and getting acquainted with this exciting and great operating system.

I am glad to let you know that you do not really need an antivirus for Linux, even though there are great anti-viruses out there.  You can find links to them at the end of the article.  But there is a catch!

If you do a quick Google search you found to find out that there are viruses for Linux, not as many as for Windows, because Windows have more users and the market for computer attacks are much bigger.  So it does not mean that there are not viruses, but Linux has a different way of protecting systems from viruses.

When a virus is being released against Ubuntu, many smart people in the community looks for a patch, to fix the vulnerability and as soon as a patch are found it is sent to the developers, who will test it out and when it is approved, it is sent out as an update to Ubuntu systems.

Please note that I do not say that Ubuntu has a build in Antivirus and that the updates include signatures for viruses.  I am saying that when a vulnerability are revealed, like recent Dirty Cow, Ubuntu will send up an update to your computer which will be a patch and prevent the Dirty Cow from infiltrating your computer.

So to protect your Ubuntu system from viruses and vulnerability it is vital that you keep your system up to date and run a version of Ubuntu which is still supported.

So to summarize, there are antiviruses out there for Ubuntu and a person can install them, but if you have a Ubuntu version which is supported and install updates when available, then you should be fine!

Ps. Antiviruses are great when you try to clean a Windows hard drive which is filled with viruses and malware, but that is for another article.

Ps.  Please note, that this is my opinion and I am open for correction, where and if needed!

Comodo for Ubuntu: https://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/antivirus-for-linux.php

ESET NOD32 for Ubuntu: https://www.eset.com/us/home/antivirus-linux/

ClamAV for Ubuntu: http://www.clamav.net/

Bodhi 4.0.0 Preview

Bodhi 4.0.0 was released on the 29th of October.  Bodhi 4.0.0 is based on Ubuntu and Debian and it comes in the Moksha desktop enviroments.  It has armhf, 64bit and 32bit versions.  Bodhi is based in the USA.  Linux Kernel 4.4.0-36-generic are used in Bodhi 4.0.0.

Website: www.bodhilinux.com

Download Bodhi 4.0.0 64bit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/bodhilinux/files/4.0.0/bodhi-4.0.0-64.iso/download

Download Bodhi 4.0.0 32bit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/bodhilinux/files/4.0.0/bodhi-4.0.0-32.iso/download

Robolinux 8.7 MATE 3D Preview

Robolinux 8.7 MATE 3D was released on the 29th of October.  Robolinux is based on Debian (Stable) and it comes in the following desktop environments; Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE, LXDE, MATE, Xfce.  Today's release is only in the MATE Environment 1.8.1.  Robolinux has 64bit and 32bit versions.  Robolinux is based in the USA.  Linux Kernel 3.16.0-4 is used in Robolinux 8.7 MATE 3D. 
When the system was in idle, it ran at about 450 MB of ram.

Please note that 3D technology as saw in the video is possible, I could not as I ran the video in a virtual machine and was not abe too.  A person can also run any windows program in Robolinux as Windows virtual machines are integrated into the system, but a person needs to give a donation and as I am on a low budget, it was sadly not a possibility for the preview.

Website: www.robolinux.org

Download: Robolinux 8.7 MATE 3D - 64 Bit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/robolinux/files/robolinux64-mate-3d-v8.7.iso/download

Download: Robolinux 8.7 MATE 3D - 32 Bit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/robolinux/files/robolinux32-mate-3d-v8.7.iso/download

Endless 0S 3 Is Great!!!

Endless 0S 3 was released on the 28th of September 2016.  Endless OS3 is based on GNOME 3.20.  I have not found an ISO file of Endless 3 but only an IMG file, and super easy instructions on how to install it on virtual box to try it out.  Endless is not based for the normal market, but rather the less developed countries where internet is not always a possibility and money is also a question...  So Endless OS stepped in and made cheap computers, pre installed with Endless OS which is powered with Linux and offline versions of Wikipedia, just to mention a bit of the power, makes the internet a nice thing to have but not a neccary thing to give people the power of the internet and too explore and learn.  An app that stood out for me is the photo editing program, it is nice and filled with good functions.  The only sad part of Endless is that the image folder is about 21GB.  Endless 0S 3 is based in USA.  Linux Kernel 4.4.0-42-generic are used in Endless 3. 
When the system was in idle, it ran at about 700 - 1000 mb of ram.

Website: endlessm.com

Download Endless OS: endlessm.com/download/

Endless Hardware: endlessm.com/registration/

How To Run Endless OS in VirtualBox: https://support.endlessm.com/hc/en-us/articles/210527046-How-do-I-run-Endless-OS-in-a-Virtual-Machine-

Steam on Ubuntu 16.04, installation and troubleshooting

If you are reading this blog, you most probably found it difficult to install steam on your system. Either because you already installed Steam, but it does not open up, and the icon just blinks when you are trying to open it up. Or you are new to Ubuntu and do not know how to install it or you just want a quick tutorial.  Whatever your reason might be, I want to assure you that this post is for you. One of the main difficulties of installing Steam is that the Steam installation package was created for Ubuntu 12.04, and as it works on most systems that run Ubuntu 16.04 it has not been changed. But many systems, especially those with newer hardware tends to have problems with running Steam, but it can be fixed quite easily.

Installing Steam:
There are numeral ways of installing Steam on Ubuntu 16.04. Since the release of Ubuntu 16.04 I made numeral videos on installing Steam on Ubuntu 16.04 since it has been released, here are links to these videos, which will help you to install Steam easily,

Install Steam on Ubuntu 16.04 via the official Steam site: https://youtu.be/C9MI7AjKr2s

Install Steam on Ubuntu 16.04 via Play On Linux: https://youtu.be/YKYzrU8qc7w

Install Steam on Ubuntu 16.04 via the Ubuntu Mate Welcome Software Boutique: https://youtu.be/KjjClQpFRoc

Install Steam on Ubuntu 16.04 via the Terminal - the Linux term for the command line. https://youtu.be/DVxE258iw2c

Troubleshooting:

If you have already installed steam, but when you try to open steam, but the icon just blinks and nothing happens, then you should not be too nervous as it most probably can be fixed through a simple command or two in the terminal! But there are numeral errors and different commands are use to fix it. So the first job is to diagnose what the exact error is before we can find the solution. Open up a terminal: in Ubuntu, a person can find the terminal by opening the bash and start typing terminal and click on it when it appears or presses ctrl and alt and t together. After that type the word steam in your terminal and press enter. This will either open up steam or give you an error message which will help us to fix Steam on Ubuntu 16.04. When you have the error message you can either send it to me via a comment in the thread and I will come back to you. Or you can copy that error message into google and you will be able to find the solution easily.

Sabayon 16.11 Preview

Sabayon 16.11 was released on the 28th of October.  It is based on Gentoo and it comes in the following desktop environments; Fluxbox, GNOME, KDE, MATE, Xfce.   It has armhf and 64bit versions.  Sabayon is based in Italy.  Linux Kernel 4.8.0-sabayon are used in Sabayon 16.11. 
When the system was in idle, it ran at about 600-700 mb of ram.

Sabayon 16.11 Website: www.sabayon.org

Sabayon 16.11 Xfce Download: http://dl.sabayon.org/stable/Sabayon_Linux_16.11_amd64_Xfce.iso

Sabayon 16.11 GNOME Download: http://dl.sabayon.org/stable/Sabayon_Linux_16.11_amd64_GNOME.iso

Sabayon 16.11 KDE Download:  http://dl.sabayon.org/stable/Sabayon_Linux_16.11_amd64_KDE.iso

Sabayon 16.11 MATE Download:http://dl.sabayon.org/stable/Sabayon_Linux_16.11_amd64_MATE.iso

Maui 2 Look At

Maui 2 was released on the 28th of October. It is based on Debian and KDE Neon and it has the KDE Plasma 5.8.2 desktop environment and KDE apps version 16.08.2. It has only a 64bit version. Maui is based in Germany. Linux Kernel 4.4.0-45-generic are used in Maui 2. When the system was in idle, it ran at about 550 mb of ram. Website: mauilinux.org Download Maui 2: https://sourceforge.net/projects/mauilinux/files/maui-2/maui-2-64bit.iso

Linux Mint 18.1 - Serena

On the 28th of October 2016, Clem (Clement Lefebvre) announced the code name of Linux Mint 18.1, which is Serena. The release date will be around November/December. Linux Mint 18 Systems, will be able to upgrade easily, via the Update Manager. This release will be supported until 2021. Stay tuned for more news about this release!