Linux desktop app guides
Install popular desktop applications on Linux with distro-specific package, repository, Flatpak, Snap, and vendor-source guidance.
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How to Install 7-Zip on Fedora 44
Archive work on Fedora is mostly a command-name decision: Fedora's normal 7zip package gives you 7z, Fedora's optional standalone package gives you 7zz, and the official upstream tarball...
How to Install 7-Zip on Debian 13, 12 and 11
Archive work on Debian gets confusing because 7zip, p7zip-full, 7z, and 7zz do not line up the same way on each release. To install 7-Zip on Debian, use...
How to Install 7-Zip on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04
Archive work on Ubuntu gets confusing because 7z, 7zz, 7zip, and p7zip-full do not mean the same thing on every supported LTS release. To install 7-Zip on Ubuntu,...
How to Install Arduino on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04
Choose between Ubuntu's repository package, Snap, Flathub IDE builds, or Arduino's official AppImage, then configure dialout access, launch the IDE, and maintain or remove each method cleanly.
How to Install GoLand on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04
Choose the right GoLand install path for Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04, and 22.04, with source ownership, architecture limits, launch commands, update paths, and cleanup kept separate for Snap, Flatpak,...
How to Install PyCharm on Debian 13, 12 and 11
Installing PyCharm on Debian now means choosing between JetBrains' official Snap package and an unofficial APT wrapper. Current PyCharm Linux packaging uses the unified pycharm product name instead...
How to Install Discord on Linux Mint 22 and 21
Discord on Linux Mint is now a package-source decision as much as an install command. To install Discord on Linux Mint, choose between Discord's official .deb package, which...
How to Install GitHub Desktop on Linux Mint 22 and 21
Reviewing diffs, resolving merge conflicts, and opening pull requests is usually faster in a GUI than in a terminal full of Git flags. GitHub's own Desktop builds target...
How to Install Grub Customizer on Linux Mint 22 and 21
When Linux Mint hides the boot menu or keeps booting the wrong entry, Grub Customizer gives you a graphical way to change boot order, expose the hidden menu,...
How to Install Steam on Linux Mint 22 and 21
Proton has made Linux Mint a practical gaming desktop for native Linux releases and a large share of Windows-only titles. On supported 64-bit Linux Mint 22.x and 21.x...
How to Install LibreOffice on Linux Mint 22 and 21
Standard Linux Mint Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce desktop installs include LibreOffice by default, but reinstalling the suite or switching to a newer release stream is common after a...
How to Install Wine on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04
Some Windows apps still arrive as .exe installers, and Wine remains the quickest way to run them on Ubuntu without setting up a full virtual machine. To install...