Category: Desktop Support

Enhance Your Rocky 9.4 Linux Desktop: Dash to Panel – A Windows Taskbar Alternative for GNOME
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The “Dash to Panel” extension for GNOME on Rocky Linux 9.4 (or any GNOME-based desktop environment) provides an alternative to the default GNOME Dash and brings a Windows-like taskbar experience to your desktop. Here’s how you can install and configure it:
Install Gnome Extensions
Open terminal and install the gnome-exensions package with the dnf package manager.
```
sudo dnf install gnome-extensions
```
Download and install Dash to Dock
Use a web browser of your choice to download and install the dash to dock gnome extension.
Conclusion
After installing gnome-extensions utility and the dash-to-dock extension on your Rocky 9 system, you should have a dock as in the image featured below.
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June 22, 2024
6 Crucial Steps to Take After Creating a New Rocky 9.4 Linux Virtual Box VM
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Update Your System
```
sudo dnf upgrade -y
```
Install Virtual Box Guest Additions
```
sudo dnf install epel-release kernel-devel -y
```
In the VirtualBox Toolbar go to Devices > Insert Guest Additions CD Image
```
sudo & /run/media/22halo/VBox_GAs_7.0.18/autorun.sh
```
Update Host Name
```
sudo hostnamectl set-hostname desiredhostname
```
Reboot
```
sudo reboot now
```
Install Gnome Tweaks
```
sudo dnf install gnome-tweaks
```
Open Tweaks
Click ‘Window Titlebars’ menu
Under ‘Titlebar Buttons’ toggle on ‘Maximize’ and ‘Minimize’
Install automatic updates
```
sudo dnf install dnf-automatic

sudo vim /etc/dnf/automatic.conf

sudo systemctl enable –now dnf-automatic.timer

sudo systemctl list-timers -all | grep dnf-automatic

sudo systemctl edit dnf-automatic.timer

journalctl -u dnf-automatic
```
Install chrome
```
sudo rpm –import https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm

sudo dnf localinstall google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm
```
Disallow Root From SSH Access
```
sudo vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config
```
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June 21, 2024
Easily Bulk Convert Images to WebP for Free
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Introduction
WebP is a modern file format used to optimize images for the web.
In this guide, learn how to effortlessly convert images to WebP using ImageMagick, a powerful and free open source program.
By converting your images to WebP you can reduce your image sizes by up to 10x! Potentially making your web pages load faster.
Command for Windows
PowerShell
```
Get-ChildItem *.png | ForEach-Object {
    $webpFile = $_.BaseName + ".webp"
    magick $_.FullName $webpFile
    Remove-Item $_.FullName
}
```
Command for Mac or Linux
Bash
```
for file in *.png
    do magick "$file" "${file%.png}.webp"
    rm $file
done
```
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June 14, 2024