today's howtos

• How to Enable WordPress Debugging Mode to Fix Errors

• Install Cockpit Web Console On Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

• How to transfer the domain to Route 53

• How to write a VS Code extension

• How To Mount/Unmount USB Drive On Ubuntu And Other Linux Distros?

• How To Install Linux Kernel 5.7 in Ubuntu / LinuxMint

• My own mail & groupware server, part 1: what, why, how?

• NetSpeed – Display Download / Upload Speed in Ubuntu 20.04 Panel

• Learn CentOS 19 - Streams

Games: Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask, Paradox Tinto, Geneshift, Factorio

• Horror adventure Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask releasing June 18

  Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask, a prologue to a much bigger upcoming point & click horror adventure game is now confirmed to be releasing on June 18. Today Red Martyr Entertainment sent word that the Linux version is ready to go so it will be a simultaneous release. It follows the mysterious events that precede a macabre series of murders, allegedly related to devil worship and witchcraft. According to the gameplay, your actions and choices will change how you experience the storyline and what characters you meet.

• Paradox Interactive founds new studio for their grand strategy games

  Today Paradox Interactive announced the formation of a new studio with Paradox Tinto, with an aim to focus on their grand strategy games. Paradox Tinto is located in Barcelona, headed by Johan Andersson, 25+ year veteran of Paradox Development Studio and original creator of the Europa Universalis video game franchise. They're now putting together a dedicated team to oversee further development on Europa Universalis IV (which supports Linux). After that, they will be responsible for creating new grand strategy games.

• Geneshift Battle Royale adds daily survival runs, free to keep giveaway soon

  Geneshift, an indie game that's had many faces over the years and now mostly settled into a Battle Royale as the main part has gained a single-player daily survival run. The thing is, Geneshift had a single-player (and co-op) mode for a long time now. The issue is how the big Battle Royale update changed the focus of the game so the current single-player campaign is very different. This now daily survival run helps to bridge the gap a little and give you something extra to blast through and climb the leaderboard on. You go across waves of increasingly deadly enemies to see how long you can survive. If you own the Supporters Edition DLC, which contains the rest of the game (currently free with purchases), you can even do this mode in 4-player co-op.

• Factorio to release early in August to avoid Cyberpunk 2077

  Factorio, that magnificent indie game about building sprawling conveyor belts and production chains is going to release sooner than originally expected. In their latest Friday Facts post, Wube Soft mentioned how Cyberpunk 2077 was now slated to be release around a week before their own launch. They thought that might have a negative effect as it would take attention away from other games. They have a point and so they've moved Factorio's release up to August 14, 5 weeks earlier than originally planned.

Using the Lightweight Apt Package Manager Synaptic in Ubuntu and Other Debian-based Linux Distributions

This week’s open source software highlight is Synaptic. Learn what this good old package manager can do that the modern software managers cannot. Synaptic is a lightweight GUI front end to apt package management system used in Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint and many other Debian/Ubuntu based distributions. Basically, everything that you can do using the apt-get commands in the terminal can be achieved with Synaptic.

Android Leftovers

• OnePlus pulls update that disabled the 8 Pro's 'X-ray' camera in Oxygen OS after accidental rollout

• Remove Chinese Apps From Your Android Phone Using This Tool

• Nokia 43-inch 4K Smart Android TV with JBL audio to launch on June 4 in India

• Watch out: This serene wallpaper crashes Android devices

• This app claims to delete all Chinese apps on your Android phone: Know more

• 7-Eleven Launches My7E Loyalty App For Android And iOS

• What to expect from the next generation of Android phone processors

• Android Users Beware: Serious Problem Affects Millions Of Smartphones

• Realme 5, Realme 5i, Realme 5s Start Receiving Realme UI Update with Android 10 in India

• This week in Android: RIP LG G series, Xiaomi Mi 10 review, Galaxy S20 giveaway

• Google Maps makes it easier to share your location with Plus code on Android

• Google delays the Android 11 beta