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PyCharm IDE 2022.1 Released! How to install it in Ubuntu in 3 ways

Last updated: April 15, 2022 — 1 Comment

JetBrains announced the 2022.1 release of its PyCharm IDE few days ago. Here’s how to install in Ubuntu in different ways.

What’s New in PyCharm 2022.1

This is the first release of the IDE in 2022. Release highlights include (see release note for details):

  • Basic http authentication support for custom package repositories
  • Enhanced code completion for TypedDict
  • Improved TypedDict per-key warnings
  • Run commands directly from Markdown files
  • New Copy code snippet for Markdown.
  • Code cells remain in Edit mode after execution (Pro)
  • Optimized cell copy-pasting (Pro)
  • MongoDB: Editing fields in results (Pro)
  • New Services UI for Docker (Pro)

How to Install PyCharm 2022.1 in Ubuntu Linux

Method 1: Snap package

JetBrains provides official package for Ubuntu users through the Snap which runs in sandbox. Ubuntu user may just search for and install it from Ubuntu Software:

For choice, you may also press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard and run commands below to install it:

sudo snap install pycharm-community --classic

And you may replace pycharm-community with pycharm-professional in command for pro edition.

Method 2: Flatpak package

The IDE is also available to install as Flatpak, another universal package runs in sandbox.

1. First press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard and run command to install Flatpak daemon:

sudo apt install flatpak

2. Next, install the Python IDE as Flatpak using command:

flatpak install https://dl.flathub.org/repo/appstream/com.jetbrains.PyCharm-Community.flatpakref

For the Professional edition, use command:

flatpak install https://dl.flathub.org/repo/appstream/com.jetbrains.PyCharm-Professional.flatpakref

Method 3: Linux Tarball

For those don’t like the Snap and/or Flatpak, there’s no official .deb package available though you may keep an eye on this unofficial PPA.

There’s however Linux tarball available to download in its website:

Download Pycharm

After downloaded the package, extract and run the “pycharm.sh” file under ‘bin’ sub-folder will launch the IDE.

Create app shortcut so to launch PyCharm IDE from start menu

The Linux tarball lacks app shortcut integration. Here’s how to create one manually.

1.) For current user only, I’d recommend to move the source folder into “.local/bin” folder.

Open ‘Files’, press Ctrl+H, and then navigate to “.local -> bin (create if not exist)”. Then, move the source folder from Downloads to that directory.

2.) Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal, and verify by running command:

~/.local/bin/pycharm-*/bin/pycharm.sh

If the IDE launches, you can now create app shortcuts via the next step.

3.) In terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T), run command to create a shortcut file and edit via Gedit text editor:

gedit ~/.local/share/applications/pycharm-community.desktop

When the file opens, add following lines:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=PyCharm Community
Exec=/home/ji/.local/bin/pycharm-community-2022.1/bin/pycharm.sh
Icon=/home/ji/.local/bin/pycharm-community-2022.1/bin/pycharm.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;Development;
Keywords=ide;python;charm;
StartupWMClass=jetbrains-pycharm-ce

NOTE: you need to change the value of “Exec” and “Icon” by replacing ji with your username, and community with professional for Pro edition.

Tip: you may just Press Ctrl+L in file manager to copy the PATH to current folder quickly. And then paste in the previous text editor.

NOTE: If you write wrong value for ‘Exec’, the app won’t appear in system start menu (Show Applications) search results.

Remove PyCharm:

To remove the IDE, run the command below accordingly. Replace community to professional, or Community to Professional for Pro edition.

Remove the Snap package via command:

sudo snap remove pycharm-community

To remove the Flatpak package:

flatpak uninstall --delete-data com.jetbrains.PyCharm-Community

And, remove the tarball package via command:

rm -R ~/.local/bin/pycharm-* ~/.local/share/applications/pycharm-*.desktop
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Ambient Sound Player ‘Blanket’ Looks Better with GTK4 & libadwaita Port

Last updated: April 14, 2022 — Leave a comment

Want to play some nature sounds or ambient noise on Linux? Blanket is a really good choice with a stylish user interface.

As far as know, there are 2 good open-source applications in Linux for playing ambient sounds. They are ‘Blanket‘ who has a good design on its UI, and ‘Anoise‘ which has many more cool sounds but looks ugly.

For Ubuntu 22.04, Fedora 36 or Arch Linux user with GNOME 42, Blanket looks more native because of the dark mode support and GTK4 + libadwaita port.

As you see in the picture, it can play some nature sounds including Rain, Storm, Wind, Waves, Stream, Birdsong, Summer Night, as well as a few travels, coffee shop, and other noises.

The app starts playing either by clicking on a sound icon or moving the volume control slider. It supports multiple sounds playback. All playing sound icons are highlighted. By clicking on the icons can mute/un-mute them, though there’s a global start/stop button in the top-left.

Though it has only more than a dozen of sounds, there’s “Add Custom Sounds” button in the bottom to add your own sounds. And, it supports presets and can run in background and control via the Clock menu button.

Install Blanket in Ubuntu & other Linux:

Method 1: Install Blanket via universal Flatpak

The app is available to install as Flatpak for most Linux. Just follow the official setup guide.

For Ubuntu, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal and run command to install the daemon:

sudo apt install flatpak

Then install Blanket as Flatpak via command:

flatpak install https://dl.flathub.org/repo/appstream/com.rafaelmardojai.Blanket.flatpakref

Method 2: Install Blanket via Ubuntu PPA

For those prefer the classic .deb package, there’s an official Ubuntu PPA. Though the package there may not be the latest due to dependency issue.

To add the PPA, press Ctrl+Alt+T and run command in terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1/blanket

To install the Blanket via deb package, run command:

sudo apt install blanket

How to Remove Blanket:

For the Flatpak package, remove it via command:

flatpak uninstall --delete-data com.rafaelmardojai.Blanket

To remove the package from PPA, use command:

sudo apt remove --autoremove blanket

And remove the Ubuntu PPA by running command in terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:apandada1/blanket
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How to Install Google Earth Pro/Enterprise Client in Ubuntu 22.04

Last updated: November 13, 2022 — 2 Comments

This simple tutorial shows how to install Google Earth Pro or Enterprise Client in Ubuntu 22.04 step by step.

Today we can use Google Earth easily in web browser or mobile phone. For those still need a desktop app, Google’s official apt repository provides the .deb packages for Debian/Ubuntu Linux.

1. Setup the key:

To add the Google Earth repository, you need to first install the key so your Ubuntu will trust the package from that repository.

To do so, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal and run the command below:

wget -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/earth.gpg

This is a single command that download the key file, dearmor it, and install as ‘earth.gpg’ file under ‘/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d’ to follow the new Debian policy.

In case the command STUCK at blinking cursor, type user password (no visual feedback) and hit Enter for sudo authentication. And it should finally output un-readable messy code.

2. Add Google Earth repository:

After setup the key, run the command below will add the Google Earth apt repository into your system:

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'

This command will create google.list file under ‘/etc/apt/sources.list.d’ directory, and write the line “deb [arch=amd64] http://… main” (without quotes) into that file.

3. Install Google Earth

Finally, refresh system package cache via command:

sudo apt update

And, then install the application by running command:

sudo apt install google-earth-pro-stable

You may replace google-earth-pro with google-earth-ec for Enterprise Client

After installation, search for and launch it from ‘Activities’ overview screen and enjoy!

Remove Google Earth and its repository

After installed the package, it setup the apt repository again so you’ll get duplicated warning next time you run apt update.

To fix it, launch “Software & Updates” and remove one of the sources under “Other Software” tab.

Or remove all of them if you don’t want to get updates from the repository any more.

And to remove the Google Earth package, run the command below in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):

sudo apt remove google-earth-*-stable

That’s all. Enjoy!

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Install Grub Customizer to Configure Boot Menu in Ubuntu 24.04 | 22.04

Last updated: May 4, 2024 — 16 Comments

For Linux users want to configure the boot menu screen, Grub Customizer is always a good choice for beginners.

I’ve written quite a few tutorials about the default boot-loader, which is called Grub, including set default OS to boot, install themes, add kernel parameters for hibernate, custom screen resolution, etc. All of them can be done via Grub-Customizer besides editing the configuration file.

Grub Customizer – Set default entry, menu visibility, & Kernel parameters

Why Grub Customizer Removed from Ubuntu Repository:

Grub Customizer is removed from Ubuntu 22.04 repository due to its broken logic issue. See this bug for details

However, there are some customizations that are apparently not doable by simply editing the existing configuration scripts. For those, the program moves all existing conf scripts out of the way, and instead installs “proxy scripts” written in a custom language that basically filter the output of the original scripts…

In general, Grub Customizer works for what it does, but it has logic issue about how it do the customizations that might cause issues (especially for upgrading system). So Ubuntu developer team remove the package from the universe repository.

How to Install Grub Customizer via PPA in Ubuntu 22.04/24.04

The software developer has updated the app claimed that the bug mentioned above has been fixed. And, the package has been published in its official Ubuntu PPA.

1. Add Grub Customizer PPA

Firstly, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run the command below to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer

Type user password when it asks (no asterisk feedback), then hit Enter to continue.

2. Add Grub Customizer PPA

After adding the PPA, you may run the apt command to install the tool in Ubuntu:

sudo apt install grub-customizer

NOTE: For Ubuntu based system, it may need to run sudo apt update to update package cache first.

Once installed, click on top-left ‘Activities‘ then search for and open the tool.

Configuring boot menu requires root (administrator) permission, so it will ask for password authentication on app start.

In the first tab, you may edit the text to display, add, remove, and/or re-arrange the menu entries.

For dual-boot or multi-boot machine, it’s possible to select which entry as default under General settings page. There are as well menu visibility and kernel parameters options (see the first screenshot).

Just like editing ‘/etc/default/grub‘ files, the bottom-right ‘advanced settings‘ button adds ability to add/edit/remove more rules.

And, ‘Appearance settings’ page offers options to configure text font, background, themes etc. Though, I prefer to install themes directly via source tarball (find Grub Themes here).

After configuration, remember to click ‘save‘ button to apply changes. That’s all.

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How to Enable SSH Service in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Last updated: November 30, 2023 — 3 Comments

This simple tutorial shows how to enable Secure Shell (SSH) in Ubuntu 22.04, so you can login remotely and transfer data securely via the cryptographic network protocol.

Ubuntu uses OpenSSH to provide Secure Shell services. The client is pre-installed with out-of-the-box support for connecting to remove SSH server. The server package is available in system repository but not installed by default.

1. Install SSH Server:

Firstly, connect to your Ubuntu server, or press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal in Ubuntu desktop.

When it opens, run the command below to install the server package:

sudo apt install ssh

Type user password for sudo authentication, though there’s no asterisk feedback

Once installed the service should run automatically. If not, use commands below to enable and start it:

sudo systemctl enable sshd && sudo systemctl start ssh

And, check the service status using command:

systemctl status ssh.service

2. Configure SSH Server:

After step 1, you should be able to connect to this Ubuntu server or desktop remotely via ssh and/or scp commands.

You may however configure it to listen on a different port, specify which users allowed to login, change the authentication methods, etc.

To do so, edit the “/etc/ssh/sshd_config” via the command below:

sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

For Ubuntu Desktop, replace nano with gedit to edit the config file with a graphical interface.

When the file opens, by removing ‘#‘ at the beginning and changing the number after ‘Port’ will change the listening port; Enable “PermitRootLogin prohibit-password” (remove # at the beginning will enable it) will allow root login via authentication key. To allow password login, change the value to ‘yes’, and you need to enable “PasswordAuthentication yes”.

For more configurations, see this document. And, if you want to setup an authentication key to login without password, try this tutorial.

After saving the file, remember to restart the SSH service to apply changes:

sudo systemctl restart sshd

3. Login or transfer data via SSH:

After setup the remote SSH server, you may run the command below to login remotely:

ssh server_user@server_ip -p 22890

Change the port number 22890 to yours or skip the -p flag if the default port is in use.

And, copy data from local to server via scp command:

scp -P 22890 /PATH/TO/FILE server_user@server_ip:/PATH/TO/DESTINATION

Or, grab data from server to local machine’s current directory via command:

scp -P 22890 server_user@server_ip:/PATH/TO/FILE ./
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Hide Username & Enable Tap to Click in Ubuntu 22.04 Login Screen

Last updated: April 9, 2022 — 1 Comment

This simple tutorial shows how to hide user list and/or enable touchpad tap clicking in login screen of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

GNOME, the default desktop environment, has some hidden keys to configure the login screen options. However, you need gdm (Gnome Display Manager) user privilege who handles the default login.

After following this tutorial, Ubuntu will no longer display usernames in login screen. Instead, you need to manually type user-name and then password to login.

Option 1: Single command to hide user list from login screen

Firstly press Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcuts to open terminal. When it opens, run the commands below as you need.

1.) Install dbus-x11 inter-process messaging system by running command:

sudo apt install dbus-x11

Without the package, you’ll get following output when running command in step 2.) to hide user list or enable tap to click.

dconf-WARNING **: 15:23:16.101: failed to commit changes to dconf: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch” (No such file or directory)

2.) To hide your usernames from login screen, use command:

xhost SI:localuser:gdm && sudo -u gdm gsettings set org.gnome.login-screen disable-user-list true

This command will first add user gdm into access control list. Then toggle the hidden ‘disable-user-list’ key via that user privilege.

For choice, you may also run the command below to enable tap-clicking in login screen.

xhost SI:localuser:gdm && sudo -u gdm gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad tap-to-click true

To undo the changes, simply re-run the commands in step 2.) by replacing value ‘true‘ to ‘false‘.

Option 2: Use a graphical tool to configure login screen

There’s a new configuration tool, gdm-settings, under development for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch and other Linux using GNOME Desktop.

The tool provides an elegant user interface specifically for configuring the GDM login screen, including:

  • change login screen background. (Not work for Ubuntu 22.04 so far, at least in my case)
  • Change fonts, scaling factor.
  • Configure login screen top bar.
  • Configure sound, touchpad behavior, nightlight, and more.

1.) Firstly, download gdm-settings from its project releases page:

Download gdm-settings (under Assets)

So far, it’s AppImage package that works on most Linux!

2.) Right-click on the ‘AppImage’ package, and open its “Properties” dialog. Then enable ‘Allow executing file as program‘ under Permissions tab. Finally, right-click and select run it to launch the tool.

3.) When it opens, enable ‘tap-to-click’ under Touchpad tab, and disable user list under Miscellaneous.

After clicking ‘Apply’ and typing user password for authentication, you’ll see the changes in next login.

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[Quick Tip] Enable ‘Open as Administrator’ Option in Ubuntu 22.04

Last updated: April 9, 2022 — 1 Comment

Want to open folder or edit file as administrator (aka root in Linux)? Here’s how to do the trick by adding menu option in Ubuntu 22.04 file manager.

The ‘Files’ (aka nautilus) has an extension called nautilus-admin to do administrative operations. With it, you may right-click on folder and select “Open as Administrator“, or right-click on file and select “Edit as Administrator“.

Don’t like MS Windows, it however does not support running an app as root.

1. Open Terminal

Firstly, open terminal either by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T key combination on keyboard, or by searching from the ‘Activities’ overview screen.

2. Install nautilus-admin

When the terminal opens, paste the command below into it and hit Enter.

sudo apt install nautilus-admin

Type user password (no asterisk feedback) for sudo authentication and hit Enter to continue.

3. Apply change

Once installed the extension, you need to restart the file manager to apply change.

Not just close and re-open the file manager window, but you need to run command to quit the background service and let it start again automatically:

nautilus -q

That’s all. Enjoy!

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How to Install Simple Audio Recorder in Ubuntu 22.04/24.04

Last updated: May 4, 2024 — 10 Comments

This simple tutorial shows how to install the tiny sound recording app “Audio Recorder” in Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

“Audio Recorder” is a little open-source app that can record audio from your system’s sound card, microphone, browsers, webcams and any sound that your PC plays out.

The tool has a built-in timer that automates audio recording on given clock time or after time period, auto stop when the recorded file size exceeds a limit. And, it can be controlled via Rhythmbox, VLC, Audacious and other MPRIS2 compatible players. For Skype users, it can automatically record all your Skype calls without any user interaction.

Sounds can be saved as OGG audio, Flac, MP3, WAV, M4A, and OPUS. And, it has command line options to control app interface as well as recording actions.

Install Audio Recorder in Ubuntu 22.04:

The PPA also contains old version packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and Ubuntu 20.04

The app has been more than 10 years old! The developer team maintains an official PPA with all Ubuntu releases and their derivatives (e.g., Linux Mint) support. Somehow, it does not available in Ubuntu’s universe repository.

1. Add the PPA

First press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, paste the command below and hit Enter:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:audio-recorder/ppa

Type user password (no asterisk feedback) for sudo authentication and hit enter to continue.

NOTE: For Ubuntu 24.04 and 23.10, the run command below to add this PPA instead.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/audio-recorder

2. Install Audio Recorder package

After adding the PPA and updating the package cache (which is done automatically), just run the apt command below to install the tool:

sudo apt install audio-recorder

Some Ubuntu based systems need to run sudo apt update to manually refresh package cache after adding PPA. While it’s done automatically in Ubuntu.

Once installed, search for and open the tool from ‘Activities’ overview screen and enjoy!

How to Remove Audio Recorder:

To remove the Ubuntu PPA, either launch “Software & Updates” utility and remove the source from Other Software tab, or run the command below in terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:audio-recorder/ppa

And to remove the sound recording app, simply use command:

sudo apt remove --autoremove audio-recorder

That’s all. Enjoy!

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How to Install Firefox as classic Deb in Ubuntu 22.04 & 24.04

Last updated: September 5, 2024 — 37 Comments

Ubuntu 22.04 finally removed the .deb package for Firefox web browser from it’s repository! Here’s how to install it back.

As you may know, Firefox in Ubuntu repository since 22.04 is a Snap package that runs in sandbox. It’s easy to remove it. But when you try installing the deb package via apt, it just install the Snap version back!!

Like Chromium, the Firefox deb in Ubuntu 22.04 + repository is an empty package that links to the Mozilla’s official Snap.

And, if you want to install the latest Firefox using the classic .deb package format, there are 2 easy ways:

  • Mozilla Team PPA maintained by Ubuntu Team members.
  • Mozilla’s new apt repository maintained by Firefox developer team!

(Optional) Remove the pre-installed Firefox Snap

It’s OK to keep the default Snap package. But it will cause duplicated Firefox icons after installing Firefox in .deb package format.

NOTE: Export bookmarks and backup other important data before removing it!

To remove it, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. Then, run the command:

sudo snap remove firefox

Also, remove the empty Deb package by running command:

sudo apt remove firefox

Option 1: Install Firefox via “Mozilla Team” team PPA

The team described that it has assumed responsibility for Ubuntu’s official Firefox and Thunderbird packages.

And, the Firefox and Firefox ESR package maintainer for “Mozilla Team” team PPA, Rico Tzschichholz, is a well-known Ubuntu user who also maintains the official packages for LibreOffice, Plank dock, and unbound DNS server.

1. Add Mozilla Team PPA

In terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T), run the command below to add the PPA. Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa

As the PPA description indicates, the PPA was previously created for Firefox ESR and Thunderbird. It now contains the latest Firefox too.

2. Set PPA priority:

The empty Firefox deb in Ubuntu’s official repository has version number 1:1snap1-0ubuntu2. It’s always higher than the PPA package version. Running package updates either via sudo apt upgrade or ‘Software Updater’ will automatically install the official one which redirects to Snap.

To workaround the issue, you have to set a higher PPA priority. To do so, run the command below in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):

sudo gedit /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozillateamppa

For Ubuntu 24.04, replace gedit in command with gnome-text-editor, or use nano that works in all the desktop environments.

The command creates and opens empty config file in Gedit text editor. When it opens, add the lines below and save it:

Package: firefox*
Pin: release o=LP-PPA-mozillateam
Pin-Priority: 1001

For nano text editor, press ctrl+s to save file, and ctrl+x to exit.

After saving the file, run sudo apt update command in terminal to apply changes.

sudo apt update

3. Install Firefox via apt

Tip: the commands in this step also installs Firefox for the old Ubuntu 16.04. Though sudo apt update need to be run first.

Finally, run the command below to install the latest Firefox package as deb:

sudo apt install firefox

Here -t 'o=LP-PPA-mozillateam' specifies to install Firefox from that PPA. It’s required until you set higher PPA package priority (see next step).

The -t 'o=LP-PPA-mozillateam' flag is no longer required after setup PPA priority.

For choice, you may install Firefox ESR instead. It’s another official Firefox package that moves slowly and targets for school or enterprise use.

sudo apt install firefox-esr

Option 2: Install Firefox via its official repository

Mozilla’s new apt repository contains 4 versions of Firefox packages: Firefox Stable, Firefox Beta, Firefox Development Edition, and Firefox Nightly. It’s a good choice for Ubuntu & Debian users.

1: Get Repository Key file

To add the new repository, you need to first download & install the key, so your system will trust the packages from it.

First, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to make sure ‘/etc/apt/keyrings’ exist for storing the keys.

sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings

Then, download & install the key by running the single command below in terminal:

wget -q https://packages.mozilla.org/apt/repo-signing-key.gpg -O- | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/packages.mozilla.org.asc > /dev/null

After that, you can verify the new key file by listing the content of that directory via command ls /etc/apt/keyrings.

2: Add Mozilla’s apt repository

Also in a terminal window, run the single command below will create a config file and write the source repository.

echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/packages.mozilla.org.asc] https://packages.mozilla.org/apt mozilla main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mozilla.list > /dev/null

When done, you may verify by running cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mozilla.list to print the source file content.

3. Set apt repository priority:

Also you need to set higher priority for Mozilla’s repository, so Ubuntu will install Firefox from it rather than the snap package.

To do so, run command to create & edit the config file:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla

Also, replace gedit with gnome-text-editor for Ubuntu 24.04, or use nano command line editor that works in most desktop environments.

When file opens, add following lines and save it (For nano, press ctrl+s to save, and ctrl+x to exit).

Package: firefox*
Pin: origin packages.mozilla.org
Pin-Priority: 1001

4. Install Firefox:

Finally, refresh your system package cache by running command in terminal:

sudo apt update

And, install Firefox from that repository via command:

sudo apt install firefox

You may also use firefox-beta, firefox-devedition, or firefox-nightly in last command to install other versions.

How to Restore Firefox Snap:

To restore the pre-installed Snap package, or uninstall the .deb package, first remove the repositories:

  • To remove the Mozilla Team PPA, launch ‘Software & Updates‘ utility and navigate to Other Software tab, finally remove the corresponding source line.
  • To remove the Mozilla apt repository, simply delete the source file, by running command in terminal: 
    sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mozilla.list

After that, either launch Software Updater to upgrade Firefox or use apt commands below. Both of which will automatically install back the pre-installed Snap package.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install firefox

That’s all. Enjoy!

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How to Get Back Previous GNOME Screenshot Tool in Ubuntu 22.04

Last updated: April 5, 2022 — 10 Comments

Ubuntu 22.04 has a new in-shell screenshot UI for taking screenshots and recording desktop. The old default screenshot app (GNOME Screenshot) is no longer available out-of-the-box.

For those somehow sticking to the old screenshot tool, here’s how to install it back and configure keyboard shortcuts in Ubuntu 22.04.

old default Gnome Screenshot app

Install Gnome Screenshot:

Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run the command below will install the app back from Ubuntu universe repository:

sudo apt install gnome-screenshot

Type user password (no visual feedback) for sudo authentication and hit Enter

Install Gnome Screenshot

After installation, you may search for and open the app from ‘Activities’ overview screen.

Or use the steps below to set up keyboard shortcuts for this tool.

Set shortcut keys for GNOME Screenshot:

By default, you may press Shift+Print to immediately capture the full-screen, and use Alt+Print to capture focused app window. And, Print key is used to bring up the in-shell screenshot UI. For choice, you may replace the shortcuts keys via Gnome Control Center.

1. Firstly, open system settings (aka, gnome-control-center) from system tray menu:

2. When it opens, navigate to ‘Keyboard‘ in the left. Then click ‘View and Customize Shortcuts‘ in bottom right.

3. If you want to re-bind Print, Alt+Print, Shift+Print shortcut keys via other screenshot actions, disable them (press Backspace in set shortcut dialog) in under ‘Screenshots’ shortcuts page.

4. Next, go back ‘Keyboard Shortcuts’ page, scroll down and select “Custom Shortcuts“. Then you may click ‘Add Shortcut’ (or ‘+’ icon) button to add new custom shortcuts.

  • Name: type name of the shortcut as you prefer.
  • Command:
    • gnome-screenshot --window – grab the current active window immediately.
    • gnome-screenshot --area – start area selection.
    • gnome-screenshot – capture the full-screen immediately.
  • Shortcut: click ‘Set Shortcut…’ and press the key combination to bind the keyboard shortcut.

For more command line options of Gnome Screenshot, run man gnome-screenshot in terminal.

That’s all. Enjoy!

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