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If you are a .NET developer and coming to Linux, you have a few different options for a development IDE. You may choose any standard text editor if that’s your thing, or you may like Vim or VS Code. If you are looking for a Linux alternative that is close to Visual Studio, like you have on Windows, JetBrains Rider is an excellent choice. Rider is a fully featured .NET IDE for Linux that also supports the cross-platform GUI framework Avalonia UI. This means that you can develop GUI applications that run natively on many different operating systems such as Linux, Windows, MacOS, iOS, etc. by using the Avalonia UI framework. Coupled with JetBrains Rider, your .NET C# development becomes much smoother. While Rider is not a free product, you do get a free 30-day trial to try it out. ...

I said in a recent article that Avalonia UI is a great framework for creating Linux GUI applications using C# and .NET. I also said that it paired well with the JetBrains Rider IDE. So today, we are going to build the basic Linux GUI app using Avalonia UI and Rider. The GUI applications built using this framework will be cross-platform. They will run on Linux, Windows, and MacOS which greatly speeds up development. Also, if you are already familiar with WPF apps in Visual Studio on Windows, Avalonia UI borrows a lot from WPF so you will feel right at home. ...

I assume if you are reading this, then you are familiar with what Active Directory and Linux are. Although, you may be asking yourself, what would be the benefit of joining a Linux device to Active Directory? The answer: Central ID and user management. Especially for large organizations that use both Windows and Linux devices or servers. Imagine not having to set up local accounts across all of the Linux servers and devices, instead, you just log in with your active directory domain credentials and authenticate with your AD server. Plus you can easily manage who has access to sudo. Another benefit is that you don’t have to clean up old local accounts when an employee leaves the company. ...

Plex has become extremely popular since its humble beginnings back in 2008. Today Plex is used all over the world, serving up streaming content as well as users’ own content. They have built relationships with many big players in the entertainment industry as well, such as MGM, Lionsgate, and Warner Bros. If you have been looking for a solution to stream your own video content and also access tons of content from the web, Plex has you covered. You can also set up remote access so you can stream from anywhere, not just your home. ...

Manjaro is one of the most popular Linux distributions based on data from DistroWatch and their very active online communities such as Reddit. I personally use Manjaro on my daily laptop PC and I have found it to be not only reliable but easy to use and install the necessary software on. Since Manjaro is derived from Arch Linux, many new users shy away from it, but I think this may be a mistake. Sure, Ubuntu is great for new users but I do not agree that it delivers the best all-around experience. ...