Are there any good typing tutors?

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Are there any good typing tutor applications available for Ubuntu?

did you already search "typing" in the Ubuntu Software Center? It comes up with a couple of them. — steabert, Mar 27 '11 at 17:13
This isn't a tutor, but it surely tests you: `sudo apt-get install typespeed` — Peter.O, Mar 28 '11 at 13:53

score 34 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 15 '17 at 22:57

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Or install from the command line with

sudo apt-get install klavaro

Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) or later

sudo apt install klavaro

Klavaro is a simple tutor to teach correct typing, almost independently of language and very flexible regarding to new or unknown keyboard layouts. Its key features are: * Internationalization * Ready to use keyboard layouts * Keyboard layout editor * Basic course * Adaptability, velocity and fluidness exercises * Progress charts.

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answered Apr 11 '11 at 15:04

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Adaptability practice registers backspace as a keypress and doesn't allow me to correct mistakes. Quite annoying, I don't recommend this app. – thisismydesign Sep 23 '19 at 11:28

score 6 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

OMG! Words!

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OMG! Words! is free, cheesy and somewhat addictive. Better still it’s easy to play.If you have an internet connection OMG! Words! will pull glean a list of words from recent posts for you to ‘battle’ against (If you don’t have an internet connection then it just uses magic).

From OMG!Ubuntu!

Installation

Add the PPAs ppa:tommybrunn/omgwords and ppa:bartbes/love-stable to your Software Sources (Here's how to do that) and install omgwords from the Software Center.

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 27 '11 at 17:24

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I have been happy with Klavaro. It is better than previous tutors I have tried.

answered Mar 27 '11 at 17:24

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score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 27 '11 at 17:26

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ktouch is a great application for this purpose.

There are also a quick game named tux typing :-)

For my purpose I use this program with wine. Maybe work with natty. Is available also in english language. Is not GPL.

answered Mar 27 '11 at 17:26

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score 4 · Answer 5 · edited Apr 18 '11 at 07:09

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I would recommend Tipp10. It's a really good program.

The Tipp 10 site.

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answered Mar 28 '11 at 09:33

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In its newest version, it has also got an english interface. – jsterr Mar 29 '11 at 14:47
i installed it with sudo dpkg -i filename.deb, but when i launch it from apps it does not execute. – Praveen Yadav Oct 22 '19 at 19:20

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 22 '13 at 18:37

Type-Fu (http://type-fu.com/) is available as an OSX app and as a chrome addon.

The killer feature from my perspective was that is supports multiple keyboard layouts, including Dvorak and Coleman, whereas more typing tutors are designed around QWERTY layouts.

Are there any good typing tutors?

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