APT is the default package manager in Debian and Ubuntu-based distributions. And although Debian is one of the oldest Linux-based distributions, the apt package manager is still devoid of many features which other new package managers such as DNF and…
Just hiding a file or directory is not enough for your security because anyone with a slight bit of technical language can easily view them whether using a command line or using the file manager. That is why you need…
The ls command on Linux is used to list all the contents of any directory. However, to display more options and to sort all the directories by size, we have to use a different command known as du. In this…
Linux has a lot of options if you’re looking for an e-book reader. Most of them ship with a document reader app by default which can open files such as PDF or text. Some of them support several e-book formats…
Because Windows does not recognize the ext4 filesystem, you have to make sure that your USB or external HDD is formatted in the NTFS or FAT32 format. And if you insert that drive into your Linux PC, and you’re not…
The rm command in the Linux terminal is used to remove or delete objects such as files, symbolic links and directories. However, to delete a directory, you have to use extra options with the command. You should be very careful…
If you achieve a goal using a different method than the one which society uses, does the method even matter? Well, in the case of Linux-based operating systems, there is usually more than one way through which you can complete…
The cp command on Linux is used to copy a file from one place to another. And using the command options, you can do a wide variety of work with this command, such as copying a large number of files…
While wget is the most commonly used utility to download files, cURL and aria2 can be used to achieve the same results as well. cURL works both as a command line utility and a library and therefore you can use…
