The mv Command in Linux
The mv command in Linux allows you to move a file from one location to another. Also, we don’t really have a rename command in Linux. Instead, we move files from one name to another. This is facilitated by the…
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The head Command in Linux
We recently learned about the cat and the more commands in Linux. In this tutorial, we’ll be covering the head command which is pretty similar to the cat command in the essence that it helps you list down the contents…
The alias Command in Linux
The alias command in Linux is used to make a shortcut or an alternative name for an existing command. So instead of re-typing the same commands with all the options over and over again, you can create a shorthand for…
Installing Latest Python on Debian/Ubuntu using Source
If you’re on a newer version of Debian or pretty much any other Linux distribution, you will already have Python installed in your system. But maybe you don’t have the latest one. Let’s start by checking which version is installed,…
Installing the GCC Compiler on Ubuntu/Debian
Installing the GCC compiler is a very easy task on Debian. The APT package manager and the APT repository has everything ready for you. Let’s look at how we can install GCC on our Debian systems in a quick and…
How To Install Flask on Ubuntu
With a boom in back-end web development technologies, working with the right framework can make or break your web development efforts. Python Flask is one of the many good frameworks out there. Flask is a popular Python web framework that…
Installing MySQL on Debian/Ubuntu
The installation for MySQL on Debian will be through the APT repository. Now there is a default MySQL server installation and one that is offered by Oracle through their software repositories. We’ll take the official route by first adding Oracle’s…
How To Change SSH Port in Linux and Ubuntu
Changing the SSH port on Linux is pretty easy and straightforward. As it is with most of the packages that are available for any Linux distribution including Ubuntu, they come with a configuration file. Let’s modify that configuration file and…
Difference Between apt and apt-get Commands in Linux
With the introduction of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, the “apt” command started being noticed by bloggers and average Linux users. Every Ubuntu-based tutorial that popped up on the internet used apt install instead of what we were normally used to seeing,…
How To Set Environment Variables in Linux
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to set environment variables in Linux manually. When using Linux, the Kernel sets up the environment with default values for a lot of variables that we would need to use. This includes the default…