Linux

A text editor is one of the most used applications on any operating system. Whether you are writing some sophisticated code or editing the basic system configs, you will be using some text editor. So it’s important that you choose a text editor that doesn’t slow you down and maximizes productivity. The use of a

If you have used Linux for some time, you probably have come across files with the .sh extension. Whether it might be during downloading a particular software or writing your own bash scrips, these files can be sometimes tricky since click and run doesn’t work with them. So let’s take a look at what these

If you use Linux, you already know that there is a lot to be customized. Either it is the default font and icon pack or the window manager. Everything can be made to look and work exactly how you want it. This becomes very apparent when you browse r/unixporn where users show off their beautiful

In this article, we will compare Unix-like operating systems Linux vs BSD. Also read: Ubuntu vs Lubuntu: Top 8 Differences Between Ubuntu and Lubuntu Brief Intro to Linux Linux is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system kernel first released in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is not an operating system in itself. The Linux

The less command is a pager used for displaying large text files (such as big log files) properly. It has better capabilities compared to the more command. Less command doesn’t read the entire text of a file (unlike the text editors) which results in a faster loading time. In this article, we will demonstrate the

In this article, we’ll learn how to change screen resolution in Linux. If you are using a desktop or even a laptop with an external monitor, there are chances that you have faced this seemingly annoying problem of the display not fitting the monitor or a zoomed-up display. These problems are usually caused when the

In this tutorial, we will learn about how to run a command-line Java program from the Linux terminal. Prerequisites To run Java programs from the command line, a functional Java Runtime Environment is required. To install Java Runtime Environment on Ubuntu/Debian based systems: and to install Java Runtime Environment on CentOS/RHEL based systems: To check if a

In this article, we’ll be comparing the two popular Desktop environments for Linux – XFCE and KDE and help you choose the best desktop environment as per your use case and preference. KDE and XFCE are popular Linux (and other UNIX-like) desktop environments. KDE Plasma offers a beautiful yet highly customizable interface, whereas XFCE provides

tune2fs command in Linux is used to manipulate the filesystem parameters of an ext 2/3/4 type file system. tune2fs command is part of e2fsprogs package. Synopsis of the tune2fs command The syntax for the tune2fs command is as follows: The tune2fs command requires administrator privileges (root or sudo user) to operate. Usage – tune2fs command