While updating or installing packages using apt, apt-get, aptitude, or dpkg, on either Ubuntu, Debian or Linux Mint, you might get an error saying ‘unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock‘ or a similar error related to locks. This error is…
In this article, we will be looking at 10 Linux alternative Operating Systems. The obvious two would be Windows and macOS but we will look at other ones than these two. List of Linux Alternative Operating Systems When it comes…
In this tutorial, we will be looking at the steps to install and set up a VNC Server on a CentOS 8 machine. VNC or Virtual Network Computing is a platform-independent protocol that enables users to connect to and control…
The screen command is a terminal multiplexer. It is similar to the Window Manager for a Desktop Environment except that it works inside the terminal. It can create sessions and split windows which are a very powerful way of doing…
When it comes to downloading files from the internet, we usually imagine pressing the download button. However, you can also download files directly from your terminal. Wget and Curl are two of the popular tools that let you do that.…
In this tutorial, we will install and configure a DHCP Server on Ubuntu Linux. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network service for automatically assigning IP Addresses to clients on a network without having to manually configure it on…
Vim and Nano are two of the commonly used editors available on Linux. Both the editors differ a lot in the way they operate. Nano is simple to use and easy to master while Vim is powerful and tough to…
Emacs editor is one of the oldest and most versatile text editors available for Linux UNIX-based systems. It has been around for over 20 years. It is known for its powerful and rich editing features. Emacs offers amazing editing features like that of Vim editor and…
In this article, we’ll learn the steps to install VLC on Ubuntu. VLC is a free and open-source cross-platform multimedia player. It is the go-to media player if you want to play video/audio content on your system. Personally, what I…