The Linux Compendium
If you have ever used dark mode on your mobile phone, then you would be surprised to know that it is also available on your Linux desktop. Basically, the dark mode changes the color scheme of your programs and shell UI to dark colors and make it displays less light that is also easier on … Read more
Rescue mode in the Linux operating system is used in situations where your system is damaged due to malware or you have forgotten your password, which prevents you from accessing your system. Basically, this mode allows you to troubleshoot and fix these problems so that you can usually boot in standard mode afterwards. On the … Read more
Hyper is an electron based highly customizable and configurable Terminal emulator built on HTML/CSS/JS. It allows for installing different themes and plugins in order to add new functionalities. It is an open-source application that is supported on all three major platforms; Windows, Linux, and MacOS systems. In this tutorial, we have explained how to install … Read more
A service is a background process that automatically runs when you boot up your system. For regular users and especially system administrators, restarting a service is a common system administration task that you often have to perform while configuring system settings or installing a new application. In this article, we will learn about how to … Read more
What is Edge Scrolling? While using a mouse with a middle wheel, you can scroll up and down easily on lengthy web pages, documents, and about anywhere where there is an option for scrolling. On a laptop, there is an option to scroll up and down by using the extreme right edge of your touchpad. … Read more
When we insert a USB drive in our Linux system, it is normally automatically recognized and mounted by the system. Most often, it mounts the USB drive by creating a directory by the user name under the media directory. However, this is not always the case; in some cases, you might need to mount/umount the … Read more
When you boot up your system, it passes through a sequence of events before presenting you with the login screen. Have you ever checked how long your system takes to boot? Generally, it all occurs within seconds or a few minutes but we do not know the exact time. Sometimes due to some reasons, you … Read more
The Google Cloud SDK provides us with the ability to access the Google Cloud via the terminal. It is a development toolkit that comes with multiple commands that help in managing the resources within the Google Cloud environment. The scope of this tutorial is to show you how to download and install the Google Cloud … Read more
Viber is an instant messaging and video calling app that allows you to send instant messages, photos, audio, video files, make free calls, and share your location with other Viber users. It connects people no matter where they are. Viber was first released for smartphones, then later also developed for desktop users including Windows, Linux, … Read more
Wireshark is an open-source network protocol analyzer tool indispensable for system administration and security. It drills down and displays data travelling on the network. Wireshark allows you to either capture live network packets or to save it for offline analysis. One of the features of Wireshark that you will love to learn is the display … Read more