The Linux Compendium
Crontab is an important Linux tool for scheduling tasks so that programs and scripts can be executed at a specific time. In this article, I will teach you how to schedule a job in Debian 12 and show you some examples. The same commands will work on older Debian versions, too. Prerequisites You need to … Read more
Although Linux is popular for being mostly virus-free, there might still exist some-especially if you usually download stuff from unreliable sources. Since viruses are not a major issue in Linux, there is not a huge pool of antivirus available for this operating system. One of the best among these is the ClamAV antivirus which does … Read more
Swift is a programming language developed by Apple Inc. It is a general-purpose, multi-paradigm, compiled programming language developed for iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, Linux, and z/OS. According to the developers, Swift is a fantastic way to write software, whether it’s for phones, desktops, servers, or anything else that runs code. It’s a safe, fast, and … Read more
While using a network connection, you may often want to check the speed of it. In fact, it is sometimes necessary to check and keep an eye on internet speed. And what if you get internet speed on your desktop without the need of opening any browser or application. There is a way I can … Read more
Your operating system and all its applications usually maintain a set of fonts that you can use as system fonts and in various desktop and web applications respectively. Let us suppose you want to use a new font that you saw on the internet in any of your applications. Unfortunately, it is not as simple … Read more
In a production environment, it is common practice to disable network ping for a security reason so that no one can ping your server. However, by default, ping is enabled on Linux servers. In this tutorial, I am going to show you the way you can use iptables firewall to disable or enable the ping … Read more
Although Debian users these days get to perform various operations through programs having high-end GUIs, there are multiple reasons to use the Linux command line called the Terminal. Through Terminal, you can access many powerful native Linux commands as well as the empowering command-line features of many desktop applications. You can install software to your … Read more
Whenever we connect to a WiFi network, we enter the password, and if we have to use this network on a regular basis, we simply check the “connect automatically” option for future use. However, we rarely note down the password manually somewhere in a file for future reference. The problem arises when we need the … Read more
A Terminal-savvy person will find a way to perform any action while staying in the comfort zone of the command line. We mostly control system volumes through the Debian GUI but there are certain situations where you want to do it from the command line. ALSA or the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture provides audio support … Read more
TLP is a free, open-source and feature rich utility for battery use optimization on laptops running Debian and other Linux distros. You can find it in both CLI and GUI versions for whatever suits you. TLP comes with a default configuration which is pretty much perfectly tuned for your OS and the underlying machine. All … Read more