The Linux Compendium
PHP is a recursive acronym for Hypertext Processor. It is an open-source general-purpose scripting language that is widely used in web development because of its ability to be embedded in HTML. A scripting language is used to write pre-written programs that are later used to automate tasks. PHP scripts are commonly used on Linux, Unix, … Read more
The Linux bash, also known as the shell or just the command line, lets you perform both basic and complex arithmetic and boolean operations without the need to start a calculator app. The commands like expr, jot, bc and, factor etc, help you in finding optimal mathematical solutions to complex problems. In this article, I … Read more
If you are a new Ubuntu admin user, you may want to know how to change the password in Ubuntu Linux Server from the bash shell or command line. After all, it is a good security practice to change passwords for every user, especially the SuperUser who can perform all sensitive operations in Ubuntu. Only … Read more
This article describes removing software from your Ubuntu system that you do not need anymore. We are describing software removal both through the graphical user interface (Ubuntu Software Manager) and the command line-the (Terminal). Please note that you need administrative privileges to install/uninstall any software from Ubuntu. We have run and tested the commands and … Read more
If you have more than one user on your Linux system, you may not want all of them to perform administrative tasks or mess up private system settings. In this case, you can avoid giving these users administrative rights in Ubuntu. Unauthorized users won’t be able to install or uninstall software on your system, and … Read more
When you start using the Ubuntu operating system, the graphical Ubuntu application manager is your first choice for installing software. Although this collection contains many applications, you will quickly notice that it lacks many powerful tools, especially those for the command line. Then it’s time to switch to apt-get, a more robust software installation tool. … Read more
C is one of the world’s oldest, most widely-used programming languages. It has been used to develop countless applications, from operating systems to embedded devices. Even today, many developers still rely on C for its flexibility and reliability as a programming language. The C Programming Language C is a highly portable language. This means that … Read more
It happens now and then that we need to format a USB drive to change the file system, delete the data completely or eliminate a virus that has infected it. There are several ways to format a USB drive; we’ve listed a few of them in this article to see which one works for you. … Read more
When you connect a USB drive to our system, it is usually mounted automatically and a directory with your user name is created under the media folder. You can also access it through your system’s file manager. Unfortunately, this is not always the case; sometimes, you need to manually mount the USB drive in your … Read more
As a system administrator, you can create and manage groups for the user accounts on your Linux system. This way, you can assign administrative & configuration rights to Ubuntu users and files & folder access permissions to an entire group rather than a single user at a time. Sometimes you might need to know which … Read more