The Linux Compendium
Some users who frequently use an external USB mouse with their laptops prefer disabling the touchpad when the mouse is plugged in. The reason for doing so is to avoid accidental touches to the touchpad that might mess up with the current view they are on. Unfortunately, Linux Debian does not provide configuring this touchpad … Read more
People who use MacBook frequently are accustomed to scrolling with the two-finger touchpad. They also know how useful two-finger scrolling can be on a laptop. Fortunately, you can use the same feature via Debian on your other laptops, especially if your touchpad is made by Synaptics. If this feature is enabled on your laptop, the … Read more
The GNOME Debian GUI comes with a wide range of keyboard shortcuts that can be used to perform routine operations and increase productivity. It saves a lot of time spent navigating with mouse, keyboard and menus. If you were using the Windows operating system, you may have used Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart and shut down your … Read more
The Linux terminal (shell) allows you to perform mathematical calculations including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, increment, and comparison of multiple numbers easily. This tutorial will show you various examples of basic mathematical calculations using expr command. I have performed all the commands and procedures on Debian 10, but the commands will work on any other … Read more
Debian lets you make a lot of configurations to even the smallest of the system modules, because it is an open source OS. One thing that you can configure, among these, is the way you want to use your external USB mouse. In this article, we will describe how to make the following changes to … Read more
A Terminal-savvy person is mostly looking for ways to ditch the mouse. Also, they wouldn’t want to leave the comfort of the command line and go somewhere else to do any of their daily technical activities. There is always a way to do almost all of your stuff right inside the Terminal. So, why should … Read more
Firefox is an open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Corporation. It is the second most popular browser after Google Chrome. This tutorial demonstrates how to install Firefox on Debian 10 from its command line. There are different ways, but we will focus on installing a Firefox from the official Debian repository. Prerequisites You need … Read more
So yesterday me and some geeky friends sat together and discussed the power of the Linux terminal application. It came down to what the geekiest or terminal savvy thing we ever did with our command line. One friend mentioned that he played gifs “in” the terminal. If he had said “through” the terminal, it wouldn’t … Read more
You might get the following error message while executing the command apt-get update on Debian 10: N: Repository ‘http://security.debian.org buster/updates InRelease’ changed its ‘Version’ value from ” to ’10’ When this happens, execute the following command on the terminal. apt-get update –allow-releaseinfo-change Below is the sample output.
If you spend a lot of time working in Terminal on your Linux system, you probably may not be comfortable with its default font size. Too small font size sometimes can give a burden to your eyes. However, the Terminal application in Linux gives you the flexibility to customize its look and feel to suit … Read more