The Linux Compendium
If you are using Linux, you may need to know details about the system or the hardware specifications you are using. As a regular Linux user or software developer, it is important that you check the compatibility of any software or hardware system that you want to install. The Linux command line contains several built-in … Read more
Most Linux users utilize the good old ls command for a directory listing on Debian. The ls command, however, lacks some features that are provided by another command- the tree command. This command prints the folders, subfolders, and files in the form of a tree. You can make the command even more useful by using … Read more
This tutorial will show the step-by-step installation process of the LaTeX package, editor, and compiler on Debian 10 and Debian 11. We will also show you various tools for editing and compiling LaTeX files and how to convert LaTeX .tex files to PDF. LaTeX is free software and a typing system specialized for technical and … Read more
We know that most of the packages we install on our Linux operating system cannot work correctly without other prerequisite packages installed. Such prerequisite packages are called dependencies. Sometimes you want to find out the dependencies of a particular package. So today, I will show you three ways to check and list the dependencies of … Read more
All operating systems with network support have a hosts file to translate hostnames to IP addresses. Whenever you open a website by typing its hostname, your system will read through the hosts file to check for the corresponding IP and then open it. The hosts file is a simple text file located in the /etc … Read more
Sometimes you need to find out which devices are connected to your network. There can be several reasons for this. Maybe your Internet is running slower than usual, you notice suspicious activity that suggests someone is stealing your Wi-Fi, or you’re troubleshooting a problem. Whatever the reason, it’s a good idea to check who else … Read more
As we all know Linux is an operating system mostly used by Geeks and developers who are mostly keyboard people and love to write commands instead of using a Graphical user Interface (GUI). Unlike the Windows operating system, where most of the work done is with few clicks while in Linux, we have commands for … Read more
Chromium is a free and open-source web browser developed in collaboration between Google and Microsoft. The code of this web browser serves as the cornerstone for most popular web browsers, including Google Chrome. The features of this web browser have been adopted from other popular web browsers. The best thing about Chromium web browser is … Read more
We have already covered how to search for a file in Debian. In this article, I am going to demonstrate how you can delete files and directories using the terminal. There are several commands and I’ll explain them one by one with examples. I am using Debian 10 here. However, the commands and procedures mentioned … Read more
If you are a Linux administrator or a regular user, you should need to know the basics of managing files and navigating directories in your operating system. Whether it is a desktop or just a command-line based OS, both offer a simple and straightforward way for managing files and directories. However, in some cases, it … Read more