The Linux Compendium
To change the time zone on Ubuntu Linux, you can follow these steps: Using timedatectl on the Command Line Open the Terminal: You can open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T. Check Current Time Zone: Before changing the time zone, you can check the current one using the following command: timedatectl This … Read more
If you are using an Ubuntu system with multiple users and one of the other users asks you to use the system, you have two options for giving the system to him. One is to switch users, and the other is to log out of your user session for the other person. The difference between … Read more
As Ubuntu users, we may want to know if we are the only ones using our network, especially the WLAN, or if there are other unwanted users exploiting our network bandwidth. This capability and knowledge are also helpful when we want to be sure that no hacker is accessing our system by connecting to our … Read more
Samba is a powerful open-source tool that enables Windows-like sharing of files and printers on a network on Linux systems. It allows Linux and Windows computers to coexist and interact on the same network. It is installed on the Linux server where the files to be shared are located. These shared files can then be … Read more
We may need to know which version of the Debian operating system we have installed on our computer. This can be useful in various situations, such as when we need to download a software build for a particular version of our current operating system or when we need to access online support or deal with … Read more
This guide is intended for Linux beginners. It shows six different ways to find the IP address of your local network card using the command line as well as the GNOME Desktop on Debian 11 and Debian 12. An IP address is a unique identifier assigned to any system connected to a network or the … Read more
Configuration files contain the information needed to control the operation of a program. Linux users, especially Linux administrators, need to know how to edit configuration files to maintain an Ubuntu server or desktop. Configuration files on Ubuntu are stored in subdirectories of the /etc folder as text files and can be edited with text editors. … Read more
Mozilla Firefox is the official Internet browser for Ubuntu. Therefore, most Ubuntu distros have it installed by default. If your system lacks this browser for any reason or you accidentally deleted it, we will tell you how to install it on your Ubuntu. This article will describe the following ways to install Mozilla Firefox on … Read more
When we delete a file or folder from our system, it moves to the Trash folder(Linux) or the Recycle Bin(Windows). Time and again, we need to get rid of these mostly useless files and folders residing in our system trash in order to vacate space for other important data. In this article, we will describe … Read more
Notepad++ is an open-source and very popular source code and text editor. It was developed mainly for the Microsoft Windows operating system. It offers many more features than the Windows plain text editor. Notepad++’s main features include syntax highlighting, bracket matching, multiple document display, auto-completion, code colors, and macro recording. Notepad++ is not available by … Read more