The Linux Compendium
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
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.
What is FTP? FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a client-server network protocol that allows users to exchange files to and from remote computers. FTP uses plain text to transfer data and access data. There are several different open-source FTP servers available for the Linux operating system platform. The most commonly used FTP servers are VSFTPD, … Read more
Java is one of the most widely used high-level programming languages and was originally developed by Sun Microsystems. It is used to create a complete application or systems that can run on a single computer system or in a distributed server environment. In addition, Java is also used to create a small application or applet … Read more
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
XRDP is an open-source implementation of the Microsoft Remote Desktop (RDP) that allows you to graphically control your system. With RDP, you can log in to the remote machine the same as you had logged into the local machine. It uses Port 3389 for its connection. In this tutorial, we will look at how to … Read more
Debian and Linux are becoming more and more popular for software developers as an open-source and free operating system. In this article we will explain how to write, compile and run a simple C program in Debian. This will serve as a basis for you to move on to more complicated and useful C programs … Read more