The Linux Compendium
Yarn is the most popular package manager for node JS and also compatible with npm. It provides help to automate the process installation, configuration and easily removes extra npm packages. Yarn is comparatively faster than npm in terms of package installation speed and can simultaneously install various packages. So, it is considered a good choice … Read more
While facing slow internet access speed on your systems, the first thing we want to do is check the internet speed in order to troubleshoot slow connectivity issues. Checking internet speed also comes in handy when you have switched to a new internet connection and you want to assure if you are actually getting what … Read more
A zombie process is a type of process that has been completed, but whose entry still remains in the process table due to lack of communication between the child and parent process. The small program developed in this tutorial can be useful for learning purposes. E.g. when it comes to detecting zombie processes under Linux. … Read more
Controlling the brightness of your screen on CentOS via the GUI mode is easy. However, if you are working on a command line system and want to control the brightness of your monitor through the terminal, you need to know some command line tools that are used to control the brightness of your monitor in … Read more
Copying a file in a Linux OS is straightforward whether using the command line or the graphical way. However, some users prefer command line for performing nearly all tasks. Command-line not only offers the easy but quicker way of performing a task. Cp is the command in Linux that is used to copy a file … Read more
R is a free and open-source programming language that specializes in graphical representation, reporting, and statistical computing. It compiles and executes on a variety of operating systems like UNIX, MacOS, and Windows. R is supported by R Foundation for statistical analysis. It is commonly used by data miners and statisticians for performing data analysis and … Read more
In this article, we will explain how to set timers, alarms, and stopwatches on your Debian system. We will explain the following two ways to do so: Through the UI using the Gnome Clocks tool Through the command line using various tricks and hacks We have run the commands and procedures mentioned in this article … Read more
Sometimes we have to hide our data to protect it from third-party access to the system. However, one way to achieve this is through encryption. But today we are going to talk about another method, namely steganography, which makes it possible to hide the existence of secret data in order to keep communications private. In … Read more
System engineers are often required to check memory stats in their day to day tasks. In this article, we will discuss how you can check how much RAM is installed and used on your system CentOS 8 using the command line. There are following commands are used to check the installed system’s RAM on CentOS … Read more
The majority of Linux administrators and some of the regular Linux users prefer to use the command line to perform daily operations. However, you may find it tedious to open the terminal over and over again. In this case, we recommend a tool called Tilda. Tilda is an open-source and highly customizable GTK-based drop-down console … Read more