The Linux Compendium
SSH stands for Secure Shell and it is used widely as a means of accessing remote servers. The usage of SSH is recommended because it is considered a highly secure way of authenticating users remotely. Normally, we use passwords to authenticate users, however, passwords are prone to different security attacks. Therefore, they are not much … Read more
Flameshot is an open-source screenshot and annotation tool designed for Linux, macOS, and Windows systems. The best thing about this screenshot tool is that it operates with both the graphical user interface as well as the command-line interface. It is a very easy-to-use screenshot tool that provides users with a high level of flexibility and … Read more
At times, when we want to experiment with something new, we always prefer to run it on a virtual machine or in a sandbox environment so that it cannot cause any damage to our original machine or its important files. The chroot command allows us to run commands and programs in a safe environment by … Read more
You may have several web browsers installed on our Ubuntu that we want to use for different browsing preferences. However, there is always one favorite browser that we want to use for regular Internet usage 90% of the time. It is best to set this browser as the default browser for your Ubuntu system. This … Read more
Snap packages are widely used all across different Linux distributions. These packages are easier to create, install, and manage and they are there to keep all of your applications updated. However, to use these packages, you need to have an API installed which is known as Snapd. This API is responsible for managing snap packages … Read more
Vim is a powerful and highly configurable command line editor that comes installed with most Linux operating systems. It offers many useful features for editing and configuration of files. However, some of its useful features are disabled by default. One of them is line numbering. With Vim line numbering features, you can display line numbering … Read more
csplit is a Linux command that can be used to split a large file into several smaller files/parts, depending on the user’s requirements. These parts are determined by the context lines. By default, csplit splits the file into 1000 lines per file and gives users the option to change the number of split lines according … Read more
Whenever a problem occurs with the system, the main solution is to perform a restart or reboot the system. Similarly, if a problem occurs with the network, then its easy treatment is to restart the network. There are many scenarios where you may need to restart the network on Ubuntu like settings of the network … Read more
With NFS (Network File System), you can share files and folders with other systems in a network. NFS is based on a client-server architecture that allows users to remotely connect and access files through the network. With NFS, users can access shared files and folders as if they exist in their own system. In this … Read more
The keyboard in Linux operating system comes in a variety of layouts for different languages. Even for a single language, there are several layouts. When using our systems, many of us like to use our native language as the main input language. The Debian operating system allows us to add any language as the primary … Read more