The Linux Compendium
Working in a Linux command line gives you more flexibility and control as compared to GUI. Command-line has many uses and is extensively used in server administration. You can automate the task using the command line and also it utilizes fewer resources than GUI. Downloading a file using the command line is also easier and … Read more
As a regular Ubuntu user, you might be well aware of the power of the command line. In this article, we will explore how you can use Gmail from within your Terminal in order to send emails, by configuring the msmtp client. Well, gmail has a pretty useful and catchy interface, so why do we … Read more
Notepad++ is a free and open-source code editor. The tool offers a lot of features including syntax highlighting, code folding, autocompletion, autosave, guided indentation, line bookmarking, and split-screen editing, etc. This article focuses on installing the powerful and handy notepad++ editor on Debian 10 as a snap package. How to Install notepad++ using the terminal … Read more
As a Linux user, especially an administrator, you might be very well aware of the power of the command line. There is always a way to do almost all of our stuff right inside the Terminal. Using the Terminal makes certain tasks more efficient, and even faster. The command-line tools do not use too many … Read more
If you know the real power of the command line, you wouldn’t want to leave the comfort of the Terminal and go somewhere else to do any of your daily technical activities. There is always a way to do almost all of our stuff right inside the Terminal. So, why should sending emails be any … Read more
This small tutorial is going to teach you how to check which groups user account belongs to in Debian 10 and how to add or remove users from groups. However, the steps in this tutorial will work for most other Linux distributions too. How to see which groups a Linux user belongs to Open up … Read more
TeamViewer is a popular application that can be used for desktop sharing, remote support, online meetings and file sharing between remote computers. It is a cross-platform application and can run on Windows and Linux, this means that you can use it to help friends and family remotely with Windows problems from your Linux desktop. Teamviewer … Read more
The resolution of your display monitor/screen means the clarity of the content (text and images) that you can view on your screen. When your screen is set to a higher resolution, say 1366×768, the contents appearing on your screen will be sharper to look at. You might also notice that in high resolution the items … Read more
In Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, there is a customized version of the Gnome desktop. Ubuntu has done some changes on its 18.04 release to make it look like Unity desktop. However, some users might not like these changes. For them, there is a simple and minimized Gnome desktop environment also known as Vanilla desktop that they … Read more
System administrators create user accounts when they have finished setting up a new machine. Removing and assigning root privileges to existing users is also part of their job. In this article, I am going to discuss the topic of managing user accounts in Debian version 10. This includes creating a new user, changing the password, … Read more