We might have multiple web browsers installed on our Ubuntu which we might want to use for different browsing preferences. However, there is always a favorite web browser that we want to use 90 percent of the times for regular
Python is an object-oriented, interpreted, high-level programming language created by Guido van Rossum and was first released in 1991. It reduces the cost of program maintenance with its easy to learn syntax and high user readability. It encourages program modularity
At times we need to encrypt highly confidential data on our systems in a way that no other person using our system can tell that we have hidden any information. One way of doing this is hiding files and secret
When we view the contents of a Directory in Ubuntu, they are listed on the basis of the file and folder names. Sometimes, we need to sort the contents of the directory to make the list more informative for us.
What is grep? The grep utility that we will be getting a hold of today is a Unix tool that belongs to the same family as the egrep and fgrep utilities. These are all Unix tools designed for performing the
The Linux touch command can be used for much more than simply creating an empty file on Linux. You can use it to change the timestamp of existing files including their access as well as modification times. This article presents
As Linux users, we sometimes need to know which port number a particular process is listening upon. All ports are associated with a process ID or service in an OS. So how do we find that port? This article presents
The Vim editor can be called a programmer’s text editor. It is upwards compatible with the Vi editor and can be used to write and edit plain files and programs. Along with the many enhancements it provides, Vim Editor can
Remember the days when the web was as simple as searchable text. The terminals and low powered personal computers were enough to access the text-based web over snail-paced internet connections. Of course, people then used the command-line web browsers to
Your Ubuntu system uses as the default Terminal application bash or dash. You type your commands against a default prompt that usually lists your username, hostname and current directory in some predefined color theme. The bash provides many customization options
