The Linux Compendium
Most of the time while downloading large files from the internet, you don’t want to disturb the rest of the network from congestion as most of the network bandwidth will be consumed by the one process. In this article, we will see how to limit network bandwidth in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS using Wondershaper. Wondershaper is … Read more
Most operating system and programs especially large one comes in an ISO format containing all required installation files. An ISO file or an ISO image is a perfect representation of all file and folders contained in a CD /DVD. Alternatively, you can say that it is a package all installation files and folder in one … Read more
If you have shifted towards Ubuntu from Windows OS, it will seem hard to use that Linux based OS especially the command line. Because most of the Linux functionalities based on the command line. Even most Linux users prefer to run Linux server distributions that entirely depend on the Terminal with no graphical desktop because … Read more
A virtual machine or guest operating system will not behave the same as the host OS as there are certain limitations in terms of operation and performance. That’s why there is a set of tools introduced in VMware known as VMware tools that can be used to enhance the performance of the guest operating system. … Read more
Your laptop and smartphone’s “battery” is what has given them the status of being portable. This is how much important a battery, its capacity, and its heath is. A battery, when new, is able to run for longer hours but as years pass by, your battery starts providing lesser juice. Therefore, time and again, we … Read more
Although Linux is popular for being mostly virus-free, there might still exist some-especially if you usually download stuff from unreliable sources. Since viruses are not a major issue in Linux, there is not a huge pool of antivirus software available for this operating system. One of the best among these is the ClamAV antivirus which … Read more
When we connect to the Internet using a wireless/WiFi connection, we do so by entering the password and mostly checking the “connect automatically” option for future use. However, we rarely note down the password manually somewhere for future reference. The problem arises when we need the password again, for example when a visitor asks for … Read more
Audacious is a free, advanced audio player for Linux and many other UNIX-compatible systems. It focuses on low resource usage, high audio quality, and support for a wide range of audio formats. It was originally based on Beep Media Player, which was in turn based on XMMS. In this article, we will describe two ways … Read more
Restarting a service is one of the administrative tasks that you will have to perform one time or the other while configuring software on your Ubuntu. In this article, we will explain how to restart a running service on your Ubuntu through the systemctl command. We will also explain some more service management systemctl commands … Read more
If you want to set your Ubuntu system to automatically take care of your system Trash over a particular period of time, you can make use of the command line utility called autotrash. Autotrash is a utility that looks in a FreeDesktop.org Trash folder for information on its contents and then purges a part of … Read more