The Linux Compendium
Startup applications are those applications that are configured to launch automatically when you boot your system. You can add your favorite and commonly used programs to the startup list so that they launch automatically when the system boots. It is often convenient as it saves time and effort of daily launching the everyday use programs. … Read more
If you have ever used dark mode on your mobile phone, then you would be surprised to know that it is also available on your Linux desktop. Basically, the dark mode changes the color scheme of your programs and shell UI to dark colors and make it displays less light that is also easier on … Read more
Rescue mode in the Linux operating system is used in situations where your system is damaged due to malware or you have forgotten your password, which prevents you from accessing your system. Basically, this mode allows you to troubleshoot and fix these problems so that you can usually boot in standard mode afterwards. On the … Read more
Hyper is an electron based highly customizable and configurable Terminal emulator built on HTML/CSS/JS. It allows for installing different themes and plugins in order to add new functionalities. It is an open-source application that is supported on all three major platforms; Windows, Linux, and MacOS systems. In this tutorial, we have explained how to install … Read more
When you boot up your system, it passes through a sequence of events before presenting you with the login screen. Have you ever checked how long your system takes to boot? Generally, it all occurs within seconds or a few minutes but we do not know the exact time. Sometimes due to some reasons, you … Read more
The Google Cloud SDK provides us with the ability to access the Google Cloud via the terminal. It is a development toolkit that comes with multiple commands that help in managing the resources within the Google Cloud environment. The scope of this tutorial is to show you how to download and install the Google Cloud … Read more
Wireshark is an open-source network protocol analyzer tool indispensable for system administration and security. It drills down and displays data travelling on the network. Wireshark allows you to either capture live network packets or to save it for offline analysis. One of the features of Wireshark that you will love to learn is the display … Read more
Searx is a decentralized and non-commercial search engine that respects user’s privacy. It is one of the best and free private search engines that aggregate results from more than 70 search services, including Google and Bing. It does not track or collect user’s data. But the question is this why we need to have our … Read more
OpenCV is a library of computer vision abbreviated as Open Source Computer Vision Library. Open means it is an open-source library with bindings for python, C++, and Java and supports different Operating Systems like Windows and Linux. It is able to use multi-core processing and GPU acceleration for real-time operating tasks. OpenCV library can be … Read more
Are you working from home too because of the COVID-19 pandemic? Most of the work environments are arranging virtual meetings using different video conferencing tools. One of the popular tools that most of the work environments are adopting is Zoom. Zoom provides a platform for audio, video conferencing, chats, and webinars and supports up to … Read more