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
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
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,
R is a programming language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. It can be considered as a different implementation of the S language with much of the S code running unaltered in R. R provides a wide variety of
Working with Ubuntu, you might have noticed that there is not one, but several ways to achieve a task so that users can select one based on their preference. Shutting down your system is also one such process that can
When you are using a Ubuntu system that has multiple users and one of the other user’s requests you to use the system, you have two ways to hand over the system to them. One is to switch users and
MySQL that stands for My (co-founder Michael Widenius’s daughter name) Structured Query Language is an open source relational database management system. This RDBMS is backed by Oracle and runs on almost all platforms such as Linux, UNIX and MS Windows.
Mozilla Firefox is the official Internet browser for Ubuntu, therefore, most Ubuntu distros have it installed by default. If your system lacks this browser due to any reason or if you have accidentally deleted it, we will tell you how
What is iptables? Iptables a command line firewall utility that allows or blocks traffic based on the policy chain use. Iptables follows the packet based approach for traffic monitoring. When a program tries to establish a connection with your system,
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
